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
DSIT plans new Salford HQ amid sharpened regional focus
By Emma Woollacott published
News The DSIT plans to double the number of jobs in the region as part of plans to move Civil Service roles out of London
Glasgow innovation hub looks to AI to shape future of financial regulation
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) aims to examine the use of emerging technologies in financial services
UK tech firms invited to work on ‘secret’ government comms project
By Emma Woollacott published
News The unit has called on tech firms and academic researchers to provide vital assistance
University of Bristol gets green light for new ‘deep tech’ incubator
By Emma Woollacott published
News The new venture aims to support university spin-outs in engineering biology, quantum technology, AI and cyber security
Scottish satellite firm wins major IoT network contract
By Emma Woollacott published
News The deal with Spire Global aims to reduce IoT costs and improve global connectivity
Scope of GDPR fines to be limited under new EU ruling
By Emma Woollacott published
News GDPR fines can only be imposed if infringement was intentional or negligent, according to the court
The EU just launched a €1.2 billion cloud project to crack US dominance
By Emma Woollacott published
News State aid from seven countries will provide support boost competition with US providers
UK workers are warming to generative AI – in the US, not so much
By Emma Woollacott published
News British employees see generative AI as vital, despite most never having used it at work
NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme looks to fine-tune incident response
By Emma Woollacott published
News The NCSC Cyber Incident Exercising scheme will offer bespoke, structured table-top or live-play cyber incident exercises
Majority of firms failing to meet business sustainability goals
By Emma Woollacott published
News While organizations are aware that business sustainability is important, they're finding it hard to put into practice
European tech investment plummets despite AI interest
By Emma Woollacott published
News Torrid economic conditions continue to wreak havoc on European tech investment
Kao Data expands capacity amid rising data center demands
By Emma Woollacott published
News The sustainable Kao Data facility in Harlow marks the latest step in the company's expansion plans.
Cyber risk to the UK's water network, NCSC warns
By Emma Woollacott published
News The cyber security agency is advising water companies to take action following an attack on a facility in the US
Google claims Microsoft is making it more expensive for customers to use rival cloud services
By Emma Woollacott published
News A letter sent to the UK's competition regulator suggests customers have 'no economically viable alternative' to Microsoft Azure
UK gov releases new guidance for upskilling employees in AI
By Emma Woollacott published
News The new advice is intended to support businesses in improving AI skills
AI job risks: Skilled workers are most likely to lose out to artificial intelligence in UK
By Emma Woollacott published
News Better-educated workers are most likely to be affected, making the South East the UK's most vulnerable region, according to a Department for Education report
Microsoft to invest billions in UK AI infrastructure as foreign interest surges
By Emma Woollacott published
News The deal is one of many inward investments announced at the Global Investment Summit 2023
UK firms get poor returns from digital transformation
By Emma Woollacott published
News Businesses lack a transformation strategy and are weak at assessing results, says Deloitte
UK banks are bullish on AI integration, but no clear investment returns are visible
By Emma Woollacott published
News UK banks eye generative AI to drive fraud detection and risk analysis, but are concerned about immediate ROI
Cyber security professionals are exhausted, and it's putting firms at greater risk of attack
By Emma Woollacott published
News Stress and exhaustion is affecting cyber practitioners' ability to effectively respond to threats
ICO threatens to name and shame cookie consent rogues
By Emma Woollacott published
News Websites failing on cookie consent have until January before the ICO takes action
Workplace retaliation is stopping software engineers from speaking out over malpractice
By Emma Woollacott published
News Software engineers have experienced retaliation and social rejection for reporting issues
Nvidia drives regional sovereign data infrastructure with new partnership
By Emma Woollacott published
News The Nvidia Inception program will shore up data sovereignty concerns for participating organizations