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Irony alert: UK.gov Work dept hires IBM to aid AI projects

Thu, 2025-10-02 08:15
Some Big Blue sky thinking needed for tech that promises employment extinction for humanity

Updated The UK's pensions and benefits department has awarded IBM a contract that's worth up to £27 million to explore, deploy and support AI technologies to enhance its services.…

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Lloyds Banking Group says 'digitization' will power more branch closures

Thu, 2025-10-02 07:30
Group promises sandboxing of AI money management tools with 1,000 branches remaining

Lloyds Banking Group — the £18.67 billion turnover UK-based bank — has promised that it will continue to use “digitization” to power a program of branch closures.…

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Microsoft confirms it found a way to make Crocs even uglier – with Windows XP and Clippy

Thu, 2025-10-02 05:23
It looks like you want some horrible shoes. Would you like to win them?

Microsoft has delivered its found a way to make Crocs even uglier by using some of its own software.…

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Square Kilometre Array is so sensitive, its datacenter needs two Faraday cages to stop RF leaks

Thu, 2025-10-02 04:15
Stray signals are a no-no when you’re trying to tune into the stars

IAC 2025 Work on the datacenter that serves the Square Kilometre Array’s (SKA’s) site in Western Australia is all but complete, including the installation of two Faraday cages to ensure the equipment inside does not leak radio waves that could harm the operation of the giant radio telescope.…

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New Zealand’s Institute of IT Professionals collapses

Thu, 2025-10-02 02:50
Discovers debt it didn’t fully understand, leaving skilled migrants and students in limbo

New Zealand’s Institute of IT Professionals has discovered it is insolvent and advised members it has no alternative but to enter liquidation.…

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Meta will listen into AI conversations to personalize ads

Wed, 2025-10-01 23:48
Religion, race, health and other dicey topics supposedly exempt

Meta, having committed hundreds of billions to AI infrastructure and talent, says it will start using people's conversations and interactions with its AI services to create personalized content and advertising.…

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Texas man accidentally shoots cable, brings internet down

Wed, 2025-10-01 21:40
And it’s not the first time gunfire has cut Spectrum’s lines

A stray bullet cut through a Spectrum fiber line on Friday, knocking an undisclosed number of Texans offline.…

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