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03 May 2024
Microsoft, Google seek green card rule change
By Patrick ThibodeauTech firms struggle with green card sponsorships amid job cuts, but a proposed rule change, sought by the industry, could exempt certain tech jobs from labor market tests.
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03 May 2024
Adobe expands bug bounty programme to account for GenAI
By Alex ScroxtonAdobe has expanded the scope of its HackerOne-driven bug bounty scheme to incorporate flaws and risks arising from the development of generative artificial intelligence
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03 May 2024
Patch GitLab vuln without delay, users warned
By Alex ScroxtonThe addition of a serious vulnerability in the GitLab open source platform to CISA’s KEV catalogue prompts a flurry of concern
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24 Jan 2024
WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024
By Alex ScroxtonA zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year
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24 Jan 2024
Tēnaka teams with Orange Business to scale coral reef restoration
By Joe O’HalloranEnterprise services arm of global telco looks to allow social business to undertake digital transformation, as well as automate and scale coral reef and marine biodiversity monitoring
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24 Jan 2024
IR35: Contractors call for off-payroll rules to be scrapped in Spring Budget 2024
By Caroline DonnellyA survey of 900 contractors by insurance provider Qdos found that two-thirds want the government to consider scrapping the IR35 rules in the next Budget, which is due to take place in March 2024
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24 Jan 2024
Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims
By Alex ScroxtonSouthern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally
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24 Jan 2024
Cardiff University expands HPC cluster with Lenovo
By Cliff SaranExpansion of university’s Hawk high-performance computing cluster promises to double the performance of some applications
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24 Jan 2024
Pegasystems unveils AI assistant for knowledge management
By Mary ReinesThe workflow automation vendor aims to simplify informational querying processes with an iterative conversational interface that can automatically search all data sources.
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24 Jan 2024
Inside Cisco’s security platform strategy
By Aaron TanRaj Chopra, senior vice-president of Cisco’s security business, outlines the company’s security platform strategy and how it brought different products together into a single platform
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24 Jan 2024
Uptime Institute predicts 2024 will see datacentre operators start row back on net-zero commitments
By Caroline DonnellyDatacentre resiliency think tank Uptime Insitute predicts 2024 will mark the start of a testing time for operators when it comes to delivering on their net-zero commitments
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24 Jan 2024
SCC joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
By Simon QuickeChannel player becomes member of a select group of managed service players helping to shape the response to growing security threats
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24 Jan 2024
Critical vulnerability exposes Fortra GoAnywhere users
By Alex ScroxtonFortra GoAnywhere MFT users must take steps to address a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability without delay
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24 Jan 2024
AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC
By Alex ScroxtonThe benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks
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24 Jan 2024
Fresh Microsoft benefits packages aim to support partner growth
By Simon QuickeVendor outlines three support packages for different stages of channel development
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24 Jan 2024
DE-CIX Dallas achieves peak traffic milestone of 1Tbps
By Joe O’HalloranLeading global internet exchange operator achieves new peak traffic record of more through surge due to live-streaming of sports events and the area’s population density and low latency links
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24 Jan 2024
Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023
By Alex ScroxtonEthical hackers disclosed more than 4,000 vulnerabilities to Salesforce last year through its bug bounty programme, and received over $3m in rewards
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24 Jan 2024
Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation
By Karl FlindersSelect committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal
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24 Jan 2024
Altnets, ISPA present telecoms procurement research
By Joe O’HalloranKey UK gigabit target in the balance as report suggests operators can ensure future commercial success built on robust network infrastructure by adopting procurement strategies that supplement in-house operational teams
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24 Jan 2024
Cato claims world’s first SASE-based XDR
By Joe O’HalloranGenerative AI, detection and response, endpoint protection and new incident response tools headline expansion of core secure access service edge platform beyond networking, threat prevention and data protection
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23 Jan 2024
ElevenLabs' funding success shows growth of AI voice market
By Esther AjaoThe startup has quickly raised a total of $101 million, reflecting the fast growth of new technologies like deep neural networks. Along with growth comes challenges.
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23 Jan 2024
Attacks begin on critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability
By Arielle WaldmanExploitation activity for CVE-2023-22527 marks the third time in four months that a critical Atlassian Confluence flaw has gained threat actors' attention.
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23 Jan 2024
Watsonx AI bots assist IBM Consulting in client GenAI projects
By Don FluckingerIBM Consulting rolls out role-based bots to streamline consultants' work as they enable digital transformation for customers.
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23 Jan 2024
Nexsan adds data protection to NV6000 unified storage
By Adam ArmstrongNexsan's new unified array, the NV6000, adds immutable snapshots that create an 'unbreakable' backup when combined with the vendor's Assureon backup appliance.
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23 Jan 2024
Docker Build Cloud claims speed boost for dev workflows
By Beth PariseauDocker ships a managed service that pushes container image builds to AWS and adds shared caches to customers' existing dev tools.
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23 Jan 2024
GitHub: Top tips to make software developers more productive
By Cliff SaranStudy highlights importance of good documentation and processes, as well as fewer work distractions
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23 Jan 2024
Curio AI deal adds ML capabilities to Wasabi cloud storage
By Tim McCarthyWasabi Technologies adds metadata technology by Curio AI in a new acquisition from Gray Meta Inc., the first addition to Wasabi's object storage since opening its doors.
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23 Jan 2024
IT services market demands grow, complicating staffing
By John MooreGartner forecasts IT services spending will reach $2.1 trillion in 2027, nearly double 2021 spending. Service providers will pursue a mix of talent strategies to meet demand.
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23 Jan 2024
Oracle boosts generative AI service and intros new services
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant's services are similar to what other big tech vendors have introduced. However, Oracle's input of GenAI technology in its SaaS applications makes it notable.
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23 Jan 2024
NVM Express boosts computational storage standards
By Antony AdsheadNew command sets allow for computational storage with NVMe flash and includes frameworks to allow local memory usage in processing workloads on storage hardware
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23 Jan 2024
Treat cyber risk like financial or legal issue, says UK government
By Alex ScroxtonUK government and NCSC launch proposed code of practice on cyber security governance to help directors and business leaders toughen their defences
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23 Jan 2024
Neos Networks enhances purchasing with API ordering and ‘quantum quoting’
By Joe O’HalloranFeatures added to Neos Networks customer provision tool aim to simplify the overall wholesale buying experience through increased personalisation and parity between portal and API purchasing
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23 Jan 2024
IBM marks a year of Partner Plus
By Simon QuickeVendor shares progress made over 2023, along with enhancements and plans to keep working on improving channel relationships
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23 Jan 2024
Vodafone, Qualcomm, Xiaomi claim European first for enhanced 5G uplink
By Joe O’HalloranTest by leading European mobile operator, mobile platform provider and handset manufacturer said to result in mobile customers being able to receive faster 5G upload speeds
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23 Jan 2024
Leak of 26 billion records may prove to be ‘mother of all breaches’
By Alex ScroxtonThe discovery of a dataset comprising 26 billion stolen records may prove to be record-breaking in both its size and the danger it poses to ordinary people
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23 Jan 2024
EXA bolsters transatlantic cable presence
By Joe O’HalloranDigital infrastructure platform launches new cable route and inks point of presence deal to bolster options in connecting Europe and North America, looking to enable businesses to traverse the digital landscape faster and more efficiently
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23 Jan 2024
UN chief blasts AI companies for reckless pursuit of profit
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe United Nations general secretary has blasted technology companies and governments for pursuing their own narrow interests in artificial intelligence without any consideration of the common good, as part of wider call to reform global governance
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23 Jan 2024
SEC bitcoin hack was result of SIM-swapping
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber attack on the US financial regulator earlier in January 2024 occurred after hackers took over one of its mobile phone accounts in a so-called SIM-swapping attack
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23 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks maintaining supplier expansion strategy
By Simon QuickeDistributor has track record of widening existing relationships to benefit UK resellers and will continue that strategy
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22 Jan 2024
Microsoft breached by Russian APT behind SolarWinds attack
By Alexander CulafiSeveral email accounts belonging to Microsoft senior leadership were accessed as part of the breach, though Microsoft found 'no evidence' of customer environments being accessed.
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22 Jan 2024
SolarWinds hackers attack Microsoft in apparent recon mission
By Alex ScroxtonRussian-backed threat actor behind infamous 2020 SolarWinds Sunburst intrusion hacked into Microsoft’s systems, apparently in an attempt to get hold of intel on themselves
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22 Jan 2024
Vocus rolls out 1.6 Tbps technology to light up Australia
By Joe O’HalloranAustralian network services provider deploying coherent optical technology to meet growing demands for bandwidth and cut energy usage across the network’s long-haul and metro links from Brisbane to Perth
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22 Jan 2024
Dutch companies not ready for AI
By Kim LoohuisMany Dutch organisations are not ready to start working with AI, according to the Cisco AI Readiness Index
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22 Jan 2024
KLAS: Improved EHR Efficiency Can Mitigate Early-Stage Clinician Burnout
By Hannah NelsonTo help address clinician burnout in its early stages, organizations can focus on EHR efficiency by providing additional EHR training, KLAS authors said.
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22 Jan 2024
Backup admins must consider GenAI legal issues -- eventually
By Tim McCarthyAs legal woes mount against popular LMMs powering generative AI, backup admins should work with IT to set safe and effective usage guardrails to avoid future headaches.
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22 Jan 2024
Nokia, Etisalat by e& complete first Middle East Cloud RAN trial
By Joe O’HalloranBenchmark in key, strategic territory for communications in trial of cloud-based radio access network technology using In-Line acceleration realised by leading regional operator’s network
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22 Jan 2024
Upgraded Arabic large language model is twice as big
By Pat BransTechniques that were used to double the power of what was already the largest LLM for Arabic can now be applied to other languages whose native speakers do not yet have access to AI
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22 Jan 2024
PAC calls on MoD to fix inventory management IT
By Lis EvenstadThe Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the ageing and fragmented IT systems used in the MoD’s inventory management puts front-line forces at significant risk
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22 Jan 2024
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeMoves this week at TelcoSwitch, Cellhire, Genesys, Cohesity, Commvault and Kinly
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22 Jan 2024
Openreach accelerates digital network roll-out
By Joe O’HalloranAdded vigour to UK’s largest broadband provider’s digital network transformation play, with latest tranche of exchanges across furthest reaches of UK now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks
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22 Jan 2024
AI ushering new era of intelligent CX
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual customer experience trends report reveals that 68% of UK customer experience leaders believe chatbots can help build a stronger emotional connection with clients, with AI now the norm
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22 Jan 2024
Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress
By Karl FlindersFujitsu will meet with victims of the Post Office scandal and their representatives to discuss what the IT giant can do for them beyond financial redress
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22 Jan 2024
Westcon-Comstor adds AWS depth with Rebura buy
By Simon QuickeDistributor moves for cloud consultancy in bid to beef-up ability to support partner base
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22 Jan 2024
Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans
By Bill GoodwinTech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse
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22 Jan 2024
Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge
By Karl FlindersLabour peer uses urgent question to uncover who, if anyone, in government was aware of the Post Office’s attempts to remove judge as it became clear it was losing
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21 Jan 2024
Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space
By Aaron TanThe Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building
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19 Jan 2024
Chinese threat group exploited VMware vulnerability in 2021
By Arielle WaldmanAfter VMware confirmed that CVE-2023-34048 had been exploited, Mandiant attributed the activity to a China-nexus threat group and revealed that exploitation began in late 2021.
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19 Jan 2024
Seagate ships HAMR tech in new HDDs
By Adam ArmstrongSeagate's Mozaic 3+ brings HAMR-based HDDs to market with 3 TB platters, potentially helping to breathe new life into the legacy storage technology.
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19 Jan 2024
New IFS CEO talks next phase of growth for ERP provider
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, IFS CEO Mark Moffat discusses the next steps the company is taking to become an AI-centric industrial software provider that focuses on asset-heavy industries.
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19 Jan 2024
Salesforce unveils retail shopping and marketing AI tools
By Mary ReinesThe CRM vendor brings generative AI to analytics and management tools for businesses' marketing teams and Copilot for Shoppers for swifter product discovery and purchase.
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19 Jan 2024
Competition, cooperation will define U.S.-China relations
By Makenzie HollandBusiness leaders will need to take steps over the next decade to prepare for U.S., China relations largely defined by competition and how policymakers approach cooperation.
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19 Jan 2024
ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government
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19 Jan 2024
Yayzi to offer 2.5Gbps symmetrical speeds on CityFibre nationwide net
By Joe O’HalloranAfter soft-launching multi-gig services in December 2023, Blackpool-based ISP illuminates nationwide full-fibre services across CityFibre’s network underpinned by XGS-PON capability supporting symmetrical speeds up to 10Gbps
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19 Jan 2024
Democratizing machine learning hits cultural, tech snags
By John MooreForrester Consulting-Capital One study points to organizational silos, disconnect between line-of-business and data managers, and hard-to-use machine learning tools as challenges.
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19 Jan 2024
Qlik's Kyndi acquisition targets unstructured data, GenAI
By Eric AvidonThe longtime analytics vendor's latest purchase adds support for unstructured data that can be combined with structured data to inform GenAI models and improve decision-making.
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19 Jan 2024
Telstra, Google, APTelecom to connect Pacific subsea cable system
By Joe O’HalloranTelstra partners with APTelecom and Google to deliver central Pacific Connect initiative to increase digital connectivity, delivering two new intra-Pacific cables
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19 Jan 2024
Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers
By Cliff SaranAccessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support
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19 Jan 2024
MPs flag similarities between HMRC's treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal
By Caroline DonnellyThe fallout from HMRC's controversial disguised remuneration clampdown, the Loan Charge policy, has been likened to the Post Office Horizon scandal during a House of Commons debate
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
By Karl FlindersConcerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu
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19 Jan 2024
Galaxy S24 Series represents Samsung’s ‘AI moment’
By Joe O’HalloranLaunch of flagship mobile phone sees Korean giant aim to use AI to open up a new era in the mobile experience and make consumers aware of edge-AI use cases
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19 Jan 2024
Sabio urges structured approach to using AI to improve CX
By Simon QuickeChannel player grasps the potential of the technology, but advises a thoughtful roll-out if it’s going to hit the mark
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19 Jan 2024
Capable security partners succeeding with Cisco
By Simon QuickeVendor’s security lead comments on the progress made by those able to understand the technology and bring their own value into play
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19 Jan 2024
Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks
By Alex ScroxtonCanterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three
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19 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance
By Cliff SaranCabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems
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19 Jan 2024
Google invests $1bn in expanding UK datacentre footprint with Hertfordshire facility
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle is embarking on a sizeable expansion of its UK datacentre footprint, with plans to build a server farm on a 33-acre patch of land it acquired in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling'
By Karl FlindersThe UK head of Fujitsu said he does not know why the Post Office did not reveal information about Horizon software errors to defendants during prosecutions
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19 Jan 2024
Telcom installs 10Gbps full-fibre for £400m Manchester office development
By Joe O’HalloranBusinesses full-fibre and final mile wireless connectivity to deliver connected building solution to Manchester office spaces, allowing access to business internet of up to 10Gbps within 24 hours
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19 Jan 2024
ONC Publishes Draft USCDI v5 to Drive Health Data Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonONC added 13 new data elements to United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft Version 5, including “Sex Parameter for Clinical Use.”
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19 Jan 2024
AWS plans huge investment in Japan cloud infrastructure
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services plans to invest over $15bn into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by 2027 to meet growing customer demand
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18 Jan 2024
In Davos and Washington, AI warfare and AI skills are linked
By Patrick ThibodeauLawmakers are discussing AI's effects on national defense and the economy as well as considering ways to develop a workforce that can meet the challenge.
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18 Jan 2024
CISA posts incident response guide for water utilities
By Alexander CulafiIn its guide, CISA urged water and wastewater sector utility operators to harden their security posture, increase information sharing and build incident response plans.
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18 Jan 2024
Hammerspace's global file system now includes tape
By Adam ArmstrongWith the inclusion of magnetic tape storage, Hammerspace now allows customers to access archives quickly, assuming the tapes are S3 compatible.
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18 Jan 2024
Equinix Fabric adds multi-cloud routing
By Antone GonsalvesEquinix markets its Fabric Cloud Router as a monthly subscription service that organizations can access and configure quickly. It includes an SLA for 99.999% uptime.
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18 Jan 2024
Ascend.io, DBT integration targets cost control, efficiency
By Eric AvidonThe partnership aims to address the difficulty of efficiently and inexpensively deploying and managing data models developed in DBT by automating previously manual processes.
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18 Jan 2024
Chainalysis observes decrease in cryptocurrency crime in 2023
By Arielle WaldmanDuring 2023, Chainalysis tracked a decrease in the total value and volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions. But it is unclear if the downward trend will continue.
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18 Jan 2024
AI startup Writer expands LLMs with multilingual capabilities
By Esther AjaoMultilingual LLM capabilities make generative AI more accessible in non-English-speaking countries. However, they must be accurate.
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18 Jan 2024
Red Hat cuts ribbon on customer-led channel programme
By Simon QuickeInvite-only channel programme designed to provide certified resellers with access to rewards, training and marketing assistance
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18 Jan 2024
Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns
By Cliff SaranGartner’s latest spending forecast shows IT services is set to become the largest segment of IT spending in 2024
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18 Jan 2024
Tribal Healthcare System Selects MEDITECH Cloud-Based EHR
By Hannah NelsonWinnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System and 36 other healthcare organizations tapped the MEDITECH cloud-based EHR platform in 2023.
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18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
By Karl FlindersIt is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding
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18 Jan 2024
PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off is threatening vulnerable Londoners access to adult social care and other vital services, as councils are left to manage the cost without financial support from the centre, says London chief digital officer Theo Blackwell
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18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
By Karl FlindersIT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances
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18 Jan 2024
Cyber non-profit enlists ex-NCSC head as technical chair
By Alex ScroxtonFounding NCSC chief exec Ciaran Martin is to join the newly launched Cyber Monitoring Centre non-profit as chair of its technical committee
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18 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks rolls out collaborative marketing community
By Simon QuickeDistributor Exclusive Networks recognises the need for channel marketers to share best practices and work together
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18 Jan 2024
Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens
By Bill GoodwinTrade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security
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17 Jan 2024
Pinecone unveils serverless vector database, targets costs
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's new tool is designed to help customers control their cloud computing costs while developing and maintaining generative AI applications and models.
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17 Jan 2024
At Davos, a warning that AI is coming for white-collar jobs
By Patrick ThibodeauWhite-collar workers need critical thinking skills and a willingness to learn to remain competitive in a workplace with AI, business leaders at the World Economic Forum say.
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17 Jan 2024
New zero-days in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway under attack
By Rob WrightThe new vulnerabilities come four months after a variety of threat actors exploited the 'Citrix Bleed' zero-day flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway products.
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17 Jan 2024
Google, researchers in dispute over account hijacking attacks
By Alexander CulafiGoogle disputes aspects of threat research that CloudSEK published last month claiming threat actors are maintaining persistence after hijacking Google user accounts.
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17 Jan 2024
NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative
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17 Jan 2024
Dura Software expands UK footprint with Invosys buy
By Simon QuickeThe examples of consolidation continue to stack up, with comms services player Dura Software the latest to be caught up in M&A activity
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17 Jan 2024
The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
By Alex ScroxtonIn October 2023, Rebecca Taylor of the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit was recognised at the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards for her work. Computer Weekly caught up with her to talk mentoring, cyber career development and diversity
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17 Jan 2024
Databricks launches platform for the telecom industry
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse vendor's latest industry-specific set of tools is aimed at telecommunications providers that features a GenAI chatbot and customized analytics capabilities.