“I’m an engineer at heart,” says Stuart Birrell. “So this is fun.” Fun, for the chief data and information officer at EasyJet, means running one of the biggest e-commerce operations in the UK, at the same time as overseeing the IT behind the world’s eighth-largest airline. “You’ve got the real high energy, high speed, … Leer más
The rise of ChatGPT and its many imitators has changed the world. While the generative artificial intelligence (AI) narrative has been widely negative to some, there are others, especially entrepreneurs, who believe it to be a positive force for the world. Jobs, of course, are going to be affected and the speed of generative … Leer más
The next UK general election is widely predicted to herald a change of government. Yet whoever wins will face a daunting backlog of urgent and interlinked policy challenges, from health and social care to the environment, housing to education, and justice to defence. They will also inherit a public sector that lacks the modern … Leer más
Managing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools will entail big changes in culture and procedures as its use continues to spread like wildfire through developer teams. According to Kiran Minnasandram, vice-president and chief technology officer for Wipro FullStride Cloud, this is not just about adopting new tools, but transforming how developers interact with technology, solve … Leer más
Three and a half years on from a devastating 2020 ransomware attack that led to data breaches at thousands of downstream customers of cloud software company Blackbaud, the US-based supplier has been blasted by authorities over major cyber security failings, and ordered to take remedial steps. Blackbaud specialises in financial, fundraising and admin software … Leer más
The government has announced £30m of investment to develop prototype quantum computing as part of a £45m package to support the sector. The investment has been earmarked to develop what the government describes as “world-leading prototype quantum computers”, which it said would offer scientists and engineers a controlled environment for experimentation. The UK Research … Leer más
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against six Iranians on Friday 2 February over their involvement in a series of state-backed cyber intrusions against critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the US and elsewhere. The named individuals are all officials serving in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) … Leer más
The second FarrPoint annual connectivity research of local authority digital leaders throughout the UK has revealed an industry that is still under significant financial pressure, leading to a reduced focus on supporting the digital connectivity roll out and take-up of services, with gigabit roll out top of councils’ agendas. The FarrPoint digital connectivity survey … Leer más
What’s standing in the way of the UK being an AI superpower?
