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.
ICO issues Ministry of Defence with £350,000 fine over Afghan evacuation data breaches
Email addresses belonging to 265 people were compromised in a series of data breaches in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
Hiscox partners with Google to create first AI-enhanced lead underwriting model
The insurance provider has emphasised that the program will be assistive and enhance the abilities of its existing team of human underwriters.
CMA scrutinising Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI
The UK competition watchdog fears it has effectively “resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation” between the software giant and OpenAI.
AMD releases new AI chip
Both Meta and Microsoft have expressed interest in buying the new competitor to Nvidia’s range of AI chips.
More oversight needed for the banking sector’s cloud arrangements, say UK regulators
The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority say more needs to be done to protect financial services from cloud outages and cyberattacks.
Final consensus nears for EU AI Act
After almost a day of non-stop negotiations, lawmakers and member states are poised to reach an agreement over the final wording of the landmark AI legislation.
Microsoft warns of Outlook flaw being exploited by APT28
Cybercriminal gang, also known as FancyBear, is using the flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts belonging to companies in the US and Europe.
IBM reveals new modular quantum computing system
Quantum System Two utilises three new “Heron” processors in a format that Big Blue argues will help to make quantum computing more accessible to enterprise users.
AWS wins £450m contract from UK Home Office
The contract is three times more expensive than their previous collaboration and has some curious wording about security vetting.
Google petitions CMA to more closely investigate Microsoft for cloud market abuses
The search giant claims the software company is abusing licensing restrictions to cement its position in the UK cloud market.