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.
Latest articles by Ross Kelly
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Amazon Q's foundations separate it from ‘monolithic’ competitor AI tools
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis AWS may be a latecomer to the AI assistant race, but Amazon Q offers a compelling tool for customers
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AWS re:Invent 2023: All the day-three news and announcements
By Ross Kelly last updated
Live Blog Keep up-to-date with all the news and announcements from AWS re:Invent 2023, live from Las Vegas
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AWS re:Invent: All the big updates from the rapid fire day-two keynote
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis AWS re:Invent has had no shortage of talking points so far
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Amazon CodeWhisperer updates could be a game changer for shifting left
By Ross Kelly published
News CodeWhisperer offers productivity improvements across the developer lifecycle
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New Amazon S3 Express One Zone promises 10x performance boost
By Ross Kelly published
News Amazon S3 Express One Zone offers some serious performance improvements on the standard edition
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AWS unveils ‘Amazon Q’ enterprise-grade AI assistant
By Ross Kelly published
News The Amazon Q generative AI assistant will have applications across multiple business functions
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Amazon Detective offers security analysts their own generative AI sidekick
By Ross Kelly published
News The AI assistant for Amazon Detective will supercharge security operations and incident response, according to AWS
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AWS eyes AI-powered code remediation in Amazon CodeWhisperer update
By Ross Kelly published
News New AI features for Amazon CodeWhisperer will streamline security scanning
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European AI startups risk being “regulated out of existence” under EU AI act
By Ross Kelly published
News European AI startups face stringent rules on the use of foundation models, which could harm long-term innovation
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AWS is all in on generative AI, and re:Invent offers a stage to blow competition out the water
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Customers will be watching AWS re:Invent with bated breath amid a heightened focus on generative AI
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Arm's Cortex-M52 is a powerful compact processor for low-cost AIoT development
By Ross Kelly published
News The Arm Cortex-M52 looks to drive developer enablement in AI-powered IoT devices
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Anthropic just released Claude 2.1, and it vastly outperforms GPT-4 on token capacity
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis The Anthropic Claude 2.1 chatbot will provide a marked performance boost and more accurate outputs
![Sam Altman looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJvGR3FJSnSNWLUbvnw8JP-320-80.jpg)
Sam Altman makes triumphant return to OpenAI after days of chaos
By Ross Kelly published
News Altman’s return follows a tumultuous week, which saw him take refuge at Microsoft and a threatened employee exodus
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Broadcom to close VMware merger after securing China approval
By Ross Kelly published
News The landmark Broadcom VMware acquisition is expected to close on Wednesday 22 November
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Generative AI could be the key to delivering a four-day working week
By Ross Kelly published
News Firms considering a four-day working week could look to automation to ease the process and reduce staff workloads
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Salesforce looks to poach outbound OpenAI staff with "full cash" compensation offer
By Ross Kelly published
Mews OpenAI researchers leaving the firm in protest could be offered a lifeline at Salesforce
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Meta ditching its responsible AI team doesn't bode well
By Ross Kelly published
Opinion In dropping its responsible AI team, Meta highlights its innovation-at-all-costs mentality
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Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead new “advanced AI research team”
By Ross Kelly published
News Sam Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman will join the tech giant
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Want that promotion? Return to the office, says Amazon
By Ross Kelly published
News Amazon is getting strict on its work policies in a bid to push staff back into the office
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Windows 11 users can now uninstall Edge and Bing as Microsoft bows to EU pressure
By Ross Kelly published
News Windows 11 can be stripped back of certain core applications, such as Bing and Edge, following the update
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Royal Mail has spent £10 million in remediation costs after LockBit cyber attack
By Ross Kelly published
News The Royal Mail cyber attack disrupted operations for several weeks
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Everything you need to know about Microsoft Copilot Studio
By Ross Kelly published
News The new Microsoft Copilot Studio will allow customers to create their own AI assistants
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ALPHV ransomware group files SEC complaint against victim
By Ross Kelly published
News ALPHV has upped the stakes for an alleged victim