skills
Skills shortage: Data-centric jobs set to drive tech recruitment this year
Companies still struggling to fill software development, software testing, cyber security and data centric roles
ransomware
US healthcare ransomware attack impact worsens, as government ramps up pressure and lawsuits start
"An immense crisis demanding immediate attention" says the American Medical Association
AI
India rushes to regulate AI as citizens get ready to head to the polls
Critics wonder if new laws are no more than a knee-jerk reaction to chatbots describing the country's PM's policies as "fascist"
apple
EU takes $2bn bite out of Apple for 'abusive' App Store rules on music streaming apps
"Apple’s rules muzzled Spotify... from sharing with our users directly in our app about various benefits—denying us the ability to communicate with them..."
AI
Researchers go back to the 80s to jailbreak LLMs :-)
Generative AI models can be fooled using ASCII art, while "rainbow teaming" pushes LLM semantic defenses to limit...
spyware
Massive “i-Soon” leak reveals Chinese firm's hacking tools, targets, including NATO
Tools, gripes of contractor working for China's Ministry of Public Security dumped online in landmark breach
AI
Microsoft plans to rain billions on AI in Spain
AI-berian investent follows a $3.44 billion boost to Germany, and a $3.2 billion training investment in the UK.
space
Up, up and beyond: Italy looks to push HPC beyond the cloud and into space
While UK looks for partners as it hitches a ride with Axiom Space
British Telecom
National Highways rolls out £650 million roadside telecoms tender
Contract covers cable-based, wireless and public network technologies to make journeys 'seamless'
Europe
European cybersecurity labels are coming. Who's signed up?
Scheme will pave the way for upcoming certification schemes: EUCS on cloud services and EU5G on 5G security
News
Tech layoffs: 25,000 let go in January 2024
"The layoffs seem to be helping their stock prices, so these companies see no reason to stop..."
people
Home Office looks for new body to assess UK-bound global tech talent
Tech Nation, the previous endorsement body, lost critical funding - but will continue to assess applications till next year.