Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
Latest articles by Emma Woollacott
Apple has invested £18 billion in the UK since 2019
By Emma Woollacott last updated
News Apple has invested upwards on £18 billion in the UK and doubled its engineering headcount since 2019.
Security researchers set up an API honeypot to dupe hackers – and the results were startling
By Emma Woollacott published
News A mock API attracted hackers immediately, with attacks coming from all over the world
UK banks weathered the storm of cyber threats in 2024 – here’s why
By Emma Woollacott published
News New FCA rules appear to be working, as the number of cyber attacks on regulated financial institutions falls
Nearly half of workers admit to using shadow AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News While enterprises are ramping up the use of AI tools, employees are opting for their own solutions
Kyndryl and Nokia extend partnership to drive data center networking gains
By Emma Woollacott published
News The companies plan to offer more data center networking options aimed at enterprise customers
Termite ransomware gang claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyber attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News As Blue Yonder works to help customers recover, new ransomware gang Termite says it has stolen 680GB of data
Sharp continues European IT services push with latest acquisition
By Emma Woollacott published
News Apsia will boost Sharp's expertise as it works to expand its European business
Meta just unveiled plans to spend $10 billion on its largest-ever data center
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Louisiana facility will be optimized for AI workloads
First of its kind four-day week trial shows huge physical and mental health benefits
By Emma Woollacott published
News Workers on a four-day week were less stressed and exhausted, and productivity remained the same
US energy contractor ENGlobal reveals ransomware attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News The federal supplier said access to its IT systems was limited as it works to recover
Microsoft hit with £1 billion lawsuit over competition claims
By Emma Woollacott published
News Customers using rival cloud services are paying too much for Windows Server, the complaint alleges
BT orders staff back into the office
By Emma Woollacott published
News CEO Allison Kirkby has told workers that guidance is now a hard rule and that they will be clocked in and out
UK underestimates threat from hostile states
By Emma Woollacott published
News Richard Horne highlights the risks posed by foreign states and urges organizations to implement NCSC advice
Westcon-Comstor bags major European distribution deal with AWS
By Emma Woollacott published
News The company plans to launch a dedicated European AWS cloud business unit
AWS opens physical sites for fast data uploads
By Emma Woollacott published
News Amazon Web Service (AWS) has launched a new Data Transfer Terminal service to allow customers to upload data to the cloud from a physical site.
Latos plans 40 new data centers in the UK
By Emma Woollacott published
News The company says it will open both hyperscale and edge facilities, with construction already underway in Cardiff
Small language models set for take-off next year
By Emma Woollacott published
News With lower costs, energy use, and a simpler compliance process, enterprises are warming to small language models
Google just opened a new London AI campus
By Emma Woollacott published
News The campus will see students working on real-world projects with 'cutting-edge- resources and mentoring
IT workers have become the cool kids on the block since the rise of AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News Budgets are increasing and IT leaders are gaining greater power within organizations
Major incident declared as Merseyside hospitals hit by cyber attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News The incident, which has led to cancelled appointments, is just the latest in a series of attacks on healthcare organizations
Everything you need to know about the Microsoft outage
By Emma Woollacott published
News After a day of chaos, the worst of the Microsoft outage appears to have passed, but some problems still remain
Workers are faking productivity levels, and it’s hitting businesses hard
By Emma Woollacott published
News Staff are busying themselves with meaningless tasks rather than getting on with the job in hand
French government plots new bid for Atos business unit
By Emma Woollacott published
News The deal could amount to €625 million and keep the company's critical technologies on home turf
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