The UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy. Currently going through the committee stage of Parliamentary scrutiny, the Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB) will amend…
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The UK government has introduced its Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB) to Parliament, but proposed reforms to police data protection rules could undermine law enforcement data adequacy with the European Union (EU). Currently going through the committee stage of Parliamentary scrutiny, the DUAB will amend the UK’s implementation of the EU Law Enforcement Directive (LED), which…
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Interest in T-level qualifications was overestimated by the Department for Education (DfE), according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). In its Investigation into introducing T-levels report, the NAO claimed the DfE overestimated the number of students who would choose the T-level route post GCSE. Some 25,508 students started a T-level in September…
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Another Post Office scandal could be avoided if leaders in public bodies understand the “black box” IT systems that run their organisations and encourage a “speak up” culture, according to a Parliamentary report. In its latest report, Recognising and responding to early warning signs in public sector bodies, the Committee on Standards in Public Life…
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It’s only a matter of time until Apple reveals the upcoming iPhone 17 Air. While it’s still unclear if that’s the name of the company’s ultra-thin iPhone, we’re certain it exists and will be unveiled in five months. This time, Majin Bu, who recently shared details about an upgrade-downgrade decision for the new iPhone 17…
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With hours to go until the law banning TikTok in the US would have taken effect and no deal to sell the platform in sight, President Trump signed a new executive order to keep the app up and running. As a result of Trump’s latest action, TikTok parent company ByteDance has another 75 days to…
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The government has set out a series of ambitions and goals for the soon-to-be-introduced Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, including measures to better protect supply chain and operators of critical national services, which besides public services and utilities will now also includes IT service providers and suppliers – up to 1,000 of which are likely…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of the ChatGPT images that have taken over the web for the better part of a week. OpenAI revealed that 130 million ChatGPT users created around 700 million AI images with its new tool.I get it. The service is cool, and the technology is amazing. I used…
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In January, Meta announced it would phase out its fact-checking program for Facebook in the US and replace it with X-like Community Notes. Now, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Kaplan, has revealed that this change will occur on April 7.In a post on X, Kaplan wrote: “By Monday afternoon, our fact-checking program in the…
Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 1 April 2025 Inside Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at Amazon’s robot-powered Swindon warehouse to see how AI and humans are working together. We examine the state of open source licensing and…
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