All articles by Greg Noone

Greg Noone

Greg Noone is the editor of Tech Monitor. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian and Outside.

Study finds VC quantum computing investment crashed by 50% in 2023

Quantum computing investment from venture capital firms waned dramatically in 2023, despite soaring government spending commitments in the space.

EU regulation fears kill $1.45bn Amazon iRobot deal

Amazon iRobot deal apparently in jeopardy since November, when EU Commission expressed concerns acquisition might stifle competition.

Cisco announces new quantum networking collaboration with UK startup

Cisco will be a prospective end-user for Nu Quantum’s quantum networking unit, designed to take quantum computers out of the lab and into the data centre.

CMA announces probe into Vodafone Three merger

An initial investigation by the competition watchdog will decide whether the proposed Vodafone Three merger, which would create the UK’s largest mobile network, could reduce competition in the marketplace. 

Intel share price sinks after publishing anaemic 2024 forecast

Intel share price decline motivated by worse-than-expected predictions for first quarter of 2024, despite improvements in performance over previous year.

Generative AI banned at over a quarter of firms, while two-thirds have imposed stringent guardrails

A new study from Cisco finds that while staff understand the privacy shortcomings of generative AI, many are still inputting non-public information into ChatGPT-like services.

HPE latest victim of state-sponsored Russian hacking spree

The HPE hack has been attributed to APT29, the same Russian hacking group thought to have breached Microsoft earlier this month.

Beware the threat of AI malware, says NCSC in new report

The UK’s cybersecurity agency urges businesses to prepare now – with the NCSC warning that AI malware crafted by nation-states might already exist in the wild.

SAP restructuring inspired by AI potential says CEO, as 8,000 roles are eliminated

The SAP restructuring program will see investment ploughed into internal and external AI applications, as well as extensive reskilling for its workforce.

‘Mother of all breaches’ discovered as 26 billion records leaked

The so-called ‘Mother of all breaches’ or ‘MOAB’ amounts to 12 terabytes of information and constitutes one of the largest data breaches in history.