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The answer to data center sustainability? Industry rallies around light-based networking systems
Light-based networking could be a boon for sustainability in the data center industry, though experts have warned ITPro that it won’t be a silver bullet amid spiraling power consumption. A branch of photonics, the science of light waves, this form of networking allows for the transferral of data in a much more energy-efficient manner as it avoids the loss of…
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Tech sector left wanting after UK budget overlooks key industry concerns
The UK budget has been met with mixed reactions as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced sweeping tax hikes for businesses, increased employment allowance, and heightened tech investment. While critics suggest some moves threaten to hurt growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), others promise more breathing room and greater access to resources. Delivering the first Labour budget in 14 years,…
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Industry body hits out at CMA following launch of Google, Anthropic merger probe
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into Alphabet’s $2 billion Anthropic investment, prompting criticism from the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA). Investment from Google’s parent company was revealed last year, though the CMA only announced it would be probing the deal at the end of July 2024. The CMA is investigating whether the deal…
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The University of Manchester avoided disaster in last year’s cyber attack – now it wants to set an industry example
When PJ Hemmaway joined the University of Manchester as CIO in 2022, the organization began an overhaul of its IT and cybersecurity capabilities to contend with the growing array of threats faced by higher education institutions. “When I started, the university and myself agreed that cybersecurity is going to be one of our top priorities,” he tells ITPro. “I started…
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Samsung’s and Roku’s TV remotes are the best in the industry — so why haven’t others followed suit?
In the world of TVs, your remote control is king. It’s a gateway to all that is possible on your display — like when you’re in desperate search of the best Halloween horrors to dive into or if a particular setting needs correcting on a whim. Not every remote is made the same, though. Take, for instance, the best LG…
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Huawei Cloud: enabling business and industry growth
During the Gitex Global 2024, Huawei Cloud demonstrated how its industry-leading AI-native cloud drives digitalization and intelligence across various industries in line with the visions of regional governments. Senior Huawei executives also revealed Huawei Cloud’s significant progress in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with its public cloud revenue growing 10-fold in the past year. Huawei Cloud is…
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£6.3 billion data center investment marks major ‘vote of confidence’ for UK tech industry
Four US firms have announced plans to invest a total of £6.3 billion in data center infrastructure across the UK in a move described by technology secretary Peter Kyle as a ‘vote of confidence’ in Britain. The deals with CyrusOne, ServiceNow, CloudHQ, and CoreWeave, announced as part of this week’s International Investment Summit, bring the total investment in UK data…
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Industry unprepared for AI agent security challenges, experts warn
AI Agents look to be the future of how organizations put large language models to work for their enterprise, but questions remain around the security of these autonomous systems and how their identities should be managed. There has been a flurry of activity around agentic AI in 2024: Google launched its Vertex AI Agents earlier in the year, Salesforce unveiled…
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Hurricane’s impact on semiconductor industry remains a threat
One of two plants that mine high-purity quartz and silica sand needed for the production of semiconductors and other high-tech hardware has reopened oprations after being shut down for more than a week. Sibelco today announced the restart of production at its Spruce Pine, NC mining and processing operations following the disruption caused by Hurricane Helene, the company said in…
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AMD has put in the groundwork for a major AI push while the tech industry has fawned over Nvidia
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) might rank among the old guard of the global technology industry, but it’s by no means out of ideas or inspiration – and the coming years could see it kick things up a notch. The widespread public emergence of generative AI in late 2022 flipped the industry on its head and acted as a springboard for…
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