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06 Dec 2024
US TikTok ban imminent after appeal fails
TikTok’s appeal against a United States government ban has failed, with a judge dismissing its arguments that its First Amendment free speech rights are being restricted
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06 Dec 2024
Trump appointments show potential for U.S., China relations
Apart from President-elect Donald Trump's promise to take a strong stance on goods imported from China, collaboration might be possible in some areas of technology.
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06 Dec 2024
Pharmacy closures pose risk for minority communities
A study analyzing trends in pharmacy closures found that closures exceeded pharmacy openings between 2018 and 2021, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities.
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05 Dec 2024
Amazon Q, Bedrock updates make case for cloud in agentic AI
Amazon and its partners rev their engines in anticipation of agentic AI with updates that challenge the cost and quality claims of self-hosted infrastructure competitors.
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05 Dec 2024
Government agencies urged to use encrypted messaging after Chinese Salt Typhoon hack
Chinese hacking of US telecom networks raises questions about the exploitation by hostile hacking groups of government backdoors to provide lawful access to telecoms services
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05 Dec 2024
Police bust cybercrime marketplace, phishing network
As part of Europol's announcement of the cybercriminal marketplace's disruption, the agency included an image of a takedown notice referencing the 'Manson Market.'
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05 Dec 2024
Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’
A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial-recognition tech in Lewisham brings into question the force’s previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’
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05 Dec 2024
Experts urge DOGE to prioritize tech over agency cuts
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want to 'delete' federal agencies. However, some hope the duo will turn their focus to improving outdated processes to better serve U.S. citizens.
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05 Dec 2024
GTDC: Distribution pivotal to delivering security
Industry organisation shares report that aims to highlight the role its members play in making sure complex technology gets into the hands of partners
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05 Dec 2024
High-acuity inpatient stays up 41%, likely result of upcoding
The upward trend in high-acuity hospital stays and upcoding in medical billing have yielded billions in hospital reimbursements.
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05 Dec 2024
New Qlik integrations ready data for AI development
The longtime analytics and data management vendor's new integrations are designed to enable customers to ingest and prepare data for GenAI.
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05 Dec 2024
Rubrik expands into AWS, GenAI management
Rubrik customers can now integrate their backup data into AWS Bedrock and Azure OpenAI with the new Annapurna API service. The vendor is also expanding its backup services for AWS.
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05 Dec 2024
UK medical trial of four-day week finds staff happier and more productive
Researchers said the results of the trial conducted with employees of a learning technology firm provide ‘further compelling evidence’ on the benefits of four-day work weeks for employees
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05 Dec 2024
UK government set to hit target for 85% gigabit broadband coverage in 2025
The latest figures for full-fibre broadband roll-out from telecoms watchdog Ofcom show 83% of the country now has access to gigabit connectivity – even if many households are yet to use it
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05 Dec 2024
CMA gives Vodafone-Three merger green light
The deal is on. Now Ofcom will need to ensure Vodafone-Three doesn’t raise consumer or wholesale mobile network prices
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05 Dec 2024
Sateliot closes €30m financing with EIB for satellite IoT
Long-term lending institution of the European Union announces first venture debt operation with Spanish space company to aid internet of things connectivity
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05 Dec 2024
Post Office Fujitsu contract extended by a year as decision time looms
The Post Office has let contractors and third parties go as it completes its analysis of the future Horizon replacement options
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05 Dec 2024
Exclusive Networks deepens commitment to Netskope
Launch of managed services and training options follow just weeks after the distributor gained skills via the Cloudrise buy
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04 Dec 2024
Grab deepens AWS partnership to fuel AI ambitions and growth
Southeast Asian super app Grab names AWS as its preferred cloud provider to optimise costs, enhance infrastructure and support its growing AI workloads
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04 Dec 2024
Shared digital gateway was source of three NHS ransomware attacks
Alder Hey children’s hospital confirms ransomware operators accessed its systems through a shared digital gateway, but is standing firm in the face of the gang’s demands
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04 Dec 2024
FDA finalizes AI-enabled medical device guidance
New FDA guidelines streamline the process for approving modifications to medical device software that incorporates artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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04 Dec 2024
NCA takes out network that laundered ransomware payments
NCA-led Operation Destabilise disrupts Russian crime networks that funded the drugs and firearms trade in the UK, helped Russian oligarchs duck sanctions, and laundered money stolen from the NHS and others by ransomware gangs
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04 Dec 2024
Zepbound outperforms Wegovy in weight loss clinical trial
Researchers comparing the safety and efficacy of Zepbound and Wegovy in a phase 3b clinical trial find that Zepbound might achieve better weight loss results than Wegovy.
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04 Dec 2024
OCR issues $1.19M HIPAA penalty against Florida provider
OCR imposed a $1.19 million HIPAA penalty against Gulf Coast Pain Consultants after a former contracted employee improperly accessed PHI to submit fraudulent Medicare claims.
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04 Dec 2024
FBI: Criminals using AI to commit fraud 'on a larger scale'
As AI technology becomes more widely adopted, attackers are abusing it for their scams, which the FBI says are becoming increasingly more difficult to detect.
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04 Dec 2024
AWS on using GenAI to speed up legacy VMware and Microsoft datacentre migrations
At AWS Re:Invent 2024, CEO Matt Garman shared details of how its GenAI technologies are helping enterprises accelerate the pace of Microsoft and VMware datacentre migrations
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04 Dec 2024
WBBA sets out roadmap for next-generation broadband
Global connectivity association warns of pressing need for investment, legislation and deployment plans to enable the migration towards all-fibre broadband networks for next-gen internet
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04 Dec 2024
Vodafone UK, eSIM Go look to remove MVNO barriers to entry
Embedded subscriber identity module provider and operator look to allow organisations with subscription model able to provide UK mobile services via rapid, automated MVNO-in-a-box enablement without upfront risk, cost or commitment
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04 Dec 2024
FOSS security concerns increase amid widespread adoption
A new report from the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University calls for transparency and standardization to address growing security risks in open source software.
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04 Dec 2024
Nordics move to deepen cyber security cooperation
Nordic countries are increasing collaboration on cyber security amid more sophisticated and aggressive attacks
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04 Dec 2024
ITU launches advisory body to support submarine comms cable resilience
Alliance created with mission statement that strengthening resilience of submarine cable networks – such as recently damaged C-Lion1 – is key to digital connectivity and economies
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04 Dec 2024
Quocirca: Print industry must promote remanufactured goods programmes
Printer world continuing to improve its green position through a range of internal and external moves, but there needs to be more promotion of remanufactured goods
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04 Dec 2024
Neos Networks and CityFibre expand partnership to boost Ethernet availability
Enhanced collaboration increases access to leading independent network provider’s national high-capacity Ethernet solutions, looking to offer more competitive connectivity options for businesses across the UK
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04 Dec 2024
Salesforce partners alerted to AI Agent opportunities
Vendor shares details of current state of UK’s ability to use AI as it looks to shake-up the market
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03 Dec 2024
AWS intros new foundation model line and tools for Bedrock
The cloud provider launched Nova, a new family of generative AI models available on Amazon Bedrock. It also tackled some problems with generative AI, such as hallucinations.
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03 Dec 2024
Apple's BYOD practices draw fire in lawsuit
Apple's BYOD policies spark a fiery lawsuit, accusing the tech giant of turning employee personal devices into 'prison yards' that blur work-life boundaries and breach privacy.
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03 Dec 2024
AWS unveils new generative AI models
The Amazon Nova family of GenAI models boasts faster speeds and lower costs, and caters to needs from text and image generation to video creation and multimodal applications
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03 Dec 2024
Ransomware attacks on critical sectors ramped up in November
Supply chain software vendor Blue Yonder and energy management giant Schneider Electric SE experienced some of the most notable ransomware incidents in November.
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03 Dec 2024
US updates telco security guidance after mass Chinese hack
Following the widespread Salt Typhoon hacks of US telecoms operators including AT&T and Verizon, CISA and partner agencies have launched refreshed security guidance for network engineers and defenders alike
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03 Dec 2024
AWS reimagines SageMaker as suite for data, analytics, AI
The service is now a unified platform featuring a data catalog, lakehouse and integrations with other AWS platforms.
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03 Dec 2024
Amazon S3 adds new capabilities for data lakes
The cloud object storage standard gains capabilities at re:Invent, including metadata generation and a managed table service.
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03 Dec 2024
Australian utilities explore potential of AI
Australia’s utilities sector is exploring and implementing AI to enhance grid stability, manage rooftop solar and prepare for the influx of electric vehicles
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03 Dec 2024
F1 heightens fan experiences with the power of Salesforce
Learn how the technical teams behind Formula One are using Salesforce’s tools to enhance fan activation and engagement at 24 races across the world, and how they are bringing AI into play with Agentforce capabilities
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03 Dec 2024
New legislation aims to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 aims to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and improve coordination between HHS and CISA.
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03 Dec 2024
Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks to AWS Marketplace options
Distributor continues to widen the services it can offer via the cloud giant’s platform
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03 Dec 2024
Microsoft hit with £1bn UK legal claim over ‘anti-competitive’ cloud licensing tactics
A legal claim, valued at more than £1bn, has been filed with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding Microsoft’s controversial cloud licensing tactics
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03 Dec 2024
Google makes video model Veo available on Vertex AI
It's unclear how well the tech giant's generative AI imaging system will compete against Adobe's.
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03 Dec 2024
Arista simplifies switching to its campus network
Arista says companies can switch to its campus network while holding on to legacy stacked switches.
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03 Dec 2024
SysGroup shows transformation progress in H1
Managed service player shares first-half numbers that show it is changing the business without having too much of an adverse impact on revenues
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03 Dec 2024
Nordic states launch ambitious AI centre regional plan
Nordic states to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence to help region close gap on global leaders
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03 Dec 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Moves in the past week at logicalis, Evolve, Rapid7, MirrorWeb and Board Intelligence
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03 Dec 2024
Cornwall-based charity launches diverse career programme
Community focused not-for-profit Tech Cornwall has developed a skills programme to help people from diverse backgrounds move into tech careers
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03 Dec 2024
Automation already making a difference for MSPs
The focus is all on artificial intelligence, but managed service providers can already take advantage of existing tools
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03 Dec 2024
VMware ‘shock’ spawned lock-in rebellion, says NetApp
NetApp makes predictions for 2025 that include lower tolerance for lock-in due to VMware changes, a shift to DRaaS, AI disillusionment and big spending on energy infrastructure
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03 Dec 2024
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02 Dec 2024
AWS doubles down on ASEAN with cloud and AI investments
The cloud giant is fuelling growth in Southeast Asia with new infrastructure, skills development programmes and a focus on generative AI, empowering startups and enterprises alike
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02 Dec 2024
APAC businesses face cyber onslaught
The Asia-Pacific region is a cyber security hotspot, enduring significantly more cyber attacks than the global average, with AI-powered threats and skills shortages exacerbating the problem
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02 Dec 2024
NCSC boss calls for ‘sustained vigilance’ in an aggressive world
NCSC CEO Richard Horne is to echo wider warnings about the growing number and severity of cyber threats facing the UK as he launches the security body’s eighth annual report
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02 Dec 2024
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger out; board searches for new CEO
Gelsinger's turnaround plans -- including layoffs, restructuring and foundries -- weren't enough to pull the company out of trouble.
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02 Dec 2024
EHR documentation of SDOH rising among family physicians
While structured EHR documentation of SDOH is on the rise, future efforts are needed to understand how often structured data elements are mapped to consensus-based standards.
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02 Dec 2024
Intel confirms CEO Pat Gelsinger has left the company
Several months after Gelsinger went public with plans for mass lay-offs at Intel, he has departed the company and left the board
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02 Dec 2024
Dutch chip strategy balances talent and infrastructure in €2.5bn investment
Project Beethoven aims to create complete semiconductor ecosystem through coordinated education and infrastructure investment
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02 Dec 2024
User group chair recommends long-term SAP Rise strategy
Independent UK and Ireland SAP User Group chair describes upgrade as a marathon, not a sprint, but says SAP Rise is also inevitable
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02 Dec 2024
AWS launches automated service for incident response
AWS Security Incident Response, which launched ahead of the re:Invent 2024 conference this week, can automatically triage and remediate events detected in Amazon GuardDuty.
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02 Dec 2024
Couchbase unveils suite of services for developing AI
The new services include access to LLMs and unstructured data transformation aimed at enabling customers to build AI tools.
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02 Dec 2024
UK economy could see £600m boost through digital IDs for businesses
Government-backed organisation kicks off initiative to widen use of digital identities, in an effort to streamline financial services and cut hundreds of millions of pounds of economic crime
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02 Dec 2024
Bin lorries drive Scotland’s largest mobile network study
Study in Glasgow region to gather data about throughput speed, signal strength, network generation and frequency band from the UK’s four mobile operators while people’s bins are being emptied
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02 Dec 2024
Interview: The importance of building a data foundation
We speak to Terren Peterson, Capital One’s vice-president of engineering, about how data pipelines and platforms are essential for AI success
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02 Dec 2024
UK broadband digital divide persists
Study reveals that despite acceleration in pace of full-fibre access throughout the UK, broadband digital divide still exists, especially in “less attractive” areas
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02 Dec 2024
AWS signs multi-year deal with GenAI platform provider to decarbonise its datacentres
Amazon Web Services has signed a multi-year deal with Orbital Materials that will draw on GenAI skills to develop technologies that could decarbonise its datacentres
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02 Dec 2024
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01 Dec 2024
AWS adds to Amazon Q in Connect, AI IVR, chat credit card
AWS drops a big re:Invent update for Amazon Connect, including basic marketing functionality from the contact center side of CX.
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01 Dec 2024
How SkyLab is democratising hybrid cloud management
SkyLab is challenging the cloud status quo with its orchestration platform, which allows telcos and enterprises to seamlessly manage workloads across multiple cloud providers
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29 Nov 2024
Second Merseyside hospital hit by cyber attack
Hot on the heels of a major cyber attack at a nearby NHS trust, one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals is reportedly scrambling to deal with ransomware gang
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29 Nov 2024
AWS adds Crayon to European distribution ranks
Cloud giant makes its second distribution appointment in a matter of days as it bolsters its ability to reach partners
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29 Nov 2024
Swedish authorities urged to discontinue AI welfare system
Amnesty International is calling on Sweden’s social insurance agency to immediately discontinue its machine learning-based welfare system, following an investigation by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet that found it to be discriminatory
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28 Nov 2024
Eseye looks to Sateliot to ‘revolutionise’ global IoT
Global IoT connectivity provider looks to the skies to expand and enhance internet of things reach, going beyond the current cellular offer
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28 Nov 2024
Avanade sounds alarm over mid-market approach to AI
Viewing the technology as an opportunity to cut staff and reduce costs is not the right approach, the channel player has warned
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28 Nov 2024
Westcon-Comstor appointed European partner by AWS
Distributor continues to build on its relationship with the cloud giant with an opportunity to support the vendor across the UK and mainland Europe
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28 Nov 2024
Farmers tap IoT and AI to increase chicken health and egg yield
Innovate UK grant funds project that uses sensor technology to improve the health and welfare of laying hens while increasing productivity, efficiency and industry resilience
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28 Nov 2024
UK space agency issues funding call to improve hard-to-reach connectivity
Government plans programme to back improved connectivity to support education, research, tourism, conservation, local businesses and healthcare in so-called hard-to-reach places
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28 Nov 2024
Orange Business upgrades Live GenAI network offering
European network and digital integrator unveils range of plug-and-play GenAI services for businesses
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28 Nov 2024
Fujitsu’s charity boss made redundant while Post Office scandal victims await support
At a time when it could give something back to Post Office Horizon victims persecuted as a result of its faulty software, Fujitsu makes UK charity boss redundant
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28 Nov 2024
Chulalongkorn University debuts GenAI platform
Thai university teams up with Google Cloud to empower its community with responsible and customisable AI tools for research, learning and administration
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28 Nov 2024
Energy sector’s digital shift opens door to cyber threats
The transition to renewable energy and the increasing integration of IT and OT systems in the energy sector are creating new cyber security challenges
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27 Nov 2024
DEI backlash grows as Congress, Walmart scale back efforts
The next Congress is almost certain to approve legislation banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Some businesses, such as Walmart, are also pulling back on DEI.
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27 Nov 2024
45Drives adds to high-performance portfolio to embrace AI
High performance is just one characteristic needed for AI storage; another is bulk storage for data not currently in use. 45Drives is offering customized offerings for both.
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27 Nov 2024
Cancer patient satisfaction with telehealth differs by race
Though cancer patient satisfaction with telehealth is high, racial disparities in perceptions of telehealth's usefulness and ease of use persist, new studies show.
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27 Nov 2024
Fierce competition and consolidation causing FTTP altnets to struggle
Survey finds that with the accelerated fibre roll-out by UK broadband majors, UK’s individual suppliers face significant challenges
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27 Nov 2024
OIG: OCR should expand scope of HIPAA audit program
OIG recommended that OCR expand the scope of the HIPAA audit program and define metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of its audits.
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27 Nov 2024
Stage is set for legal battles over Big Tech dominance
Having lost its case to drop a £7bn collective claim, Google is facing increased legal scrutiny on a number of fronts over its business practices
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27 Nov 2024
Nokia and Du deliver successful transport network slicing trial
Further expansion of advanced wireless across the Middle East sees leading UAE operator test standalone network to gain benefits of dedicated infrastructure and reduce overall energy consumption
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27 Nov 2024
Iomart H1 update shares progress on hybrid cloud strategy
Channel player’s trading update reveals the state of the business prior to the acquisition of Atech last month
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27 Nov 2024
Scientists demonstrate Pixelator deepfake image verification tool
With the age of deepfake imagery upon us, a team led by York St John University researchers has created a tool to help people ‘navigate the fine line between reality and fabrication’
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27 Nov 2024
Anthropic's new standard raises AI privacy, other concerns
The Model Context Protocol helps developers connect data to assistants. Some have concerns about users' data and whether a single vendor should create such a standard.
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27 Nov 2024
Further disruption expected after latest NHS cyber attack
IT and security teams at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust continue to work around the clock following a major cyber incident, with services disrupted and no timeline for resolution
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27 Nov 2024
Post Office Capture users invited to pivotal meeting with government
About 80 former Capture users have now come forward for legal support in making claims against the Post Office
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27 Nov 2024
Airbus rolls out HBCplus connectivity for Emirates A350 fleet
Leading Middle East airline unveils aircraft to fleet including ‘state-of-the-art’ aerodynamics, lightweight materials and HBCplus connectivity
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27 Nov 2024
Eurocontrol works with Atos to support public cloud move
Air traffic management organisation Eurocontrol has deployed a multi-region public cloud environment as part of a wider digital transformation of its operations, which is being undertaken with support from Atos
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27 Nov 2024
Fears tighter Finnish immigration laws could deter IT talent
A new wave of restrictive immigration laws threatens to significantly hamper efforts by Finnish firms to recruit international IT talent
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27 Nov 2024
Barings Law plans to sue Microsoft and Google over AI training data
Microsoft and Google are using people’s personal data without proper consent to train artificial intelligence models, alleges Barings Law, as it prepares to launch a legal challenge against the tech giants