Business resilience is essential in the face of disruptions such as the global pandemic, changing regulations or geopolitical realignments. The resilience of a business can be improved (or hindered) by software. Software agility, therefore, becomes a central challenge for applications and software engineering leaders. But they soon discover that neither business nor IT can […]
Concerned experts are asking what plans the government has to meet its obligations to review Britain’s extensive surveillance laws. The Home Office is legally required to review the operation of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA), widely known as the snoopers charter after five and half years. But information security and legal experts say […]
SailGP, a sailing racing league founded by Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison and champion sailor Russell Coutts, has picked Oracle NetSuite to expand its activities. SailGP is in its third season and features nine national teams competing in identical F50 foiling catamarans. Ellison is well known as a sailing enthusiast. He famously skipped […]
A government-commissioned review has called for the creation of a research and development (R&D) roadmap by autumn 2023 to ensure the UK has the technology it needs to deliver on its 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal. The 340-page Mission zero: Independent review of net zero report calls on the government to create an […]
The Cabinet Office has launched a public consultation on inter-departmental data sharing in support of the UK government’s digital identity plans to make verification easier online. The Government Digital Service (GDS), part of the Cabinet Office, is currently working with other departments to build a single sign-on and identity checking system for all public […]
Thousands of Google contract workers responsible for training and testing the tech giant’s search algorithms have secured their first-ever pay increase, via a union campaign. Previously paid as little as $10 an hour, the workers at RaterLabs – an artificial intelligence (AI) training supplier whose only known client is Google – will now be […]
The infamous LockBit ransomware cartel is suspected of being behind an ongoing cyber security incident at the UK’s Royal Mail, which has crippled IT systems and left the postal service unable to dispatch letters and parcels overseas. Leaked copies of the ransomware note appear to identify the prolific Russia-based gang as the culprits. As […]
Companies are deprioritising sustainability programmes in the face of the present economic crisis, according to research from among 2,088 IT professionals in the UK, US, Canada, Germany and France, carried out by Regina Corso Consulting on behalf of Software AG in October 2022 – 411 of which were from the UK. The research indicated […]
Businesses are at risk of finding that they are unable to secure cyber insurance cover as the volume of cyber attacks reaches new levels. Companies are increasingly being required to put in place higher levels of cyber protection for their systems before they will be considered for cyber insurance. According to insurers, the cost […]
The PC market has experienced its largest decline ever, according to analyst Gartner. Preliminary results by Gartner shows that worldwide PC shipments totalled 65.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 28.5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021. Gartner said that this figure represents the largest quarterly shipment decline since it […]