Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is ITPro's News & Analysis Editor, with a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership and emerging technologies.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and joined ITPro in 2022 after four years working in technology conference research.
In his spare time, Ross enjoys cycling, walking and is an avid reader of history and non-fiction.
You can contact Ross at ross.kelly@futurenet.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Former Google CEO in damage control mode after remote work comments spark controversy
News Eric Schmidt said Google has lost ground on rival AI startups where work ethics are supposedly stronger – now he's backtracked
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£1.3 billion in funding for AI and tech projects scrapped by government
News The funding hit comes amidst a cost-cutting scheme by the new Labour government, DSIT told ITPro
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Microsoft says latest outage was caused by cyber attack
News The latest Microsoft outage this month impacted thousands of customers
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What is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and what does it do?
Explainer CISA plays a critical role in keeping US organizations safe from cyber attacks, providing vital advice and threat information
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Global IT outage: CrowdStrike CEO confirms update "defect" as the source of mass disruption
News CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has lifted the lid on the reason behind a global IT outage that left organizations scrambling
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“We wanted to become the Rolls-Royce of cloud hosting”: Inside Hyve Managed Hosting’s global expansion plans
News Hyve Managed Hosting CEO Jake Madders believes the cloud industry is ripe with opportunities as the Brighton firm expands globally
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Why the Wiz acquisition makes perfect sense for Google
Analysis Bringing Wiz under the Google umbrella would markedly improve the tech giant’s cybersecurity capabilities
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AMD’s acquisition spree continues with $665 million deal for Silo AI
News The deal will enable AMD to bolster its portfolio of end-to-end AI solutions and drive its ‘open standards’ approach to the technology
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New Snowflake security policies mean admins can now enforce mandatory MFA
News The changes come two months after a major breach affected dozens of Snowflake customers
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Amazon set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030 – it reached it seven years early
News The tech giant has rapidly accelerated renewable energy investment in recent years
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Amazon could be working on a new AI tool to crack ChatGPT's dominance
News Amazon could be preparing to mount a serious challenge on ChatGPT’s dominance with the launch of a new chatbot service
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Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers
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Change Healthcare shares details on medical data stolen during disastrous February cyber attack
News Those impacted by the Change Healthcare attack will be contacted and given advice on how to protect themselves
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Kaspersky hits back at US software ban, citing political motivations and “theoretical concerns”
News Kaspersky said it has “repeatedly demonstrated" its independence from any government interference
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US poised to ban sales of Kaspersky software – reports
News Kaspersky has long denied any links to the Russian government
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‘Fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write’: Why Apple is banging the drum on Swift as a successor to C++
News Apple thinks shifting to the Swift programming language will help improve software safety across the industry
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Big tech’s sleeping giant has finally entered the generative AI arena
Analysis Apple unveiled a raft of new AI-powered tools and features at its WWDC conference this week
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CISPE rebuffs "pay off" claims in Microsoft antitrust case
News CISPE has denied it has struck a deal with Microsoft to drop an antitrust claim against the tech giant
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Zscaler chief exec rebuffs Broadcom acquisition rumors
News A Broadcom-led acquisition of Zscaler isn’t on the cards, according to CEO Jay Chaudhry
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Mistral just launched its own competitor to GitHub Copilot
News The launch of Codestral marks Mistral AI’s first foray into the coding assistant market, pitting it against major platforms like GitHub Copilot and Code Llama
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What is the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and what does it do?
Explainer The NCSC plays a critical role in keeping the UK safe from cyber attacks, but can also help businesses get ahead of attacks through strategic changes
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Former OpenAI exec claims ‘toxic atmosphere’ and ‘outright lying’ prompted Altman coup
News OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wasn’t truthful with the board on “multiple occasions”, prompting backroom discussions over his dismissal as early as October last year
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Snowflake’s AI strategy is cooking up a storm with enterprise customers
Analysis Snowflake product revenue has skyrocketed on the back of the firm's ambitious AI strategy, offering the firm a springboard as it moves deeper into the generative AI space
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Christie’s given Friday ransom deadline after threat group claims responsibility for cyber attack
News Christie's has been handed an ultimatum by RansomHub
By Ross Kelly Published
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