Q&A
Revenge of the text message: A new era for SMS in the age of personalised communication
"A lot of conversations now happen in closed private spaces like Discord or Slack. SMS is well-positioned to support that shift."
Machine
OpenAI
ChatGPT and Sora go down in major global "elevated error rate" outage
Outage forces people around the world to use their actual brains for cognitive work rather than GenAI.
Quantum
Quantum pioneer squashes errors and "redefines" long-range entanglement
"This approach could allow users to experience quantum advantage earlier than expected."
Quantum
"World's most powerful" quantum AI drug discovery model unveiled
System generates simulated novel molecules "in silico" so that lab researchers can test them in the real world.
Cybercrime
Coinbase cyberheist led by "rogue support agents" could cost $400 million
Cyber criminals recruited insiders to steal Coinbase customer data and demanded a $20 million ransom.
AI
The UK is facing "two terrible tragedies" in the AI age, Baroness warns
"The government may be on a path to squandering Britain's opportunity to be a global leader."
Cybersecurity
M&S cyberattack: Customers warned of post-incident scam risk
Iconic British shop chain admits personal data has been stolen, sparking fears of an imminent wave of fraud.
Q&A
The commoditisation of cybercrime: Inside the AI arms race
"The barriers to entry have dropped dramatically."
Q&A
Building an innovation powerhouse in the world's first industrial city
Bradley Topps, project director of a new £1.7bn tech and science district in Manchester, on AI, tech policy and rebooting the UK's startup ecosystem.
Quantum
ETSI launches new standard for quantum-safe hybrid key exchanges
"This standard is fundamental to the quantum future. We are empowering organisations to safeguard their sensitive data in the decades ahead."
Security
Half of UK businesses hit by "cyberwarfare" attacks, study reveals
Nation-state actors step up their blitzkreig against Britain as tech leaders struggle to cope with a growing threat.
Security
Fight them on the breaches: Interrogating the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Industry insiders react to new rules designed to keep Britain safe in an increasingly forbidding threat landscape.