
Ross Kelly
Ross Kelly is ITPro's News & Analysis Editor, with a keen interest in cyber security, business leadership and emerging technologies.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2016 with a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and joined ITPro in 2022 after four years working in technology conference research.
In his spare time, Ross enjoys cycling, walking and is an avid reader of history and non-fiction.
You can contact Ross at ross.kelly@futurenet.com or on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Sam Altman just said what everyone is thinking about AI layoffs
News AI layoff claims are overblown and increasingly used as an excuse for “traditional drivers” when implementing job cuts
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Using AI to generate passwords is a terrible idea, experts warn
News Researchers have warned the use of AI-generated passwords puts users and businesses at risk
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Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch thinks 50% of SaaS solutions could be supplanted by AI
News Mensch’s comments come amidst rising concerns about the impact of AI on traditional software
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Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says software engineers are 'more important than ever’
News There’s still plenty of room for software engineers in the age of AI, at least for now
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Hackers are pouncing on enterprise weak spots as AI expands attack surfaces
News Potent new malware strains, faster attack times, and the rise of shadow AI are causing havoc
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AWS CEO Matt Garman isn’t convinced AI spells the end of the software industry
News Software stocks have taken a beating in recent weeks, but AWS CEO Matt Garman has joined Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi in pouring cold water on the AI-fueled hysteria.
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Anthropic says $30bn funding round will help ‘fuel’ frontier AI research and infrastructure expansion
News Run-rate revenue at Anthropic is surging amid continued enterprise adoption
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Agile methodology might be turning 25, but it’s withstood the test of time
News While Agile development practices are 25 years old, the longevity of the approach is testament to its impact – and it's once again in the spotlight in the age of generative AI.
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European Commission clears Google’s Wiz acquisition, citing 'credible competition' from Amazon and Microsoft
News Regulators said there are “several credible competitors” to Google regardless of the acquisition
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Anthropic Labs chief claims 'Claude is now writing Claude'
News Internal teams at Anthropic are supercharging production and shoring up code security with Claude, claims executive
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Security experts warn Substack users to brace for phishing attacks after breach
News Substack CEO Christ Best confirmed the incident occurred in October 2025
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Sundar Pichai hails AI gains as Google Cloud, Gemini growth surges
News The company’s cloud unit beat Wall Street expectations as it continues to play a key role in driving AI adoption
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Stop treating agentic AI projects like traditional software
Analysis Designing and building agents is one thing, but testing and governance is crucial to success
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Oracle targets financial services gains with new agentic AI suite
News The cloud giant has unveiled a new series of agents for retail banking providers
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Notepad++ hackers remained undetected and pushed malicious updates for six months
News Hackers remained undetected for months and distributed malicious updates to Notepad++ users after breaching the text editor software – here's how to check if you've been affected.
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Snowflake and OpenAI are teaming up to help enterprises capitalize on their "most valuable asset"
News OpenAI models and tools will now be embedded within the Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex platforms
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Amazon's OpenAI investment points to troubled waters for the hyperscaler
News The hyperscaler is among a number of firms targeting investment in the company
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Interim CISA chief uploaded sensitive documents to a public version of ChatGPT
News The incident at CISA raises yet more concerns about the rise of ‘shadow AI’ and data protection risks
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OpenAI sets February retirement date for popular GPT-4o model
News OpenAI has confirmed plans to retire its popular GPT-4o model in February, citing increased uptake of its newer GPT-5 model range.
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UK cyber jobs have tripled since 2021
News While the number of cyber jobs is surging, there’s still much work to be done tackling the country's skills gap
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The UK government wants to upskill 10 million Brits in AI by 2030
News The nationwide upskilling push aims to help UK workers capitalize on the generative AI boom
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Everything we know so far about the Nike data breach
News Hackers behind the WorldLeaks ransomware group claim to have accessed sensitive corporate data
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AMD helps supercharge Dawn supercomputer
News The Dawn supercomputer in Cambridge will be powered with AMD MI355X accelerators
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Nationwide forges closer ties with AWS in cloud transformation push
News The building society is “consolidating and modernizing” cloud infrastructure and focusing heavily on internal skills development
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