Rory Bathgate

Rory Bathgate

Features and Multimedia Editor

Rory Bathgate is the Features and Multimedia Editor at ITPro, overseeing all in-depth content and case studies. He is a subject expert on artificial intelligence and business networks but in his time at ITPro has also covered a wide range of areas including cyber security and hardware. Throughout his time at ITPro, Rory has charted the rise in popularity of generative AI and specifically companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google. 

Alongside this, he has delved into increasing calls for ethical and responsible AI as global legislators circle the technology, as well as the latest in mobile networking technology, from 5G mmWave to the 3G sunset and how it will affect businesses.

He has provided coverage from high-profile tech conferences such as Dell Technologies World, SuiteWorld, and VMware Explore Europe. His on-the-ground coverage has included live blogs, extensive daily coverage of the most significant announcements, analysis pieces, and podcasts.

Indeed, Rory is also a full-time co-host of the ITPro Podcast alongside Jane McCallion, where he swaps a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest learnings in tech. Each week, a guest comes onto the show to discuss topics such as cyber security, productivity, or digital transformation in detail.

Rory has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College London, as well as a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism.

In his free time, Rory enjoys photography and video editing, and can often be found at the cinema or reading a good science fiction paperback.

Latest articles by Rory Bathgate

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UK aims to be an AI leader with November safety summit

By Rory Bathgate published

News Bletchley Park will play host to the guests who will collaborate on the future of AI

News
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Fine-tuning for GPT-3.5 Turbo opens door for company-specific models, GPT-4 level performance

By Rory Bathgate published

News OpenAI has stated customer data will not be used for its own training purposes

News
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AI chips revenue to reach $53 billion in 2023, Gartner predicts

By Rory Bathgate published

News Demand for customized AI hardware is driving huge growth in the market

News
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Excel now lets you use Python natively for streamlined data analysis

By Rory Bathgate published

News Microsoft hopes the popular programming language could enable better insights across the workforce

News
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VMware Explore 2023: All the day-one announcements

By Rory Bathgate last updated

Live Blog Live coverage of the first day's keynote at VMware Explore 2023

Live Blog
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VMware overhauls Tanzu platform with automation, AI capabilities

By Rory Bathgate published

News New AI features could lead to landmark changes in how the firm’s customers access application information.

News
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Expert: UK cyber security programme for students is “excellent” introduction to the field

By Rory Bathgate last updated

News Through Cyber Explorers, DSIT and the NCSC aim to empower youths and prevent them from going down the path of hacking

News
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Ex-Google AI experts launch new startup with tech inspired by nature

By Rory Bathgate published

News The firm could produce small AI systems that combine as in a swarm, colony, or school of fish

News
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Data resiliency in the face of ransomware

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Backups on their own are not enough

ITPro Podcast
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LTE vs 5G: What's the difference?

By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated

In-depth Comparing LTE vs 5G has become a frequent occurrence in recent years - but how do they match up?

In-depth
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Mandiant says generative AI will empower new breed of information operations, social engineering

By Rory Bathgate published

News Attackers can already use AI to easily trick the average user, raising fears over future campaigns

News
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AI will kill Google Search if we aren't careful

By Rory Bathgate published

Opinion Relying on AI-generated search results will damage our ability to easily establish the truth

Opinion
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AI-driven net zero projects receive large cash injection from UK gov

By Rory Bathgate published

News Funds have been awarded to projects that explore the development of less energy-intensive AI hardware and tech to improve renewables

News
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Patch-resistant autonomous exploits of Citrix NetScaler hardware hit thousands in Europe

By Rory Bathgate published

News More than 1,800 Citrix NetScaler devices still contained backdoors at the time of publication

News
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IBM: Workers have three years to reskill in AI

By Rory Bathgate published

News Optimistic IT decision-makers are also concerned with the risks of AI

News
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Why Zoom’s backtrack on remote work confirms that the ‘new normal’ is no more

By Rory Bathgate published

Analysis Collaboration and productivity have gone head-to-head with cost savings in firms that were the earliest champions of remote work

Analysis
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Honor MagicBook X16 2023 review: Bring ta-dah to your to-dos

By Rory Bathgate published

Reviews A good machine for business tasks, but the Honor MagicBook X16 is without standout features

Reviews
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SK Telecom to invest $100m in Anthropic amid telco industry generative AI push

By Rory Bathgate published

News The firms will create a multilingual LLM to be shared among AI-aligned telcos

News
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What are private 5G networks?

By Rory Bathgate published

In-depth As general 5G rollout fails to live up to its initial hype, private 5G networks could lead a quiet networking revolution

In-depth
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Embracing CI/CD and DevOps culture

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Without proper communication, businesses won’t fully benefit from CI/CD

ITPro Podcast
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CISA urges organizations to adopt passwordless security in LAPSUS$ report

By Rory Bathgate published

News The agency stated that telcos have not adequately protected customers from ‘SIM swap’ attacks

News
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Check Point acquires Perimeter 81 in push to meet SASE demand

By Rory Bathgate published

News The half-billion dollar deal greatly expands Check Point’s service edge offering

News
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Microsoft brings new multi-cloud visibility, Google Cloud features to Defender for Cloud

By Rory Bathgate published

News The firm is bringing new malware and container-scanning services into general release

News
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Nvidia announces next-generation AI chip in preparation for trillion-parameter LLMs

By Rory Bathgate published

News The firm aims to future-proof its AI hardware lineup by providing solutions for models that don’t yet exist

News
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Kyndryl announces AI consultation service for businesses, wider Microsoft collaboration

By Rory Bathgate published

News Customers will be able to define industry-specific needs and deploy at scale

News
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