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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
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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14 Feb 2024
Vodafone announces alert-based CCTV over mobile connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranOperator announces IoT smart surveillance that offers business customers live video-over-mobile network on unlimited data plan designed to overcome challenges faced by existing CCTV infrastructure
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14 Feb 2024
Senator Calls on FTC, SEC to Crack Down on Location Data Misuse
By Jill McKeonUS Senator Ron Wyden urged the FTC and the SEC to hold data broker Near Intelligence accountable for allegedly misusing reproductive health location data.
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14 Feb 2024
Security experts: Investigatory powers plans will delay security updates
By Bill GoodwinCyber security experts warn that government proposals to amend the Investigatory Powers Act will limit tech companies’ ability to respond to security threats and could hamper the use of end-to-end encryption
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14 Feb 2024
AI Chatbots Provide Inconsistent Musculoskeletal Health Information
By Shania KennedyMultiple studies indicate that ChatGPT, Google Bard, and BingAI demonstrate limited accuracy when presenting information about orthopedic procedures.
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14 Feb 2024
US House Reps Introduce Bill to Expand Virtual Specialty Care Access
By Anuja VaidyaThe legislation proposes using CMS innovation center funds to test a virtual specialty care network for Medicare and Medicaid populations.
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14 Feb 2024
Post Office CEO refused to meet government minister without her lawyer after 2015 Horizon report
By Karl FlindersPost Office statements on the Horizon system, whether to journalists or the government, were routinely carefully crafted by lawyers
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13 Feb 2024
How DBS is industrialising AI across its business
By Aaron TanSoutheast Asia’s biggest lender is building a strong data foundation and upskilling employees on data and artificial intelligence to realise its vision of becoming an AI-fuelled bank
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13 Feb 2024
February Patch Tuesday corrects two Windows zero-days
By Tom WalatAdministrators should focus on quickly deploying a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook and exercising caution when applying an Exchange Server 2019 cumulative update.
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13 Feb 2024
Iranian cyberattacks targeting U.S. and Israeli entities
By Alexander CulafiGoogle said Tuesday that state-backed Iranian actors targeted the U.S. and Israel consistently in the years prior to the start of the Israel-Hamas war as well as the months after.
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13 Feb 2024
Otter.ai rolls out cross-platform Meeting GenAI
By Esther AjaoThe vendor's new tools will appeal to users who access the application across different meeting platforms. However, it could face resistance from companies that use one platform.
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13 Feb 2024
Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM adds to logistics management
By Jim O'DonnellNew applications in Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM for transportation and trade management are intended to help companies manage logistics networks and deal with supply chain disruptions.
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13 Feb 2024
Alation launches benchmark tool to assess data maturity
By Eric AvidonThe data catalog specialist's new tool examines four key criteria, including literacy and governance, in assessing an organization's business intelligence culture.
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13 Feb 2024
New variants of Qakbot malware under development
By Alex ScroxtonDespite its infrastructure having been taken down by the FBI last year, someone appears to be actively working on a new and improved version of the infamous Qakbot malware
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13 Feb 2024
Pega GenAI Blueprint aims at application design processes
By Esther AjaoWhile the vendor's use of the technology is similar to others in the low-code market, its focus on design differentiates it. The platform enables collaboration.
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13 Feb 2024
Proofpoint: 'Hundreds' of Azure accounts compromised
By Rob WrightProofpoint researchers found that the attackers manipulated the MFA of compromised accounts, registering their own methods to maintain persistent access.
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13 Feb 2024
MSB strengthens Sweden’s national critical network with 5G
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech and service company becomes part of Sweden’s next-generation mission-critical network infrastructure, Rakel G2, whose 5G core network is designed to ensure fast and secure sharing of voice, data, images and video
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13 Feb 2024
Hunter-killer malware volumes seen surging
By Alex ScroxtonLatest Picus Security report on malware tactics, techniques and procedures reveals an increasing focus on disabling security defences
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13 Feb 2024
Telia Lithuania offers businesses country-wide 800 Gbps service
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Baltic supplier of telecom services uses coherent optics to bring customers faster speeds, more capacity and greater service reliability
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13 Feb 2024
Ignition Technology and CMS Distribution add more security depth
By Simon QuickeDistributors add to portfolios, with vendor signings in network and mobile threat prevention areas
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13 Feb 2024
Distology gearing up for growth with leadership shuffle
By Simon QuickeSecurity distributor makes some internal moves to ensure it has the right people in place ahead of its fiscal year starting in April
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13 Feb 2024
Integration of AI, legacy IT opens partner opportunities
By John MooreCore in-house applications running on client-server systems and mainframes are candidates for a generative AI update, according to IT service provider executives.
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13 Feb 2024
Patient Clinical Needs, Provider Skill Set Misalign 57% of the Time
By Sara HeathZocdoc has introduced a new Guided Search tool to address problems matching patient clinical needs to provider skill sets.
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13 Feb 2024
Plant-Based Diet Yields Better Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Survivors
By Veronica SalibA prospective cohort study revealed that prostate cancer survivors who eat more plant-based foods have improved quality of life outcomes, including sexual function.
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13 Feb 2024
B4RN brings gigabit fibre internet to Northern England
By Joe O’HalloranSpecialist in advanced broadband to rural homes, small villages, farms and dispersed settlements inks deal with AI-native networking company to future-proof communities and deliver equal access to digital services
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13 Feb 2024
Oracle cloud: Generating value with AI
By Marc Ambasna-JonesIs Oracle’s Fusion GenAI leap a bandwagon move or will it add real power to boost customer happiness?
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13 Feb 2024
DSIT pumps £100m into biotech projects
By Lis EvenstadThe funding will be given to six engineering biology mission hubs, aiming to pioneer new technologies and address global challenges
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13 Feb 2024
NHS England awards £1m for wireless tech trials
By Lis EvenstadThe funding is split between seven trusts, which will be running wireless technology pilots aimed at improving patient care and improving connectivity
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13 Feb 2024
Financial Woes, Care Delays More Common Among Adults with Medical Debt
By Victoria BaileySkipping medical tests and treatments and being contacted by debt collectors were common experiences for adults with medical debt.
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13 Feb 2024
What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?
By Yann SerraThe $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&D, and Kubernetes backup and storage
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13 Feb 2024
Chicago Children’s Hospital Confirms Cyber Threat Activity
By Jill McKeonPhone, email, and electronic systems at Lurie Children’s in Chicago have remained offline for nearly two weeks following a cyberattack.
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13 Feb 2024
Cisco delivers 800Gbps on Amitié transatlantic cable
By Joe O’HalloranLooking to enable rapid growth of cloud and artificial intelligence services, tech giant reveals transatlantic communications cable successfully transmits data at very high speed on 6,234km route from US to France
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13 Feb 2024
Lack of tech skills making hiring more competitive, says Morgan McKinley
By Clare McDonaldA lack of skilled workers is forcing hiring managers to use salary and benefits such as flexibility to compete for talent, according to research from global recruiter Morgan McKinley
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13 Feb 2024
How Can AI Chatbots Help Docs Tailor Patient Education?
By Sara HeathAI chatbots powered by large language models still might miss the mark on delivering patient education, but data shows they can help doctors tailor information.
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12 Feb 2024
Observe ties in Snowflake to slash observability costs
By Beth PariseauThe emerging competitor to Dynatrace, Datadog and Splunk shuns AIOps, and its approach to data management and price tag intrigued one experienced customer.
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12 Feb 2024
CISA warns Fortinet zero-day vulnerability under attack
By Arielle WaldmanCISA alerted federal agencies that a critical zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS is being actively exploited, though Fortinet has yet to confirm reports.
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12 Feb 2024
HPE's GreenLake for Block Storage goes GA
By Adam ArmstrongThe third version of HPE block storage on the Alletra MP brings higher capacity and performance as well as an easier way for customers to scale out as needs change.
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12 Feb 2024
Ericsson intros AI-powered premium 5G intent-based operations
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms technology and service provider deploys artificial intelligence and automation use case libraries to simplify network operations by managing conflicting intents to meet desired business outcomes
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12 Feb 2024
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
By Simon QuickePersonnel moves this week at TD Synnex, Apogee, Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Logpoint, and Concurrent Technologies
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12 Feb 2024
Channel can make money from generative AI
By Simon QuickeGenerative artificial intelligence has gone from hype to use cases to become a growing channel opportunity
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12 Feb 2024
Jersey Telecom, RoamsysNext claim IoT game changer
By Joe O’HalloranTelco teams with development partner to introduce internet of things certification manager and solve network congestion and performance issues caused by uncertified IoT devices
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12 Feb 2024
HHS, ONC Designate Additional QHINs for TEFCA Health Data Exchange
By Hannah NelsonAs QHINs, CommonWell Health Alliance and Kno2 can immediately begin supporting health data exchange under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
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12 Feb 2024
Businesses brace for FCC's ban on AI robocalls
By Makenzie HollandThe FCC's ban on AI-generated robocalls comes in response to growing concern about bad actors using AI to mimic someone's likeness and voice to spread misinformation.
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12 Feb 2024
US works to develop AI standards while California legislates
By Makenzie HollandCalifornia has proposed AI regulation as the U.S. works to develop AI standards by bringing together companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
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12 Feb 2024
$4M Grant to Fund Development of Sleep Apnea Outcome Prediction Tools
By Shania KennedyMount Sinai researchers will use a $4 million NIH grant to investigate how artificial intelligence could advance outcome prediction for patients with sleep apnea.
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12 Feb 2024
More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used second faulty Post Office system
By Karl FlindersMore than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used a previous faulty computer system in their branches as more people come forward with information following Post Office scandal TV drama
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12 Feb 2024
Virgin Media O2 switches on 2Gbps broadband, symmetrical speed options
By Joe O’HalloranXGS-PON technology-based Gig2 becomes first residential 2Gbps service from UK provider to go live for sale, designed to help power future technologies from AI to immersive and cloud gaming
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12 Feb 2024
Akira Ransomware Aggressively Targets Healthcare, HC3 Warns
By Jill McKeonIn the year since the group was first identified, Akira ransomware has claimed at least 81 victims, favoring healthcare and other critical infrastructure sectors.
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12 Feb 2024
HHS Will Provide Technical Assistance to States Addressing Homelessness
By Victoria BaileyParticipating states have implemented Medicaid section 1115 demonstrations or other state plan amendments to improve access to housing-related services for those facing homelessness.
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12 Feb 2024
Telemental Healthcare Use Varies Across Sociodemographic Lines
By Anuja VaidyaNew research reveals that while outpatient mental healthcare visits have increased, telehealth use in this area varies based on social and economic factors.
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12 Feb 2024
AI, VR ‘Therapist’ Demonstrates Potential for Mental Health Support
By Shania KennedyThe eXtended-Reality Artificially Intelligent Ally combines generative AI and virtual reality to provide patients with self-administered, conversational therapy.
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12 Feb 2024
How Community Health Centers Support Transitions Out of Incarceration
By Sara HeathTransitions of care out of incarceration are key to reducing recidivism, and community health centers are poised to spearhead those transitions.
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09 Feb 2024
DigitalOcean now offers daily backup capability for VMs
By Tim McCarthyThe latest feature for IaaS cloud provider DigitalOcean enables daily backups and faster recoveries, but enterprises still require more for mission-critical workloads.
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09 Feb 2024
The outlook for open source? Growing, but there are challenges
By Steve RangerWhile more companies are using open source technologies, not everyone may realise it
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09 Feb 2024
Amazon defends facial-recognition tech sale to FBI despite moratorium
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe FBI has confirmed it is using Amazon’s Rekognition image and video analysis software, but Amazon says it is ‘false’ to suggest this violates the company’s self-imposed moratorium on selling facial-recognition technology to US police
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09 Feb 2024
Distributors play key role in sustainability
By Simon QuickeGiven its position as a supplier of products and services, and its trusted relationship with vendors, disties are in a pivotal position
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09 Feb 2024
HSBC and Google Cloud partner up for climate tech startup growth push
By Caroline DonnellyBanking giant HSBC will work with Google Cloud-affiliated climate tech startups to help them access funding to support their future growth
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09 Feb 2024
MoD ethical hacking programme expands after initial success
By Alex ScroxtonThe Ministry of Defence has expanded the scope of its defensive security partnership with HackerOne
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09 Feb 2024
Cohesity pitches Veritas buy as channel positive
By Simon QuickeDeal will give combined channel base opportunity to sell more cloud, security and AI products
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09 Feb 2024
Hospital Groups Rally Against HHS’ Interpretation of DSH Payments Formula
By Victoria BaileyAccording to HHS, a patient is only entitled to SSI benefits if they receive cash SSI payments during a hospital stay, a warped interpretation that impacts DSH payments, hospital groups said.
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09 Feb 2024
Digital experience becomes new boardroom metric
By Joe O’HalloranNetworking technology and services giant outlines new paradigm in experience economy, where next generation of chief digital officers demand unified understanding of every component of networked applications
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09 Feb 2024
Medicare Advantage Intake Surveys May Draw Insights, But Not Always
By Kelsey WaddillSome questions are better suited for telephonic surveys than others during the Medicare Advantage enrollment process.
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09 Feb 2024
Europe carves out niche in quantum computing
By Pat BransAs the US, China and Europe accelerate investment in quantum computing, Europe is beginning to develop its own unique position in the fledgling global ecosystem
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09 Feb 2024
AHIMA Launches Resource Hub for Non-Clinical AI Use in Healthcare
By Shania KennedyThe American Health Information Management Association’s new resource hub aims to help healthcare professionals navigate non-clinical AI tools.
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09 Feb 2024
Telehealth Bridge Clinic Engages Vulnerable Patients in OUD Treatment
By Anuja VaidyaAn analysis by UPMC shows that its telehealth bridge clinic effectively engaged vulnerable opioid use disorder patients, extending access to treatment.
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09 Feb 2024
10% of Premature Births Linked to Phthalate Exposure In Utero
By Veronica SalibA study in the Lancet Planetary Health linked maternal phthalate exposure to adverse birth outcomes, including 10% of premature births.
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09 Feb 2024
47% of Trans Individuals Considered Moving Due to State Laws
By Veronica SalibAn early insights report from a 2022 US Trans survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality revealed that state laws drove 47% of trans people to consider moving.
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09 Feb 2024
Half of Transgender Patients Report Bad Patient Experience
By Sara HeathPoor patient experience ranged from being misgendered to having a provider use harsh or abusive language during treatment.
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08 Feb 2024
Google turns Bard AI into Gemini, launches Gemini Advanced
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant gave Bard a new name and introduced users to Ultra 1.0 through a new mobile app. It revealed changes to Duet AI and Cloud.
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08 Feb 2024
Amazon weighs in on AI regulation
By Makenzie HollandAmazon supports a risk-based approach to artificial intelligence regulation, which means focusing on regulating harmful uses of AI.
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08 Feb 2024
NCC Group records the most ransomware victims ever in 2023
By Arielle WaldmanEnterprises faced an alarming number of ransomware attacks as gangs targeted supply chains and took advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities and organizations' patching struggles.
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08 Feb 2024
GenAI's job threat turns up in job ads, not layoffs
By Patrick ThibodeauAdoption of generative AI is akin to offshore outsourcing, where low-level tasks are shifted elsewhere. Instead of work going to India, it's now going to the machine.
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08 Feb 2024
Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness
By Cliff SaranCentrepoint needed to send FOIs to more than 300 local authorities in England to access required information
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08 Feb 2024
Average broadband use on pace to break terabyte barrier by 2030
By Joe O’HalloranBroadband consumption data shows record use of 641GB per subscriber in 2023, with leap to 1TB expected by end of decade
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08 Feb 2024
Ericsson, Qualcomm drive 5G Standalone benefits in UK, Finland
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms tech provider and mobile platform provider reveal projects in key European territories showing differentiated connectivity enabled by network slicing on 5G core and radio access network technology
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08 Feb 2024
Microsoft in discussions with CISPE to remedy ‘unfair’ cloud software licensing practices
By Caroline DonnellySoftware giant Microsoft has opened discussions with a European cloud trade body that has previously raised a formal complaint against the firm over its ‘unfair software licensing practices’
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08 Feb 2024
Cohesity, Veritas combine as new data protection company
By Tim McCarthyCohesity is combining with Veritas' data protection business in a deal expected to close by the end of 2024. Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen will remain at the helm.
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08 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Sandy Venugopal, SentinelOne
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the former CIO of Uber and LinkedIn, current CIO of SentinelOne, about how artificial intelligence should be deployed in business
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08 Feb 2024
Executive alleged to be behind EncroChat encrypted phone network arrested
By Bill GoodwinA businessman allegedly behind EncroChat, an encrypted phone network that was used by organised crime groups, has been extradited from the Dominican Republic to France
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08 Feb 2024
HHS Finalizes Changes to Substance Use Confidentiality Regulations
By Jill McKeonThe final rule modified the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations under 42 CFR part 2 to better align with HIPAA.
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08 Feb 2024
University of Wisconsin Researchers 3D Print Functional Brain Tissue
By Veronica SalibResearchers at the University of Wisconsin developed 3D-printed functional human brain tissue with implications for studying neurological or neurodevelopmental disorders.
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08 Feb 2024
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence
By Pat BransIT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use
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08 Feb 2024
IBM expands AWS marketplace programme to UK
By Simon QuickeIBM’s experiences running AWS offering in the US has given it the confidence to move to the next phase and introduce it to a number of European countries
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08 Feb 2024
University Hospital of Wales launches digital cardiology test requests
By Lis EvenstadThe Cardiff-based hospital is switching from a paper-based system to a digital service, which is integrated into the Welsh Clinical Portal
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08 Feb 2024
CityFibre wins five new Project Gigabit contracts
By Joe O’HalloranLeading UK independent full-fibre network provider gains added stake in UK government’s £5bn gigabit broadband programme, subsidising infrastructure roll-out to over 202,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural areas in UK’s southern counties and Midlands
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08 Feb 2024
KLAS Highlights Top Security, Privacy Solutions This Year
By Jill McKeonClaroty, Protenus, and Fortified Health Security were among the security and privacy vendors ranked Best in KLAS for 2024.
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08 Feb 2024
Cisco taps Apple, Nvidia to achieve distance zero and propel collaboration in new workspace
By Joe O’HalloranNetworking and IT tech and services firm reveals solutions and partnerships with leading CE and processor manufacturer to support business in the new world of world where workspaces are being reimagined
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08 Feb 2024
AI Provides Personalized Treatment Strategies for Esophageal Cancer
By Shania KennedyNew pharmacokinetic model recommends personalized treatment by analyzing differences among the signaling pathways in esophageal cancer.
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08 Feb 2024
KLAS Report Reveals Top-Performing Vendors for Payer Services
By Victoria BaileyThe top-performing vendors varied across payer services, with Zelis ranking high for payment accuracy and integrity and ZeOmega succeeding in care management.
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08 Feb 2024
GLP-1 Medication Use Is Linked with Lower Anxiety, Depression Rates
By Veronica SalibEpic Research published a study revealing a correlation between some GLP-1 drugs and lower diagnostic rates of anxiety and depression.
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07 Feb 2024
Latest Cisco products show measured approach to AI
By Antone GonsalvesCisco has launched a SaaS product for applying policy controls to AI model-bound data and an Nvidia partnership to bolster Cisco UCS servers for AI at the edge and data centers.
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07 Feb 2024
CISA: Volt Typhoon had access to some U.S. targets for 5 years
By Arielle WaldmanA joint cybersecurity advisory expanded on the Volt Typhoon threat Wednesday, confirming attackers maintained prolonged persistent access to critical infrastructure targets.
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07 Feb 2024
NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
By Alex ScroxtonMalicious, state-backed actors may well be lurking in the UK’s most critical networks right now, and their operators may not even know until it is too late, warn the NCSC and its partners
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07 Feb 2024
Email marketers feel Google, Yahoo DMARC policy change
By Don FluckingerAs marketers face changes to email authentication and third-party cookie deprecation, contact centers are a treasure trove of first-party data to drive multichannel campaigns.
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07 Feb 2024
Chainalysis: 2023 a 'watershed' year for ransomware
By Alexander CulafiChainalysis said ransomware payments ballooned to reach $1.1 billion in 2023, marking a complete reversal from the decline in ransomware payments seen the year prior.
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07 Feb 2024
Spectra Logic brings Glacier on premises for NetApp
By Adam ArmstrongNetApp StorageGrid customers can backup data in the cloud or on premises thanks to a new integration with Spectra Logic, a development one analyst described as advantageous.
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07 Feb 2024
GitOps vendor's close echoes wider funding, open-core woes
By Beth PariseauScore one for IT orgs that rely solely on upstream code, as Flux CD sails on. But Weaveworks' demise points to larger issues for vendor sustainability, especially in open source.
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07 Feb 2024
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google
By Bill GoodwinGoogle’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments
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07 Feb 2024
The challenges of open source in government
By Cliff SaranPublic sector bodies may find their policy decisions are stymied due to the inflexibility of the software they deploy. Is open source the answer?
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07 Feb 2024
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
By Clare McDonaldResearch from BCS shows very slow progress when it comes to the number of women and people from under-represented groups in tech over the past five years
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07 Feb 2024
Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government reaffirming its commitment hold off on artificial intelligence legislation has been received positively by industry for balancing innovation and safety