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Landmark London department store Harrods has become the latest UK retailer to fall victim to a cyber attack in the past 10 days, joining a list that already includes Marks and Spencer and Co-op. The still in-progress incident was initially reported by Sky News and has supposedly left customers unable to pay for their purchases.…

Sergey Nivens – stock.adobe.com By Mikey Hoare, crisis expert, Kekst CNC Published: 01 May 2025 The cyber attacks on M&S the Co-op and Harrods are a prominent example of a cyber incident causing real-world disruption across the UK. But it’s also an opportunity to learn from the challenges all organisations face when trying to explain…

When I first saw the photos of all of the tech broligarchy lined up behind Donald Trump on his inauguration day something struck me as off. I couldn’t figure out what was bothering me until now. I realised they didn’t just look like very powerful attendees, they looked much more like very powerful shareholders in…

DeepSeek AI went viral in January. The iPhone app topped the App Store charts as users wanted to experience the chatbot that challenged the supremacy of ChatGPT. The DeepSeek privacy policy soon became an important topic, which isn’t surprising for a new AI product. AI firms routinely want to use data from chats to train…

WhatsApp might be one of the natural homes of Meta AI, but that doesn’t mean you have to use the app to talk to Meta’s AI chatbots. Meta practically forces Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp users. Whether they want to use Meta AI or not, Meta has made big changes to these…

After introducing a new lineup of Qi2 accessories at CES 2025, Satechi is finally ready to launch its new travel chargers designed for power users on the go.Satechi’s updated OntheGo collection features the latest technologies to help users have a stress-free experience when traveling abroad or with multiple Apple devices.The Satechi OntheGo Wireless Chargers with…

Reddit users thought they were debating real people. Instead, they were unwitting subjects in a secret AI study, and they’re not happy about it.Researchers from the University of Zurich quietly ran a Reddit AI experiment on r/changemyview, one of the platform’s most popular communities. They used large language models to generate personalized comments aimed at…

Edge cloud service provider Qwilt is claiming a strategic inflection point for enterprises looking to optimise digital experiences, enable real-time analytics and reduce cloud dependency. Backed by Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Ventures, Disruptive, Innovation Endeavors, Marker, Redpoint Ventures and Digital Alpha, Qwilt’s stated mission is to make local edge compute and delivery more…

I don’t always do it, but I do say “please” and “thank you” when talking to AI chatbots like ChatGPT. I use lots of words in those prompts, including appellatives like “Hey ChatGPT…” After all, that’s the point of sophisticated AI models that understand common speech. You can tell them what you’d like them to…

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is an unusual semi-secret judicial body based London, but also capable of sitting in Scotland or Northern Ireland. It carries out many of its functions secretly, including “closed” hearings from which the public and the press can be completely excluded. Its specialist jurisdiction includes hearing complaints from individuals who believe…