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22 Apr 2024
Mitre breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti flaws
By Alexander CulafiAn unnamed nation-state threat actor breached Mitre through two Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887, disclosed earlier this year.
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22 Apr 2024
SAP Emarsys launches Product Finder AI shopping tool
By Don FluckingerSAP Emarsys moves deeper into generative AI with Product Finder, a product recommendation tool that promises to improve e-commerce and marketing message relevancy.
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22 Apr 2024
Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier’s role in the Post Office Horizon scandal is beginning to hurt its UK business, with job cuts announced
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23 Apr 2024
Lords split over UK government approach to autonomous weapons
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDuring a debate on autonomous weapons systems, Lords expressed mixed opinions towards the UK government’s current position, including its reluctance to adopt a working definition and commit to international legal instruments controlling their use
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22 Apr 2024
Mitre breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti flaws
By Alexander CulafiAn unnamed nation-state threat actor breached Mitre through two Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887, disclosed earlier this year.
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22 Apr 2024
SAP Emarsys launches Product Finder AI shopping tool
By Don FluckingerSAP Emarsys moves deeper into generative AI with Product Finder, a product recommendation tool that promises to improve e-commerce and marketing message relevancy.
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22 Apr 2024
Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier’s role in the Post Office Horizon scandal is beginning to hurt its UK business, with job cuts announced
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22 Apr 2024
Former Sellafield consultant claims the nuclear complex tampered with evidence
By Tommy GreeneWhistleblower Alison McDermott claims former employer Sellafield tampered with metadata in letters used in evidence during an employment tribunal
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22 Apr 2024
Fujifilm plans to ‘make tape easy’ with Kangaroo SME appliance
By Antony AdsheadFujifilm to add 100TB SME-focused Kangaroo tape infrastructure in a box to existing 1PB offer, as energy efficiency and security of tape make it alluring to customers
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22 Apr 2024
Government provides funding to help innovators navigate regs
By Cliff SaranAI and Digital Hub, backed by almost £2m in funding, will coordinate regulatory advice across CMA, FCA, ICO and Ofcom
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22 Apr 2024
NCSC announces PwC’s Richard Horne as CEO
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonFormer PwC and Barclays cyber chief Richard Horne set to join UK’s National Cyber Security Centre as CEO
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22 Apr 2024
Interview: IoT enables Dutch-French company to provide bicycle and scooter rental
By Pat BransDott’s connected system and mobile app allow users to hire vehicles and ensure safe and compliant rides in 40 cities across Europe and Israel
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22 Apr 2024
Digital Edge punching above its weight in Asia datacentre market
By Aaron TanFast-growing datacentre provider Digital Edge is eyeing business from hyperscalers and counting on its strengths in datacentre operations and local partnerships to stand out from rivals
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22 Apr 2024
Post Office lawyer was a jack of all trades, but failed his own
By Karl FlindersPost Office IT scandal inquiry hears how a lawyer was at the centre of the Post Office’s attempts to prevent problems with its IT system becoming public knowledge
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22 Apr 2024
IT leaders hiring CISOs aplenty, but don’t fully understand the role
By Alex ScroxtonMost businesses now have a CISO, but perceptions of what CISOs are supposed to do, and confusion over the value they offer, may be holding back harmonious relations, according to a report
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21 Apr 2024
Crime agency criticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on end-to-end encryption
By Bill GoodwinLaw enforcement agencies step up demands for ‘lawful access’ to encrypted communications
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19 Apr 2024
Cisco charts new security terrain with Hypershield
By Antone GonsalvesInitially, Hypershield protects software, VMs and containerized applications running on Linux. Cisco's ambition is to eventually broaden its reach.
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19 Apr 2024
Businesses need to prepare for SEC climate rules, EU's CSRD
By Makenzie HollandWhile the SEC's new climate rules and the EU's CSRD are both facing delays, businesses still need to identify methods for collecting and assessing climate data.
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19 Apr 2024
Report reveals Northern Ireland police put up to 18 journalists and lawyers under surveillance
By Bill GoodwinDisclosures that the Police Service of Northern Ireland obtained phone communications data from journalists and lawyers leads to renewed calls for inquiry
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19 Apr 2024
Nexfibre reaches million premises ready for service benchmark
By Joe O’HalloranMonths after commitment to billion-pound investment in broadband infrastructure across the course of 2024, UK wholesale provider claims massive milestone in plan to deliver full-fibre gigabit network to five million premises by 2026
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19 Apr 2024
OpenTofu forges on with beta feature that drew HashiCorp ire
By Beth PariseauDefying a HashiCorp cease and desist, OpenTofu 1.7 beta ships with the removed blocks feature and client-side state encryption support long sought by the Terraform community.
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19 Apr 2024
Sonatus opens software-defined vehicle R&D, engineering centre in Dublin
By Joe O’HalloranSoftware-defined vehicle partner establishes new design centre to take advantage of highly skilled pool of technical and engineering talent, and enable closer collaboration with customers and partners in the UK and EU
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19 Apr 2024
Businesses confront reality of generative AI in finance
By Lev CraigAs large language models move from pilot projects to full-scale deployment in finance, the industry is facing a mixture of compliance and technological challenges in 2024.
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19 Apr 2024
CISA: Akira ransomware extorted $42M from 250+ victims
By Alexander CulafiThe Akira ransomware gang, which utilizes sophisticated hybrid encryption techniques and multiple ransomware variants, targeted vulnerable Cisco VPNs in a campaign last year.
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19 Apr 2024
Decade-long IR35 dispute between IT contractor and HMRC prompts calls for off-payroll revamp
By Caroline DonnellyAn IT contractor’s business is on the brink of insolvency after a decade-long IR35 dispute with HMRC
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19 Apr 2024
Unisys reveals no link to development of controversial Post Office software
By Karl FlindersIT supplier finds no evidence that it was involved in the development of controversial Post Office software
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19 Apr 2024
Tech companies operating with opacity in Israel-Palestine
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTech firms operating in Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel are falling “woefully short” of their human rights responsibilities amid escalating devastation in Gaza, says Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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19 Apr 2024
Ciena optical tech makes light waves in Canada, Indonesia
By Joe O’HalloranTelcos from Europe and Asia deploy optical comms technology provider’s solutions to adapt to user and performance demand, reaching higher bandwidth and reducing energy requirements
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19 Apr 2024
CEST: Putting HMRC’s IR35 status checker under the microscope
By Caroline DonnellySince its launch in March 2017, HMRC's online IR35 status checker tool has come under fierce criticism and scrutiny, only exacerbated in recent weeks by the disclosure it has not been updated in five years
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19 Apr 2024
How Manipal Hospitals is driving tech innovations in healthcare
By Aaron TanManipal Hospitals’ video consultation services and a nurse rostering app are among the tech innovations it is spurring to improve patient care and ward operations
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18 Apr 2024
Meta releases two Llama 3 models, more to come
By Esther AjaoThe social media giant's new open source LLM is telling of the challenges in the open source market and its future ambitions involving multimodal and multilingual capabilities.
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18 Apr 2024
GitLab Duo plans harness growing interest in platform AI
By Beth PariseauGitLab's next release will tie its Duo AI tools to the full DevSecOps pipeline in a bid to capitalize on increased interest in AI automation among platform engineers.
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18 Apr 2024
Cisco discloses high-severity vulnerability, PoC available
By Arielle WaldmanThe security vendor released fixes for a vulnerability that affects Cisco Integrated Management Controller, which is used by devices including routers and servers.
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18 Apr 2024
Use of AI in business drives increase in consulting services
By John MooreThe slice of businesses using external providers for AI uptake is set to more than double, according to U.S. Census survey data. Industry leaders say that tracks with their outlook.
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18 Apr 2024
Cyber-resilient storage a final defense against ransomware
By Tim McCarthyFeatures to enhance storage cyber resiliency should be table stakes for buyers, experts say. But enhancements are needed to stave off ransomware attacks.
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18 Apr 2024
Hammerspace reaches everywhere with erasure coding
By Adam ArmstrongHammerspace has sped up its global file system everywhere it touches, even on white box hardware, with the addition of erasure coding technology it gained through an acquisition.
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18 Apr 2024
International police operation infiltrates LabHost phishing website used by thousands of criminals
By Bill GoodwinThe Metropolitan Police working with international police forces have shut down LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service website that has claimed 70,000 victims in the UK
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18 Apr 2024
CrowdStrike extends cloud security to Mission Cloud customers
By Alexander CulafiCrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security and Falcon Complete Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) will be made available through the Mission Cloud One AWS MSP platform.
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18 Apr 2024
CSA warns of emerging security risks with cloud and AI
By Aaron TanFew users appreciate the security risks of cloud and have the expertise to implement the complex security controls, says CSA chief executive David Koh
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18 Apr 2024
TUC publishes legislative proposal to protect workers from AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonProposed bill for regulating artificial intelligence in the UK seeks to translate well-meaning principles and values into concrete rights and obligations that protect workers from systems that make ‘high-risk’ decisions about them
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18 Apr 2024
Lords to challenge controversial DWP benefits bank account surveillance powers
By Bill GoodwinMembers of the House of Lords are pressing for amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill following concerns over government powers to monitor the bank accounts of people receiving benefits
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18 Apr 2024
Gov.uk One Login accounts on the rise
By Lis EvenstadSince August 2023, more than 1.8 million people verified their identity using the Gov.uk One Login app, while face-to-face verifications have also increased
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18 Apr 2024
IT expert who helped expose Post Office scandal offers to investigate second controversial system
By Karl FlindersIT expert Jason Coyne, who played a critical part in exposing the Post Office Horizon scandal, said he would examine the Capture System
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17 Apr 2024
Certinia adds AI capabilities to PSA cloud suite
By Jim O'DonnellThe PSA vendor adds AI functionality to its professional services cloud applications that are designed to help services firms manage customers, personnel, resources and projects.
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17 Apr 2024
DHS funding breathes fresh life into SBOMs
By Beth PariseauProtobom, now an OpenSSF sandbox project, is the first of multiple software supply chain security efforts funded under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program.
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17 Apr 2024
AI-fueled efficiency a focus for SAS analytics platform
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's latest product development plans include an AI assistant and prebuilt AI models that enable workers to be more productive as they explore and analyze data.
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17 Apr 2024
Lawmakers concerned about deepfake AI's election impact
By Makenzie HollandLawmakers want Congress to intervene and tackle AI manipulations that could affect U.S. elections. However, legislation has yet to advance to the House or Senate floor.
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17 Apr 2024
Looking closer at Microsoft's investment in UAE AI vendor G42
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant will own a minor stake, and G42's LLM will be on Azure. The move helps the cloud provider expand globally and helps the U.S. court the UAE away from China.
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17 Apr 2024
VMware’s APAC customers weigh in on licensing changes
By Aaron TanVMware customers in the region are concerned about higher costs even as they see the benefits of subscription-based pricing and product bundling in the longer term
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17 Apr 2024
Westcoast picks up Spire
By Simon QuickeDistributor Westcoast adds components specialist Spire to bolster the portfolio and add more depth to the Group
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17 Apr 2024
Mandiant formally pins Sandworm cyber attacks on APT44 group
By Alex ScroxtonMandiant has formally attributed a long-running campaign of cyber attacks by a Russian state actor known as Sandworm to a newly designated advanced persistent threat group to be called APT44
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17 Apr 2024
Wireless Logic enters Starlink orbit for IoT deployments
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal internet of things connectivity platform provider joins forces with satellite broadband constellation to offer fully managed service combining cellular and satellite connectivity to expand options for IoT and enterprises worldwide
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17 Apr 2024
CIO interview: Attiq Qureshi, chief digital information officer, Manchester United
By Bryan GlickFor any IT professional who is also a football fan, there can’t be many more appealing jobs than CIO of a Premier League club – we find out what it’s like to be the IT chief at Manchester United
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17 Apr 2024
BMC boosts network observability with Netreo acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranAutonomous digital enterprise operations technology firm announces takeover of provider of smart and secure IT network and application observability solutions
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17 Apr 2024
VMware: Broadcom faces EU complaint over unfair licensing
By Cliff SaranCEO Hock Tan responds to complaints, opening up partner programme to smaller resellers and standardising on core licensing
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17 Apr 2024
ODI and Arup collaborate on data-sharing initiative to help companies reach net-zero goals
By Steve RangerThe built environment is responsible for 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint. Better data sharing could be the key to reducing that
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17 Apr 2024
CIO interview: Making datacentres greener
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the CIO of Danfoss about how the company has used HPE GreenLake to improve energy efficiency
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17 Apr 2024
IFS builds AI and automation into ERP to help businesses boost productivity
By Marc Ambasna-JonesChanging of the guard has ERP firm set for renewed focus on AI and core business
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17 Apr 2024
Mandiant upgrades Sandworm to APT44 due to increasing threat
By Arielle WaldmanOver the past decade, Sandworm has been responsible for high-severity attacks that highlight the group's persistence, evasion techniques and threat to government bodies.
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17 Apr 2024
LoRa Alliance unveils WAN development roadmap
By Joe O’HalloranAlliance set up to develop and promote standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT low-powered WAN connectivity unveils development roadmap for networking protocol to boost scalability and interoperability, enhancing utility across industries
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16 Apr 2024
Dell partners with Intel, releases file storage for Azure
By Adam ArmstrongWith the recent Intel and Azure partnerships, Dell continues to expand its on-premises options for AI while expanding its Apex data file services in the cloud.
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16 Apr 2024
Commvault acquires Appranix for recovery automation
By Tim McCarthyAppranix, Commvault's third acquisition, provides automated recovery services for cloud applications including configuration data and dependencies to reduce enterprise downtime.
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16 Apr 2024
US provides assurances over extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
By Bill GoodwinExtradition of the WikiLeaks founder moves a step closer after the US government gives diplomatic assurances over his treatment in the US. Assange supporters accuse the US of ‘weasel words’
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16 Apr 2024
Zendesk users get generative AI infusion for customer service
By Don FluckingerZendesk customers get their shot of GenAI, which comes in the form of agent tools, self-service workflow assistants and workforce management features.
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16 Apr 2024
Major UCaaS-related outages experienced by 97% of enterprises in 2023
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey from provider of performance management, cyber security and DDoS protection services calculates that UCaaS outages can cost up to $1m or more in lost sales and productivity
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16 Apr 2024
Post Office boss signed off hush money to cover up smoking gun
By Karl FlindersA former Post Office boss admitted the pain and suffering of subpostmasters could have been avoided had the organisation done the right thing
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16 Apr 2024
CISOs not yet convinced to invest in AI
By Alex ScroxtonCISOs say their eyes are fixed firmly on threats like ransomware and supply chain attacks, and while AI is becoming a threat that needs to be dealt with, it’s not yet an immediate spending priority
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16 Apr 2024
CW Innovation Awards: Gleaning data insights with AI
By Aaron TanHong Kong-based Citic Telecom CPC has built a data platform that leverages large language models to generate insights and speed up data retrieval and analysis
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16 Apr 2024
CW Innovation Awards: Making AI pervasive
By Aaron TanDBS Bank’s AI Industrialisation Programme has been instrumental is industrialising the use of data and AI across its business, resulting in over S$370m of incremental economic benefits
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16 Apr 2024
CW Innovation Awards: Arming for efficiency
By Edwin YappFujifilm Business Innovation Australia’s automated scheduling application has been able to schedule unplanned service calls automatically and reduce travel times for its technicians
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16 Apr 2024
CW Innovation Awards: Balancing security and user experience
By Edwin YappThe National University of Singapore’s Safe initiative has strengthened the security of IT systems and end-user devices while prioritising user experience through passwordless access
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16 Apr 2024
VMO2 looks up to Starlink for remote location broadband backhaul
By Joe O’HalloranAs it furthers its wireless comms reach in so-called hard-to-reach areas, UK operator taps leading satellite broadband constellation provider’s technology to provide mobile backhaul to boost service experiences
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16 Apr 2024
Sectigo extends CLM tools to cover SME customer base
By Simon QuickeCertificate specialist responds to changing market dynamics and introduces product aimed specifically at smaller users
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16 Apr 2024
OT security vendor Nozomi Networks lands Air Force contract
By Alexander CulafiNozomi Networks CEO Edgard Capdevielle said the $1.25 million contract will be a guarantee that 'our products will continue to meet the requirements of the Air Force.'
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16 Apr 2024
Why Salesforce needs a data management platform
By Cliff SaranThere are reports that Salesforce is looking to acquire Informatica, but such a move needs to fit with its AI and GenAI strategy
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16 Apr 2024
NHS England scouts for national CCIO
By Lis EvenstadThe new national chief clinical informatics officer (CCIO) role comes with a salary offer of up to £146,000 and includes leading NHS England’s Transformation Directorates digital clinical informatics team
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16 Apr 2024
SURF glides to 800Gbps transmission on existing fibre through Nokia
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider and Dutch research organisation reach 800Gbps transmission over 1,648km existing fibre link to prepare for upgrade to connect to research facilities at world’s leading particle accelerator
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16 Apr 2024
Leil wants to revive MAID as green storage tape substitute
By Antony AdsheadMAID sought to provide energy-efficient disk storage with quicker access times than tape. Estonian startup Leil wants to supplant tape with green storage spin-down SMR drives
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16 Apr 2024
Alan Bates and JFSA won’t back down in fight with government and Post Office
By Karl FlindersOver the past 15 years, Computer Weekly has learnt that Alan Bates and the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance don’t give up, and it would be crass to disregard their plans
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16 Apr 2024
Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation
By Aaron TanDBS Bank and NUS were among the top industry innovators that were lauded for various transformational initiatives at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2024
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15 Apr 2024
Nib shutters last datacentre, moves most workloads to AWS
By Stephen WithersThe Australian health and travel insurance provider has closed the last of its seven datacentres, marking the end of its nine-year cloud migration programme
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15 Apr 2024
Adobe working to offer GenAI tools from OpenAI and others
By Esther AjaoThe creative content software vendor previewed new video workflow tools in its video editing suite that let editors use video-generating tools from OpenAI and others.
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15 Apr 2024
More social engineering attacks on open source projects observed
By Alex ScroxtonIn the wake of the recent XZ Utils scare, maintainers of another open source project have come forward to say they may have experienced similar social engineering attacks
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15 Apr 2024
OpenText expands GenAI for enterprise content, IoT
By Don FluckingerOpenText finds a novel use for generative AI: combing through, sorting and summarizing massive amounts of IoT data. It also launched new enterprise content management features.
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15 Apr 2024
Google Cloud customers disclose GenAI strengths, weaknesses
By Antone GonsalvesTroubling flaws remain a problem for enterprises, but Google Cloud customers, including Ford, Belk and Deutsche Bank, find the tech too compelling to pass up.
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15 Apr 2024
Infinigate handed UKI distie role by Ironscales
By Simon QuickeDistributor gets the chance to build on existing relationship with vendor after delivering results across continental Europe
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15 Apr 2024
Fixed Wireless Access continues to fill crucial connectivity gap
By Joe O’HalloranLatest research finds fibre and FWA both play crucial roles in expanding internet connectivity and bridging digital divide – but on balance, fibre is still the fixed comms top gun
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15 Apr 2024
Employee productivity is top priority but comes at a cost
By Patrick ThibodeauRedThread Research's Stacia Garr discusses how the rapid shift toward prioritizing employee productivity is affecting performance reviews, trust and long-term growth in organizations.
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15 Apr 2024
Swisscom taps Ericsson for 5G RAN framework
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Swiss operator deploys 5G RAN products and services to underpin and upgrade its mobile network
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15 Apr 2024
eSIM Go joins GSMA as it expands global coverage
By Joe O’HalloranEmbedded subscriber identity module provider becomes member of global mobile trade association to underline commitment to extending digital mobile ecosystem, which now covers over 1,000 networks in more than 190 countries
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15 Apr 2024
Swedish company first to use STMicroelectronics chips
By Pat BransPowerful new processors help power next-generation industrial human machine interfaces, starting in the Nordics
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15 Apr 2024
Arm accelerates Edge AI with Ethos-U NPU and IoT reference design
By Joe O’HalloranNPU said to deliver 4x performance uplift for high performance edge AI applications such as factory automation and smart cameras through new IoT reference design platform to accelerate deployment of voice and vision systems
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15 Apr 2024
Docomo, NTT, NEC and Fujitsu unveil 100 Gbps 6G device
By Joe O’HalloranJapanese tech and comms giants jointly announce development of a top-level wireless device capable of ultra-high-speed 100 Gbps transmissions in the 100 GHz and 300 GHz sub-terahertz bands
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15 Apr 2024
Quickwit claims big advantage in log file search and index
By Antony AdsheadWhen the logs are the data: Startup Quickwit claims late entrant advantage in log file search and index with bigger datasets and better analytics on reduced infrastructure
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15 Apr 2024
EU’s AI Act fails to protect the rule of law and civic space
By Josh OsmanAnalysis reveals that the AI Act is ‘riddled with far-reaching exceptions’ and its measures to protect fundamental rights are insufficient
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12 Apr 2024
White-sounding names have edge in hiring, bias study says
By Patrick ThibodeauA recent study exposes ongoing racial bias in hiring practices, showing that white-sounding names are often preferred, with a notable overall discrimination rate of 10%.
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12 Apr 2024
Vast Data namespace now reaches across GCP
By Adam ArmstrongVast partners with Google Cloud to provide customers with AI tools that can be used on premises or in the cloud. It also puts Vast in another place where AI workloads are running.
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12 Apr 2024
Apple iPhone security alert renews spyware concerns
By Alex ScroxtonAn Apple security alert received by users in 92 countries raises fresh fears over ongoing campaigns by users of mercenary spyware products
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12 Apr 2024
CISA: Midnight Blizzard obtained federal agency emails
By Alexander CulafiCISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to reset any credentials exposed by Midnight Blizzard's breach against Microsoft and notify CISA in the case of a known or suspected compromise.
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12 Apr 2024
Toob, CityFibre extend gigabit reach
By Joe O’HalloranSouth of England broadband provider and largest independent network provider extend full-fibre footprint in Hampshire and Glasgow, laying enough fibre to stretch 10 times the length of River Clyde
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12 Apr 2024
Palo Alto Networks discloses RCE zero-day vulnerability
By Rob WrightThreat actors have exploited the remote code injection flaw, which affects the GlobalProtect gateway in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS software, in a 'limited' number of attacks.
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12 Apr 2024
UK in critical need of regulation to fight misinformation online
By Josh OsmanMisinformation, where it is generated by AI, poses a serious threat due to the ease with which plausible false content can be created and spread
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12 Apr 2024
Executive interview: Balancing AI with human creativity
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the chief product officer at Getty Images and iStock about the role generative AI can play in the image-making process.