The UK government has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) suite, Humphrey, is being trialled by a number of local councils. Its AI tool, Minute, takes notes in meetings, and was recently used in one chaired by prime minister Keir Starmer. Part of Humphrey, the package of AI tools built to help civil servants deliver for…

AirPods Max is one of Apple’s weirdest products. First introduced in late 2020, it was the company’s first attempt to produce high-end headphones. At the time, AirPods Max was a revolutionary product because it offered AirPods’ magical features, an unparalleled high-end finish, and the company’s shiny H1 audio chips.While AirPods Max is my favorite headphone…

Mobile operator Three UK recently completed the first stage of a “landmark” trial resulting in the UK’s first deployment of open radio access network (Open RAN) technology in a dense urban environment, building on earlier trials that had taken place in rural locations. The trial is part of the Small Cells ORAN in Dense Areas…

During his recent visit to Brussels, Microsoft chief Brad Smith committed his company to defending European interests from ‘geopolitical volatility’, including the impact of potential US administration interventions. Suggesting that Microsoft is ‘critically dependent on sustaining the trust of customers, countries, and government across Europe’, anyone leaving his session with EU leaders should have reasonably…

Essex Police has not properly considered the potentially discriminatory impacts of its live facial recognition (LFR) use, according to documents obtained by Big Brother Watch and shared with Computer Weekly. While the force claims in an equality impact assessment (EIA) that “Essex Police has carefully considered issues regarding bias and algorithmic injustice”, privacy campaign group…

A California court has ordered Israeli spyware merchant NSO Group to pay $167.25m in punitive damages, and $444,719 in compensatory damages, for enabling state-backed hacks of mobile devices belonging to 1,400 users of Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service. The judgment, handed down this week in a federal courthouse, comes five months after US district judge Phyllis…

I’m a longtime iPhone user, and last year my iPhone changed in ways I never thought possible. I can load third-party app stores, use third-party payment systems, and even sideload apps. I can also change default iPhone apps to third-party equivalents. I definitely never thought any of that would be possible on my iPhone, considering…

Google will take the stage in California on Tuesday to kick off this year’s Google I/O event. The main keynote will almost certainly focus on Gemini AI advancements, similar to what Google did last year.After all, Google just gave the world the big Android announcements that would have been the focus of any pre-AI-era I/O…

The government is to roll out passkey technology across its digital services this year as a simpler and more secure alternative to remembering complex passwords. Government websites will start offering the public the ability to use passkeys – cryptographic keys stored on phones or laptops – to log into government websites, including HM Revenue &…

This Tuesday, all eyes will be on Mountain View, California, as Google I/O 2025 kicks off at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The annual developer conference has served many purposes over the years, as the home to hardware launches and huge software updates, but recently, Google has started to shift the event’s focus almost entirely to artificial…