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AI and automation

CMA scrutinising Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI

The UK competition watchdog fears it has effectively “resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation” between the software giant and OpenAI.

By Greg Noone

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AMD releases new AI chip

AMD releases new AI chip

By Greg Noone

‘Secure by design’ mandate for UK government departments after Russian FSB hacking claims

By Matthew Gooding

More oversight needed for the banking sector’s cloud arrangements, say UK regulators

By Greg Noone

AI and automation

Final consensus nears for EU AI Act

By Greg Noone

Google releases Gemini AI models, launches new TPU chip and AI 'hypercomputer'

AI and automation

Google releases Gemini AI models, launches new TPU chip and AI ‘hypercomputer’

By Matthew Gooding

Inside ransomware’s hidden costs

In-depth

Your AI coding assistant is a hot mess

AI and automation

Your AI coding assistant is a hot mess

By Stephanie Stacey

How quantum deals with heavy weather

How quantum deals with heavy weather

By Greg Noone

How the biggest companies wrote their own generative AI guardrails

AI and automation

How the biggest companies wrote their own generative AI guardrails

By Greg Noone

How real is the threat of data poisoning to generative AI?

AI and automation

How real is the threat of data poisoning to generative AI?

By Greg Noone

Cybersecurity

Cambridge University Hospitals admits data breaches impacting 22,000 maternity and cancer patients

The NHS trust has apologised for the pair of breaches that came to light when it responded to Freedom of…

By Matthew Gooding

Photo of Cambridge University Hospitals admits data breaches impacting 22,000 maternity and cancer patients

Microsoft warns of Outlook flaw being exploited by APT28

Microsoft warns of Outlook flaw being exploited by APT28

By Greg Noone

Sellafield nuclear site ‘hit by cyberattacks from Russian and Chinese hackers’

By Matthew Gooding

Ransomware gang Black Basta has made more than $100m in two years

Okta cyberattack exposed data of all customer support users

By Matthew Gooding

BlackCat claims to have hacked Sills & Betteridge

BlackCat claims to have hacked Sills & Betteridge

By Greg Noone

UK and allies launch cybersecurity guidelines for AI developers

By Matthew Gooding

The Long Read

Have the hyperscalers broken the UK cloud market?

Have the hyperscalers broken the UK cloud market?

Regulators are probing the UK cloud market for structural failings because of the dominance of a trio of US hyperscale providers. Critics say they should have started earlier.

By Greg Noone

Comment

Successful deployment of new AI solutions will depend on business leaders uniting with their tech pioneers

Successful deployment of new AI solutions will depend on business leaders uniting with their tech pioneers

By Chanell Daniels

The Digital Competition and Consumers Bill threatens to wrap UK tech in red tape

The Digital Competition and Consumers Bill threatens to wrap UK tech in red tape

By Lazar Radic

Would it be justified to use facial recognition to catch Daniel Khalife?

Would it be justified to use facial recognition to catch Daniel Khalife?

By Fraser Sampson

Businesses must prepare for the quantum revolution

Businesses must prepare for the quantum revolution

By Daniel Goldsmith

Digital Economy

Which companies are working on LLMs and ChatGPT alternatives?

By Ben Kosma

AI and automation

Tech big hitters including IBM and Meta team up for open-source AI Alliance

By Matthew Gooding

Big Four accountancy firm deploys AI in auditing to spot fraud

AI and automation

Big Four accountancy firm deploys AI in auditing to spot fraud

By Matthew Gooding

Dell’s AI servers are in high demand, but clients face a 39-week wait for hardware

By Matthew Gooding

AI and automation

Who is Sam Altman, the man who co-founded OpenAI “for the benefit of humanity”?

By Livia Giannotti

Microsoft invests £2.5bn in new UK AI infrastructure

AI and automation

Microsoft invests £2.5bn in new UK AI infrastructure

By Greg Noone

Hardware

Emerging Technology

New tool for AWS shares workloads across quantum and classical computers

The middleware tool allows users to access compute resources from both quantum and classical computers regardless of where they are based.

By Ryan Morrison

Photo of New tool for AWS shares workloads across quantum and classical computers

Vodafone partners with IBM on quantum-safe cybersecurity

Emerging Technology

Vodafone partners with IBM on quantum-safe cybersecurity

By Ryan Morrison

What factors are driving data centre vendor selection?

By Tech Monitor Staff

AWS wins £450m contract from UK Home Office

By Greg Noone

Google petitions CMA to more closely investigate Microsoft for cloud market abuses

By Greg Noone

AWS upgrades its custom silicon with Tranium2 and Graviton4 chips

AWS upgrades its custom silicon with Tranium2 and Graviton4 chips

By Matthew Gooding

Amazon wants to scan your palm to let you enter the office

By Matthew Gooding

Government Computing

HMRC lambasted for failures in Making Tax Digital scheme, as bill set to top £1.3bn

The transition to a digital taxation system was criticised as “making tax difficult” by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.

Photo of HMRC lambasted for failures in Making Tax Digital scheme, as bill set to top £1.3bn

Data protection bill changes will let DWP check bank accounts of benefit claimants

Government Computing

Data protection bill changes will let DWP check bank accounts of benefit claimants

By Matthew Gooding

Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement launches quantum missions and £500m AI funding

Government Computing

Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement launches quantum missions and £500m AI funding

By Matthew Gooding

Palantir awarded huge contract to run NHS’s Federated Data Platform

Government Computing

Palantir awarded huge contract to run NHS’s Federated Data Platform

By Greg Noone

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launches new ‘growth fund’ to boost investment in UK start-ups

Government Computing

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launches new ‘growth fund’ to boost investment in UK start-ups

By Greg Noone

Partner Content

The future of data-driven enterprises is transforming data centre requirements

Partner content

The future of data-driven enterprises is transforming data centre requirements

Inside ransomware's hidden costs

Partner content

Inside ransomware’s hidden costs

Achieving the right balance with hybrid cloud

Partner content

Achieving the right balance with hybrid cloud

How AI is unlocking valuable opportunities in the insurance industry

Partner content

How AI is unlocking valuable opportunities in the insurance industry

White papers

Thriving in the Age of Generative AI: Harnessing possibilities to maximise business value

By Hexaware-Technologies

Data + AI Predictions 2024

By Snowflake

Unlocking Sustainability: A Guide by Carotek and Grundfos – 5 Ways Pumps Drive Your Environmental Transformation

By Carotek

Ensuring food safety and compliance – from farm to table and grape to glass

By Infor

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