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End well, this won’t: UK commissioner suggests govt stops kids from using VPNs 2025-08-19 at 16:48 By Carly Page Dame Rachel de Souza says under-18s are laughing off the Online Safety Act’s age blocks England’s children’s commissioner has urged the government to shut down one of the most obvious loopholes in its new age-blocking regime: […]

US spy chief claims UK backed down over Apple backdoor demand 2025-08-19 at 16:31 By Carly Page Tulsi Gabbard boasts Washington forced Blighty to drop iPhone encryption fight The UK government has reportedly abandoned its attempt to strong-arm Apple into weakening iPhone encryption after the White House forced Blighty into a quiet climb-down.… This article […]

Commodore Amiga turns 40, headlines UK exhibition 2025-08-19 at 16:31 By Richard Speed 500, 600, 1200, 2000… what’s your number? Hands on  The Commodore Amiga turned 40 this year, and the event has been marked by The National Museum Of Computing in the UK with a hands-on exhibition of models from the archives.… This article […]

More customers asking for Google’s Data Boundary, says Cloud Experience boss 2025-08-19 at 16:31 By Richard Speed Developer demand for sovereign cloud from tech giant is on the rise, says exec Interview  Google’s President of Customer Experience, Hayete Gallot, offered some words of comfort to developers who are looking nervously at the rise of AI […]

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution 2025-08-19 at 16:31 By A new exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver has emerged in the wild, putting organizations at risk of system compromise and data theft. The exploit in question chains together CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999 to bypass […]

Smart contract companies, dumb insurance coverage 2025-08-19 at 16:30 By Cointelegraph by Darren Sonderman and Sydney Sonderman Traditional insurance is failing digital asset companies. As tokenization hits $20 trillion, firms need tailored coverage — not off-the-shelf policies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Latin America’s exchange flows grew ninefold in three years: Dune 2025-08-19 at 16:10 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra From January 2021 to July 2025, Ethereum-based flows in Latin America reached $45.5 billion, accounting for around 75% of all flows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Concordium debuts app for anonymous online age checks amid UK rules backlash 2025-08-19 at 16:00 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Concordium launched a mobile app using zero-knowledge proofs for anonymous age verification as UK rules fuel demand for privacy-safe solutions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk 2025-08-19 at 15:59 By After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their […]

U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback 2025-08-19 at 15:59 By The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens. U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, […]

Grow a new Arm: UK advisory body wants investment in local AI chips 2025-08-19 at 15:50 By Dan Robinson Report recommends that the UK become a leader in chip design The British government’s advisory body on science and technology thinks the country could be a world leader in designing AI chips, if it could just […]

August update leaves Windows reset and recovery dead in the water 2025-08-19 at 14:28 By Richard Speed Want to pass on that old PC? Perhaps wait until out-of-band patch arrives Microsoft has broken the Windows reset and recovery functionality so badly, it must push an out-of-band update.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

Softbank bets $2 billion on Intel having a future 2025-08-19 at 10:46 By Simon Sharwood Takes two percent stake as rumours swirl Uncle Sam could do something similar Japanese tech investment concern SoftBank has made a $2 billion investment in Intel.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Browser wars are back, predicts Palo Alto, thanks to AI 2025-08-19 at 10:46 By Simon Sharwood CEO says if you buy all your infosec stuff from him, life under assault from bots will be less painful Brace for a new round of browser wars, according to Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora.… This article is […]