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Penny Horwood

Penny Horwood joined Computing as Associate Editor in 2022 after having been a freelance contributor and researcher for more than a decade, and one of the most prolific white paper writers in the industry. Penny's enthusiastic and consistent championing of increased diversity in tech stems from her own early career experiences as a young salesperson, a deep understanding of the structural and skills related challenges that UK tech faces and a strong interest in sociological research. Penny also writes and researches tech sustainability, and has a finely honed ability to see though greenwash. She reads the ESG reports so you don't have to.

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'Talk of agile development is not going to get a multimillion-dollar investment approved'

Business Software

'Talk of agile development is not going to get a multimillion-dollar investment approved'

Mukal Agrawal, Director of Technology at VistaPrint discusses how best to plan for transformation

clock 07 December 2023 • 5 min read
Built world climate tech stands out against VC slump

Finance

Built world climate tech stands out against VC slump

The UK is in a strong position for global investment

clock 06 December 2023 • 3 min read
Meta faces $596 million Spanish lawsuit for GDPR violation

Law

Meta faces $596 million Spanish lawsuit for GDPR violation

The giant also faces further reputational damage in the US, as an academic claims that Meta used its financial heft to block her constitutional right to free speech

clock 05 December 2023 • 2 min read
Preparing for cybersecurity in the quantum age

Leadership

Preparing for cybersecurity in the quantum age

An interview with Rapid7 CISO Jaya Baloo

clock 30 November 2023 • 5 min read
Adobe plus Figma could saddle UK design firms with higher prices and worse product, says regulator

Mergers and Acquisitions

Adobe plus Figma could saddle UK design firms with higher prices and worse product, says regulator

The regulator is uneasy about the deal but has twice extended its decision deadline

clock 29 November 2023 • 3 min read
Digital Catapult celebrates decade of accelerating digital adoption

Corporate

Digital Catapult celebrates decade of accelerating digital adoption

The catapult has driven earlier adoption in sectors such as telecoms, defence and the creative industries

clock 29 November 2023 • 3 min read
UK cyber intelligence leads international standard on safe AI software development

Security

UK cyber intelligence leads international standard on safe AI software development

Agreement represents a 'truly global effort' to ensure security by design

clock 28 November 2023 • 2 min read
Cancel culture row blights elite devcon

Developer

Cancel culture row blights elite devcon

Conference in jeopardy after speakers pull out

clock 28 November 2023 • 4 min read
Nuclear lab faces niche cyber threat

Security

Nuclear lab faces niche cyber threat

'Furry Hacktivists' target Idaho National Laboratory for cat-human experiments

clock 24 November 2023 • 2 min read
Greenpeace exposes tech supply chain carbon footprint

Green

Greenpeace exposes tech supply chain carbon footprint

Calls for urgent action on emission reductions

clock 24 November 2023 • 2 min read
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