
Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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OpenAI could be plotting a foray into the world of AI agents
News The launch date for OpenAI’s "Operator" agent is believed to have been revealed at a staff meeting
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Enterprises are ramping up IT observability investment – here's why
News Increased developer speed and productivity are key factors in the IT observability drive
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Microsoft admits users received unexpected upgrades to Windows Server 2025
News Admins spotted last week that Windows Server 2022 had suddenly become 2025
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Google eyes up agents in next big AI gamble
News AI agents are the clear next step for LLMs, and naturally Google is on board
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Python just became the most popular programming language on GitHub
News The meteoric rise of Python shows no sign of stopping
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Everything you need to know about Windows Server 2025
News Microsoft promises security, performance, and cloud agility upgrades for Windows Server 2025 — but bugs ruin the party
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AWS dealt major blow in nuclear-powered data center deal
News Amazon's deal with Talen to locate a data center at a nuclear power station can continue, but only at original 300 megawatts
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The Open Cloud Coalition wants to promote a more competitive European cloud market
Analysis The launch of the Open Cloud Coalition is the latest blow in a war of words between Microsoft and Google over European cloud
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"Missed expectations" are driving the cloud repatriation trend – but it’s not as bad as you might think
News While fewer than one-in-ten companies are migrating back in house, analysts say it's no surprise given costs
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Apple is offering rewards of up to $1 million to find critical flaws in its private AI cloud systems
News Apple is offering big bug bounty rewards to boost security of its Private Cloud Compute
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Delta sues CrowdStrike for $500 million in damages, claims "cutting corners" caused infamous July outage
News The botched CrowdStrike update wreaked havoc with Microsoft computers globally
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Iceland’s four-day working week trials have been a roaring success
News Research suggests that reducing working hours actually boosted Iceland's productivity
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Europe needs more energy and better grids to meet data center power demands
News Data center energy demands in Europe are set to triple by the end of the decade, and that means countries will need to boost investment in sustainable power sources and upgrade grid infrastructure.
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This software company says ditching the cloud was worth $10 million in savings
News Investing in its own hardware will save 37 Signals $10m over five years — and offer better storage and compute
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AWS CEO Matt Garman says employees pushing back on RTO mandates should quit
News AWS CEO Matt Garman says employees pushing back on RTO mandates should quit
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Business execs just said the quiet part out loud on RTO mandates
News Companies know staff don't want to go back to the office, and that may be part of their plan with RTO mandates
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Cisco confirms investigation amid data breach claims
News The networking giant says its probe is ongoing amid claims a threat actors accessed company data
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants a serious discussion on AI dangers
News Acknowledging both the benefits and dangers of AI will be key to future development of the technology, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes
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American utilities firms need to invest now to feed AI energy demands
News The investment required to generate enough energy for AI data centers could cost $2 trillion
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OpenAI says hackers keep trying to use its services for cyber attacks
News The AI developer has disrupted 20 attempts to use its tools for malicious purposes, saying there's been little impact to date
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DoJ mulls potential Google services breakup in monopoly lawsuit – what happens next?
Analysis The US Department of Justice’s first round of antitrust remedy proposals were called "radical" by Google, which argues open source developers would be first to suffer if it were forced to relinquish Android or Chrome
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Once again, UK warned about data center need
News Despite hundreds of data centers across the country, it's still not seen as enough
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European bank aims to keep startups local
News The lending arm of the European Union wants to boost funding to keep startups from heading stateside
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British man arrested over hack-to-trade scheme using email password resets
News Robert Westbrook allegedly accessed the Office 365 email accounts of execs at five American companies
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