A landscape forever altered? The LockBit takedown one year on
Wednesday 19 February 2025 marked the first anniversary of Operation Cronos, a multinational cyber law enforcement action led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA)…
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Fujitsu’s £600m-plus prize with His Majesty’s ‘cash cow’ in 2025
Fujitsu could land over half a billion pounds in contracts from HMRC alone this year as the UK public sector continues to reward the supplier,…
Volvo to roll out second software-defined electric car
The so-called Superset tech stack, on which carmaker Volvo is building its software-defined cars, is behind the company’s next launch. The ES90 electric vehicle, which…
Watchdog approves Sellafield physical security, but warns about cyber
Cumbrian nuclear facility Sellafield is still under scrutiny for cyber security problems, despite the regulator’s clean bill of health for its physical security. The Office…
Microsoft overcomes quantum barrier with new particle
Microsoft has published the culmination of 20 years of research into subatomic particles, known as Majorana fermions, which it aims to use to build a…
Privacy at a crossroads in the age of AI and quantum
The digital landscape is entering a critical turning point, shaped by two game-changing technologies: generative AI (GenAI) and the imminent arrival of quantum computing. These…
CaixaBank outlines artificial intelligence intentions in €5bn plan
CaixaBank will invest in programmes to make more use of artificial intelligence (AI), as part of a multibillion-euro business plan announced last year. The IT…
ARM and Meta: Plotting a path to dilute GPU capacity
News that ARM is embarking on developing its own datacentre processors for Meta, as reported in the Financial Times, is indicative of the chip designer’s…
European and African tech skills programme could increase economic ties
Emerging economies in Africa often have relationships with developed nations through dark colonial pasts, but today, digital tech is connecting previously unexpected partners. Developed nations…
Quantum computing in cyber security: A double-edged sword
Despite investor scepticism, prominent quantum computing stocks have seen a notable rise at the beginning of 2025. Even prominent tech leaders like Jensen Huang and…
Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger
Russia-backed hacking groups have developed techniques to compromise encrypted messaging services, including Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, placing journalists, politicians and activists of interest to the…
DeepSeek-R1: Budgeting challenges for on-premise deployments
Until now, IT leaders have needed to consider the cyber security risks posed by allowing users to access large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT directly…