Storage technology explained: Vector databases at the core of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) processing rests on the use of vectorised data. In other words, AI turns real-world information into data that can be used to…
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September Patch Tuesday: Update before 1 October
Microsoft has issued four remote code vulnerabilities fixes in the September 2024 Patch Tuesday update, which it has marked as critical, meaning exploits are in…
ICO and NCA sign MoU to provide joint support for cyber crime victims
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) are joining forces to better support UK-based organisations that fall victim to cyber attacks.…
Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites
Fujitsu has told its UK staff there will be no UK-wide pay rise this year as it prioritising a limited budget, with anger among a…
Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence
In 2023, the World Economic Forum in 2023 named bioconvergence a mega trend that will redefine the 21st century. According to an article on the World Economic Forum (WEF)…
Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld ’24
Oracle top brass led out their annual CloudWorld conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on 10 September with a focus on the multicloud future but also…
AWS to invest £8bn in building out UK datacentre footprint over next five years
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has pledged to invest £8bn between now and 2028 in the development and maintenance of new datacentres in the UK. The…
CTO interview: Budgeting in nanoseconds
Andrew Phillips has worked at broker LMAX for 17 years and is currently the company’s chief technology officer (CTO). His budget is measured in milliseconds.…
The journey to human-machine symbiosis
Human-machine understanding (HMU) represents the next frontier in human-centric technology. By integrating insights from human behavioural data, cognitive science and psychology with artificial intelligence (AI)…
JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations
Software security specialist JFrog and open source development community service GitHub are unveiling integrations that bring the capabilities of JFrog’s Software Supply Chain Platform to…
Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency
Unilever has extended its IT contract with Accenture to help it use generative artifical intelligence (GenAI) to drive efficiencies and improve business agility. The consumer…
Forrester: IT budget growth pushed towards cross-functional teams
IT leaders plan to spend more in 2025 compared to 2024, the Budget planning guides from analyst Forrester has reported. The report, based on a…