All articles by Ryan Morrison

Ryan Morrison

British politicians call for pause in use of facial recognition tech by police

Live facial recognition software is already used by some police forces in the UK including the Met in London.

Fujitsu and Riken build 64-qubit quantum computer 

The pair are building a hybrid cloud platform and plan to expand the superconducting quantum computer to 1,000 qubits.

Linux Foundation publishes new OpenPubkey passwordless protocol

Applications, code commits and software supply chains can be automatically signed using OpenID Connect.

Police using passport images for facial recognition would be a ‘setback’ for trust in AI

The Home Office says it is working to provide the police with all tools necessary to catch criminals, including image databases.

Asda picks TCS for £189m post-Walmart digital transformation

The supermarket was given three years to transition away from legacy Walmart systems after the sale of the company in 2021.

Dell expands generative AI portfolio with business transformation tools

The vendor says its new solutions allow for easier on-premise training and deployment of foundation models.

Microsoft says Google is tying up content deals to train AI models

Companies are competing for the rights to content they can use in training models, which often require vast amounts of information to be effective.

First quantum communications link tested between UK and Ireland

Secure quantum communications could be essential to ensure the security of tomorrow’s networks.

Lloyds Banking Group enters digital ID space with Yoti partnership

The technology lets users verify identity once, to reduce the amount of personal information they have to share with third parties.

Big Tech calls for EU to ‘focus on high risk’ use cases in AI Act

Companies building AI systems have called for a less prescriptive approach to regulating the technology.