Autumn date to fix hacked blood transfusion services
Blood testing partnership Synnovis has warned that its hacked blood transfusion services may not be fully functioning again until the autumn. Its systems fell victim to ransomware hackers and the…
What’s behind the global self-storage boom?
Getty Images Renting storage is much cheaper than renting an office Walking the endless corridors of Apple Storage in downtown Toronto, it’s not hard to see why business is booming.…
CrowdStrike says 97% of affected Windows systems are back online
A week after a faulty update caused a global IT outage that grounded flights and knocked TV stations off-air, the boss of CrowdStrike has revealed nearly all systems are back…
Video game performers go on strike over artificial intelligence
Major video game makers – like Activision, Warner Bros and Walt Disney – are facing a strike by Hollywood performers over the use of artificial intelligence (AI). It follows a…
ChatGPT announces search feature in Google challenge
OpenAI is working on adding new powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot, as it seeks to edge out Google as the go-to search engine. The company said it was…
CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher for IT chaos
Getty Images CrowdStrike is facing fresh backlash after giving staff and firms they work with a $10 UberEats voucher to say sorry for a global IT outage that caused chaos…
Technology shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide
Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks hit particularly hard. In Wednesday’s trading in…
Would-be reality TV contestants ‘not looking real’
Valerie Penso-Cuculich TV producer Ms Penso-Cuculich says reality TV applicants are using too much AI to alter how they look Valerie Penso-Cuculich knows a thing or two about picking contestants…
Instagram removes 63,000 ‘sextortion’ accounts in Nigeria
Instagram owner Meta says it has removed thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were trying to target people in sextortion schemes. Such scammers typically pose as young women online to…
Why tech bros are backing Trump
Getty Images Donald Trump, whose time in office made him a pariah to many in the business world, has found new champions among tech leaders as his path back to…