Ukraine’s tech industry still stands strong

Andy Burnham visited Kyiv in Aug 2026, the fourth UK PM since 2022. UK-Ukraine tech collaboration has grown with AI-focused military deals, and Ukraine’s tech sector has proven resilient... Read more »

Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend

Kiteworks customers are back up and running after a highly-unusual preemptive shutdown that came amid indications of an impending cyber attack. Read more »

Oktane 2026: The industry is ready to talk about AI kill switches

The concept of an AI kill switch – a means to terminate out-of-control agents – sounds dramatic, but security leaders are now starting to talk openly and pragmatically about... Read more »

Investigative journalist seeks damages from police over unlawful phone surveillance

Northern Ireland journalist subject to unlawful communications surveillance seeks damages from police in Northern Ireland in high court claim for data protection breaches and harassment Read more »

Expecting cyber attack, Kiteworks tells users to turn off servers

An as-yet undisclosed zero-day vulnerability has prompted managed file transfer provider Kiteworks to tell users to preemptively switch off their servers. Read more »

Digital identity – moving forward with ambition

Despite the UK government’s U-turn on a digital identity scheme, the uses and opportunities for digital ID are gathering pace Read more »

French local authorities to replace WhatsApp with ‘sovereign’ encrypted messaging

French local authorities to deploy ‘sovereign’ end-to-end encrypted messaging service in a move away from US big tech Read more »

AI promises a productivity windfall – who will reap the benefits?

Two previous industrial revolutions suggest gains arrive late and flow to capital first. Meanwhile, a 200-year-old idea – the ‘general intellect’ – holds the key to why Read more »

Meta Connect 26: Muse paves the way to global domination

Given the reach of its platforms, Meta is making its Muse agentic system a platform for orchestrating third-party services on behalf of users Read more »

Is AI dangerous? Trying to separate hype from fact

The danger is not a conscious machine, but a dazzling prediction engine that moves faster than we can supervise. The real risk is that we hand over the controls... Read more »
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