IBM Research has unveiled plans to build a prototype chip specialised for artificial intelligence (AI). The chip, which IBM has named Artificial Intelligence Unit (AIU), marks the first complete system on a chip from the IBM Research AI Hardware Centre. In a blog discussing the new chip, IBM researchers wrote: “We’re running out of […]
Role models are an important part of making sure the future generation is encouraged to pursue a role in the technology sector, whether that role exists now or is yet to be created. But sometimes it can be hard to see the path to greatness – while the women featured in Computer Weekly’s list […]
“My favourite colour is red, and every single colour has subconscious meaning,” says Flavilla Fongang, founder of 3 Colours Rule and the Global Tech Advocates Black Women in Tech group. She always wears a “power colour” when she’s networking. “I realised how much colour has an impact in terms of how people perceive us,” […]
Computer Weekly has announced the 2022 list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology, including this year’s winner, Flavilla Fongang, founder of both 3 Colours Rule and the Global Tech Advocates Black Women in Tech group. The list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology has grown significantly since it was launched […]
Many forecasted the VPN’s demise for years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, during the early month of the pandemic, the value of VPNs surged. VPN strategies that were just beginning to percolate gushed out within weeks as companies raced to find new ways to connect their remote workforces. But it’s time to ask: What […]
Overall volumes of ransomware activity dropped somewhat during the third quarter of 2022 as the cyber criminal underground regrouped and refocused following the apparent demise of the Conti operation and the subsequent rise of LockBit, but a slight uptick in September may herald new campaigns, according to an assessment of the threat landscape conducted […]
Lloyds Banking Group has launched a financial technology (fintech) sandbox where fintechs can design and test their applications in the bank’s IT environment. The Innovation Sandbox, as it is known, will see the bank work with fintechs to improve the digital products and services it offers its customers. A number of experiments have already […]
Researchers have been given a £420,000 grant to explore the potential use of a blockchain-based voting system in Greenland. Aarhus University, the Alexandra Institute, the IT University and researchers at Concordium Blockchain have received funding from university collaboration DIREC to create a secure online voting system. The project is being run with Greenland’s Department of […]
Oracle chief technology officer (CTO) and founder Larry Ellison put healthcare front and centre of his keynote speech at Oracle CloudWorld 2022 in Las Vegas. The supplier’s annual conference, formerly known as Oracle OpenWorld, has moved from its traditional home in San Francisco to Sin City. The Venetian hotel and casino now plays host […]
The government has urged businesses to start to treat cyber crime and digitally enabled fraud as a major strategic threat as it launches a new National Cyber Advisory Board, a group of sector leaders that will meet regularly to discuss live security threats and how to counter them. With more than 1.6 million people […]