Cloud giants could face a major crackdown in the UK over competition fears

Ofcom, Britain’s body for regulating the communications industry, has announced a proposal to launch an investigation into the UK cloud market over fears that Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are following anti-competitive practices to dominate the space. According to Ofcom, both AWS and Azure accounted for 30-40% of the UK cloud … Read more

Can AI be sued? We could be about to find out

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If you’re starting to feel like 2023 might be the year of AI, you’re not alone. As recently as February, excitement for the technology managed to see AI chatbot ChatGPT become the fastest-growing consumer app in history.  Reaching the 100 million user mark in just two months, ChatGPT’s success has been extraordinary, with other AI … Read more

Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, April 6 (game #437)

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints. And you might need them – because this popular online game takes the Wordle format and quadruples the difficulty. So if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you’ll probably need some for Quordle too.  I’m a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who’s been playing since … Read more

5 reasons why you should back up your data to the cloud

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Whether it’s your computer, smartphone, or tablet, there’s a lot of personal information on devices you don’t want to lose. That’s why the best cloud services have become so popular in recent years. Today’s services are compatible with various devices and available at low monthly prices, depending on how much data you have that needs … Read more

The FBI has shut down one of the world’s biggest cyber fraud platforms

Genesis.Market, a major dark web marketplace for stolen personal data, has been shut down in a multinational policing operation.  The homepage of Genesis.Market has been defaced and replaced with the usual FBI notice stating “This Website Has Been Seized”. The notice also shows logos of a dozen law enforcement agencies, suggesting that the operation involved … Read more

This new ransomware could be the fastest encryptor ever seen

Cybersecurity researchers have recently uncovered a new strain of ransomware which they argue is the fastest around.  After investigating a cyber-incident at a US company, experts at Check Point came across an unknown ransomware variant which, after a more thorough analysis, was dubbed Rorshach.  The researchers concluded Rorshach is the fastest ransomware strain around when … Read more