Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Hackers are using GitHub to push fake ChatGPT and Claude appsNews A Russia-linked campaign tricks users into installing infected software by by impersonating popular AI desktop applications
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UK government targets simplified planning, community incentives with digital infrastructure build-outNews Will the new Data Centre Covenant really make all that much difference?
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Security leaders brace for an overhaul of public key infrastructure as quantum risks riseNews The scale of the work ahead is becoming clearer across cryptographic discovery, automation, architecture, governance and investment
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US IT leaders hit out at Microsoft licensing practicesNews Technology leaders across the US say they're choosing Azure mainly to avoid fees, and are calling for regulators to step in
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'Britain risks becoming a vassal state' without bold AI sovereignty plansNews UKAI said the government's approach to AI sovereignty is too fragmented, and is calling for a unified plan
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UK police and fire services urged to bolster cyber capabilitiesNews From legacy systems and poor training to third-party risks, more needs to be done to protect sensitive data
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Neocloud market set for brutal consolidation, Elon Musk warnsNews As SpaceX secures $40 billion in funding, Musk reckons that AI compute companies need outside revenue to survive
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AI is crucial to infrastructure and IT operations but only if it's done right, Gartner report saysNews Report suggests there are five AI trends worth adopting if firms want to improve operational efficiency with AI and optimize costs
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TrendAI targets open weight model gains with Nvidia Nemotron dealNews The firm said the move allows customers to run AI-driven security entirely on infrastructure they control
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Big tech taskforce unveils new blueprint for UK AI leadershipNews Success depends on deeper collaboration between government, industry, local leaders and communities
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Dell says sort out your infrastructure or risk scuppering AI production projectsNews A new Dell report warns that projects are being delayed by infrastructure, regulatory, and security concerns
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UK government urged to take stakes in publicly-funded tech firmsNews A parliamentary committee claims UKRI is failing to give taxpayers value for money
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Nikkei admits millions of records stolen after reporting third breach in a monthNews Nikkei has revealed that more than a million records have been stolen, but said most can't be used to identify an individual
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The Google Cloud outage explainedNews The eight-hour Google Cloud outage hit a range of organizations including banks and delivery services
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Amazon targets Trainium gains with new TorchNeuron developer toolNews TorchNeuron enables code written in the PyTorch AI coding language to run on Trainium AI chips with minimal modification
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US bans DeepSeek from federal civilian agenciesNews The Department of Homeland Security cited security concerns including data protection and the risk of malware
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Microsoft pulls plug on Essex data center developmentNews Planned development in Loughton was set to deliver 50 MW of AI capacity and create 250 permanent jobs
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Microsoft’s business software practices under scrutiny by UK markets regulatorThe watchdog is concerned the company makes it too difficult for customers to switch services
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Israeli digital ad agency caught serving first in-the-wild zero-click spywareNews Discover-Tech's zero-click technique, dubbed "AdFection", installed spyware on the phones of targets around the world
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ICO reprimands Metropolitan Police over use of shadow ITOfficers and other staff were using an unapproved third-party platform to share data on suspected shoplifters
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LiteLLM flaws allow full admin control and API-key theftUsers are advised to implement patch immediately in order to avoid breaches
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EU can't afford sovereign cloud, research claimsCiting costs that it claims have been overlooked, CCIA Europe is predicting a €115 billion bill.
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AI agents have a mind of their own – and that’s a problem for businessesNew research shows that half of organizations are having to deal with agent behaviour that hasn't been authorized or approved.
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US raids laptop farms used to funnel $3 million to North Korea in fake candidate scamThe Famous Chollima operation hit organizations in the health care, communications, cyber support, retail, and manufacturing sectors
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