Welcome to IT Pro's News in Review, a weekly bitesize bulletin of the top tech stories of the week, for the week ending 11 June.
This episode:
- A software bug at Fastly causes chaos on the internet
- Colonial Pipeline recovers $2.3 million of the ransom it paid to DarkSide
- UK government slammed for failing to invest in digital skills
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European Commission opens public consultation on draft for high-risk AI guidelinesNews Guidance aims to help organizations and regulators decide whether their AI products and deployments need to conform to tougher rules
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Microsoft reveals Surface Pro and Surface Laptop for BusinessNews New 13in Pro and Laptop claim big performance improvements and vast AI capabilities
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Upskill your staff in AI or expect them to quit, says GartnerNews Organizations need to focus on targeted AI tools and training to make the most of their staff and succeed in transformation
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"We want AI to work for Britain": The UK government wants to upskill 10 million Brits in AI by 2030 – and the courses are free to accessNews The nationwide upskilling push aims to help UK workers capitalize on the generative AI boom
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Lloyds Banking Group wants to train every employee in AI by the end of this year – here's how it plans to do itNews The new AI Academy from Lloyds Banking Group looks to upskill staff, drive AI use, and improve customer service
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Want to get the most out of Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant? This new training course will give you prompt engineering tips and how to use Claude CodeNews New Coursera specializations aim to help Claude users of all levels brush up on their skills
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AI is redefining roles in the tech industry and forcing Gen Z workers to reassess career pathsNews Gen Z workers remain cautious about AI while industry turbulence is changing their outlook on company loyalty
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Databricks wants to train 100,000 people in AI across the UK and Ireland – here's how to get involvedNews The company will work with government and academic institutions to bolster AI and data skills
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IT and business pros call for more tech trainingnews Projects are being abandoned thanks to a lack of tech skills
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Enterprises are concerned about ‘critical shortages’ of staff with AI ethics and security expertiseNews Tech leaders are reporting higher demand for AI literacy and “human skills”
