social media

Lessons from war: How Israel is fighting Iranian state-backed hacking

6 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Google, Intel, Microsoft, social media, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Hamas hacked into video streams from private security cameras in Israeli homes to gather intelligence before fighters descended on Israeli settlements near the Gaza strip on 7 October 2023, according to the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD). For Gaby Portnoy, director general of the INCD, the hacking was no surprise: “But it went deeper than…

Lessons from war: How Israel is fighting Iranian state-backed hacking Read More »

Threads turns 1 with 175M active users, so why does it still feel empty?

2 minutes of reading / Meta, social media, Tech, Twitter / By

A year ago, Meta debuted Threads, its response to Elon Musk acquiring and quickly destroying Twitter. As users wanted somewhere new to migrate, mostly because they disagreed with Elon Musk’s decisions for the platform, Mark Zuckerberg took the lead in announcing this new social network that would use Instagram’s user base but focus on writing…

Threads turns 1 with 175M active users, so why does it still feel empty? Read More »

Pixel 9 hands-on video just appeared 6 weeks too early

3 minutes of reading / Apple, Google, Intel, iPhone, Samsung, social media, Tech / By

For some reason, Google moved up this year’s Pixel launch event by about two months. Instead of mid-October, we’ll get the Pixel 9 phones in mid-August. I can think of several reasons the move makes sense. For starters, Android 15 should be available in August, so why not have it debut alongside four new Pixel…

Pixel 9 hands-on video just appeared 6 weeks too early Read More »

The shift towards developing internal tech talent

9 minutes of reading / digital transformation, project management, social media, Tech / By

Staff retention is currently a huge issue for companies across all industries, but nowhere more so than in the tech sector. An online poll conducted by Gartner in February revealed that 26.5% of all tech workers are actively looking for new jobs, compared with a cross-industry average of 21%. A further 46.6% also described themselves…

The shift towards developing internal tech talent Read More »

Executive interview: Open models pros and cons

5 minutes of reading / AI, Meta, social media, Tech / By

Meta’s research arm has opened up a number of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) projects to the wider research community in a bid to help it improve its AI models. Fundamental AI Research (Fair) is the open science research group at the social media company. It comprises between 500 to 600 people across Europe and…

Executive interview: Open models pros and cons Read More »

Why AI is talking politics this year

6 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, social media, Tech / By

Key elections are being held in the UK, the US, the EU, and India, with many other countries also set to hold elections over the course of the year. Along with many organisations working with data and artificial intelligence (AI), we’re cognisant of the vast opportunities – and significant challenges – that these technologies can…

Why AI is talking politics this year Read More »

General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure

3 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, social media, Tech, Technology / By

The Labour Party manifesto for the 2024 general election has promised to support the tech and digital sectors through a new industrial strategy and a plan to reform planning rules to boost digital infrastructure such as datacentres. An Industrial Strategy Council will be set up on a statutory basis to provide advice from businesses, with…

General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure Read More »

General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies

4 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, social media, Tech, Technology / By

The Conservative Party has launched its 2024 general election manifesto, and its plans for technology should the party be returned to power focus largely on a continuation of existing government policies, rather than any major new commitments. The Tory manifesto document highlights many of the programmes and investments put in place by the government in…

General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies Read More »

General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto

5 minutes of reading / AI, social media, Tech, Technology / By

The Liberal Democrat Party has published its manifesto for the 2024 general election, threading a wide range of digital policies throughout its promise to deliver “a fair deal” for the UK. At the heart of the business-oriented aspects of the manifesto is an industrial strategy “focused on the skills the future UK economy will need”,…

General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto Read More »

Salesforce boosts London AI scene

3 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, Database, Microsoft, Salesforce, social media, Tech / By

Salesforce has unveiled its UK artificial intelligence (AI) centre, located in London’s Blue Fin building, which officially opens on June 18. Last year, the company pledged to invest $4bn in AI innovation and growth in the UK over five years.  Salesforce is the second major US tech provider to establish a London AI centre this…

Salesforce boosts London AI scene Read More »

Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top