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16 Jan 2025
Tech industry experts digest cybersecurity executive order
IT pros assess a last-minute cybersecurity executive order with new directives on a broad swath of topics, from cybercriminal sanctions to AI and identity management.
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16 Jan 2025
Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
With days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications
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16 Jan 2025
Generative AI ushers in a new era for retail tech
Retail stores of the future will be powered by generative AI, but truly frictionless shopping experiences envisioned by tech vendors may be a long way off.
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16 Jan 2025
Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay
More public image woes for Fujitsu as hundreds of staff to strike after colleagues at HMRC get significantly bigger pay rise
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16 Jan 2025
Trump's tech policy appointments ready to unleash AI
President-elect Donald Trump's tech policy team at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will strongly influence the administration's direction on AI.
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16 Jan 2025
Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
The Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely-used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets
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16 Jan 2025
Google lowers Gemini pricing, pressuring Microsoft Copilot
Google has introduced new Gemini pricing in Workspace, making AI features available at $14 per user, per month, challenging Microsoft's Copilot in 365.
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16 Jan 2025
Threat actor publishes data of 15K hacked FortiGate firewalls
Although the threat actor published the alleged stolen Fortinet FortiGate firewall data this week, the data is apparently tied to older zero-day exploitation from 2022.
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16 Jan 2025
Lenovo to acquire Infinidat as part of growth strategy
Infinidat's high-end storage offerings fill a Lenovo portfolio gap, but its acquisition winnows the number of storage vendors in the market, according to analysts.
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16 Jan 2025
Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider
Oxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative
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16 Jan 2025
Snowflake takes aim at lowering GenAI development costs
By integrating its recently developed SwiftKV capabilities with LLMs, the vendor aims to make models more efficient so that customers pay less as they develop generative AI tools.
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16 Jan 2025
National One Health Framework tackles global public health
The National One Health Framework is geared to advance public health preparedness in the U.S., integrating human, animal and environmental health to enhance global health security.
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16 Jan 2025
NAO calls for ‘cross-government’ revamp of IT procurement to improve ‘big tech’ project outcomes
The National Audit Office has highlighted a series of shortcomings in the government’s approach to digital procurement
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16 Jan 2025
NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink
Criticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments
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16 Jan 2025
Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline
A significant minority of financial services organisations in the UK will not be fully compliant with the EU’s DORA cyber and risk management regulation when it comes into force on 17 January
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16 Jan 2025
Nvidia launches new NIM microservices in NeMo Guardrails
The AI hardware and software vendor introduces new constraints to make sure AI agents and models don't go off topic, leak personal data or become vulnerable to jailbreaks.
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16 Jan 2025
BT unveils 5G Standalone network slicing deployment first in Belfast
UK’s leading telco BT announced the first real-world deployment of 5G Standalone network slicing capabilities in a slicing trial that brought payments to Belfast Christmas Market in December 2024
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16 Jan 2025
UK Home Office reveals new approach to deliver Emergency Services Network
IT partners announced to get over-budget emergency services communications network back on track
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16 Jan 2025
DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity
Compliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready
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16 Jan 2025
L’Oréal: Making AI worth it
No stranger to advanced technologies, the cosmetics firm is partnering with IBM on GenAI capabilities to support its sustainability goals
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16 Jan 2025
Bank of England and New York counterpart exchange puts technology cooperation into 3D
A staff exchange between regulators will see US and UK financial technology experts cross the Atlantic
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16 Jan 2025
Global IT spending to soar in 2025
S&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy
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16 Jan 2025
DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment
DDN aims to take high-performance computing expertise and become a leader in storage for artificial intelligence. It builds on years in the HPC space, and now has £300m from Blackstone, a fund with an AI focus
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16 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Digital supply chains at risk as world faces two years of turbulence
World Economic Forum urges digital business leaders to build the resilience of supply chains, improve cyber defences and develop contingency plans
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16 Jan 2025
ESET details UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability
ESET researchers last year discovered an unsigned binary in a third-party UEFI application that could have been abused to bypass the Secure Boot process.
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16 Jan 2025
Diversity in tech 2024: Collaboration is vital for DEI progress
At the 2024 Computer Weekly and Harvey Nash diversity in tech event, speakers and audience members alike made it clear that gaining true equity in the technology sector will continue to move at a snail’s pace without working together
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16 Jan 2025
Nexfibre calls for regulatory action on Openreach’s broadband overreach
UK fibre provider publishes report urging regulatory consistency for broadband industry, including maintaining restrictions on market leader to avoid ‘harming investment, innovation and the progress’ of full-fibre roll-out
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco AI cybersecurity launch touts shadow AI defense
Cisco wields the power of incumbency to weave AI security into existing cloud access management tools, including algorithmic validation testing on AI models.
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15 Jan 2025
DEA proposes special registrations for telehealth prescribing
The DEA's new special registrations framework allows telehealth prescribing for controlled substances but also requires checks for patient identity and PDMP monitoring.
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15 Jan 2025
Trump nominates AI in HR advocate to Department of Labor
A proponent of AI's use in HR, Keith Sonderling has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the No. 2 position in the Department of Labor.
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15 Jan 2025
FBI removes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,258 U.S. computers
The FBI did not inform individuals that it deleted PlugX malware from users' computers beforehand, citing the possibility of Chinese state-sponsored hackers making adjustments.
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15 Jan 2025
NetApp sells Spot business to Flexera for $100M
Flexera acquires NetApp's cloud management business and products as the storage vendor focuses on a hybrid cloud and AI future.
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15 Jan 2025
FDA bans Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs
On Jan. 15, 2025, the FDA revoked authorization for Red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs under the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, requiring manufacturers to comply by Jan. 18, 2028.
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15 Jan 2025
Zyxel, Trellix and Picus improve partner programme offerings
Vendors rewarding and supporting partners that get involved with key products and widen routes to market
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15 Jan 2025
HHS reaches HIPAA settlement with Solara Medical Supplies
Solara Medical Supplies agreed to pay $3 million to resolve potential HIPAA violations stemming from a phishing attack.
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15 Jan 2025
Older adults' digital health use varies by race, other factors
New research reveals that older adults use various digital health tools, including patient portals and telehealth platforms, but demographic factors shape utilization.
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco looking to partners to take AI security offering to market
Vendor announces release that will identify, validate and secure applications running across a network
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15 Jan 2025
ThoughtSpot adds data preparation with Analyst Studio launch
Long focused largely on analytics, the vendor's new data preparation environment marks a foray into data management so users can ready data for informing AI and BI tools.
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15 Jan 2025
Government, Nesta and ODI issue £600k smart data challenge to technologists
Department for Business and Trade, Challenge Works and the Open Data Institute have issued a Smart Data Challenge to app developers and entrepreneurs with a total prize fund of £600,000
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15 Jan 2025
Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment
Cyber security and GenAI top enterprise IT investment plans for 2025, whether singly or together, according to research from Enterprise Strategy Group
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15 Jan 2025
DBT Labs acquires SDF Labs to boost data transformation
By adding SQL comprehension capabilities, users will be able to validate code as it's written, speeding the transformation process and potentially improving data quality.
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15 Jan 2025
Larger businesses spend, spend, spend on AI
Companies earning over $500m are spending 5% of their revenue on artificial intelligence initiatives
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15 Jan 2025
Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
As the US Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of TikTok, rumours of a sale are swirling around Washington DC while panicked users make plans for an exodus
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15 Jan 2025
Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
The largest Patch Tuesday of the 2020s so far brings fixes for more than 150 CVEs ranging widely in their scope and severity – including eight zero-day flaws
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15 Jan 2025
UK’s female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse
UK fintechs led by women suffered disproportionately as a result of the fall in investment in the sector
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15 Jan 2025
GSMA: European 5G future at crossroads
Mobile Economy Europe report forecasts 5G adoption in Europe to soar to 80% by 2030, boosting the economy by €164bn, but policy reforms are key to securing critical network investment
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15 Jan 2025
JLR and Tata team to deliver smarter, data-driven, connected cars
Jaguar Land Rover partners with digital ecosystem enabler to ‘supercharge’ next-generation vehicle connectivity with real-time vehicle location services, smarter driving experiences and increased software-over-the-air updates
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15 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Misinformation and disinformation are most pressing risks, says World Economic Forum
World leaders, business chiefs and civil society organisations will discuss the risks posed by misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum
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15 Jan 2025
Cohesity CEO on Veritas integration and IPO plans
Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen shares his vision for integrating Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, uniting 12,000 customers, driving AI-powered innovation and building a public-ready company
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14 Jan 2025
January Patch Tuesday resolves 3 Hyper-V zero-days
The number of vulnerabilities corrected for January Patch Tuesday is one of the highest in recent memory and includes three Hyper-V vulnerabilities exploited in the wild.
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14 Jan 2025
NBN boost: A$3bn to upgrade internet speeds for millions
The Australian government is investing A$3bn to upgrade Australia’s fibre-to-the-node network, bringing faster internet speeds to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses
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14 Jan 2025
Attackers exploiting critical Fortinet zero-day vulnerability
Fortinet disclosed another zero-day vulnerability in its FortiOS and FortiProxy products days after Arctic Wolf detailed a threat campaign targeting the vendor's devices.
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14 Jan 2025
HHS releases AI strategic plan, roadmap for AI in healthcare
HHS' AI strategic plan is a roadmap for how the department will tackle AI opportunities and risks in healthcare.
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14 Jan 2025
OpenAI faces backlash for its Economic Blueprint for U.S.
The document lays out steps for the future regarding AI technology. Some call the move self-serving and another piece of the vendor's strategy to win the AI race.
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14 Jan 2025
Salesforce launches POS system, Retail Cloud
The new Salesforce Retail Cloud point of sale system launches from PredictSpring acquisition.
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14 Jan 2025
CISA: BeyondTrust flaw CVE-2024-12686 exploited in the wild
BeyondTrust discovered the flaw last month while investigating breaches of a 'limited number' of SaaS customers at the hands of Chinese state-sponsored threat actors.
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14 Jan 2025
Ivanti zero-day patching increases amid ongoing attacks
Recent scans conducted by the Shadowserver Foundation show many organizations have patched Ivanti instances vulnerable to CVE-2025-0282 over the last week.
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14 Jan 2025
Healthcare M&A activity signals shaky financial recovery
Healthcare M&A in 2024 saw record distressed transactions (30.6%) and larger sellers, with $8.8 billion in revenue, while megamergers declined, favoring new partnership models.
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14 Jan 2025
Barings Law enleagues 15,000 claimants against Google and Microsoft
Barings Law has signed up 15,000 claimants in a data breach suit against Microsoft and Google. The firm says the tech giants use personal data without proper consent to train AI models
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14 Jan 2025
Qlik's Upsolver acquisition ups streaming, Iceberg support
With Iceberg a popular foundation for data lakehouses and streaming data key to AI development, the vendor's latest acquisition aims to address growing AI needs for customers.
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14 Jan 2025
FDA launches strategy to strengthen infant formula supply chain
The FDA's latest long-term strategy on the U.S. infant formula market addresses supply chain vulnerabilities with enhanced oversight, collaboration and market diversification.
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14 Jan 2025
Nvidia partners with Mayo Clinic, others on healthcare AI
Nvidia, Mayo Clinic and Illumina team up to enhance AI in healthcare and life sciences, using advanced models, GPU technologies and cloud-native platforms.
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14 Jan 2025
Connectivity second only to location in property-leasing decisions
Study from neutral host providers discovers how Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity have overtaken traditional priorities such as price and amenities as top considerations for businesses choosing commercial properties
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14 Jan 2025
Commvault automates Microsoft Active Directory reforestation
Commvault's latest offering enables the Microsoft AD forest to sprout back from disasters or ransomware through new automation and visualization tools.
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14 Jan 2025
CMA kicks off investigation into Google search engine dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority is using powers that came into force at the start of the year to assess Google’s reach
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14 Jan 2025
Virtual care-enabled cardiac rehab does not improve outcomes
Research reveals that virtual care for home-based cardiac rehab didn't improve functional outcomes in older adults, underscoring the need for age-specific strategies.
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14 Jan 2025
Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress
Campaigning former subpostmaster warns that some members of the group that took the Post Office to court might not receive financial redress until mid-2027
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14 Jan 2025
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus deploys private 5G connectivity
Technology laboratories, startups and research institutions at leading UK research facility are set to benefit from private 5G network connectivity
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14 Jan 2025
Government funding to help businesses discover AI value
The government is betting the bank on the power of artificial intelligence to fix the public sector, mend roads and boost the UK economy
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14 Jan 2025
Gamma bolsters European position with Starface move
Cloud comms player Gamma returns to a familiar pattern of using M&A as a means of expanding its reach
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14 Jan 2025
Internet of things management platform market breaks $1bn barrier in 2024
Study finds IoT connectivity management platforms facing headwinds, with suppliers exiting industry and others rethinking product and pricing strategies
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14 Jan 2025
Datacentre M&A deals reach record highs in 2024 fuelled by GenAI demand
Figures from Synergy Research Group reveal impact that generative AI is having on datacentre M&A deal values
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14 Jan 2025
Exclusive Networks brings Beal on board to run Americas
Former Barracuda Networks executive starts fresh chapter by taking senior position at the distributor
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14 Jan 2025
Ericsson enhances enterprise 5G portfolio with generative AI virtual expert
Comms tech provider looks to simplify network operations through launch of generative AI-based virtual expert designed to enhance enterprise 5G network administration
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14 Jan 2025
Evole IP and DataVita share progress and 2025 ambitions
Channel players indicate that the year ahead will be one focused on building momentum and expanding business
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14 Jan 2025
Developing AI datacentres: Has the UK government got what it takes?
The UK government has unveiled its 50-point AI action plan, which commits to building sovereign artificial intelligence capabilities and accelerating AI datacentre developments - but questions remain about the viability of the plans
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14 Jan 2025
Many are called, but few are chosen: Secrets of MI5 watchers revealed
Despite advances in electronic surveillance, security service MI5 still relies on human ‘watchers’. Government documents reveal what it takes to follow suspects without being detected
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13 Jan 2025
UK government plans to extend ransomware payment ban
A ban on ransomware payments by UK government departments will be extended to cover organisations such as local councils, schools and the NHS should new government proposals move forward
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13 Jan 2025
Metro mayors face similar digitisation challenges to banks, but lack their resources
UK regional leaders want to be independent of central government when it comes to digital transformation decision-making, but don’t fully understand what’s ahead
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13 Jan 2025
Biden's AI diffusion rule met with heavy backlash
A newly proposed rule from the Biden administration targeting AI and chip exports has been met with intense criticism.
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13 Jan 2025
Adobe launches new GenAI Firefly tool for retailers
The tool enables users to resize marketing campaigns for new products. While it saves time for large retailers, it's unclear whether medium-sized or small retailers will find it valuable.
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13 Jan 2025
New rule bans inclusion of medical debt on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau bans medical debt from credit reports, seeking to protect consumers but raising concerns among providers.
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13 Jan 2025
CNI operators should ask these 12 questions of their OT suppliers
The NCSC, CISA and others have set out 12 cyber security considerations CNI organisations and other users of operational technology should incorporate into their buying processes to force their suppliers to do better
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13 Jan 2025
Experts say ‘something has to break’ before banks slow IT-driven cost-cutting measures
Banks will cut costs until something breaks and they are forced to scale back, according to industry experts
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13 Jan 2025
HPE opens shop for retail-ready networks
Security-first, AI-powered capabilities said to help retailers improve customer experience and operational efficiency, detecting negative impacts and transmitting remedies to improve the omnichannel experience
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13 Jan 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
There have been recent moves of note at IBM, Agilitas IT Solutions, LG Business Solutions, Dragos, Ivanti,Unit4, Exabeam, SmartBear and Aryaka
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13 Jan 2025
Can UK government achieve ambition to become AI powerhouse?
The artificial intelligence opportunities action plan has been largely well received, but there are plenty of questions about how it will be achieved
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13 Jan 2025
Third-party VMware support for perpetual licenses growing
VMware support for perpetual licensed software by Broadcom may be dwindling, but third-party vendors are stepping up to fill the void.
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13 Jan 2025
Your.Cloud adds to European arrivals in the UK
Dutch player Your.Cloud follows a recent wave of fellow MSPs that have identified opportunities across this side of the English Channel
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13 Jan 2025
Virgin Media O2 to begin 3G switch-off in April 2025
City of Durham to become first part of operator’s plan to focus on 4G and 5G, and deliver faster and more reliable connectivity for customers by moving away from legacy mobile
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13 Jan 2025
CityFibre, nexfibre accelerate roll-out of UK gigabit project
VMO2 joint venture claims to reach key milestone in its mission of delivering full-fibre network to previously underserved UK areas faster than any other operator while UK’s largest independent provider kicks off work in East and West Sussex
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13 Jan 2025
UK government unveils AI-fuelled industrial strategy
Labour plans to implement the 50 recommendations set out by entrepreneur Matt Clifford to boost the use of AI in the UK
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13 Jan 2025
Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID
Indonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates
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10 Jan 2025
Workforce planning lags behind rising climate disasters
Natural disasters are causing more damage and increasing costs, but they aren't playing a major role in how employers approach workforce planning, such as remote work.
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10 Jan 2025
AI PC sales slow amid high costs, limited software
AI PC sales are lagging, despite an uptick in overall PC shipments. The lack of compelling use cases and high prices are hampering upgrades.
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10 Jan 2025
2025 ACA open enrollment breaks records with time to spare
This ACA open enrollment season saw 3.2 million new enrollees enter the marketplace and those numbers could grow before the season ends on Jan. 15, 2025.
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10 Jan 2025
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ready for retailers
SAP will show the now-generally available retail industry vertical platform for S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition at next week's National Retail Federation event.
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10 Jan 2025
US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes
Learn how First National Bank of Omaha in the US is enhancing customer authentication and verification in its contact centres, eliminating friction points and making life easier for its customer service teams, with Pindrop voice security technology
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10 Jan 2025
Cohere makes enterprise play with AI workspace platform
The startup is evolving into an enterprise platform provider. Its success depends on strategy and its ability to clearly define what its platform does.
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10 Jan 2025
Eco Group launches Resilience
Cyber security operation looks to help SME customers fend off threats as the challenges faced by customers continue to mount
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10 Jan 2025
Kaseya on the hunt for fresh CEO
The decision by Fred Voccola to move upstairs provides the managed services specialist with the chance to bring in a fresh face
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10 Jan 2025
Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks
Threat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity
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10 Jan 2025
GenAI causing hyperscale datacentres to swell in size, research shows
Synergy Research Group data shows impact that generative AI demand will have on the number and size of hyperscale datacentres in operation around the world