Emma Woollacott

1 week ago | itpro.com | Emma Woollacott

As part of efforts to turn around Intel's fortunes, the company made a series of senior engineering appointments. CEO Lip-Bu Tan is looking to focus on customer relationships and shore up the company's foundry business, cutting staff and reorganizing top management. And as part of its plans to become a more engineering-focused company, Intel has now hired three chip industry executives for engineering and networking roles.

1 week ago | itpro.com | Emma Woollacott

Tenable's 2025 Cloud Security Risk Report has found that there's sensitive data being held in 9% of publicly accessible cloud storage, and that 97% of this data is classified as restricted or confidential. The data includes API keys, access keys, encryption keys, and tokens, as well as traditional usernames and passwords.

1 week ago | itpro.com | Emma Woollacott

The UK tech sector is now worth an eye-watering $1.3 trillion, with AI firms alone hitting a combined market valuation of $230 billion in the first quarter of this year. UK AI startups raised $1.03 billion during the quarter – the biggest fundraise in three years – according to this year's Tech Nation Report from the Founders Forum Group. Indeed, during 2024, AI startups accounted for 27% of all UK venture capital raised.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Emma Woollacott

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesGetty ImagesEconomic tensions in the U.S., including concerns over the relationship between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, are driving a big boom in "get rich quick" schemes online, with criminals rushing to register malicious domains. With more than of Americans admitting to living paycheck to paycheck, said Forex broker comparison firm BrokerChooser, searches for get rich quick schemes have shot up by 150% over the past month.

1 week ago | itpro.com | Emma Woollacott

The UK government is putting more cash into the cybersecurity sector as part of a new Cyber Growth Action Plan. The aim is to boost the UK's £13.2 billion cyber sector with up to £16 million in new funding for start-ups, scale-ups, and university spinouts. The project will be led by the University of Bristol and Imperial College London's Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance (CSEP).