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I am the CTO of Ordnance Survey and this is how this 230 year old organization is embracing AI
Since joining Ordnance Survey (OS), I’ve had the privilege of being part of an organization undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. Of course, when you think of OS, you rightly think of maps. But do you also think of machine learning and being at the forefront…
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The government’s spending review: Citizen data and digital identity projects need high security by default
The UK government’s spending review in June set out its plans to invest in Britain’s renewal: its security, health and economy. Digital technologies featured heavily in the review with government pledging that it will provide “funding directly to departments to build strong digital and technology foundations, modernize public service delivery,…
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Google, AMD and Intel catching up on Nvidia? Survey shows almost a third of AI teams now use non-Nvidia hardware
AI teams still favor Nvidia, but rivals like Google, AMD and Intel are growing their share Survey reveals budget limits, power demands, and cloud reliance are shaping AI hardware decisions GPU shortages push workloads to cloud while efficiency and testing remain overlooked AI hardware spending is beginning to evolve as…
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Intel borrows AMD feature which could finally mean more allocated RAM for the iGPU for these all-important AI tasks
Intel Shared GPU memory benefits LLMs Expanded VRAM pools allow smoother execution of AI workloads Some games slow down when the memory expands Intel has added a new capability to its Core Ultra systems which echoes an earlier move from AMD. The feature, known as “Shared GPU Memory Override,” allows…
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Still use Skype at work? Bad news, hackers are targeting it with dangerous malware
Criminals found using Skype to deliver images hiding malware Victims were mostly SMBs in the Middle East The malware is new, but seems to have distant relatives Cybercriminals have been found using Skype messenger to deliver Remote Access Trojans (RAT) malware, compromising victim’s computers and opening the doors for devastating…
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Hacker behind “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire Botnet which carried out over 370,000 attacks arrested
A 22-year-old Ethan Foltz was recently arrested He’s being suspected of building, and renting, an enormous DDoS-for-hire botnet called Rapper Bot Since the arrest, there were no reports of new Rapper Bot activity A 22-year-old Alaskan man has been arrested under the suspicion of building, maintaining, and renting “one of…
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