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23 May 2025
Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment
An equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory
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23 May 2025
Data embassies and US embargo halt give Saudi AI hope
Gulf autocracy gets access to powerful AI chips subject to export ban and pursues legal reforms to make foreign computing firms feel comfortable about putting their data there
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23 May 2025
Three UK doubles Glasgow mobile speeds in UK-first Open RAN trial
UK mobile operator claims successful completion of landmark trial of open radio access network in the UK’s first deployment of the technology in a dense urban environment, with 4G and 5G speeds doubled at peak times
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23 May 2025
Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin
A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings
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23 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Kiteworks, CrowdStrike, Exertis, e92plus, Climb Channel Solutions UK, Pulsant and Westcon-Comstor
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23 May 2025
Police Digital Service board director quits several months after CISO departs
The Police Digital Service has confirmed it’s in the process of recruiting a new CISO, as Companies House documents confirm one of its board members left the organisation earlier this month
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23 May 2025
HP’s UK&I managing director stresses importance of partner dialogue
The recently appointed country manager shares her views on the importance of maintaining close links with the channel
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23 May 2025
Enterprise to the fore as Zoom claims strong Q1
First quarter of 2026 financial year sees AI-first work platform provider break $1bn revenue barrier, with especially strong rise in enterprise business and AI Companion usage, up nearly 40%
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23 May 2025
Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI
Southeast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals
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23 May 2025
HMRC’s hunt for hyperscaler to lead £500m datacentre exit project deemed ‘anti-competitive’
HMRC is seeking a hyperscaler to manage a decade-long migration of its server workloads to the cloud, but the proposed deal is raising eyebrows among UK IT market experts
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22 May 2025
U.S. policy moves reflect big tech issues with state AI laws
House Republicans proposed a 10-year moratorium on state AI rules, reflecting a concern among tech companies about the growing patchwork of state AI and data privacy measures.
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22 May 2025
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization roadmap chases VMware
Red Hat touted big converts to OpenShift Virtualization during Summit, but it's still working to add resiliency features VMware has had for more than a decade.
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22 May 2025
Partner marketing for startups gets specialized, integrated
Software startups presenting at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase are working with specialized channel partners and pursuing technology integration partnerships.
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22 May 2025
Anthropic intros next generation of Claude AI models
The models are designed for coding. Opus 4 helps with sustained coding tasks, and Sonnet 4 replaces 3.7 Sonnet. The models give insight into a shift in the GenAI market.
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22 May 2025
Virgin Media O2 Business offers Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile
UK operator’s business division looks to offer companies seamless, secure collaboration to support flexible working and gain enhanced productivity
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22 May 2025
BT returns to capital spending for full-fibre expansion
UK’s leading communications group lifts investment in order to beat previous build target and connect customers faster as part of mass transformation of UK’s Digital Infrastructure
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22 May 2025
Dell Technologies customers building real-world AI apps
Enterprises and nonprofits at Dell Tech World 2025 are already deploying advanced AI, as Dell Technologies readies a new wave of products to meet future demand.
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22 May 2025
European Wi-Fi firms make their call for 6GHz spectrum
Trade body for Wi-Fi community calls on European Commission to grant access to coveted wireless spectrum band to ensure digital society objectives and support Europe’s Digital Decade
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22 May 2025
Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware
Microsoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds
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22 May 2025
DSIT makes £5.5m of funding available to new projects
The government is focusing on easing the regulatory burden that can often hamper the introduction of innovative technologies in the public sector
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22 May 2025
House passes budget reconciliation bill with Medicaid cuts
The narrow, party-line vote pushed through Medicaid work requirements, estimated to result in millions of coverage losses.
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22 May 2025
Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM
Industry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance
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22 May 2025
Dell arms partners with resiliency and automation tools
Vendor has used Las Vegas event to make a number of announcements that are designed to improve its security, datacentre management and AI position
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22 May 2025
TXP offers a fresh name in the mid-market
Rebranded group that includes two channel firms will provide digital transformation services from the West Midlands across the UK
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22 May 2025
Former ICAEW operations chief heads up BCS
BCS CEO Sharon Gunn wants to open up membership to broadest range of people to promote professional and ethical practices
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22 May 2025
Lack of practical learning bad for STEM careers
A lack of hands-on learning could prevent children from being interested in science and tech careers in the future
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22 May 2025
HMRC begins escape from Fujitsu’s grip through £500m contract
HMRC looking for a supplier to support its planned exit from three Fujitsu datacentre contracts
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22 May 2025
How to tackle your infrastructure technical debt
Gartner analysts explain how infrastructure and operations teams can address the accumulation of outdated systems and make a compelling business case for upgrades
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22 May 2025
Google gets in gear with Volvo to drive connected vehicle AI
Swedish car giant and IT behemoth expand partnership with integration of Gemini artificial intelligence to accelerate automotive innovation
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22 May 2025
Agentic AI to drive heavy infrastructure demands
As organisations begin to explore agentic AI, Dell’s Soo Mei May warns that scaling these intelligent systems will have higher compute, memory, storage and networking requirements, far exceeding those for generative AI
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21 May 2025
Red Hat, HashiCorp reveal Ansible, Terraform and Vault plans
Red Hat Ansible and HashiCorp reps filled in the blanks about how infrastructure automation tools will more deeply integrate, news welcomed by financial services customers.
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21 May 2025
Rhode Island publishes RIBridges hack investigation details
The state of Rhode Island announced the results of a CrowdStrike-led analysis of the 2024 RIBridges hack and data breach that affected more than 600,000 people.
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21 May 2025
Mistral AI intros Devstral, new coding LLM
The model is aimed at coders. It expands the coding context window and focuses on enhancing current code. The LLM also shows what is possible with agentic technology.
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21 May 2025
State AI law moratorium shapes congressional debate
While some policymakers argue that protecting consumers from AI-related harms means regulation, others say existing rules offer sufficient protection.
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21 May 2025
61% of consumers would pay for a premium patient experience
Data showing consumer interest in paying for a premium patient experience could be a boon for the concierge medicine industry.
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21 May 2025
M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July
M&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks
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21 May 2025
Patient payment plans leave much to be desired
A survey reveals that current patient payment plans offered by providers don't align with healthcare affordability needs, while tying up significant provider revenue.
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21 May 2025
Sapphire 2025: SAP mints business AI flywheel with Palantir on board
SAP CEO Christian Klein put economic and geopolitical uncertainty at the centre of the opening keynote at the supplier’s global Sapphire event in Orlando
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21 May 2025
NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations
The NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation
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21 May 2025
Google I/O: LLM capabilities power agentic AI search
As Google strives to make AI universal, it is starting to integrate agentic AI into Google Search to fast-track purchasing on websites
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21 May 2025
Crayon Q1 hit by underperforming Nordics
Channel player Crayon shares first-quarter numbers that show a decent performance across Europe, APAC and the US, but softer conditions in the firm’s home markets
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21 May 2025
Interview: Rom Kosla, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The IT chief of one of the world's biggest tech companies still has to get the technology right - and he's building on cloud, application consolidation and data to bring new capabilities in AI to his users
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21 May 2025
Cyberattack causes system-wide outage at Kettering Health
Kettering Health had to cancel elective procedures across its medical centers and outpatient facilities across Ohio due to a cyberattack.
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21 May 2025
SAP sits Joule at the helm of apps, data 'flywheel'
The vendor also made its Sapphire 2025 conference a showcase for solving AI data challenges with Business Data Cloud and integrated 'suites' of cloud applications.
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21 May 2025
Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal
HM Revenue & Customs described as a UK ‘cash cow’ for the Japanese IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal
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21 May 2025
Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine
Vast has built out into data management from its roots and will now offer customisable agentic AI agents that can tap into its existing storage, database and messaging capabilities
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21 May 2025
Nokia trials 5G during Norway military exercise, gains award for private wireless
Global comms tech provider reveals its part in test of 5G technology in a defence scenario during a Norwegian military exercise and scoops top rating for private 5G by leading analyst
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21 May 2025
Capital One pushes out data tokenisation
Organisations using the Databricks and Snowflake platforms will be able to use Capital One’s Databolt tool to secure their data
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21 May 2025
Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One
Leading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90%
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21 May 2025
Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum
Enterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week
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21 May 2025
Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links
Despite having a strong security posture, the financial technology sector could be open to attack via third parties
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21 May 2025
Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
Reported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025
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20 May 2025
FDA framework ends universal COVID-19 booster recommendation
An updated FDA COVID-19 vaccine policy ends universal boosters and requires clinical outcome trials for individuals aged between 6 months and 64 years without risk factors.
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20 May 2025
Google expands Gemini model, Search as AI rivals encroach
The tech giant introduced a slew of new generative AI capabilities as the pace of innovation in search technology intensifies.
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20 May 2025
Court to weigh divestiture in Google ad tech antitrust case
Forcing Google to divest assets in the DOJ's advertising market antitrust case against it will present a challenging issue to the court during the upcoming remedies trial.
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20 May 2025
Top Challenges Impacting Patient Access to Healthcare
Healthcare organizations must look into convenient care options and other patient services to drive more patient access to healthcare.
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20 May 2025
Early-stage tech companies comb through data, software code
Software startups participating in the 2025 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase take on the challenge of picking out the key signals from vast amounts of data.
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20 May 2025
Dell makes private cloud optionality a priority
Dell Technologies wants to enable automation and choice on its data center hardware, with third-party support for Dell NativeEdge and new software, including Dell Private Cloud.
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20 May 2025
Dell unveils disaggregated infrastructure strategy
Dell makes push for disaggregated infrastructure, aiming to offer enterprises the independent scaling of three-tier architectures with the operational benefits of hyperconverged systems
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20 May 2025
New Microsoft database, analytics tools target agentic AI
New features across the tech giant's broad array of BI and data management offerings, including Fabric and OneLake, provide developers with tools for agentic AI development.
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20 May 2025
Cleveland Clinic, Oracle, G42 to launch health AI platform
Through a strategic partnership, the three organizations will combine health AI systems, AI infrastructure capabilities and clinical expertise to enhance treatments and outcomes.
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20 May 2025
Medicare Part D coverage affected by insurer exits: Study
Mass General Brigham researchers studied how insurer exits following Medicare Part D changes under the Inflation Reduction Act impacted coverage for beneficiaries.
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20 May 2025
Value-based care revenue to grow, but risk is a challenge
Healthcare organizations expect higher value-based care revenue in 2025, with 64% predicting growth despite challenges like financial risk and lagging data interoperability.
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20 May 2025
Hacking contest exposes VMware security
In what has been described as a historical first, hackers in Berlin have been able to demo successful attacks on the ESXi hypervisor
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20 May 2025
Virtual mental health solutions effective, but some boost costs
A new PHTI report reveals that virtual mental health solutions improve depression and anxiety, but the price of some solutions does not offset improvements in mental health.
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20 May 2025
Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse
Millions more pounds of public money spent by the Post Office as a result of an IT error that exposed the personal details of Horizon victims
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20 May 2025
Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
Cold chain services provider Peter Green Chilled, which supplies the likes of Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, has been forced to halt operations after succumbing to a ransomware attack
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20 May 2025
Dell Technologies CEO expects AI ubiquity in the enterprise
Michael Dell says he anticipates smaller, focused AI deployments for enterprise applications, but IT experts foresee challenges in adoption and security.
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20 May 2025
Sophos teams up with Capsule to cover MSP insurance needs
Security player arms channel partners with access to the fruits of a partnership that meets growing SME demand
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20 May 2025
Nvidia AI platform for cloud GPU providers widens supply
The vendor is addressing the AI chip supply and demand challenge while also helping some lower-tier cloud GPU providers that are facing challenges in the GPU-as-a-service market.
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20 May 2025
Ireland sets out chip plan
Ireland has a long history of attracting high-tech firms. Building on the EU Chip Act, it now aims to be a leader in semiconductors
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20 May 2025
Alation boosts agentic AI with Numbers Station acquisition
The acquisition adds capabilities such as Chat that enable users to embed agents in workflows to complement the vendor's existing plans for agentic development.
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20 May 2025
Red Hat amps up open source AI infrastructure pitch
With a new AI Inference Server and a distributed inference open source project, Red Hat hopes to capitalize on the surging popularity of open source AI.
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20 May 2025
Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
Computer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries
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20 May 2025
Westcon-Comstor European unification efforts progressing
Distributor announced at the start of March it was looking to go to market across the region with a more unified approach
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20 May 2025
Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning
Windows machine learning is one of the highlights of this year’s Microsoft annual developer event. The company is also paving the way to multi-agent artificial intelligence in Windows
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20 May 2025
DigiCert and Panasonic team to accelerate adoption of Matter smart home devices
Partnership between industrial arm of technology giant and digital trust security firm aims to embed security into the DNA of metering devices during manufacturing for ‘swift’ and ‘seamless’ certification
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20 May 2025
Qualcomm boosts UAE presence with AI, IoT, Edge development
AI-first platform provider bolsters UAE activity in collaboration with leading operator for AI at the edge, and expands global engineering centres to Abu Dhabi to spearhead technological innovation in AI, datacentres and industrial IoT
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20 May 2025
Rio Tinto overhauls IT operations with platform model
Rio Tinto’s head of technology platforms outlines the mining giant’s move to an IT platform model designed to escape a reactive cycle of critical incidents and improve service quality for internal and external customers
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19 May 2025
Dell Technologies pitches its hardware for AI data centers
Servers, networking and storage hardware take center stage at Dell Technologies World 2025, as well as a tightly integrated offering with AI titans such as Nvidia and Google.
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19 May 2025
Addition of new AI capabilities shows Starburst's growth
The open source data lakehouse vendor continues to evolve beyond being a data mesh specialist with the additions of agentic tools, a development environment and a data catalog.
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19 May 2025
Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers
A Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits
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19 May 2025
New GitHub Copilot agent edges into DevOps
The GitHub Copilot coding agent can take on toilsome tasks such as bug fixes and code reviews with its own GitHub Actions pull requests.
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19 May 2025
Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI
A new AI datacentre is among the initiatives the White House announced during the president’s Middle East visits
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19 May 2025
71% of LGBTQ+ patients report healthcare discrimination
Experiences with healthcare discrimination have ripple effects, like hampering an open and transparent patient-provider relationship, survey data shows.
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19 May 2025
Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people
Legal Aid Agency says the data of anybody who applied for legal aid over the past 15 years has been compromised in a cyber attack
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19 May 2025
Ekco bolsters cyber testing with Predatech buy
Managed security services provider hits the M&A trail to extend its options and UK coverage
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19 May 2025
SAP should balance AI talk with customer concerns at Sapphire
SAP will focus on Joule, agentic AI and Business Data Cloud at Sapphire; experts say it should also show how it can help customers deal with real-world issues.
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19 May 2025
Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech
Dutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility
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19 May 2025
Government sets up guidance for 10-year R&D commitment
Research and development is one of the main areas of focus for Labour’s Plan for Change as it readies its Industrial Strategy
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19 May 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Discover the moves announced over the past week at Ingram Micro, AMD, Nutanix and Logpoint
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19 May 2025
Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation
Danish cloud backup provider will add Atlassian and Okta support and has plans for intelligent automated restores to customer RPOs and RTOs as well a threat library
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19 May 2025
Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential
Organisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive
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19 May 2025
Post Office performs costly 30-year U-turn on Horizon
Post Office Horizon replacement magnifies missed opportunity as move from the controversial Horizon system to an off-the-shelf alternative is going back to a plan it rejected in the 1990s
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18 May 2025
AI’s thirst for power pushing enterprises into supercomputing
The compute and energy demands of large-scale AI are turning enterprise AI infrastructure into supercomputing, though the search for a killer app and concerns over initial infrastructure costs remain
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16 May 2025
News brief: Patch critical SAP, Samsung and chat app flaws now
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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16 May 2025
AWS intros Strands Agents SDK
Many developers find agentic AI difficult, so the new SDK is meant to help them deploy the technology and connect models and tools. The toolkit also aligns with AWS' SDLC strategy.
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16 May 2025
Study: Most healthcare data breaches caused by hacking
Healthcare data breaches have surged over the past 14 years, with hacking or IT incidents increasing from 4% of all breaches in 2010 to 81% in 2024, researchers observed.
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16 May 2025
Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance
Whether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work
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16 May 2025
Docs say AI can improve healthcare, but do patients agree?
While providers think AI in healthcare can reduce administrative burden and create opportunity to connect with patients, patients are leery of the tool.
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16 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Ignition Technology, Phoenix Software, Westcon-Comstor and Utelogy
