Building an innovation powerhouse in the world's first industrial city
Bradley Topps, project director of a new £1.7bn tech and science district in Manchester, on AI, tech policy and rebooting the UK's startup ecosystem.
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Unlocking the full potential of AI in the workplace
"AI sparks a wide spectrum of emotions in today’s workplace - from excitement to unease."
ETSI launches new standard for quantum-safe hybrid key exchanges
"This standard is fundamental to the quantum future. We are empowering organisations to safeguard their sensitive data in the decades ahead."
“Today’s tools won’t survive”: Bitsight on cybersecurity paradoxes and AI adoption models
Threat intelligence leader Gabi Reish reveals a long-view of the security threat landscape and the predictable risks of emerging technologies.
The agentic apocalypse: Resisting the onslaught of one billion AI agents
The rise of agents is about to create the largest attack surface in human history - and there's no guarantee we'll be able to secure it.
State-sponsored threat actors launch Clickfix social engineering blitz
Iran, Russia and North Korea deploy new tactic during their "business-as-usual espionage campaigns".
Lewd language models: Has ChatGPT been asking users to send d*** pics?
Over-familiar AI accused of requesting a graphic image of a man's private parts whilst diagnosing a nasty-looking infection.
The dark side of the LinkedIn AI action figure trend
Discover the true environmental impact of the craze that has gripped social media (and forgive us for taking part in it).
Save our CVEs: CISA announces temporary Mitre funding extension
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program has been brought back from the brink... for now.
"R&D is a trade war weapon and the UK needs to rearm immediately"
"The last decade was dominated by tariff skirmishes. The next one may be defined by something far more strategic..."
Why AI agents are dominating enterprise tech conversations
"With AI agent systems, it’s not about being ‘all-knowing’ - it’s about ‘exactly knowing.’"
The digital pound is an IRL security nightmare, Bank of England reveals
Shock research could throw a spanner in the works of government plans to unleash a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Quantum
World Quantum Day: What are the biggest challenges quantum will solve?
Machine speaks to quantum insiders to discuss the world-changing potential of this fast-evolving technology.
security
Inside the shadowy world of dark web Initial Access Brokers
It's boom time for threat actors who sell access to compromised networks and organisations, Check Point researchers warn
Quantum
How will Donald Trump's tariffs impact the quantum sector?
"Anything which stokes the geopolitical tensions that already exist in the world will keep us up at night."
data
What Severance teaches us about data, siloes and transformation
"The drama depicts the nature of modern business data management and operations."
Elon Musk
Does Elon Musk want to become an "AGI dictator"?
OpenAI makes wild claims about its billionaire arch-rival as the battle to control superintelligence goes nuclear.
Ransomware
Ransomware crisis escalates to "unprecedented" new heights
Extortion gangs run riot as publically disclosed ransomware attacks reach a record-breaking level - again.
Extremely Online
Adobe joins Bluesky, gets pitchforked back to X
Photoshop maker bombarded with memes, criticism and an ancient Egyptian curse after trying to join the left-leaning social network.
security
Half of UK businesses hit by "cyberwarfare" attacks, study reveals
Nation-state actors step up their blitzkreig against Britain as tech leaders struggle to cope with a growing threat.
security
Fight them on the breaches: Interrogating the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Industry insiders react to new rules designed to keep Britain safe in an increasingly forbidding threat landscape.
Tech culture
How will "speciesist" humans treat robots in future? Just ask animals...
Homo sapiens has been beastly to the natural world, so machines should probably brace for a similar kind of relationship with their creators.
Opinion
Active Directory at 25: The growing role of automation in recovery
"Cybercriminals are well aware of the potential to breach network security..."
Crypto
#CryptoCrash: Trump tariffs blamed for $232 billion market slump
Bitcoin, Ethereum and even the Donald's own $TRUMP token take a nosedive amid fears of a global trade war.