Tips for improving software developer productivity
Imagine the prospect of the first day in a new job as a software developer. Beyond the meetings with HR, managers and team leaders, there…
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Datacentre management vulnerabilities leave public clouds at risk
CyberPower, supplier of the PowerPanel datacentre infrastructure management (DCIM) software and Dataprobe, supplier of the iBoot power distribution unit (PDU), have issued patches for a…
Why technology jobs are proving resilient
As 2023 dawned, the direction that the technology recruitment market would take was highly uncertain. We had seen two boom years due to pent-up demand…
IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
IBM Research has published a paper discussing a breakthrough in the use of analogue computing for artificial intelligence (AI) calculations. When building AI systems, the…
Google Help workers claim layoffs are retaliation for unionising
Google Help workers file Unfair Labor Practice charge against Google and Accenture over alleged “retaliatory layoffs”, which they claim was a response to their recent…
Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
In the latest war of word with China, US president Joe Biden has issued a statement prohibiting investment in entities that engage in certain activities…
DWP accounts highlight decline in outside IR35 workers in wake of department’s £87.9m tax bill
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) stands accused of encouraging the proliferation of zero-rights employees working in the public sector, after its latest set…
Google speeds up security update frequency for Chrome
Google has moved to speed up the frequency it pushes out security updates and patches for the Chromium open source code underpinning the Chrome web…
PSNI investigating second breach after laptop stolen
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is probing a second breach of police officers’ personal data that came to light barely 24 hours after…
A non-conventional career journey into IT security
Demand for people with technology skills is increasing, but the talent pool is not growing fast enough, according to Harvey Nash, with 70% of organisations…
Microsoft addresses Office vulnerability attacked by Russian spooks in latest update
Amid the ongoing Black Hat USA and DEF CON cyber jamborees, Microsoft has addressed a little over 70 vulnerabilities in its August Patch Tuesday update,…
Huawei a big storage hitter despite international troubles
Huawei is known for its networking and telecoms business, with products that range from handsets to routers to 5G network infrastructure. But the firm is…