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The new software is reaching Glass and Stream customers over the coming weeks, with a navigation bar on the home screen, a My Library section for recordings and a dedicated Sports Home.
Defra will make remote electronic monitoring compulsory for pelagic boats of 18 metres or more, whatever flag they fly, with a technical specification and approval process due in 2027.
More than 23,000 digital cards have been downloaded since the service opened in October 2025. Veterans need a physical card first, then add the digital version through the GOV.UK One Login app.
Research for the government counted 62,339 software companies in the UK and found low uptake of the voluntary Software Security Code of Practice, with many firms waiting for customers or contracts to demand it.
New UK government guidance says the Act will apply in Northern Ireland only where an AI system is closely integrated with a physical product. Standalone chatbots, apps and online AI tools stay out of scope.
Meta has told developers that new system features will stop after one final release next year. Security fixes run to the end of 2027, and games and apps people already own will keep working.
The National Cyber Security Centre's Annual Review 2026, covering its tenth year, says most successful attacks still got in through known weaknesses, and that its Early Warning service alerted 8,500 organisations to signs of compromise.
Applications for a load control licence are due to open in March 2027, and holding one is due to become compulsory in March 2028. The conditions cover mis-selling, exit fees and cyber security.
Testing starts in Japan in 2027. The companies have given no date for the UK.
The free upgrade, built on technology from Hiya, goes further than the warnings O2 has given on suspected scam calls since 2024, and the company expects it to stop more than 3 million calls a week.
The CMA, FCA, ICO and Ofcom have issued a joint statement on software that shops and contacts businesses for its users, saying an agent's autonomy does not reduce the responsibility of the firm deploying it.
Photo ID matching, bank records, digital ID and facial age estimation all pass the regulator's test at 16, but most routes end up relying on photo ID, which some teenagers do not have.
The Intellectual Property Office has also postponed switching off its old Web Filing service, which will now run until early December, and is adding instant receipts for new applications from Thursday.
New tunnel sections on the Bakerloo, Northern, Victoria and sub-surface lines have been switched on, and Transport for London says the whole Underground should be covered by the end of the year.
The regulator's quarterly figures cover broadband, landline, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV for April to June. Faults and slow connections remain the most common reasons people complain.
Fastr Broadband's new top package is advertised at an average of 7Gbps both ways, but only homes inside its network in York city centre can get it.
Two critical bugs in the language behind much of the web have been patched. The National Cyber Security Centre says anyone running PHP should update now.
What the product security regime under the PSTI Act requires of phones, smart speakers and other connected gadgets, and how to find a device's support period.
Why lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters can fail, the warning signs to look for, and the charging habits fire services recommend at home.
An explanation of what a passkey is, why it resists phishing better than a password, and what happens if you lose your phone.
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