Scattered Spider – the teenage hacking collective that breached multiple organisations in 2023 in a series of social engineering attacks – has been linked to the ongoing cyber incident unfolding at Marks and Spencer (M&S) according to reports. According to Bleeping Computer, which was first to report the new development citing unnamed sources close to…

The government has received more than 200 responses from local authorities across the UK that want their areas to become artificial intelligence (AI) growth zones, it has been revealed. Local councils were asked in February to express their interest in supporting the development of these zones, which will be used to house the datacentre infrastructure…

A study published to coincide with the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security 2025 event has highlighted some of the concerns the public has with automated data processing for national security. The UK public attitudes to national security data processing: Assessing human and machine intrusion research reports that the UK public’s awareness of national security…

For the past few weeks, we’ve heard rumors about the 20th-anniversary iPhone, expected to be released in 2027. So far, the reports have only mentioned a breakthrough device, as Apple aims for another iPhone X moment.But what could “an iPhone X moment” mean for the iPhone 20? The Information‘s Wayne Ma reveals one of the…

In what is being described as a landmark intervention facilitated by Horizon Europe, and following the UK re-joining the Horizon Europe Programme in 2024, UK innovation organisation Digital Catapult is to participate in a European Union (EU)-funded initiative aiming to advance the development and deployment of 6G technologies and deliver smarter, faster and more sustainable…

For years, Apple has been rumored to be working on foldable devices, including iPhones and iPad/MacBook models. Those rumors often contradicted each other, with some reports saying Apple was only “testing” foldable displays and others claiming development had been put on hold.But something has changed in recent months. Now, all rumors are aligned. The first…

To tie in with funding for the UK’s semiconductor sector, Southampton has become home to an E-beam lithography facility, one of only two such sites capable of manufacturing semiconductors using this new fabrication technology. In chip manufacturing, a process known as photolithography projects a beam of light onto photosensitive material to create the intricate components…

Right after Apple released the iPhone 16e, a report by CIRP revealed Cupertino already had plans to release an iPhone 17e in early 2026. Other reports have made similar claims. However, in a detailed article, The Information shared the expected release schedule for several iPhone models over the next few years. There was no mention…

Given that the goal of developing a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model is to take human instructions and provide a helpful app, what happens if those human instructions are malicious? That was the question raised during a demonstration of AI vulnerabilities presented at the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) Showcase 2025 event in…

While both the iPhone Fold and the iPhone 20 have been rumored for some time, it’s now clear that these are separate products. Initially, it seemed possible that the foldable iPhone could be the major redesign expected for the 20th anniversary of Apple’s iPhone. After all, what better way for Apple to deliver a repeat…