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Quantum computing
Quantum prototype tested by Royal Navy offers the future promise of GPS-free navigation
Successful testing of a quantum accelerometer developed by Imperial College London may set a new direction for navigation technology. First announced in 2018, the self-contained quantum accelerometer device does not rely on external signals like GPS or other satellite alternatives. Initial testing has been successfully conducted by the Royal Navy.
Interviews
The Big Interview: Goldman Sachs’ Chief Data Officer (CDO) Neema Raphael
“We don’t have 200-person governance teams running around building PowerPoint; we have engineers actually understanding the data lineage…”
cybersecurity
Hacking forum admin leaks data, 478,000 hackers exposed
A leak by a hacking forum admin has exposed the data of 478,000 members of RaidForums – a platform that sold payment card details and databases of login credentials, such as usernames and associated passwords for enterprises, among other black market activity. RaidForums was shut down in April 2022 following
JPMorgan
JPMorgan's technology spend to hit $15.3 billion as storage, compute volumes surge
A major application modernisation programme continues through a mix of refactoring, SaaS replacement and legacy decommissioning – with 2,500 decommissioned since 2017...
Cloud
Nvidia releases "Spectrum-X": Ethernet on steroids for cloud AI
A fully standards-based Ethernet with support for open Ethernet stacks (SONiC, Linux Switch) at cloud scale...
public sector
Government's Big Beasts join forces in £1 billion ERP "Synergy Programme"
The four departments employ 250,000 end users, over half the entire civil service, and the programme, which aims to separate technology from service centres, is one of HMG’s most ambitious...
APM
New Relic takes aim at rivals' "hidden costs", launches new infrastructure monitoring platform
The company is emphasising the simplicity of its pricing versus peers, saying it bills just from the GBs from hosts each hour; pricing all telemetry sources at the same rate, compared with...
5 key takeaways from NVIDIA’s astonishing surge
AI and sustainability are becoming unlikely bedfellows, and the future of IT infrastructure in a world of accelerated computing...
Manchester United's Phil Lynch on building the club's digital footprint
New owners may inject cash. For now, Manchester United is making its digital footprint go a very long way... The club's CEO of Digital Products sits down with The Stack to tell all.
Cybersecurity
Chinese state-backed “Volt Typhoon” hackers breached US critical infrastructure
The group is intent on developing capabilities and access that “could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises.” Threat vector Fortinet has questions to answer ...
Microsoft
Microsoft Fabric, a new unified data platform, promises magic, but has gaps to fill...
Microsoft has released a unified data platform called Microsoft Fabric: the next step in a journey that started in 2022 with the release of its “Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform”, and an offering that Redmond says will let users get the “maximum value out of a single copy of data without