It’s a challenge that all growing businesses face: as we scale and evolve, how can we stay true to our culture and the things that make us what we are? The question is especially relevant to tech start-ups and scale-ups because, by their very nature, these organisations are set to undergo the most dramatic […]
University of Edinburgh researchers will work on projects to improve the use of banking data through partnership with the NatWest Group. The agreement will see business insights from NatWest combined with the university’s research, data and social science resources in the new Centre for Purpose-Driven Innovation in Banking. The goal us to “improve how […]
The Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) is upgrading the communications technology in hundreds of vehicles with local technology installation, avoiding major disruption to life-saving services. Work on the project began in May 2023, with a collaboration between mobile hardware maker Panasonic Toughbooks and communications supplier Telent supporting the technology that provides communication between control […]
Shana Massar, engineer in the quantum computing programme at Imec, states: “The goal of quantum computers is not to replace our already known classical computers for performing our daily tasks. We need quantum computers for a very particular set of problems, problems that have a high degree of complexity.” One example of a use case for quantum computing is […]
The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) has said set out its next steps, following recommendations made in April, to grow the open banking sector in a “safe, scalable and economically sustainable way”. In April’s announcement, the JROC, which replaced the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) – set out key steps. It hopes to level […]
The Clop (aka Cl0p) cyber extortion gang has confirmed it is behind a series of major security breaches at organisations compromised via a SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer product, and is threatening to start publishing the data it has stolen in seven days’ time. Among the organisations blackmailed by the […]
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has made it mandatory for victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud to be reimbursed within five days. New rules will also see the payment service providers (PSPs) at both ends of the fraud share the cost of repaying the victims. The new rules will be applied to payments […]
The government is funding tests of satellite, wireless and fixed line broadband in rural areas in an attempt to grow rural economies. A £7m fund has been set aside for the internet connectivity project which is part of a wider attempt to boost rural economies, with plans to make high speed connectivity available to […]
Google has launched a new cyber security training and certification scheme – partnering with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the process – designed to upskill potential new cyber professionals to help secure the UK’s vast community of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Google cited recent research from pollsters Kantar, which found that […]
Enterprises want to consolidate data storage, extend its useful life and control costs. But what we often see are silos of storage tied to specific applications, workflows and suppliers. These systems may perform well, but they are not always the most efficient or flexible. Software-defined storage (SDS) is an increasingly viable alternative that can […]