The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City Council, and Hammersmith and Fulham are all affected by what appears to be a serious cyber intrusion. Shared IT services between the councils have created a domino effect, knocking multiple boroughs offline simultaneously.
Four national cybersecurity agencies have declared Microsoft Exchange Server environments under imminent threat. With 12 vulnerabilities actively deployed in ransomware campaigns and a failed WSUS patch, organizations face unprecedented compromise risks.
The Customs and Border Protection agency has established its first comprehensive AI framework. While promising safeguards, the document reveals concerning workarounds that could reshape border enforcement.
As Tanzania plunges into digital darkness during its general election, the world watches another democracy falter. Internet shutdowns are becoming the authoritarian playbook for controlling elections and suppressing dissent.
As US-China negotiations over TikTok’s fate intensify, the platform faces a potential algorithmic overhaul that could transform user experience and content distribution. The political implications extend far beyond national security concerns.
The UK government’s mistaken job posting revealed a £62,500 salary gap between internal and external candidates for its chief technology officer role. This incident exposes systemic challenges in public sector tech recruitment and digital transformation ambitions.
US and Chinese officials have initiated critical trade talks in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Thursday’s Trump-Xi summit. The negotiations come as Beijing implements rare earths export controls and Washington threatens additional 100% tariffs, raising concerns about renewed trade war escalation between the world’s largest economies.
Senior US and Chinese officials have reportedly begun crucial trade discussions in Malaysia, setting the stage for what analysts describe as a make-or-break summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week. According to sources familiar with the matter, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are leading negotiations in Kuala Lumpur that could determine whether the world’s two largest economies can avoid a full-scale trade war resumption.
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings suggesting Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, along with TikTok, fail to meet Digital Services Act transparency requirements. According to reports, both companies face potential fines up to 6% of global revenue if violations are confirmed.
The European Commission has reportedly determined that Meta Platforms and TikTok may be in breach of their transparency obligations under the landmark Digital Services Act, according to preliminary findings announced Friday. Sources indicate both tech giants face scrutiny over inadequate researcher access to public data and problematic content reporting mechanisms.
The UK government is reportedly reconsidering stringent payment regulations for large businesses following significant industry pushback. Proposed rules aimed at protecting small suppliers from late payments face potential dilution after corporate lobbying efforts.
The UK government is reportedly considering scaling back planned legislation that would shorten payment times for small suppliers, according to sources familiar with the matter. This potential policy shift comes after extensive lobbying from large corporations, which have warned that stricter payment terms could squeeze their cash flow and hamper economic investment.
Silicon Valley leaders successfully lobbied against planned federal intervention in San Francisco. The reversal follows personal appeals from prominent tech executives and city officials regarding urban recovery strategies.
According to reports from Truth Social posts and official statements, President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had canceled plans to deploy federal agents to San Francisco following personal interventions from technology industry leaders. The president indicated the federal government had been preparing to “surge” the city with personnel this weekend before reversing course.
