Barclays rolls out Microsoft Copilot to 100,000 employees as AI adoption gathers pace

Barclays has signed an agreement with public cloud giant Microsoft that will see the latter’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)…

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Local council devolution: Could it accelerate the pace of local government cloud adoption?

But with Whitehall pushing a local government devolution agenda, fresh opportunities for local authorities to pick up the pace of…

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An industrial strategy without tech is no strategy at all

Since the new UK government came to power last year, it has been operating in economic headwinds. Public finances…

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What happens if Silicon Valley’s AI investment bubble bursts?

The drumbeat of news around advances in artificial intelligence (AI) has become impossible to ignore. And yet it still…

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In conflict: Putting Russia’s datacentre market under the microscope

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Russia’s datacentre sector was one of the fastest-growing segments of…

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UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics strategy, which the regulator says…

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CISOs: Don’t block AI, but adopt it with eyes wide open

The introduction of generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot has created new opportunities for efficiency and…

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SXSW: An immersive experience is the future of AI

The recent teaser advert from OpenAI founder Sam Altman and Jony Ive, co-designer of the iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch and…

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HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop

A significant cyber breach at His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that saw scammers cheat the public purse out…

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Citigroup cuts thousands of staff at China-based tech centres

Citigroup is “streamlining” tech support operations in China as part of a global restructure, with 3,500 roles set to…

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