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08 Oct 2024
Microsoft repairs 2 zero-days on October Patch Tuesday
Administrators 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
The number of active cyber criminal ransomware gangs has surged by almost a third in the space of 12 months, according to new intelligence published by Secureworks
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08 Oct 2024
HHS settles 2 investigations under HIPAA Security Rule
HHS imposed civil monetary penalties against two healthcare organizations following ransomware investigations and potential HIPAA Security Rule violations.
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16 Sep 2024
HMRC’s list of known tax avoidance schemes and non-compliant umbrellas nears 100 names
The number of non-compliant umbrella companies and tax avoidance schemes on HMRC’s name and shame list has doubled in the past 12 months
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16 Sep 2024
Crest secures FCDO funding to help overseas countries increase their cyber-readiness
Non-profit Crest is launching an initiative to help overseas, private-sector firms get better prepared for cyber threats
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16 Sep 2024
Ericsson aims to boost enterprise 5G
Global comms tech provider reveals plans to enhance enterprise 5G portfolio, incorporating private 5G connectivity and neutral host solutions, looking to drive flexibility and simplicity across lifecycle of deployment
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16 Sep 2024
EasyDMARC planning to invest in channel
Security player will use some of its recently secured funding to build out the support it can provide to partners
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16 Sep 2024
Slow, unreliable workplace broadband holds back London SMEs
Research from full-fibre broadband provider warns that small businesses in UK capital could be missing out on an estimated £28bn in annual revenue due to slow and unreliable workplace connectivity
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15 Sep 2024
UK unites nations to discuss closing global cyber skills gap
The UK government invites representatives from around the world to a summit to discuss how to address global IT security skills gap
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13 Sep 2024
Oracle users share challenges, successes with cloud, AI
At Oracle CloudWorld, companies ranging from banks to candy makers shared the challenges and benefits of using Oracle cloud software and AI in enterprise environments.
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13 Sep 2024
Lenovo adds GPUaaS for on-premises AI workloads
Lenovo adds to its AI portfolio with a new GPU-as-a-service offering, a move that challenges Dell and HPE. It also adds predictive analytics to its management offering.
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13 Sep 2024
Oracle upgrades skills management as U.S. workforce shifts
Oracle has upgraded its skills management platform, making it industry-specific where needed and giving management and employees more control over their skills needs.
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13 Sep 2024
Analysts make 4 technology predictions for 2025
While agentic AI might excite CIOs as the next iteration of AI within business workflows, it will pose challenges for businesses, Forrester Research analysts say.
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13 Sep 2024
Fortinet confirms data breach, extortion demand
Fortinet confirmed that a threat actor stole data from a third-party cloud-based shared file drive, which affected a small number of customers, but many questions remain.
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13 Sep 2024
Tableau Einstein is a new BI platform with AI at its core
The new platform marks an evolution for the longtime analytics vendor, making AI the focus with capabilities such as agent-based insight generation and real-time analysis.
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13 Sep 2024
Mid and South Essex deploys shared care record
The 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
Mitel bolsters hybrid UC offering
Vendor Mitel continues to build on unified communications strategy designed to provide customers with flexibility
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13 Sep 2024
Vodafone/Three merger likely to increase mobile prices, warns competition watchdog
A 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
UN-backed cyber security report highlights global shortfalls in preparedness
In the three years since the UN-backed cyber security report was published, countries have been making a concerted effort to protect themselves from cyber threats, but there’s more to do
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13 Sep 2024
Cyber workforce must almost double to meet global talent need
Research from ISC2 finds global cyber workforce needs additional 4.8 million people to fully secure businesses
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13 Sep 2024
Municipal makeover: Indian cities embrace cutting-edge tech
From 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
OpenAI releases new models that provide better reasoning
While reasoning is a needed move toward workflows based on AI agents, it does not solve the problem of bias in large language models. Good data is a way to mitigate that problem.
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12 Sep 2024
Salesforce reveals more on Agentforce autonomous AI agents
Salesforce seizes on the concept of agentic AI to automate sales and service processes. The company holds fast to the idea the AI agents will assist humans -- not replace them.
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12 Sep 2024
Docker pricing changes hike mid-tier costs
Docker adds features but raises Pro and Team prices and adds consumption-based Docker Hub pricing for container image pulls and storage.
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12 Sep 2024
AI and sustainability on tap for Oracle Cloud applications
Oracle 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
AT&T sues Broadcom over VMware support licensing
AT&T claims its negotiated contract with VMware pre-Broadcom acquisition is not being honored, casting light on recent product and purchasing changes Broadcom has instituted.
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12 Sep 2024
Mastercard to acquire Recorded Future for $2.65B
Mastercard says the addition of threat intelligence vendor Recorded Future will bolster its cybersecurity services as threats against the financial sector continue to rise.
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12 Sep 2024
Hospital patient safety rebounds, surpasses pre-COVID rates
Hospital patient safety improvements range from reductions in hospital-acquired infections to increases in preventive screening access.
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12 Sep 2024
Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation
New 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
A 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
Data 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
Former 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
Texas sues HHS over HIPAA rule on reproductive health data
The Texas attorney general alleged that an HHS rule that protects reproductive health data unlawfully prevents states from using their investigative authority.
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12 Sep 2024
Logicalis on track to hit sustainability targets
Channel player shares insights into how it’s reducing emissions across its business and supplier ecosystem
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12 Sep 2024
Keir Starmer vows to create a ‘digital NHS’ following damning Darzi review
The 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
Deep learning tool could improve brain pressure monitoring
A deep learning tool that uses routinely collected data could provide a noninvasive method for clinicians to monitor intracranial hypertension in intensive care patients.
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12 Sep 2024
Druva's Dru Investigate guards backup data from cyberattacks
The latest generative AI service from Druva, Dru Investigate, adds a new copilot option to its backup software that identifies anomalies and offers remediation suggestions.
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12 Sep 2024
Mphasis expands UK roots with leap into quantum computing
Indian 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
European enterprise networking lacks hybrid maturity
Deploying a complex hybrid and multicloud IT architecture has an impact on enterprise network management
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12 Sep 2024
Zoho Analytics update adds GenAI tools, data science studio
New capabilities for the vendor's GenAI assistant include insight generation, while a studio for data science and machine learning enables various personae to do predictive BI.
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12 Sep 2024
UK and others sign first ‘binding’ treaty on AI and human rights
The 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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12 Sep 2024
Mainframe teams turn to AI for modernisation gains
Given the skills crisis, generative artificial intelligence may offer a way for IT and business leaders to modernise their mainframe environments
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11 Sep 2024
Datacentres granted critical national infrastructure status
The global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike has shown why keeping datacentres secure and safe is critical to the UK
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11 Sep 2024
Generative AI pushes CIOs to adapt strategy, find use cases
A strong AI strategy will help CIOs pick AI use cases and shed projects that aren't feasible at the moment.
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11 Sep 2024
Oracle launches over 50 AI Agents for business use
The new agents will automate business processes. The agents show the growth in generative AI and move the market beyond the chatbot use case into a work assistant application.
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11 Sep 2024
U.S. finds women persistently underrepresented in tech
Women make up less than a quarter of high-skill tech workers, according to a new U.S. report. The reasons for this low number, which hasn't changed much since 2005, are unclear.
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11 Sep 2024
Microsoft: Zero-day vulnerability rolled back previous patches
On Patch Tuesday, Microsoft addresses a critical zero-day vulnerability that reversed previous fixes for older vulnerabilities and put Windows 10 systems at risk.
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11 Sep 2024
Stakeholders plead for telehealth prescribing extension
Healthcare groups are urging Congress and the White House to extend telehealth prescribing flexibility for controlled substances as the year-end expiration date draws near.
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11 Sep 2024
Arcitecta Mediaflux goes multi-site, to the edge and bursts
Arcitecta has partnered with Dell to increase data transfer speeds across geographies, at the edge and during hours when compute resources are in demand.
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11 Sep 2024
March of Dimes report: 2.3M women live in maternal care deserts
According to a 2024 report by March of Dimes, 35% of U.S. counties are maternity care deserts, with roughly 2.3 million women of reproductive age living in these areas.
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11 Sep 2024
HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration
HMRC 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
NetSuite ERP gets Redwood UX, more AI and procurement
At SuiteWorld, Oracle NetSuite showed a new Redwood Design System UX, as well as AI embedded across applications, a new procurement application and data sharing with Salesforce.
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11 Sep 2024
AMA 2025 CPT code set updates focus on novel genetic testing
The AMA's 2025 CPT code set has 420 updates, including new codes for genetic testing, AI medical services, remote therapeutic monitoring and novel surgical techniques.
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11 Sep 2024
Maternity care deserts commonplace as more OB wards shutter
Obstetric ward closures and maternity care provider shortages are driving the growing trend of maternity care deserts nationwide.
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11 Sep 2024
AI foundation model predicts cancer diagnosis, prognosis
A ChatGPT-like AI model could inform precision medicine efforts across 19 cancer subtypes by analyzing histopathology images and predicting the molecular profile of tumors.
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11 Sep 2024
Lawmakers take aim at employee monitoring software
AI-enabled employee monitoring software's role in measuring performance is raising concerns that it might help automate hiring, firing and promotion decisions.
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11 Sep 2024
KLAS: Clinician EHR interoperability needs are not being met
A KLAS report shows that just 44% of clinicians are satisfied with EHR integration, underscoring the need for better practices to enhance EHR interoperability.
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11 Sep 2024
Latin America move ‘a natural choice’ for Assured Data Protection
Following the announcement of a joint venture with Rubrik to cover the Latin America region, Assured Data Protection’s co-founder shares details of the motivation behind the decision
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11 Sep 2024
Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system
Pressured 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
September Patch Tuesday: Update before 1 October
Four critical remote code execution bugs in Windows and three critical elevated privileges vulnerabilities will keep admins busy
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11 Sep 2024
Oracle focuses on CX platform as it exits ad business
Oracle rolls out generative AI tools for sellers, beefs up CDP to reinforce B2B buying and selling team interactions, and adds industry-specific features.
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11 Sep 2024
Ampito turns to Nebula to expand global reach
Ampito and Nebula Global Services will partner to ensure there is a high-quality provision of in-country support to customers
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11 Sep 2024
How Sonar is elevating code quality in the age of AI
Sonar’s code quality platform helps developers maintain secure, high-quality code amid the rise of artificial intelligence-based coding assistants, now expanding into the Asian market
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11 Sep 2024
Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites
UK 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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11 Sep 2024
ICO and NCA sign MoU to provide joint support for cyber crime victims
UK data protection watchdog joins forces with law enforcement agency to provide more support for organisations that fall victim to cyber crime and ransomware attacks
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10 Sep 2024
Four zero-days fixed for September Patch Tuesday
Most corrections this month focus on the Windows OS, but enterprises that rely on SQL Server or SharePoint should prioritize deploying the security updates for those platforms.
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10 Sep 2024
SambaNova Systems intros AI inference platform
The new platform runs Llama 3.1 405B and, with the vendor's full-stack approach, helps enterprises build agentic applications. It also rivals GPU architectures, the vendor claims.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle makes OCI GenAI Agents with RAG available
The offering provides RAG capabilities for customers that use Oracle databases. Use cases include legal research, finance and customer service support.
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10 Sep 2024
Ada Lovelace Institute warns NHS against deploying genomics AI
A 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
AWS to invest £8bn in building out UK datacentre footprint over next five years
Amazon Web Services has reinforced its commitment to the UK, with a five-year datacentre investment plan
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10 Sep 2024
Agentic AI will revolutionize business processes
As AI evolves, Forrester Research analysts believe agentic AI and automating complex business processes will be the next step forward for businesses.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld ’24
Oracle’s leadership was in celebratory mood opening its annual CloudWorld jamboree, and with its announcement of a new cloud partnership with AWS, multicloud futures were high on everyone’s agenda
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10 Sep 2024
Apple Watch, AirPods to include sleep apnea, hearing features
Apple is adding new features, including sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch and hearing tests and aids on the AirPods Pro 2, in an effort to boost health management.
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10 Sep 2024
U.S. House passes BIOSECURE Act, targeting Chinese biotech
The U.S. House passed the BIOSECURE Act, which targets Chinese biotech firms to safeguard national security and impact the drug supply chain.
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10 Sep 2024
NetSPI chasing down significant channel growth
Vendor shares update on how its partner-first approach has been progressing through the year
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10 Sep 2024
JFrog connects key software supply chain management dots
JFrog ties in with GitHub and Nvidia and ships Runtime Security to offer visibility into software supply chains from source code to production and back again, including AI apps.
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10 Sep 2024
Employer strategies to address factors driving healthcare costs
High healthcare costs have motivated employers to think creatively about their benefits and strategies, from rethinking their partnerships with PBMs to finding ways to limit GLP-1 utilization.
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10 Sep 2024
50% of women skip care due to high medical costs, care access
Women are 31% more likely to skip care due to high medical costs than their male counterparts.
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10 Sep 2024
CMS notifies 946K individuals of third-party data breach
The personally identifiable information of nearly one million Medicare beneficiaries was affected by a third-party data breach at CMS.
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10 Sep 2024
Qlik AutoML update targets trust with visibility, simplicity
The vendor added new features that simplify developing and deploying machine learning models as well as provide greater visibility into performance to ensure trustworthy outputs.
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10 Sep 2024
Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence
Several initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare
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10 Sep 2024
JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations
Secure software specialist JFrog is working with code development service GitHub to integrate the onboard capabilities of its Software Supply Chain Platform service into GitHub’s platform
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10 Sep 2024
Google Cloud Backup service expands with vault offering
The latest updates to Google Cloud's backup and recovery offering adds immutable and invisible data vaults for VMs and databases, alongside other features.
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10 Sep 2024
AWS joins Microsoft, Google Cloud in offering Oracle database
AWS joined Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud in offering the Oracle Database, an indication that enterprises want to use Oracle alongside the cloud providers' AI services.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle keeps AI focus with database updates, new data lake
Updates to HeatWave and Database 23ai, along with the introduction of Intelligent Data Lake, are all aimed at better enabling customers to develop artificial intelligence tools.
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10 Sep 2024
Infinigate Cloud strikes N-able marketplace partnership
Distributor will offer tools to managed service providers across large areas of Europe as part of the relationship
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10 Sep 2024
Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency
Manufacturer Unilever is already using AI for advanced data analytics, but is now exploring how to use Accenture’s GenAI platform
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10 Sep 2024
ANZ CIOs to prioritise cyber security investments in 2025
Cyber security remains high on the agenda for ANZ CIOs, followed by data analytics, cloud and generative AI
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10 Sep 2024
Sony Research, AI Singapore to refine Sea-Lion for Tamil
Sony Research and AI Singapore are collaborating to enhance the Sea-Lion LLM for Tamil, a language spoken in Southeast Asia and India
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09 Sep 2024
iPhone 16 built around Apple Intelligence AI features
The consumer electronics giant introduced a new generation of iPhones with generative AI features such as writing tools, summarization and better Siri.
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09 Sep 2024
At CloudWorld, Oracle completes hyperscaler trifecta with AWS
Oracle opens up its annual CloudWorld event with a plethora of announcements, launching a partnership with cloud giant AWS and expanding previously announced tie-ups with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
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09 Sep 2024
U.S. begins rulemaking for AI developers on riskiest models
The federal government has proposed a rule outlining cybersecurity and developmental reporting requirements for both AI developers and cloud providers.
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09 Sep 2024
Akira ransomware gang targeting SonicWall VPN accounts
Arctic Wolf recently observed the Akira ransomware gang compromising SonicWall SSL VPN accounts, which could be connected to a critical vulnerability in SonicOS.
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09 Sep 2024
OpenTofu, OpenBao reach milestones post-HashiCorp BSL
OpenTofu capped a year since launch with a new registry UI and API, while OpenBao reached GA, but open source forks didn't keep HashiCorp from beating growth estimates.
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09 Sep 2024
Multiple Veeam vulns spark concern among defenders
Veeam users are urged to patch a series of vulnerabilities in the firm’s Backup & Replication product to get out ahead of potential exploitation by ransomware gangs
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09 Sep 2024
AMA reports low PBM competition, high vertical integration
A 2024 AMA annual report confirms low competition and high vertical integration in PBM markets, urging regulatory action to protect patients and ensure affordability.
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09 Sep 2024
Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements
Subpostmasters 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
Half of clinicians report positive ambient AI experience
About half of clinicians using an ambient AI documentation tool in a clinical trial reported positive outcomes, but some found no time-saving benefits or improved EHR experience.
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09 Sep 2024
Interview: Jon Grainger, CTO, DWF
The 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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09 Sep 2024
Softer market in the UK hits Computacenter in H1
Channel player updates market on its half-year progress, with its CEO underlining its strategy to gain ‘podium’ customers
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09 Sep 2024
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Another busy week for HR departments across the industry, with some fresh faces and well-deserved promotions being given the chance to shine in new positions
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09 Sep 2024
Forrester: IT budget growth pushed towards cross-functional teams
Analyst firm Forrester has forecast a slight increase in IT budgets for 2025, but technical debt is one of the areas likely to feel the squeeze
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09 Sep 2024
Salesforce Industries clouds for verticals adds 100 AI features
A new AI toolkit for Salesforce's industry-specific clouds delivers more than 100 features for companies in 15 industries to automate common tasks, each with their own data model.