About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon
Gen Z hiring jumps 14% at UK tech SMEs, says report
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Hiring and pay rise across UK science and technology SMEs, with Gen Z workers leading growth as job gains spread beyond London.
VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services
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cloud security
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phishing
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email security
VIPRE says cyber criminals are increasingly abusing trusted services like Cloudflare, Microsoft and TestFlight to dodge email security filters.
Temenos report says five trends will reshape banking
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Temenos and Bain warn that banks must modernise core systems, governed data and cloud architecture as AI, stablecoins and personalisation gather pace.
MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.
Anthropic AI's Mythos triggers warnings over cyber risk
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firewalls
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data protection
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devops
Anthropic AI's Mythos prompts cyber security warnings as experts urge UK boards to treat AI-driven threats as a strategic risk.
GSA report says 5G market enters more selective phase
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uc
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
GSA says 392 operators have now launched 5G worldwide as the market shifts from coverage races to Standalone, slicing and enterprise services.
UK firms using AI assistants but multi-agent workflows lag
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devops
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digital transformation
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rpa
UK businesses are embracing AI assistants, but Slalom data shows only 31% have adopted multi-agent workflows, leaving staff to do more checking and prompting.
UK data centre sector doubts AI-ready infrastructure
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
Survey finds UK data centre professionals fear outdated testing, skills gaps and poor monitoring could leave infrastructure unready for AI growth.
Anthropic & OpenAI split on cyber AI release strategy
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devops
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hyperscale
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cloud security
Anthropic and OpenAI take rival paths on AI cyber tools, as one keeps access tightly restricted while the other widens vetted user access.
Earth Day calls for data centre grid reset amid AI surge
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uc
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smart cities
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datacentre infrastructure
Bentley Systems and Blue Cloud Softech Solutions say AI data centres must share more of the burden as power demand tests ageing grids.
Regnosys backs UK fintech funding but urges infra reform
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
REGnosys chief says extra CFIT funding is welcome, but warns UK fintech needs modern data, reporting and compliance infrastructure to scale at home.
Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world
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malware
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edutech
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firewalls
Universities face a more varied cyber onslaught, with data breaches, hacktivism and ransomware surging as researchers draw nation-state attention.
Lineaje survey finds AI code confidence outpaces visibility
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digital transformation
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application security
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devsecops
Lineaje survey flags a widening governance gap as most firms use AI-generated code, yet few can fully see or track it.
RWS survey finds most leaders distrust AI cultural nuance
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
RWS survey finds most content leaders distrust AI for cultural nuance, even as 86% say it has sped up global content creation.
UK project firms shift from AI trials to ROI gains
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devops
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digital transformation
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erp
UK project-based firms are turning AI from pilot schemes into day-to-day tools, with nearly half reporting productivity or cost gains, Deltek says.
Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres
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smart cities
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hyperscale
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dc
Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.
Claude Code can leak secrets in public npm packages
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data protection
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application security
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devsecops
Check Point says Anthropic's Claude Code can quietly stash credentials in .claude/settings.local.json, which may be published in public npm packages.
Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Parloa study finds many global firms bury support details, while most chatbots fail to solve issues and phone menus remain frustrating.
Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.
MiQ says marketing funnel no longer matches consumers
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cx
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martech
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social media
MiQ research finds consumers jump between screens and buying moments in minutes, prompting calls for a more flexible marketing model.