When is a deal not a deal? Simple answer – when it’s a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU). Before digging deeper into the recent US-UK Technology Prosperity “deal”, let’s talk about MOUs and how they are used in government. Politicians love MOUs because they are the perfect vehicle for being able to make hugely important-sounding announcements…
Busakorn Pongparnit/Getty Images There are several ways to connect your Android phone with your PC, and some work better than others. For example, some methods allow you to read and respond to notifications but don’t let you open or control apps remotely. Others might only work within certain applications, like proprietary messaging options. Further still,…
Policing data hosted in Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud infrastructure could be processed in more than 100 countries, but the tech giant is obfuscating this information from its customers, Computer Weekly can reveal. According to documents released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FoI) rules, Microsoft refused to hand over crucial information about…
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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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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…
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…
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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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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File servers are at the core of almost all IT infrastructures. File sharing is essential to collaboration and is a vital component of growing volumes of unstructured information. File storage is a key part of general document storage, and access to the information therein is vital for analytics, including artificial intelligence (AI). File systems also…
UK banks are still using software code that was written in the 1960s and 1970s, with only a handful of employees who understand them. According to a survey of 200 UK banks, 16% rely on software from the 1960s and almost 40% maintain 1970s code. The survey, from management consultancy Baringa, questioned senior managers who…
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