NCSC records “significant rise” in female applicants for security courses
The number of girls applying to take part in the National Cyber Security Centre’s summer courses has increased by nearly 50 per cent in the l…
A five-step guide to managing cross-platform databases
On 29 October 1969, a team of American university researchers sent a message containing the letters “LO” across a network spanning just…
Which emerging technologies are creating the biggest buzz online?
GlobalData lists the top five terms tweeted on disruptive technology trends in the third quarter of 2019, based on data from its Influencer Platfor…
“We need to fundamentally shift how we build tech”: read Deutsche Bank memo on £12bn IT plan
German investment giant Deutsche Bank has unveiled plans to create an innovation division as part of a £12bn investment in new technology. In an in…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (7/10/19)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with the data analysis fir…
How Amazon’s backing could help Rivian outperform Tesla
US automaker Rivian could eventually outperform Tesla as a manufacturer of electric vehicles after Amazon placed an order for 100,000 electric vans…
Priti Patel’s letter to Facebook proves we need to rethink digital governance
This week, the US, UK and Australian governments have written an open letter to Facebook urging the company to create a backdoor into its new messa…
GSK and Tinder executives on what the next decade of tech will look like
Predicting anything in technology is a dangerous game; hindsight may make it seem obvious that people would be ride-sharing in Ubers, staying in a …
UK-US attack on WhatsApp encryption may have unsettling consequences
The home secretary, Priti Patel, has joined forces with her American and Australian counterparts to call on Mark Zuckerberg to drop end-to-end encr…
New HP CEO set to slash at least 7,000 jobs
HP has unveiled plans to cut between seven and nine thousand jobs as part of a restructure set to cost the PC maker $1bn. The company intends to cu…
European judges can now force Facebook to remove content around the world
The European Union’s most powerful court has ruled that judges in Europe have the right to force Facebook to identify and remove illegal cont…
What Google’s quantum breakthrough means for the future of computing
Last week a draft research paper that appeared briefly online but was then promptly withdrawn brought news that Google had achieved quantum suprema…
Will the government’s new AI procurement guidelines really work?
The Office for AI has published its draft guidelines for the procurement of AI systems across the public sector. This is the latest in a series of …
UK citizens express anxiety over “black box” technologies
The well-established promise of a digital future for society is welcomed by many, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t accompanied by a certain level of …
Productivity in the digital workplace
NS Tech is a media partner for Digital Transformation EXPO 2019. With fewer people commuting to a traditional office every day of the week, how sh…
Elizabeth Warren hits back at Zuckerberg over antitrust comments
US Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has hit back at Mark Zuckerberg after it emerged that he told Facebook employees she would fail…
How a new spectrum band will disrupt the US wireless market
After six years of development and debate, US mobile operators and a host of companies that have never before competed in the wireless market will …
UK’s slow progress on AI “harms competitiveness”
The number of UK-based businesses with an AI strategy has more than doubled in the last year, but experts have warned that rates of adoption are st…
How DoCoMo’s focus on “end-to-end collaboration” is pushing the boundaries of 5G
Last week someone at 5G Asia, a conference held in Singapore, suggested that “it is clear that 5G will mean something very different to the w…
The biggest govtech deals of the week (29/9/19)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with the data analysis fir…
Panel: IP EXPO Bytesize – the year ahead
NS Tech is a media partner for Digital Transformation EXPO 2019 The panel consisted of: Ade Adewunmi, senior industry consultant, Teradata, Barry L…
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