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What UK CIOs get wrong about AI and cloud … and how to fix it

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Over the past decade, UK organisations have made significant strides in modernising their technology estate. Often though, when it comes to cloud and AI, many organisations still fall into the same trap: chasing capability without clarity; or implementing technology without fully understanding the business problem it’s meant to tackle. As someone who works daily with…

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Nscale explained: Everything you need to know

7 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, Cloud, Microsoft, Nokia, Tech, Technology / By

The UK government has set itself an ambitious target of becoming an artificial intelligence (AI) superpower, and this is a position it is seeking to secure by championing the developers of homegrown AI tools and technologies. As the government pithily stated in its January 2025 AI opportunities action plan document: “We must be an AI maker, not…

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Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop

6 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By

A lawyer representing Hamas in a legal case in the UK is seeking a judicial review to challenge North Wales Police after he was stopped and questioned, and his mobile phone seized. The solicitor, Fahad Ansari, an Irish citizen, was detained for nearly three hours after being stopped under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act…

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Microsoft to invest $30bn in expanding its operations and AI infrastructure footprint in UK

3 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tech, Technology / By

Microsoft plans to invest $30bn between now and 2028 in building out its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and operations in the UK. The software giant has described the move as the largest financial commitment it has ever made in the UK, with around half of its proposed investment set to finance the continued expansion of…

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Microsoft scores win against Office 365 credential thieves

4 minutes of reading / AI, branding, Cloud, Cloudflare, Microsoft, Tech / By

Investigators from Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) have disrupted the network behind the dangerous RaccoonO365 infostealer malware that targeted the usernames and credentials of Office 365 users after being granted a court order in the Southern District of New York. The operation saw a total of 338 websites linked to the popular malware seized and…

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UK Tech Prosperity Deal: Business spend in AI set to grow

3 minutes of reading / AI, automation, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tech / By

The government wants the UK to lead the way in artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in Europe, and research from Barclays Corporate Banking shows that business leaders recognise the need to invest in AI and emerging technology. This week, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle and OpenAI announced they are building out significant datacentre capacity in the UK.…

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Podcast: Data sovereignty and what you need to do about it

5 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, GDPR, hybrid cloud, multicloud, Tech / By

In this podcast, we ask Patrick Smith, EMEA chief technology officer at Pure Storage, about the increased drive towards ensuring data sovereignty. Smith talks about drivers that include geopolitical trade and political uncertainty, new levels of sensitivity over data, and increased regulation and compliance requirements. He also talks about the risks of not addressing the…

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Heightened global risk pushes interest in data sovereignty

3 minutes of reading / Tech, Technology / By

Heightened risk related to data sovereignty is universally acknowledged. Most IT decision makers see that risk increasing as a result of geopolitical instability, and that inadequate preparation could result in costly reputational damage and a loss of customer trust. Those are the key findings of a Pure Storage-sponsored survey in which the University of Technology…

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Laptop makers are facing multiple big price hikes – and I think that’s bad news for Black Friday deals

5 minutes of reading / AI, Intel, Tech / By

Intel’s rumored to be hiking the price of some older laptop CPUsRaptor Lake chips are going up by 10%, we’re toldThis could be yet more pressure on laptop makers, given recent RAM price rises, all making notebooks more expensiveLaptop prices may increase in the near future, and this time the trouble may be related to…

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Takes Aim At The Apple M4 Max

3 minutes of reading / 5G, Apple, Qualcomm, Snap, Tech / By

Christian de Looper for BGR Qualcomm is finally ready to start competing with Apple’s M-series of chips, nearly five years after the M1 made its debut in 2020. While the Snapdragon X series has been fairly successful in terms of bringing the ARM architecture to Windows, Qualcomm hasn’t yet quite offered a diversified lineup like…

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