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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OpenAI and Microsoft's regulatory probes explained
Analysis Regulators are concerned that OpenAI's relationship with Microsoft could constitute a merger, prompting initial probes in the EU, US, and UK in recent months
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MoD IT vulnerabilities a serious national security risk, experts warn
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) isn’t the only government department with poor security posture, new data shows, with dozens of systems at critical risk of attacks
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Perplexity AI, a startup that just raised $73.6 million from Nvidia and Databricks, wants to take on Google's search engine dominance
News Perplexity AI looks to position itself as a challenger to Google in the search industry, but despite rapid growth in 2023 the odds could be stacked against it
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The race for AI assistants has grown boring
Opinion Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but AI assistants have hit a wall
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BT misses key Huawei kit removal deadline, but the telco is “almost over the line”
News BT is still reliant on non-compliant Huawei equipment for 2G and 3G services
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'Local' machine learning promises to cut the cost of AI development in 2024
Analysis Local machine learning inferencing will be a key trend in the year ahead, according to Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond
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Lonely Planet taps cloud transformation for a fresh travel experience
Case study Through comprehensive cloud transformation and generative AI the travel guide firm Lonely Planet aims to improve the customer experience
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Windows 10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap
News As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility
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History tells us ALPHV will likely recover from recent takedown
News A number of cyber criminal outfits have recovered from police takedowns in recent years, but that doesn’t mean authorities should stop trying
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ALPHV leak site seized by law enforcement as decryption tool released
News The ALPHV takedown as been described as a "huge win" for law enforcement
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Tech sector gender gap could take “nearly 300 years” to close without intervention
News Drastic action will be needed to address the UK's tech sector gender gap, according to BCS
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Adobe has officially abandoned its $20 billion Figma acquisition
News Adobe’s Figma deal will be shelved - and it’ll cost the firm $1 billion to do so
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VMware perpetual licenses on the chopping block following Broadcom acquisition
News Cuts to VMware perpetual licenses aren’t the only changes announced this week
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Why Mistral AI could be Europe’s answer to US dominance
Analysis Mistral AI has raised a significant amount of investment amid a meteoric rise
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Microsoft seeks to ward off potential union action over AI job risks
News Microsoft has partnered with a leading union federation to tackle lingering AI concerns
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OpenAI drama prompts CMA review into Microsoft relationship
News The CMA will examine whether Microsoft and OpenAI’s relationship could be considered a merger
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US and EU cyber agencies strike agreement to boost global threat response
News The US and EU authorities have struck a deal to improve cross-border cyber security cooperation
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New Cisco AI Assistant looks to drive cloud security automation
News The Cisco AI Assistant for Security is the latest automated tool launched by big tech security vendors this year
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Linux Blue Screen of Death gives users a taste of the dreaded Windows feature
News The Linux Blue Screen of Death has been added in a recent update
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Apple just discreetly launched a raft of new machine learning tools, and they’re free
News The launch of Apple MLX sheds light on the tech giant’s future approach to AI innovation
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Google Gemini shows tech giant is still in the generative AI race as model outperforms GPT-4
Analysis Google Gemini Ultra outperforms humans on benchmarks like MMLU
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AWS joins Google in calling out restrictive Microsoft cloud practices
News Competitors are voicing their concerns over restrictive Microsoft cloud licensing rules
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Competitor mudslinging at re:Invent shows AWS is sweating
Analysis Jokes at the expense of competitors at AWS re:Invent may deliver laughs, but not market gains
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EU AI Act risks collapse if consensus not reached, experts warn
Analysis Industry stakeholders have warned the EU AI Act could stifle innovation ahead of a crunch decision
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