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Afiq Sam – stock.adobe.com The UK’s proposed public sector ransomware payment ban could be a bold step, but it can’t operate in isolation. By Rob Dartnall, SecAlliance Published: 25 Jul 2025 Back in January 2025 the UK government took an important step towards dismantling the ransomware economy by proposing a ban on ransom payments across

Anthony Brown – stock.adobe.com Subpostmasters were unable to trade for nearly two hours last week when a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre put the Horizon system offline, but they will receive no payment for lost business By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 25 Jul 2025 12:29 The Post Office has said

There’s an evolution in the receipts market in retail, with several brands making the switch from post-transaction paper to digital records. It is estimated the digital receipts market will be worth $293bn by 2030 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% between now and then, according to market research business

By Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor Published: 25 Jul 2025 11:14 As university towns, Cambridge and Oxford are oddly disconnected from the UK’s capital when compared with those in other European countries. France’s leading universities are mostly in Paris, by contrast. As David Willetts, former minister for universities and science, and a British Conservative Party

While Europe debates quantum cyber security policies, the UAE has implemented quantum-resistant algorithm requirements, offering crucial lessons for organisations preparing for the post-quantum era By Kim Loohuis Published: 25 Jul 2025 11:08 The year 2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science by the United Nations (UN). Meanwhile, while Western nations debate policies

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Big quote: As Frank Herbert writes in Dune, “Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” We’ve now entered the second

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: Since its announcement last year, Windows Recall has faced mounting criticism from privacy experts who have labeled it a potential surveillance tool – despite Microsoft’s assurances of airtight security. Now, some developers are taking matters into their own

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? President Donald Trump has taken a firm stance on one of the most contentious questions in artificial intelligence: whether companies developing AI should be required to pay for the copyrighted content used to train their systems. Speaking at

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? Final Fantasy XI was the first massively multiplayer online entry in the iconic JRPG series. Remarkably, it’s still being actively played today – so much so that the developers recently had to temporarily suspend new account registrations due

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Highly anticipated: Intel is preparing to make a dramatic leap in desktop computing performance with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors, aiming to significantly increase core counts for both consumers and professionals. This next-generation lineup, expected to launch in 2026, is designed