Author: Trendici
Morrissey once famously sang, “I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday,” in the opening lyrics to The Smiths’ 1987 album track of that name. It’s largely how I felt about the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) last August when it reached its 35th – a law well past time for an overhaul, not just out of date but downright dangerous. It is why I have been working with colleagues for well over a decade to try to persuade successive governments to make the necessary changes our nation desperately needs. Anyone working in cyber security will certainly not be new…
Another first-party Xbox game is making the leap to PlayStation 5. This time around, Obsidian’s Avowed — one of our favorite games of last year — is crossing the great divide. The fantasy action RPG will hit Sony’s console on February 17, one day shy of the game’s first anniversary.As it happens, an anniversary update is set to go live on all platforms at the same time. This includes a new game+ mode (allowing those who have beaten the RPG to replay it with all their gear and upgrades from their previous run), a photo mode, a new weapon type…
Jose Mourinho took his players to stay at Benfica’s training ground after they lost against Braga in the League Cup semi-finals – and the Portuguese manager said he hoped they “don’t sleep and instead think a lot”.Benfica lost Wednesday’s tie 3-1 and ended the game with 10 men when former Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi was sent off.Mourinho, who was appointed manager in September, suggested his players would be staying at the club’s training base in Seixal for the foreseeable future.”The players will sleep in Seixal, and on Thursday there is training, and the day after there’s training,” Mourinho said…
Bushra MohamedBBC World ServiceCorbis/Getty ImagesSiad Barre died in exile in Nigeria four years after fleeing SomaliaExactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an unexpected visitor at their office at Wilson Airport near the capital, Nairobi. It was a Nigerian diplomat, who drew them into a sensitive and secretive mission to fly the body of Somalia’s former ruler Siad Barre back to his homeland for burial following his death in exile in Nigeria at the age of 80. Anshuur, previously a captain in the Kenyan Air Force, and Adan are partners…
According to reports, Manchester United are ‘edging closer’ to appointing an interim replacement for Ruben Amorim, with a deal expected ‘within days’. Man Utd are in the process of appointing a short-term replacement for Amorim, who was sacked by the Premier League giants on Monday morning. The Red Devils had little option but to part ways with Amorim, with performances and results far from good enough over the past 14 months, while he has also lost support by reportedly claiming a lack of support and refusing to adapt his formation. With better managers expected to be available in the summer,…
The Mazda CX-6e marks a radically different new look for the Japanese brand – and the firm’s Europe design boss, Jo Stenuit, says the tech-heavy cabin showcases the direction in which the car maker wants to take its interiors. The SUV, unveiled at the Brussels motor show on Friday, also introduces a number of firsts for Mazda, such as a 26in infotainment screen, camera wing ‘mirrors’, Bluetooth speakers in the front headrests, and the deletion of any sort of instrument cluster in favour of an enlarged head-up display. The CX-6e is scheduled to arrive in the UK by the end of 2026, around six…
Image generated by Google Gemini Cyera has secured a $400 million funding round that has catapulted its valuation to $9 billion. This represents a 50% jump from its $6 billion valuation achieved seven months ago, signaling clear investor confidence in AI security solutions. With 95% of U.S. companies now using generative AI according to recent Bain & Co. research, enterprises are racing to deploy autonomous AI systems while struggling to maintain security oversight. Cyera’s decent growth suggests the data security outift has found the solution people need. Investment dollars are flooding into AI security According to the announcement, Blackstone led…
Salesforce has launched what it calls an “artificial intelligence (AI) fluency playbook”, advocating an approach to business AI usage that describes it as going beyond the use of generative AI (GenAI) tools and assistants. To launch the framework, the supplier’s chief people officer Nathalie Scardino hosted a roundtable with representatives of Salesforce customer. These included recruitment company Adecco, along with an AI-focused software and consulting firm that has come out of Adecco, called r.Potential. The playbook puts forward a four-stage journey for enterprise AI usage, from tools, assistance and contribution, to being what the supplier calls a “catalyst” for…
It’s the first week of a new year and there’s no time for the tech world to slowly ease back into things following the holidays. That’s because CES 2026 is in full swing, with all manner of companies descending on Las Vegas to reveal their latest innovations and what they’re planning to bring your way in the near future.Many of the Engadget crew are on the ground to check out as much of the new tech as possible. Of course, we’re keeping tabs on all of the major CES press conferences too. Samsung held its First Look presentation, which focuses…
Getty ImagesAnjel Chakma, 24, died in a hospital in Dehradun, 17 days after being attacked by a group of menThe northern Indian city of Dehradun, located in the Himalayan foothills, was shaken by a violent incident weeks ago.Brothers Anjel and Michael Chakma – students who had migrated more than 1,500 miles from the north-eastern state of Tripura for studies – had gone to a market on 9 December when they were confronted by a group of men, who allegedly abused them with racial slurs, their father Tarun Chakma told the BBC.When the brothers protested, they were attacked. Michael Chakma was…