Podcast: HDD safe from flash for a decade or more
admin In this podcast, we talk to Toshiba’s senior manager for business development in storage, Rainer Kaese, about hard disk drives (HDDs) and why he thinks their future is assured…
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Meeting the UK’s compute capacity needs: Alternatives to hyperscale datacentre builds
The government has not been shy about its plans to accelerate the pace of new datacentre builds in the UK since coming to power in July 2024. There have…
Experts question court’s rejection of former Post Office manager’s Horizon appeal
Experts have “cast doubt” on the judgment of the Court of Appeal over the conviction of a former Post Office branch manager who was refused his request to appeal…
Countering nation-state cyber espionage: A CISO field guide
Quorum Cyber’s recently released Global Cyber Risk Outlook Report 2025 outlines how nation-state cyber activities, particularly from China, are evolving. According to the report, China’s cyber espionage operations will likely…
Understanding RAG architecture and its fundamentals
All the large language model (LLM) publishers and suppliers are focusing on the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) agents and agentic AI. These terms are confusing. All the more…
Research team demonstrates certified quantum randomness
A team of researchers have published a paper in which they show that a quantum computer can produce certified randomness, which has numerous application areas such as in cryptography.…
Unleashing the power of data: redefining UK industrial growth
The Spring Budget is expected to play a pivotal role in advancing the UK’s AI ambitions. If the government gets it right, it will be a significant step towards…
HMRC consults on clamping down on tax avoidance schemes that ensnare IT contractors
These types of setups have contributed to thousands of IT contractors across the UK being saddled with life-changing tax bills, and the UK government is in the middle of a…
UK public expresses strong support for AI regulation
Nearly three-quarters of the UK public say that introducing laws to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) would increase their comfort with the technology, amid rising public concern over the implications…
Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity
Options in broadband abound right now, but research from comms services and digital transformation company Amdocs has revealed that no one single internet technology, such as cable, fibre, mobile,…