
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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Big tech is clamping down on open source ‘AI slop’ reportsNews Firms including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have pledged funding to bolster open source security and cut down on slop reports
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Ubuntu flaw exposes enterprises to root escalation, complete system compromiseNews The high-severity Ubuntu vulnerability allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges through the interaction of two standard system components
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The UK government wants to be a global leader in quantum computing, but is the country prepared?News £2 billion in funding aims is to make the UK a world leader in quantum computing by 2030, but some industry stakeholders think it's a bridge too far
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‘Reducing reliance on foreign tech infrastructure is key’ to European tech successNews MEPs have once again called for decreased reliance on foreign tech infrastructure
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New £45 million supercomputer to support UK fusion researchNews Sunrise is claimed to be the world's most powerful AI supercomputer dedicated to fusion energy, and is set to come into operation within months
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Memory shortages take the shine off record-breaking server growthNews Hyperscalers and cloud service providers are leading investment demand, while the traditional on-prem segment remains cautious on spending
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Interpol teams up with tech firms to seize 45,000 malicious IPs, servers in global cyber crime crackdownNews Operation Synergia III saw 94 arrests - and counting - with malicious IP addresses used in phishing and fraud schemes seized
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More than 12 million enterprise Linux systems are vulnerable to root accessNews Researchers have warned Linux flaws allow unprivileged local users to gain root privileges and weaken container isolation
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UK government to prioritize data center grid access, cut down on speculative applicationsNews The new approvals system aims to put a halt to speculative connection applications
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New UK schemes aim to boost number of women in tech – and keep them in the sectorNews New initiatives aim to help women return to the workforce after time away and expand work placement opportunities
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Global demand for this one AI role has skyrocketed 283% in the last year aloneNews AI trainers are now among the most sought-after specialists around the world
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Cyber crime activities peak later in lifeNews With family responsibilities and mortgages to pay, it's not teenagers dishing out malware or carrying out cyber extortion
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Most executives have no idea how many employees are actually using AINews A concerning number of business leaders think their staff are using AI across most of their of tasks – the reality is quite different
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Datadog announces local UK storage for regulated industriesNews The company is targeting customers and partners with specific UK data residency, privacy, and security requirements
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Microsoft says North Korean hackers are using AI to impersonate job seekers and steal company secretsNews The groups are increasingly using face-changing or voice-changing software to make their fake identities more plausible
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True scale of TfL cyber attack emergesNews New details on the scale of the TfL cyber attack raise serious questions about the rail operator’s response
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Organizations hit by 90 zero-day vulnerabilities last yearNews Google Threat Intelligence researchers warn that edge devices and security appliances are prime entry points
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Major data leak forum taken downNews LeakBase enabled the sale and purchase of a huge amount of personal data and had more than 142,000 members
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Law enforcement and security firms take down huge PhaaS platformNews Tycoon 2FA has been responsible for tens of millions of phishing messages, reaching over 500,000 organizations each month worldwide
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Swamped with decisions to make, managers turn to AINews Worryingly, many UK leaders are outsourcing key judgments to AI, despite a lack of data
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In-house IT builds are falling flat and going way over budgetNews IT leaders say delays and hidden costs mean that many projects are eventually scrapped
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LastPass issues alert as customers face second major phishing campaign of 2026News The campaign is the third to hit LastPass users in six months
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Surging third-party risks create software vulnerability headaches for developer teamsNews Security risk is increasing across the software delivery lifecycle as development relies more heavily on third-party components
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Flaw in Chrome’s Gemini Live gave attackers access to user cameras and microphonesNews The in-browser AI assistant loads differently in the side panel, rather than a regular tab, exposing users to risks
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