Driving licence data could be used for police facial recognition

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Human rights group Liberty has said the UK government’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill will transform the country’s driving licence database into a de-facto facial recognition database, enabling police to access the biometric information of millions of people who have never committed a crime. Introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025, the Home Office-sponsored bill…

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Government announces inevitable end to Payments Services Regulator

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The government has canned the Payments Services Regulator (PSR) to reduce red tape as part of its Plan for Change. PSR activities will be transitioned to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which will provide “one port of call” to payments system providers rather having to deal with multiple regulators. In November 2024, a speech given…

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Samsung to launch Galaxy Buds with bone conduction this summer

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Last summer, Samsung launched new Galaxy Buds models with a brand new design (above), which turned out to be the least controversial aspect. The new earphones look a lot like Apple’s AirPods, featuring a stem for the first time. Samsung stayed away from adopting AirPods-like designs for years before deciding this was going to be…

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Google has started rolling out a fix for all the broken Chromecasts

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Google started rolling out a fix for its broken second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices on Thursday. The issue temporarily bricked thousands of streaming dongles due to an expired license earlier this week.Here’s what the Google support team said on the Google Nest Community forum: Hey everyone, thank you for your patience while we work…

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iOS 19 will bring live translation to your AirPods

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Apple will supposedly give iOS 19 a big design overhaul this year, making the iPhone operating system look more like the visionOS than previous iOS releases.A major design makeover might just be what Apple needs in light of its recent Apple Intelligence fiasco. The smart Siri assistant Apple promised last summer isn’t coming for at…

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RCS on iPhone will finally get end-to-end encryption

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Apple brought RCS support to the iPhone’s Messages app with the iOS 18 update last September, effectively putting an end to the bubble wars. The green bubbles did not disappear from the iPhone all of a sudden, but iPhone and Android users could message each other using a much richer standard than SMS. The green…

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iPhone 16e reportedly has a Bluetooth audio problem that can’t be fixed

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New iPhone hardware might launch with functionality issues that need to be ironed out via subsequent software updates, assuming software can provide fixes. The same goes for Android products. Hearing that the iPhone 16e has a Bluetooth issue where the audio cuts out briefly while music is playing should not be that surprising. However, the…

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HMRC looks to upgrade SOC with advanced SIEM tech

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His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is firming up plans to procure more security information and event management (SIEM) services as it seeks to enhance its existing Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities, according to a request for information (RFI) published this week. As the UK’s tax authority, HMRC is tasked with upholding the integrity of…

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Bad news PC gamers – it seems AMD’s aggressively low price for its Radeon RX 9070 GPU will only be for a limited time

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Some worldwide retailers have confirmed the RX 9070’s timed MSRP It’s claimed only the first batch of select models will be available for $549 Once sold, the new prices could match (or narrow) that of the RX 9070 XTIt’s launch day for AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics cards, with the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT…

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Nvidia’s 572.70 Game Ready Driver promises a black screen fix

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Nvidia released a new Game Ready Driver for RTX 5070 support and DLSS 4 updates for some new and current gamesUsers continue to voice frustrations regarding black screen issues after new driver updateIt may be ideal to hold off on updates until Team Green releases more stable buildsThe tables are gradually turning in the battle…

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