
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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Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s new agent for ChatGPTNews ChatGPT agent will bridge "research and action" – but OpenAI is keen to stress it's still a work in progress
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Meta working on a 5GW data center to supercharge AI infrastructureNews Mark Zuckerberg detailed plans for a huge infrastructure investment program in a post on Threads earlier this week – here's what you need to know.
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Cognition pips OpenAI with Windsurf acquisitionNews The acquisition by Cognition comes after a rumored $3bn offer from OpenAI fell through
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A threat to Google’s dominance? The AI browser wars have begun – here are the top contenders vying for the crownNews Perplexity has unveiled its Comet browser while OpenAI is reportedly planning to follow suit
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M&S chair calls for mandatory reporting of cyber attacks after "traumatic" ransomware incidentNews M&S chair Archie Norman has called for mandatory reporting amid claims two large UK companies were hacked without any public knowledge.
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Small businesses are ‘flying blind’ on carbon emissions and struggling to track sustainability goalsNews Research from Wasabi shows small businesses are struggling to keep track of carbon emissions, and a key factor lies in the poor reporting from tech vendors.
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Apple launches appeal over ‘unprecedented’ EU fineNews Apple is pushing back against new app store rules imposed by the European Commission, suggesting a €500m fine is a step too far.
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Using WinRAR? Update now to avoid falling victim to this file path flawNews WinRAR users have been urged to update after a patch was issued for a serious vulnerability.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy doubles down on the company's AI focusNews Amazon CEO Andy Jassy thinks companies need to "lean into" AI and embrace the technology despite concerns over job losses.
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Google emissions have surged 51% in five yearsNews While overall carbon emissions have increased significantly, the company is making solid progress in bolstering data center energy efficiency.
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Data center water consumption is out of control, but cloud providers want EU lawmakers to go easy on themNews The European Commission says water shortages are being exacerbated by leaks and pollution, but also points to high usage from data center operators.
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Gen Z workers are keen on AI in the workplace – but they’re still skeptical about the hypeNews Younger workers could lead the shift to AI, but only think it can can manage some tasks
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Most agentic AI tools are just ‘repackaged’ RPA and chatbotsNews Agentic AI might be the latest industry trend, but new research suggests the majority of tools are simply repackaged AI assistants and chatbots.
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Want to build more secure software? Follow these key memory safe language tips from CISANews CISA has been pushing for a shift to memory safe languages - now it's published guidance on how developers can make the switch.
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So much for data sovereignty — AI infrastructure is dominated by just a handful of countriesNews Oxford researchers suggest AI infrastructure will decide a nation's global impact in the future, just as oil production has over the last few decades.
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Financial impact of cyber attacks on UK retailers laid bare in new reportNews Analysis from the Cyber Monitoring Centre shows the recent cyber attacks on a host of UK retailers could cost up to £440 million.
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HPE GreenLake gets the agentic AI treatmentNews New AI tools and a wide-ranging agentic AI framework could take GreenLake to the next level
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Half of developers want to quit over "embarrassing" tech stacknews Upgrade CMS and offer AI or risk your devs walking away, finds survey
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Supplier hack leaks UBS data – including CEO's phone numberNews Chain IQ incident could hit Swiss banking sector hard in "grim reminder" of risk of third-party breaches
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Scania admits leak of data after extortion attemptNews Hacker stole 34,000 files from a third-party managed website, trucking company says
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Report: OpenAI considered accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behaviorNews Negotiation tactics get tough between two previously tight partners, according to WSJ report
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Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom team up for "sovereign" industrial AI cloudNews German telecoms giant will host industrial data center for AI applications using Nvidia technology
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Google pins weekend outage on "unexercised" featureNews Google Cloud outage impacted a wide range of customers last week after new feature wreaked havoc
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Just 10 tech companies are responsible for half of all data center energy consumptionNews The International Telecommunication Union shows a sharp rise in energy consumption even prior to the advent of generative AI in late 2022.
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