DWP accounts highlight decline in outside IR35 workers in wake of department’s £87.9m tax bill

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stands accused of encouraging the proliferation of zero-rights employees working in the public sector, after its latest set of accounts show a marked decline in the number of contractors it’s engaging on an outside IR35 basis since the 2020-21 financial year. As previously uncovered by Computer Weekly in … Leer más

How To Get Verified on Instagram

Instagram verification is the pinnacle of social media presence. The platform is notoriously picky about the people who are deemed worthy of getting the desired blue checkmark. However, when you feel that the time is right for you, the steps themselves are deceptively easy. What is Instagram verification and why do I need it? Instagram … Leer más

USDM Life Sciences grants Cloud Assurance Certification to PTC AR design kit

Regulatory compliance technology consulting firm USDM Life Sciences has successfully completed its Cloud Assurance Certification Program for the Vuforia Expert Capture service from PTC. At its annual user group meeting in May 2023, setting out the steps it intends to take to support customers through the demands of the next generation of digital transformation, PTC … Leer más

PSNI investigating second breach after laptop stolen

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is probing a second breach of police officers’ personal data that came to light barely 24 hours after a spreadsheet containing the names and ranks of all of its serving personnel was published online after being accidentally disclosed through a freedom of information (FoI) request. The second incident … Leer más

Google speeds up security update frequency for Chrome

Google has moved to speed up the frequency it pushes out security updates and patches for the Chromium open source code underpinning the Chrome web browser, with the intent of minimising the time threat actors have to exploit n-day vulnerabilities and better protect end-users. Chrome is estimated to account for just under 63% of the … Leer más

ShapesXR draws $8.6m in bid to become XR prototyping industry standard

ShapesXR has secured a $8.6m seed round to expand onto new platforms, support more companies, and make 3D content creation, collaboration and storytelling mainstream. Recently singled out by Mark Zuckerberg as an example of virtual reality’s (VR’s) “unrivalled capacity” for creativity, the VR platform is designed to allow enterprises, among others, to build fully immersive … Leer más

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