Why the UK must lead on data to unlock AI’s full potential
The UK government holds some of the world’s most valuable datasets, including official statistics, cultural heritage records and NHS health data. These datasets have powered…
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Government opens up bidding for AI growth zones
The government is inviting local and regional authorities across the country to bid to become one of the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) growth zones. The…
Tech companies brace after UK demands back door access to Apple cloud
Technology companies are bracing themselves for more attacks on encryption after the UK government issued an order requiring Apple to create a back door to…
NRF review: no escaping AI for retail in 2025
Senior retailers and technology providers from around the world converged on New York City for Retail’s Big Show, organised by the National Retail Federation (NRF),…
Secure software procurement in 2025: A call for accountability
The software security landscape is at an interesting juncture. As Jen Easterly, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), pointed out,…
US lawmakers move to ban DeepSeek AI tool
US lawmakers in Washington DC have this week moved to enact a national ban on the use of DeepSeek, the breakout Chinese generative artificial intelligence…
Ransomware payment value fell over 30% in 2024
The total value of payments made to cyber criminal ransomware gangs fell dramatically in the back half of 2024, and according to statistics released this…
Self-healing networks: The next evolution in network management
While artificial intelligence (AI) poses many risks for networks of all sizes, it also highlights the pitfalls of traditional network management in addressing real-time demands…
DACH’s venture capital prominence: an outlier, or the start of a golden age?
Switzerland can officially boast the world’s fastest growing venture capital (VC) ecosystem, with only Dubai and Singapore preventing Austria from making it a DACH double…
AWS sees full-year profit and revenue growth as AI and public cloud demand soars
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reported a 19% year-on-year (YoY) increase in revenue for the second successive quarter in its latest financial results, covering the…
Tech job postings dropped in 2024, according to research
The number of advertised IT jobs dropped year-on-year in 2024, according to research by the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC). Figures from REC saw a…
Data maturity survey finds a quarter of organisations with no strategy
According to research published by data management consultancy Carruthers and Jackson, 26% of organisations, mostly in the UK and US, lack a formal data strategy,…