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The government has plans to increase the number of girls taking maths at A-level in a bid to encourage more girls into careers in artificial intelligence (AI). The Department for Education (DfE) is investing £8.3m, as part of the government’s Advanced Maths Support Programme, in offering support to 400 disadvantaged secondary schools in England in…

Concerns over support for VMware recently made the headlines following a critical vulnerability and the subsequent patch, which was limited to certain versions of the product. Now, it appears that VMware users may well face audits from Broadcom, which purchased the virtualisation software company in 2022 for $69bn. Broadcom ended the sale of perpetual software…

On 7 May 2024, the presumed identity of the operator of the LockBit 3.0 franchise, also known as LockBitSupp, was revealed during UK National Crime Agency and its partners’ Operation Cronos: Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. One year later, to the day, the entire contents of the SQL database of a web administration interface for the company’s…

The steady progress of the UK’s gigabit broadband market over the past five years has culminated in the market hitting one of its key objectives, with data released by Ofcom in its latest Connected nations report showing that by the end of January 2025, the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband increased to…

Google on Tuesday hosted a special Android Show: I/O Edition event streamed on YouTube a week before I/O 2025. This is the event Google needed to go over the big Android 16 redesign and new security features ahead of Google I/O, likely because the developers conference will focus on Gemini and other AI innovations. There…

Throwing artificial intelligence (AI) tools at a wall and seeing what sticks will most probably deliver mixed results. Therefore, to realise the opportunities, it should pay to scope and minimise potential risks in advance. After all, even well-resourced companies are still struggling to figure out their approach to AI, as Dael Williamson, EMEA chief technology…

Google hosted its Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday to deliver all the Android 16 news that it won’t have time to discuss next week when I/O 2025 starts. That keynote will probably contain so much Gemini and AI talk that Android will only come up in passing.Tuesday’s event had three big themes: Android 16…

The University of Reading’s IT team plans to “pull the plug” on its Nutanix-based infrastructure to test disaster recovery (DR) readiness after a move to the supplier’s NC2 cloud services. That’s according to head of operations Kevin Mortimer, who spoke to Computer Weekly at Nutanix’s .Next 2025 event in the US last week. The University of…

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced a merger of its business to business (B2B) operations with the complementary assets of Daisy Group. Founded by Matthew Riley in 2001, Daisy Group describes itself as an independent, specialist communications businesses delivering a range of cloud, communications and IT services to companies across the UK. The business has…

With the first iOS 19 features announced, Apple has prepared us for a big WWDC 2025 keynote next month. Alongside exciting new accessibility features, the company also released a brilliant shortcut that helps you capture ideas before you forget them.While Apple created this shortcut especially for neurodivergent minds, it’s also great for those constantly interrupted…