James O'Malley
Latest articles by James O'Malley
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Who owns the data used to train AI?
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Elon Musk says he owns it – but Twitter’s terms and conditions suggest otherwise
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Why the Space Force wants white hats to attack a satellite
By James O'Malley published
Case study Authorities hope the first-of-its-kind competition could bring benefits to the cyber sector
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After decades of data center trauma, tech giants have finally killed the leap second
By James O'Malley published
In-depth From 2035, time will begin to fall out of sync with reality but, on the plus side, it’ll be much easier to run data centers
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Does Britain need a digital ID?
By James O'Malley published
In-Depth Replicating a model such as that in Estonia might bring significant economic benefits, but trust issues persist
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Will Apple’s rumored Vision Pro be a VR game changer?
By James O'Malley published
Analysis As rivals fall by the wayside, Apple could define a sector once more with its Vision Pro mixed reality headset
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Mastodon vs Twitter
By Davey Winder published
In-depth If you’re thinking about leaving Elon Musk’s Twitter for Mastodon, there are several privacy-related issues to bear in mind
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What the US-China chip war means for the tech industry
By James O'Malley published
In-depth With China and the West at loggerheads over semiconductors, how will this conflict reshape the tech supply chain?
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What cracking open the App Store means for the future of iOS
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Fears begin to mount over whether the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) will backfire
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How Raspberry Pi survived the semiconductor crisis
By James O'Malley published
Case Studies The Raspberry Pi chief reveals how the organisation overcame component shortages during the COVID-19 years
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How Intel's FakeCatcher hopes to eradicate real-time deepfakes
By James O'Malley published
Case Studies The company’s ‘blood flow’ breakthrough could banish deepfakes to history
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Performing software maintenance at the end of the Earth
By James O'Malley published
Case Studies How do you transmit high-resolution images of exoplanets when your internet connection is only 80kBits/sec?
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Why risk analysts think AI now poses a serious threat to us all
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Serious minds are starting to buy into the notion that AI is a bigger threat to humanity than asteroids, pandemics and nuclear war combined
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What is Electron and why is it so controversial?
By James O'Malley published
In-depth Developers love the simplicity of Electron, and it could lead to major savings, but many urge caution over the potential security risks to users
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The NFT bubble bursting means a brighter future for crypto assets
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Sales slump as the market decides “no one wants a gorilla with a hat on”, but the downturn might give rise to a much brighter future for NFTs
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Real-time deepfakes are becoming a serious threat
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Video calls between leading politicians and the deepfaked mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, will raise new trust issues
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How 3D printing is helping the Ukrainian fightback
By James O'Malley published
Case Studies Volunteers among the 3D printing community are helping to supply thousands of vital tourniquets to the Ukrainian conflict
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The return of smart glasses: Can we see past AR's flaws this time?
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Although augmented reality glasses were roundly rejected years ago, attitudes might now be changing
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Apple’s right to repair scheme needs fixing
By James O'Malley published
Analysis Right-to-repair activist claims Apple’s new iPhone self-repair programme falls well short of the mark
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Open source sabotage sparks fears of backlash
By James O'Malley published
Analysis A developer’s protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine may have much wider ramifications
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Three wants to merge its way to 5G dominance
By James O'Malley published
In-depth As mobile networks complain of crippling 5G costs, will fewer networks mean higher prices?
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The battle for space broadband dominance is hotting up
By James O'Malley published
Analysis The EU plans to launch its own satellite broadband service as the UK-backed system is grounded
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Swift exit: How the world cut off Russian banks
By James O'Malley published
In-depth We explore the inner workings of the Swift network that controls world banking
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How Tonga recovered from internet wipeout
By James O'Malley published
Case Studies The delicate task of putting a nation back online after a volcanic eruption tore through its networking infrastructure