How has US pushback affected UK DEI?
admin US organisations are rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, which is likely to have an impact on tech companies in the UK with US contracts – so what…
May 2025
Explaining what’s happening in a cyber attack is hard but crucial
Sergey Nivens – stock.adobe.com By Mikey Hoare, crisis expert, Kekst CNC Published: 01 May 2025 The cyber attacks on M&S the Co-op and Harrods are a prominent example of…
Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to fall victim to cyber attack
Landmark London department store Harrods has become the latest UK retailer to fall victim to a cyber attack in the past 10 days, joining a list that already includes…
Signalgate: Learnings for CISOs securing enterprise data
It seems like an eon ago, but it has only been a few weeks since top US defence officials used the Signal messaging platform to communicate about an upcoming…
Synthesis of synergistic catalysts: integrating defects, SMSI, and plasmonic effects for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction
This study explores how the strategic material design introduced synergetic coupling of strong metal–support interaction (SMSI) between copper (Cu) nanoparticles and titanium dioxide (TiO2) loaded on dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS),…
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals that Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan that would require placebo-controlled studies for all new vaccines, surprising some experts who noted that such testing already routinely takes place.…
What is Mobile Platform as a Service (MPaaS)?
Mobile platform as a service (mPaaS) is a specialized type of PaaS designed to provide an integrated development environment (IDE), deployment platform, lifecycle management and analytics for mobile and web…
From the Synthesis of Wearable Polymer Sensors to their Potential for Reuse and Ultimate Fate
The objective of this perspective is to review the high-interest field of wearable polymer-based sensors, from synthesis, use, and detection mechanisms—with a focus on their transient nature, potential reuse, and…
Thomas Herdman’s legal battle over Sky ECC encrypted phone distribution set to enter fifth year
Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman is awaiting trial in France for his alleged role in the distribution of modified smartphones installed with the Sky ECC app. The 63-year-old was arrested…
The year of the ESL in UK retail
The need to find efficiencies, drive staff productivity and boost the in-store customer experience – not to mention ongoing efforts to try new things in the name of sustainability –…