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UK firms accelerate "sovereign AI" plans amid concerns over dependence on overseas tech
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (890+ words) A Red Hat report shows firms are prioritizing sovereign AI over fears that foreign providers could restrict access More than two-thirds of UK companies have an exit strategy prepared if their primary AI provider restricts access " a concern that's increasingly…...
Why supply chain resilience is under the spotlight
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (997+ words) As attackers continue to target third party suppliers, what can firms do to boost resilience? Supply chains are still seen as an easy entry point for attackers. Last year, Verizon's Data Breach Investigations report revealed 30% of breaches were linked to…...
The first hurdle is the hardest in generative AI adoption " and businesses keep falling
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (1132+ words) AWS" UK chief said AI advances "feel like magic" at its recent London summit, but many firms are facing the reality of sluggish gains AI adoption is ramping up at a rapid pace globally, of that there"s no doubt....
A "perfect storm: NCSC chief issues warning over quantum threats, nation-state hackers, and the dangers of global "hacktivism
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (684+ words) NCSC CEO Richard Horne says nation-state attacks, AI and the looming quantum threat require stronger global collaboration Iran, Russia, China and other nation states represent the most serious cybersecurity threats to the UK today, according to Richard Horne, the CEO…...
Claroty names John Ryan as new global channel chief
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (559+ words) The experienced channel leader will head up Claroty's global partner strategy as the vendor looks to scale ecosystem growth Claroty has announced the appointment of John Ryan as vice president of its global partner ecosystem, as the cyber-physical systems (CPS)…...
CISPE lets EU firms check if sovereign cloud services are truly sovereign
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (654+ words) CISPE is worried that EU sovereignty efforts aren't strict enough and allow US providers to continue to dominate Frustrated with "sovereign cloud" offerings that it says are nothing of the sort, CISPE has launched a new framework aimed at helping…...
'The goal for this year will be to automate all security processes': Google Cloud is betting on Wiz to usher in a new era of AI security
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1310+ words) Wiz wants to deploy its agents for continuous penetration testing, and in Google it's found a parent company that can achieve this vision at scale Google Cloud has announced a slew of new AI-powered security features, including new AI agents…...
"While the engineers slept, the agents kept building": AWS UK chief touts big gains with AI-powered coding
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (684+ words) Developers at AWS were able to speed up delivery of what would have traditionally been an extensive project Software developers at Amazon Web Services (AWS) are recording marked efficiency gains with AI tools, according to the company's UK chief. Speaking…...
Google Cloud announces eighth-generation TPUs, boasting AI training and inference leaps
2+ day, 27+ min ago (1308+ words) Alongside chip improvements, Google Cloud has overhauled its data center fabric and file systems to support enterprise-scale AI deployment Google Cloud has announced a generational overhaul of its AI infrastructure, spearheaded by two new tensor processing units (TPUs) designed to…...
Microsoft touts "cost effective" cloud PC prices for small businesses as hardware prices spike
1+ week, 3+ day ago (569+ words) The tech giant is targeting small business gains with a 20% cut for Windows 365 Cloud PC services Microsoft has announced plans to cut prices for its Windows 365 Cloud PC service next month. The 20% rate cut, which comes into effect from 1 May,…...