Out of sight, out of work: Creating opportunity for blind and partially sighted people

Billions of pounds are being lost - and hundreds of thousands of people excluded from the economy - because so much of our technology and working lives are not inclusive by design

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Made in Spain: Surveillance tech banned in EU booms in India

India is rolling out facial-recognition technology to monitor millions of its citizens, with much of the software coming from a Spanish company – but critics argue the government promise of public safety is not the main aim

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PAC raises more questions over Capita’s role in government

Report demands answers on Capita’s suitability to run HR and payroll services to 250,000 civil servants

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IDCA warns of ‘delay tax’ as AI datacentre power surges 50%

Global datacentre electricity consumption reaches 1.9% of all generation, with ‘zombie workloads’ wasting 3GW of US capacity alone and a 100MW project delay costing up to $1bn

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YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps

A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.

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New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.

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AI impacting stress levels among cyber professionals

AI is impacting the day-to-day careers of cyber security pros in regard to stress levels, but respondents to an ISC2 data-gathering exercise are split over whether or not their stress levels are going up, or down.

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Dear Andy Burnham, a word about the government AI strategy…

Can our new Prime Minister bring a new approach to AI that treats the voracious Big Tech companies with less deference?

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Study reveals Microsoft tactics to lure Windows users

The Edge browser may have a small market share, but research commissioned by Firefox shows how Microsoft muscles in

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Modern datacentre infrastructure management (DCIM) is crucial

AI workloads are pushing traditional datacentre management to its limits. Modern DCIM is now essential, using predictive analytics to ensure resilience, efficiency, and sustainability

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