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Aaron Hurst is Information Age's senior reporter, providing news and features around the hottest trends across the tech industry.

Emerging Technology

UK innovation lags behind global counterparts despite funding plans

According to Fujitsu research, 75 per cent of UK businesses accept that they won’t compete with international innovation leaders until the end of the decade

Recruitment

Four in five businesses struggle to fill IT vacancies

Research from recruitment experts ManpowerGroup reveals that four in five (80 per cent) organisations hiring for IT vacancies struggle to fill positions

Diversity

Women in IT Summit Asia 2023 launched to raise awareness of DEI importance

The fifth annual Women in IT Asia Summit on the 28th June will present the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in the regional tech sector

Diversity

2023 Women in IT Awards Asia shortlist announced

The fifth annual Women in IT Awards Asia looking to recognise and raise awareness of female tech talent across the Asia region

Cybersecurity

Security leaders concerned about dark web threats

A Searchlight Cyber study has revealed that the majority (93 per cent) of enterprise chief information security officers (CISOs) are concerned about dark web threats

Generative AI

Google begins rollout of Bard chatbot

A waitlist has been established for users over 18 for the new Bard chatbot from Google, as the search company looks to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT

Releases & Updates

Amazon lays off 9,000 staff as cloud spending downturn bites

A second round of layoffs has been announced by Amazon, mostly affecting AWS, Twitch, HR and advertising units

Cloud & Edge Computing

BT partners with AWS to deliver 4G and 5G to UK businesses

A multi-million-pound investment partnership will see BT leverage AWS Wavelength to bring 5G and 4G mobile edge computing services to UK business customers

Business & Strategy

Tech leaders expect revenue rise, despite economic uncertainty

Gartner research has revealed that over seven in 10 (72 per cent) high tech leaders have plans to grow revenue in 2023, overcoming economic challenges

Generative AI

Microsoft to add AI Copilot to Office suite

In the aim of leading the race to commercialise AI, Microsoft has announced its new Copilot software for Office programs

Government & Public Sector

What the 2023 Spring Budget means for UK tech

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced his 2023 Spring Budget, which included R&D funding and governmental investment in quantum

Generative AI

OpenAI releases large language model upgrade GPT-4

The new GPT-4 AI model from ChatGPT developers OpenAI will allow for input in both text and image form, and more detailed answers