Rhiannon Williams
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United Kingdom
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Selena Gomez has switched off from the internet, if only we all had that privilege
The UK’s digital divide has worsened over the past two years of Covid restrictions → Read More
Apple announces new 5G iPhone SE, iPad Air with M1 chip and Mac Studio desktop
Apple has announced a new low-cost 5G iPhone, a super-powered iPad and new desktop system called Mac Studio → Read More
Anonymous hacking group troll Russia with meme on military radio broadcast
The group claims to have intercepted Russian military radio frequencies → Read More
Social robots help entertain and soothe kids undergoing treatment at Sheffield Children’s Hospital
'I saw kids who were reserved and quiet come around within five minutes of Pepper or MiRo being in the room with them' → Read More
Major internet service provider Cogent pulls connectivity in Russia amid Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion
Internet service provider Cogent told its customers in Russia it was withdrawing its services from the country on Friday → Read More
Ukraine Airbnbs are being booked out to support hosts as company suspends Russia and Belarus operations
'I would encourage anyone who would like to help in a small way to do this, as this way the money goes directly to an individual' → Read More
Hackers sanctioned by Ukrainian government target Russia’s railways and power grid with cyber attacks
Government minister tweets a request for an 'IT army... to fight on the cyber front' → Read More
Ukraine war: NHS urges hospitals to reinforce cyber security and supply chains against potential Russia attack
Health service urged to be on guard against cyber terrorism → Read More
YouTube blocks channels linked to Russian state-backed outlets RT and Sputnik after Ukraine invasion
The video platform has joined Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in restricting access to the Russian media groups' pages → Read More
Ukraine appeals to its hacker community to defend against Russian cyber attacks
Ukraine has appealed to its hacker community to help defend the country from an increasing volume of Russian-linked cyber attacks → Read More
Ukraine battered by internet outages and cyber attacks ‘unambiguously’ connected with Russia after invasion
Cyber attacks on Ukraine's government websites and public authorities have intensified, as internet access drops in the city of Kharkiv → Read More
Ofcom plans crackdown on 'number spoofing' phone fraud that targets millions of victims a year
Around 45 million people in the UK received scam calls or texts over just three months last summer, with criminals pretending to be genuine individuals or organisations → Read More
AI tutor outperforms human experts in training medical students to remove brain tumours
the Virtual Operative Assistant sent personalised feedback to its students via a machine learning algorithm to teach them safe surgical techniques → Read More
AI cannot copyright a digital art it creates, rules US Copyright Office in case of Creativity Machine
Dr Steven Thaler invented a system that can make art - but it can't own the rights to the work because it isn't human → Read More
Public should not be cowering in bunkers over fear of Russian cyberattack, says former Government cyber head
Ciaran Martin, chief executive of the NCSC between 2016 and 2020, believes there is a significant amount of fear, uncertainty and doubt around cybersecurity → Read More
Nick Clegg promoted to Meta's president of global affairs as Mark Zuckerberg takes step back
Mark Zuckerberg said he 'can't think of anyone better placed' to 'help shape the future of internet policy' than the former Lib Dem leader → Read More
Social tariffs: Millions of low-income families unaware they could save £144 a year on broadband bills
More than 4m low-income households in the UK are entitled to cheaper broadband packages but takeup remains incredibly low, Ofcom has said → Read More
Valentines Day: Online romance fraud nearing an 'industrial scale' as criminals embrace deepfake technology
Nearly 9,000 victims of dating scams reported being targeted to police last year and lost a total of 97.2m, figures show → Read More
Valentines Day 2022: 'I was tricked out of £113,000 by romance fraudsters, now I'm facing financial ruin'
Rachel Elwell is fighting to repay her creditors after falling victim to a sophisticated dating scam → Read More
Joe Rogan row: 'Streaming giants like Spotify must tackle anti-vax misinformation or face tougher rules'
Labour digital spokeswoman Lucy Powell calls for action as musicians pull music from Spotify over Covid-19 conspiracy theories on podcaster's show → Read More