
Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is the Features and Multimedia Editor at ITPro, overseeing all in-depth content and case studies. He is a subject expert on artificial intelligence and business networks but in his time at ITPro has also covered a wide range of areas including cyber security and hardware. Throughout his time at ITPro, Rory has charted the rise in popularity of generative AI and specifically companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google.
Alongside this, he has delved into increasing calls for ethical and responsible AI as global legislators circle the technology, as well as the latest in mobile networking technology, from 5G mmWave to the 3G sunset and how it will affect businesses.
He has provided coverage from high-profile tech conferences such as Dell Technologies World, SuiteWorld, and VMware Explore Europe. His on-the-ground coverage has included live blogs, extensive daily coverage of the most significant announcements, analysis pieces, and podcasts.
Indeed, Rory is also a full-time co-host of the ITPro Podcast alongside Jane McCallion, where he swaps a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest learnings in tech. Each week, a guest comes onto the show to discuss topics such as cyber security, productivity, or digital transformation in detail.
Rory has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College London, as well as a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography and video editing, and can often be found at the cinema or reading a good science fiction paperback.
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This DeepSeek-powered pen testing tool could be a Cobalt Strike successor
News ‘Villager’, a tool developed by a China-based red team project known as Cyberspike, is being used to automate attacks under the guise of penetration testing.
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Is all-photonics the future of networking?
ITPro Podcast Using light to transmit data rather than relying on electronic components could slash latency
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ReMarkable Paper Pro Move review
Reviews Fans of handwritten notes on the go might swoon over this pocketable device – if they can get past the software glitches
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Businesses are being taken for fools with AI agents
Opinion AI agents are still not very good at their 'jobs', or at least pretty terrible at producing returns on investment – yet businesses are still buying into the hype.
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August rundown: Are AI job losses a fantasy?
ITPro Podcast AWS CEO Matt Garman's comments were made as big tech continues to lay off workers – but AI may not be the cause
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Microsoft quietly launched an AI agent that can detect and reverse engineer malware
News Researchers say the tool is already achieving the “gold standard” in malware classification
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Google's new Jules coding agent is free to use for anyone – and it just got a big update to prevent bad code output
News Jules came out of beta and launched publicly earlier this month, but it's already had a big update aimed at improving code quality and safety.
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Meta's 'chaotic' AI strategy shows it's scrambling to keep up with competitors
Analysis Does Meta know where it's going with AI? Talent poaching, rabid investment, and now another rumored overhaul of its AI strategy suggests the tech giant is floundering.
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Using DeepSeek at work is like ‘printing out and handing over your confidential information’
News Thinking of using DeepSeek at work? Think again. Cybersecurity experts have warned you're putting your enterprise at huge risk.
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Can cyber group takedowns last?
ITPro Podcast Threat groups can recover from website takeovers or rebrand for new activity – but each successful sting provides researchers with valuable data
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HPE just announced bold new additions to its Private Cloud service, including Nvidia Blackwell GPUs
News HPE has announced an expansion to its Nvidia Computing by HPE portfolio, including the latest Nvidia hardware designed for AI.
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Mistral's new sustainability tracker tool shows the impact AI has on the environment – and it makes for sober reading
News The training phase for Mistral's Large 2 model was equal to the yearly consumption of over 5,o00 French citizens.
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Will devs lose their jobs to AI?
ITPro Podcast Major errors in AI code generation throw doubt on the timeline to replacing human workers
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Three things we expect to see at OpenAI’s GPT-5 reveal event
Analysis Improved code generation and streamlined model offerings are core concerns for OpenAI
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Everything you need to know about OpenAI's new open weight AI models
News The two open weight models from OpenAI, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, are available under the Apache 2.0 license.
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Best laptops for working from home and digital nomads
Best Whether you’re travelling or staying at home, make sure you’re prepared with the one of these devices
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July rundown: Salt Typhoon and SharePoint scares
ITPro Podcast US public sector organizations are under serious threat from the state-backed hacking group
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Researchers tested over 100 leading AI models on coding tasks — nearly half produced glaring security flaws
News AI models large and small were found to introduce cross-site scripting errors and seriously struggle with secure Java generation
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Can the UK ban ransomware payments?
ITPro Podcast Attempts to cut off ransomware group profits could instead harm businesses
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Intel to axe 24,000 roles, cancel factory plans in sweeping cost-cutting move
News Despite better than expected revenue in its Q2 results, the chip giant is targeting a leaner operation
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UK government strikes deal with OpenAI – here are all the big tech firms it’s working with
News Building on existing announcements, the UK civil service will have access to tools from the three most prominent AI developers
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Microsoft is doubling down on multilingual large language models
News The tech giant wants to ramp up development of LLMs for a range of European languages
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Inside Isambard-AI: The UK’s most powerful supercomputer
Long read Now officially inaugurated, Isambard-AI is intended to revolutionize UK innovation across all areas of scientific research
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We need to talk about operational technology
ITPro Podcast Groups like Volt Typhoon are abusing poor hygiene in critical infrastructure to pre-position for attacks
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