Businesses have grappled with skills shortages since the removal of free movement at the start of 2021 and the IT sector was no exception. Having initially been able to sponsor workers through a relatively generous employer sponsorship system introduced post-Brexit – albeit one of the world’s most expensive – rule changes in early 2024 saw…
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One reason I’ve been underwhelmed by AI is that companies consistently frame it as a solution to every problem under the sun. That’s why Meta’s new Segment Anything Model (SAM 2) is so intriguing to me. SAM 2 doesn’t answer questions, write code, generate AI images, or compose music. Instead, as its name suggests, the…
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has reported second-quarter revenue of $39.1bn, a 22% increase on its first quarter. The company reported that the cost of revenue had increased by 23%, driven primarily by higher infrastructure costs and costs associated with inventory in its augmented headsets division, Reality Labs. In his prepared…
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Alongside Intel’s weak Q2 2024 earnings report and the announcement of $10 billion in spending cuts and layoffs for 2025, the company is also relaying one other piece of bad news regarding its current chip deliveries. A brief report, posted on X by analyst Patrick Moorhead and citing a conversation with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger,…
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By Published: 01 Aug 2024 Governments around the world are prioritising cyber defence in response to the growing threat of cyber attacks. A new government may bring changes in organisational structures, requiring alignment of cyber defence strategies with new governance models and reassessment of resource allocation to ensure optimal funding and staffing for cyber defence…
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The average cost of a data breach in the UK has soared to £3.58m from March 2023 to February 2024, up 5% compared with the previous 12-month period and reversing a declining trend, with financial services organisations seeing the costliest incidents, followed by professional services and technology, all averaging £5.4m and over. This data, contained…
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AMD’s pricing for its next-gen Ryzen 9000 processors appears to have been aired early by some major US retailers, and it looks like good news for those hoping to buy a Zen 5 CPU without paying over the odds.Indeed, the prices that VideoCardz spotted, from Best Buy and Newegg, are cheaper than the launch price…
Microsoft has reported revenue of $64.7bn for the quarter which ended June 30, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the company’s platform strategy. Revenue for the full year was $241.bn, which is an increase of 16% compared to 2023. In his prepared remarks, CEO Satya Nadella said: “As a platform company, we are focused on…
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The ending of tax breaks and elevated energy efficiency fears are driving change in the operating landscape for Norway’s datacentre industry. More companies are shifting development strategies and investments to focus on more energy-efficient facilities amid concerns that parliamentary elections in 2025 could deliver a government open to taxing those energy-intensive industries. Polling shows a…
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There are two groups of people when it comes to mobile software updates: Those who care about the latest mobile operating system release and those who don’t. I’ve always been in the former category, curious and excited to use the latest OS version available for my device.It’s one reason I’ve used an iPhone for so…
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