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21/08/2024

Six in ten people want the UK government to shift towards a shorter working week on the same pay, an idea particularly popular among Labour voters.

Six in ten people want the UK government to shift towards a four-day week on the same pay, with Labour voters particularly in favour.

21/08/2024

So what is Gemini Live? How much does it cost? When can you get it? All will be answered.

Google has announced Gemini AI will be more tightly integrated with its apps, starting with Gemini Live for Android. We explain what it does.

21/08/2024

The maritime disaster comes two months after Lynch finally cleared his name of fraud in the US, returning to the UK after a year of house arrest in San Francisco and a weeks-long trial.

The UK tech industry and politicians are responding to Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch's disappearance after a yacht disaster near Sicily

24/07/2024

With 2030 fast approaching, it not only seems unlikely that the tech giants will miss their Net Zero targets but impossible. Lee Grant explains why.

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With 2030 fast approaching, it's not only unlikely the tech giants will miss their Net Zero targets but impossible. Lee Grant explains why.

23/07/2024

CrowdStrike — and its customers, and their customers — learned the hard way the ancient IT proverb: “Never push updates on a Friday.” And it’s how we all learned that our systems are deeply not resilient.

The CrowdStrike outage caused havoc last week. Here we look at what happened, what needs to be done next and the lessons to learn.

30/06/2024

When AI comes up in a conversation about cybersecurity threats aided by artificial intelligence, it is tempting to ask, ‘Can we fight AI with AI?’ The 2024 RSA Conference certainly lauded the transformative impact of AI on cybersecurity. And, there are indeed many ways AI-driven threat detection can help spot viruses and malware, says Ev Kontsevoy.

However, AI is not the cure for cyberattacks. It may treat the symptoms, but it won’t treat the root cause. Here's why 👇

AI is not the cure for cyberattacks. It may treat the symptoms, but it won’t treat the root cause, argues Ev Kontsevoy in this opinion piece.

24/06/2024

The Automated Vehicles Act squeaked through parliament just before the election. Nicole Kobie explains what the industry thinks about it.

The UK's Automated Vehicles Act passed in May, but what does the industry think about it? And when will driverless cars hit roads?

20/06/2024

Amazon Web Services has announced it’s giving away $230 million-worth of services and support to generative AI startups.

A significant chunk of the funding will go towards setting up the second round of its AWS Generative AI Accelerator, according to the company.

AWS has announced it's giving away $230 million worth of services and support to generative AI startups as part of AWS Accelerators.

16/06/2024

Japan’s Kasugai Municipal Hospital has selected Wasabi Technologies as its cloud storage provider for the migration of its backup data from tape and on-premise storage to the cloud.

According to Wasabi, the move to the cloud for the hospital will help it safeguard critical health data during natural disasters or in the event of a ransomware attack.

Japan’s Kasugai Municipal Hospital has selected Wasabi Technologies as its cloud storage provider for the migration of data to the cloud.

13/06/2024

Google has revealed a series of upgrades and an increase in availability for its research and study app, NotebookLM.

NotebookLM, which debuted last summer, is built on Google’s Gemini AI platform, and is touted by the company as “research and writing assistant”.

Google announced last week that NotebookLM is now available in over 200 countries and is currently running on Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Dr Jo Best reports on this story, here:

Google has revealed a series of upgrades and an increase in availability for its research and study app, NotebookLM.

30/05/2024

With a general election only weeks away in the UK, an imminent US Presidential election and important elections taking place worldwide throughout 2024, cybersecurity has never before played such an important role in politics. And it’s never been more difficult to fight the election cyberattacks.

With huge elections happening in the UK, US and around the world, here's how election cyberattacks are likely to ramp up

30/05/2024

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the unsung hero of electrical and electronic systems and they’re everywhere. In simplistic terms, a PCB provides the physical connectivity that pings power and data signals between many of the components in your devices, acting very much like the track between two train stations.

The complex multi-layer construction of traditional PCBs means that they’re too complicated to recycle at scale, but a team at the University of Washington has developed a recyclable alternative, the vPCB.

Lee Grant reports on this story, here:

A team at the University of Washington has created vitrimer printed circuit boards (vPCBs) that make reusing components far easier

27/05/2024

As part of its annual THINK conference, IBM announced several updates to its year-old Watsonx platform as the company accelerates plans to scale AI for enterprise – with a focus on open source.

Aimee Chanthadavong has the story, here:

IBM has announced updates to its Watsonx platform as the company pushes along plans to scale AI for enterprise with a focus on open source.

23/05/2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, RegTech adoption could be a game-changer for the UK’s financial sector, argues Andrew Doyle, CEO of NorthRow in this opinion piece 👇

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, RegTech adoption could be a gamechanger for the UK’s financial sector, argues Andrew Doyle

20/05/2024

As AI continues to dominate the headlines, Bensen Koh argues that decision-makers must take a deeper look into the ecosystem. Read his Opinion piece, here 👇

As AI continues to dominate the headlines, decision makers must take a deeper look into the ecosystem argues Bensen Koh.

16/05/2024

Intel Corporation has just announced Thunderbolt Share, which can link two PCs together in a way that we’ve never seen before. To discover how it works, and what you need, read Tim Danton's explainer, here:

Intel has announced Thunderbolt Share, which can link two PCs together in a way never seen before. Here's how it works and what you need.

16/05/2024

Fresh from the announcement of GPT-4o, we explain what it is, what it can do and how much it costs

What is GPT-4o? Fresh from its announcement, we explain what the new LLM is, what it can do and how much it costs

16/05/2024

OpenAI unveils update to GPT-4o, wider access for free users and a desktop version – so does this mark the end of generative AI hype?

OpenAI's update to GPT-4o unveils wider access for free users and a desktop version - so does this mark the end of generative AI hype?

14/05/2024

Smartsheet, the work management platform used by 90% of Fortune 100 companies, has added AI tools that it promises will “remove complexity and uncover actionable insights” based on companies’ own data.

“With the next generation of our platform, we’re giving customers a bird’s eye view of their business,” said Ben Canning, SVP of Product Experiences, Smartsheet. This should help them “uncover meaningful insights from their work management data so they can make smart, informed decisions, and achieve their goals faster” he added.

Smartsheet has added AI tools that it promises will "remove complexity and uncover actionable insights" based on companies' own data

13/05/2024

🌎 Microsoft has just paid billions of dollars to gain access to an enormous amount of renewable power - and that's just part of its efforts to go carbon-neutral. Lee Grant reports on this story, here 👇

Microsoft has paid billions of dollars to gain access to an enormous amount of renewable energy as part of its plan to go carbon-neutral

09/05/2024

The data centre industry is at a crossroads, facing a talent sustainability crisis. While sustainable resources are reviewed across the board, the workforce remains overlooked. A sustainable workforce model is as crucial as the infrastructure of our data centres, argues Adelle Desouza in this opinion piece.

Adelle Desouza addresses the problem of an aging workforce in the data centre industry as well as how to make it an attractive career

09/05/2024

For Andrew Kay, Director of Systems Engineering APJ (Asia-Pacific and Japan) at Illumio, certain key principles hold true. To paraphrase our interview: trust no one, be transparent, and beware of data held in the cloud. Also, think like a submarine commander.

“If the boat springs a leak, a compartment or segment may flood, but the rest of the ship stays dry, secure, and afloat.” The submarine in question is your business, and the water attempting to flood in the ransomware attacker. You get the picture, we’re sure.

So why listen to what Andrew has to say? First, he has 20 years’ experience working with organisations across APAC to strengthen their cyber resilience. Second, as Director Systems Engineering APJ at Illumio, he designs and implements solutions that prevent attackers’ lateral movement, protect high-value assets and achieve compliance.

Here’s what he has to say about the latest developments in cybersecurity – and his suggestions on how to keep your data safe from attack. 👇

Andrew Kay, Director of Systems Engineering APJ at Illumio, has 20 years’ experience helping organisations strengthen their cyber resilience.

08/05/2024

Optus has got a new permanent CEO – and a new governance structure for him to operate under – as the company seeks to rebuild trust in the brand.

Stephen Rue will head up Australia’s second biggest telco from November this year, the company announced this week. Story here 👉

Optus appoints Stephen Rue as the new permanent CEO as well as a new governance structure for him to operate under.

02/05/2024

Lenovo has just pressed a huge, green and metaphorical button in Budapest. Thanks to 5,072 solar panels sitting atop two huge factories, its research facility can now be entirely powered by renewable energy.

To mark the occasion, Lenovo invited Tim Danton and 14 other European journalists to visit the facility. Here’s his behind-the-scenes tour, including some photos of the rooftop taken at no small risk. Those steps were slippery…

Lenovo has just switched on 5,072 solar panels to make its Budapest factory more sustainable. We go behind the scenes

02/05/2024

On May 4th, devotees of Star Wars greet each other in celebration of the movies. This year, that Saturday is also World Naked Gardening Day. Both sound pretty ridiculous to Davey Winder but not as much as May 2nd, World Password Day. Here's why!

Security expert Davey Winder explains why he wants this to be the last World Password Day ever and prays for World Passkey Day instead

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