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01 May 2024
Atlassian Jira now a hub for knowledge management, AI tools
By Beth PariseauAtlassian's raft of product updates at Team spanned long-awaited product integrations and previews of AI automation updates, all of which advanced broader ambitions.
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01 May 2024
U.S. warns of pro-Russian hacktivist attacks against OT systems
By Arielle WaldmanCISA calls on OT device manufacturers to implement more effective security protocols as attacks against critical infrastructure organizations continue.
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01 May 2024
Commvault adds Cleanroom Recovery for ransomware attacks
By Tim McCarthyA new Cleanroom Recovery service enables customers to spin up data center infrastructure within Commvault Cloud for continued enterprise operations after a cyberattack.
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09 Nov 2023
Stark digital comms divide between UK rural and urban areas
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator’s Connecting the Countryside study finds as many as seven in 10 rural deprived areas have poor mobile coverage and nearly half are total 5G notspots
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09 Nov 2023
Conflict of interest concerns raised over CMA's use of AWS UK public sector discount scheme
By Caroline DonnellyLess than a month after the CMA confirmed it would be investigating the competitive impact of AWS preferential pricing deals on the UK cloud market, data reveals the CMA is benefiting from cut-price Amazon cloud services
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08 Nov 2023
DDN Infinia expands storage around HPC, AI
By Adam ArmstrongDDN has created a new software-defined object storage product, Infinia, for AI and HPC secondary storage. The tech can also be applied to some enterprise storage use cases.
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08 Nov 2023
FBI: Ransomware actors hacking casinos via third parties
By Alexander CulafiA new Private Industry Notification focuses on ransomware trends involving attacks against casinos as well as a callback phishing campaign perpetrated by the Luna Moth gang.
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08 Nov 2023
OpenAI's new versions of GPT target more enterprises
By Esther AjaoThe vendor targets enterprises with new tools and products tailored to what businesses and developers need to incorporate generative AI, including better pricing.
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08 Nov 2023
Atlassian Confluence vulnerability under widespread attack
By Arielle WaldmanAtlassian's Confluence Data Center and Server products are under attack again as reports of widespread exploitation roll in just days after CVE-2023-22518 was publicly disclosed.
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08 Nov 2023
Zendesk unveils tools for agents to improve customer service
By Mary ReinesThe customer service and CRM vendor unveiled no-code tools, including a layout builder to let teams customize agent interfaces for specific roles and workflows.
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08 Nov 2023
Former Post Office manager has no memory of preparing witness statement in legal dispute
By Karl FlindersEvidence of computer problems was omitted from the witness statement of a former Post Office manager in a legal battle with a subpostmaster blamed for unexplained accounting shortfalls
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08 Nov 2023
Competition the main concern for MSPs
By Simon QuickeAnnual Datto survey indicates fears expressed in 2022 have continued to rise this year, along with a desire for vendor consolidation
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08 Nov 2023
Intel exec affixes OpenSSF, CNCF open source security efforts
By Beth PariseauIntel's Arun Gupta, now governing board chair of both the CNCF and OpenSSF, discusses his plans to bring all three organizations together to improve open source security.
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08 Nov 2023
Data-sharing management gap highlights cyber risk, says report
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations are struggling to secure their use of communications tools to share data with third-party partners and suppliers, and in the process are exposing themselves to heightened levels of risk, according to a report
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08 Nov 2023
Monte Carlo unveils data observability for vector databases
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's new integration with vector database specialist Pinecone is designed to enable users to ensure quality of the data they use to train generative AI models.
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08 Nov 2023
AI Summit not the place for human rights, says French finance minister
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDespite commitments at the UK’s AI Safety Summit to respect and protect human rights, the French finance minister said it was not the right forum to discuss signatories' human rights records
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08 Nov 2023
Iconic Singapore hotel caught up in major data breach
By Alex ScroxtonThe Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore uncovered a data breach of its guest loyalty programme last month
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08 Nov 2023
NTT Data strengthens SAP channel position with Sapphire
By Simon QuickeTie-up will provide greater coverage of the mid-market customer base and provide more geographical reach
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08 Nov 2023
Oxa and eVersum join self-driving shuttle roll-out at Belfast Harbour
By Joe O’HalloranSelf-driving vehicle software developer teams with electric commercial vehicle specialist to deliver self-driving shuttles in Northern Ireland’s leading port as part of Harlander Project, the area’s sustainable transport plan
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08 Nov 2023
SAP touts Business Technology Platform as foundation for S/4Hana migrations
By Aaron TanSAP claims its Business Technology Platform can help customers ease their transition to S/4Hana and lay the foundation for artificial intelligence initiatives
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08 Nov 2023
King’s Speech misses the mark on cyber law reform, says campaign
By Alex ScroxtonA group of activists who want to reform the UK’s computer misuse laws to protect bona fide cyber pros from prosecution have been left disappointed by a lack of legislative progress
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08 Nov 2023
5G phones drive almost $1bn returned to customers in Q3
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal business services company’s quarterly assessment of mobile trade-in arena shows that iPhone 11 still dominates as the top traded device but that for the first time more than half of the top five traded models were 5G capable devices.
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08 Nov 2023
The Security Interviews: ISC2’s Clar Rosso on cyber diversity and policy
By Alex ScroxtonComputer Weekly catches up with ISC2 CEO Clar Rosso to talk about diversifying the cyber workforce and supporting cyber pros as they keep up with growing compliance and security policy demands
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08 Nov 2023
Department of Mental Health Taps Oracle Health EHR for Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonThe Oracle Health EHR implementation aims to enhance interoperability across the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s facilities and contracted agencies.
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07 Nov 2023
Microsoft, ZDI disagree over Exchange zero-day flaws
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft said it had previously fixed one of the flaws and that the others did not require a patch. Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, however, disagreed with the software giant.
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07 Nov 2023
Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again
By Karl FlindersMany of the 300,000 emails unearthed could be relevant to evidence from future and past witnesses in the Post Office scandal inquiry
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07 Nov 2023
LSE Behavioural Lab highlights critical role of technology in boosting collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranStudy at behavioural lab of leading UK education establishment finds quality of collaboration outcomes are proportional to quality of meeting technology used by both office-based and remote/hybrid workers
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07 Nov 2023
Gartner Symposium: More about AI
By Cliff SaranThe keynote presentation on the second day of the Barcelona conference examined whether artificial intelligence should be more intelligent than humans
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07 Nov 2023
Behind the scenes, Spotify's Backstage a work in progress
By Beth PariseauSpotify-created Backstage, now a CNCF project, is popular as enterprises add developer portals to internal platforms, but setup is hard, and getting dev buy-in can be even harder.
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07 Nov 2023
Researchers ‘break’ rule designed to guard against Barracuda vulnerability
By Alex ScroxtonVectra AI researchers found that a Suricata rule designed to detect exploitation of a dangerous Barracuda Email Security Gateway flaw was not entirely effective
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07 Nov 2023
CloudCoCo on track for FY growth
By Simon QuickeA focus on security and mutlicloud has paid off at the channel player as it continues to look for future revenue improvements
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07 Nov 2023
VMware consolidates AI push at Explore in Barcelona
By Antony AdsheadVMware’s vision is of ‘cloud smart’ enterprises that run on-premise, in multiclouds and in the ‘edge cloud’, with secure and compliant generative AI fuelling efficient business processes
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07 Nov 2023
LigaT selects Nokia to power IP core, transport network across Portugal
By Joe O’HalloranDeal provides LigaT a 400GE-capable network architecture with capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption to deliver the best possible experience to its customers in Portugal
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07 Nov 2023
Exclusive Networks shares positive Q3 numbers
By Simon QuickeDistributor’s results add to a picture of channel resilience in the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions
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07 Nov 2023
Cornwall Council-run care service to deploy digital care hub
By Lis EvenstadDigital hub will offer council-run Corserv Care an end-to-end care solution, including a physical device, online dashboard and interoperable software
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07 Nov 2023
Interview: Paul Scully, minister for technology and the digital economy, DSIT
By Lis EvenstadThe technology minister speaks to Computer Weekly about the government’s semiconductor strategy, how to solve the digital skills challenge in the UK and moving towards the country’s net-zero target
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07 Nov 2023
Unesco unveils seven-point anti-disinformation plan
By Alex ScroxtonUnited Nations body outlines seven proposals for civil society, governments, regulators and tech platforms to adopt to combat the source of disinformation
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07 Nov 2023
AI Safety Summit review
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonComputer Weekly takes stock of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit and the differing perspectives around its success
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06 Nov 2023
Ransomware continues to rise in October across all sectors
By Arielle WaldmanRansomware disclosures and reports surged last month, leading in some cases to bankruptcy filing, prolonged business disruptions and ambulance diversions for hospitals.
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06 Nov 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeThe start of a fresh month has seen the personnel moves continue to pile up
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06 Nov 2023
Gartner Symposium: It’s all about AI
By Cliff SaranCEOs want CIOs to take the lead when it comes to AI business initiatives. IT leaders need a clear plan of what they want to do with AI
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06 Nov 2023
NatWest taps IBM skills for generative AI
By Karl FlindersNatWest and IBM are developing generative AI capabilities to expand the capabilities of the bank’s virtual customer assistant
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06 Nov 2023
Netherlands starts building its own AI language model
By Kim LoohuisDutch government allocates €13.5m to develop an open artificial intelligence language model according to national values and guidelines.
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06 Nov 2023
Shadow IT use at Okta behind series of damaging breaches
By Alex ScroxtonOkta now believes the initial access vector in a series of damaging breaches was one of its own employees who used a corporate device to sign into their personal Google account
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06 Nov 2023
How Trellix’s CISO keeps threat actors at bay
By Aaron TanTrellix’s chief information security officer, Harold Rivas, outlines how the company mitigates security threats through containment and by helping security analysts to respond faster to cyber incidents
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06 Nov 2023
UK science minister announces quantum tech funding and collaboration plans
By Lis EvenstadScience minister George Freeman announces £14m in funding for quantum technology projects as government signs collaboration agreements with Australia and the Netherlands
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06 Nov 2023
Businesses show increased confidence in 5G performance
By Joe O’HalloranResearch identifies major challenges standing in the way of businesses making good on 5G expectations
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05 Nov 2023
AWS to open Malaysia cloud region in 2024
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services’ new cloud region in Malaysia will open next year to meet the increased demand for cloud services and support digitisation efforts in the country
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03 Nov 2023
Okta breach led to hijacked sessions for 5 customers
By Alexander CulafiOkta provided a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the breach against its customer support case management systems and said five customers had sessions hijacked.
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03 Nov 2023
Generative AI capabilities highlight latest Denodo update
By Eric AvidonThe data virtualization specialist's platform update includes natural language processing capabilities that reduce repetitive tasks as well as some complexities of data management.
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03 Nov 2023
Executive interview: Sergio Gago, Moody’s
By Cliff SaranWhy should companies invest in quantum computing? We speak to Sergio Gago, managing director for artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum at Moody’s
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03 Nov 2023
AI executive order does not fix need for federal regulation
By Esther AjaoThe executive order on AI focuses on data privacy, defense and many other areas. While it's seen as comprehensive, many are looking for the U.S. to enact federal legislation.
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03 Nov 2023
Rigby Capital working with Lombard to prevent tech heading for landfill
By Simon QuickeChannel player will help dispose of assets and provide options for the finance specialist’s customers to acquire upgraded equipment
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03 Nov 2023
Colt completes Lumen EMEA acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranNoting that industry is on the cusp of ground-breaking transformation, digital infrastructure provider seals buyout as part of plan to deliver digital roadmap for global enterprises in hyperconnected marketplace
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03 Nov 2023
Giken Mobility saddles up with Telenor IoT to enhance electric motorcycle connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranFast-growing player in Southeast Asia’s electric mobility sector deploys managed IoT connectivity solutions as part of mission to offer more features on the Iso UNO-X electric motorcycle
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03 Nov 2023
Oz comms milestone claimed as nbn upgrades fixed wireless network
By Joe O’HalloranAs businesses across regional Australia use more devices and demand more data and speed than ever before, nationwide digital backbone upgrades network to make it easier for people to work remotely and access digital services
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03 Nov 2023
KLAS: Epic Signal Data Cannot Predict EHR Satisfaction, Clinician Burnout
By Hannah NelsonThe provider-efficiency tracking feature from Epic does not meaningfully measure EHR satisfaction, but it can serve as a jumping-off point for EHR optimization, according to KLAS.
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02 Nov 2023
New IBM Storage Scale focuses on AI, HPC
By Adam ArmstrongAdding to the growing list of storage for AI, IBM Storage Scale System 6000 brings the vendor's parallel file system as well as nearly a ronnabyte of capacity to a single cluster.
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02 Nov 2023
Biden seeks H-1B work visa changes as 2024 politics heat up
By Patrick ThibodeauBiden's administration proposes H-1B visa changes to curb fraud and redefine specialty occupation criteria, which could increase costs for employers.
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02 Nov 2023
SAP unveils AI-focused developer tools at TechEd
By Jim O'DonnellSAP debuted AI-infused products for improved developer productivity: SAP Build Code for pro developers, a HANA Cloud vector database and the AI Foundation collection of services.
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02 Nov 2023
Microsoft launches Secure Future Initiative to bolster security
By Arielle WaldmanIn the wake of several significant attacks, Microsoft announced new initiatives to address software development and vulnerability mitigation, among other security risks.
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02 Nov 2023
Zscaler finds 117 Microsoft 365 bugs via SketchUp 3D file type
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft published patches to address all 117 Microsoft 365 Apps flaws disclosed Tuesday, and the tech giant has disabled support for SketchUp, or SKP, 3D model files.
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02 Nov 2023
IT pros size up Microsoft Radius app developer platform
By Beth PariseauAs the platform engineering era dawns, enterprises seek better ways to tie apps to distributed infrastructure across clouds. But can Azure's owner build multi-cloud consensus?
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02 Nov 2023
Customers struggling with IT complexity
By Simon QuickeDaisy Corporate Services reveals challenges that IT leaders are facing while trying to keep on top of their technology
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02 Nov 2023
Alludo gunning for remote access server market
By Simon QuickeParallels brand owner identifies market opportunity that can be unlocked by working with channel partners
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02 Nov 2023
BT sees accelerated fibre adoption in first half of fiscal year
By Joe O’HalloranHalf-yearly results call for UK’s incumbent telco shows strengthening of competitive position, with the launch of mobile offer and full-fibre networks reaching more than a third of the UK's homes and businesses with a growing connection rate
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02 Nov 2023
Bristol and Cambridge to host 2024 AI supercomputers
By Cliff SaranDell and HPE are working on supercomputers with the two universities as part of the government’s artificial intelligence funding drive
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02 Nov 2023
Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws
By Alex ScroxtonTwo vulnerabilities in the widely used F5 Networks Big-IP platform are now being exploited in the wild
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02 Nov 2023
AI Safety Summit: Day one review
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonComputer Weekly breaks down what happened during the first day of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park
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02 Nov 2023
CDDO publishes digital roadmap update
By Lis EvenstadThe CDDO envisions that by 2025, digital services will exceed public expectations, civil servants will be equipped for a digital future, and government efficiency and security will be enhanced
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02 Nov 2023
UK government pledges £225m to fund University of Bristol AI supercomputer build with HPE
By Caroline DonnellyThe University of Bristol’s much-hyped AI supercomputer has secured hundreds of millions in government funding, and HPE has been confirmed as the project’s technology provider
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02 Nov 2023
Pension changes set to boost UK tech
By Cliff SaranUK technology and science startups could benefit from changes to UK pension funds
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02 Nov 2023
UK workers exhibit poor security behaviours, report reveals
By Scarlet CharlesReport by KnowBe4 has found that four in five UK workers do not make security-conscious choices, whether in-office, remote or hybrid working
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02 Nov 2023
Verizon advances fibre technology for increased speed, reliability and capacity
By Joe O’HalloranIncreasing its bet on fibre not only in the fixed domain but also as backhaul for wireless networks, communications provider reveals trial showing 1.2Tbps transport of data across a single wavelength on its live metro network
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02 Nov 2023
US private 5G needs major improvements to support business
By Joe O’HalloranAnalyst finds shared airwaves experiment will require considerable improvement to fulfil the promise of enterprise 5G
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02 Nov 2023
How the UK crime agency repurposed Amazon cloud platform to analyse EncroChat cryptophone data
By Bill GoodwinUK crime agency repurposed AWS-based analytics platform to triage EncroChat data and identify threats to life in messages sent on encrypted phone network
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02 Nov 2023
Tech employers claim Gen Z lack core technical skills
By Scarlet CharlesResearch by Wiley Edge has found that almost half of businesses offering tech roles claim that candidates lack the skills needed for the job
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02 Nov 2023
EU digital ID reforms should be ‘actively resisted’, say experts
By Alex ScroxtonOver 300 cyber security experts have called for the EU to rethink its proposals for eIDAS digital identity reforms, saying some of the provisions risk damaging user privacy and security
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02 Nov 2023
SAP lays out generative AI strategy
By Aaron TanSAP is incorporating generative AI capabilities into software development and the Hana database, prioritising data privacy and use cases that drive efficiency and cost savings for customers
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01 Nov 2023
Mural intros Mural AI, integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot
By Mary ReinesThe integration of Copilot into the visual collaboration platform shows how vendors are working together to bring customers generative AI tools that interoperate between systems.
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01 Nov 2023
IT services M&A picks up in Q3 with deals in Europe
By John MooreAs transaction volume picks up, the EMEA region is getting more attention from IT services investors amid demand for digital transformation consulting.
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01 Nov 2023
Blues teams with RAKwireless to streamline global IIoT connectivity, prototyping
By Joe O’HalloranIndustrial internet of things technology provider partners with industrial-focused connectivity and hardware manufacturer to streamline product development
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01 Nov 2023
Snowflake previews slew of AI, governance, development tools
By Eric AvidonThe data cloud vendor introduced more than a dozen features currently in various stages of development designed to help users build and govern data models and applications.
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01 Nov 2023
AI Summit: 28 governments and EU agree to safe AI development
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonIn a joint communique at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, all participating governments agreed to deepen their cooperation around the risks associated with artificial intelligence
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01 Nov 2023
The example of iQuila shows need for more channel open mindedness
By Simon QuickeSDN specialist has found the channel lacking a sense of adventure when it comes to working with a fresh vendor
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01 Nov 2023
Box adds Google Vertex AI integration for document AI
By Don FluckingerBox deepens Google partnership to add Vertex AI features, availability in Google Cloud Marketplace, and additional Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform integrations.
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01 Nov 2023
Cloud banking fintech unicorn cuts 50 staff
By Karl FlindersUK fintech unicorn reduces its total staff by about 7% with sales and marketing roles taking the biggest hit.
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01 Nov 2023
Ericsson unveils 5G software toolkit for premium services
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms tech provider enhances 5G connectivity services with toolkit designed to strengthen the ability of 5G standalone comprising software features spanning massive MIMO, advanced RAN slicing, time-critical communication and 5G core
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01 Nov 2023
Fear of AI might increase workplace turnover
By Patrick ThibodeauThe fear of AI in the workplace may lead to increased employee turnover, costing millions in attrition and lost productivity. Transparency about AI use can mitigate concerns.
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01 Nov 2023
AWS looking for more channel growth
By Simon QuickeSenior partner leader at AWS shares the vision for widening relationships and working with generative AI to unlock more opportunities
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01 Nov 2023
Banking should start testing out quantum ideas
By Cliff SaranThe finance sector should not ignore quantum computing, even though the technology is not yet ready
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01 Nov 2023
Lloyds bank kicks off Hyderabad operation
By Karl FlindersLloyds Banking Group has opened its latest tech operation in Hyderabad, with plans to recruit around 600 IT experts
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01 Nov 2023
Bosch Rexroth adds Nokia to automation ecosystem
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider collaborates with global engineering firm to integrate virtualised operating system into its MX Industrial Edge on-premise operational technology to support private wireless 5G campus network and Industry 4.0 products
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01 Nov 2023
Zegona enters deal to acquire Vodafone Spain
By Joe O’HalloranLatest move by leading European and African telco to consolidate business sees deal with European telecommunications investment vehicle to sell Spanish business arm
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01 Nov 2023
Government announces millions to fund AI skills
By Clare McDonaldFunding has been allocated to ensure the UK grows its understanding of artificial intelligence and develops an AI talent base to help properly utilise the technology in the future
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01 Nov 2023
CGI, Eutelsat OneWeb, Icomera pilot satellite broadband for UK trains
By Joe O’HalloranIT and business consulting services reveal live trials to demonstrate how integrated low-earth orbit satellite and terrestrial communications networks can provide seamless, low latency broadband connectivity on Britain’s rail network
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01 Nov 2023
Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson on her AI Safety Summit goals
By Alex ScroxtonAs the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park takes place, Computer Weekly caught up with Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to find out what one of the UK’s most prominent AI advocates wants from proceedings
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31 Oct 2023
Senators defend new federal agency for tackling big tech
By Makenzie HollandA federal agency with a specific focus on digital platforms will help address growing concerns around AI, data privacy and competition, two U.S. senators argue.
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31 Oct 2023
TigerGraph update adds enterprise-scale capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe graph database vendor's platform now features improved workload management capabilities and support for Kubernetes to meet the data processing needs of large organizations.
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31 Oct 2023
No patches yet for Apple iLeakage side-channel attack
By Alexander CulafiApple said it is working on more complete fixes for the iLeakage side-channel attack technique, but only one partial mitigation is currently available to macOS customers.
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31 Oct 2023
SEC charges SolarWinds for security failures, fraud
By Arielle WaldmanThe SEC accused SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown of hiding known cybersecurity risks that were further highlighted by the supply chain attack revealed in 2020.
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31 Oct 2023
British Library falls victim to cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library is experiencing a major IT outage following a cyber incident of an undisclosed nature
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31 Oct 2023
Dual ransomware attacks on the rise, but causes are unclear
By Arielle WaldmanWhile the FBI warned enterprises of an increase in dual ransomware attacks, infosec experts said there's insufficient data to consider the threat a trend.