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08 Oct 2024
UK ranks last in major economy 5G connectivity league
Briefing paper from a cross-party think tank offers damming indictment of the UK’s 5G industry, rating the country as bottom of 15 developing and advanced international markets on 5G availability and download speeds
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08 Oct 2024
HMS Networks boosts ICT standing with Peak-System acquisition
Industrial information and technology firm takes full shareholding in industrial communication solutions provider with emphasis on expertise within automotive comms
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07 Oct 2024
Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations
The newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations
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07 Oct 2024
Getronics ushers in fresh CEO to drive growth
Managed services specialist Getronics shuffles management team and brings in experienced candidate to run the global channel player
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07 Oct 2024
Monte Carlo aids data observability with root cause analysis
The vendor's new capabilities are designed to enable Databricks and GitLab users to quickly discover and resolve the underlying causes of data quality problems.
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07 Oct 2024
IBM: Data breach cost in ASEAN hits new high
The average cost of a data breach in ASEAN grew by 7% from last year, as organisations grapple with increasingly distributed IT environments and complex security systems
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06 Oct 2024
Whistleblowers call out ongoing cover-up by Post Office CEO in explosive letter
A letter from Post Office staff to MPs, statutory inquiry chair Wyn Williams and the Post Office chairman demands their intervention and an investigation into the organisation's leadership
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04 Oct 2024
Dockworkers' fight a warning about the future of work
Dockworkers are fighting for the future of work, fearing automation will take their jobs. Even those who stay employed worry that the tech will strip their work of its worth.
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04 Oct 2024
UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities
A series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis
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04 Oct 2024
Companies invest in climate technology to reduce emissions
Analyst firm GlobalData identified four major climate tech investments businesses are making now to reach 2030 carbon emission reduction goals.
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04 Oct 2024
NCSC celebrates eight years as Horne blows in
Outgoing NCSC interim leader Felicity Oswald shares her thoughts on the body’s work over the past eight years as she hands over the reins to incoming CEO Richard Horne
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04 Oct 2024
Healthcare M&A revenue reaches $13.3 billion in Q3 2024
Healthcare M&A surged in Q3 2024, driven by portfolio realignments and health system expansion into new markets, according to Kaufman Hall.
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04 Oct 2024
WHO clears in vitro diagnostic mpox testing for emergency use
After declaring a global health emergency for mpox, the WHO has issued an Emergency Use Listing for an in vitro diagnostic test for early mpox diagnosis and treatment.
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04 Oct 2024
Google updates Search with more generative AI features
The cloud and search giant now has ads in AI Overviews and updates for consumer products, such as the ability to ask questions and use video with Google Lens.
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04 Oct 2024
Post Office senior executive suspended over allegations of destroying evidence
Statement to public inquiry reveals that investigation is underway over allegations that a senior Post Office executive instructed staff to destroy evidence
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04 Oct 2024
GAO: CMS failed to ensure price transparency data accuracy
CMS said it does not have the resources or bandwidth to manually monitor accuracy and completeness of hospital price transparency data.
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04 Oct 2024
Walmart, SF 49ers share generative AI experiences
The retail giant and the NFL team joined other organizations at the Enterprise Connect AI conference to discuss lessons learned from deploying the technology.
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04 Oct 2024
STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm team for next-gen industrial IoT
Strategic collaboration will pair STM32 microcontroller ecosystem and wireless connectivity solutions to allow simple, fast, and cost-effective design of next-gen industrial and consumer IoT applications augmented by edge AI
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04 Oct 2024
Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai
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04 Oct 2024
Post Office recruiting tech-savvy board member amid unravelling IT disaster
Public inquiry told that the Post Office is currently recruiting a tech-savvy non-executive director
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04 Oct 2024
CMS, HHS update Medicare drug price negotiation process
The next Medicare drug price negotiation cycle might see new parameters around the negotiation platform and more talks around patient experience and pharmacy concerns.
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04 Oct 2024
Nokia lights up Beacon Wi-Fi 7 gateway
Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh gateway designed to deliver speeds over 3x faster than previous generation of Wi-Fi supports the growing number of compatible devices and multi-gigabit services in connected home
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04 Oct 2024
Late evidence in Post Office Capture investigation could not be reviewed
Evidence failed to reach investigators in time for report into controversial pre-Horizon Post Office software
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04 Oct 2024
Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says
The report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use
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04 Oct 2024
Non-traditional routes will increase tech diversity, says Tech Returners
Research by organisations Women in Tech North and Tech Returners finds that women believe developing alternative routes into tech jobs will help close the industry’s diversity gap
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04 Oct 2024
Brother extends remanufacturing to inkjet cartridges
The vendor’s channel will have the option to help customers recycle toner cartridges and a wider range of consumables
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04 Oct 2024
Meta fuels AI innovation in APAC with accelerator programme
Meta launches AI accelerator and incubator programmes to support startups and enterprises in building AI applications using its Llama model
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04 Oct 2024
Detective wrongly claimed journalist’s solicitor attempted to buy gun, surveillance tribunal hears
Darren Ellis, who led a surveillance operation against journalists who exposed police failures, wrongly accused a solicitor of attempting to buy arms
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03 Oct 2024
Google rebrands contact center tech, adds more AI
Google adds faster, more lightweight generative AI processing as it rechristens CCAI as Customer Engagement Suite. But Google's privacy protocols have been questioned in lawsuits.
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03 Oct 2024
Acumatica ERP debuts new UI, industry-specific capabilities
Acumatica unveiled a new UI and hundreds of new AI- and ML-based capabilities in Acumatica 2024 R2's Construction, Distribution, Manufacturing and Retail editions.
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03 Oct 2024
Ex-PSNI officer seeking legal advice over comments made at Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Ex PSNI officer ‘deeply angered’ by comments made by a former detective at a tribunal investigating allegations of unlawful surveillance against journalists
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03 Oct 2024
Microsoft SFI progress report elicits cautious optimism
Infosec experts say the Secure Future Initiative progress report shows Microsoft has made important changes to its policies, practices and accountability structures.
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03 Oct 2024
SingleStore's BryteFlow acquisition targets data integration
The data platform vendor's purchase adds full change data capture capabilities and is aimed at improving data ingestion and integration from applications and databases.
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03 Oct 2024
Weiser Memorial Hospital investigates potential data breach
Idaho-based Weiser Memorial Hospital is investigating a potential data breach after cyberthreat actors claimed to be in possession of the hospital's data.
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03 Oct 2024
Solihull scales up self-driving shuttle service
West Midlands initiative continues on the road to developing connected automated mobility services, looking at the commercial viability of self-driving operations and passenger experience
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03 Oct 2024
Microsoft files lawsuit to seize domains used by Russian spooks
Microsoft has been given permission to seize multiple domains used by the Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard as part of a coordinated disruption effort undertaken ahead of the US elections
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03 Oct 2024
Rising IT talent costs shadow Sweden’s skills shortage and market reforms
Swedish businesses face challenges recruiting the right IT staff, as salary demands increase
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03 Oct 2024
Deep learning predicts disease risk from 3D medical images
The SLice Integration by Vision Transformer model accurately predicts disease risk factors by analyzing scans across various volumetric medical imaging modalities.
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03 Oct 2024
Orange accelerates plans to transcend traditional network limits
Technology head at Orange confirms vision of singularity for mobile generations, setting out progress to address needs of enterprises with on-demand AI-bolstered network services
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03 Oct 2024
SOC teams falling out of love with threat detection tools
Security operations centre practitioners are fed up of being flooded with pointless alerts and many no longer have much confidence in their threat detection tools, according to a report
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03 Oct 2024
Sophos steps up partner training as skill gaps continue
Security player Sophos rolls out more education for the channel at a time when customer security skills continue to be in short supply
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03 Oct 2024
Kerv deepens Microsoft expertise with Inciper buy
Kerv’s acquisition is its first struck since the managed services player attracted a fresh backer earlier this year
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03 Oct 2024
Diagnostic errors affect patient safety in 7% of patients
One in 14 hospitalized patients are affected by diagnostic errors and patient safety events, usually due to various process failures.
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03 Oct 2024
OpenAI shows developers what is possible with speech tool
The AI vendor introduced four new offerings for enterprises. Its Realtime API is notable for its speech-to-speech capability. Meanwhile, the startup is growing explosively.
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03 Oct 2024
Local councils need ‘better support’ to buy AI responsibly
The Ada Lovelace Institute says there is lack of adequate support on how councils can safely and responsibly procure artificial intelligence systems in the public interest
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03 Oct 2024
Cryptomining perfctl malware swarms Linux machines
Aqua Security researchers believe that perfctl malware has infected thousands of Linux machines in the last three to four years and that countless more could be next.
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03 Oct 2024
DSIT launches digital government panel
The panel, which is being co-chaired by Martha Lane Fox and Paul Willmott, will help government create a 10-year vision for a ‘digital centre’
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03 Oct 2024
Post Office and Fujitsu: from blood brothers to bad blood
Former Post Office chief transformation officer’s evidence to the public inquiry reveals organisation’s strained relationship with main IT supplier Fujitsu
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03 Oct 2024
Nutanix courts VMware customers in APAC amid Broadcom concerns
Nutanix is driving double-digit growth across the region by capitalising on the evolving cloud landscape with its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence offerings, as well as anxieties about the future direction of VMware under Broadcom’s ownership
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03 Oct 2024
City of London small cell mobile connectivity extended
First-of-its-kind outdoor small cell project in financial heart of UK capital moves beyond trial phase with 25 new EE sites now live and dozens of additional sites being built to enhance mobile connectivity
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02 Oct 2024
Vast Data unveils Cosmos in a push to advance enterprise AI
Vast Data held its Cosmos event, which helped solidify the direction the company is headed and highlighted its community to support AI in the enterprise.
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02 Oct 2024
UK and Singapore to collaborate on supporting ransomware victims
At the fourth Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit in the US, both the UK and Singapore have committed to working on new guidance designed to better support victims and undermine cyber criminal business models
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02 Oct 2024
FDA announces the Human Foods Program is in effect
The FDA's Human Foods Program is officially in effect as of October 1, 2024, focusing on priorities such as microbiological food safety, food chemical safety and nutrition.
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02 Oct 2024
Detective behind ‘unlawful’ surveillance blamed Catholics for ‘perverse’ court decisions
A former detective claimed Irish judges were ‘sectarians in robes’ after a court found police had unlawfully arrested journalists who produced a film exposing collusion with paramilitary murderers
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02 Oct 2024
Cyber UK’s quickest growing tech field, but skills gap remains
More people than ever are joining the cyber security profession in the UK, according to a report, but there is still a serious shortage even with a doubling in numbers
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02 Oct 2024
Hospital consolidation shrinks metro inpatient care market
Just one or two health systems controlled the entire inpatient hospital care market in nearly half of metropolitan areas in 2022, highlighting hospital consolidation trends.
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02 Oct 2024
AWS and Microsoft warn CMA that curbing cloud discounts harms UK customers and investment
AWS and Microsoft are under fire for veiled threats in their submissions to the CMA's UK cloud market anti-trust probe, hinting that curbing the ability to offer committed spend discounts could hinder investment
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02 Oct 2024
Amazon Mechanical Turk workers suspended without explanation
A likely glitch in Amazon Payments resulted in hundreds of Mechanical Turk workers being suspended from the platform without proper explanation or pay
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02 Oct 2024
UK government opens Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab
Ribbon cut on facility in north-east of England set up to revolutionise how businesses in traditional sectors like retail, agriculture and manufacturing adopt technologies based on 5G communications
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02 Oct 2024
GenAI edges closer to enterprise maturity
While many organisations are piloting generative AI applications, few have mature production roll-outs, according to a survey of Computer Weekly readers worldwide
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02 Oct 2024
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service upgrades control room communications
Motorola cloud-based solution aims to allow fire and rescue service to respond more effectively by integrating comms into one secure platform and collaborate ‘seamlessly’ with other emergency services
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02 Oct 2024
Azul benefits from indirect strategy
Azul updates progress made as a result of expanding its channel base and its plans to increase support
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02 Oct 2024
Distributor e92plus looks to the future after marking 35 years
The boss of security distributor e92plus, Mukesh Gupta, shares his thoughts on expansion, legacy and what the 35-year milestone means
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02 Oct 2024
Patients see potential benefits of AI in mental healthcare
Just under half of a U.S. survey cohort reported seeing AI as beneficial for mental healthcare, but incorrect diagnoses and lack of interaction with providers are major concerns.
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02 Oct 2024
Wearables help boost post-surgery physical activity
A new study shows that wearable devices can help boost physical activity in patients after lung cancer surgery, improving their recovery and quality of life.
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02 Oct 2024
Post Office spending £80,000+ a week on engineers who can’t work, as IT project burns cash
Revelation is latest evidence of the Post Office’s struggles to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon software used in branches
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02 Oct 2024
India’s fintechs find fortune in underserved segments
Indian fintech companies are leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain to address underserved customer segments, unearth hidden revenue opportunities and create innovative products
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02 Oct 2024
‘Shocked’ MoneyGram hits back at Post Office
Money transfer fintech wrote to subpostmasters expressing its disappointment with the Post Office over end of contract
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01 Oct 2024
APAC organisations embrace generative AI
Study reveals a surge in GenAI adoption across APAC, with businesses looking to train their own models, likely to address specific regional needs and market dynamics
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01 Oct 2024
Ex-EEOC commissioner: AI in HR could cut bias in hiring
Keith Sonderling, a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member, argues at the HR Technology Conference that properly implemented AI can reduce bias in hiring.
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01 Oct 2024
Detective reported journalist’s lawyers to regulator in ‘unlawful’ PSNI surveillance case
Former Durham detective Darren Ellis told the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that he had concerns about lawyers acting for journalists placed under surveillance by Northern Irish police
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01 Oct 2024
Law enforcement agencies arrest 4 alleged LockBit members
Operation Cronos' efforts to disrupt the LockBit ransomware gang continue as authorities announced the arrests of four alleged members, including one developer.
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01 Oct 2024
T-Mobile reaches $31.5M breach settlement with FCC
After suffering several breaches, T-Mobile agreed to pay a $15.75 million civil penalty and make a $15.75 million investment to bolster its security over the next two years.
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01 Oct 2024
Vast unveils InsightEngine, a move to support enterprise AI
Vast released InsightEngine to bring real-time retrieval-augmented generation into its data platform as it prepares for growing enterprise adoption of AI.
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01 Oct 2024
CityFibre extends Project Gigabit, Sky Broadband eases full-fibre switching
UK gigabit providers continue to drive gigabit, with leading independent provider adding to national £5bn broadband scheme while major provider launches dedicated 24/7 switching support service
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01 Oct 2024
Unmasked: The Evil Corp cyber gangster who worked for LockBit
The NCA has named and shamed a prominent member of the Evil Corp cyber crime collective who also worked as an affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang as the UK unveils new sanctions against 16 Russian cyber criminals
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01 Oct 2024
Distology hands Sarah Geary sales role
Distributor promotes from within to fill its chief commercial officer position and keep the firm focused on growth
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01 Oct 2024
UMC Health System suffers ransomware attack, IT outage
Texas-based UMC Health System diverted ambulances amid a ransomware attack and IT outage that affected its systems.
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01 Oct 2024
Telstra goes to new heights to improve Norfolk Island connectivity
Satellite internet service for Norfolk Island, Australia, offers huge throughput gains for internet capacity, greatly improving online learning opportunities and medical services
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01 Oct 2024
Businesses are getting some value from AI, but struggling to scale
Survey from KPMG reveals IT leaders struggling to keep up with the pace of technology innovation
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01 Oct 2024
Iomart strikes ‘game-changing’ acquisition
Channel player iomart continues to use M&A to bolster its position in the cloud services market
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01 Oct 2024
MicroStrategy update aims to improve generative AI accuracy
The longtime analytics vendor's latest release addresses the accuracy of artificial intelligence outputs and includes an integration that enables users to query bots within Teams.
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01 Oct 2024
BT readies customers for Global Fabric infrastructure
Telco announces live testing of AI-ready network-as-a-service platform with global points of presence now installed in over 45 of the world’s major cloud datacentres
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01 Oct 2024
Wellcome Sanger Institute revamps genome sequencing datacentre to cut energy usage
The home to one of Europe’s largest genomic research datacentres claims to have cut the energy consumption of its server farm by a third by revamping its power setup
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01 Oct 2024
Open source is not a trust issue, it’s an innovation issue
Businesses are seeing greater value from open source software, such as greater levels of productivity and reduced operational costs
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01 Oct 2024
EXA Infrastructure, Macarne partner for network growth into Europe
Dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider connecting Europe and North America announces partnership with advanced infrastructure solutions and IP Transit specialist for six transatlantic routes and 155,000km
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01 Oct 2024
Post Office ditches MoneyGram after cyber attack
The Post Office offered a short extension to enable it to asses the impact of the MoneyGram cyber incident, but the contract has now expired and MoneyGram services are no longer available in Post Office branches
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01 Oct 2024
Cyber teams say they can’t keep up with attack volumes
Over 60% of European security pros say their teams are understaffed, and over 50% don’t have enough budget, according to data from ISACA
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30 Sep 2024
Google invests $1bn in Thailand’s cloud future
The five-year investment will bolster Thailand’s digital economy, create more than 10,000 jobs each year and support the country’s cloud-first policy
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30 Sep 2024
California bill veto might push Congress to act on AI
California Governor Gavin Newsom took issue with SB 1047's broad regulation of AI systems without addressing specific concerns such as deployment in high-risk environments.
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30 Sep 2024
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
It’s been another busy week across the industry, with more arrivals hoping they can make a positive impact for their employers
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30 Sep 2024
Inflation Reduction Act cuts costs of 54 prescription drugs
Medicare Part B enrollees will see lower prescription drug costs due to a rebate program under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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30 Sep 2024
Investigation finds 'reasonable likelihood' Post Office Capture software caused accounting losses
An independent forensic analysis finds the predecessor to Horizon IT system was also likely to have caused shortfalls for which subpostmasters were blamed, years before the Post Office scandal
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30 Sep 2024
Channel supporting dual-speed AI adoption trend
One of the themes emerging from a recent IBM SI partner get-together was the varying responses of users to GenAI
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30 Sep 2024
Vodafone, Three UK push back on UK competition watchdog’s merger concerns
UK operators seeking merger respond to authority’s warning of potential anti-competitive behaviour, arguing that the deal is pro-competitive while also expressing confidence that outstanding issues can be resolved
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30 Sep 2024
Epic calls on Particle Health to release dispute resolution
Epic Systems urges Particle Health to release resolution details on a patient data dispute following Particle Health's antitrust lawsuit against the EHR vendor.
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30 Sep 2024
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe on track for 5G-based railway comms
Polish railway operator teams with coms tech provider for trials of 5G-based railway communications system to replacing legacy system and prepare for technological migration
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30 Sep 2024
National roll-out of UK 5G standalone across road and rail could unlock £3bn for economy
Modelling from leading UK operator suggests roll-out of nationwide 5G standalone will transform road and rail travel across the country, saving billions on fuel and boosting productivity through remote working on trains
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30 Sep 2024
Nokia Bell Labs and e& forge AI use case R&D collaboration
Renowned comms research facility teams with leading MENA telecoms operator to innovate for strategic industrial sectors, developing artificial intelligence-based use cases for strategic industrial sectors
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27 Sep 2024
HPE Aruba, Arista update network management consoles
Arista highlights its consolidation of network management tools within CloudVision, while HPE extends Aruba Central to include Cisco and other third-party network devices.
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27 Sep 2024
UK on high alert over Iranian spear phishing attacks, says NCSC
The NCSC and counterpart agencies in the US have issued a warning over enhanced Iranian spear phishing activity targeting politicians, journalists, activists and others with an interest in Middle Eastern affairs
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27 Sep 2024
Top health insurance trends based on quality measures
The 2024 NCQA Health Plan Ratings revealed quality measure performance trends that could guide payers’ decisions on major topics like health equity and diabetes care going forward.