UK businesses lose £64 billion annually to cyber attacks

12 May 2025

Cyber attacks are costing UK businesses a staggering £64 billion each year, yet a new study from cybersecurity firm ESET reveals that many organizations remain ill-equipped to defend against these increasingly sophisticated threats.

The research highlights an urgent need for companies to bolster their cybersecurity defenses, as over half of surveyed businesses (53%) reported experiencing at least one attack or breach in the past three years.

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Zensar partners with UK Post Office to drive digital modernisation

09 May 2025

The UK Post Office has appointed Zensar Technologies to support its comprehensive modernisation efforts, focusing on replacing legacy IT systems and developing more user-friendly digital services.

The initial two-year partnership, with the possibility of extension, positions Zensar to lead initiatives across various procurement categories, including experience design, product ownership, management, measurement, and optimisation.

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AWS pledges to equip 100,000 in UK with essential AI skills by 2030

07 May 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a major initiative to provide 100,000 people in the UK with essential skills in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. The commitment comes as research indicates that one in three UK businesses currently lack the necessary digital skills to effectively adopt AI technologies.

The announcement underscores the urgent need to bridge the skills gap in critical areas such as AI, cybersecurity, and Big Data to support the UK’s rapidly evolving digital economy. A key vehicle for achieving this goal will be the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance program, launched in June 2023 as part of a global effort. This program brings together businesses, government bodies, and educational institutions to offer practical, hands-on training to students, professionals, and job seekers, aligning their skills with the demands of the modern digital economy.

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Understanding the real impact of thermal management on GPU reliability

06 May 2025

Bernie Malouin, VP, Design, Process and Technology Engineering, JetCool, A Flex Company

The relentless growth of AI is pushing the boundaries of computing power, and at the heart of these advances lies a quiet but critical struggle: keeping the machines cool.

Take Meta’s Llama 3 405B, for instance. Over the course of 54 days, Meta’s AI infrastructure experienced daily GPU failures. Meta experienced nearly eight unexpected failures a day over this training run, and 58.7% were attributed to GPU failures. Compared with other components (especially CPUs and system memory), it’s clear that AI training puts distinctively intense pressure on the GPUs and as a result, they fail.

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