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15 Oct 2024
Bytes H1 numbers show benefits of software and services strategy
By Simon QuickeChannel player shares results for its first half, revealing a decline in hardware but improvements in other parts of the portfolio
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15 Oct 2024
Conscia extends UK&I reach with PlanNet21 Group buy
By Simon QuickeThe trend of northern European channel players swooping for talent to widen their geographical operations continues
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15 Oct 2024
UK sees over £6bn boost in datacentre investments
By Cliff SaranFollowing moves to classify datacentres as critical national infrastructure, a number of US tech providers have announced new UK investments
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15 Oct 2024
Gitex Global: Avaya augments CX role with AI-based Virtual Operations Manager
By Joe O’HalloranVirtual Operations Manager concept looks to highlight ‘art of the possible’, showing how human and AI collaboration can fundamentally alter the way customer experience is managed at the contact centre level
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15 Oct 2024
Telefónica and Halotech integrate post-quantum encryption into IoT devices
By Joe O’HalloranLeading global telco implements state-of-the-art cyber security through internet of things managed connectivity platform allowing devices to be controlled and monitored in real time and remotely
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15 Oct 2024
KDDI advance Open RAN deployment in Japan through Samsung deal
By Joe O’HalloranCE and electronics giant deepens longstanding collaboration with leading Japanese operator to advance open radio access network, expanding deployment of virtual network services
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15 Oct 2024
Soracom brings connected car strategy into higher gear
By Joe O’HalloranMVNO IoT platform provider unveils global connected car strategy to address what it sees as ongoing industry connectivity and cloud management challenges
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15 Oct 2024
Nokia Bell Labs, Vale dig deep for mining network service
By Joe O’HalloranMining connectivity programme looks to boost productivity and worker safety to create cognitive monitoring network service, enabling performance, reliability and safety enhancement of mining operation
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15 Oct 2024
Google launches Parallelstore file storage at cloud AI training
By Yann SerraOriginally driven by Intel’s now-defunct Optane storage class memory, Parallelstore offers massive parallel file storage targeted at artificial intelligence training use cases on Google Cloud
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14 Oct 2024
How Zoom is charting its course towards an AI-first platform
By Aaron TanZoom CEO Eric Yuan talks up his vision for the future of work, the company's transition to an AI-powered platform and what it is doing to stay ahead of rivals
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14 Oct 2024
AWS expands datacentre hardware recycling programme to Dublin
By Caroline DonnellyThe public cloud giant is expanding its reverse logistics programme to Ireland, as part of its ongoing net-zero push
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13 Oct 2024
Half of UK tech workers planning to leave role, finds Harvey Nash
By Clare McDonaldA large number of people in the UK, and globally, are looking to switch tech roles, according to research by Harvey Nash
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11 Oct 2024
Zero-day flaw behind Rackspace breach still a mystery
By Arielle WaldmanMore than two weeks after threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party utility to breach Rackspace, the details about the flaw and the utility remain unknown.
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11 Oct 2024
European Commission commits €865m funding for 5G, fibre networks
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of the Connecting Europe Facility sees huge investment to bring about fast, secure digital wireless and wired connectivity across EU member states
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11 Oct 2024
Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office wrongly blamed subpostmasters for unexplained account shortfalls and made them cover losses out of their own pockets - then banked the money itself
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11 Oct 2024
Buildkite: CI/CD pipelines still a job for app developers
By Beth PariseauIn an era of platform engineering, Buildkite and its high-scale users maintain that CI/CD pipelines and testing should remain the purview of app developer teams.
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11 Oct 2024
Canalys: There are reasons for optimism
By Simon QuickeChief analyst shares reasons why the channel should be positive, but encourages investment in emerging technology and services to remain relevant
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11 Oct 2024
WBA OpenRoaming promises new era of digital inclusion across Australia
By Joe O’HalloranWireless connectivity trade body deploys OpenRoaming services to remote and marginalised Australian communities through community Wi-Fi project encompassing healthcare, education, secure communications and economic development
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11 Oct 2024
Microsoft expands healthcare AI, analytics capabilities
By Shania KennedyNew Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare offerings will focus on multimodal foundation models, data integration, healthcare agent services and nursing workflow improvements.
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11 Oct 2024
Nokia, Centranet trial brings 50G PON to rural Oklahoma tribal nation
By Joe O’HalloranUS electrical cooperative claims first in demonstrating a 50Gbps fibre internet connection for a tribal nation, closing digital divide for rural and Indigenous communities
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11 Oct 2024
Post Office set to axe in-house-developed New Branch IT software
By Karl FlindersTroubled business may ditch its plan to build a new core branch system in-house and buy an off-the-shelf alternative
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11 Oct 2024
TD Synnex: AI and security top channel technology investments
By Simon QuickeDistributor shares its latest report on the areas where partners are spending money and looking to support customers
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11 Oct 2024
NFL and Cisco gain yardage with network and security partnership
By Joe O’HalloranCisco scores contract extension with US sports body NFL to connect and protect 2024 roster of International Games in the UK, Germany, Brazil and Spain in 2025
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11 Oct 2024
Utelogy expands hybrid workforce tech integration with Logitech
By Joe O’HalloranConnected workspaces platform provider expands partnership with leading workplace productivity equipment manufacturer to offer ‘refined’ management of conference room devices
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10 Oct 2024
Data center providers design for severe weather surge
By Bridget BotelhoData center providers are investing in resilient infrastructure and redundant power to prevent extreme weather-related outages that can cause serious financial loss to customers.
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10 Oct 2024
Hurricane Milton makes a case for remote work
By Patrick ThibodeauHurricane Militon and other powerful storms are a test of business resilience. One way to ensure continuing operations is to have the systems in place to support remote work.
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10 Oct 2024
Hurricane Milton makes a case for remote work
By Patrick ThibodeauHurricane Militon and other powerful storms are a test of business resilience. One way to ensure continuing operations is to have the systems in place to support remote work.
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10 Oct 2024
Eon makes cloud backups available across major hyperscalers
By Tim McCarthyCloud backup vendor Eon, which emerged from stealth earlier this month, offers a platform for hyperscaler migrations with features like granular restores and automated tagging.
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10 Oct 2024
Oracle Service platform adds autonomous AI agents
By Don FluckingerOracle adds a number of agents and dashboards to Oracle Service and Field Service as the company strives to provide users with capabilities that enable 100% AI autonomy.
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10 Oct 2024
FTC orders Marriott to pay $52M and enhance security practices
By Arielle WaldmanThe Federal Trade Commission says an investigation revealed that poor security practices led to three data breaches at Marriott and Starwood hotels between 2014 and 2020.
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10 Oct 2024
OpenAI details how threat actors are abusing ChatGPT
By Alexander CulafiWhile threat actors are using generative AI tools like ChatGPT to run election influence operations and develop malware, OpenAI says the efforts are rarely successful.
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10 Oct 2024
Carequality releases resolution for Epic and Particle dispute
By Hannah NelsonFollowing Particle Health's antitrust lawsuit against Epic, Carequality has released a dispute resolution that addresses issues of query purposes and customer diligence.
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10 Oct 2024
Dell expands AI Factory with new AMD servers
By Adam ArmstrongDell adds to its AI Factory, extending its services and hardware to cover new AMD-based servers in its push to provide ways to run AI workloads on premises.
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10 Oct 2024
Gartner: AI can be catalyst for new business models
By Ai Lei TaoGartner expert Nicholle Lindner explains how companies like Klarna are leveraging AI to drive new revenue, and what businesses need to consider when embracing the technology
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10 Oct 2024
PBMs call for FTC commissioners' recusal from antitrust case
By Alivia Kaylor, MScCigna, UnitedHealth and CVS Caremark are requesting FTC commissioners step down from a PBM lawsuit, alleging prejudgment and bias in the agency's review process.
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10 Oct 2024
NCSC issues fresh alert over wave of Cozy Bear activity
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC, FBI and NSA publish updated warning about Cozy Bear’s activities, highlighting a range of vulnerabilities the threat actor is using to set up its cyber attacks
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10 Oct 2024
Government launches cyber standard for local authorities
By Alex ScroxtonLocal government bodies are being invited to take advantage of a new NCSC-derived Cyber Assessment Framework to help enhance their resilience and ward off cyber attacks
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10 Oct 2024
CFPB warns medical debt collectors of consumer rights laws
By Sara HeathMedical debt collectors may not attempt to collect on debts that are inaccurate or inflated, according to the CFPB.
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10 Oct 2024
Internet Archive web historians target of hacktivist cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe Internet Archive nonprofit digital library and Wayback Machine operator has been attacked by pro-Palestinian hacktivists
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10 Oct 2024
How Recorded Future finds ransomware victims before they get hit
By Alex ScroxtonThreat intel specialists at Recorded Future have shared details of newly developed techniques they are using to disrupt Rhysida ransomware attacks before the gang even has a chance to execute them
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10 Oct 2024
UK and US pledge closer working on children’s online safety
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonIn their first agreement on the subject of children’s online safety, the UK and US governments have said they will create a new working group to boost cooperation
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10 Oct 2024
Report explores effects of cyberattacks on patient care
By Jill McKeonSurveyed healthcare security practitioners reported several negative effects of cyberattacks on patient care, including patient safety and care delivery risks.
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10 Oct 2024
Palliative care via telehealth on par with in-person care
By Anuja VaidyaA study found that early palliative care via telehealth for advanced lung cancer patients received quality-of-life scores similar to in-person care, which could expand care access.
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10 Oct 2024
Interview: Bruno Marie-Rose, CIO, Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
By Mark SamuelsThe technology chief reflects on a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games – and how what he learned as a former Olympic medallist helped him be a better IT leader
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10 Oct 2024
Australia bolsters cyber defences with security bill
By Stephen WithersLegislation tackles IoT security and establishes a Cyber Incident Review Board to bolster Australia’s cyber resilience
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10 Oct 2024
Tripathi: Behavior is biggest health data exchange barrier
By Hannah NelsonWith hundreds of information blocking complaints reported to ASTP/ONC, the agency is ramping up oversight and enforcement efforts to address health data exchange barriers.
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10 Oct 2024
Post Office dragging its feet getting rid of tainted staff, despite government ‘green light’
By Karl FlindersFormer minister gave Post Office ‘green light’ to take robust action against existing staff with links to Post Office scandal wrongdoing
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10 Oct 2024
Coalition: Ransomware severity up 68% in first half of 2024
By Arielle WaldmanThe cyber insurance carrier examined claims trends for the first half of 2024, which showed policyholders experienced disruptive and increasingly costly ransomware attacks.
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10 Oct 2024
Vendor cyber skills gap threatens to underline MDR
By Simon QuickeManaged service providers require high levels of support, but a gap remains, and is threatening to reduce the ability to deliver some cyber solutions
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10 Oct 2024
Advania extends UK coverage with CCS Media buy
By Simon QuickeJust four months after its last acquisition to extend its position in the UK, Microsoft specialist Advania has bought again to widen its reach
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10 Oct 2024
Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands
By Kim LoohuisDutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025
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10 Oct 2024
Google slams US government’s proposal to split company up on anti-competitive grounds
By Caroline DonnellyThe US Department of Justice has incurred the wrath of Google for suggesting a series of remedies, after the US court ruled back in August that Google had an illegal monopoly over internet search market
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10 Oct 2024
Nokia sharpens edge for industrial communications
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider unveils suite of offerings based on MXIE platform designed to drive efficiency, productivity and operational technology security, and improve worker safety
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09 Oct 2024
DOJ focuses on AI in search, weighs Google breakup
By Makenzie HollandWhile the DOJ assesses remedies for Google's illegal control over online search, it's also heavily focused on AI and the future.
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09 Oct 2024
Government use of AI by key U.S. military branches
By Esther AjaoThe Air Force and Army are exploring applications of GenAI including using their own large language models. While some use cases are successful, others are not.
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09 Oct 2024
Atlassian 'cloud-first' becomes 'enterprise-first'
By Beth PariseauAtlassian's tune has changed in the past few months, as the company builds bridges to Data Center products and works on FedRAMP cloud compliance.
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09 Oct 2024
Zoom expands AI Companion capabilities, adds customisation options
By Aaron TanZoom reveals major advancements in AI Companion, including customisation options, personalised avatars and integration across the entire Zoom workplace platform
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09 Oct 2024
Under-fire Nick Read was unprepared for Post Office challenge
By Karl FlindersPost Office boss Nick Read was not prepared for the task ahead of him when he joined the organisation as CEO in 2019
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09 Oct 2024
Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in chained attack
By Alexander CulafiThe new exploit chains targeting Ivanti Cloud Service Application customers are connected to a previously disclosed critical path traversal flaw, CVE-2024-8963.
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09 Oct 2024
SAP focuses on developer efficiency in Joule, Build update
By Jim O'DonnellAt SAP TechEd, the vendor unveiled new functionality for its generative AI copilot, Joule, as well as ABAP capabilities in its Build low-code/no-code platform.
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09 Oct 2024
Patients trust social media over docs for health information
By Sara HeathMore than half of patients trust social media and online resources for health information over advice from their doctors and providers.
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09 Oct 2024
Lenovo and Microsoft strike upbeat tone over PC prospects
By Simon QuickeThere are clear factors driving demand for the latest hardware, with 2025 set to be a year of growth
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09 Oct 2024
Barracuda steps up partner enablement
By Simon QuickeBarracuda enhances support for its channel, with a focus on extending security support for technical specialists
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09 Oct 2024
Zendesk upends pricing for AI in customer service
By Don FluckingerAs it embeds generative AI into its customer service and employee service platform, Zendesk tries a novel idea: outcomes-based pricing based on tickets resolved.
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09 Oct 2024
CMS hospital-at-home waiver linked to high-quality care
By Anuja VaidyaA federal report on CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home program shows high-quality outcomes and positive patient experiences, as well as demographic differences.
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09 Oct 2024
MoneyGram customer data breached in attack
By Alex ScroxtonMoneyGram confirms that customer data has been stolen in an incident that appears to have started with a social engineering attack on its IT helpdesk staff
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09 Oct 2024
Five zero-days to be fixed on October Patch Tuesday
By Alex ScroxtonStand-out vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday drop include problems in Microsoft Management Console and the Windows MSHTML Platform
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09 Oct 2024
Alation launches AI governance suite to meet rising need
By Eric AvidonWith interest in generative AI increasing, the vendor's new suite aims to help enterprises both mitigate risks as well as confidently use new applications.
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09 Oct 2024
Canalys: The glory days of hardware are over
By Simon QuickeChannel warned that the industry is changing and the domination once enjoyed by the hardware world is coming to an end
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09 Oct 2024
OpenAI to open office in Singapore to spearhead APAC expansion
By Aaron TanOpenAI will establish a regional hub in Singapore later this year, partnering with the government and AI Singapore to boost AI development across the region
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09 Oct 2024
Private 5G takes off at Schiphol airport
By Joe O’HalloranEricsson partners with Amsterdam airport to implement a private 5G network as part of Airport 4.0 digital transformation plan supporting use cases such as IoT monitoring and real-time safety
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09 Oct 2024
Norway’s Ice offers slice of 5G for military communications
By Joe O’HalloranCommercial 5G standalone network uses Mavenir 5G core to enable secure tailored end-to-end communications and network slicing to meet specific needs of armed forces
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09 Oct 2024
Vodafone, Google deepen strategic partnership with 10-year, multibillion-dollar deal
By Joe O’HalloranVodafone and Google expand strategic relationship to bring generative AI-powered devices through Google’s Gemini models to telco’s customers across Europe and Africa
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09 Oct 2024
UK Cyber Team seeks future security professionals
By Alex ScroxtonYoung people from across the UK have a chance to represent the country in international competitions and advance their future careers in cyber security
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09 Oct 2024
Celona, HCLTech team to deliver advanced private 5G
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership claims to mark a significant milestone in the advancement of private 5G, in particular revolutionising how industries use the latest wireless connectivity to achieve Industry 4.0 goals
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08 Oct 2024
Microsoft repairs 2 zero-days on October Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatAdministrators will have to tackle 117 new vulnerabilities, including three rated critical, in this month's batch of security updates.
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08 Oct 2024
Secureworks: Ransomware takedowns didn’t put off cyber criminals
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of active cyber criminal ransomware gangs has surged by almost a third in the space of 12 months, according to the latest intelligence from Secureworks
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08 Oct 2024
HHS settles 2 investigations under HIPAA Security Rule
By Jill McKeonHHS imposed civil monetary penalties against two healthcare organizations following ransomware investigations and potential HIPAA Security Rule violations.
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08 Oct 2024
Databricks Apps a toolkit that simplifies AI development
By Eric AvidonFeatures including native integrations with development platforms and automatic provisioning of serverless compute enable customers to more easily develop and deploy applications.
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08 Oct 2024
Foxconn and Nvidia to build Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer
By Aaron TanThe supercomputer, powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, will drive breakthroughs in cancer research, large language models and smart city initiatives
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08 Oct 2024
High-severity Qualcomm zero-day vulnerability under attack
By Arielle WaldmanQualcomm urges customers to patch the memory corruption vulnerability as Google researchers have observed targeted exploitation in the wild against the flaw.
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08 Oct 2024
FDA authorizes combined at-home flu, COVID-19 tests outside EUA
By Veronica SalibThe Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test is the first combined at-home flu and COVID tests to be authorized by the FDA through traditional premarket review.
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08 Oct 2024
Post Office IT transformation project was ‘set up to fail’, chairman tells inquiry
By Karl FlindersPost Office interim chairman tells Horizon public inquiry that the Post Office needs to reset New Branch IT project
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08 Oct 2024
UK’s cyber incident reporting law to move forward in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government says that enforced cyber incident and ransomware reporting for critical sectors of the economy will help to build a better picture of the threat landscape and enable more proactive and preventative responses
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08 Oct 2024
DWP CIO Rich Corbridge leaving to join property developer
By Bryan GlickThe digital chief at the Department for Work and Pensions is moving on only 18 months after starting his role in the civil service
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08 Oct 2024
Commvault focusing partners on cyber resilience
By Simon QuickeVendor announces number of ecosystem partnerships as its EMEA channel chief looks to encourage more involvement with key strategy
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08 Oct 2024
Commvault integrates recent acquisitions into portfolio
By Tim McCarthyAt its Shift conference this week, Commvault will highlight new functionality for Commvault Cloud that stems from its Appranix and Clumio buys and bolsters offerings beyond Azure.
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08 Oct 2024
How AI is permeating enterprise IT
By Cliff SaranThe industry is ramping up efforts to help enterprise IT deliver artificial intelligence-based business applications
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08 Oct 2024
Quarter of patients miss preventive screenings, primary care
By Sara HeathThree in four patients support scope of practice laws that would let nurse practitioners fill in gaps in preventive screenings and primary care access.
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08 Oct 2024
Google to appeal Play Store ruling
By Cliff SaranGoogle’s ongoing fight with Epic Games is game-over, after a judge ruled in favour of the developer to open up access to Android apps
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08 Oct 2024
Can the Post Office project to replace Horizon be rescued?
By Bryan GlickEvidence from the Post Office public inquiry shows huge problems with the critical project to replace the troubled Horizon IT system – after two government-mandated reviews, is there any sign it can succeed?
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08 Oct 2024
Government accepts most quantum regulation recommendations
By Cliff SaranThree of the 14 recommendations on quantum regulations put forward by the Regulatory Horizon Council have been accepted in principle
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08 Oct 2024
HP outlines workspace opportunities for partners
By Simon QuickeHP’s latest insights into what makes a happy worker signals areas where the channel can make an impact
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08 Oct 2024
Nokia, NTT Data expand global private 5G partnership
By Joe O’HalloranNokia and NTT Data expand multi-year partnership to drive private 5G adoption and innovation across key sectors like cities, ports, and airports, and claim to have transformed Southern Texas city from being the worst-connected conurbation
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08 Oct 2024
SoftBank, Ericsson enhance AI-RAN collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration aims to develop techno-economic analyses, build prototypes and run lab demos to optimise RAN and AI convergence at the edge
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08 Oct 2024
UK ranks last in major economy 5G connectivity league
By Joe O’HalloranBriefing paper from a cross-party think tank offers damming indictment of the UK’s 5G industry, rating the country as bottom of 15 developing and advanced international markets on 5G availability and download speeds
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08 Oct 2024
HMS Networks boosts ICT standing with Peak-System acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranIndustrial information and technology firm takes full shareholding in industrial communication solutions provider with emphasis on expertise within automotive comms
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07 Oct 2024
Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations
By Cliff SaranThe newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations
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07 Oct 2024
American Water discloses breach, utilities unaffected
By Alexander CulafiAmerican Water says in its 8-K filing that it disconnected and deactivated certain systems in its incident response, though the nature of the cyberattack is unknown.
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07 Oct 2024
Post Office boss Nick Read ‘inadequate, greedy and self-interested’, whistleblowers tell inquiry
By Karl FlindersOutgoing Post Office boss Nick Read faces public inquiry for three days this week, with no shortage of questions to answer
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07 Oct 2024
MSPs must train to fill security skills gap
By Simon QuickeFollowing moves by Sophos to increase channel expertise, others in the industry agree with the logic of improving
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07 Oct 2024
Getronics ushers in fresh CEO to drive growth
By Simon QuickeManaged services specialist Getronics shuffles management team and brings in experienced candidate to run the global channel player
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07 Oct 2024
Monte Carlo aids data observability with root cause analysis
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's new capabilities are designed to enable Databricks and GitLab users to quickly discover and resolve the underlying causes of data quality problems.