Bill Goodwin

The UK’s information commissioner has resigned following an HR investigation, saying there were occasions when he exercised ‘poor judgement’ and made ‘inappropriate attempts at humour’

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, the encrypted messaging service and social media app that claims 700 million active users, is being questioned by French cyber crime police over charges that he is complicit in the illegal use of the platform.…

Businesses are at risk of finding that they are unable to secure cyber insurance cover as the volume of cyber attacks reaches new levels. Companies are increasingly being required to put in place higher levels of cyber protection for their systems…

Draft regulation unveiled today will require internet and messaging firms to use algorithms to identify grooming and child abuse or face heavy fines Internet service providers and communications companies could face fines of up to 6% of their…

Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus Pegasystems (Pega), which provides technology to some of the world’s…

A ransomware attack on IT services supplier Cognizant will cost the company between $50m and $70m over the next three months and it will incur further costs during the year as it works to fully restore its computer systems. Cognizant, which supplies…

Cognizant has warned that a cyber attack by the Maze ransomware group has hit services to some customers. The IT services company, which has a turnover of over $16bn and operations in 37 countries, said the attack, which took place on Friday 17…

This year has seen companies turning to artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots and robotics to automate time-consuming administration work. Most companies are still running their human resource (HR) records on outdated computer systems that are…

Standard Life Aberdeen, created in August 2017 when two of Scotland’s largest financial services companies merged, is transferring 3,000 former Standard Life staff to Aberdeen Asset Management’s Workday HR system as it integrates the two businesses…

No-frills fitness company The Gym Group is using analytics technology to find insights from its financial, HR and membership data, as it limbers up for rapid expansion in the UK The Gym Group, which runs a chain of low-cost gyms, is turning to data…

Agfa-Gevaert is moving HR systems from 40 countries into the cloud as the company prepares to turn its health IT operations into a standalone business Agfa-Gevaert, which makes imaging and IT systems for healthcare, printing and industrial…

PostNL, the privately owned Dutch delivery company, is investing in robotics and automation as it responds to sweeping changes in demand for letters and parcels. Over the past 20 years, the company has seen a huge reduction in demand for letter…

British motorcycle company Triumph is investing in software that will allow its customers to specify the features and accessories they want in their custom bike right up until the day it hits the assembly line. The company, based in Hinckley,…

Healthcare company is looking to AI, chatbots and learning playlists to help staff learn new skills more quickly as it adapts changing business priorities Dutch healthcare company Royal Philips is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help its…

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will have a significant impact on the way companies manage their workforces within two years. Research by analyst group Fosway and Unleash reveals that organisations are looking to deploy chatbots and…

Mobile phone company Telenor aims to retrain its workforce of more than 20,000 employees with digital skills as it invests in automation, mobile apps and cloud computing. The NOK122bn turnover company, which is headquartered in Norway, has challenged…

Dutch bank ING claims a project to redesign the way it manages the performance of its 55,000 employees has helped it to push its financial returns above the average for the top 500 listed companies. The company began redesigning the way it manages…

Qatar-based logistics firm Gulf Warehousing Company introduced smart appraisals for employees, cut the time it takes to recruit, and gave staff and managers access to accurate HR data by replacing paper systems with human resources software Gulf…

Human resources (HR) technology may be seen as one of the least glamorous parts of the digital technology revolution sweeping businesses, but its deployment is opening doors for companies to invest in digital technology across the rest of their…

PepsiCo, the food and drinks manufacturer with retail sales of more than $1bn a year, is using artificial intelligence (AI) software to find and interview candidates to fill vacancies in Russia. The company is using technology known as Robot Vera,…