The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has exposed and disrupted two Russian money laundering networks that handled cash stolen by the Ryuk ransomware gang, among others. Operation Destabilise took out the Smart and TGR criminal networks, which besides providing services to cyber criminals also played a key role in drugs and firearms trafficking into the…
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Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has revealed that a shared service operated by itself and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was the source of an INC Ransom intrusion that has affected patient data at both hospitals, as well as Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The attack, which came to light on…
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The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the Vodafone-Three merger, subject to legally binding commitments. It’s expected to formally complete in the first half of 2025. The CMA had previously warned that the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three would likely lead to higher prices and reduced service. The deal is subject to…
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As I type these lines, we’re halfway through OpenAI’s big “12 Days” of ChatGPT event, which brought us several exciting features. ChatGPT o1 is out of beta, as is the Canvas mode, with the latter delivering a big UI change for the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI also released the text-to-video Sora service to the public and…
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The government is set to hit its target for 85% of the UK to have full-fibre, gigabit-capable broadband connectivity in 2025, according to the latest figures from industry regulator Ofcom. The telecoms watchdog said 20.7 million homes can now access full-fibre broadband links if they wish, representing 69% of all households, up from 57% in…
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A new suggestion from a reliable leaker hints at Qualcomm’s new CPU heading to desktop PCsThe 2nd-gen Snapdragon X Elite processor codenamed ‘Project Glymur’ was tested with liquid cooling AIOThe chip likely be unveiled at CES 2025 in a few weeksBoth Intel and AMD have dominated the desktop PC scene when it comes to providing…
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Learning technology firm Thrive has taken part in the UK’s first medical trial of the four-day work week, which found that shorter hours lead to happier, more productive staff. Conducted by Thrive in partnership with the University of Sussex, the trial collected data on 115 Thrive employees between July and October 2024, including research tests…
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I switched from a 40mm Apple Watch SE 2 to a 42mm Apple Watch Series 10 in late September, and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done. But there’s an unexpected twist, and it’s so annoying.I run marathons now, and I want Apple’s wearables to track my health parameters during races and the entire training…
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A couple of weeks after releasing visionOS 2.2 beta 3 to developers, Apple has now seeded its fourth testing version. Unlike the tame visionOS 2.1 update, this new build brings a long-awaited feature: wider Mac Virtual Display options.Mac Virtual Display is one of the OG features of Apple Vision Pro. However, with new wide and ultrawide…
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Expectation for Nvidia RTX 5090 is a 60% to 70% gen-on-gen upliftRTX 5070 might be way behind that on 20% to 30% faster than 4070With RTX 5080 landing in-between at 30% to 40% quicker than 4080Nvidia’s RTX 5000 GPUs are just around the corner – Team Green has now officially teased new GeForce graphics cards…
