The C-suite is caught in an AI pressure cooker. On one side, boards and CEOs see the relentless headlines of AI-driven layoffs at major technology firms and ask a simple, pressing question: “Where are our savings?”. This creates immense pressure on CIOs to realise financial returns from AI, with the implicit assumption that the primary…

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a partnership to implement Starlink-enabled high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity for more than 500 aircraft across its fleet. IAG is one of the world’s largest airline groups, carrying more than 122 million customers to 260 destinations across 91 countries each year. Its leading airlines in the UK, Ireland and Spain include…

JarTee/Shutterstock A leak a few weeks ago claimed Google would add Gemini-powered conversations to Google Maps that would look and feel similar to chats in the Gemini app, with a big twist: These chats would be centered on navigation and nearby places of interest. That experience isn’t quite here the way it appeared in that…

Iridium Communications has formed a new partnership with Vodafone IoT to integrate its Iridium NTN Direct service, keeping the operator’s customers and their assets ubiquitously connected. The partnership with the global voice, data, positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite services firm aims to extend the operator’s internet of things (IoT) division coverage for customers wanting narrowband…

Marekuliasz/Getty Images On October 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in favor of retroactively banning gadgets or radio components that were previously approved for import into the United States. If they decide that the company making the related components is a national security risk, they can ban any subsequent gear from said company. They’re…

While organisations invest in cyber resilience, the resilience of those leading the charge, chief information security officers (CISOs), is often overlooked. The CISO role is consistently ranked among the most high-pressure in the C-suite. According to ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity 2025 report, 66% of cyber security professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was…

Tapati Rinchumrus/Shutterstock CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that “123456” is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion passwords leaked on data breach forums this year have set “123456” as their password. This isn’t the first time a report…

Some of the world’s most widely used open-weight generative AI (GenAI) services are profoundly susceptible to so-called “multi-turn” prompt injection or jailbreaking cyber attacks, in which a malicious actor is able to coax large language models (LLMs) into generating unintended and undesirable responses, according to a research paper published by a team at networking giant…

You might not expect there to be much risk of collisions out in the infinite void of space, but at least within Earth’s orbit, there’s a veritable gravel pit of loose debris flying around at potentially dangerous speeds. Earth’s space junk problem is pretty concerning, what with the well over million pieces of debris in orbit,…

Fuelled by a mandate to create “an experience for millions”, the City of London is aiming to redefine how connectivity utilising leading-edge technologies empowers residents, visitors and businesses. As part of this plan, it has forged a partnership with Roc Technologies. The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile of…