Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-03-18
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US lawmakers quiz Meta over ‘dangerous’ facial-recognition plans for smart glasses (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-03-18 12:55:00)
Democratic senators warn that Meta’s plans to introduce facial-recognition technology into smart glasses could lead to normalisation of mass surveillance and breach citizens’ rights -
UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-03-18 12:45:00)
The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its investment into military artificial intelligence in a bid to increase the ‘lethality’ of the British armed forces -
Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’ (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-03-18 07:30:00)
UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains