Siobhan Conners
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What is a DDoS attack?
By Siobhan Conners last updated
In-depth Criminals are building armies of digital zombies that can be trained on your business – how worried should you be?
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Why diversity in AI is critical to building a fairer society
By Siobhan Conners published
In-depth To ensure AI is able to serve humanity as a whole, it needs to be built by humanity as a whole
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AI Industry "overwhelmingly" white and male
By Siobhan Conners published
News Not only is there a lack of diversity, but women and people of colour are still paid less than white men
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Gatwick drone attack an 'inside job,' officials say
By Siobhan Conners published
News Inside knowledge of the airport allowed whoever did it to force 1,000 flights into a standstill
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Police to use phone-detecting tech
By Siobhan Conners published
News The technology will be able to sense if someone in the vehicle is using their mobile device and will flash a warning sign
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Windows to ditch 'safely eject' USB warning
By Siobhan Conners published
News The new update will default to a 'quick removal' setting, but it will cost you some speed and efficiency.
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Earl Enterprises suffers heft data theft after cyber attack
By Siobhan Conners published
News Millions of cards were sold on the black market over the course of a 10-month period
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Gov launches investigation for potential bias in algorithms
By Siobhan Conners published
News Algorithms used in recruitment and the criminal justice system will be probed for fairness
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Brexit to blame for fintech talent shortage, report finds
By Siobhan Conners published
News The number of tech graduates from France and Germany in the UK has 'decreased significantly' since the initial Brexit vote
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Major Google services suffer international outage
By Siobhan Conners published
News Users reported difficulties sending emails and viewing attachments
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Apple announces 25 March event, teasing streaming services
By Siobhan Conners published
News The conference could also showcase new iPad hardware
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Facebook set to expand Oculus VR into enterprise
By Siobhan Conners published
News The social network will release the $399 stand-alone headset in spring
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USB Type C: Everything you need to know
By Jonathan Parkyn, Siobhan Conners published
Analysis USB-C is finally becoming widespread, but what exactly is it, what can it do and how can you upgrade?
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UK universities recieve £110m to fund AI Masters and PhDs
By Siobhan Conners published
News Government has partnered with industry for the first time to train the next generation of AI talent
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UK ranks second in best European countries for startups
By Siobhan Conners published
News Germany, Ireland and Switzerland also made the top 12 highest ranking nations
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Slack's fight against email is about to get more complicated
By Siobhan Conners published
In-depth UK boss says success depends on the platform becoming a viral sensation among business users
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NHS should swap pen and paper for email, says Matt Hancock
By Siobhan Conners published
News Hancock sees "no reason" the NHS shouldn't run on email like the rest of the world
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Ordnance Survey deploys solar-powered drone
By Siobhan Conners published
News The aircraft will be able to fly for 90 days at a time, revolutionising the way the planet is mapped
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"Misconceptions" around girls and STEM need to be dispelled
By Siobhan Conners published
News Girls are 18% less likely than boys to say that studying STEM would lead to a job
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Civil Service and techUK team up on skills programme
By Siobhan Conners published
News The 12-week programme will see public and private sector professionals working together to identify opportunities and solve problems
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Google quiz challenges users to identify phishing emails
By Siobhan Conners published
News Eight questions have been tailored to put illicit email spotting to the test
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