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Campaigners urge UK PM Starmer to dump digital ID wheeze before it's announced
Seven campaign groups have written to UK prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to scrap plans for a mandatory digital identity system – a project that is expected to be announced imminently, as part an effort to tackle unauthorized migration.…
Politicos: ‘There is a good strong case for government intervention’ on JLR cyberattack
The chair of the UK's business and trade committee says the situation at Jaguar Land Rover is likely to get "harder and harder over the next week or two," but stopped short of confirming that the government might intervene with financial support.…
Europe's largest city council delays fix to disastrous Oracle system once more
Europe's largest local authority has delayed the introduction of a vital income management system (IMS) amid confirmation that total spending on a disastrous Oracle implementation could hit £170 million (c $230 million).…
UK justice minister pressed as court system bug raises fears of hidden case files
The UK's HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is continuing to check whether an IT bug that could hide documents and data affected the outcome of any cases, a government minister has said.…
Solar flair: Logitech's K980 Signature Slim keyboard runs on rays
HANDS ON Logitech is harnessing solar power in the K980 Signature Slim keyboard to solve a problem that might not have occurred to some users: battery anxiety.…
The first rule of liquid cooling is 'Don't wet the chip.' Microsoft disagrees
Electronics don’t play nicely with most liquids, which is why liquid cooling in the datacenter is often considered a little dangerous. Microsoft, however, has found a way to dispel such worries with a scheme that sees liquids flow across the surface of chips.…
Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance
The city council in the Japanese city of Toyoake has passed an ordinance that symbolically limits recreational use of smartphones to just two hours each day.…
Micron close to selling all the high-bandwidth memory it will make in 2026
Memory-maker Micron says it is close to securing customers for all the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) it will make next year. Unsurprisingly, the company also predicts it will enjoy improved profit margins.…
India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise
India’s minister for information technology yesterday said he’s dumping his current word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics packages, will adopt the locally made alternatives from Zoho instead, and urged India’s 1.4 billion residents to do likewise.…
OpenAI's Stargate project to pave the world with AI datacenters announces five new US locations
The Stargate project, the OpenAI-led plan to cover the world with datacenters, has announced plans to construct five new bit barns in the US.…
Boffins fool a self-driving car by putting mirrors on traffic cones
Mirrors can fool the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors used to guide autonomous vehicles by making them detect objects that don’t exist, or failing to detect actual obstacles.…