UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hacking group
NCA Maksim Yabubets, his father Viktor and brother Artem are accused of running Evil Corp The UK, US and Australia have announced sanctions against 16 people authorities accuse of being…
‘ever present’ personal AI assistants are coming
Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants with “really good long-term memory” are about a year away, according to Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman. Products which can recall conversations, projects and problems…
Tech Life: Mapping a changing world
How live updating of online maps is helping humanitarian work around the world. Source link
Datacentre construction: Worker shortage hampers boom
Datalec Datacentre floorspace has almost doubled in Europe since 2015 If someone had asked Billy Keeper five years ago what a datacentre was, he admits: “I would not have had…
Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?
BBC Smartphones have worked their way deep into our lives and have become indispensable for work and socialising. Unsurprisingly, many children want them too, but here we are much less…
Samsung accused of obstructing Fortnite downloads
Epic Games has accused Samsung of making it too difficult to download its massively popular video game Fortnite on certain mobile devices. In a legal complaint it said it would…
California governor Gavin Newsom vetoes landmark AI safety bill
The governor of California Gavin Newsom has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. The proposed legislation would have imposed…
Sheffield school calls time on devices
A school in Sheffield has banned the use of smart devices including phones and watches. Forge Valley School no longer allows the use of smartphones, watches or headphones on its…
Telegram will now provide some user data to authorities
The messaging app Telegram has said it will hand over users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities who have search warrants or other valid legal requests. The change to…
Tech Life: Will AI replace call centre workers?
We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them. Source link