
Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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Researchers call on password managers to beef up defenses
News Analysts at ETH Zurich called for cryptographic standard improvements after a host of password managers were found lacking
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81% of devs plan to migrate to OpenJDK as Oracle Java pricing concerns reach boiling point
News Oracle Java pricing has developers scrambling for alternatives, and one open source option stands out
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Microsoft patches six zero-days targeting Windows, Word, and more
News Patch Tuesday update targets large number of vulnerabilities already being used by attackers
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AI isn’t making work easier, it’s intensifying it
News While workers report productivity gains with AI, that means they’re faced with bigger workloads
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Sovereign infrastructure spend to triple in Europe as fifth of workloads stay local
News Gartner says global spending on sovereign cloud infrastructure will climb 35% over the next year
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AWS exec laments European grid connection woes in data center push
News Efforts by AWS to expand data center infrastructure across Europe face severe delays due to sluggish grid connection practices, a senior company figure claims.
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Why Anthropic sent software stocks into freefall
News Anthropic's sector-specific plugins for Claude Cowork have investors worried about disruption to software and services companies
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Anthropic researchers warn AI could 'inhibit skills formation' for developers
News A research paper from Anthropic suggests we need to be careful deploying AI to avoid losing critical skills
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OpenAI's Codex app is now available on macOS
News OpenAI has rolled out the macOS app to help developers make more use of Codex in their work
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AWS and NTT Data team up to drive legacy IT modernization in Europe
News Partnership between AWS and NTT DATA aims to boost AWS European Sovereign Cloud capabilities
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Meta's huge capex spree shows it's struggling to keep pace with Google and OpenAI
News Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promises new models this year "will be good" as the tech giant looks to catch up in the AI race
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Developers in India are "catching up fast" on AI-generated coding
News Developers in the United States are leading the world in AI coding practices, at least for now
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Morgan Stanley research warns AI is having a huge impact on jobs
News Analysis of five sectors highlights an "early warning sign" of AI’s impact on jobs
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What Anthropic's constitution changes mean for the future of Claude
News The developer debates AI consciousness while trying to make Claude chatbot behave better
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90% of companies are woefully unprepared for quantum security threats
News Quantum security threats are coming, but a Bain & Company survey shows systems aren't yet in place to prevent widespread chaos
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‘Resilience debt’ is now one of the most pressing cyber challenges for enterprises
News Research from Dell Technologies suggests the gap between cyber resilience and perception of readiness is getting bigger
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OpenAI CFO touts future plans in wake of revenue gains
News OpenAI made $20bn in 2025 as it continues to expand revenue streams with ads and upcoming AI-powered devices
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Microsoft just took down notorious cyber crime marketplace RedVDS
News Microsoft worked closely with law enforcement to take down the notorious RedVDS cyber crime service – and found tools like ChatGPT and its own Copilot were being used by hackers.
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Shareholder lawsuit over 2024 CrowdStrike outage dismissed as cybersecurity firm welcomes court ruling
News A US court has dismissed a CrowdStrike shareholder lawsuit alleging "inadequate software testing" in the wake of the 2024 outage that bricked Windows devices worldwide.
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Not keen on Microsoft Copilot? Don’t worry, your admins can now uninstall it
News The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview will include a policy for removing the app entirely — but only in certain conditions
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Everything you need to know about Claude Cowork
News Users can give Claude Cowork access to specific folders on their computer, allowing the bot to autonomously sort and organize files in the background while you're working away.
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Nearly half of software developers don’t check AI-generated code
News A concerning number of developers are failing to check AI-generated code, exposing enterprises to huge security threats
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New Gemini features are coming to Gmail
News Google has announced plans for deeper AI integration within Gmail to help users automate inboxes, here's how to turn the features off.
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Businesses aren't laying off staff because of AI
News It's sexier to say AI caused redundancies than it is to admit the economy is bad or overhiring has happened
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