UK prime minister Keir Starmer has committed an extra £75m to the recently established Border Security Command (BSC) to fund its acquisition and use of “state-of-the-art surveillance equipment”, as part of a wider clampdown on the “national security threat” of people smuggling gangs. Speaking at the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow on Monday 4 November,…
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Portal for Mac is one of my favorite apps on the Mac App Store. Created by indie developers from Portal Labs, it aims to help people care for their well-being even when they have to be in front of a screen for countless hours each day.To do that, you can select between three options (Focus,…
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Lords have expressed “serious concerns” over the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology by retailers, and are calling for new laws to ensure its safe and ethical use by private companies. In May 2024, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee (JHAC) launched an inquiry into tackling shoplifting, which partly focused on…
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Research from analyst firm Gartner has found that just 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed business outcome targets, which means over half of such projects are set to fail. The company’s annual global survey of more than 3,100 CIOs and technology executives, and more than 1,100 executive leaders outside of IT (CXOs), reported that…
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