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22 Jan 2025
Synology launches enterprise push with a backup appliance
By Tim McCarthySynology attempts to court the enterprise IT market with the launch of ActiveProtect, a new backup appliance, and plans to expand storage offerings later this year.
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22 Jan 2025
Venture capital ties could shift U.S. government policies
By Makenzie HollandPresident Donald Trump's administration includes several former venture capitalists that will help shape U.S. policies, including AI and crypto czar David Sacks.
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22 Jan 2025
Cyber Safety Review Board axed in DHS cost-cutting move
By Alexander CulafiBenjamine C. Huffman, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under President Trump, terminated the memberships for all DHS advisory committees, including the CSRB.
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22 Jan 2025
Privacy professionals expect budget cuts, lack confidence
By Alex ScroxtonOver 50% of privacy professionals in Europe expect to see less money earmarked for data security initiatives in 2025, and many don’t have faith their organisations are taking the issue seriously, according to an ISACA report
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22 Jan 2025
Funksec gang turned up ransomware heat in December
By Alex ScroxtonThe criminal ransomware fraternity was hard at work over the festive period, with attack volumes rising and a new threat actor emerging on the scene
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22 Jan 2025
ADP deepens relationship with Wavenet
By Simon QuickeCollaboration between Assured Data Protection and Wavenet, as well as Evolve and Evolve IP, underlines the benefits of partners working together
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22 Jan 2025
Elon Musk distances himself from Trump’s Stargate AI mission
By Cliff SaranJust a few days into the Donald Trump presidency and there appears to be a disagreement brewing around funding of OpenAI and the Stargate Project
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22 Jan 2025
How smartphones are transforming global health
By Kavitha SrinivasaShyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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22 Jan 2025
Europol seeks evidence of encryption on crime enforcement as it steps-up pressure on Big Tech
By Bill GoodwinEuropol wants examples of police investigations hampered by end-to-end encryption as it pressures tech companies to provide law enforcement access to encrypted messages
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22 Jan 2025
APAC businesses face surge in email attacks
By Aaron TanSophisticated phishing and business email compromise campaigns are increasingly targeting organisations across the Asia-Pacific region, research reveals
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21 Jan 2025
Kearney, Futurum: Big enterprise CEOs make AI core to future
By Brian McKennaAccording to research from management consultancy Kearney and analyst firm Futurum, big company CEOs are buying into AI hopes and dreams, with a dash of prudence
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21 Jan 2025
Weak supplier management hinders digital government
By Cliff SaranProcurement, legacy systems, data fragmentation and the changing IT market are among the issues highlighted in a review of digital services
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21 Jan 2025
Hyperscalers to spend a trillion dollars on AI optimised hardware
By Cliff SaranThe market for AI optimised servers is growing, driven by hyperscalers and IT services firms developing AI-enabled services
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21 Jan 2025
Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance
By Lydia EmmanouilidouGreek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws
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20 Jan 2025
Government calls for expert views on computer evidence to learn lesson from Post Office scandal
By Karl FlindersThe government is calling for evidence from experts in computing and law to help it ensure no repeat of the miscarriages of justice in the Post Office scandal
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20 Jan 2025
Labour announces plans to overhaul digital government
By Bryan GlickThe Government Digital Service will be expanded along with changes to the way technology is funded, built and delivered across the public sector, as Labour aims for improvements previous administrations struggled to achieve
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20 Jan 2025
Power grid constraints threaten Dutch digital innovation ambitions
By Kim LoohuisThe Netherlands risks falling behind in crucial digital innovations such as artificial intelligence as power grid congestion reaches critical levels across the country
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20 Jan 2025
Government plans to revamp digital services to save £45bn
By Cliff SaranLegacy IT and the use of tech contractors is costing taxpayers billions. The government aims to fix the public sector with AI and new digital services
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20 Jan 2025
The death of the piggy bank marks coming of age of a fintech
By Karl FlindersFintech is a broad church that can be applied to high finance and child savings alike, as the team at startup Those Beyond have demonstrated
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20 Jan 2025
Singtel’s 5G network slicing to boost Singapore’s defence and security
By Aaron TanSingapore’s defence and security technology agencies will leverage Singtel’s 5G network slicing technology nationwide to combat evolving security threats and enhance national security
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19 Jan 2025
ST Logistics teams up with Lenovo on smart warehouses
By Aaron TanThe Singapore logistics firm is partnering with Lenovo to integrate AI and automation into its warehouse operations
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17 Jan 2025
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
By Alex ScroxtonThe US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January
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17 Jan 2025
Biden order gives CISA software supply chain 'teeth'
By Beth PariseauThe outgoing administration makes a Hail Mary attempt to salvage work it began in 2021 to require specific software supply chain security information from software suppliers.
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17 Jan 2025
U.S. TikTok ban will affect small businesses
By Makenzie HollandThe Supreme Court upholds the U.S. TikTok ban, which means businesses that have used the app to reach and grow audiences will no longer be able to do so.
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17 Jan 2025
£150m AI framework agreement set to drive NHS forward
By Cliff SaranNHS Shared Business Services is looking to deploy artificial intelligence across the NHS
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17 Jan 2025
Researchers say AI fails to describe complexities of Holocaust
By Vipin ChimraniUsing AI in Holocaust education will require the responsible digitisation of historical assets, as well as collaboration between system providers and domain-specific experts, to ensure effective guardrails that protect against misuse
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17 Jan 2025
Citrix hands Arrow exclusive mid-market role in Europe
By Simon QuickeSoftware player Citrix gives distributor the responsibility for growing and supporting channel partners focused on that customer base
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17 Jan 2025
Lords debate government approach to automated decision-making
By Vipin ChimraniDuring the second reading debate of a Lords private members’ bill seeking to better regulate public sector algorithms, the government argued existing measures were sufficient to protect the public
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17 Jan 2025
Enterprises need to make better choices to reduce GenAI emissions
By Vipin ChimraniCapgemini says the high environmental costs of generative artificial intelligence systems mean organisations need to develop roadmaps to make their use more sustainable
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17 Jan 2025
Why CIO tenures are getting shorter ... and why it matters
By Neil Price, Practice Head, Executive Search, and Denis Bayliss, Managing Consultant, Harvey NashWhile the CIO role often has a strong focus on delivering technology change many now have a wider business-focused role
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17 Jan 2025
Takeda opens innovation centre in Bengaluru
By Kavitha SrinivasaGlobal biopharmaceutical giant Takeda opens its first Asian Innovation Capability Centre in Bengaluru to speed-up drug discovery and development
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16 Jan 2025
Tech industry experts digest cybersecurity executive order
By Beth PariseauIT pros assess a last-minute cybersecurity executive order with new directives on a broad swath of topics, from cybercriminal sanctions to AI and identity management.
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16 Jan 2025
Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
By Alex ScroxtonWith days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications
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16 Jan 2025
Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay
By Karl FlindersMore public image woes for Fujitsu as hundreds of staff to strike after colleagues at HMRC get significantly bigger pay rise
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16 Jan 2025
Trump's tech policy appointments ready to unleash AI
By Makenzie HollandPresident-elect Donald Trump's tech policy team at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will strongly influence the administration's direction on AI.
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16 Jan 2025
Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
By Alex ScroxtonThe Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets
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16 Jan 2025
NAO calls for ‘cross-government’ revamp of IT procurement to improve ‘big tech’ project outcomes
By Caroline DonnellyThe National Audit Office has highlighted a series of shortcomings in the government’s approach to digital procurement
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16 Jan 2025
NAO report calls for government IT procurement rethink
By Simon QuickeCriticism abounds of reliance on big tech to deliver digital transformation across government departments
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16 Jan 2025
Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline
By Alex ScroxtonA significant minority of financial services organisations in the UK will not be fully compliant with the EU’s DORA cyber and risk management regulation when it comes into force on 17 January
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16 Jan 2025
DORA unpreparedness spells channel opportunity
By Simon QuickeCompliance regulations come into force on 17 January, but many in the financial services community are not ready
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16 Jan 2025
L’Oréal: Making AI worth it
By Cliff SaranNo stranger to advanced technologies, the cosmetics firm is partnering with IBM on GenAI capabilities to support its sustainability goals
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16 Jan 2025
Bank of England and New York counterpart exchange puts technology cooperation into 3D
By Karl FlindersA staff exchange between regulators will see US and UK financial technology experts cross the Atlantic
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16 Jan 2025
Global IT spending to soar in 2025
By Aaron TanS&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy
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16 Jan 2025
DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment
By Yann SerraDDN aims to take high-performance computing expertise and become a leader in storage for artificial intelligence. It builds on years in the HPC space, and now has £300m from Blackstone, a fund with an AI focus
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16 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Digital supply chains at risk as world faces two years of turbulence
By Bill GoodwinWorld Economic Forum urges digital business leaders to build the resilience of supply chains, improve cyber defences and develop contingency plans
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16 Jan 2025
Diversity in tech 2024: Collaboration is vital for DEI progress
By Clare McDonaldAt the 2024 Computer Weekly and Harvey Nash diversity in tech event, speakers and audience members alike made it clear that gaining true equity in the technology sector will continue to move at a snail’s pace without working together
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco AI cybersecurity launch touts shadow AI defense
By Beth PariseauCisco wields the power of incumbency to weave AI security into existing cloud access management tools, including algorithmic validation testing on AI models.
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15 Jan 2025
Government, Nesta and ODI issue £600k smart data challenge to technologists
By Brian McKennaDepartment for Business and Trade, Challenge Works and the Open Data Institute have issued a Smart Data Challenge to app developers and entrepreneurs with a total prize fund of £600,000
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15 Jan 2025
Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment
By Brian McKennaCyber security and GenAI top enterprise IT investment plans for 2025, whether singly or together, according to research from Enterprise Strategy Group
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15 Jan 2025
Larger businesses spend, spend, spend on AI
By Cliff SaranCompanies earning over $500m are spending 5% of their revenue on artificial intelligence initiatives
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15 Jan 2025
Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
By Alex ScroxtonAs the US Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of TikTok, rumours of a sale are swirling around Washington DC while panicked users make plans for an exodus
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15 Jan 2025
Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
By Alex ScroxtonThe largest Patch Tuesday of the 2020s so far brings fixes for more than 150 CVEs ranging widely in their scope and severity – including eight zero-day flaws
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15 Jan 2025
UK’s female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse
By Karl FlindersUK fintechs led by women suffered disproportionately as a result of the fall in investment in the sector
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15 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Misinformation and disinformation are most pressing risks, says World Economic Forum
By Bill GoodwinWorld leaders, business chiefs and civil society organisations will discuss the risks posed by misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum
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15 Jan 2025
Cohesity CEO on Veritas integration and IPO plans
By Aaron TanCohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen shares his vision for integrating Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, uniting 12,000 customers, driving AI-powered innovation and building a public-ready company
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14 Jan 2025
January Patch Tuesday resolves 3 Hyper-V zero-days
By Tom WalatThe number of vulnerabilities corrected for January Patch Tuesday is one of the highest in recent memory and includes three Hyper-V vulnerabilities exploited in the wild.
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14 Jan 2025
NBN boost: A$3bn to upgrade internet speeds for millions
By Aaron TanThe Australian government is investing A$3bn to upgrade Australia’s fibre-to-the-node network, bringing faster internet speeds to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses
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14 Jan 2025
CMA kicks off investigation into Google search engine dominance
By Cliff SaranThe Competition and Markets Authority is using powers that came into force at the start of the year to assess Google’s reach
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14 Jan 2025
Subpostmasters won’t get financial redress until mid-2027 at current rate of progress
By Karl FlindersCampaigning former subpostmaster warns that some members of the group that took the Post Office to court might not receive financial redress until mid-2027
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14 Jan 2025
Government funding to help businesses discover AI value
By Cliff SaranThe government is betting the bank on the power of artificial intelligence to fix the public sector, mend roads and boost the UK economy
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14 Jan 2025
Evole IP and DataVita share progress and 2025 ambitions
By Simon QuickeChannel players indicate that the year ahead will be one focused on building momentum and expanding business
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14 Jan 2025
Many are called, but few are chosen: Secrets of MI5 watchers revealed
By Bill GoodwinDespite advances in electronic surveillance, security service MI5 still relies on human ‘watchers’. Government documents reveal what it takes to follow suspects without being detected
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13 Jan 2025
UK government plans to extend ransomware payment ban
By Alex ScroxtonA ban on ransomware payments by UK government departments will be extended to cover organisations such as local councils, schools and the NHS should new government proposals move forward
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13 Jan 2025
Metro mayors face similar digitisation challenges to banks, but lack their resources
By Karl FlindersUK regional leaders want to be independent of central government when it comes to digital transformation decision-making, but don’t fully understand what’s ahead
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13 Jan 2025
Biden's AI diffusion rule met with heavy backlash
By Makenzie HollandA newly proposed rule from the Biden administration targeting AI and chip exports has been met with intense criticism.
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13 Jan 2025
CNI operators should ask these 12 questions of their OT suppliers
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC, CISA and others have set out 12 cyber security considerations CNI organisations and other users of operational technology should incorporate into their buying processes to force their suppliers to do better
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13 Jan 2025
Experts say ‘something has to break’ before banks slow IT-driven cost-cutting measures
By Karl FlindersBanks will cut costs until something breaks and they are forced to scale back, according to industry experts
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13 Jan 2025
Can UK government achieve ambition to become AI powerhouse?
By Cliff SaranThe artificial intelligence opportunities action plan has been largely well received, but there are plenty of questions about how it will be achieved
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13 Jan 2025
Your.Cloud adds to European arrivals in the UK
By Simon QuickeDutch player Your.Cloud follows a recent wave of fellow MSPs that have identified opportunities across this side of the English Channel
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13 Jan 2025
Virgin Media O2 to begin 3G switch-off in April 2025
By Joe O’HalloranCity of Durham to become first part of operator’s plan to focus on 4G and 5G, and deliver faster and more reliable connectivity for customers by moving away from legacy mobile
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13 Jan 2025
UK government unveils AI-fuelled industrial strategy
By Cliff SaranLabour plans to implement the 50 recommendations set out by entrepreneur Matt Clifford to boost the use of AI in the UK
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13 Jan 2025
Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID
By Aaron TanIndonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates
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10 Jan 2025
US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes
By Alex ScroxtonLearn how First National Bank of Omaha in the US is enhancing customer authentication and verification in its contact centres, eliminating friction points and making life easier for its customer service teams, with Pindrop voice security technology
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10 Jan 2025
Kaseya on the hunt for fresh CEO
By Simon QuickeThe decision by Fred Voccola to move upstairs provides the managed services specialist with the chance to bring in a fresh face
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10 Jan 2025
Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks
By Alex ScroxtonThreat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity
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10 Jan 2025
UK Defence Committee urges MoD to embrace AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDefence Committee outlines changes it thinks the Ministry of Defence should make to realise the battlefield advantages of artificial intelligence
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10 Jan 2025
UK fintech investment drops by almost double global average
By Karl FlindersGlobal fintech investments fell 20% compared to 37% in the UK, according to latest Innovate Finance figures
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09 Jan 2025
As he exits, Biden awards over $33B in CHIPS Act funding
By Makenzie HollandThe CHIPS and Science Act promises to boost U.S. semiconductor production and has ultimately spurred companies like Intel, TSMC and Samsung to bolster U.S. investments.
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09 Jan 2025
PC makers use CES to showcase AI PC efforts
By Cliff SaranA range of AMD, Intel and ARM-powered PCs with neural processing units are aiming to boost office productivity
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08 Jan 2025
AWS plants flag in Thailand with new cloud region
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services’ latest regional expansion brings its cloud services to Thailand, promising a $10bn boost to the nation's GDP and support for more than 11,000 jobs per year
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08 Jan 2025
German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible
By Bill GoodwinThe Berlin Regional Court has found that evidence obtained by a joint French and Dutch operation to hack the EncroChat encrypted mobile phone network is legally inadmissible, raising questions about its use in other European countries
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08 Jan 2025
Custom software and silicon set to define next-gen chips
By Cliff SaranThe global chip supply crisis is not improving, but manufacturers are integrating new software and hardware techniques to stay ahead
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08 Jan 2025
Partner consolidation starts to pick up
By Simon QuickeAcquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025
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08 Jan 2025
Black mothers seek ‘total agency’ over perinatal healthcare data
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonBlack mothers from Birmingham have organised a community-led data initiative that aims to ensure their perinatal healthcare concerns are taken seriously by medical professionals
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08 Jan 2025
Post Office scandal-stained Fujitsu orders staff to cut costs amid widening UK losses
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier reports a loss of £170m in the UK in its latest financial statement and orders UK staff to cut costs
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08 Jan 2025
MSPs focusing on improving profitability
By Simon QuickeMarket insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services
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08 Jan 2025
Nato membership boosts Finnish civil and military tech startups
By Gerard O'DwyerTech companies in Finland and Sweden that offer civil and military products are benefitting from Nato military alliance
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08 Jan 2025
Indian public cloud market set to hit over $25bn by 2028
By Aaron TanIndia’s public cloud services market is expected to surpass $25bn in the next three years, driven by digital transformation, generative AI and multicloud strategies
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07 Jan 2025
Regional skills plan to boost UK cyber defences
By Alex ScroxtonOver 30 projects in England and Northern Ireland will receive a share of a £1.9m fund designed to enhance cyber security skills and protect small businesses
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07 Jan 2025
Former subpostmasters invited to take part in Post Office Capture compensation scheme development
By Karl FlindersGovernment will look at a selection of cases where subpostmasters experienced unexplained losses while using the Post Office’s pre-Horizon accounting system
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07 Jan 2025
Distributors busy extending options
By Simon QuickeWestcon-Comstor, Arrow Electronics and TD Synnex Maverick choose first few days of 2025 to extend vendor relationships and launch fresh services for partners
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07 Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia calls for humanitarian AI after tightening screws on rights protesters
By Mark BallardOppressive state wants global digital identity system at the heart of all AI, to make it trustworthy and prevent it being used for ‘unauthorised surveillance’
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07 Jan 2025
Nebula hands partners analytics tool
By Simon QuickeNebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business
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07 Jan 2025
How StarHub is tapping OpenShift in its cloud strategy
By Aaron TanStarHub is harnessing Red Hat OpenShift to power its hybrid multi-cloud platform, balancing control over critical infrastructure with the scalability and flexibility of public cloud
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06 Jan 2025
Neil Hall joins Focus Group as CEO
By Simon QuickeComputacenter veteran starts fresh challenge, and is joined by a couple of board appointments
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06 Jan 2025
FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO
By Simon QuickeChannel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire
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06 Jan 2025
Government develops quantum tech for military
By Lis EvenstadA high-tech atomic clock has been developed by a ‘secret lab’ and aims to decrease the reliance on GPS technology
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06 Jan 2025
How Toyota is transforming its digital employee experience
By Cliff SaranThe traditional way of handling IT issues through helpdesk tickets generally delivers an unsatisfactory user experience – something Toyota is looking to rectify in its business this year
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06 Jan 2025
Revised NHS App key to tackling waiting list
By Cliff SaranThe updated app is being positioned as a streamlined approach for patients and NHS providers to communicate and book appointments
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05 Jan 2025
Digital Edge secures $1.6bn to fuel regional expansion
By Aaron TanSingapore-based datacentre provider has raised over $1.6bn in equity and debt financing to meet growing demand for cloud and AI infrastructure across Asia
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03 Jan 2025
US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury – blamed on a Chinese state actor – raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a remote tech support product
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03 Jan 2025
Corporate cover-up behind world-beating cyber security record in Middle East
By Mark BallardReport ranking Gulf corporations ahead of US and EU counterparts for cyber security has sparked debate about the region’s tendency for secrecy and state control
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03 Jan 2025
Post Office staff list 14 scandal-stained individuals who should have honours stripped
By Karl FlindersStaff of the Post Office and Royal Mail from the past and present have written to the Forfeiture Committee requesting honours to be stripped from 14 people with links to the Horizon scandal