Bing AI push rings in price change

Microsoft has opened up the OpenAI-enabled features in Bing, which were previously available as a limited preview. The expanded preview comes just days after the company rolled out new pricing for Bing API, which has seen a licence fee hike for developers who want to use Bing’s service in their own systems. The open […]

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CMA looks at competition in foundational AI

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an initial consultation looking into competition and consumer protection considerations in the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models. The development of AI touches on a number of important issues, including safety, security, copyright, privacy and human rights, as well as the ways markets […]

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IT Priorities 2023: Significance of cloud investments rises as economic woes bite

Technology decision-makers across the UK and Ireland are increasingly prioritising spending their budgets on cloud-based IT projects, with half of those respondents to a TechTarget/Computer Weekly poll describing their organisations as operating on a “cloud-first” basis. That’s one of the key findings of the UK and Ireland-focused segment of the TechTarget/Computer Weekly IT Priorities […]

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Google debuts passwordless login options for users

Google has rolled out a passkey option that people can use to sign into its services alongside traditional authentication methods, and proclaimed a major step towards a “passwordless future”. Released in advance of the annual World Password Day security marketing jamboree, the Google passkey is the culmination of a year-long, multi-party effort between Apple, […]

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Cyber Action Plan for Wales launched

The Welsh government has today launched a Cyber Action Plan for Wales, outlining four priorities to bolster the country’s cyber security resilience and industry, and bringing together government, industry, academia and law enforcement. Part of the Digital Strategy for Wales, which set out to create more user-friendly services and a stronger digital economy, the […]

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Government anti-fraud strategy targets the tech behind the scams

A national anti-fraud strategy, launched today, will target digitally enabled fraud and scams, taking the fight to the criminal underground and stopping fraudsters from ever reaching their victims, the government has claimed. Earlier today, prime minister Rishi Sunak tabled a number of key measures designed to make it harder for criminals to use modern […]

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