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 in a high court case 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, court documents have revealed. Continue reading...
National Cyber Security Centre expects attacks on critical facilities such as power stations, airports and hospitalsAI-powered malicious software is “highly likely” to be used in hacking attacks against the UK’s power stations, airports and hospitals by 2028, according to the state cybersecurity body.The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will probably enable a ransomware attack against critical national infrastructure [CNI] between now and 2028. The UK’s definition of CNI covers a range of facilities and services across sectors including energy, transport, defence, food, health and finance. Continue reading...
In a worst-case scenario, self-replicating artificial intelligence could launch cyber attacks at will against UK targets by 2028
Chains in seven countries say cooling unit temperatures rose overnight in incident similar to hack of French shopsWho is hacking Europe’s supermarket fridges and freezers, and why?Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C (122F), echoing a cyber-attack last month that caused millions of euros of damage in France.Retailers in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden reported problems with their refrigeration systems on Monday, and several companies confirmed they had been hacked. Continue reading...
A series of cyber attacks targeting supermarket cold chain equipment has highlighted a lack of attention paid to the resilience of operational technology
Prospect to hold workplace sessions and recruit members under agreement with tech companyTrade unions are expected to make further inroads into big tech companies in the UK after new rights for unions to access workplaces came into force, with Google UK signing an agreement on Monday.The Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to begin organising among about 7,000 workers across its UK operations, including YouTube but excluding DeepMind. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health officialMore than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal.The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising benefits” from the controversial £330m federated data platform (FDP) have said the system is not live or they are not using any of its applications. The apparent gap between the NHS claim and the trusts’ understanding was described as “very misleading” by one senior health official. 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.
We cannot let the billionaire class take unprecedented risks with our futureAmerica is a divided country in crisis. Despite the sunny economic forecast coming from the Trump administration, millions of Americans are struggling to find and keep jobs, getting crushed under the rising cost of living, and losing health insurance when they need it the most.Meanwhile, via corporate consolidation and political corruption, the billionaire class is getting richer faster than ever before: a 40% increase in wealth in just the last two years. Today, the combined wealth of nearly 3,000 global billionaires equals one-fifth of the entire world’s yearly output. Nearly 1,000 billionaires live and do business in the United States. Continue reading...
Yogesh Bhatt, a senior director analyst at Gartner discusses why run-time metrics linked to P&L are needed for AI cost control
‘Prove it before you approve it,’ say campaigners, as Wiltshire Council grants permission for Ark’s seventh Spring Park building before flood and drainage evidence is in place
At Workday Rising in Las Vegas, CEO Aneel Bhusri unveiled 17 AI agents and its Sana-powered Workday Home, stressing human-AI collaboration, amid a 2.5% labour force cut
The Court of Appeal finds that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against Northern Ireland police despite ‘unreasonable conduct’ by the force
Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North KoreaInvestors have pulled $3.6bn (£2.7bn) in funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as it recovers from a record hack in which billions were stolen from customer accounts.The platform was hit by a $6.3bn theft on Thursday, which has since been described as the biggest heist in history. Experts identified North Korea as the probable culprit. Continue reading...
Is AI causing the deployment of SaaS to be completely disrupted? If so, what happens to those existing SaaS deployments, and how does this impact users?