Latest articles by Ross Kelly
US ‘Tech Hubs’ drive aims to boost innovation in American heartlands
News The development of the hubs will could help drive regional innovation and support for tech companies
VMware’s ESXi security issues spur new ransomware gang into action
News The popularity of ESXi combined with a lack of security tools makes it an “attractive target” for threat actors
Capita tells pension provider to 'assume' nearly 500,000 customers' data stolen
Capita told the pension provider to “work on the assumption” that data had been stolen
UK tech still a funding hotspot despite declining international investment
News The impact of Brexit was highlighted as a key factor in the declining volume of tech project investment
Cloud system error left Toyota customer data exposed for ten years
News Toyota customers in Japan may have been at risk since 2013
Defra needs £726 million to modernize pervasive legacy IT issues
News A significant portion of IT systems are reportedly still in extended support or are fully unsupported
Google launches dark web monitoring tools for US Gmail users
News First launched for Google One customers, the dark web report service is rolling out to all US-based Gmail users
‘Big three’ cloud providers face business overhaul to continue EU operations
News New security labeling rules for non-EU cloud providers have been a contentious topic in recent weeks
Capita cyber attack could cost firm up to $25 million in fees
News Capita’s costs in the wake of a cyber attack could exceed expectations, experts have warned
Capita's handling of cyber attack shows companies still fail at breach reporting
Analysis Capita initially told customers there was “no evidence” of data having been compromised in the March cyber attack
Slack says automation can save every employee a month of work per year
News Research from Slack found that workers believe generative AI tools will revolutionize productivity
As Google launches passwordless authentication for all, what are the business benefits of passkeys?
News Google follows Apple in its latest shift to passwordless authentication, but what are the benefits?
Embattled WANdisco to cut 30% of workforce amid fraud scandal
News The layoffs follow the shock resignation of the company’s CEO and CFO in early April
Is Rishi Sunak’s ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ a reachable goal or a mere pipedream?
Analysis Plunging venture capital investment and warnings over high-growth company support raise doubts over the ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ ambition
Malware being pushed to businesses by search engines remains a pervasive threat
News High-profile malvertising campaigns in recent months have surged
IBM plans hiring freeze for roles that are replaceable by AI
News The move follows long-running concerns over AI-related job losses
Dropbox cuts 16% of staff, cites new AI focus
News The layoffs mark one of the first tangible examples of AI-related cuts at a major tech company
Windows 10 will receive only one more update before going EOL
News Users have been urged to upgrade as Windows 10 22H2 will be the final version before support ends in October 2025
Waning hardware demand to wipe nearly $70bn from chipmaker revenues
News The semiconductor market is feeling the impact of decreasing business hardware demand
UK tech workers change jobs en masse as job security withers
News Economic uncertainty, redundancies, and the desire for greater job stability are forcing workers to look elsewhere
Alibaba to cut cloud prices by nearly 50% to accelerate market share
News Cloud competition in the APAC region is heating up, and Alibaba’s latest move could be a key differentiator
Cloud earnings show ‘slowdown’ still not out of the question
News Earnings calls from Microsoft and Google show there’s still some gas in the tank for cloud providers
Some Tech Nation programs could continue after Founders Forum acquisition
News The acquisition brings to a close a months-long saga over what the future holds for Tech Nation initiatives
