Latest articles by Rory Bathgate
Cost of living crisis driving salary concerns for C-suites
News IT leaders have indicated that strategy changes for hiring and training will be necessary to beat the talent shortage while remaining on budget
Google Ads malvertising campaign prompts questions around Search security
News A leading security researcher has called into question why Google still allows malware links to top search results
Fixing STEM's gender bias with more classroom intervention
In-depth Experts suggest the government must step in to break generational barriers and ramp up promising schemes
Microsoft’s $10 billion OpenAI investment could end AI competition before it starts
Analysis Investment on this scale is likely to put Microsoft ahead of rival firms on text processing, but questions remain around its profitability
Microsoft's VALL-E will usher in a new era of cyber crime
Analysis With its ability to synthesise speech from short audio clips, Microsoft's VALL-E poses a worrying development in the realm of deepfakes
BioNTech signs £560m acquisition of UK AI firm InstaDeep to turbocharge drugs research
News The pharmaceutical giant hopes to apply InstaDeep's models to its research and supply chains, to improve medicine development across the board
US 5G operators welcome new freedoms as FAA, airport concerns approach end
News Airlines will have until 2024 to upgrade aircraft hardware potentially susceptible to 5G interference
FCC plans strict overhaul of 15-year-old US data breach regulations
News Telcos could no longer be able to use negligence as a defence for data breaches as the FCC also seeks to hasten public notification of breaches
WhatsApp to combat internet blackouts with proxy server support
News The newest version of the communication platform offers a new way to bypass state-imposed internet limitations, but concerns remain over IP visibility
Rapid7 hires whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko a year after Twitter sacking
News Zatko will advise clients at the security firm, in his first public role since launching his whistleblower campaign against Twitter
Research: Luxury cars and emergency services vehicles vulnerable to remote takeover
News A "global API issue" has been highlighted through months-long research into brands such as Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz, leaving owners open to hacking, account takeovers, and more
First Microsoft union formed by ZeniMax workers
News 300 QA testers have voted in favour of forming ZeniMax Workers United, as the tech sector faces increasing calls for transparency and equitable conditions
Software engineering salaries top $1m in Silicon Valley
News Roles at the top companies in Silicon Valley lead pay in the industry, with Europe and Asia offering comparatively small compensation
Verizon ends 3G support in US, finalises nationwide shutdown
News The telco has urged the small number of its business customers still relying on the legacy network to upgrade to 4G or 5G devices
We asked ChatGPT to write our Christmas cards. It didn't go well
In-depth The internet’s new favourite AI tool can produce powerful results, but these are firmly rooted in the uncanny valley
Google Docs integrates leading programming languages for slicker presentations
News The collaboration app will soon allow for better code sharing between teams, with in-tool formatting for a number of languages
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s review: The suitcase superhero
Reviews A powerful machine for any business use, with a dated but sturdy design
Ransomware discovered carrying legitimate Windows certificates
News Sophos researchers pointed to the sophisticated signatures as a sign of a new, dangerous strategy by a group tied to Cuba
VMware would be 'in a fine position' if Broadcom's takeover deal collapsed
News Analyst suggests VMware is well-positioned to hunt alternative owners as Broadcom's $61 billion deal faces potential regulatory hurdles
Google Ad Manager knocked offline for more than three hours
News The incident prevented publishers from automatically exchanging their ad inventories, potentially causing big losses for those affected
Google brings no-code machine learning to Sheets with SimpleML
News Businesses looking to automate their Google workspaces could benefit from the tool which requires no programming experience and is now in beta
Musk adds beds to Twitter HQ, sparks building code investigation
News San Francisco city officials are looking into whether the changes, part of Musk's "hardcore" office plan, constitute code violations
China-backed hackers take down Amnesty International Canada for three weeks
News Cyber security experts linked state-sponsored APTs to the tools and methodology of the attack, which may have been intended as a covert campaign
