Rory Bathgate
@rorybathgate.bsky.social
he/him | Features & Multimedia Editor at @itpro.com | co-host of the ITPro Podcast | 🏳️⚧️ trans rights | views my own
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Anyway, follow the AWS outage with our @itpro.com live blog, why not www.itpro.com/infrastructu... #amazon
Amazon Web Services outage live: Hundreds of apps including Slack, mobile carriers, banking services down
Web users globally have been impacted by an outage at Amazon Web Services - keep tabs on all the latest updates in our rolling live coverage
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October 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Anyway, follow the AWS outage with our @itpro.com live blog, why not www.itpro.com/infrastructu... #amazon
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My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.
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My latest for @itpro.com : If you've interacted with Air France or KLM's customer service platform you might have had your email and/or phone number stolen it seems, as the companies are warning users to beware of phishing emails and scam calls following a data breach.
Air France and KLM confirm customer data stolen in third-party breach
Both airlines said the data leak originated with a third party supplier
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August 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My latest for @itpro.com : If you've interacted with Air France or KLM's customer service platform you might have had your email and/or phone number stolen it seems, as the companies are warning users to beware of phishing emails and scam calls following a data breach.
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📝 @rosswritesetc.bsky.social thinks the post is the most ill-timed thing he's ever witnessed on LinkedIn.
❌ Worse still, it shows how the human impact of layoffs is often overlooked. Lives are turned upside down. Viewing it as an opportunity to improve networking skills completely misses the mark.
❌ Worse still, it shows how the human impact of layoffs is often overlooked. Lives are turned upside down. Viewing it as an opportunity to improve networking skills completely misses the mark.
An executive producer at Xbox Games Studios told laid off staff to use AI for counseling, and it’s the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever seen in my life
In the immediate aftermath of Microsoft layoffs, promoting AI careers advice feels supremely cold
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July 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📝 @rosswritesetc.bsky.social thinks the post is the most ill-timed thing he's ever witnessed on LinkedIn.
❌ Worse still, it shows how the human impact of layoffs is often overlooked. Lives are turned upside down. Viewing it as an opportunity to improve networking skills completely misses the mark.
❌ Worse still, it shows how the human impact of layoffs is often overlooked. Lives are turned upside down. Viewing it as an opportunity to improve networking skills completely misses the mark.
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Fully expected to be too lazy to skeet again until Eurovision 2026, but I saw this from the ever-excellent @itpro.com and had to share. Please for the love of god stop putting AI-gen rhinos in your newsletters. www.itpro.com/technology/a...
If you use AI for your product video, I respect your company less
Synthetic product shots and presenter videos don’t just create a bad first impression – they toxify your entire brand
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June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fully expected to be too lazy to skeet again until Eurovision 2026, but I saw this from the ever-excellent @itpro.com and had to share. Please for the love of god stop putting AI-gen rhinos in your newsletters. www.itpro.com/technology/a...
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Those who are uncomfortable with this Labour immigration announcement, but think it's necessary to satisfy Reform voters, this is for you.
You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.
You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.
May 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Those who are uncomfortable with this Labour immigration announcement, but think it's necessary to satisfy Reform voters, this is for you.
You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.
You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.
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The step-up in anti-migrant rhetoric from the government is shameful and dangerous.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The step-up in anti-migrant rhetoric from the government is shameful and dangerous.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
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I’ve known Robert Prevost for years as one of the main figures in online TMNT fandom, where no one has a bad word to say about him. He probably won’t have as much time to contribute to Turtles wikis with his new gig but I though his choice of “Pope Leo” was a lovely nod to the community
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I’ve known Robert Prevost for years as one of the main figures in online TMNT fandom, where no one has a bad word to say about him. He probably won’t have as much time to contribute to Turtles wikis with his new gig but I though his choice of “Pope Leo” was a lovely nod to the community
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There's been a new development in the M&S 'cyber incident' this afternoon as the high street retailer pauses online and app sales.
In a statement issued via social media, the company reiterated that there's no risk to customer data and that this is a precautionary measure.
#M&S | #InfoSec
In a statement issued via social media, the company reiterated that there's no risk to customer data and that this is a precautionary measure.
#M&S | #InfoSec
M&S suspends online sales as 'cyber incident' continues
M&S customers have been warned to remain vigilant for phishing scams capitalizing on the incident
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April 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Heading to RSAC next week? ITPro's Rory Bathgate will be on the ground in San Francisco covering all the news and announcements.
@rorybathgate.bsky.social looks at what we can expect across the week.
#RSA | #Cybersecurity | #InfoSec
@rorybathgate.bsky.social looks at what we can expect across the week.
#RSA | #Cybersecurity | #InfoSec
What to look out for at RSAC Conference 2025
Convincing attendees that AI can revolutionize security will be the first point of order at next week’s RSA Conference – but traditional threats will be a constant undercurrent
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April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Heading to RSAC next week? ITPro's Rory Bathgate will be on the ground in San Francisco covering all the news and announcements.
@rorybathgate.bsky.social looks at what we can expect across the week.
#RSA | #Cybersecurity | #InfoSec
@rorybathgate.bsky.social looks at what we can expect across the week.
#RSA | #Cybersecurity | #InfoSec
Google Cloud's in-house hardware and networking gives it an undeniable edge. Ironwood is a big step to meeting inferencing demand – which Google Cloud thinks will skyrocket this decade
#Google just launched a new AI accelerator chip, 'Ironwood' to supercharge AI inference.
📈 Ironwood offers five-times more computing power than the firm's Trillium chips, and each pod is capable of 42.5 exaflops of performance - 24 times the per-pod performance of the El Capitan supercomputer.
📈 Ironwood offers five-times more computing power than the firm's Trillium chips, and each pod is capable of 42.5 exaflops of performance - 24 times the per-pod performance of the El Capitan supercomputer.
Google Cloud announces major computing boost with Ironwood chip, new hypercomputer upgrades
The hyperscaler’s latest TPU has been built with the agentic AI era in mind
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April 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Google Cloud's in-house hardware and networking gives it an undeniable edge. Ironwood is a big step to meeting inferencing demand – which Google Cloud thinks will skyrocket this decade
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💡 CISOs might be earning more, but that's little solace for many. Rising security threats, increased pressure, and longer hours mean they're more stressed than ever.
❓ But what can be done to remedy the issue? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social explores how security leaders are adapting and thriving.
❓ But what can be done to remedy the issue? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social explores how security leaders are adapting and thriving.
Bigger salaries, more burnout: Is the CISO role in crisis?
CISOs are more stressed than ever before – but why is this and what can be done?
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April 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
💡 CISOs might be earning more, but that's little solace for many. Rising security threats, increased pressure, and longer hours mean they're more stressed than ever.
❓ But what can be done to remedy the issue? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social explores how security leaders are adapting and thriving.
❓ But what can be done to remedy the issue? @kateoflaherty.bsky.social explores how security leaders are adapting and thriving.
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A great episode from @rorybathgate.bsky.social on the latest tech hotness, AI agents
How effective are AI agents?
AI agents have been sold with the promise of fully automating tasks without the need for step-by-step instructions
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April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A great episode from @rorybathgate.bsky.social on the latest tech hotness, AI agents
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Missed out on the top tech news of the past month? Fear not, @rosswritesetc.bsky.social joins me and @rorybathgate.bsky.social to discuss the biggest stories in March in the latest episode of the @itpro.com Podcast.
Four-day weeks and Nadella's AGI skepticism
As the Microsoft chief casts doubt on ultra-advanced AI systems, a famous security blogger has fallen victim to a classic attack
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March 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Missed out on the top tech news of the past month? Fear not, @rosswritesetc.bsky.social joins me and @rorybathgate.bsky.social to discuss the biggest stories in March in the latest episode of the @itpro.com Podcast.
Fairly woeful coverage of net zero on Today this morning. Framing the energy transition as a "cost" to taxpayers (versus what?) ignores the far greater efficiency of renewables & fact that physics doesn't care about shifting political sentiment
March 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Fairly woeful coverage of net zero on Today this morning. Framing the energy transition as a "cost" to taxpayers (versus what?) ignores the far greater efficiency of renewables & fact that physics doesn't care about shifting political sentiment
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Good climate news this week
1 Deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest down to lowest level in a decade in 2024
2 Japan ups emissions cut to 60% by 2035 and by 73% by 2040, upping its 2030 goal of a 46% cut
3 China’s exports of wind turbines up 70% in 2024
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1 Deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest down to lowest level in a decade in 2024
2 Japan ups emissions cut to 60% by 2035 and by 73% by 2040, upping its 2030 goal of a 46% cut
3 China’s exports of wind turbines up 70% in 2024
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Good climate news this week
1 US record-breaking growth in renewables in 2024, up 47% v. 2023
2 Global electric vehicle sales up 18% in January
3 China EV exports up 30% in January
4 Friends of the Earth taking court case against Shell to the Dutch Supreme Court
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1 US record-breaking growth in renewables in 2024, up 47% v. 2023
2 Global electric vehicle sales up 18% in January
3 China EV exports up 30% in January
4 Friends of the Earth taking court case against Shell to the Dutch Supreme Court
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Good climate news this week
1 Wind, solar and battery storage costs to fall again globally in 2025, by 2% to 11%
2 UK January sales of EVs rose to 41% of market
3 US quarterly EV sales reach new heights
4 Investors with $6.8 trillion warn EU not to scale back bloc's ESG regulations
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1 Wind, solar and battery storage costs to fall again globally in 2025, by 2% to 11%
2 UK January sales of EVs rose to 41% of market
3 US quarterly EV sales reach new heights
4 Investors with $6.8 trillion warn EU not to scale back bloc's ESG regulations
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February 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Good climate news this week
1 Deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest down to lowest level in a decade in 2024
2 Japan ups emissions cut to 60% by 2035 and by 73% by 2040, upping its 2030 goal of a 46% cut
3 China’s exports of wind turbines up 70% in 2024
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1 Deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest down to lowest level in a decade in 2024
2 Japan ups emissions cut to 60% by 2035 and by 73% by 2040, upping its 2030 goal of a 46% cut
3 China’s exports of wind turbines up 70% in 2024
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💡 Anthropic has become one of the leading firms in the burgeoning AI industry and has scaled rapidly in recent years, but it's facing a big problem when hiring – candidates keep using AI to help with job applications.
#AI | #Recruitment | #Anthropic
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#AI | #Recruitment | #Anthropic
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‘Please do not use AI assistants during the application process’: AI company Anthropic had to tell candidates to stop using AI when applying for jobs
The use of AI in job applications has been rising in recent months, research shows
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February 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
💡 Anthropic has become one of the leading firms in the burgeoning AI industry and has scaled rapidly in recent years, but it's facing a big problem when hiring – candidates keep using AI to help with job applications.
#AI | #Recruitment | #Anthropic
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#AI | #Recruitment | #Anthropic
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Becoming too reliant on AI tools at work? You might want to take a step back.
Popular tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT may impact the critical thinking skills of employees - and that's according to research from Microsoft.
#AI | #Microsoft | #GenerativeAI
Popular tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT may impact the critical thinking skills of employees - and that's according to research from Microsoft.
#AI | #Microsoft | #GenerativeAI
Microsoft says AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are affecting critical thinking at work – staff using the technology encounter 'long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving'
AI tools might be convenient for workers, but there's a risk they'll become too reliant in the future
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February 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Becoming too reliant on AI tools at work? You might want to take a step back.
Popular tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT may impact the critical thinking skills of employees - and that's according to research from Microsoft.
#AI | #Microsoft | #GenerativeAI
Popular tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT may impact the critical thinking skills of employees - and that's according to research from Microsoft.
#AI | #Microsoft | #GenerativeAI
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☢️ Big tech investment in nuclear energy for data centers is on the rise – but @rorybathgate.bsky.social argues that nuclear power is simply too slow to meet the pace of AI development and not even a source of reliable power
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Nuclear data centers are a waste of time – even as AI power demand skyrockets
Ambition on energy doesn’t keep the lights on and hyperscalers should focus on reliable renewables rather than the false hope of a new nuclear age
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February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
☢️ Big tech investment in nuclear energy for data centers is on the rise – but @rorybathgate.bsky.social argues that nuclear power is simply too slow to meet the pace of AI development and not even a source of reliable power
📝 Read more below:
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📝 Read more below:
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Insightful episode as ever from @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social, with some sorely-needed optimism on the energy transition
Ignore the negative climate vibes coming from the US President: it’s actually good that the US is withdrawing from the Paris agreement; and the energy transition isn’t something anyone is going to stop
Ep 89 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast is out
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Ep 89 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast is out
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February 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Insightful episode as ever from @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social, with some sorely-needed optimism on the energy transition
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🔒 ITPro's @itssol.bsky.social has been using magic links as an alternative to passwords for some time now, and he's convinced they're the best option in terms of efficacy, efficiency, and security.
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
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❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
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I love magic links – why aren’t more services using them?
Using magic links instead of passwords is safe and easy but they’re still infuriatingly underused by businesses
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February 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🔒 ITPro's @itssol.bsky.social has been using magic links as an alternative to passwords for some time now, and he's convinced they're the best option in terms of efficacy, efficiency, and security.
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
www.itpro.com/security/i-l...
❓ But what are magic links and what are the advantages?
www.itpro.com/security/i-l...
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💬 "What we’re finding is that for all the technology in the world, nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction,"
🏢 Dell Technologies is ordering staff to return to the office as the company looks to change its hybrid working policies.
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🏢 Dell Technologies is ordering staff to return to the office as the company looks to change its hybrid working policies.
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'Nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction': Dell orders staff back into the office as the company shakes up hybrid working practices
CEO Michael Dell says the change in policy will increase 'energy and drive'
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February 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
💬 "What we’re finding is that for all the technology in the world, nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction,"
🏢 Dell Technologies is ordering staff to return to the office as the company looks to change its hybrid working policies.
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🏢 Dell Technologies is ordering staff to return to the office as the company looks to change its hybrid working policies.
www.itpro.com/business/bus...
There's no LGB without the T
The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's no LGB without the T
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Just got this tip from an airline pilot
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just got this tip from an airline pilot