Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is a staff writer at ITPro covering the latest news on UK networking and data protection, privacy and compliance. He can sometimes be found on the ITPro Podcast, swapping a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest in tech trends.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography, video editing and graphic design alongside good science fiction. After graduating from the University of Kent with BA in English and American Literature, Rory took an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies at King’s College London. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism. You can contact Rory at rory.bathgate@futurenet.com or on LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Rory Bathgate

Transcript: Can low-code development complement generative AI?
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Duet AI vs Copilot: All the similarities and differences
By Rory Bathgate published
Analysis Google has embedded generative AI across the entirety of its Workspace apps, but how does it compare to Copilot and what are its advantages?

US reveals bespoke tool that took down Russian malware operation
By Rory Bathgate published
News Snake had been used to steal NATO countries’ data for 20 years

Microsoft: 'People care more about AI's benefits than their job security'
By Rory Bathgate published
Microsoft’s 2023 Work Trend Index also showed workers have less focus time than ever, hindering innovation

IBM watsonx is an as-a-service AI platform for businesses
By Rory Bathgate published
News The industry giant also unveiled data and governance platforms

Google’s inbound updates to Bard will close the gap with GPT-4
By Rory Bathgate published
Analysis The firm’s annual I/O conference could see it leap ahead of OpenAI once more

Can low-code development complement generative AI?
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Simpler training could sway AI-averse enterprises

White House targets close relationship with AI CEOs on safety
By Rory Bathgate published
News Biden admin has called for greater controls on AI, while stressing the tech’s importance

Podcast Transcript: How suitable is ChatGPT for businesses?
By Rory Bathgate published
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Appian wants to be the AI company for AI skeptics
By Rory Bathgate published
Analysis The firm outlines its AI strategy at Appian World 2023 while using ChatGPT and Midjourney to create scripts and imagery for keynote presentations

Appian unveils roadmap for contract writing, greater natural language input
By Rory Bathgate published
News Developers can use the tools to help build and analyze more easily

Bing and Edge AI hits open preview, with chat history and multimodal promise
By Rory Bathgate published
News Bing and Edge have been given a visual boost, and will now support third-party integration

Appian World: Company launches ‘hands-on’ process mining program for customers
By Rory Bathgate published
News Appian plans to widen process mining takeup, and make the once lengthy approach work in real time

Appian World: Slew of new AI tools, marketplace launched
By Rory Bathgate published
News Appian aims to make building AI models less tiresome to use and train

EU's AI legislation aims to protect businesses from IP theft
By Rory Bathgate published
News The AI Act's new bill would also seek to better promote the risks of individual AI models

How suitable is ChatGPT for businesses?
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast The powerful chatbot can generate text and code, but comes with clear caveats

Microsoft links PaperCut server attacks to Cl0p, LockBit ransomware
By Rory Bathgate published
News Microsoft Threat Intelligence noted attacks were facilitated by GoAnywhere vulnerabilities and the Raspberry Robin worm

Google Cloud deep into second day of fire and flood data center fiasco
By Rory Bathgate published
Services have still not fully recovered in the French cloud region

Google Authenticator 2FA update accused of making service less secure
By Rory Bathgate published
News Lack of end-to-end encryption in code backup has some developers worried

Bard AI now capable of code generation, translation: How can developers benefit?
By Rory Bathgate published
News Google’s chatbot is now fluent in more than 20 programming languages

96% of CISOs without necessary support to maintain cyber security
By Rory Bathgate published
News Security professionals are leaving due to stress, and called out lack of understanding from co-workers

Big tech firms face 10% turnover fines under new competition law
By Rory Bathgate published
News The Digital Markets Unit will finally receive statutory power to pursue the largest firms

UK tech profit warnings at highest level since pandemic
By Rory Bathgate published
News Sector uncertainty has continued to dampen profits, with the percentage of firms delisting also having risen
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