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Unlocking science: building AI researchers can trust
Productivity is a pressing problem for many governments, and the UK is no exception. That pressure is trickling down to British researchers as the driving force propelling the UK towards the top of international R&D rankings, based on the quality and impact of their research. International competition is hotting up,…
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Cyber Essentials update could put your public sector contracts at risk
From 27 April 2026, any organization that holds Cyber Essentials certification and has not switched on login verification across every cloud service it uses is looking at an automatic assessment failure. Not a non-conformity to address gradually. Not a remediation point. An immediate fail with no second chance within that…
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Encryption breaking technology is now 20x cheaper and CEOs should be very worried
Cryptography works because it is assumed that it is too computationally and economically expensive to be practical. That assumption sits underneath TLS, certificates, signed software, VPN services, and identity systems across enterprise networks. When that cost drops far enough, the protection stops holding. That is why two recent back-to-back papers…
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‘Zombie Tech continues to haunt UK networks’: Decade-old vulnerabilities fuel 67 million attacks, exposing outdated, insecure systems across organisations nationwide
Decade-old vulnerabilities still drive millions of attacks across UK networks Hackers prefer easy targets left open by outdated, unpatched systems AI-driven scans expose weak networks at unprecedented speed and scale Across the United Kingdom, thousands of organisations continue operating computer systems with security holes that were first identified over ten…
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‘Nearly 80 times cheaper than lithium’: China is working on ultra affordable iron battery that can run 16 years without degrading — using one of the most abundant elements on Earth to store power and a water-based electrolyte system that cannot explode
Iron flow battery runs 6,000 cycles without measurable capacity loss New electrolyte chemistry reduces degradation and membrane crossover problems Iron materials offer low-cost alternative for large-scale renewable energy storage Researchers in China say they have made new progress on iron-based flow batteries that could reduce the cost of storing renewable…
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Google says it is ‘proud’ to serve the Pentagon – new DoD contract expansion says Gemini will only be used for ‘any lawful purpose’, but what happened to ‘Don’t Be Evil’?
Google is edging into the military/government market New Pentagon contract allows Gemini use for ‘any lawful purpose’ Google employees are not happy with the new contract Google recently expanded its contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide Gemini for use in classified operations, or for “any lawful…
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