The UK risks squandering its potential to become a leader in the field of quantum computing without more support from the government to build sovereign capabilities in the technology, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has heard. The committee exists to examine the output and policies of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).…
Europe’s quantum startups fear a bureaucratic European Union (EU) administration will take too long to implement its strategy to become a global leader in the emerging technology, while inhibitive native investors threaten to starve them out of business for want of capital.With the second administration of European Commission (EC) chief Ursula von der Leyen concerned with US…
Debojyoti ‘Debo’ Dutta admits that his deep domain experience means he is just “a little biased” when it comes to talking about the overwhelming theme of the day: the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise. However, his understandable boosterism is balanced by a commitment to PPT – not PowerPoint, but the eternal triangle…
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Two years after the debut of its Quantum Safe Programme (QSP), Microsoft is moving steadily through the process of incorporating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms into some of the foundational components underpinning the security of its product suite. The computing giant said that to maintain the resilience of its systems and servers when future quantum computers…
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The year 2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science by the United Nations (UN). Meanwhile, while Western nations debate policies and navigate regulatory complexities, an unexpected region has quietly emerged as a quantum cyber security frontrunner – the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented mandatory quantum-resistant algorithms for government…
As university towns, Cambridge and Oxford are oddly disconnected from the UK’s capital when compared with those in other European countries. France’s leading universities are mostly in Paris, by contrast. As David Willetts, former minister for universities and science, and a British Conservative Party politician, writes in his 2017 book, A university education: “England is…
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The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill represents a golden opportunity to enhance Britain’s national cyber security posture but risks losing the support of key industry stakeholders unless its backers adopt a more comprehensive outlook, a group of MPs has warned. In a report published 11 June, the Cyber Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…
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The spec for PCIe 7.0 has been announcedIt’s a new standard for even faster – incredibly quick – connections with PCIe components in your PCThe standard is still in the earliest stages, though, and won’t be here for a long time (PCIe 6.0 hasn’t quite arrived yet, in fact)PCIe (PCI Express) connectivity continues to forge…
It has long been said that an organisation’s greatest asset is its people. Employees are the driving force behind innovation, customer engagement, revenue growth, and company culture. In an era where political, social, and economic climates are in constant flux, particularly with ongoing debates surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), it is more critical than…
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT has appointed Sharron Gunn as its new group chief executive officer. Gunn takes over leadership from interim CEO Rob Deri, and she has been working for BCS since February to transform its learning and development and membership divisions. She previously worked for 23 years at the Institute of Chartered…
