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.

Palantir awarded huge contract to run NHS’s Federated Data Platform

Long tipped to win the tender, the US data analytics firm has been criticised for the opacity of its relationship with NHS England.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launches new ‘growth fund’ to boost investment in UK start-ups

The measure forms part of a package of reforms intended to simplify and strengthen the UK pensions system.

Rhysida claims it hacked the British Library

The ransomware gang alleges that it masterminded last month’s cyberattack that crippled most of the British Library’s digital services.

Optus CEO resigns after huge network outage

Australia’s largest ISP is looking for new leadership after a fault earlier this month left half of the country without internet and users unable to call the emergency services.

Royal Mail spent £10m on cybersecurity after LockBit ransomware attack

Most of the expense has come from repairing and strengthening its cyber-defences.

Singapore to pilot wholesale CBDC

The Monetary Authority of Singapore says the interbank payment architecture will be launched next year.

Alibaba scraps cloud division spin-off as impact of US-China trade war bites

The Chinese tech giant hoped to generate $60bn from the split, but has had a change of heart.

BlackCat hacks company, reports victim to SEC

The Russian ransomware gang has complained to the regulator that MeridianLink failed to disclose the cybersecurity incident in good time.

How real is the threat of data poisoning to generative AI?

A new tool has been created to poison image-output models like Midjourney and DALLE-2. Is ChatGPT next?

Have the hyperscalers broken the UK cloud market?

Regulators are probing the UK cloud market for structural failings because of the dominance of a trio of US hyperscale providers. Critics say they should have started earlier.