Octopus Energy invests £200m in datacentre heat reuse startup Deep Green

Heat reuse-focused datacentre compute provider Deep Green has secured £200m in investment from Octopus Energy’s generation arm, which will be used to help the UK-based startup scale. Deep Green specialises in the development and deployment of small-scale, edge-style datacentres and the heat they generate is then reused by businesses in a variety of different … Leer más

Human-centric technology vision changes IT procurement

Accenture’s 2024 Technology vision report has introduced a term to the CIO vocabulary – human-centric technologies. These are artificial intelligence-based systems, which are built in a way that makes them easier to interact with and can be seamlessly embedded across every aspect of people’s lives. The report’s authors stated: “We are moving toward a … Leer más

Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state

Reporting by: Bill Goodwin, Duncan Campbell, Crina Boros IT support: Matthew Fowler. Interactive graphics: Sophie Hill A Russian hacking operation claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy among the pro-Brexit British establishment, but the paranoia-fuelled septuagenarians the hackers targeted are more Dad’s Army than the “deep state”. Leaked private emails reveal how a former head … Leer más

Banco Santander funds Sateliot with €6m to support 5G IoT

In a boost in its mission to gear up for the introduction of low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite services to support 5G communications, and in particular the internet of things (IoT), Sateliot has secured €6m in funding from Banco Santander to accelerate the development of its technology and the deployment of its constellation. Sateliot’s stated … Leer más

EU amendment changes open source definition

An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which has the potential to lead to confusion across the open source community. Towards the end of December 2023, Raul Milani, the chair of the Council of the European Union’s Committee of the Permanent Representatives … Leer más

Shaka closes $1m eSIM seed funding round

Boasting decades of experience in telecommunications, software engineering and venture-building from its Czech, Israeli and British founders, London-based embedded mobile connectivity startup Shaka said it’s now ready to come out of stealth mode, announcing a $1m seed funding round that it claimed could transform telecoms through embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) technology. Putting the … Leer más

NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches

A senior director at the National Crime Agency (NCA) lost her job after sending sensitive and secret information over her personal email and on WhatsApp in what was described as a “serious information security” breach. Nikki Holland, former director of investigations at the NCA, was responsible for some of the UK’s most high-profile criminal … Leer más

How the UK is supporting the Ukraine tech community

You may not assume that an online IT tuition course could have a big impact on the war on Ukraine – but technology is playing a vital role in Ukraine’s defence against Putin’s illegal invasion. The government recognises the significant place tech holds in Ukraine’s defence and recovery, which is why we have created … Leer más

AWS secures £894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day

Amazon Web Services (AWS) looks set to make more money on three multi-million pound government contracts that went live on the same day in December 2023 than it has previously amassed through its decade-long involvement with the G-Cloud procurement framework. The public cloud giant signed three 36-month contracts with several different major government departments … Leer más

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