In the editor's chair: Stefan Simons, BlueQuant Capital Management
Today, Stefan Simons, IT director at hedge fund firm BlueQuant Capital Management, joins us as guest editor.

Stefan Simons, IT director at hedge fund firm BlueQuant Capital Management, is with us today as guest editor, helping to oversee the day's news and providing his opinion on the site's content.
Get it touch if you have any questions - either via Twitter (@itpro) or via email itpro@dennis.co.uk.
We'll be updating this story throughout the day to keep you up to date with what Stefan's time in charge of the site has entailed, so check back often.
To get the ball rolling, he has already shared his thoughts on several of the day's news stories, and you can find his comments below.
Chinese hackers allegedly spied on Europeans before G20 meeting
Snapchat photo messaging startup files for restraining order
Police take out 40 websites for copyright infringement
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During his time in the editor's chair, Stefan also revealed why he thinks Amazon's plans to introduce unmanned drones to deliver products is a non-starter.
Why Amazon's drone delivery service could be dead on arrival
We also carried out a Q&A with Stefan to find out what his role really encompasses and how he got into the IT industry. You can read it here.
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