Latest articles by Ross Kelly
Databricks hops on the Mistral AI hype train with new partnership and LLM access deal
News Databricks is the latest in a string of major tech companies to strike a deal with the up-and-coming French AI startup
HP just launched the world’s first business PCs designed to protect firmware against quantum hacking
News HP is worried about quantum security risks, so it’s upgrading devices to contend with future threats
Capita plans £100 million in cost cuts as it continues to grapple with 2023 cyber attack
News Capita plans a series of cost cutting measures as it grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous 2023 cyber attack
Sundar Pichai could be on the ropes at Google – and it’s not hard to see why
Opinion Sundar Pichai has dealt with botched product launches and AI controversy in the last year – and the tech giant shows no signs of catching Microsoft any time soon
AWS just dropped $650 million on a data center built next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power station
News The AWS acquisition will see it take over a data center complex next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
Burnout is now rife across the software community, with almost half of developers turning to self-help apps
Analysis Software developer burnout remains a pervasive issue across the industry amid heightened workloads, under-resourced teams, and a lack of education on mental wellbeing
Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition
Agile development has a security problem - and developer ‘champions’ could be the key to ensuring safer software
Analysis Security considerations can be an afterthought in agile development, but there are ways to address the issue and prevent disastrous consequences
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service
News Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic
IT leaders need to accept they’ll never escape technical debt, but that doesn’t mean they should down tools
Analysis Organizations contending with technical debt are struggling to deliver digital transformation projects, according to Red Hat research, but what can be done about it?
ChatGPT has gone haywire, and nobody knows why
News Users of ChatGPT have reported major issues with the chatbot, specifically using the GPT-4 model - and OpenAI is yet to confirm the cause
LockBit could be done and dusted after NCA operation gained access to admin environments, source code, and affiliate info
News LockBit has risen to become of the most notorious ransomware groups since first emerging in 2020, and was responsible for the devastating Royal Mail attack in 2023
Schneider Electric confirms data was stolen in Cactus ransomware attack
News Schneider Electric said corporate data has been stolen, but insisted that the attack on its sustainability division was an isolated incident
Mark Zuckerberg: Tech layoffs in 2024 have been a natural response to pandemic-era overhiring
News Overhiring and a prevailing industry approach to becoming “leaner” is driving the latest wave of layoffs
How Google will use Gemini and multimodal AI to “flex its AI native muscles” in 2024 – and why it could seize Microsoft’s market lead
Analysis Google Gemini is more than a rebrand – it’s the culmination of years’ worth of work to become a truly AI-native hyperscaler
Apple is working on an AI coding tool similar to GitHub Copilot - and it could be a game changer for its generative AI ambitions
News The AI coding tool from Apple will function in a similar way to GitHub Copilot, and would mark a major foray into the generative AI race for the tech giant
Cisco to cut 5% of its global workforce despite a “solid Q2 performance”
News Cisco is the latest in a string of major tech firms to cut staff in a bid to reduce expenditures and weather challenging economic conditions
Microsoft wants to help customers improve sustainability, so it’s betting on its Copilot AI assistant to help them reach targets
News Microsoft said customers can leverage its Copilot AI assistant to gain detailed insights on sustainability metrics throughout their journey to net zero
Google’s Gemini rebrand shows it’s not afraid to go back to the drawing board to secure generative AI success
Analysis Google announced Bard and Duet AI will be rebranded to ‘Gemini’ as the tech giant looks to create a more concise, aligned brand appeal for its generative AI toolkit
That electric toothbrush DDoS story you saw might have been a case of mistranslation
News The plausibility of claims originating from an interview in a Swiss newspaper have been called into question
AI PCs are set to surge in popularity in 2024, but vendors might find it hard to differentiate offerings
News AI PCs are moving beyond the hype stage as analysts forecast significant signs of growth in this rapidly emerging market
Cisco just launched Motific, its first SaaS product aimed at supporting generative AI deployments
News Cisco said Motific will help customers deploy generative AI tools faster, and more effectively
