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UK government told to get a grip on £23B tech spend

3 months 1 week ago
Former official also points to processes driving up the cost of IT investment

The UK government does not have a clear picture of what it is spending on digital technology, and its approach to buying associated services and products drives up the cost of investment, MPs have heard.…

Lindsay Clark

Oracle's masterclass in breach comms: Deny, deflect, repeat

3 months 1 week ago
Fallout shows how what you say must be central to disaster planning

Opinion  Oracle is being accused of poor incident comms as it reels from two reported data security mishaps over the past fortnight, amid a reluctance to publicly acknowledge all of the events as well as allegedly deleting evidence from the web.…

Connor Jones

On the issue of AI copyright, Blair Institute favors tech bros over Cool Britannia

3 months 1 week ago
Think tank report backs data mining for machine learning, leaving artists and rights holders behind

Opinion  Former UK prime minister Tony Blair became famous for standing shoulder to shoulder with allies, even though the fallout from the Iraq war forever sullied his reputation. Nonetheless, the institute that bears his name makes it clear who it stands with when it comes to using copyrighted material to fuel the expansion of machine learning into every human domain.…

Lindsay Clark