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What does that mean for you? We understand the right fit both culturally and technically for your company and often know exactly the right person for your requirements straight away. We're also the first place the best candidates come to for insight and job opportunities.
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Eligo consultants really understand the technology space, and are exceptionally attentive to client requirements, constantly refining their approach according to feedback. A standout service.
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Eligo's insight into the candidate market is invaluable and the consultants have a real grasp of what we are looking for.
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What makes Eligo different is the amount of time they invest in getting to grips with my company's requirements - not only in terms of the technologies but also the cultural requirement.
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The Eligo technology team are a breath of fresh air. It's refreshing to work with agents who understand my craft, and who take the time to understand me as a person and what it is I am looking for. If you are working with Open Source technologies and you aren't part of the Eligo family, then you should be.
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We worked with Eligo on two challenging hires; we couldn’t have asked for better support. Following a detailed briefing session with us on the role, our culture and needs they immediately understood our talent requirements. We were quickly presented with a strong bench of candidates, helping us employ two exceptional staff members to very specific briefs and in short order.
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They are a pleasure to work with and I would certainly recommend them to anyone looking for assistance in finding top talent.
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iDirect primarily engaged Eligo to utilise their network of Front End focused technical talent. Whilst performing well in this area, what really impressed me was their dedication to assisting the organisation across the board, including roles a lot of front-end recruiters would consider way out of their remit. Great service and excellent delivery from Eligo recruitment.
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Eligo has shown great enthusiasm and efficiency in providing the quality candidates we need. They invest time to fully understand our culture and take a real interest in what we do as a business. With new projects around the corner, we're looking forward to working more closely with Eligo to increase our recruitment drive.
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Eligo take the time to understand the environment and the culture of your business which shows in the quality of the candidates they put forward. They have found a number of gems for us and now Eligo are the only recruiter I go to when looking to fill a position in my team.
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Eligo are one of those rare agencies in the technical recruitment industry that care and understand about the importance of communities in Open Source and other technical disciplines. They are an advocate of getting people into the right place and are constant supporters of community events.
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Recruiters have a pretty bad reputation in the Open Source community. But Eligo consultants are a shining example of what a recruiter should be.
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Eligo is an exclusive partner of CV-Library and helps to support us with our technical recruitment, particularly with the harder to fill, senior roles. Rick has really taken the time to get to understand our team and the needs of the business, and as a result, is able to provide us with truly exceptional candidates. We've seen really positive results using Eligo and would definitely recommend it's services to others.
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Not only has Eligo helped us to successfully build our Perl team, but they have been a constant support to me in my role. They are always there with advice on our market and support me in what I'm trying to achieve. We've now been to events with Rick which has increased our brand within the market.
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Anne Rooke from Eligo has been responsible for bringing a wealth of IT talent to Dr Logic and has for the most part staffed our Company over the last few years! Working with Anne is almost like having an in-house recruitment specialist; she understands us like no other recruiter we’ve worked with and keeps one step ahead so that when we do have a requirement she often has someone earmarked for us already! Anne is professional but so easy to talk to she feels more a friend of the business than a supplier; she even popped across with Eligo beers for the team when we celebrated our 15th birthday earlier this year. It’s great having someone like Anne who understands the sort of talent we seek; she has an uncanny knack of finding the best people for our team, time and time again and I would have no hesitation in recommending her as a first class recruiter.
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Technology Industry August News Update – #Issue8
In issue 8 of our technology industry news update we cover a breach found in a biometrics system used by the UK police, Google finds evidence of a sustained hack on iPhones, NHS is set to launch a national AI lab, there's a rise in female students taking computing GCSE, UK Tech Start-ups receive a record amount foreign investment and much more... Breach found in a biometrics system used by UK police, Google finds cyber-attack on iPhones and Twitter CEO’s account has been hacked. Breach found in biometrics system used by UK police and defence firms A major breach has been identified in a biometrics system used by the UK police and defence firms. Fingerprints, facial recognition, passwords and other personal info of over 1 million people, were discovered on a publicly accessible database. The biometrics system Biostar 2 is the creation of security firm Suprema, with the purpose of allowing centralised control for access to secure facilities like warehouses or office buildings using fingerprints and facial recognition. Read more here about the breach of the biometrics system used by UK police and defence firms (The Guardian) 14/08/2019 Google finds evidence of iPhone hack covering the last two years Security researchers at Google are said to have found evidence of a sustained effort to hack iPhones over a period of two years. The hack was carried out using websites that would discreetly implant malicious software to gather contacts, images and other data. Google’s analysis shows that there was no target discrimination of the hack, and that by simply visiting the hacked site, it was enough for the exploit server to attack devices. Click here to read more about Google finding an ongoing iPhone hack (BBC News) 30/08/2019 Twitter CEO Account Hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has had his twitter account hacked by a group that calls itself the Chuckle Squad. After gaining access to his the Twitter CEO’s account, the group tweeted racial slurs, antisemitic messages, and at least one Holocaust denial. The tweets have now been deleted, but Twitter pointed the blame at the phone’s cell carrier, saying “the number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider”. Click here to read more about the Twitter CEO’s Twitter account being hacked (TheVerge) 30/09/2019 Rise in female students taking up computing courses and NHS to set up AI lab. Significant increase in female students taking Computing GCSE New figures released by the JCQ show a significant increase in the number of females taking up GCSE computing – up more than 7% in the UK, with a 14% increase in the number of females choosing the STEM subject. Dominic Harvey, Director of CWJobs commented on the new figures stating “we’re seeing a rise in the number of girls taking computing; however, the majority taking the subject firmly remains boys. A great way to increase this is by promoting diversity of possible future careers subjects such as computing can lead to, that are outside redundant stereotypes.” Read more about the significant rise in female students taking computing GCSE here (EdTechnology) 22/08/2019 NHS to set up national Artificial Intelligence lab The NHS has plans to enhance the care of patients and research by setting up a national artificial intelligence lab. AI is already showing it’s potential to revolutionise medicine fields ranging from diagnosing patients, gathering new insights into diseases and improving how hospitals are run. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced £250m will be spent on boosting AI in the NHS stating that “The power of AI to improve medicine, to save lives, to improve the way treatments are done, the power is enormous.” However, aside from the many positive possibilities, does AI still pose a threat to protecting patient data? Read more about the NHS to set up an Artificial Intelligence lab here (BBC news) 08/08/2019 Rise in foreign investment for UK tech startups, Gartner forecasts IoT market for 2020 and BBC launches Alexa rival. UK Tech Start-ups receive a record amount in foreign investment New research shows that UK tech companies have secured a record amount (£5.5bn) in foreign investment in the first seven months of 2019. Experts are saying the weaker pound is drawing investors to the UK technology sector. This increase in foreign investment is positive news for the UK tech scene and comes as overall foreign direct investment in the UK is falling, amid Brexit uncertainty over Britain’s future trading arrangements with the EU. Click here to read more about the UK tech sector receiving a record amount of foreign investment (BBC News) 21/08/2019 Gartner forecast: 20% increase in IoT market by 2020 According to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. the enterprise and automotive Internet of Things (IoT) market will grow to 5.8 billion endpoints in 2020, an increase of 21% from 2019. The forecast also predicts that utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion endpoints. Click here to read more about Gartner’s IoT market forecast for 2020 (UKTN) 29/08/2019 BBC to launch voice assistant that will grasp UK regional accents The BBC have developed a rival to Amazon’s Alexa that will aim to understand British accents. The Beeb, will be BBC’s first voice assistant and will launch next year with a focus on enabling people to find their favourite programmes and interact with the BBC online services. To make sure the software will fully understand regional accents, the BBC will be asking staff in offices around the UK to record their voices. Click here to read more about the BBC voice assistant that will grasp UK regional accents (BBC News) 27/09/2019 Eligo blog of the month CV Buzzwords to avoid when applying for a new job Do you ever read a piece of content that is so over worded and full of corporate jargon that it no longer makes sense? Sometimes CV’s can be overloaded with an excess of keywords and catchphrases it can be hard to see the wood through the trees, bearing in mind that it takes less than a minute for hiring managers to read a CV and decide if you’re right for the role. When applying for a job you need to make sure your CV looks good and is easy to follow. Read here for buzzwords to avoid on your next CV application Upcoming events Tech Leaders Summit 2019 - 12/09/2019 Tech Leaders Summit provides a 360° high-level view of the technologies and trends most impacting organisations, and set to drive innovation in 2019 and beyond. Its 40+ renowned speakers are the cream of the crop of the IT world when it comes to demonstrating real business value from deploying technology in organisations both large and small. Read more here Women in Tech Festival - 17/09/2019 Women in Tech Festival is all about celebrating successful women in the IT industry, sharing personal experiences of their journeys and the challenges along the way. This one-day event will provide insight from how to create a professional you, to building and maintaining a successful team, and not to forget case studies involving cutting-edge technology. Read more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators. Learn from the industry experts in speech & image recognition, neural networks and big data and much more at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Read more here TechCon 2019 - 26/09/2019 TechCon 2019 is a unique and informative one-day APIL accredited conference that focuses on the very latest innovations and cutting-edge developments in medical and assistive technology. Read more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter straight to your inbox, then sign up below! Form ID:4640 If you have a news article you would like featured in our industry news or would like to work with Eligo Technology to produce content please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you want to hear more news about the technology jobs market, contact us at technology@eligo.co.uk or follow us on twitter at @Eligchlo. You can also check out our page for the latest jobs in development, data, digital marketing, testing, IT support and more.
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Technology Industry July News Update - #Issue7
In issue 7 of the Technology news update, Deliveroo accounts are hacked and sold for small change, British Airways and Facebook are facing GDPR fines for past data breaches, no-deal Brexit is a threat to UK Science sector, smart cities are impacting workplace trends and much more... Deliveroo passwords stolen and being sold for petty cash, British Airways and Facebook are facing fines over privacy breaches. Deliveroo accounts hacked and sold for just $6 It hasn't been a great few months for Deliveroo as there have been reports of Deliveroo account thefts with hackers making bizarre orders such as £150 worth of cake and ice cream. Many accounts have been hacked in recent months, and in most cases, thieves have bought account passwords from a dark web dealer for as little as $6. The hacks have been achieved through tricking users into entering a password into a pre-designing phishing page, or through "credential stuffing" where hackers gather leaked passwords from previous hacks and try using them again. Click here to read more about the Deliveroo account hacks (Deliveroo) 24/07/2019 British Airways facing £183 million fine British Airways are facing a £183 million fine for a data breach in 2018, according to the UK Information Commissioners Office, the British Airline failed to protect the personal and financial information of approximately 500,000 of its customers. Back in September 2018, the airline announced that is website and mobile app has been compromised, with attackers managing to collect customers' personal and financial details. Click here to read more about British Airways fine for a data breach in 2018 (HelpNetSecurity) 08/07/2019 Facebook fined $5 Billion over privacy breaches The US Federal Trade Commission has announced that Facebook will be fined a $5 billion penalty for violating its users' privacy. In addition to the fine, the social networking platform has been ordered to restructure its privacy approach from corporate board-level down and to provide strong tools to ensure executives are held accountable for their actions. Click here to read more about Facebook being fined for $5 billion over privacy breaches (SDTimes) 24/07/2019 New UK Digital, Media, Culture and Sport ministers announced, No-deal Brexit warned as a threat to UK Science sector, smart cities are impacting workplace trends and Alan Turing revealed as the new face of the £50 note. New UK Ministers for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport announced. Nicky Morgan, Chair of House of Commons Treasury Committee, has been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Loughborough MP previously served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities (2014 – 16); Financial Secretary to the Treasury (2014); Minister for Women to name a few. Matt Warman has been chosen as the UK's new minister for Digital, entering the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport with more digital credentials than many of his peers, having spent many years as a technology journalist at the Daily Telegraph. Read more here about the minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and here about the Digital Minister. (RadioToday) 24/07/2019 (Public Technology.net) 29/07/2019 Wellcome trust warns No-deal Brexit is a 'threat' to UK's science sector The chairwoman of the Wellcome Trust has written to Boris Johnson claiming that a no-deal Brexit is a "threat" to the science sector. The trust is the UK's biggest charitable funder of scientific research and chairwoman Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller has highlighted that there will be a 50 per cent decrease in European Union applications to study at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which has a history of ground-breaking discoveries. Click here to read more about concerns that a no-Brexit deal is a threat to the UK's science sector. (City.A.M) 27/07/2019 Smart cities impacting workplace trends It is estimated that two-thirds of global cities will be investing in smart city technology by up to $135 billion by 2021. It comes at no surprise then that the world is becoming more dependant on technology for efficiency and success, and as cities around the world are set to transform into smart cities there are many workplace trends emerging from these innovation hubs. Click here to read more about some of the workplace trends influenced by smart cities. (UKtech) 22/07/2019 Alan Turing revealed as the new face of £50 note The Bank of England has announced that codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the £50 note. Turing is celebrated for his code-cracking work that provided vital to allies in World War Two. Less celebrated is the pivotal role he played in the development of early computers and the Bank has said his legacy continues to have an impact on science and society today. Click here to read more about Alan Turing revealed as the new face of the £50 note. (BBC News) 15/07/2019 5G to provide investment asset for Midlands tech businesses and 5G launch for O2 set for October. 5G set to be an investment asset for Midlands Tech businesses In a recent interview, Eligo's Rick Deller spoke to the head of technology and media at KPMG, Tim Kay about the impact of the 5G rollout on technology businesses based in the Midlands. Tim addressed the 5G rollout to a "great potential regional asset, but also an inward investment asset. Inviting other businesses to do something interesting on this new disruptive, technology platform based in the Midlands. Click here to read more and view the full video interview. (Eligo) 15/07/2019 O2 announces 5G network launch for October O2 has announced its plan to switch on its 5G mobile network in October, with further plans to launch 5G in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Slough and Leeds and a total of 50 towns and cities by Summer 2020. O2 has said that it will initially focus on providing 5G to sites where capacity is stretched such as train stations, entertainment and sports venues. Click here to read more about O2's 5G launch in October (BBC news) 25/07/2019 Upcoming Technology Industry Events PerlCon 2019 - 07/08/2019 - 09/08/2019 PerlCon 2019 is the 20th edition of the annual European Perl Conference also known as YAPC:: Europe and TPCiR, taking place in Riga, Latvia. Find out more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Find out more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you have a news article you would like featured in our industry news or would like to work with Eligo Technology to produce content please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you want to hear more news about the technology jobs market, contact us at rick@eligo.co.uk or follow us on twitter at @Eligchlo. You can also check out our page for the latest jobs in development, data, digital marketing, testing, IT support and more.
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Video interview: Eligo and KPMG discuss the Midlands tech scene
On a clear sunny day on the 10th floor of Crossways building in Birmingham, I was joined by Tim Kay, Head of Technology & Media at KPMG. I invited Tim to speak about the current situation of the Midlands technology scene and what followed was an insightful discussion covering; The challenges midlands businesses face The lack of investment for start-ups and early-stage businesses in the area Talent and skills shortages Exciting plans for the 5G rollout We also discussed the Midlands history in relation to the industrial revolution and manufacturing, retaining technology talent in the area and the plans for the future of tech in the Midlands. Take a look at the full interview below. I’d love to know what you thought of the talk and if you have anything to add in relation to the topics discussed, get in touch with me at rick@eligo.co.uk. .
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Technology Industry June News Update – #Issue6
In our June Technology news update, we cover BBC's new scheme encouraging women in tech, SME's losing out on Tech talent, Brexit is a top concern for UK tech workers. As well as news that AI will kill off 20m manufacturing jobs, Adobe trains AI to detect Deepfakes and MoD helps itself to police biometric data. Encouraging women in tech, attracting talent as an SME and Brexit concerns for UK Tech workers BBC launches scheme to get women into tech careers The BBC has launched a new training scheme aimed at women who are looking to move into a career in software engineering. With the technology sector being predominately male-dominated the Step into Tech scheme aims to help increase the number of women working in the industry. The training covers working with websites, applications, cloud-based services and databases as well as introducing candidates Read more about BBC launching a new training scheme aimed at women here Broadcast Now (04/06/2019) SME's losing out on top tech talent to big tech companies In a battle to recruit top tech talent, SME's are losing out to the big tech with three quarters of CIO's believing it to be more challenging for SME's to attract tech talent because they prefer to work for larger tech businesses. In response to this nearly half of CIO's are planning to train and upskill existing staff, with 37% admitting they would turn to the temporary recruitment market. Click here to read more about SME's losing out on top tech talent to big tech companies UKTN (19/06/2019) Impact of Brexit is the top concern for UK tech workers According to a new report by CW Jobs, the impact of Brexit is causing the most concern for IT professionals. The report reveals that despite 89% of tech professionals having a positive outlook, over a third 38% list the political landscape as their biggest concern for the industry. The current UK tech workforce is in a good place, with confidence in the skills and new technologies it has at its disposal, but that confidence is at risk from external factors, political or economic. Click here to read more about the Impact of Brexit being a top concern for UK tech workers UKTN (25/06/2019) The AI market soars but is also set to affect the future of the manufacturing job market Robots will kill off 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030 According to a report from Oxford Economics has stated that the rise of AI, machine learning, and robotics will lead to the loss of up to 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030. Since 2000 around 1.7 million jobs have already been lost to robots, these include 260,000 jobs in the US and 400,000 jobs in Europe and 550,000 jobs in China. Click here to read more about the report claiming robots will kill of 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030 Tech Republic (26/06/2019) AI software market soars amid digital transformation boom In the midst of firms investing in AI, revenue from AI software soared more than 63 percent to $846m last year. According to research firm Gartner, Robotic process automation (RPA) which provides AI tools for businesses, is now the fastest growing segment of the enterprise software market, with revenue set to reach $1.3bn in 2019. Read more about the increased growth in the AI software market here City A.M. (24/06/2019) Adobe trained AI detects photoshopped images Adobe has partnered with researchers from the University of Claifornia to train an AI to detect when images have been photoshopped. The convolutional neural network was trained to spot changes made to images using Photoshop's Face - Aware Liquify feature. The feature is designed to adjust and exaggerate facial features, which is harmless when used to make someone appear happier in a photo or ad. However such features can also be exploited. Click here to read more about Adobe training AI to detect deepfake images Artificial Intelligence News (17/06/2019) Attacks against UK phone networks and biometrics accessed without permission Hackers attack global mobile phone networks According to a report, hackers targetted mobile phone networks around the world to snoop on specific users. Not only did they gain access to these networks, but they could also have shut them down if they had wanted to. They collected call records, geo-location of various individuals from a selection of countries across Europe, the middle east and Asia. Read more about Hackers attacking mobile phone networks here BBC News (25/06/2019) MoD is helping itself to police fingerprint databases without legal authority The Ministry of Defence has been unlawfully comparing fingerprints it takes during overseas military operations with the UK police and immigration databases without any legal right to do so. In his annual report, Biometrics commissioner Pual Wiles has said that the Ministry of Defence has been searching the police national fingerprint database without a 'clearly defined lawful basis' and that inter-government searching of databases should be properly regulated. Click here to read more about MoD accessing police fingerprint databases without legal authority The Register (27/06/2019) Nokia warns UK over using rival Huawei's 5G kit Nokia has warned the UK to be wary of using Huawei's 5G equipment, stating the kit has vulnerabilities that meant it posed a risk to 5G networks. Nokia and Ericsson are competing with Huawei to sell next-generation telecoms equipment and Nokia are suggesting that their equipment are a "safer bet" for mobile operators. Click here to read more about Nokia warning UK over using Huawei 5G kit. BBC News (28/06/2019) Upcoming Technology Industry Events PerlCon 2019 - 07/08/2019 - 09/08/2019 PerlCon 2019 is the 20th edition of the annual European Perl Conference also known as YAPC:: Europe and TPCiR, taking place in Riga, Latvia. Find out more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Find out more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. 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In issue 8 of our technology industry news update we cover a breach found in a biometrics system used by the UK police, Google finds evidence of a sustained hack on iPhones, NHS is set to launch a national AI lab, there's a rise in female students taking computing GCSE, UK Tech Start-ups receive a record amount foreign investment and much more... Breach found in a biometrics system used by UK police, Google finds cyber-attack on iPhones and Twitter CEO’s account has been hacked. Breach found in biometrics system used by UK police and defence firms A major breach has been identified in a biometrics system used by the UK police and defence firms. Fingerprints, facial recognition, passwords and other personal info of over 1 million people, were discovered on a publicly accessible database. The biometrics system Biostar 2 is the creation of security firm Suprema, with the purpose of allowing centralised control for access to secure facilities like warehouses or office buildings using fingerprints and facial recognition. Read more here about the breach of the biometrics system used by UK police and defence firms (The Guardian) 14/08/2019 Google finds evidence of iPhone hack covering the last two years Security researchers at Google are said to have found evidence of a sustained effort to hack iPhones over a period of two years. The hack was carried out using websites that would discreetly implant malicious software to gather contacts, images and other data. Google’s analysis shows that there was no target discrimination of the hack, and that by simply visiting the hacked site, it was enough for the exploit server to attack devices. Click here to read more about Google finding an ongoing iPhone hack (BBC News) 30/08/2019 Twitter CEO Account Hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has had his twitter account hacked by a group that calls itself the Chuckle Squad. After gaining access to his the Twitter CEO’s account, the group tweeted racial slurs, antisemitic messages, and at least one Holocaust denial. The tweets have now been deleted, but Twitter pointed the blame at the phone’s cell carrier, saying “the number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider”. Click here to read more about the Twitter CEO’s Twitter account being hacked (TheVerge) 30/09/2019 Rise in female students taking up computing courses and NHS to set up AI lab. Significant increase in female students taking Computing GCSE New figures released by the JCQ show a significant increase in the number of females taking up GCSE computing – up more than 7% in the UK, with a 14% increase in the number of females choosing the STEM subject. Dominic Harvey, Director of CWJobs commented on the new figures stating “we’re seeing a rise in the number of girls taking computing; however, the majority taking the subject firmly remains boys. A great way to increase this is by promoting diversity of possible future careers subjects such as computing can lead to, that are outside redundant stereotypes.” Read more about the significant rise in female students taking computing GCSE here (EdTechnology) 22/08/2019 NHS to set up national Artificial Intelligence lab The NHS has plans to enhance the care of patients and research by setting up a national artificial intelligence lab. AI is already showing it’s potential to revolutionise medicine fields ranging from diagnosing patients, gathering new insights into diseases and improving how hospitals are run. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced £250m will be spent on boosting AI in the NHS stating that “The power of AI to improve medicine, to save lives, to improve the way treatments are done, the power is enormous.” However, aside from the many positive possibilities, does AI still pose a threat to protecting patient data? Read more about the NHS to set up an Artificial Intelligence lab here (BBC news) 08/08/2019 Rise in foreign investment for UK tech startups, Gartner forecasts IoT market for 2020 and BBC launches Alexa rival. UK Tech Start-ups receive a record amount in foreign investment New research shows that UK tech companies have secured a record amount (£5.5bn) in foreign investment in the first seven months of 2019. Experts are saying the weaker pound is drawing investors to the UK technology sector. This increase in foreign investment is positive news for the UK tech scene and comes as overall foreign direct investment in the UK is falling, amid Brexit uncertainty over Britain’s future trading arrangements with the EU. Click here to read more about the UK tech sector receiving a record amount of foreign investment (BBC News) 21/08/2019 Gartner forecast: 20% increase in IoT market by 2020 According to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. the enterprise and automotive Internet of Things (IoT) market will grow to 5.8 billion endpoints in 2020, an increase of 21% from 2019. The forecast also predicts that utilities will be the highest user of IoT endpoints, totalling 1.17 billion endpoints in 2019, and increasing 17% in 2020 to reach 1.37 billion endpoints. Click here to read more about Gartner’s IoT market forecast for 2020 (UKTN) 29/08/2019 BBC to launch voice assistant that will grasp UK regional accents The BBC have developed a rival to Amazon’s Alexa that will aim to understand British accents. The Beeb, will be BBC’s first voice assistant and will launch next year with a focus on enabling people to find their favourite programmes and interact with the BBC online services. To make sure the software will fully understand regional accents, the BBC will be asking staff in offices around the UK to record their voices. Click here to read more about the BBC voice assistant that will grasp UK regional accents (BBC News) 27/09/2019 Eligo blog of the month CV Buzzwords to avoid when applying for a new job Do you ever read a piece of content that is so over worded and full of corporate jargon that it no longer makes sense? Sometimes CV’s can be overloaded with an excess of keywords and catchphrases it can be hard to see the wood through the trees, bearing in mind that it takes less than a minute for hiring managers to read a CV and decide if you’re right for the role. When applying for a job you need to make sure your CV looks good and is easy to follow. Read here for buzzwords to avoid on your next CV application Upcoming events Tech Leaders Summit 2019 - 12/09/2019 Tech Leaders Summit provides a 360° high-level view of the technologies and trends most impacting organisations, and set to drive innovation in 2019 and beyond. Its 40+ renowned speakers are the cream of the crop of the IT world when it comes to demonstrating real business value from deploying technology in organisations both large and small. Read more here Women in Tech Festival - 17/09/2019 Women in Tech Festival is all about celebrating successful women in the IT industry, sharing personal experiences of their journeys and the challenges along the way. This one-day event will provide insight from how to create a professional you, to building and maintaining a successful team, and not to forget case studies involving cutting-edge technology. Read more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators. Learn from the industry experts in speech & image recognition, neural networks and big data and much more at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Read more here TechCon 2019 - 26/09/2019 TechCon 2019 is a unique and informative one-day APIL accredited conference that focuses on the very latest innovations and cutting-edge developments in medical and assistive technology. Read more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter straight to your inbox, then sign up below! Form ID:4640 If you have a news article you would like featured in our industry news or would like to work with Eligo Technology to produce content please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you want to hear more news about the technology jobs market, contact us at technology@eligo.co.uk or follow us on twitter at @Eligchlo. You can also check out our page for the latest jobs in development, data, digital marketing, testing, IT support and more.
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In issue 7 of the Technology news update, Deliveroo accounts are hacked and sold for small change, British Airways and Facebook are facing GDPR fines for past data breaches, no-deal Brexit is a threat to UK Science sector, smart cities are impacting workplace trends and much more... Deliveroo passwords stolen and being sold for petty cash, British Airways and Facebook are facing fines over privacy breaches. Deliveroo accounts hacked and sold for just $6 It hasn't been a great few months for Deliveroo as there have been reports of Deliveroo account thefts with hackers making bizarre orders such as £150 worth of cake and ice cream. Many accounts have been hacked in recent months, and in most cases, thieves have bought account passwords from a dark web dealer for as little as $6. The hacks have been achieved through tricking users into entering a password into a pre-designing phishing page, or through "credential stuffing" where hackers gather leaked passwords from previous hacks and try using them again. Click here to read more about the Deliveroo account hacks (Deliveroo) 24/07/2019 British Airways facing £183 million fine British Airways are facing a £183 million fine for a data breach in 2018, according to the UK Information Commissioners Office, the British Airline failed to protect the personal and financial information of approximately 500,000 of its customers. Back in September 2018, the airline announced that is website and mobile app has been compromised, with attackers managing to collect customers' personal and financial details. Click here to read more about British Airways fine for a data breach in 2018 (HelpNetSecurity) 08/07/2019 Facebook fined $5 Billion over privacy breaches The US Federal Trade Commission has announced that Facebook will be fined a $5 billion penalty for violating its users' privacy. In addition to the fine, the social networking platform has been ordered to restructure its privacy approach from corporate board-level down and to provide strong tools to ensure executives are held accountable for their actions. Click here to read more about Facebook being fined for $5 billion over privacy breaches (SDTimes) 24/07/2019 New UK Digital, Media, Culture and Sport ministers announced, No-deal Brexit warned as a threat to UK Science sector, smart cities are impacting workplace trends and Alan Turing revealed as the new face of the £50 note. New UK Ministers for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport announced. Nicky Morgan, Chair of House of Commons Treasury Committee, has been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Loughborough MP previously served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities (2014 – 16); Financial Secretary to the Treasury (2014); Minister for Women to name a few. Matt Warman has been chosen as the UK's new minister for Digital, entering the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport with more digital credentials than many of his peers, having spent many years as a technology journalist at the Daily Telegraph. Read more here about the minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and here about the Digital Minister. (RadioToday) 24/07/2019 (Public Technology.net) 29/07/2019 Wellcome trust warns No-deal Brexit is a 'threat' to UK's science sector The chairwoman of the Wellcome Trust has written to Boris Johnson claiming that a no-deal Brexit is a "threat" to the science sector. The trust is the UK's biggest charitable funder of scientific research and chairwoman Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller has highlighted that there will be a 50 per cent decrease in European Union applications to study at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which has a history of ground-breaking discoveries. Click here to read more about concerns that a no-Brexit deal is a threat to the UK's science sector. (City.A.M) 27/07/2019 Smart cities impacting workplace trends It is estimated that two-thirds of global cities will be investing in smart city technology by up to $135 billion by 2021. It comes at no surprise then that the world is becoming more dependant on technology for efficiency and success, and as cities around the world are set to transform into smart cities there are many workplace trends emerging from these innovation hubs. Click here to read more about some of the workplace trends influenced by smart cities. (UKtech) 22/07/2019 Alan Turing revealed as the new face of £50 note The Bank of England has announced that codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the £50 note. Turing is celebrated for his code-cracking work that provided vital to allies in World War Two. Less celebrated is the pivotal role he played in the development of early computers and the Bank has said his legacy continues to have an impact on science and society today. Click here to read more about Alan Turing revealed as the new face of the £50 note. (BBC News) 15/07/2019 5G to provide investment asset for Midlands tech businesses and 5G launch for O2 set for October. 5G set to be an investment asset for Midlands Tech businesses In a recent interview, Eligo's Rick Deller spoke to the head of technology and media at KPMG, Tim Kay about the impact of the 5G rollout on technology businesses based in the Midlands. Tim addressed the 5G rollout to a "great potential regional asset, but also an inward investment asset. Inviting other businesses to do something interesting on this new disruptive, technology platform based in the Midlands. Click here to read more and view the full video interview. (Eligo) 15/07/2019 O2 announces 5G network launch for October O2 has announced its plan to switch on its 5G mobile network in October, with further plans to launch 5G in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Slough and Leeds and a total of 50 towns and cities by Summer 2020. O2 has said that it will initially focus on providing 5G to sites where capacity is stretched such as train stations, entertainment and sports venues. Click here to read more about O2's 5G launch in October (BBC news) 25/07/2019 Upcoming Technology Industry Events PerlCon 2019 - 07/08/2019 - 09/08/2019 PerlCon 2019 is the 20th edition of the annual European Perl Conference also known as YAPC:: Europe and TPCiR, taking place in Riga, Latvia. Find out more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Find out more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you have a news article you would like featured in our industry news or would like to work with Eligo Technology to produce content please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you want to hear more news about the technology jobs market, contact us at rick@eligo.co.uk or follow us on twitter at @Eligchlo. You can also check out our page for the latest jobs in development, data, digital marketing, testing, IT support and more.
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On a clear sunny day on the 10th floor of Crossways building in Birmingham, I was joined by Tim Kay, Head of Technology & Media at KPMG. I invited Tim to speak about the current situation of the Midlands technology scene and what followed was an insightful discussion covering; The challenges midlands businesses face The lack of investment for start-ups and early-stage businesses in the area Talent and skills shortages Exciting plans for the 5G rollout We also discussed the Midlands history in relation to the industrial revolution and manufacturing, retaining technology talent in the area and the plans for the future of tech in the Midlands. Take a look at the full interview below. I’d love to know what you thought of the talk and if you have anything to add in relation to the topics discussed, get in touch with me at rick@eligo.co.uk. .
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In our June Technology news update, we cover BBC's new scheme encouraging women in tech, SME's losing out on Tech talent, Brexit is a top concern for UK tech workers. As well as news that AI will kill off 20m manufacturing jobs, Adobe trains AI to detect Deepfakes and MoD helps itself to police biometric data. Encouraging women in tech, attracting talent as an SME and Brexit concerns for UK Tech workers BBC launches scheme to get women into tech careers The BBC has launched a new training scheme aimed at women who are looking to move into a career in software engineering. With the technology sector being predominately male-dominated the Step into Tech scheme aims to help increase the number of women working in the industry. The training covers working with websites, applications, cloud-based services and databases as well as introducing candidates Read more about BBC launching a new training scheme aimed at women here Broadcast Now (04/06/2019) SME's losing out on top tech talent to big tech companies In a battle to recruit top tech talent, SME's are losing out to the big tech with three quarters of CIO's believing it to be more challenging for SME's to attract tech talent because they prefer to work for larger tech businesses. In response to this nearly half of CIO's are planning to train and upskill existing staff, with 37% admitting they would turn to the temporary recruitment market. Click here to read more about SME's losing out on top tech talent to big tech companies UKTN (19/06/2019) Impact of Brexit is the top concern for UK tech workers According to a new report by CW Jobs, the impact of Brexit is causing the most concern for IT professionals. The report reveals that despite 89% of tech professionals having a positive outlook, over a third 38% list the political landscape as their biggest concern for the industry. The current UK tech workforce is in a good place, with confidence in the skills and new technologies it has at its disposal, but that confidence is at risk from external factors, political or economic. Click here to read more about the Impact of Brexit being a top concern for UK tech workers UKTN (25/06/2019) The AI market soars but is also set to affect the future of the manufacturing job market Robots will kill off 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030 According to a report from Oxford Economics has stated that the rise of AI, machine learning, and robotics will lead to the loss of up to 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030. Since 2000 around 1.7 million jobs have already been lost to robots, these include 260,000 jobs in the US and 400,000 jobs in Europe and 550,000 jobs in China. Click here to read more about the report claiming robots will kill of 20m manufacturing jobs by 2030 Tech Republic (26/06/2019) AI software market soars amid digital transformation boom In the midst of firms investing in AI, revenue from AI software soared more than 63 percent to $846m last year. According to research firm Gartner, Robotic process automation (RPA) which provides AI tools for businesses, is now the fastest growing segment of the enterprise software market, with revenue set to reach $1.3bn in 2019. Read more about the increased growth in the AI software market here City A.M. (24/06/2019) Adobe trained AI detects photoshopped images Adobe has partnered with researchers from the University of Claifornia to train an AI to detect when images have been photoshopped. The convolutional neural network was trained to spot changes made to images using Photoshop's Face - Aware Liquify feature. The feature is designed to adjust and exaggerate facial features, which is harmless when used to make someone appear happier in a photo or ad. However such features can also be exploited. Click here to read more about Adobe training AI to detect deepfake images Artificial Intelligence News (17/06/2019) Attacks against UK phone networks and biometrics accessed without permission Hackers attack global mobile phone networks According to a report, hackers targetted mobile phone networks around the world to snoop on specific users. Not only did they gain access to these networks, but they could also have shut them down if they had wanted to. They collected call records, geo-location of various individuals from a selection of countries across Europe, the middle east and Asia. Read more about Hackers attacking mobile phone networks here BBC News (25/06/2019) MoD is helping itself to police fingerprint databases without legal authority The Ministry of Defence has been unlawfully comparing fingerprints it takes during overseas military operations with the UK police and immigration databases without any legal right to do so. In his annual report, Biometrics commissioner Pual Wiles has said that the Ministry of Defence has been searching the police national fingerprint database without a 'clearly defined lawful basis' and that inter-government searching of databases should be properly regulated. Click here to read more about MoD accessing police fingerprint databases without legal authority The Register (27/06/2019) Nokia warns UK over using rival Huawei's 5G kit Nokia has warned the UK to be wary of using Huawei's 5G equipment, stating the kit has vulnerabilities that meant it posed a risk to 5G networks. Nokia and Ericsson are competing with Huawei to sell next-generation telecoms equipment and Nokia are suggesting that their equipment are a "safer bet" for mobile operators. Click here to read more about Nokia warning UK over using Huawei 5G kit. BBC News (28/06/2019) Upcoming Technology Industry Events PerlCon 2019 - 07/08/2019 - 09/08/2019 PerlCon 2019 is the 20th edition of the annual European Perl Conference also known as YAPC:: Europe and TPCiR, taking place in Riga, Latvia. Find out more here Deep Learning Summit 2019 - 19/09/2019 - 20/09/2019 Discover advances in deep learning and smart artificial intelligence from the world's leading innovators at the Deep Learning Summit in London 2019. Find out more here Our Technology news update regularly features supplier news, product launches, events, our own articles, and much more. Check back each month to catch up on the industry news affecting the Technology sector collated by our team of Technology consultants. If you have a news article you would like featured in our industry news or would like to work with Eligo Technology to produce content please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you want to hear more news about the technology jobs market, contact us at rick@eligo.co.uk or follow us on twitter at @Eligchlo. You can also check out our page for the latest jobs in development, data, digital marketing, testing, IT support and more.
3 months ago