Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy and data rights. Writing to McGrath in an open letter dated 3 June 2025, the organisations argue that current data handling practices in the UK – in…

Microsoft has today launched a European Security Programme (ESP) for government bodies in the region, throwing a protective embrace around all 27 European Union (EU) member states, EU accession candidates, European Free Trade Association members, the UK, Monaco and the Vatican. Recognising that the European cyber threat landscape is in a state of flux as…

Greenerwave has opened a location in French aerospace hub Toulouse to offer a specialised technical environment designed to boost its ambition to revolutionise satellite communications through “disruptive technology”. Founded in 2015 by French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) researcher Geoffroy Lerosey and Mathias Fink (ESPCI Paris), Greenerwave specialises in the control and orientation of…

Unhappy with Apple moving iPhone production to India to skirt tariffs imposed on China, President Trump threatened Apple twice that the iPhone could be subject to tariffs, with the latest warning dropping a few days ago. Trump said that iPhones sold in the US that are not made in the US will see a 25%…

Among the interesting talking points discussed during the South by Southwest (SXSW) London festival in Shoreditch was the importance of maintaining human creativity and ingenuity in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). AI models are being improved every day, and its risk to the creative industries was one of the topics explored at SXSW. The…

Since providing Sunderland’s Stadium of Light with a Premier League-quality communications infrastructure, Boldyn Networks has furthered its partnership with Legends ASM to equip the First Direct Arena in Leeds with “an advanced 5G infrastructure” accessible to fans and to all mobile network operators. A product of a takeover by Legends group in 2024, ASM Global…

WWDC 2025 kicks off in only two weeks. While Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has always been seen as an exciting period for developers and the company’s enthusiasts, this WWDC feels slightly unlike the others. Reports suggest Apple is preparing a system-wide revamp of its operating systems, including iOS 19. Still, while this could have been…

In this podcast, we talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, about key topics at RSA 2025 in San Francisco. The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on compliance was huge. Gorge discusses its spread in the enterprise and how this impacts the potential risk surface for organisations. Meanwhile, he also notes the trend among suppliers…

When Rom Kosla, CIO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), joined the technology giant in July 2023, the move represented a big shift in direction. Previously CIO at retailer Ahold Delhaize and CIO for enterprise solutions at PepsiCo, Kosla was a consumer specialist who wanted to apply his knowledge in a new sector. “I liked the…