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
Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres
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ai
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clean technologies
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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digital transformation
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cx
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genai
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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social media
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online shopping
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adtech
MiQ research finds consumers jump between screens and buying moments in minutes, prompting calls for a more flexible marketing model.
NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions
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dc
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sustainability
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energy efficient
NeuReality says better AI networking could trim around 200 tons of CO2 a year from each rack while lifting output from existing infrastructure.
AI coding speeds up, but security teams fall behind
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digital transformation
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application security
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socs
AI coding accelerates software delivery, but security teams struggle to keep up as more code, alerts and manual checks pile up.
UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.
Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit
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semiconductors
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martech
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cdp
Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.
Instro AI trials cut engineering response times by 67%
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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genai
UK manufacturers cut technical response times and manual effort in trials of Instro AI, as fragmented legacy data proved the biggest hurdle.
Sonatype warns of surge in trusted open-source malware
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application security
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devsecops
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supply chain
Sonatype flags 21,764 malicious open-source packages in Q1 2026, with npm hit hardest as attackers used trusted workflows to steal secrets.
Insight warns of cloud waste amid AI cost pressures
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
Insight says UK firms are losing cloud spend to waste as AI and sovereignty demands drive up infrastructure costs.
Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift
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digital transformation
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socs
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breach prevention
Talion says its award win reflects a mid-market cybersecurity shift towards resilience, accountability and clearer decision-making under pressure.
Cyber security chiefs split on quantum threat urgency
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firewalls
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data protection
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ransomware
Cyber security leaders are split over whether firms should rush into post-quantum cryptography now or keep attention on AI-driven malware.
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds
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vpns
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ransomware
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devops
Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.
Veolia launches global data centre resource service
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smart cities
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.
Qlik adds AI agents in order to turn analytics into action
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Qlik adds new AI agents to its analytics platform, aiming to move enterprise users from spotting data changes to triggering workflows and predictions.
Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds
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ransomware
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digital transformation
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public cloud
Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
UK firms urged to bolster cyber security after breaches
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malware
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firewalls
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vpns
Business Hub warns UK firms to tighten basic cyber defences as government figures show 43% hit by breaches, phishing and ransomware in past year.