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Co-op Group chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq has apologised to all six and a half million of the group’s members after revealing that their personal data – apparently limited to names, addresses and other contact details – was stolen in a Scattered Spider cyber attack against its systems. The attack, which unfolded in parallel with incidents…

The main talking points in the UK’s gigabit broadband market have centred around how quickly full-fibre roll-out is taking place and when, not if, the government’s access coverage targets will be met, but research from Vitrifi has revealed that slow activation and limited automation remain major obstacles for operators seeking to monetise their investments in…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems could assist terrorists in disseminating propaganda and preparing for attacks, according to the UK’s terror advisor, but the level of the threat remains “purely theoretical” without further evidence of its use in practice. In his latest annual report, Jonathan Hall, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, warned that while…

With the UK government recently reaffirming its commitment to the Shared Rural Network (SRN) scheme to improve mobile coverage in rural areas and bring 4G connectivity to all parts of the country, 30 government-funded mast upgrades have been activated in rural towns and villages throughout Wales. Announced in 2019, the £1.3bn SRN programme was designed to…

Network and infrastructure management technology provider NetBox Labs has received a significant boost by raising $35m in Series B funding. NetBox Labs is the commercial owner of NetBox, the open source network and infrastructure management stack used by tens of thousands of enterprises, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, hyper-scalers, artificial intelligence (AI) scale-ups and…

Reddit No, you didn’t actually break Reddit, but there’s a good chance you’re seeing an error message informing that you did right about now. On Wednesday morning at around 11:52 a.m. ET, Reddit began experiencing a widespread outage. Attempting to load any page on the website redirects visitors to a page letting them know that…

Google The future of Google’s Pixel lineup is just around the corner. Made by Google 2025 will officially take place on August 20, according to the invites Google sent out on Wednesday. The event will be held in New York City this time after setting up shop in Google’s hometown of Mountain View, California last…

Summer has arrived, which means hydration should be top of mind every day. If you were intrigued by the arrival of the HidrateSpark Pro 2 smart water bottle earlier this month, you should also be aware of Waterllama’s latest update, which improves the app’s ability to accurately track the amount of water and other liquid…

A lack of opportunity for progression is a main reason why women are leaving the technology sector, according to the Lovelace report. Research by Oliver Wyman and WeAreTechWomen found that between 40,000 and 60,000 women are leaving digital roles each year, whether for other tech roles or to leave tech for good, with a quarter…

Tecno Chinese smartphone vendor Tecno teased the Phantom Ultimate G Fold last week, just ahead of Samsung’s big Unpacked press event of the summer. Tecno’s marketing move was timed to beat Samsung’s own promotional strategy. Rumors said the Korean giant would tease the Samsung Galaxy G Fold trifold at the end of the media event.…