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Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies.

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  • A case for smart glasses for all

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 19 Sep 2025
  • Meta’s latest addition to its Ray-Ban smart glasses is the integration of an in-lens display. Not wanting to belittle the technical ingenuity of this latest addition to the Meta Ray-Ban ...

  • Goldilocks moment for AI in British society

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 17 Sep 2025
  • It is being described as a “Goldilocks moment” to encourage US investment in UK AI infrastructure, but Donald Trump’s state visit and the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal that has been announced, come at ...

  • Windows 10 end-of-life: A time to open up

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 03 Sep 2025
  • Broadly speaking, there are two types of people in IT: those who like to tinker, constantly seeking the next best thing and those who yearn for a stable environment. Years ago, businesses and IT ...

  • Societal implications of enabling a better version of ourselves

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 26 Aug 2025
  • In the Adam and Eve Garden of Eden that is artificial intelligence (AI), the forbidden fruit appears to be AI that is subtly better at being human than us. For all the potential to improve society, ...

  • Infotainment systems end up like vintage car radios

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 05 Aug 2025
  • The most visible electronics in the cars people drove 40 or more years ago, was the transistor radio. And in every town, there were car radio shops, to upgrade these to better quality models. These ...

  • A role for AI and people in software lifecycle management

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 28 Jul 2025
  • Consider this common scenario: a line-of-business manager has a great idea and wants IT to provide a software platform to support the new business initiative. It’s another IT project on a growing ...

  • Enterprise IT risks of AI and agentic AI

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 09 Jul 2025
  • Everyone involved in IT needs to be focused on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on enterprise cybersecurity. Yet precious little energy is being expended on making sure AI is ...

  • Quantum Computing: A UK moon shot or £670m research indulgence?

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 27 Jun 2025
  • Among the questions raised during the inaugural Quantum Datacentre Alliance forum held at Battersea power station in London, was one from a delegate from the government’s Quantum testbed programme, ...

  • A G7 AI roadmap lacking IP protection is one with potholes

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 19 Jun 2025
  • The G7 meeting of world leaders is a clear indication of how the leading economies see AI. With the stagnation of economic growth alongside rising costs of maintaining existing public services, ...

  • GenAI: Talk to me

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 12 Jun 2025
  • Who would have thought that a black slab of Gorilla Glass in a titanium frame that fits in the palm of your hand would not necessarily offer the best user experience? A recent YouTube video ...

  • Putting a price on the value of IP

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 28 May 2025
  • The government sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a high octane fuel to boost productivity and drive the economy forward. The Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) aims to cut bureaucracy to ...

  • Microsoft entices developers to build more Windows AI apps

    Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 21 May 2025
  • Microsoft’s annual developer conference is rather like a litmus test, showing the general direction of travel of the software industry. Given the massive footprint of Windows in desktop computing, ...