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Burnham government to drop digital ID and tech department

Controversial ID Scheme and government technology department to be tossed on scrap heap as new prime minister enters 10 Downing Street

Dutch Surf tests practical route out of Big Tech dependency

Computing

The Netherlands’ education and research IT cooperative is running pilots with open source tools, placing working alternatives alongside existing Big Tech services

Where AI fits in modern supply chains

Computing

We find out how businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI), GenAI and agentic AI to streamline supply chain operations

CW@60: The real promise of technology is human

Computing

The next chapter of technology will not be judged merely by the speed of its systems, but by its capacity to build trust, bridge societal divides and unlock human potential, says Dell's Asia-Pacific chief

The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Science

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

Security

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.

FIFA Doesn’t Have a Plan to Deal With Climate Change

Science

This year’s World Cup has faced sweltering heat and humidity. Now it may need to deal with wildfire smoke.

How Google’s New Gemini Rates Work and How to Track Your Usage

Technology

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents

Security

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.

AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees

Business

An error with the cloud computing giant’s billing operation caused some customers’ monthly bills to rise from a few cents to billions of dollars.

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