Rory Bathgate

Rory Bathgate

Features and Multimedia Editor

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.

Latest articles by Rory Bathgate

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Databricks just launched an open source large language model to compete with Llama 2, Mixtral, and GPT-3.5

By George Fitzmaurice published

News Databricks’ new DBRX model will allow businesses to take control of their generative AI tool development

News
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What’s the future of data storage?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast As the amount of data we use and create grows, firms need to shore up their storage strategies or risk of far more expensive migrations – or even data loss – down the line

ITPro Podcast
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Supporting female founders in tech

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Women in tech continue to face an uphill battle – fighting for equity will mean addressing biases and improving the level of support offered by businesses already in the space

ITPro Podcast
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An open source challenger to GitHub Copilot? StarCoder2, a code generation tool backed by Nvidia, Hugging Face, and ServiceNow, is free to use and offers support for over 600 programming languages

By Solomon Klappholz last updated

News StarCoder2 offers code generation support for over 600 programming languages, and it’s free to use

News
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February rundown: LockBit takedown and ChatGPT woes

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast LockBit was put on the backfoot through international action and OpenAI’s moment of madness will linger in the minds of its customers

ITPro Podcast
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Tech’s big burnout problem

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Companies need to invest in their staff to stem resignations and disaffection

ITPro Podcast
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ChatGPT has gone haywire, and nobody knows why

By Ross Kelly published

News Users of ChatGPT have reported major issues with the chatbot, specifically using the GPT-4 model - and OpenAI is yet to confirm the cause

News
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Do businesses have a plan for AI adoption?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast To align AI gains with corporate strategy, leaders have to know what they’re looking for

ITPro Podcast
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Learning from this January’s layoffs

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Shifting tech trends could force workers to consider a very different jobs landscape

ITPro Podcast
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How Satya Nadella's first decade at Microsoft took it from tech giant to undisputed industry titan

By Rory Bathgate published

Analysis Microsoft’s spike in value under Satya Nadella has taken it to lofty heights amid a sharpened focus on cloud and artificial intelligence

Analysis
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Hugging Face just launched an open source alternative to OpenAI’s custom GPT builder, and it’s free

By George Fitzmaurice published

News Hugging Face looks primed to position its new assistant creation platform as a direct competitor with OpenAI’s GPT Store, but how does it compare?

News
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Going cloud-native to bring VFX to life

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast VFX studio DNEG embraced Red Hat OpenShift to make life easier for its artists

ITPro Podcast
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Do we have too much faith in technology?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast With Horizon fresh in everyone’s minds and AI investment reaching new heights, leaders need to acknowledge that software is prone to faults

ITPro Podcast
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“We’ve made savings of around 85%”: Embracing green energy for data centers by migrating to Iceland

By Rory Bathgate published

Case study Shifting away from the UK helped Shearwater GeoServices adopt green energy for low-cost, clean seismic processing

Case study
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Can AI be used to boost business intelligence?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast With data in the right place, BI and AI can combine for powerful results

ITPro Podcast
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New Microsoft Copilot updates target individual users, small businesses with ‘Pro’ subscription tier and cheaper pricing

By Ross Kelly published

News Microsoft Copilot Pro will be available for individual users while the expansion of Copilot for Microsoft 365 will reduce price ranges for smaller enterprises

News
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Why does the DPDI matter?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Businesses across the UK could be beneficiaries of the DPDI’s changes to data protection law

ITPro Podcast
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The trends we’re watching in 2024

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast High-performance computing, connectivity breakthroughs, and fraud tech could come to define the new year

ITPro Podcast
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2023 in five top facts

By Rory Bathgate published

Analysis As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look at the stats that made the year

Analysis
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The 2023 that didn’t happen

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Predicted breakthroughs such as AI regulation and hardware revolutions failed to take shape

ITPro Podcast
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Has generative AI killed machine learning?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast As the sector embraces new AI models, what role can machine learning continue to play?

ITPro Podcast
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Why Mistral AI could be Europe’s answer to US dominance

By Ross Kelly published

Analysis Mistral AI has raised a significant amount of investment amid a meteoric rise

Analysis
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OpenAI drama prompts CMA review into Microsoft relationship

By Ross Kelly published

News The CMA will examine whether Microsoft and OpenAI’s relationship could be considered a merger

News
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Can we remove bias from hiring algorithms?

By Rory Bathgate published

ITPro Podcast Efforts to make hiring algorithms objective hinge on a careful mix of technology and people

ITPro Podcast
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Google Gemini shows tech giant is still in the generative AI race as model outperforms GPT-4

By Ross Kelly published

Analysis Google Gemini Ultra outperforms humans on benchmarks like MMLU

Analysis
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