UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content Summary The UK government plans to amend the Online Safety Act to make content that promotes or depicts self-harm a…
Use it or lose it: AI may cause you to forget some skills
Use it or lose it: AI may cause you to forget some skills Summary Gartner analysts warned that heavy reliance on AI coding assistants can lead to progressive skill erosion…
AI Darwin Awards launch to celebrate spectacularly bad deployments
AI Darwin Awards launch to celebrate spectacularly bad deployments Summary The nominations for the 2025 AI Darwin Awards are open. The initiative collects high-profile examples of disastrously bad AI deployments,…
Legacy tech blunts UK top cops’ fight against serious crime, inspectors find
Legacy tech blunts UK top cops’ fight against serious crime, inspectors find Summary HMICFRS has found that the National Crime Agency (NCA) is hindered by legacy IT, unclear strategy and…
Microsoft veteran’s worst Windows bug was Pinball running at 5,000 FPS
Microsoft veteran’s worst Windows bug was Pinball running at 5,000 FPS Summary Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer admits the worst bug he ever shipped was in the Windows version of…
Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone
Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone Summary Finnish handset maker HMD Global has created a new business unit, HMD Secure, to sell sovereign mobile devices to…
Anthropic’s Claude Code runs code to test if it is safe – which might be a big mistake
Anthropic’s Claude Code runs code to test if it is safe – which might be a big mistake Summary Researchers at Checkmarx tested Anthropic’s new automated security-review feature in Claude…
Guide to IT Strategic Implementation: From CIO Vision to Measurable Results and Cultural Transformation
Guide To IT Strategic Implementation: From CIO Vision To Measurable Results And Cultural Transformation Summary This execution-ready guide helps CIOs and IT leaders move from strategic intent to measurable outcomes…
UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age
UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age Summary The UK Home Office has put up £1.3 million for an algorithm capable of predicting a person’s…
US Man Still Alive Six Months After Pig Kidney Transplant
US Man Still Alive Six Months After Pig Kidney Transplant Summary A 67-year-old US man, Tim Andrews, remains alive and dialysis-free more than six months after receiving a kidney from…