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01 May 2024
Northamber bolsters UC position with Tempura buy
By Simon QuickeDistributor adds more comms, AV depth and geographical coverage with move for fellow channel player
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01 May 2024
EMEA shines in Exclusive Networks Q1
By Simon QuickeEMEA region delivers decent growth as distributor continues its habit of delivering solid results to investors
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01 May 2024
Autonomous weapons reduce moral agency and devalue human life
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMilitary technology experts gathered in Vienna have warned about the detrimental psychological effects of AI-powered weapons, arguing that implementing systems of algorithmic-enabled killing dehumanises both the user and the target
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23 Feb 2024
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonConnectWise ScreenConnect users who have yet to patch against a critical vulnerability are now being targeted by a barrage of cyber attacks, including ransomware
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23 Feb 2024
NCA trolls under fire LockBit gang leaders
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCA has teased details of the identity of LockBit's main admin via the gang’s compromised dark web site, and hinted that he has been engaging with law enforcement
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23 Feb 2024
Home Office signs tech and data sharing deal with Frontex
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s deal with the EU border agency is intended to improve operational cooperation, and will expand British authorities’ access to technology and data that can be used to reduce small boat crossings of the English Channel
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23 Feb 2024
Global households shift toward 5G fixed wireless access
By Joe O’HalloranReport finds that nearly three-quarters of homes with 5G fixed wireless access choose it as a full replacement for previously used connectivity
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23 Feb 2024
IR35 legislative tweak to remedy settlement offset issue by April 2024
By Caroline DonnellyLong-standing issue with how IR35 rules work to be resolved in April, thanks to Finance Act change
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23 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association
By Mark SamuelsEngland men’s and women’s football teams have had a good few years – and like any successful organisation, they are supported by technology. We meet the IT chief behind football in England and Wales
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23 Feb 2024
NAO report finds UK mobile connectivity programme behind schedule
By Joe O’HalloranFinancial watchdog report slams progress of government in flagship mobile roll-out scheme to expand 4G mobile connectivity in rural UK areas, casting doubt on whether it will be delivered on time
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23 Feb 2024
Audi revs up customised private 5G environment to gain edge
By Joe O’HalloranAuto giant’s private network aims to replicate connectivity environments found across the world to give it a competitive advantage by ensuring connected technology is sound and functional on public roads
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23 Feb 2024
Singtel rolls out network slicing on 5G network
By Aaron TanSingtel’s app-based network slicing capabilities will boost the performance of 5G applications and cater to different experience, security and privacy requirements
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22 Feb 2024
Arcitecta leverages metadata to move critical data faster
By Adam ArmstrongArcitecta has found a way to increase the data transfer speed of its Mediaflux Livewire software, which can be valuable for projects that demand significant collaboration.
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22 Feb 2024
Stability AI adopts new architecture in Stable Diffusion 3
By Esther AjaoThe new version of the image model uses a different architecture than previous versions. It comes in different sizes and has better spelling capabilities.
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22 Feb 2024
Intel Foundry launches as enterprise AI surges
By Antone GonsalvesIf the trend continues, enterprises will need more AI chip suppliers to help stabilize prices and meet the demand for AI processing at the edge and the data center, experts said.
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22 Feb 2024
Linkerd paywall prompts online debate, CNCF TOC review
By Beth PariseauLinkerd's decision to charge for access to stable builds of its service mesh code sparks objections and debate about open source governance, along with an official CNCF response.
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22 Feb 2024
Tableau launches Pulse, a GenAI-fueled insight generator
By Eric AvidonThe tool, which monitors data for metric changes and uses natural language to alert users, is the longtime analytics vendor's first generally available GenAI capability.
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22 Feb 2024
AI vendor finds opportunity amid AI computing problem
By Esther AjaoThe GPU cloud provider recently raised $320 million. It has found an opportunity as more enterprises seek to run generative models and the demand for infrastructure is high.
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22 Feb 2024
ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws under attack, patch now
By Alexander CulafiHuntress said in a blog post this week that the ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws, which have come under attack, were 'trivial and embarrassingly easy' for a threat actor to exploit.
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22 Feb 2024
Cyber experts alarmed by ‘trivial’ ConnectWise vulns
By Alex ScroxtonThe disclosure of two dangerous vulnerabilities in the popular ConnectWise ScreenConnect product is drawing comparisons with major cyber incidents, including the 2021 Kaseya attack
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22 Feb 2024
EU sets sail with undersea connectivity drive in digital infrastructure initiative
By Joe O’HalloranEuropean Commission announces digital connectivity package to advance development of integrated connectivity and collaborative computing infrastructures and shape future EU policy action
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22 Feb 2024
Law to clear hundreds of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters expected in July
By Karl FlindersLaw to overturn Post Office convictions based on computer evidence set to be introduced in July following unprecedented legislation
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22 Feb 2024
Ignition Technology adds human risk management with CultureAI
By Simon QuickeDistributor known for helping firms grow a channel base and increase market position is given the chance by CultureAI to deliver human risk management
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22 Feb 2024
Stannah looks to enterprise cloud software to lift IT systems
By Steve RangerMajor project the keystone of new IT strategy to modernise systems and support growth
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22 Feb 2024
Virgin Media O2 switches on 5G Standalone
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator continues to advance 5G roll-out in line with UK government’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
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22 Feb 2024
New Hammerspace capability sets up enterprise AI
By Tim McCarthyThe latest update to Hammerspace's software-defined storage system removes metadata from data path, enabling HPC to use data from any storage source without specialized hardware.
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22 Feb 2024
UK government breaks one million mark for gigabit broadband upgrades
By Joe O’HalloranTwo more Project Gigabit contracts signed to connect a further 32,400 premises in rural UK and further support announced through £70m Future Telecoms programme and Very Hard to Reach Alpha Trials
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22 Feb 2024
Toshiba and Orange test quantum encryption on traditional network
By Cliff SaranResearchers used QKD on a fibre-optic network spanning 184km to show how the technology could be used to secure networks cost-effectively
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22 Feb 2024
Mid and South Essex sets out plans for shared care record
By Lis EvenstadThe Essex-based integrated care system is developing a shared care record for health and social care, aiming to go live in spring 2024
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22 Feb 2024
Bytes Group CEO resigns
By Simon QuickeUndisclosed trades in Bytes Group’s shares lead long-standing staffer to walk away from the business
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22 Feb 2024
HIE, NextGen Aid Compliance with Health Data Exchange Framework
By Hannah NelsonSCHIO is using health data exchange tools from NextGen Healthcare to simplify compliance with HIE requirements that became mandatory across California on January 31, 2024.
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22 Feb 2024
Nvidia CEO sees shift in datacentres to ‘AI generation factories’
By Cliff SaranJensen Huang used the company’s fourth-quarter earnings to discuss the massive growth in accelerated datacentre computing experienced by Nvidia
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22 Feb 2024
Tech consortium teams with Vodafone to deploy live Open RAN massive MIMO
By Joe O’HalloranChipmakers, tech firms, networking provider and telco team to demonstrate open virtualised radio access networks and 5G Core virtual User Plane Function using Arm-based CPUs
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22 Feb 2024
Inside LockBit: A ransomware gang in decline?
By Alex ScroxtonThe LockBit ransomware gang was already on the ropes prior to the NCA-led takedown, according to security researchers
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21 Feb 2024
Australian data breach report highlights supply chain risks
By Aaron TanThe OAIC has called for organisations to proactively address privacy risks from outsourcing personal information handling to third parties
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21 Feb 2024
Acronis Cyber Protect adds new capabilities for remote users
By Tim McCarthySMB IT teams can now empower users to restore endpoints such as laptops with Acronis Cyber Protect 16 and protect against ransomware with new immutable backups.
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21 Feb 2024
U.S. weighs National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
By Makenzie HollandPolicymakers are considering the bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, which would continue quantum computing R&D as well as move toward commercialization.
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21 Feb 2024
GenAI chatbots for customer care create new level of liability
By Don FluckingerAir Canada found liable for promises its chatbot made against the airline's policy; CX leaders discuss best practices for using generative AI in chatbots.
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21 Feb 2024
Dell PowerScale adds new all-flash nodes, with eyes on AI
By Adam ArmstrongDell has added the latest-generation Intel CPUs, PCIe 5.0 storage and DDR5 RAM to PowerScale, doubling the performance and making it a more attractive fit for AI.
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21 Feb 2024
Google releases new family of open models: Gemma
By Esther AjaoThe cloud provider's new models compete with Meta's Llama 2 open source model. Google incorporates responsible AI standards that should appeal to enterprises.
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21 Feb 2024
CVE volumes set to increase 25% this year
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of reported Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures is likely to grow significantly in 2024, hitting a new high of almost 35,000, according to Coalition, a cyber insurance specialist
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21 Feb 2024
Some Linkerd service mesh users will soon have to pay
By Beth PariseauCompanies with more than 50 employees using Linkerd service mesh in production must pay Buoyant for stable releases starting in May. Open source users and analysts weigh in.
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21 Feb 2024
Nasuni drifts cloud storage platform into data management
By Tim McCarthyCloud storage and edge caching vendor Nasuni is adding new data observability capabilities to its platform with Nasuni IQ, now available to all Nasuni customers.
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21 Feb 2024
HR tech market now more competitive with HiBob's acquisition
By Patrick ThibodeauHiBob acquires U.K.-based payroll provider Pento for $40 million, signaling competitive HR SaaS market growth and platform evolution. It plans an integration.
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21 Feb 2024
NasuniIQ brings visualisation of massive unstructured datasets
By Antony AdsheadGlobal file system provider adds visualisation of massive distributed unstructured datasets to allow customers to analyse data usage and prepare clean training data for artificial intelligence
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21 Feb 2024
Taste intelligence and AI vendor raises $25 million
By Esther AjaoQloo raised $25 million in series C funding. Using machine learning, the vendor helps customers predict consumer tastes and makes it actionable through an API.
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21 Feb 2024
SITA enhances aviation SASE with automated multi-cloud networking service
By Joe O’HalloranLeading IT provider in the air transport industry announces strategic collaboration with multi-cloud networking firm to gain enhanced access to secure cloud-based offerings
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21 Feb 2024
Assange created a ‘grave and immediate risk’, says US government, as it seeks extradition
By Charlie MoloneyLawyers for the US government hit back at claims that extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated
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21 Feb 2024
EHR Information Overload Adds to Clinician Burnout, Stress
By Hannah NelsonThe majority of physicians in a national survey said EHR information overload raises stress levels, and 30 percent said it contributes to clinician burnout.
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21 Feb 2024
Infinigate adds DX depth and Evolve IP continues partner recruitment
By Simon QuickeDistributor rolls out fresh service offering while telecoms player reveals latest MSP to join ranks
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21 Feb 2024
SCC bolsters comms position with Resonate buy
By Simon QuickeChannel player SCC seals third deal in a year to add more depth to its managed services portfolio
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21 Feb 2024
MSPs under pressure to solve customer security challenges
By Simon QuickeLatest SonicWall threat report shines light on role that managed service players are increasingly expected to play
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21 Feb 2024
Apple unveils PQ3 post-quantum encryption for iMessage
By Alexander CulafiApple said its new PQ3 protocol for iMessage is the first of its kind and addresses both future threats from quantum computing as well as "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks.
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21 Feb 2024
Co-op signs TCS deal for cloud-first push
By Karl FlindersThe Co-operative Group has contracted IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services to support its move to a cloud-first IT environment
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21 Feb 2024
Danish player Conscia gains UK foothold with ITGL buy
By Simon QuickeDeal brings together two Cisco gold partners and provides geographic expansion for acquirer
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21 Feb 2024
IT leaders are finding the right balance between on-premise and cloud
By Cliff SaranSurvey shows that fewer IT leaders are prioritising workload migration, which suggests they are happy with their deployment plans
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21 Feb 2024
How Indian fintechs can address compliance issues
By Kavitha SrinivasaFintechs will need to bolster their know-your-customer practices and establish self-regulatory mechanisms, among other measures, to address compliance issues that have come under the spotlight
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21 Feb 2024
Coalition: Vulnerability scoring systems falling short
By Arielle WaldmanCoalition said enterprises faced more substantial fallout from attacks on Citrix Bleed and Progress Software's MoveIt Transfer due to inadequate vulnerability prioritization.
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21 Feb 2024
Lawmakers Introduce MATCH IT Act for Patient Matching, Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonThe Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 would improve the interoperability of patients' demographic data within certified health IT.
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21 Feb 2024
Unisys investigating potential involvement in controversial Post Office system
By Karl FlindersIT supplier wants to get to the bottom of its role in the distribution of the Post Office’s controversial Capture software, linked to potential wrongful convictions
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21 Feb 2024
London Grid for Learning enrols Community Fibre to connectivity curriculum
By Joe O’HalloranLondon-based charitable trust taps community broadband provider for backup connectivity in part of wider strategy to deliver ‘world-class’ digital infrastructure to children in London
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21 Feb 2024
Vodafone starts roll-out of commercial Open RAN in Romania
By Joe O’HalloranPan-European operator builds on UK commercial deployment and trials in other European countries for open radio access networks in key territory
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21 Feb 2024
SailPoint cuts ribbon on MSP programme
By Simon QuickeSecurity player keen to get partners to solve more customer identity-related challenges
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21 Feb 2024
CrowdStrike 'Global Threat Report': Cloud intrusions up 75%
By Alexander CulafiThis year's report covered cloud intrusions, data extortion attacks, and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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20 Feb 2024
Cloud costs continue to rise in 2024
By John MooreEnterprises might look more closely at workload allocation and explore alternative platforms amid ongoing cloud price hikes. Storage costs are also trending upward.
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20 Feb 2024
Generative AI dominates Google's data and analytics roadmap
By Eric AvidonFollowing recent integrations between Gemini and the tech giant's major data and analytics platforms, more product innovations featuring LLMs are expected over the next few months.
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20 Feb 2024
Operation Cronos dismantles LockBit ransomware gang
By Rob WrightAn international law enforcement operation led by the U.K.'s National Crime Agency seizes LockBit's websites, servers, source code and decryption keys.
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20 Feb 2024
Birmingham City Council needs a further £45m to fix ‘disastrous’ Oracle system
By Cliff SaranBirmingham City Council’s ERP system is failing to deliver an accurate ledger, which means finance staff have spent months manually entering cost centre data
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20 Feb 2024
HM Treasury signs AWS hosting environment management deal with Keysource
By Caroline DonnellyHM Treasury has enlisted datacentre management services provider to help operate the AWS environment used to host cross-government spending data system
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20 Feb 2024
Crayon bolsters education pitch with Kahoot partnership
By Simon QuickeChannel player will have more to talk about with schools and universities after getting involved with learning and engagement specialist
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20 Feb 2024
Telefónica, Matsuko launch holographic meeting experience
By Joe O’HalloranTelco and spatial computing firm to unveil holographic conferencing service to help users gain more effective communication and emotional connection in meetings
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20 Feb 2024
Uber CEO denies pricing algorithm uses ‘behavioural patterns’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUber workers are concerned about what data is being used by the company’s algorithm to set variable pay and pricing levels after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admits to using drivers’ ‘behavioural patterns’
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20 Feb 2024
LockBit locked out: Cyber community reacts
By Alex ScroxtonReaction to the takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang is enthusiastic, but tempered with the knowledge that cyber criminals are often remarkably resilient
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20 Feb 2024
University of Lincoln undergoes edge datacentre modernisation project
By Caroline DonnellyThe University of Lincoln reveals details of the work it has done, with the help of Schneider Electric and RMD UK, to ensure the resiliency of its edge datacentre environments
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20 Feb 2024
US extradition of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ for exposing war crimes, court hears
By Charlie MoloneyLawyers argue that the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated and in is breach of the UK-US extradition treaty
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20 Feb 2024
BICS, Skylo unite to deliver GEO satellite NB-IoT connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranConnectivity enabler announces partnership with non-terrestrial network operator to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based narrowband internet of things connectivity for enterprises, letting IoT devices travel outside of their home country
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20 Feb 2024
LockBit gang members arrested in Poland and Ukraine
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s National Crime Agency and its global partners have shared more details on their audacious takedown of the LockBit ransomware operation, including news of two arrests
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20 Feb 2024
EE delivers mobile coverage boost in North Yorkshire
By Joe O’HalloranUK mobile operator has upgraded or built more than 40 mobile masts in North Yorkshire in the past two years, improving connectivity across the county as part of a £1.3bn coverage programme
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20 Feb 2024
VA OIG Flags Medication Safety Issues with Oracle Health EHR System
By Hannah NelsonAccording to VA OIG, the Oracle Health EHR is posing medication safety issues for veterans through duplicative, inaccurate, or missing medication data.
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20 Feb 2024
Competition in the cloud: Microsoft's ‘unfair’ licensing tactics go under the microscope
By Caroline DonnellyMicrosoft’s share of the global cloud infrastructure market is growing at a time when its customer recruitment and retention techniques are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny
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20 Feb 2024
Rolls-Royce looks at viability of quantum computing in nuclear safety
By Cliff SaranThe manufacturing firm is one of several participating in a Digital Catapult programme looking at industrial applications for quantum computing
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20 Feb 2024
Government agrees law to protect confidential journalistic material from state hacking
By Bill GoodwinThe government will update Investigatory Powers Act to require secret intelligence agencies to seek independent approval before accessing confidential journalistic material obtained by bulk hacking, but journalists remain vulnerable to other bulk surveillance powers
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20 Feb 2024
Vodafone teams with vcita to boost small business digital productivity
By Joe O’HalloranTelco and software management firm launch digital business management service intended for small businesses, replacing time-consuming and manual tasks with automated and digital services
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20 Feb 2024
Alibaba Cloud debuts Model Studio
By Aaron TanAlibaba Cloud’s Model Studio provides access to its Qwen family of foundation models and other third-party models and a suite of tools to speed up training and deployment of large language models
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19 Feb 2024
UK government launches tech talent campaign
By Lis EvenstadThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is encouraging people to sign up to digital skills bootcamps as government-funded research reveals huge demand for entry-level and junior tech talent
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19 Feb 2024
Cops take down LockBit ransomware gang
By Alex ScroxtonThe notorious LockBit ransomware crew has been disrupted in an international law enforcement sting led by the UK's National Crime Agency
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19 Feb 2024
Music agency halves space and energy costs with switch to Pure
By Antony AdsheadSUISA handles billions of royalty payments, but had capacity and storage admin nightmares with its EMC hardware. It cued up Pure Storage for simple admin, space and cost savings
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19 Feb 2024
ANS and Global 4 partnering and CodeStone buying
By Simon QuickeTie-ups across the channel continue to be struck as firms look to extend areas of expertise and bolster service offerings
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19 Feb 2024
Etisalat unveils multi-access edge slicing innovation
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Middle East operator to be first to deploy ‘breakthrough multi-access edge slicing innovation’ to offer new premium slicing services across 4G/5G, fixed wireless access and fixed access
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19 Feb 2024
Cradlepoint embedded IoT connects AI-driven sustainable intelligent waste system
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration shows how cellular-connected artificial intelligence can support environmental sustainability through secure, scalable IoT connectivity that merges cellular technology with AI for optimal waste diversion and profitability
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19 Feb 2024
Controversial Post Office Capture system was developed in-house
By Karl FlindersSecond controversial Post Office system was the work of developers in its own IT operation
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19 Feb 2024
Virtus plots colocation campus in Buckinghamshire as demand for London datacentres soars
By Caroline DonnellyVirtus is committing to bringing a new datacentre campus online by 2026, as data shows the demand for colocation capacity continues to outstrip supply
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19 Feb 2024
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
By Simon QuickePersonnel moves of note at AMD, Mitel, NetSPI and mpro5 have been made in the past week
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19 Feb 2024
Nexfibre makes billion-pound broadband infrastructure investment
By Joe O’HalloranNext step in UK wholesale provider’s plan to deliver full-fibre gigabit network to 5 million premises by 2026 sees commitment to billion pound investment in broadband infrastructure across the course of 2024.
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19 Feb 2024
Vodafone looks to ease AR loads with HyperRealityHub
By Joe O’HalloranTelco unveils standalone solution powered by Qualcomm technology utilising fast, secure connectivity computing to be shared between a hub, extended reality glasses and across the cloud
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18 Feb 2024
Singapore to invest S$1bn in AI over five years
By Aaron TanThe funding will go towards compute, talent, and industry development to support Singapore’s national AI strategy
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16 Feb 2024
Dell, Nokia team to advance network cloud transformation, private 5G
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider adopts technology and services as its preferred infrastructure and preferred private wireless partner for enterprise edge use cases
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16 Feb 2024
Vonage unveils network API availability
By Joe O’HalloranComms platform provider announces network API availability, and claims first-to-market developer registration service to simplify network API access and adoption
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16 Feb 2024
Poor data and IT hamper cross-government working, PAC report finds
By Lis EvenstadReport cites inadequate data, poor IT systems and departmental silos as major barriers to cross-government working, and calls on government to do better
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16 Feb 2024
Government awards £10m to medtech developers
By Lis EvenstadThe government has awarded £10m to eight technology companies to create innovative medical devices and bring them to market
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16 Feb 2024
Green IT: How Google’s cloud and AI tools are supporting a methane-tracking satellite project
By Steve RangerCloud and AI will help to analyse data from MethaneSAT, due to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in March 2024
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16 Feb 2024
Samsung accelerates Open RAN development
By Joe O’HalloranElectronics giant beefs up fund to advance Open RAN interoperability, performance and security and teams, with telco and testing firm to advance commercial conformance and interoperability testing
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16 Feb 2024
Google claims AI advances with Gemini LLM
By Cliff SaranCode analysis, understanding large volumes of text and translating a language by learning from one read of a book are among the breakthroughs of Gemini 1.5