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Business leaders face green ‘investment paralysis’ as concerns clash with climate targets
Business leaders in the UK are anxious about sustainability, with efforts to go green hampered by a lack of sustainable investment. That’s according to research from BT, with three-quarters (72%) of surveyed business leaders saying they feel stress over sustainability targets. With the UK government pushing towards climate targets — including an 81% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels…
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One Piece Manga Goes on Two Week Break Due to Oda’s Health Concerns
Recently, it feels like it is not the best time to be a One Piece fan as both the anime and manga are going through long hiatuses often. We just came out of a tiring two-week break last week with the release of chapter 1131, learning more about Loki. But, it looks like we are not done. Well, as confirmed…
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Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national risk. The decision also considered advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community as well as other government partners. It does not ban Canadian users’ access to the TikTok platform or block their ability…
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Tech sector left wanting after UK budget overlooks key industry concerns
The UK budget has been met with mixed reactions as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced sweeping tax hikes for businesses, increased employment allowance, and heightened tech investment. While critics suggest some moves threaten to hurt growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), others promise more breathing room and greater access to resources. Delivering the first Labour budget in 14 years,…
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DevSecOps teams are ramping up the use of AI tools, but they’ve got serious concerns — AI-generated code is causing major security headaches, rampant ‘alert fatigue’, and is slowing down development processes
While a plethora of organizations globally are now using AI in their software development processes, DevSecOps teams are worried about the growing array of security risks, new research shows. In a recent survey by Black Duck Software, nine-in-ten developers reported using AI coding tools in their daily workflow and highlighted the marked benefits of integrating AI within the development lifecycle.…
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APAC Concerns Grow Over Foreign AI Monopolies, Competition
Regulators in Japan and South Korea have commenced inquiries into the competitive implications of expanding generative AI markets in their jurisdictions. This follows concerns the fast-moving market may quickly be dominated by too few players, or that emerging anti-competitive practices may develop. In October, the Japan Fair Trade Commission began a market study on generative AI to examine competition at…
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Microsoft 365 Copilot rollouts slowed by data security, ROI concerns – Computerworld
Then there’s the question of how employees should use the time they saved. “Should I use it to attend another meeting? Should I use it to go and take personal time and take my dog for a walk? It’s much more nuanced and that’s the challenge,” said Goss. Of course, it’s still early days for the use of genAI tools…
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UK Regulator Deems Microsoft and Inflection AI’s Partnership a Merger, But Clears It Of Competition Concerns
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has ended its investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and Inflection AI and cleared it of any competition concerns. It did, however, deem it a “relevant merger situation” that falls within its jurisdiction, so similar deals that do not strictly meet the criteria of an acquisition could be investigated in the future. Inflection AI…
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AI hallucinations, accuracy still top concerns for UK tech leaders as adoption continues
Business leaders are wary of generative AI, according to new research from KPMG, with many citing major concerns about its impact on business performance. Six-in-ten tech leaders told KPMG that the accuracy of results and the potential for hallucinations are their biggest concern when adopting generative AI tools. Boards are also worried about errors in the underlying data and information…
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