Aviva prepares for life after CIO retirement with early announcement
Life insurance, wealth and retirement giant Aviva has appointed Chris Cochrane as group chief information officer (CIO), with his role beginning in the summer. The…
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Microsoft CEO opens London AI Tour with Copilot push
Thousands gathered at London’s Excel to hear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella deliver a keynote presentation for the company’s AI Tour. Those who made it to…
Where MENA CIOs draw the line on AI sovereignty
When a clinical artificial intelligence (AI) system fails in a hospital, the issue isn’t uptime – it’s who gets hurt and how far the impact…
Starling expands internationally as demand for banking as a service continues to rise
Starling Bank has expanded its IT services reach into New Zealand, its fourth country outside the UK. Banks are increasingly turning their IT skills and…
Email from 1999 reveals Post Office ECCO+ system crash problems
An email from 1999 reveals a system used in hundreds of Post Office branches in the 1990s, known as ECCO+, experienced freezing which could have…
Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments
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Governments urged to step up enforcement of big tech amid rush to ban social media for under-16s
European states should consider enforcing regulations against big tech companies before they consider banning children and teenagers from social media, according to the Council of…
Innovate UK cyber startup programme gets £10m funding booster
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has committed to extending the Innovate UK-backed Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) putting an additional…
Gap between upskilling intent and execution in business, says Pluralsight
Organisations understand the importance of giving their employees the opportunity to learn new skills, but many are falling short, according to research. A study from…
Pure Storage rebrands to Everpure as storage maker’s business expands focus to data management
Pure Storage has rebranded to Everpure. The one-time flash storage hardware supplier characterised the move as an “expansion of the brand” based on the growing…
€126bn in Dutch tech projects blocked by permits and grid limits
Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink has identified €126bn in investment potential across four strategic technology domains, but argues regulatory barriers are blocking deployment. His deregulation…
Neoclouds: Meeting demand for AI acceleration
ChatGPT, launched in 2022, began making a significant impact on the market by late 2023, according to Synergy Research Group. The company’s chief analyst, John…