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21 May 2024
Epicor unveils Grow portfolio of AI, BI capabilities
By Jim O'DonnellEpicor unveiled AI and BI capabilities in its new Epicor Grow portfolio, including Prism, which enables customers to build generative AI tasks on their Epicor ERP data.
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21 May 2024
TfL taps Thales and Nokia to renew underground multi-services network
By Joe O’HalloranTransport for London engages IT and networks firms to deliver integrated communications renewal to support system used by staff to handle radio, transmission and CCTV technology
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21 May 2024
Microsoft Visual Studio, Azure updates target AI developers
By Beth PariseauMicrosoft updates this week aim to address the struggles of early enterprise generative AI adopters that have stalled efforts to put pilot projects into real-world production.
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09 Oct 2023
VMware reaffirms commitment to Tanzu
By Aaron TanVMware CEO Raghu Raghuram emphasises the importance of having an infrastructure stack capable of supporting applications, with VMware Tanzu playing a pivotal role
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06 Oct 2023
Walmart works on carbon emissions, prepares for new rules
By Makenzie HollandWalmart is working on its carbon emissions reduction goals as the EU, U.S. and states like California advance carbon emission and climate risk reporting rules.
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06 Oct 2023
How machine learning can combat climate change
By Lev CraigMachine learning can produce sustainability insights and help plan effective climate action. But researchers face challenges around data, compute and AI's own environmental impact.
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06 Oct 2023
Dell PowerFlex hits 4.5, Apex Block Storage hits Azure
By Adam ArmstrongDell's software-defined storage offering, PowerFlex, gets an update that provides better infrastructure monitoring, more file services and a new Apex Block Storage option.
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06 Oct 2023
Infor Enterprise Automation looks to ease RPA for ERP
By Jim O'DonnellInfor unveiled Enterprise Automation, which is designed to help customers bring RPA to Infor cloud ERP applications and Developer Portal, a development and integration environment.
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06 Oct 2023
HR costs rise as data suggests tech can cut HR staff
By Patrick ThibodeauNew research shows that high-performing HR departments leverage tech and have 40% fewer HR staff. But one expert advised caution when adopting 'shiny, new' capabilities.
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06 Oct 2023
MGM faces $100M loss from ransomware attack
By Arielle WaldmanMGM's 8-K filing revealed some personal customer data was stolen during the September attack and said the company expects cyber insurance to sufficiently cover the losses.
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06 Oct 2023
Amazon launches DataZone, a new data management service
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant's new service provides data governance, collaboration and catalog capabilities that enable organizations to find and operationalize data to inform decisions.
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06 Oct 2023
Isle of Wight NHS Trust gives shot in the arm to unified communications
By Joe O’HalloranAs part of its mission to help organisations of all sizes drive digital transformation, systems integrator works with NHS Trust to ensure it can achieve improved communications service
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06 Oct 2023
VA Announces Health Data Sharing Pledge to Boost Veteran Experience
By Hannah NelsonVA and 13 healthcare systems, including Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain, have pledged to improve the Veteran experience through health data sharing.
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06 Oct 2023
Ofcom cloud report: What interventions could the CMA take against AWS and Microsoft?
By Caroline DonnellyOfcom's year-long look at the inner workings of the UK cloud market has now drawn to a close, leaving the Competition and Markets Authority left to work out what steps to take to bolster the sector’s competitiveness
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06 Oct 2023
Data-sharing strategy needs business buy-in
By Cliff SaranA Forrester Consulting survey for Capital One Software has found that data experts and businesspeople have differing views on success
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06 Oct 2023
Hyperoptic reaches customer milestone
By Joe O’HalloranThree months after connecting more than 100,000 new-build homes to its full-fibre network, leading altnet announces it is more than halfway in reaching 500,000 customers and passing two million homes
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06 Oct 2023
US 5G users willing to pay premium for enhanced experience
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from leading comms tech provider finds greatest connectivity issues faced by US consumers are at airports, stadiums and concert venues, and over a quarter of US 5G users have switched providers since the launch
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06 Oct 2023
Health Equity Accreditation Aims to Provide Actionable Roadmap
By Sara HeathURAC said the health equity accreditation will help organizations that have a commitment to health equity and guide their actions forward.
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06 Oct 2023
Three deploys CommScope 6-beam antennas to support events mobile
By Joe O’HalloranFestival goers in the UK and Ireland reported increased mobile network capacity on networks at a series of large events this summer, supported by the use of multi-antenna technology
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06 Oct 2023
Hydrogen fuel cells could find their way into more datacentres
By Aaron TanHydrogen fuel cells are more efficient and cleaner than alternative generator technologies, making them environmentally sustainable backup power supply options for datacentres, study finds
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05 Oct 2023
When integrating generative AI and ERP, focus on use cases
By Jim O'DonnellERP vendors are rapidly introducing new AI functionality, but experts caution against the hype and advise using the tried-and-true playbook of looking within first.
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05 Oct 2023
U.S. antitrust law enforcers defend actions, lawsuits
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC and DOJ, which enforce U.S. antitrust law, are focused on reining in big tech through antitrust lawsuits and revising merger guidelines for modern businesses.
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05 Oct 2023
University Hospitals Transitions to Epic EHR to Drive Care Coordination
By Hannah NelsonThe health system converted over 5.6 million patient records to an Epic EHR system to enhance care coordination and streamline patient scheduling.
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05 Oct 2023
MicroStrategy launches new suite of generative AI tools
By Eric AvidonThe longtime analytics vendor's suite incorporates LLM technology to make users more efficient by enabling them to use natural language to query, model and analyze data.
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05 Oct 2023
IBM launches new AI-powered TDR Services
By Alexander CulafiIBM followed its first AI-focused offering from April, QRadar Suite, with an MDR product -- Threat Detection and Response Services -- featuring AI capabilities.
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05 Oct 2023
Docker enters GenAI development fray with new tools
By Beth PariseauDocker jumps aboard the generative AI bandwagon with a pre-built set of tools to jump-start app development using LLMs and a Docker AI productivity tool.
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05 Oct 2023
University Hospitals Transitions to Epic EHR to Drive Care Coordination
By Hannah NelsonThe health system converted over 5.6 million patient records to an Epic EHR system to enhance care coordination and streamline patient scheduling.
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05 Oct 2023
Microsoft: Nation-state cyber espionage on rise in 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMicrosoft’s latest Digital Defence Report outlines how nation-state cyber activity has largely moved from destructive attacks to espionage and intelligence gathering
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05 Oct 2023
Red Cross issues rules of engagement for hackers in conflicts
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe digital rules of engagement are the first time cyber activity has been looked at by the conflict watchdog, but a number of hacker groups have already come out and said they will not be following them
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05 Oct 2023
NY Orthopaedic Practice Taps athenahealth EHR for Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonAn orthopaedic practice based in Albany, NY, selected a cloud-based EHR from athenahealth to enhance health data interoperability.
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05 Oct 2023
Canalys: Channel involvement with marketplaces will grow
By Simon QuickeRather than bypassing partners, the penny is dropping that involving more will add more value and help meet a wider range of customer demands
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05 Oct 2023
UK government joins Global Coalition on Telecommunications, boosts broadband reach
By Joe O’HalloranLeading economies publish joint statement of intent to establish multilateral alliance which endeavours to promote international consensus, foster global dialogue and drive innovation in telecommunications
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05 Oct 2023
Government launches £60m Regional Innovation Fund
By Lis EvenstadThe £60m fund aims to support universities in areas with lower R&D investment, while the government is also pumping £8m towards AI scholarships
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05 Oct 2023
Schneider Electric hands partners sustainability SaaS
By Simon QuickeVendor continues to support partners with tools to identify, measure and ultimately reduce carbon emissions
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05 Oct 2023
Policing minister wants to use UK passport data in facial recognition
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe policing minister’s plans to integrate the UK’s passport database with police facial-recognition systems have been met with criticism from campaigners, academics, and the biometrics commissioner for England and Wales
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05 Oct 2023
Ofcom refers UK cloud market to CMA for deeper anti-competition probe
By Caroline DonnellyOn the back of its concerns about Microsoft and Amazon indulging in anti-competitive behaviours, Ofcom has confirmed the UK cloud market will be referred over to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation
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05 Oct 2023
Ransomware dwell times now measured in hours, says Secureworks
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware payloads are now being deployed and executed within 24 hours in more than 50% of cases, according to Secureworks’ annual report
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04 Oct 2023
Capital One study: Businesses battle with self-service data
By John MooreTechnical, cultural and financial issues hinder organizations from enacting self-service data strategies that include business users as well as data specialists
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04 Oct 2023
Critical Atlassian Confluence zero-day flaw under attack
By Alexander CulafiCollaboration software vendor Atlassian urged customers with affected versions of Confluence Data Center and Server to apply patches for CVE-2023-22515 immediately.
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04 Oct 2023
Meta introduces generative AI features for advertisers
By Esther AjaoThe capabilities include a background generation feature, an image expansion tool for fitting aspect ratio across different mediums, and a text variation tool for copy.
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04 Oct 2023
Databricks improves support for generative AI models
By Eric AvidonA new service enables users to easily deploy privately built language models and uses a GPU-based architecture to optimize and manage the models once on the lakehouse platform.
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04 Oct 2023
Docker Scout GA leads 'local plus cloud' push
By Beth PariseauDocker Scout replaces open source Docker Scan with an event-driven vulnerability management system in a bid to boost the vendor's value beyond developers' local laptops.
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04 Oct 2023
IR35: HMRC completes first phase of CEST upgrades with Ocelot platform migration
By Caroline DonnellyHMRC has confirmed that its online IR35 status checker tool has completed its migration to a new platform, as the government tax collection agency’s revamp of the service continues apace
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04 Oct 2023
Nutanix adds ransomware alerts, recovery tools to HCI SaaS
By Tim McCarthyHyperconverged infrastructure specialist Nutanix preps for further hybrid cloud adoption by adding ransomware recovery tools to SaaS products.
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04 Oct 2023
Okta debuts passkey support to combat account compromises
By Arielle WaldmanThe identity and access management vendor introduced products and features that addressed new social engineering techniques that require additional security measures beyond MFA.
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04 Oct 2023
Lloyds Bank launches digital identity app
By Karl FlindersLloyds Bank has launched a digital identity app with tech startup Yoti, after it invested £10m in the firm
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04 Oct 2023
HPE hones GreenLake strategy with AI moves, hybrid cloud management
By Aaron TanHPE has evolved its GreenLake strategy over the past five years, expanding beyond its as-a-service offerings to include a capital purchase model and a strong focus on hybrid cloud management and AI
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04 Oct 2023
Gartner: Execs put generative AI on business agenda
By Cliff SaranGenerative AI is being pushed up the boardroom agenda, with more organisations appearing to be piloting the technology
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04 Oct 2023
Qualcomm looks to reshape digital world through spatial computing
By Joe O’HalloranMobile tech giant announces new platforms, developed in close collaboration with Meta, to provide breakthrough performance in immersive applications such as mixed and augmented reality
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04 Oct 2023
Visa to invest $100m in generative AI startups
By Karl FlindersPayments giant investing in startups that focus on applying generative AI to commerce and payments
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04 Oct 2023
Canalys: Generative AI a ‘generational opportunity’
By Simon QuickeThe most used buzzword of the moment, GenAI, has the potential to drive revenues and services opportunities for the channel
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04 Oct 2023
Did the 21st Century Cures Act Patient Data Access Rules Hurt Experience?
By Sara HeathOne academic medical center saw more patient complaints after the 21st Century Cures Act patient data access rules changed how patients see lab results.
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04 Oct 2023
UK emphasises EU split by kicking digital trade scheme into long grass
By Mark BallardFormer Gaia-X CEO talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about UK inertia on cross-border data tech
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04 Oct 2023
Canalys: Vendors will expand channel relationships
By Simon QuickeThe partner-first trend is set to continue as more vendors recognise value of partners and give them the chance to take on a greater share of the business
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04 Oct 2023
ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonGuidance on employee monitoring covers how employers can conduct their digital surveillance lawfully, transparently and fairly, and warns against businesses intruding on their workers’ private lives
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03 Oct 2023
Zendesk offers more AI tech with AI for Voice, AI bots
By Mary ReinesThe customer experience vendor released intelligent bots to quickly answer customers' questions and unveiled a tool to summarize transcripts of customer calls with agents.
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03 Oct 2023
New Boomi AI tool enables natural language data integration
By Eric AvidonThe iPaaS vendor's new capabilities are aimed at increasing efficiency by enabling customers to build pipelines and manage data using natural language rather than code.
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03 Oct 2023
Spyware vendor exploiting kernel flaw in Arm Mali GPU drivers
By Alexander CulafiArm Mali GPUs affected by CVE-2023-4211, which was discovered by Google researchers, include a wide range of Android phones as well as ChromeOS devices such as Chromebooks.
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03 Oct 2023
HR vendors agree: Generative AI isn't hype
By Patrick ThibodeauThe generative AI race is on as major HR vendors discuss how they plan to integrate the tech into their applications and make it available to customers in the coming year.
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03 Oct 2023
Ransomware disrupts hospitality, healthcare in September
By Arielle WaldmanRansomware disclosures and reports last month were headlined by attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, which proved costly to the Las Vegas hospitality giants.
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03 Oct 2023
Zoom expands workspace offerings with AI-supported Zoom Docs
By Mary ReinesThe videoconferencing vendor unveiled a document creation product that features AI Companion and content organization components to build layouts and workflows and manage data.
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03 Oct 2023
Software firms under cyber attack
By Simon QuickeResearch from iomart has indicated firms that sit in the supply chain are seen as a target by criminals
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03 Oct 2023
Millard steps into global channel role at Dell
By Simon QuickeExit of Rola Dagher means a fresh face in the hot seat running the vendor’s global partner organisation
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03 Oct 2023
How Pure Storage is supporting AI workloads
By Aaron TanPure Storage’s cloud-compatible and energy-efficient modular flash storage architecture is well-poised to address the data storage demands of artificial intelligence workloads
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03 Oct 2023
Cyber experts urge EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe European Union’s proposed cyber security vulnerability disclosure measures are well-intentioned but ultimately counterproductive, as making unmitigated vulnerabilities public knowledge increases the risk of their exploitation by various actors, experts claim
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03 Oct 2023
IT decision-makers confident they can handle tech disruptions
By Cliff SaranThe majority of IT decision-makers polled in a recent survey have admitted their organisations has been adversely affected by IT failures
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03 Oct 2023
Racial Health Disparities Emerge in Access to OUD Medications
By Sara HeathThe biggest health disparity in MOUD access was age-based, with those younger than 18 being significantly less likely to access medication than adults.
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03 Oct 2023
Project management vendor Asana brings AI to Work Graph
By Mary ReinesThe project management platform vendor brings 'smart' tools to its work efficiency monitoring tool to unearth specific problems and identify concrete ways teams can solve them.
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03 Oct 2023
Amnesia hides names of individuals behind Post Office’s ‘head on a spike’ strategy
By Karl FlindersFormer Post Office lawyer deflects individual responsibility for a strategy that crushed subpostmasters, blaming the organisation as a whole
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03 Oct 2023
RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack
By Cliff SaranA researcher has found that a flaw in RSA is still vulnerable – a quarter of a century after it was first discovered
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03 Oct 2023
The AI developer opportunity
By Cliff SaranGiven the need for new software to support digitisation, we look at how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall
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03 Oct 2023
What Does the Health Equity Officer Job Role Look Like?
By Sara HeathA Health Affairs paper showed that health equity officers have hospital support, but there’s a long road ahead of dismantling centuries of racism.
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03 Oct 2023
Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonImproving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector
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03 Oct 2023
CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme
By Alex ScroxtonDSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date
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03 Oct 2023
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group
By Computer Weekly and Byline TimesA conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly
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02 Oct 2023
Partner ecosystem changeup prompts alliance rethink
By John MooreThe shifting partner ecosystem landscape could inspire IT service providers to consider new alliances or bolster existing ones amid fast-paced economy and technology trends.
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02 Oct 2023
Openwall patches 3 of 6 Exim zero-day flaws
By Arielle WaldmanThe Openwall Project urged users to upgrade to the latest version of Exim, but there have been timely patching struggles with the message transfer agent software in the past.
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02 Oct 2023
Edge AI server market grows
By Adam ArmstrongRapid data growth and the need to process it at the edge is expanding opportunities in the server market, with new entries from Unigen and Lenovo.
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02 Oct 2023
Supreme Court rejects IT worker challenge of OPT
By Patrick ThibodeauThe Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against the Optional Practical Training program, which allows STEM grads to work in the U.S. for up to three years on an F-1 visa.
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02 Oct 2023
Lawyers win in race to generative AI without adequate laws
By Antone GonsalvesAs Congress drags its feet on passing AI regulations, lawyers are filling the vacuum by helping enterprises navigate court rulings and regulations based on outdated laws.
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02 Oct 2023
CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken
By Mark SamuelsThe brewing giant is building a data ecosystem to bring new insights to the business and to make the most of emerging developments in artificial intelligence capabilities
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02 Oct 2023
Mitel seals Unify move and promises smooth transition for partners
By Simon QuickeAmbition to become major unified comms player should benefit partners from both suppliers
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02 Oct 2023
What a Western Digital-Kioxia merger might mean for NAND
By Adam ArmstrongSpeculation that Kioxia and Western Digital could combine their NAND businesses is making rounds again. Analysts consider what it may mean for the flash memory market.
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02 Oct 2023
Versity targets Exabyte volumes in data archiving
By Pierre BerlemontVersity builds archiving for Exabyte data volumes on tape and in object storage. It has built its own S3 and transitioned to a GPL licence for supercomputing archives
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02 Oct 2023
Microsoft embarks on green concrete trials to decarbonise datacentre builds
By Caroline DonnellySoftware giant Microsoft is turning its attention to shrinking the environmental footprint of its datacentres by finding low-carbon alternatives to concrete
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02 Oct 2023
How the Australian government is approaching AI
By Aaron TanThe Australian government is experimenting with AI use cases in a safe environment while it figures out ways to harness the technology to benefit citizens and businesses
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29 Sep 2023
VT Health System Streamlines Health IT Strategy with MEDITECH EHR
By Hannah NelsonGifford Health Care is replacing three legacy health IT systems with a MEDITECH EHR to enhance operational efficiency and clinical decision support.
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29 Sep 2023
Government hands over £12.5m to farming tech innovators
By Lis EvenstadSome 19 projects focusing on automation and robotic technology will get funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to boost the agricultural sector
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29 Sep 2023
UK tech sector ‘let down’ and ‘betrayed’ over Rishi Sunak’s net-zero policy tweaks
By Caroline DonnellyNow the dust has settled on the news Rishi Sunak is tweaking several of the policies underpinning the government’s net-zero goal, the UK tech industry has hit back at the news
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29 Sep 2023
First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland
By Karl FlindersScotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92
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29 Sep 2023
Government to hire 2,500 people for digital roles by 2025
By Lis EvenstadGovernment is aiming to ramp up digital skills in Whitehall with a promise to recruit 2,500 new tech and digital roles through apprenticeships and talent programmes
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29 Sep 2023
Lenovo working with channel on sustainability challenges
By Simon QuickeVendor Lenovo acutely aware it needs to work with its partner community to hit carbon reduction targets and help customers do the same
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29 Sep 2023
Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer
By Karl FlindersThe government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public
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29 Sep 2023
Government launches £65m space tech fund
By Lis EvenstadThe funding from the UK Space Agency is part of the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), and aims to support and accelerate innovation in the sector
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29 Sep 2023
COVID Boosters See More Vaccine Hesitancy Than Flu & RSV Shots
By Sara HeathStill, vaccine hesitancy is uncommon among adults who are most at risk for serious illness from COVID, flu, or RSV this season, KFF data showed.
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29 Sep 2023
Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonScotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police
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29 Sep 2023
As India takes off to space, the stardust will fall on IT
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia's progress in space technology will yield benefits not only for its burgeoning space industry but also propel IoT and telephony applications
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28 Sep 2023
Workday: Conversational AI will change how we work
By Patrick ThibodeauIn six to 12 months, Workday will roll out generative AI uses for everything from job description writing to contract verification. Conversational AI will be part of the UI.
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28 Sep 2023
US, Japan warn China-linked 'BlackTech' targeting routers
By Alexander CulafiCISA said BlackTech has targeted Cisco and other router makers by using a variety of tools and techniques to modify and even replace devices' firmware.
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28 Sep 2023
Cisco patches zero-day vulnerability under attack
By Arielle WaldmanCisco said its Advanced Security Initiatives Group discovered the zero-day flaw while investigating attempted attacks on the vendor's Group Encrypted Transport VPN feature.
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28 Sep 2023
Everbridge 360 emphasizes communication, preparedness
By Paul CrocettiEverbridge envisions its new 360 critical event management platform as a multiyear release. Features are heavy on the ability to communicate in a disaster.
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28 Sep 2023
SAP joins generative AI crowd with Joule
By Jim O'DonnellSAP's Joule is the company's generative AI assistant for its cloud portfolio, but the technology is still in the early stages and the ERP giant will need to prove its value.
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28 Sep 2023
Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app
By Bill GoodwinThe case is expected to have implications for the use of digital evidence in prosecutions against users of other encrypted phone apps