Latest articles by Ross Kelly
Ransomware group publishes stolen NHS Scotland data to dark web
News NHS Dumfries and Galloway said it is working with the NCSC and Police Scotland to support those affected by the cyber attack
Google set to lay off its entire Python team - reports
News The move follows a period of significant cutbacks at Google in a bid to “drive velocity” and reduce costs
Everything you need to know about IBM’s HashiCorp acquisition
News IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp represents a major signal of intent for the tech giant and its hybrid cloud and AI ambitions
Google Workspace Review
Reviews From free to enterprise, Google’s ever-popular productivity suite has a range of tiers and functions for all sizes of business
One of our favorite productivity suites of 2023 just got a bunch of new AI tools — but they come with a steep price tag
News Updates to Google Workspace are designed to reduce pressure around taking notes and let workers be more engaged during meetings and calls
Linux Foundation unveils Redis alternative, 'Valkey', with backing from AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle
News Valkey will provide developers with an open source Redis alternative following the firm’s move to a more restrictive licensing scheme in March
Anthropic researchers just uncovered a new LLM jailbreaking technique
News LLM jailbreaking techniques have become a major worry for researchers amid concerns that models could be used by threat actors to access harmful information
Apple’s generative AI slumber is ending – Microsoft and Google should be on alert
Opinion Apple’s generative AI ambitions have been highly secretive, but recent developments put the tech giant in prime position for a major push in 2024 and beyond
Why Redis license changes aren't the end of the world for open source
News Redis license changes could spark consternation among members of the open source community, but what does this move actually mean?
Databricks hops on the Mistral AI hype train with new partnership and LLM access deal
News Databricks is the latest in a string of major tech companies to strike a deal with the up-and-coming French AI startup
HP just launched the world’s first business PCs designed to protect firmware against quantum hacking
News HP is worried about quantum security risks, so it’s upgrading devices to contend with future threats
Capita plans £100 million in cost cuts as it continues to grapple with 2023 cyber attack
News Capita plans a series of cost cutting measures as it grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous 2023 cyber attack
Sundar Pichai could be on the ropes at Google – and it’s not hard to see why
Opinion Sundar Pichai has dealt with botched product launches and AI controversy in the last year – and the tech giant shows no signs of catching Microsoft any time soon
AWS just dropped $650 million on a data center built next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power station
News The AWS acquisition will see it take over a data center complex next to a 2.5 gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania
Five ways to reduce Kubernetes costs
Tutorials With cutting expenditure a business imperative, there are several ways enterprises can reduce Kubernetes costs
Burnout is now rife across the software community, with almost half of developers turning to self-help apps
Analysis Software developer burnout remains a pervasive issue across the industry amid heightened workloads, under-resourced teams, and a lack of education on mental wellbeing
Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients
A senior Google Cloud exec just accused Microsoft of targeting a cloud industry monopoly
News Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery has warned Microsoft’s bullish cloud and generative AI focus could harm competition
Agile development has a security problem - and developer ‘champions’ could be the key to ensuring safer software
Analysis Security considerations can be an afterthought in agile development, but there are ways to address the issue and prevent disastrous consequences
Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service
News Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic
IT leaders need to accept they’ll never escape technical debt, but that doesn’t mean they should down tools
Analysis Organizations contending with technical debt are struggling to deliver digital transformation projects, according to Red Hat research, but what can be done about it?
ChatGPT has gone haywire, and nobody knows why
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
LockBit could be done and dusted after NCA operation gained access to admin environments, source code, and affiliate info
News LockBit has risen to become of the most notorious ransomware groups since first emerging in 2020, and was responsible for the devastating Royal Mail attack in 2023
