Esteban Prieto

The ongoing hearings in the UK Post Office’s Horizon software scandal drilled down into an area rarely addressed in detail by the courts or inquiries – the topic of legal disclosure of documents and evidence. With the ITV drama. Bates vs The Post Office and an accompanying documentary bringing home the real human cost of … Leer más

A study from Juniper Research has calculated that operators will generate $400bn in service revenue from 5G networks in 2024, an annual growth of 32% from 2023, but the analysis also warns that before these riches can be banked, 5G penetration rates will become saturated among consumers, and it will be imperative for operators … Leer más

In a clear demonstration of just how rapidly the UK’s fixed broadband market is developing, data from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has revealed that gigabit coverage across the UK has increased rapidly in recent years, from just 6% in January 2019 to now eight in 10. The UK government has … Leer más

Dorset-based cosmetics retailer Lush has fallen victim to a cyber security incident of a currently undisclosed nature, via a brief notice posted to its website on 11 January. “Lush UK&I is currently responding to a cyber security incident and working with external IT forensic specialists to undertake a comprehensive investigation,” the organisation confirmed. “The … Leer más

The British Library has successfully recovered a significant portion of its main catalogue and restored public access, two-and-a-half months after being forced to take the majority of its IT systems offline after a Rhysida ransomware attack. One of its most important public-facing systems, the British Library’s catalogue, contains records of over 36 million printed … Leer más

Artificial intelligence (AI) could impact almost 40% of global employment, says International Monetary Fund (IMF), and will “likely worsen overall inequality” if policymakers do not proactively work to prevent the technology from stoking social tensions. In an analysis published 14 January 2024, the IMF examined the potential impact of AI on the global labour … Leer más

Heat reuse-focused datacentre compute provider Deep Green has secured £200m in investment from Octopus Energy’s generation arm, which will be used to help the UK-based startup scale. Deep Green specialises in the development and deployment of small-scale, edge-style datacentres and the heat they generate is then reused by businesses in a variety of different … Leer más

Accenture’s 2024 Technology vision report has introduced a term to the CIO vocabulary – human-centric technologies. These are artificial intelligence-based systems, which are built in a way that makes them easier to interact with and can be seamlessly embedded across every aspect of people’s lives. The report’s authors stated: “We are moving toward a … Leer más

Reporting by: Bill Goodwin, Duncan Campbell, Crina Boros IT support: Matthew Fowler. Interactive graphics: Sophie Hill A Russian hacking operation claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy among the pro-Brexit British establishment, but the paranoia-fuelled septuagenarians the hackers targeted are more Dad’s Army than the “deep state”. Leaked private emails reveal how a former head … Leer más