One million fingerprints exposed by security firm, claim researchers
A vast trove of biometric records containing more than a million fingerprints has been left exposed in a publicly accessible database, researchers …
Is Siemens’ new focus on digital industries paying off?
The beleaguered European manufacturing sector has seen deceleration after two of the largest industrial companies, Siemens and ArcelorMittal, have …
Mayor of London quizzes King’s Cross over facial recognition roll-out
The property developers who secretly rolled out facial recognition software across a 67-acre site in London’s King’s Cross are facing m…
The perils of AI recruitment
For many people, the interview part of a recruitment process is the first step away from buzzword-driven data and assessment analytics. For others,…
Low-code software is a boon to citizen developers
Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, new low-code platforms catering to non-coders have been significantly enhanced. As such, these app …
MP doubles down on claim that Facebook misled parliament
Damian Collins, the chair of the UK’s fake news inquiry, has doubled down on his claim that Facebook misled parliament over its knowledge of …
The biggest govtech deals of the week (13/8/19)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with the data analysis fir…
Why 2G will still be more important than 5G in 2023
Delivery of fifth-generation (5G) services represents the future of the mobile network, but what do operators do with all the previous wireless gen…
Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust aims to become digital leader by using AI
Neil Perry is the associate director of digital transformation at Dartford and Graveham NHS Trust, which serves half a million citizens across thre…
How smartphone adoption is spreading across the Americas
Mobile subscriptions in the Americas will reach 1.5 billion by 2023 from 1.2 billion in 2018, growing at a 4.1 per cent compound annual growth rate…
Revealed: how Peter Thiel’s Palantir quietly won £10m of MoD contracts
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has quietly awarded more than £10m of contracts to a controversial data analysis firm set up by the Paypal co-founder…
Should AI “inventors” have the same rights as their human counterparts?
Judgement day is coming. Not in a Terminator-esque sense – not yet, at least – but at the hands of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the United …
Will cloud computing transform the gaming industry?
The gaming industry has existed for over 50 years and continues to evolve on the back of strong consumer demand and technological advancements. The…
How Support Tree used ConnectWise to double revenue in one year
Support Tree, a London-based IT firm that provides computing and consulting solutions, had a serious problem. Back in 2010, their team was using a …
Matt Hancock unveils £250m fund for NHS AI
The health secretary Matt Hancock has unveiled plans to launch a National Artificial Intelligence Lab for the NHS as part of a £250m investment in …
Could Dish pave the way for T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger?
After more than two years of negotiations, a T-Mobile-Sprint union may finally come to fruition. It all hinges on what happens to the companies’ pr…
Broadcom eyes Symantec’s enterprise business
The chipmaker Broadcom has entered negotiations to acquire Symantec’s enterprise business, according to two reports. The Wall Street Journal …
Govtech accelerator Public unveils latest startup cohort
A govtech accelerator founded by one of David Cameron’s former policy chiefs has unveiled the latest cohort of startups set to join its progr…
North Korea spends proceeds of cyber crime on WMDs
North Korea’s far-reaching cyber campaigns have generated around $2bn for the country’s burgeoning weapons programme, according to a ne…
Nvidia urges Windows customers to issue patches
The chipmaker Nvidia is calling on Windows customers to install patches for a range of recently discovered vulnerabilities. The US silicon giant wa…
Can 5G live up to the hype?
Now that we are seeing the first 5G sites come online and some of the first 5G phones become available on the market, it’s time to re-assess what t…
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