Why is the telecoms industry struggling to keep pace with the DevOps movement?
Top telecoms and networking companies gathered to discuss trends around 5G, software-defined networking (SDN) and security at the Open Networking S…
Dutch chip maker denies China played role in IP theft
Dutch chip maker ASML has denied it fell victim to a “national conspiracy” after it emerged that Chinese employees had stolen hundreds …
What does the Brexit “flextension” mean for the tech sector?
It is almost fitting given how many times the risk of a no-deal Brexit has been brought back from the dead, that the new official date for leaving …
How 5G will usher in a new era of edge computing
Recent initiatives by large service providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, illustrate the importance that is being attributed…
Yahoo pledges £90m to data breach compensation fund
Yahoo has pledged $117.5m (£90m) towards compensating the victims of a series of huge cyber attacks that struck the company between 2013 and 2016. …
NCFE’s Lindsey Gibson turns to DevOps and Agile to make qualifications digital
NCFE, formerly the Northern Advisory Council for Further Education, is an educational charity that has been running for over 170 years. The organis…
China’s massive cryptocurrency mining farms could soon be banned
The Chinese government has threatened to ban cryptocurrency mining amid fears it is thwarting efforts to curb the country’s pollution crisis.…
When will quantum computing outperform classic computers?
Quantum computing remains years off as a commercial reality. However, recent R&D breakthroughs are helping accelerate the path toward what US-b…
MJD Systems in Scotland thrilled to join ConnectWise family
In the rural north of Scotland, halfway between Aberdeen and Inverness, resides MJD Systems, a team of nine led by directors Mark and Jill Dunscomb…
The EU has published a series of guidelines to promote ethical AI
The European Commission has unveiled a series of guidelines aimed at ensuring companies deploy artificial intelligence in a way that is fair, safe …
The week in govtech: the biggest tenders and awards (9/4/19)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. Every week, in partnership with data anal…
Why Google, Intel and Amazon are tipped to dominate the storage wars
Google parent Alphabet, Intel and Amazon are the three IT companies best placed to succeed in the servers, storage and networking equipment sector,…
New internet regulator to target cloud giants
Cloud computing providers could be subject to a set of sweeping new laws designed to purge the internet of child abuse and terrorist propaganda, it…
Will the government’s plan to tackle “online harms” work?
These are worrying times for the tech giants – and for the people that use their products. In January, the father of the teenager Molly Russe…
How Shelter is using data to tackle homelessness
Shelter, the British charity that is campaigning to end homelessness and poor housing, has been on a journey towards creating a clearer picture of …
Why it’s difficult to tell who’s winning the satellite broadband race
The collective vision of SpaceX and OneWeb is exciting: very low latency communications and internet access made available in every global location…
Digital health: striking a balance between innovation and regulation
At a recent event, a member of the audience asked for an example of an industry where the “genie had been put back into the bottle” wit…
Newham Council fined £145,000 over gang database breach
The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined Newham Council £145,000 after photographs of a controversial police intelligence database fell in…
Could a defence centre for the motoring industry protect cars from hackers?
Connected cars, like any device using the internet, are exposed to a range of vulnerabilities that most drivers dare not even contemplate. Even wit…
Plexal unveils plans for OpenDoor design incubator to promote social inclusion
The UK’s largest innovation centre, Plexal, has unveiled plans to launch an inclusive design incubator, called OpenDoor. The initiative, a co…
Goldman Sachs is calling on engineers to come up with new business models
Goldman Sachs plans to recruit a fresh cohort of engineers to develop ideas for new apps and services, as the bank seeks to diversify its product r…
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