Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
The tech sector in 2024 was dominated by discussion of the artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend. But as the excitement around AI abates somewhat and the dust starts to settle, we expect to see a Jeremy Gleeson CIO Global Tech Equity range of other providers come to the fore in 2025.
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Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
As the world remains fixated on the intensifying war over AI chipsets — encompassing tariffs, intellectual property restrictions, supply chain sanctions, and geopolitical battles — a critical aspect of AI's future is quietly slipping under the radar: the increasing scarcity of data available for these powerful chipsets to process.
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What is an AI chip? Text
Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
Unlike other kinds of chips, AI chips are often built specifically to handle AI tasks, such as machine learning (ML), data analysis and natural language processing (NLP).
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
The CMC has started officially categorise cyber events impacting UK organisations, in a world-first initiative to deliver a consistent and objective framework to assess the severity of major cyber events as they occur, categorising incidents on an easy-to-understand scale from one (least severe) to five (most severe).
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
DSIT is developing a Cyber Governance Code of Practice, to ensure that new and existing technologies are deployed safely across the UK to enable more businesses and organisations to make the most of the opportunities they bring. This document provides an overview of the responses to the call for views and key themes that emerged.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Experts on the front line of cyber security report a widening gap between the resilience of businesses with adequate security and the rest. However, the issue is clouded by a lack of definitive, data-driven research into this cyber security gap. This new report examines the cyber risk landscape confronting UK businesses
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
This report explores major findings and puts a spotlight on the complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, which is intensified by geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, supply chain interdependencies and cybercrime sophistication.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions, rank as the top global risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer – and by a higher margin than ever before
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
Not all cyber policies are the same. So which nuances in policy wordings should you look out for, to ensure you’re getting comprehensive cover?
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Friday Reading Edition 234 (31st January 2025)
The next phase of the AI revolution is coming. WPP’s Chief AI Officer Daniel Hulme explores how businesses can cut through the hype and strategically prepare for the transformative potential of agentic AI.
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