VMO2, MS3, Brsk report gigabit gains
In the latest deployment by provider Nexfibre, 20,000 more homes in Milton Keynes can access Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) gigabit broadband services for the first time, after work to bring...
CityFibre sees 100x speed improvement in new tech, network upgrade testing
After having fully automated its network infrastructure platform test environment, leading UK gigabit broadband network firm CityFibre is claiming to have increased the speed, volume and accuracy of its testing,...
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, July 12 (game #131)
The week comes to a close with a more difficult Strands puzzle. Or at least that was my experience; maybe you'll find it far easier. If you do struggle, there...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, July 12 (game #900)
Happy 900th birthday, Quordle! Who would have thought it would still be going for this long? But here it is – and I'm very glad about that. Next stop, 1,000.Enjoy...
First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of "Miss AI" award winner "Kenza Layli" (left) and an unidentified AI-generated woman beside her. An influencer platform called Fanvue recently announced the results of...
Exim vulnerability affecting 1.5 million servers lets attackers attach malicious files
More than 1.5 million email servers are vulnerable to attacks that can deliver executable attachments to user accounts, security researchers said. The servers run versions of the Exim mail transfer...
Sodvin launches broadband services with XGS-PON
In the latest example of the deployment of broadband in a country where remoteness is absolutely no barrier to the ability to gain access to high-speed communications, Norwegian telecommunications and...
Wireless Broadband Alliance reveals Wi-Fi HaLow phase two
Having announced in January the initial real-world commercial deployments of products using the new wireless communications standard, Wi-Fi trade association the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced its Wi-Fi HaLow...
Intuit’s AI gamble: Mass layoff of 1,800 paired with hiring spree
On Wednesday, Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi announced in a letter to the company that it would be laying off 1,800 employees—about 10 percent of its workforce of around 18,000—while simultaneously...
West End Live and London Pride gain from next-gen connectivity
With access to good, never mind acceptable, wireless connectivity now a given for mass sporting and music events, two of London’s most-popular, free-entry public events, Pride in London and West...