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14 May 2025
London Fire Brigade improves emergency response network
UK’s largest fire service turns to advanced comms tech – including real-time data analytics and social media integration – to make it easier and quicker for the public to contact it and improve its response to emergencies across UK capital
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14 May 2025
Alteryx One launch aims to unify, simplify vendor's platform
The updated version of the data integration vendor's platform aims to make it easier to prepare data for AI and analytics, while new GenAI tools further simplify data preparation.
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14 May 2025
Fibre, 5G continue to expand global footprint
Core ‘future-proof’ communications technologies are steadily expanding their reach as wireless applications gain ground in key territories
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14 May 2025
Enisa launches European vulnerability database
The EU’s new vulnerability database is designed to offer a broader, more transparent source of information on new cyber vulnerabilities
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14 May 2025
Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out
Britain’s outdated hacking laws are leaving the UK’s cyber practitioners hamstrung and afraid. Security professional Simon Whittaker reveals how he nearly ran afoul of the Computer Misuse Act, and why he’s speaking out for reform
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14 May 2025
Openreach connects first customers under Project Gigabit partnership
UK’s leading broadband provider reveals initial customers in hardest-to-reach communities gaining gigabit access as part of partnership with government’s £5bn deployment scheme
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14 May 2025
Databricks adds Postgres database with $1B Neon acquisition
The vendor's latest purchase comes six months after it raised $10B in funding. By adding PostgreSQL database capabilities, it aims to better enable users to build AI applications.
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14 May 2025
Ekco unveils fresh CEO as Evolve IP extends ecosystem
Developments in the managed service world as an experienced channel executive takes up a fresh leadership role and a partnership is struck to provide an MSP with more telephony options
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14 May 2025
Boomi launches agentic AI development tools, support for MCP
The longtime iPaaS vendor continues to expand beyond its historical base with the additions of Agentstudio, agents that simplify integration and change data capture capabilities.
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14 May 2025
HPE adds Morpheus Data to KVM hypervisor for enterprises
A KVM hypervisor by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise evolves with technology and capabilities from Morpheus Data, an HPE acquisition, as the company also releases other products.
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14 May 2025
Twilio updates conversational intelligence, expands CDP
Twilio integrates its CDP and communications platform more closely.
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14 May 2025
Informatica to build agents, foster agentic AI development
With agents now a major trend in data management, the vendor plans to join the fray by developing agentic capabilities and providing customers with the tools to do the same.
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14 May 2025
Qlik unveils agentic AI capabilities, launches lakehouse
An insight generation tool and capabilities that unlock unstructured data are among the longtime analytics vendor's latest features, while a data lakehouse represents expansion.
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14 May 2025
UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data
Electronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups
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14 May 2025
Exertis steps up DEI commitment
Distributor increases number of support groups available for staff and backs DEI efforts with a board appointment
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14 May 2025
BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool
Data reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT
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14 May 2025
Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation
AI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes
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14 May 2025
New security paradigm needed for IT/OT convergence
Industry leaders and policymakers highlight growing cyber threats from the integration of IT and operational technology systems, calling for collaboration and regulatory frameworks to protect critical systems, among other measures
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14 May 2025
Australian public cloud spending to hit A$26.6bn in 2025
Gartner forecasts strong growth in cloud infrastructure and platform services even as Australian organisations grapple with scaling AI initiatives and managing rising cloud expenditure
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13 May 2025
Microsoft tackles 5 Windows zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
The company addresses 72 unique CVEs this month, but several AI features bundled in a larger-than-usual update could bog down some networks.
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13 May 2025
Nvidia, AMD, others tout AI partnerships with Saudi Arabia
The U.S. tech involvement follows a long-term plan for the country to become an AI hub by 2030. Vendors get access to energy resources, and Saudi Arabia benefits from AI chips.
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13 May 2025
UKRI must do more to drive innovation agenda and avoid fraud
UKRI’s funding of research and innovation to support the government’s growth strategy has room for improvement
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13 May 2025
Bill aims to restore appropriate use criteria for imaging
The Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act aims to modernize Medicare's imaging oversight process and bring back its appropriate use criteria program.
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13 May 2025
May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix
Microsoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025
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13 May 2025
How AI can aid healthcare in digital identity verification
Healthcare organizations can use AI to defend against cyberthreat actors who use AI, especially in the areas of digital identity verification and social engineering.
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13 May 2025
Automation Anywhere adds reasoning to agentic AI platform
The robotic process automation vendor's agentic process automation platform now has a reasoning engine that can understand enterprise context and help with agentic orchestration.
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13 May 2025
AI copyright suits to be affected by Copyright Office stance
Federal report findings could weaken GenAI vendors' fair use positions in copyright suits.
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13 May 2025
Surrey Search & Rescue taps Ericsson and UK Connect for critical connectivity
Advanced connectivity solution that includes vehicle router and ruggedised devices deployed under SARNET initiative helps search and rescue teams respond faster, improving survival outcomes
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13 May 2025
M&S forces customer password resets after data breach
M&S is instructing all of its customers to change their account passwords after a significant amount of data was stolen in a DragonForce ransomware attack
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13 May 2025
KDDI, DriveNets team to accelerate open network architecture
Strategic partner to see leading carrier and software-based network services provider promote openness, disaggregation and innovation from the core network to the edge and aggregation layers
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13 May 2025
Athenahealth says open ecosystem is core to EHR integration
In May Suki became the first ambient AI partner generally available across Athenahealth’s network, but the EHR provider said the key to interoperability is offering several options.
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13 May 2025
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty steps down
UnitedHealth Group announced the appointment of Stephen J. Hemsley as the company's CEO after Andrew Witty stepped down due to personal reasons.
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13 May 2025
Sophos rolls out MSP Elevate
Programme for managed service providers aims to support those committed to delivering growth
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13 May 2025
USAA takes an 'experiment and see' approach with AI
The financial services company experiments with different models and AI tools and technologies. It uses AI technology both internally and externally.
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13 May 2025
HP expands refurbished PC scheme to cover the UK
HP provides a greener option for partners to pitch to customers concerned about sustainability, as well as budgets
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13 May 2025
O2 upgrades Wembley Stadium connectivity
Upgrade around major UK sporting arena to see fans gaining access to dedicated distributed antenna system-based 5G standalone network inside the stadium, in addition to small cells and upgraded masts in surrounding area
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13 May 2025
Private cellular business deployments to reach more than 7,000 by 2030
Research finds enhanced security features and neutral host deployments will be central to expediting growth across all sectors for key sector of mobile industry
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13 May 2025
Controversial Post Office Horizon system could stay until 2033
Post Office seeks off-the-shelf Horizon replacement as part of £492m tender that includes ongoing support for Horizon up to 2033
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13 May 2025
Bytes breaks through GII £2bn barrier
Channel player Bytes shares FY numbers that underline its successful ability to emerge strongly through a challenging market
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13 May 2025
Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
The government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework
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13 May 2025
NHS trust cloud plans hampered by Trump tariff uncertainty
Essex NHS wants to move some capacity to the Nutanix cloud, but can’t be certain prices will hold between product selection and when procurement plans gain approval
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13 May 2025
Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts
Subpostmasters who appealed compensation payments have significantly increased ‘worryingly undervalued’ settlements
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13 May 2025
Australian data breaches hit record high in 2024
More than 1,100 data breaches were reported in Australia last year, a 25% jump from 2023, prompting calls for stronger security measures across businesses and government agencies
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12 May 2025
Nokia looks to light up in-building enterprise connectivity with Aurelis
Fibre-based LAN solution designed to deliver simple, reliable and future-proof local area connectivity for enterprises, using up to 70% less cabling and 40% less power than copper-based technologies
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12 May 2025
Wi-Fi 7 trials show ‘significant’ performance gains in enterprise environments
Wireless technology consortium reveals industry trials of latest Wi-Fi standard in enterprise scenarios revealing increased throughput, lower latency and enhanced efficiency for high-demand applications
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12 May 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Moves of note this week at WatchGuard, Quantum Trilogy, Delinea and Nexer Enterprise Applications
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12 May 2025
Contempt order worsens Apple's antitrust woes
A federal judge found Apple to be in contempt of an injunction ordering the company to make access to alternative payment options in the company's App Store easier.
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12 May 2025
2025 MedTech Breakthrough winners for healthcare payments
Waystar, Candid Health and TrustCommerce are among the winners of the 2025 MedTech Breakthrough Awards in the healthcare payments category.
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12 May 2025
Systemic gaps hinder cell and gene therapy adoption, access
Over 200 cell and gene therapy treatments could be FDA-approved by 2030, but adoption could lag due to structural barriers, limited infrastructure and centralized access.
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12 May 2025
Italian bank signs 10-year deal with Google Cloud
UniCredit will transform operations through cloud, AI and data analytics technologies from Google Cloud
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12 May 2025
Limited payer prescription drug coverage pinches patients
As payers limit prescription drug coverage, they are increasingly setting up restrictions like prior authorizations and step therapy.
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12 May 2025
Virgin Media O2, Daisy Group merge to form B2B comms company
Comms provider and IT services company unite to offer digital-first connectivity and managed services
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12 May 2025
University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery
University of Reading set to save circa £500,000 and deploy Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud that will allow failover from main datacentre
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09 May 2025
News brief: AI security risks highlighted at RSAC 2025
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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09 May 2025
ServiceNow shops share AI copilot results, prep for agents
IT ops teams have often already laid the groundwork for generative AI automation with platform consolidation and the previous wave of AIOps tools.
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09 May 2025
UK broadband hits 2025 target with strong first quarter
Study from UK communications regulator finds gigabit broadband on track to become virtually universally available across country by 2023, with the number of full-fibre broadband connections in particular increasing to nine million in past six months
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09 May 2025
Ransomware: What the LockBit 3.0 data leak reveals
An administration interface instance for the ransomware franchise's affiliates was attacked on 29 April. Data from its SQL database has been extracted and disclosed
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09 May 2025
Nutanix platform may benefit from VMware customer unrest
Nutanix's Next 2025 conference attendees are jumping ship to the platform after Broadcom's VMware buy, as Nutanix executives plan enterprise-driven evolutions for the platform.
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09 May 2025
Datadog acquisition gives it feature flagging for AI
The move enables the vendor to integrate the startup's feature flagging software into its products. It is the second acquisition the vendor has made in the past few weeks.
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09 May 2025
Interview: Amanda Stent, head of AI strategy and research, Bloomberg
Hallucinating AI, which lies through its teeth, keeps Amanda Stent busy at data analytics and intelligence giant Bloomberg
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09 May 2025
Broadcom letters demonstrate push to VMware subscriptions
The owner of VMware is reminding customers on perpetual licences that they will longer be able to buy support for their VMware products
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09 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Assured Data Protection, Acer, Canon, UiPath and Coro
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09 May 2025
Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign
The justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates
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09 May 2025
Apple to play modest role after datacentre heat breakthrough in Denmark
Country at forefront of industrial heat recycling expects datacentres will take only modest role in heating homes after government paved way with widely celebrated law
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09 May 2025
AvePoint highlights partner contribution to Q1 performance
Security player AvePoint is on a mission to grow revenue significantly over the next five years, with the channel a vital part of that ambition
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09 May 2025
Government launches £8.2m plan to encourage girls into AI
The government is investing in teacher training and student support to get more girls into maths classes, ultimately leading to AI careers
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09 May 2025
AI training gap puts Europe at a disadvantage
Forrester study finds that workers in the US are more likely than their European counterparts to have received AI training to support their job roles
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09 May 2025
Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup
Board member of the Bank of Finland reveals plan as likelihood of losing internet connectivity increases amid geopolitical tensions
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08 May 2025
Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn
A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach
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08 May 2025
Nutanix CEO talks customer challenges and platform updates
Many customers are still looking for a VMware exit and need a modernized platform, Nutanix President and CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says in this Q&A with Informa TechTarget.
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08 May 2025
Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug
The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse
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08 May 2025
Trump targets AI diffusion rule as big tech talks AI race
President Donald Trump will walk back a Biden-era rule restricting the sale of advanced U.S. AI chips and models in the month it's set to take effect.
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08 May 2025
US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web
US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents
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08 May 2025
UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations
The UK will retain its Digital Services Tax on tech giants in a landmark US trade agreement that paves the way for a future digital tech deal
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08 May 2025
Virtual pulmonary rehab effective for high-need COPD patients
New research shows that virtual pulmonary rehab is similarly effective for COPD patients who need oxygen as those who do not, offering an individualized approach to rehab.
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08 May 2025
Nutanix opens up to all external storage
CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious
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08 May 2025
SAP sales tactic fuels IT disconnect
Business heads are being targeted by SAP as it pushes out its Rise cloud ERP system
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08 May 2025
Climb increases AI support
Distributor looks to guide partners from start to selling to get more comfortable pitching artificial intelligence offerings
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08 May 2025
NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care
Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform
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08 May 2025
Gartner shines light on B2B buyer challenges
Analyst firm Gartner reveals conflicts across numerous stakeholders and an undermining of digital transformation due to lack of staff knowledge
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08 May 2025
AI adoption: AWS addresses the skills barrier holding back enterprises
The AWS Summit in London saw the public cloud giant appoint itself to take on the task of skilling up hundreds of thousands of UK people in using AI technologies
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08 May 2025
Leading European telcos call for exclusive access to 6GHz band
Open letter from Europe’s leading telcos demands exclusive access to key wireless spectrum band for the benefit of Europe’s economy and to ensure successful roll-out of 6G, underpinning digital societies
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08 May 2025
Girls more concerned about AI bias than boys
When asked their opinions on the growing use of AI, girls expressed concerns about possible biases it will perpetuate, while boys were worried about cyber security
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08 May 2025
Oracle NetSuite’s Goldberg: Autonomous AI next applications phase
Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteConnect 2025 in London, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence in ERP is evolving
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08 May 2025
Data streaming matures, cultural shift is key
Confluent’s Tim Berglund warns that a cultural transformation towards creating valued data products is vital even as the technology for data streaming is maturing
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08 May 2025
UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys
Government websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers
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07 May 2025
ServiceNow digs deeper into data for AI with Data.world buy
ServiceNow will fold in metadata collection and data catalog tools from the data governance specialist to fuel its agentic AI ambitions.
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07 May 2025
AI model boosts delirium detection rate in hospitals
Research shows that using a new AI model resulted in a four-fold increase in the rate of delirium detection among hospitalized patients, enhancing delirium treatment.
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07 May 2025
Meta awarded $167m in court battle with spyware mercenaries
WhatsApp owner Meta is awarded millions of dollars in damages and compensation after its service was exploited by users of mercenary spyware developer NSO’s infamous Pegasus mobile malware
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07 May 2025
Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks
No end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks
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07 May 2025
Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring
Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks
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07 May 2025
DOJ sues Aetna, other major MA insurers over alleged kickbacks
The Department of Justice accuses MA insurers Aetna, Elevance Health and Humana of paying kickbacks to brokers for enrollments and discrimination against disabled beneficiaries.
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07 May 2025
Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security
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07 May 2025
NIST Privacy Framework receives draft update
A draft update to the NIST Privacy Framework aims to streamline the document and align it with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
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07 May 2025
UK at risk of Russian cyber and physical attacks as Ukraine seeks peace deal
UK cyber security chief warns of ‘direct connection’ between Russian cyber attacks and physical threats to the UK
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07 May 2025
SAS update targets responsible agentic AI development
The longtime independent analytics vendor's latest Viya platform update includes Intelligent Decisioning, a set of governance-infused capabilities for developing agents.
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07 May 2025
Nutanix expands storage, Kubernetes and AI platforms at Next
The latest capabilities and partnerships highlighted at Nutanix's Next conference expand disaggregated storage to Pure Storage, more Kubernetes portability and new AI partnerships.
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07 May 2025
Nutanix breaks the bounds of HCI again with Pure Storage linkup
Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer adds external Pure Storage arrays in a move that it touts as a way for customers to get off VMware, but which also helps them scale for AI
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07 May 2025
Nutanix escapes the datacentre with Cloud Native AOS
Hyper-converged infrastructure provider offers its operating system independently of a hypervisor to allow containerised apps to run at the edge or on Kubernetes runtimes in the Amazon cloud
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07 May 2025
Global broadband growth slows at end of 2024
Fourth quarter 2024 update of global connectivity market shows subscribers pass 1.5 billion barrier as fibre, non-terrestrial and fixed wireless gain popularity, especially in emerging markets
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07 May 2025
Redcentric shares trading update and welcomes fresh CEO
Managed service player reveals how its latest fiscal year has shaped up as it welcomes an experienced industry player to run the business
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07 May 2025
Nokia supplies 1.2Tbps backbone in Pakistan and private wireless to Maersk fleet
Comms tech provider lands large-scale contracts for optical fixed network in Pakistan and IoT connectivity platform with mobile network to enhance operational efficiency at shipping firm