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28 Aug 2025
CDC Director fired as FDA restricts COVID-19 vaccine use
By Alivia Kaylor, MScCDC Director Susan Monarez was fired the same day the FDA rescinded emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines, restricting use for seniors and high-risk younger people.
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28 Aug 2025
Salesforce Agentforce for Public Sector woos government users
By Don FluckingerSalesforce sets up MCP servers and testing environments for AI agents, and customizes Agentforce for the government vertical.
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28 Aug 2025
Most providers not ready for telehealth flexibilities to expire
By Anuja VaidyaIn a new survey, healthcare providers cited technology gaps and privacy concerns as major challenges for a potential rollback of telehealth flexibilities at the end of the month.
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19 Sep 2024
Plex adds connected worker capabilities to MES
By Jim O'DonnellConnected worker capabilities are now part of the Plex smart manufacturing platform, designed for manufacturers to address worker shortages and improve safety and productivity.
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19 Sep 2024
HSBC tests post-quantum VPN tunnel for digital ledgers
By Cliff SaranEncryption required for post-quantum cryptography will have a material impact on the performance of distributed ledgers
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19 Sep 2024
Post Office scandal victim becomes first to receive £600,000 under new redress scheme
By Bryan GlickThe compensation payment raises hopes that other wrongly convicted subpostmasters will receive payments far more quickly under new scheme
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19 Sep 2024
Government on the hunt for science and tech leaders
By Lis EvenstadThe prime minister’s Council for Science and Technology is looking for 10 members to join the council, which advises government on science and technology issues
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18 Sep 2024
M1 ditches 70% of legacy systems in cloud transformation drive
By Aaron TanSingapore telco M1 is switching off 70% of its legacy systems by the end of 2024 and leveraging Salesforce to offer more personalised services
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18 Sep 2024
Dreamforce 24: Salesforce taps Nvidia to power Agentforce
By Alex ScroxtonAt Dreamforce in San Francisco, Salesforce and Nvidia detail some of the tech that will power the software giant's newly launched Agentforce service
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18 Sep 2024
Europol provides detail on Ghost encrypted comms platform takedown
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLaw enforcement bodies from across the world have revealed how they collaborated to bring down encrypted network Ghost and the new ways of working that have been established with Europol at the centre
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18 Sep 2024
Public digital transformation will be challenged by austerity
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPublic sector and IT industry figures gathered at TechUK’s 10th annual Building the Smarter State event discussed how Labour’s ‘mission-driven’ policy approach can drive digital transformation efforts in the context of fresh austerity measures
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18 Sep 2024
Post Office chief executive Nick Read quits
By Bryan GlickAfter months in the spotlight and calls for his resignation from victims of the Post Office scandal, CEO Read will step down in March 2025
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18 Sep 2024
Post Office chief executive Nick Read quits
By Bryan GlickAfter months in the spotlight and calls for his resignation from victims of the Post Office scandal, CEO Read will step down in March 2025
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18 Sep 2024
Dreamforce 2024: Salesforce calls on customers to flesh out AI vision
By Alex ScroxtonA stream of customers helped Salesforce make the case for its Agentforce artificial intelligence offering on the opening day of the annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco
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18 Sep 2024
Police make arrests after hacking Ghost encrypted comms app
By Bill GoodwinAn international police operation has penetrated an end-to-end encrypted communications service allegedly used by organised criminals in Australia, Ireland, Sweden and Italy
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17 Sep 2024
Barclays takes on more GreenLake
By Cliff SaranBarclays has ramped up its HPE-powered private cloud, as it continues to modernise IT and reduce its carbon footprint
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17 Sep 2024
Fujitsu loses £50m in sales after Post Office scandal furore
By Karl FlindersSupplier of the controversial Horizon IT system has been hit by public outrage after the Post Office scandal became mainstream news
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16 Sep 2024
EasyDMARC planning to invest in channel
By Simon QuickeSecurity player will use some of its recently secured funding to build out the support it can provide to partners
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13 Sep 2024
Mid and South Essex deploys shared care record
By Lis EvenstadThe shared care record is live across the region’s NHS providers, allowing them to share patient information from GPs, hospitals, and mental health and community services
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13 Sep 2024
Vodafone/Three merger likely to increase mobile prices, warns competition watchdog
By Bryan GlickA Competition and Markets Authority investigation finds the proposed merger of the two mobile operators would be bad for competition – but offers companies the chance to suggest remedies
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13 Sep 2024
Municipal makeover: Indian cities embrace cutting-edge tech
By Pratima HarigunaniFrom AI-powered stray dog management to blockchain-secured building permission certificates, municipal corporations across India are ditching outdated processes for digital tools
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12 Sep 2024
AI and sustainability on tap for Oracle Cloud applications
By Jim O'DonnellOracle unveils new capabilities for AI use cases, smart manufacturing and sustainability for Oracle Cloud SCM applications at Oracle CloudWorld this week.
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12 Sep 2024
Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation
By Cliff SaranNew security measures following the cyber attack, which took down some of TfL’s services, have led to delays in contactless roll-out
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12 Sep 2024
Lord introduces bill to regulate public sector AI and automation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA private members’ bill seeking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated technologies throughout the public sector has been brought to Parliament
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12 Sep 2024
Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonData sharing between public and private bodies for the purposes of carrying out immigration raids helps to prop up the UK’s hostile environment by instilling an atmosphere of fear and deterring migrants from accessing public services
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12 Sep 2024
Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system
By Karl FlindersFormer subpostmasters suffered as a result of unexplained accounting shortfalls which they believe were caused by errors in Post Office Capture software, used before the controversial Horizon system
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12 Sep 2024
Keir Starmer vows to create a ‘digital NHS’ following damning Darzi review
By Lis EvenstadThe prime minister promises to move from an analogue to a digital NHS after Lord Darzi’s rapid review of the health service found an NHS in disrepair, with outdated IT and low productivity
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12 Sep 2024
Mphasis expands UK roots with leap into quantum computing
By Karl FlindersIndian heritage software development services supplier opens London hub to help customers integrate the latest technologies into their business plans
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12 Sep 2024
UK and others sign first ‘binding’ treaty on AI and human rights
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK, US and EU have all signed a treaty from the Council of Europe that aims to mitigate the threat AI poses to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but commentators say it lacks enforcement mechanisms and creates loopholes
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11 Sep 2024
HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration
By Caroline DonnellyHMRC looks set to miss out on millions of pounds in unpaid tax it is owed by a non-compliant umbrella company that slipped into administration, prompting renewed calls for the sector to be regulated
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11 Sep 2024
Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system
By Karl FlindersPressured decision-making caused mistakes in the Post Office project to replace the system at the heart of national scandal
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11 Sep 2024
Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites
By Karl FlindersUK staff morale is at an all-time low as Japanese IT giant deals with the backlash from its involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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10 Sep 2024
Ada Lovelace Institute warns NHS against deploying genomics AI
By Lis EvenstadA report has found that widespread use of artificial intelligence-powered genomic health prediction in the NHS could lead to privacy and ethical issues, discrimination and dependency on the private sector
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10 Sep 2024
NetSPI chasing down significant channel growth
By Simon QuickeVendor shares update on how its partner-first approach has been progressing through the year
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10 Sep 2024
Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency
By Cliff SaranManufacturer Unilever is already using AI for advanced data analytics, but is now exploring how to use Accenture’s GenAI platform
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09 Sep 2024
Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters who feel they received inadequate financial redress in the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme can appeal the settlements through a new independent process
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09 Sep 2024
Interview: Jon Grainger, CTO, DWF
By Mark SamuelsThe law firm’s IT leader discusses the transition to cloud and his strategy for digital transformation, as well as the opportunities and challenges of generative AI in the legal sector
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06 Sep 2024
China dominates AI and advanced analytics research
By Cliff SaranResearch looking at each country’s AI contribution, based on the quantity and quality of researchers papers published, shows China is leading the way
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05 Sep 2024
NCSC and allies call out Russia's Unit 29155 over cyber warfare
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and counterpart agencies from the US and other countries have exposed a long-running campaign of Russian cyber espionage and warfare conducted by GRU Unit 29155
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05 Sep 2024
Fog ransomware crew evolving into wide-ranging threat
By Alex ScroxtonThe emergent Fog ransomware gang appears to be changing up its victimology in search of more cash-rich victims
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05 Sep 2024
Ongoing TfL cyber attack takes out Dial-a-Ride service
By Alex ScroxtonThe Dial-a-Ride assisted transit service for disabled people had to temporarily suspend part of its operations as Transport for London deals with an ongoing cyber attack, but the service has now been recovered
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05 Sep 2024
Government plans for NHS Digital Health Check roll-out
By Lis EvenstadThe digital health check, originally planned to be deployed in spring 2024, will be piloted at three local authorities, covering 130,000 people
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05 Sep 2024
Canadian arrested by France after cooperating with US on Sky ECC cryptophone investigation
By Bill Goodwin & Morgan AyreThomas Herdman, who faces charges in France over his involvement in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones, was arrested by French police despite agreeing to cooperate with US law enforcement
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04 Sep 2024
Lloyds Bank uses artificial intelligence to check trade finance documents
By Karl FlindersBank is automating checks of digital and paper-based documentation in trade financing with the help of artificial intelligence
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04 Sep 2024
Schneider Electric welcomes European channel chief
By Simon QuickeSchneider Electric shuffles its executive pack and brings in an experienced channel leader to run its partner efforts in Europe
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04 Sep 2024
Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonRetailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores
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04 Sep 2024
Fraud and scam complaints hit highest ever level in UK
By Alex ScroxtonThe Financial Ombudsman Service says it recorded almost 9,000 complaints about fraud and scams from April to June, the most ever recorded
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04 Sep 2024
Post Office and Fujitsu malevolence and incompetence means huge final taxpayers’ bill
By Karl FlindersThe human tragedy caused by the Post Office scandal cannot be measured, but the total financial cost will be well beyond the £1bn set aside by the government
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03 Sep 2024
TSB systems could be on the move again as BBVA eyes its parent
By Karl FlindersTSB was migrated to the systems of Sabadell in a project remembered for its monumental IT meltdown in 2018
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03 Sep 2024
Tech secretary pledges to ‘rewire Whitehall’ and plug the digital gap
By Lis EvenstadSecretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, promises to drive innovation through the NHS, champion AI safety and ensure government harnesses the power of digital
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03 Sep 2024
Transport for London hit by cyber attack
By Karl FlindersLondon’s transport network provider TfL experiences cyber security incident, but reassures customers there is no impact on services
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03 Sep 2024
Nationwide development platform uses Red Hat technology
By Karl FlindersBuilding society is speeding up its software releases through Red Hat cloud application development platform
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02 Sep 2024
UK and Ukraine digital trade deal comes into force
By Karl FlindersThe UK eases access to the deep tech startup community in Ukraine through digital-only agreement
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02 Sep 2024
Government funds research to tackle extreme weather
By Cliff SaranResearchers will use data gathered from monitoring rivers, weather conditions and ground water saturation to improve flood and drought defences
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30 Aug 2024
Norwegian Refugee Council leverages Okta for Good cyber scheme
By Alex ScroxtonPietro Galli, CIO of the Norwegian Refugee Council, reveals how the globally distributed NGO has been taking advantage of the Okta for Good CSR programme to improve its own cyber security and data protection practice, and elevate good practice in the third sector
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30 Aug 2024
Government renews hunt for UKRI CEO
By Lis EvenstadTwo senior innovation roles are up for grabs as government looks for a CEO to lead UK Research and Innovation, as well as a new executive chair of Innovate UK
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29 Aug 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation, released on bail
By Bill GoodwinEuropean Commission confirms it has powers to place Telegram under ‘direct supervision’ if it meets the threshold for regulation under the Digital Services Act
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29 Aug 2024
Iranian APT caught acting as access broker for ransomware crews
By Alex ScroxtonMembers of Iran-backed Pioneer Kitten APT appear to be trying to supplement their pay packets by helping Russian-speaking ransomware gangs to access their victims in exchange for a cut of the profits
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29 Aug 2024
Primark adds five more years to IT outsourcing contract with TCS
By Karl FlindersRetailer has worked with Indian IT services giant for eight years and new agreement will take the relationship to 13 years at least
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29 Aug 2024
Met Police deploy LFR in Lewisham without community input
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Met’s latest live facial recognition deployment in Catford has raised concerns over the lack of community engagement around the police force’s use of the controversial technology
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29 Aug 2024
Interview: Currys CIO Andy Gamble on AI strategy
By Ben SillitoeThe CIO of Currys on the four pillars of the retailer’s artificial intelligence strategy and how generative AI can enable staff to be the best versions of themselves