Centre for Public Integrity report says mandatory audit and public register of all automated decision-making neededGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government is “sleepwalking its way into another robodebt” scandal amid a lack of transparency and legislation around use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in decisions, the chief executive of independent thinktank the Centre for Public Integrity said.Dr Catherine Williams launched the centre’s “Computer Says No” report on Thursday, which examines the use of automated decision-making (ADM) tools by the government and calls for urgent reform. Continue reading...
Temperature and defrosting thresholds raised to ‘very high levels’ at three cold stores stocking vital blood productsEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s national blood service has said hackers accessed control systems and boosted temperatures at three cold stores stocking vital blood products, in an apparent escalation of recent cyber-attacks on fridges and freezers across Europe.The French blood service (EFS) said temperature and defrosting thresholds had been raised to “very high levels” in the attack, adding that its alarm systems had allowed technicians to intervene before the products were compromised. Continue reading...
Documents show Home Office developing programme to use technology for general immigration enforcementThe Home Office is preparing to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events as part of the biggest immigration enforcement crackdown in British history.Policy documents show the government has been developing a programme to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras for “general immigration enforcement”, including non-criminal immigration offences. Continue reading...
Card giant is offering free cyber security training to millions of SMEs in the UK through its SME Academy
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The UK government has responded to a consultation on a new legal framework for police use of biometrics, but has not committed to specific safeguards while continuing to ramp up facial recognition deployments
The growing use of connected stadium infrastructure, digital fan platforms and AI agents is increasing the attack surface for sports organisations, raising concerns over insider threats, data protection and security governance
Official figures put datacentre electricity use at 4.46TWh in 2024 – 1.8% of the grid and up 41% since 2020, with the load stacking up in Slough and the M4 corridor
Committee of MPs launches inquiry into Capita’s civil service pension scheme takeover
Nobel winner warns the tech could be near to triggering major incident such as power or banking shutdownOne of the “godfathers of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, has said it could turn out that humans would have been better off never developing the technology as he warned it could trigger a large-scale incident this year or next, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems.The Nobel prize-winning computer scientist told the Guardian he is not a “doomer” about the technology that is underpinned by his groundbreaking research into artificial neural networks and believes AI has the potential to lead to a “wonderful future” but he said “it might be that we would have been better off never developing it”. Continue reading...
TSB data shows that purchase fraud losses among its customers are up 4% this year
Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in JuneThe hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job interviews, malicious software and an internal AI tool, the company has revealed.The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange was compromised in an operation that began with an inadvertent download of malware in June, led to a recruitment scam in September and then a raid last week of “hot wallets” where billions of dollars worth of crypto-assets were taken. Continue reading...
In October 2026, MI5 revealed it was spending more on countering state threats than it did during the Cold War. The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank explores the changing nature of state-backed cyber threats.
Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’Britain’s most polluting power plant could soon power the country’s largest datacentre under a £20bn deal to build AI infrastructure on the site of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire.The power plant’s FTSE 250 owner has struck a deal with the infrastructure investor Brookfield and and the AI infrastructure platform Radiant to develop a datacentre with an eventual capacity of more than 1 gigawatt that could begin operations by early 2028. Continue reading...
iPhone maker says decision to raise prices has offset some of impact, as revenues are stronger than expectedBusiness live – latest updatesApple has warned of an “unprecedented” rise in memory chip prices, as it battles with datacentres to lay its hands on supplies.The iPhone maker’s shares fell in after-hours trading after it told investors that the higher prices will eat into its profit margins. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Nonexistent precedent cited in alleged child rape case adds to dozens of AI-related errors plaguing court proceedingsA senior crown prosecutor acting cited an imaginary legal precedent in an error that has sparked fresh concerns about AI hallucinations infecting the justice system.Ravinder Dhillon, representing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), referenced an entirely made-up case during a dispute over whether a child should be prosecuted for the rape of his younger sister, high court documents have revealed. Continue reading...