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UK govt invests £530m to boost rural broadband connectivity
Unified Communications

UK govt invests £530m to boost rural broadband connectivity

UK Government announces over £530m investment to enhance rural broadband, targeting connectivity for 330,000+ businesses and homes.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2023
UK govt risks 'catastrophic ransomware attack', warns committee
Unified Communications

UK govt risks 'catastrophic ransomware attack', warns committee

UK's critical infrastructure faces 'catastrophic ransomware attack' due to inadequate preparation, warns parliamentary committee.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2023
Vast Data's substantial funding to disrupt AI data stack industry
Storage

Vast Data's substantial funding to disrupt AI data stack industry

Vast Data secures triple-digit million-dollar funding, boosting its valuation and potential to shake up the AI data stack industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023
UK government to invest £17m in AI & data science scholarships
EduTech

UK government to invest £17m in AI & data science scholarships

UK government commits £17m to foster diversity in AI with 2,000 data science scholarships aimed at underrepresented groups.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2023
Responsible AI development in the UK: Yohan Lobo's perspective
AI Security

Responsible AI development in the UK: Yohan Lobo's perspective

Yohan Lobo, Industry Solutions Manager at M-Files, discusses how British businesses can shape responsible AI growth in the UK.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2023
UK Govt announces £200m digital skills training package
Generative AI

UK Govt announces £200m digital skills training package

The UK Government unveils a £200m digital skills package aimed at enhancing local economies and fostering the rise of 'digital nomads'.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Nov 2023
NHS staff urge for swift digital innovation to improve healthcare outcomes
Health Technologies

NHS staff urge for swift digital innovation to improve healthcare outcomes

NHS staff are urging swift digital innovations to curb increasing wait times, cut costs, and enhance patient outcomes, a BT study shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Nov 2023
UK government triples investment in AI supercomputing capabilities
EduTech

UK government triples investment in AI supercomputing capabilities

UK triples £300m investment in AI supercomputing, boosting research capabilities in safety, drug discovery, and clean energy.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Nov 2023
UK governmental proposal aims to boost online product safety
Risk & Compliance

UK governmental proposal aims to boost online product safety

UK's product safety regime may reform to reduce unsafe purchases from online retailers, boosting safety rates.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
UK government allocates £118m to elevate AI skills and development
Hyperscale

UK government allocates £118m to elevate AI skills and development

UK government unveils ambitious £118m funding boost to enhance national artificial intelligence skills and advance R&D.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
UK government forms AI safety research team with tech industry leaders
Large Language Models

UK government forms AI safety research team with tech industry leaders

UK government bolsters Frontier AI Taskforce with a safety research team in collaboration with Advai, Gryphon Scientific, and Faculty AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Oct 2023
UK splashes £70m on new future telecoms technologies
Unified Communications

UK splashes £70m on new future telecoms technologies

The new investment will support ambitions to become a global leader in 6G technology, improving the capacity and speeds of data transfer.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Oct 2023
UK councils admit security failings with 1500 data breaches declared in 2022
Encryption

UK councils admit security failings with 1500 data breaches declared in 2022

UK Councils disclose almost 1,500 data breaches and 600 lost or stolen devices in 2022, according to Freedom of Information requests.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2023
The top things to consider when investing in a cyber range
Cybersecurity

The top things to consider when investing in a cyber range

As cyber threats continue to evolve, companies need to be able to adapt, prepare their IT-personnel and react to protect themselves and their assets.

By Ragnar Rattas • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2023
Government-funded R&D dead ends 'bleeding taxpayers' money'
Drones

Government-funded R&D dead ends 'bleeding taxpayers' money'

New Department for Science, Innovation and Technology must correct UK's flawed innovation funding, says Drone Major Group CEO.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2023
Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments
Mobile Device Management

Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments

The findings of 14 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK's government departments has been released.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2023

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Breaking: NHS accidentally leaks data of 150,000 patients
Health Technologies

Breaking: NHS accidentally leaks data of 150,000 patients

Objections to data sharing recorded in GP practices running clinical software TPP's system between March 2015 and June 2018 were not sent to NHS.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018

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