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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 20h

Millions of Apple users across the UK could be in line for a major payout from the US tech giant following a landmark £1.5 billion lawsuit over App Store fees.

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Apple Loses £1.5Bn UK Court Battle Over App Store Fees

Millions of Apple users across the UK could be in line for a major payout following a landmark £1.5 billion lawsuit over App Store fees.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 20h

"What Does It Take to Lead Through Digital Acceleration?" - Amazon Prime Video’s Director of Technology, Nana Fifield, has joined the lineup at DIGIT Expo 2025. Join us on 27th November at the EICC, Edinburgh.

Register free: www.digit-expo.com

#DIGITExpo #TechEvent #Amazon #PrimeVideo

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DIGIT Expo is Scotland's largest annual Technology Showcase: hosting over 1,600 delegates, 50 exhibitors and 50 speakers. Free tickets.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 21h

A new survey from LinkedIn has revealed that UK recruiters are facing mounting pressure from CEOs to use AI to build the ‘workforce of the future’, but only 11% of firms are actively using the tech in their hiring process.

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AI Hiring Could Unlock £532Bn for UK Firms, Says LinkedIn

A new study from LinkedIn has revealed recruiters are facing mounting pressure from CEOs to use AI to build the ‘workforce of the future’.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

New data from CrowdStrike shows that security teams are being overwhelmed by AI-driven attacks, with half saying automated ransomware chains are today’s biggest threat.

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93% of Ransomware Victims Lose Data – Even After Paying

New data from CrowdStrike shows security teams are being overwhelmed by AI-driven attacks, with automated ransomware now a real threat.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

Google has claimed a quantum breakthrough after creating an algorithm 13,000 times faster than those used by even the most powerful classical supercomputers, paving the way for the first real-world quantum applications.

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Google Claims Quantum Breakthrough With 13,000x Faster Algorithm

Google latest quantum system can perform millions of quantum measurements in seconds, reaching one trillion across the length of the project.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish investment is running dry, with less than one in ten firms saying funding is ‘readily available’ and spurring most to go into survival mode, according to the latest biannual survey from Morton Fraser MacRoberts.

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Scottish Investment Capital ‘Drying Up’, Warn Business Leaders

Scarce funding and flat growth are driving Scots firms into survival mode, leaving little appetite for expansion, according to new figures.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

Google has hit back hard against the UK competition watchdog’s labelling of its mobile platform with strategic market status, calling the decision ‘disappointing, disproportionate and unwarranted'.

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Google Fires Back At ‘Unwarranted’ CMA Ruling

Google has hit back against the UK competition watchdog’s 'disproportionate' labelling of its mobile platform with strategic market status.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

Join Director of Technology at The R&A, Karen Lyttle, at DIGIT Expo 2025, held live on 27th November at EICC Edinburgh.

Register free: www.digit-expo.com

#DIGITExpo #TechEvent #TheRA

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DIGIT Expo is Scotland's largest annual Technology Showcase: hosting over 1,600 delegates, 50 exhibitors and 50 speakers. Free tickets.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI will begin storing data on British soil for the first time later this month, following a new agreement with the UK Government in a move designed to help its customers maintain security and meet strict data protection requirements.

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#tech #OpenAI #sovereignAI

OpenAI to Host Data on UK Soil With 'Sovereign Servers’

OpenAI's latest deal with the UK Government will expand the country's sovereign AI capabilities, part of a global shift to locally hosted AI.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

The cyber-attack that brought Jaguar Land Rover’s production to its knees is expected to cost around £1.9 billion, making it the most economically damaging cyber incident in UK history, according to new analysis from the Cyber Monitoring Centre.

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Jaguar Land Rover Cyber-attack Estimated to be the Most Costly in UK History

The £1.9 billion cost of the JLR cyber-attack has made it the most expensive in UK history, disrupting production, suppliers and jobs.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

CodeClan is relaunching, with the first cohorts run by CodeBase set to commence in early 2026, including a 9-month Software Engineering programme for ‘first-timers’ and a 12-week Applied Agentic AI programme for experienced engineers.

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CodeBase Relaunches CodeClan with Software and AI Programmes

CodeClan is relaunching with the aim of building future careers in tech, with the first cohorts run by CodeBase set to commence in 2026.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

AI spending is reaching dizzying heights, with UK firms spending an average of £15.9 million on the tech this year alone, according to new research from SAP.

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UK Firms Pour an Average £15.9M Into AI, But Only 7% Have a Plan

UK executives say AI is already delivering faster returns than any other technology, though most admit their approach remains fragmented.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

Veeam Software has agreed to buy data security and compliance startup Securiti AI, shelling out a hefty $1.725 billion (£1.3bn) for the AI-powered platform, a sign that major tech firms are racing to consolidate their AI data capabilities in an intensifying market.

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Veeam Snaps Up Securiti AI for Cool $1.7B as Data Wars Heat Up

Veeam’s deal is the latest sign that major tech firms are racing to consolidate their AI data capabilities in a rapidly intensifying market.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

In recent years, the tech industry has given us artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotech, and virtual reality, but while the sector might be lightyears ahead, new data suggests it’s stuck in the past when it comes to equal opportunity for women.

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Report: Women in Tech Work Harder, But Face More Career Setbacks

The tech sector might be lightyears ahead in innovation, but data shows it's stuck in the past when it comes to equal opportunity for women.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

Hundreds of public figures, including the co-founder of Apple and two ‘godfathers’ of AI, have banded together to call for a global pause on the development of superintelligent systems, warning that pushing on could risk human extinction.

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Apple Co-Founder & AI ‘Godfathers’ Call for Superintelligence Pause

Policymakers, religious leaders, celebrities, and tech pioneers have called for a global pause on the development of AI superintelligence.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has revealed new developments linked to the Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters group, including a planned “extortion-as-a-service” operation and renewed insider recruitment efforts.

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Researchers Sound Alarm as LAPSUS$ Launch ‘Extortion-as-a-Service’

Cybersecurity researchers have observed a series of new developments linked to the notorious Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters group.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

Zarina Kanji, Managing Director UK & Europe at WPIC Marketing & Technologies, will be speaking at Scotland’s largest tech showcase. Don’t miss DIGIT Expo 2025, held on 27th November in Edinburgh.

Register free: www.digit-expo.com

#DIGITExpo #TechEvent #WPIC

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DIGIT Expo is Scotland's largest annual Technology Showcase: hosting over 1,600 delegates, 50 exhibitors and 50 speakers. Free tickets.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

OpenAI has launched a new AI-powered web browser built around its flagship ChatGPT model, positioning the company in direct competition with Google and its Chrome offering, the world’s most popular browser.

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OpenAI Takes Aim at Google with New AI Browser

OpenAI has launched a new AI-powered browser built around its ChatGPT model, positioning the company in direct competition with Google.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

The cyber-attack that brought Jaguar Land Rover’s production to its knees is expected to cost around £1.9 billion, making it the most economically damaging cyber incident in UK history, according to new analysis from the Cyber Monitoring Centre.

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#Tech | #News | #JLR

Jaguar Land Rover Cyber-attack Estimated to be the Most Costly in UK History

The £1.9 billion cost of the JLR cyber-attack has made it the most expensive in UK history, disrupting production, suppliers and jobs.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 2d

Three days to go until Wales’ must-attend cybersecurity conference.

Reshape the Welsh cyber ecosystem at CymruSec 2025, live on 23rd October in Cardiff.

Register now: www.cymrusec.com

#CymruSec #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Wales #Cardiff

Cyber Security | CymruSec Summit 2025 | Cardiff

CymruSec 2025 is the nations leading business cyber security event, in its inaugural year. Join the conference free on 23rd October at Leonardo Hotel Wales. T&Cs apply.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3d

The UK’s leading Russell Group universities have had 670 laptops, tablets, and phones lost or stolen between over the past three years, raising urgent concerns about data security across the higher education sector.

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#Tech | #News

Comment | The Dark Side of Crypto

In this contributed piece, Gavin Wilson, director of physical security & risk at Toro Solutions, details the often dark reality of crypto.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3d

With business leaders around the world now hailing AI as the answer to everything from boosting productivity to slashing costs, new research reveals a stark and growing disconnect between executive enthusiasm and workforce readiness.

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93% of Firms Say Workforce Readiness Is Slowing Down AI

New research has revealed a stark and growing disconnect between executive enthusiasm for AI and workforce readiness in adopting the tech.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3d

Enterprise AI tech provider Atos has announced it will launch three new sovereign and sovereign AI centres across the country, designed to give UK firms greater control over their data, cloud and AI operations, and ensure the self-reliance of critical sectors.

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Atos Targets ‘Mission-Critical’ Sovereign AI With New UK Centres

Atos is set to launch sovereign AI centres across the country, designed to give UK firms more control over their data and AI operations.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3d

The Chancellor will kick off the government’s Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham with a new crackdown on business bureaucracy, announcing measures the department says will save UK firms nearly £6 billion a year by the end of the Parliament.

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#Tech | #News

Chancellor Unveils £6bn Plan to Cut Business Red Tape

The Chancellor is outlining measures to cut bureaucracy and save UK firms nearly £6 billion a year in business admin.

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DIGIT @digitfyi.bsky.social · 3d

Cyber-criminals are embracing stealthier tactics to disguise their behaviour and bypass traditional, signature-based detection, with new data showing a spike in brand-new threats, making up nearly 90% of detected attacks.

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Zero-Day Malware Attacks Hit Record High

Hackers are using encrypted traffic to conceal malware, with brand, new threats making up nearly 90% of detected attacks.

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