EU plans ban on AI for mass surveillance, social credit scores, IT News, ET CIO

As artificial intelligence (Ai) technology gets all-pervasive, the European Union is considering a ban on the use of AI for mass surveillance and social credit scores, among other applications.The leaked draft proposal, first reported by…

Why steering committees fail to engage (and 5 ways to hold them accountable)

On a recent engagement, I was asked by the transformation executive to review a report he had provided to his steering committee.  My immediate reaction was, "Where is the ask?"  He looked at me a bit puzzled and asked, "What do you…

Australian government prefers education over prosecution to deter cyberbullying

The federal government has said it is taking a comprehensive approach to cyberbullying by pursuing a range of measures, and considers that education, victim support, and civil avenues are just…

Angshuman Roy, IT News, ET CIO

By Rasika DeshpandeAngshuman Roy, Head of IT at Yomoto India will soon complete 25 years in the automotive industry. From teaching ICSE students computers to working as a Head of IT in a reputed automotive company, Roy has seen many ups…

Budget 2021: Square Kilometre Array scores AU$387 million

An artist's impression of the SKA at night Image: SKA Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made…

Dell, Nvidia power new “cloud-native supercomputer” in the UK

Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK are expanding their HPC systems with servers from Dell and resources from Nvidia. Delivering multi-tenant, bare-metal high performance computing,…

ExpressVPN review: A fine VPN service, but is it worth the price?

ExpressVPN is a popular VPN that's easy to set up and easy to use. Oddly enough, though, it's not much of a standout. Compared to other recommended VPN services, pricing is middle of the road,…

Global e-commerce adoption and growth continues at breakneck levels

The Salesforce shopping index is published quarterly, capturing real digital commerce insights from over 1 billion people. Powered by the Commerce Cloud, the shopping index uncovers the true…

Here’s how SBI Card is scaling business with cloud, IT News, ET CIO

Computing on cloud impacts business thinking and operations in a big way. Cloud facilitates change in the way organisations operate by offering higher flexibility, scalability and better collaboration efficiency. SBI Card migrated to cloud…

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now protects unmanaged BYO devices

Microsoft's latest preview for its advanced security product Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now supports unmanaged devices running Windows, Linux,…