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05 Dec 2024
GTDC: Distribution pivotal to delivering security
By Simon QuickeIndustry 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
New Qlik integrations ready data for AI development
By Eric AvidonThe 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
By Tim McCarthyRubrik 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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04 Dec 2024
FOSS security concerns increase amid widespread adoption
By Arielle WaldmanA new report from the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University called for transparency and standardization to address growing security risks in free and open source software.
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04 Dec 2024
Nordics move to deepen cyber security cooperation
By Gerard O'DwyerNordic 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
By Joe O’HalloranAlliance 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
By Simon QuickePrinter 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
By Joe O’HalloranEnhanced 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
By Simon QuickeVendor 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
By Esther AjaoThe 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
By Patrick ThibodeauApple'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
By Aaron TanThe 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
By Alexander CulafiSupply 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
By Alex ScroxtonFollowing 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
By Eric AvidonThe 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
By Tim McCarthyThe 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
By Stephen WithersAustralia’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
New legislation aims to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity
By Jill McKeonThe 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
F1 heightens fan experiences with the power of Salesforce
By Alex ScroxtonLearn 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
Westcon-Comstor adds Juniper Networks to AWS Marketplace options
By Simon QuickeDistributor 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
By Caroline DonnellyA 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
By Esther AjaoIt'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
By Antone GonsalvesArista 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
By Simon QuickeManaged 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
By Gerard O'DwyerNordic 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?
By Simon QuickeMoves 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
By Clare McDonaldCommunity 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
By Simon QuickeThe 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
By Antony AdsheadNetApp 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
Welcome to Informa TechTarget - the publisher of Computer Weekly
By Bryan GlickComputer Weekly is now part of a larger publishing company, Informa TechTarget, bringing significant benefits for our readers worldwide
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02 Dec 2024
AWS doubles down on ASEAN with cloud and AI investments
By Aaron TanThe 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
By Stephen WithersThe 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
By Alex ScroxtonNCSC 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
By Antone GonsalvesGelsinger'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
By Hannah NelsonWhile 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
By Caroline DonnellySeveral 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
By Kim LoohuisProject 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
By Cliff SaranIndependent 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
By Rob WrightAWS 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
By Eric AvidonThe 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
By Karl FlindersGovernment-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
By Joe O’HalloranStudy 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
By Cliff SaranWe 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
AWS signs multi-year deal with GenAI platform provider to decarbonise its datacentres
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon 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
UK broadband digital divide persists
By Joe O’HalloranStudy 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
Editor's Note: Expansion means broader expert coverage for you
By Kelley DamoreStarting today, the new Informa TechTarget will double editorial coverage, broaden topics covered, deliver deeper expert insights to tech content consumers.
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01 Dec 2024
AWS adds to Amazon Q in Connect, AI IVR, chat credit card
By Don FluckingerAWS 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
By Aaron TanSkyLab 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
By Joe O’HalloranHot 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
By Simon QuickeCloud 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
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAmnesty 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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29 Nov 2024
Atos readies ‘adaptive and intimate’ Invictus Games IT service
By Karl FlindersIT services company will ship 50 of its staff from Europe to Canada to work onsite at the tournament in February 2025
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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
By Simon QuickeViewing 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
By Simon QuickeDistributor 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
By Joe O’HalloranInnovate 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
By Joe O’HalloranGovernment 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
5G and LTE drive global cellular IoT connections past four billion mark
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds growth of 5G IoT, particularly in automotive connectivity and fixed wireless access, transforming connectivity landscape by providing low-latency, high-speed networks to previously underserved regions
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28 Nov 2024
Orange Business upgrades Live GenAI network offering
By Joe O’HalloranEuropean 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
By Karl FlindersAt 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
By Aaron TanThai 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
By Stephen WithersThe 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
By Patrick ThibodeauThe 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
By Adam ArmstrongHigh 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
By Anuja VaidyaThough 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
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey 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
By Jill McKeonOIG 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
By Cliff SaranHaving 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
By Joe O’HalloranFurther 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
By Simon QuickeChannel 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
By Alex ScroxtonWith 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
By Esther AjaoThe 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
By Alex ScroxtonIT 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
By Karl FlindersAbout 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
By Joe O’HalloranLeading 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
By Caroline DonnellyAir 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
By Gerard O'DwyerA 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
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMicrosoft 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
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27 Nov 2024
Dutch politicians raise concerns over Big Tech reliance
By Kim LoohuisDutch political parties have warned about the Netherlands’ growing reliance on US tech giants
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27 Nov 2024
GitLab doubles down on DevSecOps and AI in APAC
By Aaron TanThe DevOps platform supplier is focused on providing deeper platform integration, enhanced security and artificial intelligence-powered tools to help APAC organisations speed up software delivery
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26 Nov 2024
CHIPS and Science Act funds TSMC, Intel projects
By Makenzie HollandPresident Joe Biden finalized CHIPS and Science Act funding for TSMC and Intel, although at a lesser amount for Intel than its preliminary agreement.
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26 Nov 2024
How to get data ready for AI development
By Eric AvidonFactors including a combination of commitment to data quality, proper technology and pertinent processes are key to preparing data for feeding models and applications.
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26 Nov 2024
New York fines Geico, Travelers $11.3M over data breaches
By Arielle WaldmanThe two insurance giants were fined millions by New York state regulators and are required to enhance security protocols around authentication and penetration testing.
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26 Nov 2024
Russian hackers exploit Firefox, Windows zero-days in wild
By Alexander CulafiRomCom threat actors chain two Firefox and Windows zero-day vulnerabilities together in order to execute arbitrary code in vulnerable Mozilla browsers.
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26 Nov 2024
CMS suggests public payer weight loss drug coverage changes
By Kelsey WaddillAmid suggestions around prior authorizations and AI use, CMS introduces a policy that would expand weight loss drug coverage in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Part D plans.
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26 Nov 2024
Conservative peer urges government not to limit open source AI
By Cliff SaranThe chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee calls for greater support for SMEs, competition and economic dynamism as artificial intelligence policies are developed
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26 Nov 2024
Sellafield operator opens dedicated cyber centre
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has opened a cyber security centre spanning its activities across the nuclear sector
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26 Nov 2024
Mobile industry poised for wave of 5G Standalone, 5G Advanced
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider’s annual assessment of mobile industry shows network data traffic projected to grow almost 200% to the end of 2030, when there will be 6.3 billion global 5G subscriptions
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26 Nov 2024
AWS CISO details automated cybersecurity tools for customers
By Rob WrightChris Betz, CISO at AWS, discusses how three internal tools are designed to automatically identify and mitigate threats for the cloud giant's customers.
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26 Nov 2024
Iona enters digital age with full fibre
By Joe O’HalloranBusinesses on historic holy Scottish island get connectivity prayers answered with full-fibre broadband being made available to premises
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26 Nov 2024
Blue Yonder ransomware attack breaks systems at UK retailers
By Alex ScroxtonUK supermarkets continue to deal with the impact of a ransomware attack on the systems of supply chain software supplier Blue Yonder, which is disrupting multiple aspects of their businesses including deliveries and staff management
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26 Nov 2024
Securing OT environments a growth area for 2025
By Simon QuickeDistology has encouraged partners to look at the operational technology space over the past year, and that message remains relevant as growth continues
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26 Nov 2024
BGF continues to back North-East firms
Just days after funding an MSP in the region, the finance specialist has extended the support it provides for accessibility specialist Recite Me
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26 Nov 2024
Commvault's Clumio Backtrack manages AWS versioning for S3
By Tim McCarthyClumio offers management tools for AWS S3 versioning backups with granular recovery for billions of objects in its first release under the Commvault banner.
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26 Nov 2024
Cisco, NTT Data simplify 5G connectivity for global mobile workforce
By Joe O’HalloranIT and comms giant expands global partnership with digital business to enhance secure wireless access, digital services and experiences for mobile enterprises across 180 countries
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26 Nov 2024
Verizon reports 1.6 Tbps data transmission field trial
By Joe O’HalloranOptical technology provider reveals successful data transmission test using coherent service to move data at almost two terabits per second in live fibre network on a single-carrier wavelength
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26 Nov 2024
How Kong is driving the future of APIs
By Aaron TanFrom its open-source API gateway to a full platform play, Kong is orchestrating the future of APIs with a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region
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26 Nov 2024
Google Cloud research highlights potential for GenAI to transform public sector service delivery
By Caroline DonnellyResearch commissioned by Google Cloud suggests encouraging the public sector to step up its adoption of generative artificial intelligence technologies could have a transformative impact on the public purse
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26 Nov 2024
Post Office scandal redress echoes Windrush compensation problems
By Karl FlindersCampaigning former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates met with Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) over financial redress scheme
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26 Nov 2024
Russian threat actors poised to cripple power grid, UK warns
By Alex ScroxtonUK government escalates cyber rhetoric in a speech at a Nato event, saying Russian advanced persistent threats stand ready to conduct cyber attacks that could ‘turn off the lights for millions’
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26 Nov 2024
Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2025
By Aaron TanComputer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2025 Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives that have transformed organisations in six industries
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25 Nov 2024
Salesforce CIO: How agents change internal workflows
By Don FluckingerIn this Q&A, Salesforce CIO and Executive Vice President Juan Perez discusses the company's internal Agentforce rollout, among other topics.
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25 Nov 2024
AWS to offer native VMware service with license portability
By Tim McCarthyAWS and Broadcom partner again to offer a new, native service within Amazon Virtual Private Cloud using existing VMware Cloud Foundation licenses.