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Incoming flight data caused widespread flight disruption leaving thousands stranded abroad, say NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services) The technical issue arose after NATS’ systems failed to process an incoming flight plan. Manual processing was resorted to after its primary and backup systems suspended automatic processing of flight plans. Due to the volume constraints, traffic… Read More
The Open Rights Group has criticised the UK data bill for undermining individual control over data in favour of big business. The proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill changes rules to subject access requests (SARs), which allows individuals to request copies of personal information held by an organisation. These requests could be rejected or… Read More
The European Commission has announced a new data transfer pact with the United States. The pact aims to mitigate the legal uncertainties that have troubled numerous businesses transferring personal data across the Atlantic. The European Commission, serving as the executive arm of the EU, said measures implemented by the United States provide an adequate level… Read More
Facebook owner Meta has been fined €1.2 billion (£1 billion) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching part of the European GDPR rules. The company has also been ordered to stop transferring user data from European users to its US servers. After a three-year probe into the social media giant, the DPC said that… Read More
Nearly two in three workers in the UK think the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) will take away more jobs than it will create, a new YouGov survey has suggested. In a poll carried out between May 5 and May 9 found that 62% of working Britons believe robotics and AI would take over more… Read More
BT Group has said it will cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade amid plans to shift to artificial intelligence (AI) and automated services. The telecoms giant has around 130,000 employee, but plans to reduce that number to between 75,000 and 95,000 by the end of this decade. This means… Read More
CloserStill Media’s Tech Show London and Tech Week Singapore have been shortlisted in three categories for the upcoming 30th AEO Excellence Awards, marking a significant achievement in the event industry. Tech Show London garnered significant recognition, earning a finalist spot for two categories. First, the Best Conference UK award, in which two other CloserStill Media… Read More
Google Cloud has made a profit according to its earnings report for the first quarter of 2023, showing $191 million in operating income. This is up from a $706 million loss in the same period last year, marking the first profitable quarter for Google Cloud since the company began reporting separately from Alphabet, Google’s parent… Read More