Massive hyperscaler GenAI spend raises questions on costs
The latest Gartner worldwide IT spending forecast shows that the analyst firm expects a 7.5% increase in spending compared to 2023. Total spending on IT…
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Finnish tech sector opposes government’s immigration reforms
Finland’s technology sector has raised strong opposition to new labour market-based anti-immigration legislation that threatens to derail plans by business and industry to enhance the…
NHS Trusts cancelled over 6,000 appointments after Qilin cyber attack
The two central London NHS Trusts affected by the Qilin ransomware attack on pathology lab partner Synnovis are still cancelling over a thousand appointments and…
Schools hit with cost hike as free MS licences ends
Free Microsoft Office licences negotiated by the Scottish government for school pupils is set to end at the start of August, according to the Scottish…
DACH education ‘ready for AI’ as parents call for next phase of innovation
Two-thirds of parents across Austria (66%) and Germany (65%) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) is a highly effective educational tool, compared with only 53% in…
Cloud repatriation: What it is and when you can benefit
The year-on-year (YoY) growth of cloud storage and computing suggests an unstoppable trend of customers that have moved away from owning and running their own…
Civil servant said subpostmasters’ threat of legal action was ‘sabre-rattling’
A senior civil servant on the Post Office board said subpostmasters were “sabre-rattling” when, in 2015, they announced they were preparing to sue the government-owned…
How Howdens used GenAI to power app user experience
Howdens, which supplies kitchens to tradespeople, has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered app to provide technical knowledge. Chip uses Microsoft’s generative AI (GenAI) technologies,…
Updating agriculture: Can data analysis save farming?
Farming is one of the oldest industries in the world, with evidence of agriculture being found as far back as 21,000 BC. However, with an…
Public awareness of ID security grows, but big obstacles remain
High-profile cyber attacks and data breaches that make headline news have done much to increase awareness of security issues among the general public over the…
AT&T loses ‘nearly all’ phone records in Snowflake breach
AT&T, one of the largest and oldest telecoms and mobile network operators in the United States, has lost control of the phone records of virtually…
Dutch research firm TNO pictures the SOC of the future
Dutch independent research firm TNO is working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to investigate future topics and developments that are relevant for the…