
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Applications open for EU AI gigafactoriesThe European Commission wants to build sovereign AI infrastructure, with €10 billion of public funding
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Head teacher data accessed in Department for Education cyber attackThe incident highlights the continuing vulnerability of the education sector
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Ofgem mulls fees for data center grid connection requestsThe proposal aims to tackle speculative data center projects, which are holding up the UK’s electricity connection queue
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Zscaler and Schwarz Digits team up on sovereign cloud security platformNews The sovereign Zero Trust SASE service is aimed at critical sectors such as government, defense, finance, and healthcare
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A new vishing campaign is targeting Microsoft TeamsNews Researchers warn Microsoft Teams users across North America are in the crosshairs
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Orange plans €3 billion joint sovereign data center ventureNews The new sovereign platform will incorporate Orange's existing data center portfolio, with a planned capacity of 400 MW
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UK firms are automating roles, but nowhere near ready to outright replace themNews ONS figures show that organizations are automating tasks, rather than entire jobs
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Enterprises aren't moving fast enough on post-quantum cryptography preparationsNews Organizations need to move faster on post-quantum cryptography preparations, according to new research, as concerns over 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks rise.
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Two-thirds of workers are so fed up with ‘AI slop’ that they ‘feel nostalgic for pre-AI work’News A survey has revealed that dealing with low-quality 'AI slop' is making jobs feel less meaningful and more repetitive
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Airbus announces cloud deal with Scaleway in digital sovereignty pushNews The move by Airbus comes amidst growing concerns about digital sovereignty and the influence of US-based hyperscalers
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1Password teams up with Anthropic to give Claude access to your credentialsNews A new ‘zero-exposure’ security framework allows agents to use stored credentials in the 1Password vault
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Beware of exposed serverless cloud functions, Mandiant warnsNews The rise of generative AI means the firm's seeing more vulnerable environments: here's what it thinks you should do
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Cyber professionals are flocking to AI tools, but they’re getting tired of fixing mistakes and reviewing outputsNews Cyber pros are spending significantly more time validating AI outputs and deciding when to trust AI-generated recommendations
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Meta used AI systems to identify workers in layoffs, lawsuit claimsNews Former Meta employees allege that an AI system used to select people for layoffs was biased
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Intel to expand European chip production with €5bn Ireland investmentNews The company said the plans will create hundreds of jobs and help secure semiconductor supply chains across the EU
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Everything we know so far about the Lidl data breachNews The incident, affecting an unnamed service provider, is the latest to affect embattled retailers
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This one cyber crime group accounted for nearly a fifth of all ransomware attacks in JuneNews The Gentlemen, a ransomware a service operator, now accounts for 17% of published attacks
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Data centers gobbled up 23% of Ireland’s electricity supply in 2025News Figures from the Central Statistics Office come amidst rising concerns over the impact of data centers on Ireland's power grid
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The agents you use to beef up cybersecurity could be turned against youNews Research shows agents can be fooled into executing malicious code while performing security reviews of third-party software
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Ransomware negotiator-turned cyber criminal jailed after working with hackers to extort clientsNews Angelo Martino was supposed to be negotiating on behalf of victims, but was secretly working for ransomware operators
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Cyber researchers sound alarm over 15-year-old Linux kernel flawNews Researchers at Nebula said the GhostLock exploit is 97% reliable and can escape containers
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Flaws in some of the most popular AI coding tools left developers wide open to attackNews Malicious repositories can trick advanced AI agents into silently breaking out of their workspace sandboxes
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The NCSC wants to build an AI-powered 'Cyber Shield' to protect the UK from hackersNews The aim is to create a national, sovereign defence capability to protect government agencies and critical infrastructure
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Yorkshire Building Society touts customer service gains with AI agentsNews The firm said that agents Penelope, Sam, and Alf are helping improve customer service, while adhering to high levels of regulation
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