Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. February 2025 At the Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Harvey Nash, attendees agreed wholeheartedly that only by working together can we create a truly diverse and inclusive industry. Download the full report here. Table Of Contents When it comes to increasing the…
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Until now, IT leaders have needed to consider the cyber security risks posed by allowing users to access large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT directly via the cloud. The alternative has been to use open source LLMs that can be hosted on-premise or accessed via a private cloud. The artificial intelligence (AI) model needs to…
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Despite investor scepticism, prominent quantum computing stocks have seen a notable rise at the beginning of 2025. Even prominent tech leaders like Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg stating the field won’t be profitable hasn’t stopped investors and the wider public from being excited. In cyber security, however, quantum computing offers both unprecedented capabilities and significant…
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Following last weekend’s introduction of the latest large language model (LLM) from DeepSeek, ChatGPT’s new artificial intelligence (AI) rival has topped the Apple App Store for iPhone downloads.The DeepSeek R1 LLM is open source and uses reasoning combined with what the company calls “cold start data”, which means that rather than trawling the internet and…
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Finland’s fast-expanding defence sector is witnessing a surge in tech startups chasing new business opportunities on the back of the country’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) in April 2023. The so-called Nato dividend is causing the country’s defence sector to experience accelerated growth as more companies capitalise on membership to innovate,…
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As 2024 comes to a close and we reach the midpoint of a decade that might generously be described as having so far been ‘turbulent’, I’d like to inject a note of positivity regarding the outlook for the second half of the 2020s. Before you dismiss me as naïve or irrationally optimistic, please hear me…
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Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world’s biggest financial services organisations. Now, she’s using that experience to drive even more innovation. After four years as CIO for collaborative technology solutions with Deutsche Bank, Redshaw says she was eager…
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The UK Ministry of Defence recently published its Global Strategic Trends report which sets out the developments that will shape the world over the next five years. These provide an insight into some of the challenges that CISOs and cyber security teams will face.The first threat is that of global and regional political instability. As…
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The AMD-powered El Capitan supercomputer, housed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is now ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer. Built by HPE, the supercomputer uses AMD Instinct MI300A accelerated processing units (APUs). It achieved a High-Performance Linpack (HPL) score of 1.742 exaflops based on the latest Top500 list. The LLNL is using the…
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Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics at Hyatt Hotels, is an experienced executive who helps his business make the most of its information. He is responsible for Hyatt’s data strategy, governance, engineering, science and analytics capabilities. His team’s data-led insights boost customer and colleague experiences. “I took the opportunity because I love the role,”…
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