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

Cost of living crisis driving salary concerns for C-suites
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
Reviews A powerful machine for any business use, with a dated but sturdy design

Ransomware discovered carrying legitimate Windows certificates
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
By Rory Bathgate published
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
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