Ellen Jennings-Trace

Ellen Jennings-Trace

Staff Writer

Ellen has been writing for almost four years, with a focus on post-COVID policy whilst studying at the University of Cardiff. During her time at university, Ellen studied BA Politics and International Relations, for which she achieved second-class honours (upper division). Ellen then went on to study an MA in Political Communication, receiving a Merit. Before joining TechRadar Pro as a Junior Writer, she worked for Future Publishing’s MVC content team, working with merchants and retailers to upload content. When she’s not working, Ellen is a keen badminton player, Formula 1 fan, and gym enthusiast.

Articles by: Ellen Jennings-Trace

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The first AI-powered ransomware has been spotted - and here's why we should all be worried

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

‘PromptLock’ may not be fully functional, but it could still cause problems.

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AI really is cutting out entry-level jobs for human workers, study claims

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The job market continues to deteriorate for young people as AI takes over more roles.

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Google reveals just how much energy each Gemini query uses - but is it being entirely truthful?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Google’s estimates on energy usage might be a lowball, experts say.

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Now that's an embarassing U-turn - bank forced to rehire human workers after their AI replacement fails to perform

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Automating mundane tasks is harder than it looks, CommBank admits.

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Microsoft restricts access to its cyber early warning systems for some Chinese firms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft's cybersecurity vulnerability warning system won’t be fully available for Chinese firms anymore, it confirms.

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White House confirms plans to take a stake in Intel - and it might be eyeing up other chipmakers too

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Intel may be about to hand over 10% of the company to the US Government.

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Almost all GenAI pilots companies deploy are failing - so are they really worth the hype?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

AI guzzles water and energy, but so far, it’s not really backed up by results.

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Allianz Life breach now thought to have affected 1.1 million customers - here's how to stay safe

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Majority of Allianz Life customers are thought to be affected by recent data breach.

Millions of dollars in cryptocurrency has been confiscated as the DoJ cracks down on an infamous ransomware operator

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

More than $2.8 million was seized from suspected ransomware leader Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko.

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Hackers breach HR firm Workday - is it the latest Salesforce CRM attack victim?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Workday plays down effects of attack, but data was taken.

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Best free download manager of 2025

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated We list the best free download managers, to make it simple and easy to avoid wasting time on downloads, even multiple at once, without spending a dime.

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Best alternatives to WeTransfer of 2025

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson last updated

Updated We list the best alternatives to WeTransfer, to make it simple and easy for you to safely send your files to friends or colleagues online without using WeTransfer.

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Data center expansions could bring destruction to the British countryside - and consumers might foot the bill

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Sustainability and utility costs are concerns as new data centers pop up.

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Anthropic takes the fight to ChatGPT - offers Claude AI tools to US government for just $1

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

All branches of the US government have been offered a cut-price Claude AI deal.

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Are you better at coding than an AI? Developers don’t think so - and that could be a big problem

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Just over half of developers think AI beats humans at coding - is this the beginning of the end?

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump U-turns on Intel CEO once again following White House visit - what next for Lip-Bu Tan?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

President Trump is now praising Intel CEO Lip Bu-Tan, despite previous calls for his resignation.

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Best way to share big files of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated We list the best ways to share big files, to make it simple and easy to share your files for work or personal use, particularly larger ones such as images.

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Best file transfer software of 2025

By David Nield last updated

Updated We list the best file transfer software, to make it simple and easy to share your images, folders and documents online.

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“Speed is everything” - how Arm and Aston Martin’s new wind tunnel venture looks to bring in a new era of success

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Aston Martin has big plans for success in Formula 1 - and Arm wants to help.

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan hits back after Trump demands "highly conflicted" leader resign

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign ‘immediately’ following initial reports.

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OpenAI just gave ChatGPT for enterprise to all US federal workers for basically nothing

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A new partnership will see participating US federal agencies given ChatGPT for ‘essentially nothing’.

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Trump announces 100% tariffs on semiconductor makers - but Apple won't be hit, and this key chipmaker will also escape sanctions

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

New tariffs look to bring chip manufacturing back to the US.

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Best file manager of 2025

By Daryl Baxter last updated

Updated We list the best file managers, to make it simple and easy to organize your documents and folders and oversee batch file transfers.

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Best file syncing software of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated We list the best file syncing solutions, to make it simple and easy for you to access and recover your documents and other files from multiple devices.

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Best file hosting service of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best file hosting services, to make it simple and easy to securely share your large files, such as images and videos, with friends, family or co-workers.

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