Proof over promises: a new doctrine for cybersecurity

The need to shift from trust-based compliance to evidence-based security.

The UK just spent £180 million to make sure it’s telling the time correctly — but it could also be the key to ensuring AI, 5G, and more all work properly

The UK invests £180 million in atomic clocks to build a national timing network that supports AI, 5G, and infrastructure.
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‘It’s ironic, because what we were trying to do, store data on the internet – and do it really, really well – was not so simple’: Celebrating 20 years of Amazon S3

It may be 20 years old, but Amazon’s popular cloud storage service shows no signs of slowing down.

An obscure OS could surpass ChromeOS by the end of 2027 — Huawei’s Harmony OS grows 9x in 12 months, and it’s only the beginning

HarmonyOS expands from smartphones to PCs, showing tenfold growth potential, leveraging Huawei’s ecosystem, and reaching almost one billion devices.
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A new ‘work from home’ age? Governments across Asia order employees to stay home due to concerns over the Iran war

Fuel shortages from the US-Israel war in Iran force governments across Asia to adopt remote work, energy conservation, and digital infrastructure strategies.
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Meta’s massive undersea cable project has been put on hold by regional hostilities – 2Africa Pearls project suffers another setback

The conflict in the Middle East has forced Meta’s 2Africa Red Sea and ‘Pearls’ sections to go on hold.

Loblaw confirms data breach – Canadian retail giant says ‘basic customer information’ affected

Hackers access “non-critical part of the IT network” at Loblaw, and stole names, emails, and phone numbers.

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Who needs a Chromebook? This £280 HP Windows 11 laptop deal is perfect for students and working from home in Amazon’s Spring sale

This HP Windows 11 laptop is perfect for students and remote & hybrid workers and it’s under £280 in Amazon’s spring sale.
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D-Link D501 review: This 5G travel router made me wish for better local 5G connectivity, because without it, this is an expensive LTE dongle

The D-Link D501 is a 5G USB dongle made for home and small-business use that doesn’t require drivers or special ports.
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‘I don’t think a company can dictate to a sovereign government what it does with its tools’: Dell CEO answers question on Anthropic’s feud with the Pentagon

Dell CEO says companies don’t have the right to dictate how the governments use their technology.

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