British Library opens up over ransomware attack to help others
The British Library has published extensive details of its devastating experience at the hands of the Rhysida ransomware gang, revealing how the cyber criminals likely…
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UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative
The government has announced a joint undertaking with the European Union, which it says will result in a £35m boost for British semiconductor scientists and…
VMware/Broadcom: Should you consider the Nutanix hypervisor?
For its 2024 second-quarter filing, Nutanix reported revenue of $525m, with annual contract value rising 23% to $330m, while recurring revenue grew 26% to $1.74bn. The…
Unprecedented bill to exonerate hundreds of wrongly convicted Post Office workers arrives
Legislation to exonerate hundreds of former subpostmasters of convictions based on evidence from the Post Office’s unreliable computer system begins its journey through Parliament. The…
March Patch Tuesday throws up two critical Hyper-V flaws
Microsoft has fixed a pair of critical vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V, one leading to remote code execution (RCE) if exploited, on a remarkably light Patch…
Nationwide IT infrastructure poised to absorb Virgin Money
Nationwide’s proposed takeover of Virgin Money could see a company that has gone through multiple technology integrations in recent years integrated into a well-established digital…
A new security partnership to build a silicon valley in South Wales
Sometimes it’s easy to forget in our obsession with developments such as AI that our complex software ecosystems are reliant on little bits of metamorphic…
Labour will use AI to grow the economy by 0.5% says shadow tech secretary Peter Kyle
The Labour party aims to grow the economy by 0.5% by enabling businesses and the public sector to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Shadow Secretary…
Industry partnerships and data key to better public services
Digital secretary Michelle Donelan has said the success of government plans to digitally transform public services and become a “science and technology superpower” will rest…
UK and German governments sign up to greater R&D collaboration
The UK government has signed a science and research agreement with Germany to collaborate on joint opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum…
Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect
Current figures on subpostmaster accounting shortfalls put into perspective the Post Office’s “staggering mismanagement” of discrepancies experienced by those operating its branch network prior to…
Hammerspace leverages smart metadata handling for AI/ML workloads
Software-defined storage maker Hammerspace claims its Hyperscale NAS functionality will offer a global file system that’s built for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) workloads and for…