Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in his 2023 Spring Budget that money spent on IT equipment, plant or machinery can be deducted from taxable profits for the next three years. He also announced measures to foster the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which he claimed houses one-third of all European AI firms. […]

During the first 10 months of Ukraine’s war with Russia and the massive disruption it brought, the country’s IT industry continued to grow. According to a report from the IT Ukraine Association, the value of IT exports in the time from Russia’s invasion in February last year to the end of December was $6bn, […]

To tie in with the Spring 2023 statement, the prime minister and technology secretary unveiled £2.5bn in funding as part of a 10-year strategy to make the UK a leader in quantum computing. The government funding will focus on ensuring the UK is home to world-leading quantum science and engineering. It also aims to […]

Threat researchers at WithSecure have revealed intelligence on how cyber criminal gangs are sharing tools along the historic Silk Roads of Eurasia, after finding a tool known to have been developed by Chinese cyber criminals being taken up enthusiastically among Russian-speaking ransomware operators. The tool, tracked by the research team as Silkloader, is a […]

What is antivirus software (antivirus program)? Antivirus software (antivirus program) is a security program designed to prevent, detect, search and remove viruses and other types of malware from computers, networks and other devices. Often included as part of a security package, antivirus software can also be purchased as a standalone option. Typically installed on a […]

Microsoft has issued patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities among a total of just over 80 bugs addressed in its monthly Patch Tuesday update. The number of issues, which includes four CVEs that were assigned by Github, is roughly on par with the disclosure volumes seen in the first two months of the year, with […]

With the recent launches and enhancements to product lines from NetApp and Pure Storage, QLC flash storage has pushed itself further into the spotlight. QLC is quad-level cell flash storage, and allows for much higher capacity and density in solid-state drives (SSDs). In this article, we’ll define QLC flash, look at what what’s driving […]

British startup Deep Green has set its sights on accelerating the roll-out of datacentre heat reuse schemes across the country, following the deployment of its first heat recapture setup at a leisure centre in Exmouth, Devon. The company specialises in the provision of mini-datacentres, dubbed “digital boilers”, which comprise servers whose waste heat is […]

IT efficiency is often overlooked in the digital infrastructure sustainability discussion. The sustainability reports of many IT operators make little or no mention of IT efficiency. Operators with exemplary programs sometimes ignore or downplay their IT achievements to protect confidential business information. For others, sustainability teams lack awareness of IT system activities. In most […]

Online bookies need to cope with the usual peaks and troughs around football, horse racing, motorsports and other major sporting events, but few seem to attract the betting level of the Grand National, and if a site is overloaded or taking too long to respond, punters will take their business elsewhere. People who don’t […]