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Suspected Lapsus$ hackers rounded up by City of London Police

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:00:02 +0000

A prominent member of the Lapsus$ hacking group has supposedly been identified as a 16-year-old boy; seven of the group's members have also been arrested by the City of London Police. Read more...

UK: EE brings 5G connectivity to 12 more towns and cities

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:30:01 +0000

EE has announced today that it has launched 5G in 12 more towns and cities around the UK. Some of the areas included in the expansion are Aberdeen, Blackpool, Oxford, Stafford, and Warwick. Read more...

Google partners with University of Oxford for future AI research

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:28:01 +0000

Google has announced a new partnership with researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, aimed at improving an AI's image recognition and natural language processing skills. Read more...

Woot! Oxford English Dictionary adds 400 new words

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:06:03 +0000

The Oxford English dictionary has added 400 new words, including woot, retweet, cyberbullying and sexting Read more...

OMG! Oxford English Dictionary adds LOL

Michael Collado — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:01:07 +0000

If you thought English dictionaries adding "D'oh!" — the ever-so-famous catchphrase from pop culture icon Homer Simpson — and "unfriend" in the past was a big deal, or even humorous, you may find yourself LOLing... Read more...

Oxford English Dictionary finally recognises 'wiki'

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:23:58 +0000

The Oxford English Dictionary has recognized the word 'wiki' as a word, among many others in its latest quarterly update. 'Wiki' began life as 'wiki wiki', a Hawaiian word meaning 'quick', but the OED has... Read more...

'Podcast' added to Oxford Dictionary

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:36:48 +0000

"Podcast" (a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar programme, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player) is now an official part of the English language, as the word... Read more...

Oxford Students Suspended for Hacking School Network

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:12:51 +0000

Two Oxford students have been suspended after admitting to gaining unauthorized access to the university's IT network. Patrick Foster, 20, and Roger Waite, 21, claimed they had carried out the hack to expose security flaws.... Read more...