All articles by Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding is the former managing editor of Tech Monitor.

KPMG plans 3,500 UK hires as Big Four accountancy firms grow their tech focus

Accountancy firms are offering more digital services as the auditing sector comes under greater scrutiny.

National security investigation launched into Newport Wafer Fab takeover

The government is belatedly intervening in the sale of the UK’s biggest chip factory to a Chinese-owned company.

Microsoft Power Platform can now create low code apps from a paper sketch

The low code platform is using AI to make it easier for business users to build their own apps.

Clearview AI fined £7.5m and banned from using data of UK citizens

The controversial company can no longer store data on UK citizens as regulatory clampdown continues.

New thinking required to embed circular economy principles in IT teams

Circular economy principles are increasingly becoming part of IT departments’ efforts to meet sustainability targets

Microsoft Azure changes will help meet EU sovereign cloud requirements

The tech giant is changing its licensing rules to try and dodge an EU antitrust investigation and help EU sovereign cloud efforts.

Rishi Sunak blames DWP IT for benefits shortfall as government plans increased reliance on tech

Chancellor makes ‘computer says no’ excuse just as the government is reportedly planning to slash civil service jobs.

Crypto crash reveals stablecoins like Terra and Tether are not so stable

So-called stablecoins are meant to be reliable crypto-assets, but this week they have proved to be anything but.

Google Cloud claims ‘most powerful’ publicly available machine learning cluster

New machine learning cluster will help customers utilise advanced AI systems and models, Google says.

UK government confirms plans to remove ‘cumbersome aspects’ of GDPR

Queen’s Speech confirms UK GDPR reform plans, after minister tells Tech Monitor the rules have made people ‘risk averse’