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14 Jul 2025
China startup Moonshot AI rivals U.S. with cheap open model
A Chinese startup is out with an open source trillion-parameter model that excels at coding and agentic tasks. It outperforms Western competitors on some benchmarks.
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14 Jul 2025
U.S. pushes back on China, invests in rare earth resources
U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about China's dominance over critical minerals used in advanced technologies.
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14 Jul 2025
AWS Kiro coding agents highlight spec-driven development
AWS Kiro, a project developed by a 'small, opinionated team within AWS,' prioritizes spec-driven development in the workflows of coding agents.
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14 Jul 2025
Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC
Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Windows 11 as its predecessor approaches end-of-life, but they are putting their own security at risk, says the NCSC
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14 Jul 2025
Potential £230bn boost from improved UK mobile coverage
Economic study calls for UK government to support acceleration in investment in mobile networks through reforming planning laws and significantly increasing the availability of spectrum for operators to reap huge financial rewards
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14 Jul 2025
EXA unveils high-capacity fibre route for key Euro business centres
Dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider expands its current reach, deploying new high-capacity 1,200 km fibre connection route from London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels.
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14 Jul 2025
Luxury retailer LVMH says UK customer data was stolen in cyber attack
French luxury goods retailer LVMH has disclosed multiple cyber attacks in 2025 so far, and their impact is now spreading to the UK as a new incident affecting Louis Vuitton comes to light
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14 Jul 2025
Home Office dumps Fujitsu from IT services contract
Home Office to take IT service desk contract in-house, with staff set to transfer from Fujitsu
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14 Jul 2025
Channel Recruiter and Nebula team up with talent offering
Partnership between Nebula and The Channel Recruiter will help the channel tap into skilled staff on demand to bolster their capabilities
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14 Jul 2025
Technology fuels successful FCA fight against unauthorised financial services
The UK finance regulator is using data and technology to identify websites and apps that could cause financial harm
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14 Jul 2025
CityFibre to gain more than £2bn in financing round
CityFibre reveals cash injection to ‘supercharge’ next phase of growth and to boost UK economy through large-scale deployment of 10Gbps XGS-PON network
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14 Jul 2025
Nokia network APIs available on Google Cloud Marketplace
Comms tech provider’s applications programming interface now available on Marketplace, specifically quality of service on demand, number verification and device location verification
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14 Jul 2025
DCC sells Exertis to private equity firm Aurelius
A deal for Exertis is struck eight months following DCC’s announcement that it was divesting its IT distribution business
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14 Jul 2025
UK sets sights on humanoid robot future
AI and robots are part of Labour’s plans to build out a high-tech economy, but a robot workforce is a long way off
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14 Jul 2025
AI adoption grows amid falling trust in AI outputs
As organisations move from AI hype to reality, a decline in trust for AI outputs is not a sign of failure, but a signal of market maturity, according to Bhavya Kapoor, Avanade's Asia-Pacific president
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11 Jul 2025
EU broadband challengers warn of fixed connectivity monopolies
Non-incumbent EU fixed broadband providers raise alarm at proposed legislation, insisting that regulatory certainty is needed to drive investment in connectivity
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11 Jul 2025
News brief: Hafnium, Scattered Spider hackers arrested
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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11 Jul 2025
MoD supply chain cyber scheme gets up and running
The Ministry of Defence and IASME have launched a certification scheme for organisations working in the UK defence supply chain, with construction firm Morgan Sindall the first business to achieve compliance
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11 Jul 2025
Pobl Group builds on managed SD-WAN for housing development
Three-year contract for managed software-defined wide area network service follows merger creating Wales’s largest housing association
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11 Jul 2025
ACM president Yannis Ioannidis sees a more humane role for AI
Panel brought together academic, industry and policy leaders to discuss how AI can support climate goals, financial inclusion and infrastructure development
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11 Jul 2025
Schools using AI to personalise learning, finds Ofsted
When looking into how some education providers in the UK are using AI, Ofsted found many have hit the ground running
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11 Jul 2025
Meta and Alan Turing Institute back open source AI fellowship
Labour’s AI fellowship will see experts use open source AI tools in a bid deliver better public services at lower cost
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11 Jul 2025
London Underground expands 4G, 5G coverage
More sections of the Tube gain high-speed mobile coverage as roll-out of 4G and 5G continues along further stretches of the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines
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11 Jul 2025
Former Post Office staff in Horizon replacement bid team
Escher, which supplied middleware in the Post Office Horizon system, is eyeing up the contract to replace the controversial software
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11 Jul 2025
UK to create ‘governance framework’ for police facial recognition
Home secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed UK will regulate police facial recognition, citing police reticence to deploy systems without proper governance, but declined to say if any new framework will be statutory
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11 Jul 2025
European 5G landscape “on a rollercoaster”
Research finds impact of spectrum availability across Europe leading to disparity of 5G download speeds with increases in the use of the 3.5GHz spectrum strongly correlating with faster 5G downloads
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11 Jul 2025
UK online safety regime ineffective on misinformation, MPs say
A report from the Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee outlines how the Online Safety Act fails to deal with the algorithmic amplification of ‘legal but harmful’ misinformation
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11 Jul 2025
European Commission accused of rigging data watchdog appointment
The European Commission has been accused of rigging the selection process for the next European Data Protection supervisor
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11 Jul 2025
AWS bolsters security tools to help customers manage AI risks
Amazon Web Services has unveiled new and updated security services, including container-level threat detection and a unified command centre, to help organisations build and secure artificial intelligence applications
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10 Jul 2025
Tariffs could hamper U.S. manufacturing growth
The Trump administration's fluctuating position on tariffs is creating pricing unpredictability for U.S. businesses and manufacturers.
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10 Jul 2025
Oracle, AWS partner for cloud database boost
Oracle Database@AWS combines the companies' tools to eliminate costly and complex data pipeline buildouts while adding to its collection of agreements with hyperscalers.
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10 Jul 2025
XAI releases Grok 4 amid furor over antisemitic comments
Elon Musk’s xAI launches latest model amid backlash over antisemitic responses by previous version. Meanwhile, startup Perplexity releases Comet, an AI browser.
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10 Jul 2025
Machine learning unlocks insights into physician fatigue
A machine learning model identified physician fatigue through clinical notes, linking it to worse clinical decision-making in a new study.
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10 Jul 2025
Samsung to buy Providence spinout Xealth
Samsung signed an agreement to buy digital health company Xealth, which offers streamlined pathways for clinicians to order digital health tools and monitor patient engagement.
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10 Jul 2025
Government funding to help SMEs protect their IP
Scheme will see SMEs and innovative startups working in sensitive sectors receive advice on enhancing cyber and physical security measures to protect their valuable intellectual property
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10 Jul 2025
UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties
The navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergency services to run their operations will fall in scope of an Anglo-French research pact that will also foster development in AI and supercomputing
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10 Jul 2025
'Docker Compose up' now includes AI agents
Docker is expanding the Docker Compose spec to accommodate AI agents in an effort to bring AI development closer to existing software development workflows.
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10 Jul 2025
High-profile attacks underline ransomware threat
With the headlines dominated by recent incidents that have impacted retailers and the channel, the need remains for partners to continue to support customers
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10 Jul 2025
Irish bank rolls out AI tools to 10,000 staff
Following exploration of artificial intelligence’s potential in conjunction with staff, AIB is rolling the tools out across the company
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10 Jul 2025
Four arrested in M&S cyber attack investigation
Police have made four arrests in connection with a trio of cyber attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
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10 Jul 2025
Oxfordshire County Council completes GigaHubs project
Partnership between business-dedicated network provider and local authority brings to fruition vision of a ‘smart county’ that will see gigabit-capable connectivity deployed at rural public buildings, such as schools, GP surgeries and libraries
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10 Jul 2025
AI-RAN Alliance draws more than 100 members in first year
Global consortium aiming to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence into radio access networks passes milestone over the course of first 12 months and adds leading European telco to its ranks
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09 Jul 2025
Broadcom discontinues vVols storage capability for VMware
The vVols capability, a VMware storage feature for the past decade, is being sunset in VCF 9 and discontinued in VCF 9.1 as Broadcom continues to winnow the VMware catalog.
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09 Jul 2025
Fleet-wide Starlink Wi-Fi takes off at Virgin Atlantic
Elon Musk-led satellite operator engaged to provide leading UK airline with ‘the fastest, most reliable connectivity in the sky’ with ‘no-charge’ streaming quality and gate-to-gate connectivity in all cabins
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09 Jul 2025
Mini gets into gear with Transatel to drive connected car services
NTT subsidiary teams up with BMW Group division to enable connected car services for vehicles across 27 countries in Europe and deliver a more connected automotive ecosystem
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09 Jul 2025
Ofcom: use comms regulation to drive innovation
As it looks to boost British business by achieving its ambitions in connectivity, UK comms regulator outlines three key areas to prioritise
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09 Jul 2025
NAO says government should employ data analytics to tackle fraud
The National Audit Office recommends public bodies share and manage data in a way that prevents fraud and saves taxpayers’ money
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09 Jul 2025
Accounting watchdog ‘disclaims’ College of Policing financial accounts after serious IT failures
The professional body for policing in England and Wales failed to properly manage its transition to new accounting and payroll systems
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09 Jul 2025
UK government signs deal with Google Cloud to upskill 100,000 civil servants in AI by 2030
Technology secretary Peter Kyle announces deal with Google Cloud as part of a push to loosen the grip of legacy tech on the UK public sector, while also committing to growing the amount of money government spends with homegrown tech suppliers
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09 Jul 2025
Three-quarters of UK champion continued broadband infrastructure investment
Study from trade association for organisations building and delivering UK’s internet services finds almost half of Brits would sooner give up the gym than lose web access, but also highlights a need for real partnership and bolder action to bridge the digital divide
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09 Jul 2025
Security gap emerging in multi-vendor print environments
Quocirca research highlights areas where channel print specialists can make a positive difference to concerned customers
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09 Jul 2025
Ingram Micro ransomware attack contained and remediated
Distributor shares update on efforts made to recover from the attack that hit the business late last week
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09 Jul 2025
CIOs will use AI and low-code to combat SaaS sprawl
Nintex CEO Amit Mathradas explains why the proliferation of software-as-a-service tools is unsustainable and how CIOs are reclaiming control by building their own applications using artificial intelligence and automation
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09 Jul 2025
Qantas details impact of data breach on 5.7 million customers
Australian flag carrier begins notifying millions of individuals after a cyber attack on a call centre, confirming that while financial and passport details are safe, a significant volume of other personal information was compromised
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08 Jul 2025
Microsoft targets 130 vulnerabilities on July Patch Tuesday
Admins will want to focus on issuing corrections for the large number of flaws, some of which require no user interaction, in Windows RRAS and Microsoft Office.
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08 Jul 2025
July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address
Microsoft patched well over 100 new common vulnerabilities and exposures on the second Tuesday of the month, but its latest update is mercifully light on zero-days
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08 Jul 2025
Knime updates framework for agentic AI development
The open source analytics vendor is keeping up with competitors by providing features aimed at enabling users to create cutting-edge applications capable of autonomous action.
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08 Jul 2025
HL7 launches AI office to support trustworthy AI in healthcare
HL7 aims to lead the establishment of global standards for AI in healthcare through its new AI office.
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08 Jul 2025
Cerebras launches Alibaba model, forms key AI partnerships
The vendor expanded Alibaba's Qwen3-235B context window to 131k. It also formed strategic partnerships with DataRobot, Notion and other companies.
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08 Jul 2025
M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
The government should extend ransomware reporting mandates to businesses to help gather more intelligence and better support victims, says M&S chairman Archie Norman
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08 Jul 2025
Denodo unveils DeepQuery to provide AI-powered deep analysis
The data virtualization specialist's new GenAI feature lets users dig deep into their data to discover the reasons underlying what's happening within their organization.
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08 Jul 2025
UK among worst performers in Europe for fundamental 5G metrics
Study from mobile network testing firm uncovers gaps in UK 5G performance compared with European leaders, with ‘significant’ disparity between theoretical population coverage and the daily reality for millions of users
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08 Jul 2025
How AI is improving revenue cycle management
A survey of healthcare finance and IT leaders shows growing confidence in AI for revenue cycle management as realized improvements averaged 20% or higher across key outcomes.
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08 Jul 2025
AI for Good: Signal president warns of agentic AI security flaw
Secure by design is a mantra of the tech sector, but not if it’s agentic AI, which wants ‘root’ access to everything
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08 Jul 2025
Evolve IP talks growth amid brand refresh
Cloud collaboration player uses moment to elevate key personnel and underline its market pitch
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08 Jul 2025
SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
The US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation over alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of the supplier’s Orion platform by Russian cyber spies
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08 Jul 2025
Interview: Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1
As the British Grand Prix rolled into Silverstone for the annual jamboree of Formula One motor racing, we caught up with the Mercedes F1 team to find out how technology has advanced in the year since the last race
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08 Jul 2025
Liverpool launches community AI charter
The charter, which was created by a residents’ assembly, outlines public data sharing principles and supports the use of AI for public benefit
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08 Jul 2025
Medical groups sue RFK Jr. over COVID-19 vaccine policy shift
Medical groups are suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging his removal of CDC vaccine guidance for kids and pregnant people without advisory input violates federal law.
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08 Jul 2025
Market remains challenging for distribution
Review of Q2 from Context indicates that it is a mixed picture for disties across Western Europe
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08 Jul 2025
Interview: Vivek Bharadwaj, CIO, Happy Socks
The clothing manufacturer’s IT chief has a foot in every aspect of the tech stack – and is placing data and AI at the centre of future digital strategy
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08 Jul 2025
Google slams claims it’s ‘misleading’ the public with its GHG emissions data
Internet search giant Google stands accused of “cherry-picking” data from its environmental sustainability report to portray itself as a “good climate actor”, after campaigners from Kairos Fellowship picked holes in the publication
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08 Jul 2025
Post Office inquiry chair 'cannot rule out' scandal caused 13 suicides
Post Office scandal public inquiry publishes its first report after three years of gathering and analysing evidence, examining the human impact on victims and the compensation process
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08 Jul 2025
Vodafone sees Glastonbury mobile data traffic usage rise 25%
Official connectivity partner of the UK’s leading music festival reveals massive year-on-year uptick in mobile data traffic, and strong demand for official app and embedded subscriber identity module offer
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08 Jul 2025
Patient portal utilization growth driven by doc engagement
Patient portal utilization rates were 30 percentage points higher among those getting encouragement from their providers to use the health IT.
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08 Jul 2025
NHS trust accused of ‘at best cavalier, at worst deceitful’ behaviour after deleting emails
A London hospital trust faces allegations it withheld key evidence from a tribunal hearing after one of its directors attempted to destroy more than 90,000 emails
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08 Jul 2025
Proofpoint bets on APAC growth amid spike in AI-driven threats
With cyber attacks spiking in non-English-speaking markets such as Japan, the security firm is boosting its regional presence to combat a wave of AI-generated threats
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07 Jul 2025
Interview: Antony Hausdoerfer, group CIO, The AA
The vehicle recovery specialist is looking to artificial intelligence and connected vehicle technology to enhance customer experience and get drivers back on the road in the shortest possible time
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07 Jul 2025
Tech firms complicit in ‘economy of genocide’, says UN rapporteur
A UN special rapporteur has called for technology firms operating in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to immediately halt their activities, in wider report about the role corporate entities have played in the Israeli state’s ongoing ‘crimes of apartheid and genocide’
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07 Jul 2025
Financial services giant Prudential crafts agentic AI strategy
Like all technology deployments in highly regulated industries, agentic AI must be approached carefully.
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07 Jul 2025
Key healthcare takeaways from Trump’s spending bill
President Trump signed the tax and domestic policy megabill into law, putting in motion massive Medicaid cuts and work requirements, among other healthcare-related provisions.
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07 Jul 2025
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nokia reduce energy demand and support AI comms
Comms tech provider’s autonomous networks portfolio deployed to enable Asian operator to shut idle and unused radio equipment automatically during low network demand periods
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07 Jul 2025
More than 70% of parents say kids aren’t taught coding at school
Despite a growing need for tech skills, many parents claim coding isn’t taught in schools, research from the Raspberry Pi Foundation has found
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07 Jul 2025
Zopa to embed into Manchester’s tech ecosystem
Challenger bank Zopa plans to eventually have 500 staff in its Manchester office, which will launch next month
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07 Jul 2025
Altnet calls on UK comms regulator to prevent rural broadband stagnation
Northern Ireland broadband supplier calls on Ofcom to cut charges applied by market leader regarding use of communications poles. Meanwhile, leading English altnet is hit by fine for its installed comms apparatus in Birmingham City area
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07 Jul 2025
Ingram Micro hit by ransomware attack
Distributor Ingram Micro suffers outages after ransomware group targets the channel player
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07 Jul 2025
Boldyn Networks accelerates vision with new CEO, Smart Mobile Labs rebrand
Leading neutral host provider bolsters European presence with new European leadership structure including CEO and CTO, as well as integration of Smart Mobile Labs under core banner
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07 Jul 2025
Interview: Data processing for particle physics at Cern
We speak to Cern principal scientist Archana Sharma about pattern recognition, machine learning and quantum technology
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07 Jul 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Moves this past week at BCS, 8x8, Leaseweb, Alteryx, CyberArk and TrafficGuard
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07 Jul 2025
Digital warfare is blurring civilian front lines
Singapore’s defence cyber chief warns that the traditional lines between military conflict and civilian life are blurring, with adversaries now targeting civilian systems and using AI to put the threat landscape on steroids
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04 Jul 2025
O2 boosts 4G, 5G network capacity
Ahead of the forthcoming holiday rush this summer, leading UK operator announces mobile upgrades in over 13,000 Scottish postcodes
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04 Jul 2025
Boost for European space sovereignty as Open Cosmos gets Connected
Open Cosmos acquires Portuguese startup Connected to offer affordable, standardised IoT services from space, with the firm claiming a 100% mission success rate in orbit across all its satellite missions
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04 Jul 2025
Dassault Systèmes accelerates virtual twin offer with Ascon Qube acquisition
Leading engineering technology provider acquires core technology to advance its virtual twin strategy for factories, with AI-powered, SaaS-ready tech set to enable software-defined automation at the machine level
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04 Jul 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments of note at Dell, Gamma Communications, Bytes, TD Synnex, LevelBlue, Crayon, Trend Micro and Brother UK
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04 Jul 2025
NHS to be ‘digital by default’
Single Patient Records, a digitally enabled neighbourhood health service, and the NHS App becoming a ‘doctor in your pocket’ are all part of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS
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04 Jul 2025
boxxe bolsters position with CAE buy
Channel consolidation continues, with Cisco and Microsoft partner snapped up in the latest deal
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04 Jul 2025
Orange France, Samsung establish vRAN, Open RAN first pilot
Samsung and Orange France partner to progress open radio access network tech from lab to field, further exploring the performance maturity and operational effectiveness of open, virtualised RAN
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04 Jul 2025
Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore
The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters
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03 Jul 2025
Glastonbury hits higher note for mobile performance
Data from mobile network performance analyst shows mobile quality at UK’s leading music festival rising across the board each year, but with much variance between individual operators
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03 Jul 2025
Partners begin to target agentic AI marketplace platforms
Cloud marketplaces are emerging as key venues for adoption of AI agents. Consultants and integrators aim to offer the technology but will need to work out pricing methods.
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03 Jul 2025
Air France-KLM to increase intelligence of bots that have saved 200,000 hours
Airline group will now use agentic AI technology to make existing bots ‘more intelligent’
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03 Jul 2025
Advania uses M&A to bolster AI position
Channel player picks up consultancy specialising in artificial intelligence to add more depth to its ability to support customers looking to adopt the technology
