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July 31
- ICO slams Electoral Commission over security failures
- 'Foreign threat actors' are targeting US tech startups to steal IP and sensitive data, cyber agencies warn
- Small language models are growing in popularity — but they have a “hidden fallacy” that enterprises must come to terms with
- UK government quantum investment welcomed by industry
- Kyndryl and Vodafone Business collaborate on new cyber security services
July 30
- Open source AI just got a major seal of approval from US regulators — but will it push developers in the right direction?
- Google and Microsoft's staggering electricity consumption was greater than 100 countries in 2023 — and in the age of generative AI, experts say it’s only going to increase
- Microsoft says latest outage was caused by cyber attack
- Zscaler just uncovered what could be the largest ransomware payment of all time
- Rising data breach costs show no signs of slowing down, says IBM
- Plain sailing for HPE as Juniper Networks acquisition expected to breeze through antitrust probe
- Tech professionals are shunning roles because of these red flags during the recruitment process — here’s what you can do to secure the top tech talent for your organization
- Red Hat eyes “clear pathways for collaboration” with new partner program updates
- Remote work is still causing security headaches for CISOs
July 29
- Millions of devices bricked and $5.4 billion in losses: The cost of the CrowdStrike outage continues to mount
- This new device could be the key to solving AI’s energy efficiency problem
- UK government launches AI ‘action plan’ to drive national adoption
- Dell Technologies staff aren’t happy after recent layoffs and a controversial RTO scheme — and they made that very clear in a recent internal survey
July 27
- Kaseya’s four-step journey to “changing unit economics for MSPs” gathers pace
July 26
- US Department of State puts $10 million bounty on North Korean hacker’s head as agencies issue warning about APT45
- AI safety tests inadequate, says Ada Lovelace Institute
- JP Morgan rolls out in-house chatbot to boost productivity
- ServiceNow and Boomi join forces to drive AI-powered self-service
- Organizations shift away from Oracle Java as pricing changes bite
July 25
- AWS and DSIT help fund biomedical database
- Documents for Pentagon contractors found on dark web
- Researchers discover “highly sophisticated’ operation using a 3,000-strong network of ghost accounts to spread malware on GitHub
- 5G innovation hub coming to Port of Blyth
- ServiceNow bolsters AI search capabilities with Raytion acquisition
July 24
- Meta’s Llama 3.1 promises to compete with closed source competition
- NHS leaders are keen to adopt new digital tools, but IT can't solve problems on its own
- BCS thanks IT staff for CrowdStrike work
July 23
- Google will need to find a new cloud security champion as Wiz backs out of $23 billion acquisition
- Sophos appoints Zendesk's Teresa Anania as new chief customer officer
- NCA takes down world’s most prolific DDoS-for-hire website
- First of two new Yondr data centers in Slough ready to start operation
- Digital transformation set to drive huge rise in demand for critical resources
- Hackers are creating fake CrowdStrike recovery resources to trick businesses into loading malware onto their network
- Intel to release microcode patch for instability issues with its 13th and 14th Gen processors
July 22
- Snowflake's tweaked partner support receives rave reviews
- Transparency is “vital” in big tech’s new coalition on AI safety, experts suggest
- Google DeepMind's chief scientist says AI energy use not as bad as it looks
- Where will the next democratic presidential nominee stand on tech policy?
- OpenAI dropped from AI copyright lawsuit
- Digital Catapult launches platform to solve supply chain setbacks
- UK police arrest teen in connection with MGM Resorts hack
- DDoS attacks have doubled so far in 2024
- Security and compliance concerns are driving the shift to hybrid cloud
- CISA breached a federal agency as part of its red team program — and nobody noticed for five months
- Manchester named as UK's most 'AI-ready' city
July 19
- Snowflake’s vision to be Netflix not YouTube serves up more watchable content for customers
- Global IT outage caused by faulty CrowdStrike update could take ‘days and weeks’ to resolve, experts warn
- Samsung ramps up AI capabilities with Oxford Semantic Technologies acquisition
- Microsoft scrapped its 'Project Natick' underwater data center trial — here's why it was never going to work
- Half of Australia’s population was exposed in the MediSecure breach, but victims might never know if they’re affected
- Generative AI was supposed to make life easier for enterprises, instead it’s becoming a “tax” with no clear revenue gains
- Anthropic just launched a $100 million investment fund for AI startups
- Global IT outage: CrowdStrike CEO confirms update "defect" as the source of mass disruption
July 18
- Environmental product declarations are the latest big tech obsession in the fight to improve data center sustainability
- “The tech guys want to move to the cloud, the finance people want the savings”: IT leaders feel ‘rushed’ to the cloud – here’s why slow and steady wins the race
- King’s Speech: Security in the spotlight as government promises new efforts to lock down insecure IT supply chains
- Meta won't release multimodal AI models in Europe due to "unpredictable" privacy regulations
- What's really motivating the Disney hackers?
- Fujitsu partners with Cohere to develop Japanese language AI services
- Where should cybersecurity professionals head for the best job prospects?
- “We wanted to become the Rolls-Royce of cloud hosting”: Inside Hyve Managed Hosting’s global expansion plans
July 17
- Tony Blair thinks AI is a silver bullet for public sector efficiency – but it's not that simple
- 15 million Trello users have been exposed in a data breach – here’s what you need to know
- Why the Wiz acquisition makes perfect sense for Google
- Brightsolid names Tony Capper as new regional sales director
- HP shows the AI PC ecosystem is starting to bear fruit — is it time for businesses to take note?
July 16
- Diversity measures no longer “business critical” at Microsoft, internal emails suggest
- AI could be the key to solving the UK’s productivity problem
- Google tried to scupper Microsoft’s CISPE settlement with a $512 million sweetener – but it failed
- The clock is ticking for firms to comply with the EU AI Act – here’s what you need to know
- Kaspersky to shut down US division ahead of sales ban
- AI investment is growing, but are organizations neglecting infrastructure?
July 15
- Google's greenhouse gas emissions have skyrocketed in the last five years – and soaring AI energy demand is the main culprit
- HP caps off its PC overhaul with the launch of the OmniBook Ultra 14 – its most powerful AI-powered laptop to date
- UK government urged to act after 500,000 women found to be ‘missing’ from the IT sector
- AT&T hacker says firm paid nearly $400,000 to have stolen data deleted
- The UK tech sector is now the third largest destination for global VC investment – here's why
- Box names Samantha Wessels as new EMEA president
- MSP security confidence remains high despite facing a torrent of cyber threats
July 12
- Beleaguered AI chip firm Graphcore acquired by SoftBank
- “Volatile economic conditions” are hitting IT service providers hard, with customers now opting for shorter contracts
- This critical GitLab flaw allows attackers to run pipeline jobs as other users – patch now
- WhatsApp Business prices are set to change – here's what you need to know
- Digital Realty acquires Slough data center site in latest expansion
- Intuit joins the ranks of companies cutting jobs to invest in AI
July 11
- Alphabet's HubSpot acquisition is dead in the water
- Microsoft has settled its European cloud complaint — but rivals are calling it a "pay off"
- Cardiff-based cybersecurity firm eyes SMB market gains with latest funding boost
- AWS App Studio lets users create custom applications in minutes using AI
- AMD’s acquisition spree continues with $665 million deal for Silo AI
- Westcon-Comstor eyes European growth with Proofpoint partnership
July 10
- Nasuni valuation jumps to $1.2 billion after major investment
- New Snowflake security policies mean admins can now enforce mandatory MFA
- $100 billion to build an AI model? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts soaring AI training costs – but models will become far more powerful
- VMware license changes could spark a wave of data center 'devirtualization'
- Amazon set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030 – it reached it seven years early
- Microsoft has told workers in China to ditch Android and use iPhones – here’s why
- Motorola to create 200 jobs with launch of new Cork R&D center
July 9
- Why 'shadow SaaS' is becoming a major blind spot for enterprise security teams
- Peloton faces lawsuit amid claims it allowed marketing firm to train AI on user chat data
- Who is Peter Kyle, the UK's new technology secretary, and what are his plans for the future of the sector?
- Commsworld HR director Denise McDonnell joins company board
- UK government to re-open planning process for two rejected data centers
- AWS’ nuclear-powered data center deal just hit a major roadblock
- Japan finally wins the “war on floppy disks” after decades of reliance on the outdated storage medium – but why did it take so long to phase them out?
July 8
- Microsoft warns 'Skeleton Key' can crack popular AI models for dangerous outputs
- The hackers behind the Indonesian data center attack just handed over a decryption key for free – and they even apologized
- “A treasure trove for adversaries”: 10 billion stolen passwords have been shared online in the biggest data leak of all time
- Microsoft agrees to pay $14 million to settle alleged breach of California workplace regulations
- New UK government should embrace open source, says industry non-profit
- ‘Continuous reinvention’: Why tech leaders are caught in a never-ending digital transformation
July 5
- Hackers stole OpenAI product secrets in 2023 data breach – reports
- Hundreds of Cobalt Strike servers have been taken offline in a major law enforcement sting
- Cloudflare is fighting back against AI web scrapers
- Botnets are being sold on the dark web for as little as $99
July 4
- Excel for the web just got a big makeover – and it’s a lot easier to use
- Want cheaper cyber insurance? Security leaders say improving resilience has helped them save on coverage
- NinjaOne unveils new channel program to drive partner growth
- Restrictive software licensing means UK public sector bodies are overpaying millions each year
- Twilio warns Authy users of imminent social engineering attacks after hackers got hold of phone numbers
July 3
- This new ransomware group has been calling up victims to pressure them into paying – and it could be their downfall
- Critical vulnerabilities left millions of Apple devices at the mercy of hackers – and nobody noticed for nearly a decade
- “Our cloud works”: Juniper Networks exec fires shots at Cisco’s networking architecture and explains HPE’s acquisition strategy in detail
- Bruntwood SciTech begins work on new Birmingham tech hub
- AI demand and power shortages placing pressure on European data center capacity
- ChatGPT could be facing some serious competition: Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI tool, ‘Metis’, to challenge the chatbot’s dominance
- Wasabi Technologies partners with Retelit to expand storage services in Italy
- Prudential said 36,000 people were affected in a February data breach – it just revised that number to 2.5 million
July 2
- Wimbledon’s new Catch Me Up AI feature promises to keep fans up to date at the tournament – after it irons out some of the wrinkles
- Northern Data Group becomes first company in Europe to acquire Nvidia H200 GPUs
- Why Meta could face a hefty EU fine over its 'pay or consent' ad model
- Security experts issue warning over new spyware variant targeting Android users
- Millions of sites could’ve been exposed in the Polyfill, BootCDN, Bootcss, and Staticfile attack – and it was all orchestrated by a single operator
- Software supply chain attacks are soaring – and security leaders are sluggish to react
July 1
- Critical OpenSSH vulnerability leaves over 14 million servers potentially at risk
- Cyber attacks on healthcare organizations are surging – here's why
- Box lifts user query cap for Box AI, announces upcoming GPT-4o integration
- Everything you need to know about the TeamViewer breach
- Anthropic’s new ‘Projects’ feature looks to supercharge team collaboration with Claude AI
- Most open source projects fail to use memory-safe programming languages – and CISA says that needs to change