All articles by Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding is the former managing editor of Tech Monitor.

New chip hub could be formed as part of UK government semiconductor strategy

After being criticised for a lack of support for chipmakers, ministers are looking at setting up a national hub for the semiconductor industry.

Vodafone CEO Nick Read steps down

After more than 20 years with the company, Read is departing in the new year. The new CEO will be tasked with leading the telco in a rapidly changing market.

Chinese CCTV camera provider Hikvision ‘advertised’ ethnicity recognition technology in UK

The controversial security camera provider, which is facing a national ban, denies selling the tech to British clients.

US Department of Homeland Security to probe Lapsus$ hackers

The notorious data extortion gang disrupted big businesses earlier this year in a high-profile crime spree.

TSMC’s US fab will make 4nm chips for Apple, AMD and Nvidia

The chip manufacturing giant is set to announce the news next week to help meet demand from its big US clients.

Bitcoin ‘on the road to irrelevance’ – European Central Bank

A scathing blog post from ECB executives highlights issues with the leading cryptocurrency for investors and businesses.

AWS debuts powerful new Graviton3E chip at re:Invent as it targets high-performance computing

The new processors will be used on the cloud platform to offer cheaper high performance computing for businesses and researchers.

Online Safety Bill: Privacy and cybersecurity fears over end-to-end encryption changes remain

New laws aimed to keep internet users safe have been amended, but issues of cybersecurity and privacy may not have been resolved.

Government ‘overlooking’ UK semiconductor industry, MPs say

The government’s approach to the chip sector has been criticised by MPs, who are calling for immediate publication of a strategy for the industry.

OVHCloud is building 15 new data centres but will struggle to move the needle in the European cloud market

A new €200m lending facility will help Europe’s biggest cloud company expand its reach. It has work to do to catch its US rivals.