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Layoffs loom for under-skilled tech workers and poor performers
Tech hiring managers expect more layoffs to come later in 2025, with roles ripe for automation and workers with outdated skills the most likely to be cut. In a survey by General Assembly, 54% of hiring managers said their companies were likely to cut staff, while 45% revealed those most replaceable by AI were firmly in the crosshairs. Alongside being…
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Poor cybersecurity practices cost SMBs £3.4 billion a year – and 28% risk going out of business after a single attack
Small businesses across the UK are losing £3.4 billion a year thanks to inadequate cybersecurity measures, according to new research. Cyber attacks against SMBs have surged in recent years, analysis from Vodafone Business shows, with more than a third experiencing a cyber incident last year alone. Meanwhile, 28% had between one and five attempted attacks, and 6% were targeted up…
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Generative AI adoption is ‘creating deep rifts’ at enterprises: Execs are battling each other over poor ROI, IT teams are worn out, and workers are sabotaging AI strategies
While generative AI adoption continues at pace, new research suggests the technology is leading to intense power struggles, friction between IT and business leaders, and creating a rebellious workforce. Analysis from Writer paints a worrying picture of the effects of AI adoption on the C-suite, with around two-thirds of US execs claiming it’s led to heightened tension and division at…
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12,000 API keys and passwords were found in a popular AI training dataset – experts say the issue is down to poor identity management
The discovery of almost 12,000 valid secrets in the archive of a popular AI training dataset is the result of the industry’s inability to keep up with the complexities of identity management, experts have told ITPro. Researchers at Truffle Security found nearly 12,000 ‘live’ API keys and passwords when analysing the Common Crawl archive used to train open source LLMs…
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Today’s AI models have a poor grasp of world history – Computerworld
Today’s AI models do a poor job of providing accurate information about world history, according to a new report from the Austrian research institute Complexity Science Hub (CSH). In an experiment, OpenAI’s GPT-4, Meta’s Llama, and Google’s Gemini were asked to answer yes or no to historical questions — and only 46% of the answers were correct. GPT-4, for example,…
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AI projects are faltering as CDOs grapple with poor data quality
Only a third of businesses are making meaningful progress in AI adoption, and chief data officers (CDOs) are pinning the blame on poor data quality. More than two-thirds (68%) of CDOs said data quality was their top challenge, according to the Ataccama Data Trust Report 2025. Meanwhile, four-in-ten struggle to maintain consistent data quality, directly hindering AI outcomes. The report…
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Poor broadband connectivity is costing London SMBs billions
London’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are making £28 billion a year less than they should thanks to slow and unreliable workplace broadband connectivity, new research shows. High costs, along with the complexity of securing reliable services, make the cost of fast and dependable connectivity prohibitive for many firms, according to analysis from G.Network. This, the company said, leaves many…
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Why are so many AI projects destined for failure? Inexperienced staff, poor planning, and a shoehorned approach to agile development are all stifling innovation
AI projects fail because of technical challenges, people misunderstanding what’s possible, and agile development, according to research from the RAND institute. Research cited by RAND suggests as many as 80% of AI projects fail — that’s twice the rate of other technology projects and a serious problem for the industry given the costs involved with AI. RAND notes that the…
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