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13 Aug 2025
Alibaba unveils Accio Agent for global trade
By Esther ShittuThe e-commerce giant's new agent targets tasks such as building a business plan and following through on it.
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13 Aug 2025
Cisco data center SVP on AI, cloud evolution and competition
By Shane SniderThe company's data center and internet infrastructure leader said Cisco's strategy aims to match explosive artificial intelligence innovation.
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13 Aug 2025
OCR updates HIPAA FAQs following health tech initiative launch
By Jill McKeonOCR updated some HIPAA Privacy Rule FAQs in support of CMS' recent health tech initiative launch, providing clarity on permitted PHI disclosures.
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13 Aug 2025
Fuel leak prompts Openreach full-fibre broadband upgrade
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading broadband provider deploys full-fibre infrastructure to enhance rural England village’s connectivity following leak that diminished comms services
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13 Aug 2025
BlackSuit ransomware payment recovered in takedown operation
By Alex ScroxtonUS authorities reveal how over a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets laundered by the BlackSuit ransomware gang were seized ahead of a July takedown operation
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13 Aug 2025
SonicWall backs MSPs with unified approach
By Simon QuickeThe security player launches a wave of products as JumpCloud’s latest market survey reveals the benefits of consolidating IT tools
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13 Aug 2025
Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026
By Karl FlindersSpanish banking giant announces mandatory AI training for staff, and collaborates with OpenAI on a ‘data and AI-first transformation’
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13 Aug 2025
SAP touts Business Suite as key to enterprise AI
By Stephen WithersThe German software giant pitched its Business Suite set of integrated applications for the AI era, along with the SAP Joule copilot as the future orchestrator of business workflows, at its customer conference in Melbourne
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13 Aug 2025
Fujitsu orders staff to retain Post Office-related documentation as it braces for legal action
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier tells all UK staff to preserve documents related to its work with the Post Office
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13 Aug 2025
ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion
By Brian McKennaThe Open Data Institute has published a manifesto to guide European Union data and artificial intelligence policy formation
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12 Aug 2025
Macquarie Data Centres to offer Dell-Nvidia AI tech stack
By Aaron TanThe Australian datacentre operator will host the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia infrastructure platform in its sovereign facilities to meet growing demand for local, secure and compliant generative AI infrastructure
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12 Aug 2025
Aerospike update aims to improve database performance
By Eric AvidonWith the addition of expression indexes that enable users to streamline the data discovery process, the vendor is providing capabilities that could force competitors to respond.
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12 Aug 2025
Aerospike update aims to improve database performance
By Eric AvidonWith the addition of expression indexes that enable users to streamline the data discovery process, the vendor is providing capabilities that could force competitors to respond.
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12 Aug 2025
Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft rolls out fixes for over 100 CVEs in its August Patch Tuesday update
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12 Aug 2025
Doximity acquires AI-powered clinical decision support tool
By Anuja VaidyaThe digital healthcare provider network is adding Pathway Medical's AI-driven clinical reference tool to its suite of solutions through a $63 million acquisition.
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12 Aug 2025
Nvidia new world models power physical AI systems, apps
By Esther ShittuThe hardware and software vendor's new world models target the development of robotic applications and reasoning in robots.
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12 Aug 2025
Researchers firm up ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider link
By Alex ScroxtonReliaQuest researchers present new evidence that firms up a potential link, or outright partnership, between the ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider cyber gangs
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12 Aug 2025
UK work visa sponsors are target of phishing campaign
By Alex ScroxtonMimecast identifies a phishing campaign targeting UK organisations that sponsor migrant workers and students, opening the door to account compromise and visa fraud
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12 Aug 2025
'AI receptionist' IVR takes flight with customer service
By Don FluckingerTraditional rules-based interactive voice response technology could be on its way out.
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12 Aug 2025
Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it
By Brian McKennaWorkday research finds 75% of workers like AI as a teammate, but only 30% want it to be the boss. Trust in the technology may grow with use, but human focus, clear roles and governance are key
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12 Aug 2025
UK state-owned bank goes cloud-native
By Karl FlindersState-owned National Savings and Investments bank used contract renewal as an opportunity to keep pace with changes in the market
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12 Aug 2025
Forrester: Marketeers leaning toward smaller B2B events
By Simon QuickeAnalyst house Forrester shares its insights into the state of the global events market, with pressure is mounting to make them rewarding and cost-effective
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12 Aug 2025
MX Fiber extends gigabit access across south-east Mexico with optical network
By Joe O’HalloranNew photonic net in region traditionally underserved by digital infrastructure set to transform connectivity for datacentres, industrial zones and subsea hubs, while laying groundwork for smarter commerce, transportation and public services
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12 Aug 2025
Norway fixing Big Bang e-health botch with fintech security
By Mark BallardExperts call for Europe’s health sector to protect medical APIs with security originated from UK open banking as officials take urgent measures against unprecedented attacks
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12 Aug 2025
Salesforce research: CFOs zealous for agentic AI
By Brian McKennaA Salesforce study says chief financial officers have shifted from agentic artificial intelligence caution to putting the technology front and centre of their business strategies
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12 Aug 2025
Obituary: Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist
By Clare McDonaldDame Stephanie Shirley, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist known in the technology sector as Steve, has passed away
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12 Aug 2025
600 VodafoneThree UK sites now offer integrated coverage
By Joe O’HalloranNewly formed operator releases details on key element of merger, claiming hundreds of sites now offer ‘seamless’ integration with aim of unlocking greater capacity, eliminating 4G notspots and expanding 5G coverage across the UK
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12 Aug 2025
Ola’s Krutrim builds ‘AI-first’ sovereign cloud for India
By Aaron TanKrutrim is building a vertically integrated technology stack to make AI affordable, scalable and sovereign for Indian businesses while catering to the country’s linguistic needs
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11 Aug 2025
Trump fee for Nvidia, AMD China exports could face legal battle
By Shane SniderThe administration's unprecedented move may conflict with the U.S. Constitution's rules against export taxes.
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11 Aug 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickePersonnel moves of note this week at Noma Security, Maintel, Quest Software, JumpCloud and Panasonic Connect
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11 Aug 2025
F&W Networks, Fusion Fibre team to accelerate gigabit broadband
By Joe O’HalloranStrategic partnership designed to reinforce broadband wholesaler’s position as a enabler of digital transformation across the UK and deliver on shared commitment to building a more connected future for homes and businesses in south of England
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11 Aug 2025
Overlooking IoT TCO risks millions in hidden costs
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds concentrating on cheap connectivity while overlooking the total cost of internet of things ownership risks millions in hidden costs, but accurate TCO assessments can identify multimillions in net savings
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11 Aug 2025
Why Intel’s woes show the fragility of the European Chips Act
By Cliff SaranIntel is facing political pressure and stress across its business, with its 2022 plans to manufacture in the EU one of the casualties
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11 Aug 2025
Aspire sets sights on £100m revenue
By Simon QuickeStrength of channel player’s 2024 fiscal year gives it the confidence to go for an ambitious growth target
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11 Aug 2025
Physician practices succeed under bundled payment model
By Jacqueline LaPointePhysician practice groups in the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced cut more costs than their hospital peers, signaling a broader approach to bundled payments.
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11 Aug 2025
Health Insurance Marketplace premiums to grow 18%: KFF
By Jacqueline LaPointePayers expect Health Insurance Marketplace premiums to generally increase in 2026 as they face higher costs, utilization and staffing challenges, according to a new KFF analysis.
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11 Aug 2025
McCullough Review into PSNI spying on journalists and lawyers delayed
By Bill GoodwinAngus McCullough KC is to present findings of an independent review of police spying on phone data of lawyers, journalists and NGOs in Northern Ireland in October
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11 Aug 2025
EDGX closes €2.3m funding to boost AI compute for satellites
By Joe O’HalloranBelgian space tech company gains funding to aid its mission to deliver the world’s fastest edge computing service for satellite constellations, enabling fast and efficient data processing from space
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11 Aug 2025
Arqit to join Vodafone network and ecosystem innovation centre
By Joe O’HalloranInnovation centre for leading-edge technologies welcomes encryption software service to scale its quantum-safe technology across operator’s ecosystem
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11 Aug 2025
Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?
By Bill GoodwinDame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community?
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08 Aug 2025
Intel CEO's potential China links a warning for U.S. companies
By Makenzie HollandPresident Donald Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign, another signal of the administration's heightened focus on competition and support of domestic manufacturing.
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08 Aug 2025
Omada Health revenue jumps 49% year-over-year post-IPO
By Anuja VaidyaThe virtual chronic care provider reported strong financial results in Q2 2025, including sizeable revenue and membership growth, and a strong IPO showing.
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08 Aug 2025
MSPs encouraged to tighten up security defences
By Simon QuickeFears of attacks that exploit VPN vulnerabilities and compromise networks has underlined the need for the channel to remain vigilant
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08 Aug 2025
Black Hat news: Exposed vaults, firmware flaws, AI hacks
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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08 Aug 2025
O2 deploys small cells to boost mobile in Cornwall
By Joe O’HalloranEquipment upgrade will see customers in St Ives and Newquay benefit from better mobile connectivity after deployment of 13 small cells, with sites now live ahead of the peak summer season
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08 Aug 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Lenovo, Exertis Enterprise, Phoenix Software, NTT DATA and WatchGuard Technologies
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08 Aug 2025
Interview: How PXP shifted off VMware
By Cliff SaranWhen a business begins to see less and less value from an incumbent IT provider, especially as its software becomes more expensive, it might be time to switch. Here’s how one company did just that
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08 Aug 2025
The UK government’s AI Growth Zones strategy: Everything you need to know
By Caroline DonnellyPlans to make the UK an AI superpower imply pervasive use of the technology. Ramping up adoption of AI will require more datacentres to host compute-intensive workloads, which is where the AI Growth Zone strategy comes in
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08 Aug 2025
OpenAI closes gap to artificial general intelligence with GPT-5
By Cliff SaranAs OpenAI’s latest large language model delivers smarter AI, experts are wary of the risks GPT-5 poses to human creativity
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08 Aug 2025
Cloudera touts hybrid data platform to power enterprise AI boom
By Aaron TanAt its Evolve APAC 2025 conference in Singapore, Cloudera promises to end the compromise between on-premise data control and public cloud convenience with its hybrid data platform
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07 Aug 2025
OpenAI's GPT-5 is out: Where it shines, and where it doesn't
By Esther ShittuExperts say it's an incremental release but shows some strengths that might interest enterprises.
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07 Aug 2025
Trump's pharma import tariffs threaten drug pricing, generics
By Alivia Kaylor, MScTrump's plan to raise pharma import tariffs up to 250% could drastically increase drug prices, eliminate access to affordable generics and limit R&D efforts across the industry.
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07 Aug 2025
Credit Karma leader shares AI governance lessons learned
By Beth PariseauStart slow and break things -- that's how the head of data and AI at the fintech says enterprises should start building AI governance frameworks.
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07 Aug 2025
DOJ Oks UnitedHealth, Amedisys deal on divestiture conditions
By Sara HeathDOJ said UnitedHealth and Amedisys could move ahead with the $3.3B acquisition as long as they both divest at least 164 of their home health and hospice facilities.
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07 Aug 2025
Illinois 1st US state to ban AI in mental healthcare
By Anuja VaidyaIllinois has banned the use of AI in providing mental healthcare amid rising concerns about AI chatbots causing patient harm, including enabling dangerous behavior.
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07 Aug 2025
Interview: Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer, Thomson Reuters
By Mark SamuelsAs a technologist who also runs corporate operations, Thomson Reuters’ CTO believes her tech background gives her a unique edge as the business information group looks to transform its products with AI
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07 Aug 2025
Context: Security continues to deliver for distribution in H1
By Simon QuickeReview of how the first half of the year has gone indicates that overall the market is growing, although the UK could pick up steam compared with mainland Europe
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07 Aug 2025
Change Healthcare data breach victim count rises to 193 million
By Jill McKeonThe Change Healthcare data breach tally has settled at 193 million, nearly double UnitedHealth Group's initial estimates.
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07 Aug 2025
Trump slaps 100% tariffs on chips to get tech onshore
By Cliff SaranThe chip sector is being shaken up by the US administration’s plans to levy a tariff on semiconductors imported into the United States
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07 Aug 2025
Ingram Micro CEO addresses ransomware attack
By Simon QuickePaul Bay, CEO of Ingram Micro, shared an update while discussing the distributor’s second-quarter numbers
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07 Aug 2025
DeepSeek shows enterprises model distillation opportunity
By Cliff SaranDeepSeek showed how it is possible to run an AI model using far less compute than existing models. AI model distillation is now becoming mainstream
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06 Aug 2025
Government looks at tech to tackle peak electricity demand
By Cliff SaranForecasting, AI, smart meters and electrical vehicle batteries are part of an ambitious project to reduce the use of fossil fuels on the UK's energy grid
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06 Aug 2025
Black Hat USA: Startup breaks secrets management tools
By Alex ScroxtonResearchers at Cyata, an agentic identity specialist that has just emerged from stealth, found 14 CVEs in the widely used CyberArk Conjur and HashiCorp Vault enterprise secrets management platforms
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06 Aug 2025
Telehealth prescribing did not boost ADHD drug initiations
By Anuja VaidyaTelehealth prescribing was not associated with overprescribing of ADHD medication among Medicaid and CHIP enrollees and may have even helped close gaps, new research reveals.
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06 Aug 2025
HHS ends $500M in BARDA‑funded mRNA vaccine developments
By Alivia Kaylor, MScWith no announced timeline, HHS moves to terminate all mRNA vaccine development funded by BARDA, impacting 22 projects worth roughly $500 million.
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06 Aug 2025
Cyber criminals would prefer businesses don’t use Okta
By Alex ScroxtonOkta details a phishing campaign in which the threat actor demonstrated some unusually strong opinions on what authentication methods they would like their targets to use
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06 Aug 2025
Companies House ID verification to start in November 2025
By Alex ScroxtonCompanies House plans to start vetting director identities from mid-November, but its reliance on the troubled One Login digital identity service may be cause for concern
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06 Aug 2025
NCSC updates CNI Cyber Assessment Framework
By Alex ScroxtonUpdates to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework are designed to help providers of critical services better manage their risk profiles
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06 Aug 2025
OVHcloud rejigs partner team and increases support
By Simon QuickeCloud player makes a fresh hire and a couple of promotions to change the lineup responsible for delivering partner programmes
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06 Aug 2025
US comms on verge of tipping point
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from PwC finds that from fibre roll-outs to 5G breakthroughs, America’s broadband and mobile markets are undergoing major shifts, with cable’s grip slipping, the true 5G era beginning and mobile revenues set to surge
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06 Aug 2025
OpenAI now offers open AI models, but CIOs need to assess the risk
By Cliff SaranOpen models offer enterprise IT a way to build tailored LLMs trained on corporate content. Open AI is now offering two open models
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06 Aug 2025
AerFlex takes flight as first cloud-controlled AP-only private 5G platform
By Joe O’Halloran‘Breakthrough’ architecture claimed to be designed to eliminate deployment complexity without compromising security, performance or control
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06 Aug 2025
KLAS: Training and governance needed to address EHR burnout
By Brian T. HorowitzProviders report documentation, messaging and interoperability hurdles when using EHRs, but they see ambient AI as a solution, KLAS revealed.
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06 Aug 2025
Maybank inks RM1bn deal with Microsoft
By Aaron TanThe five-year deal will see Malaysia’s largest bank accelerate its digital transformation efforts, building on its current strategy to embed AI across the organisation and enhance its technological capabilities
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06 Aug 2025
ADP shuffles executive pack to drive growth
By Simon QuickeAssured Data Protection makes management changes to build on the momentum the managed service provider has seen in recent years
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06 Aug 2025
Blue Shield of CA adds drug price transparency to member app
By Sara HeathBlue Shield of California said the drug price transparency tool will promote a better consumer experience and enable comparison shopping for members.
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06 Aug 2025
Biglobe selects DE-CIX for faster Japan, Europe connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranOne of Japan’s leading IT companies connects to Frankfurt-based internet exchange for remote peering services, looking to optimise intercontinental data routing without needing a physical presence in Europe
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06 Aug 2025
Australian scaleup to bring AI-led data protection to the MoD
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s Ministry of Defence is embracing AI-led data protection in the wake of a major privacy breach, enlisting Australian cyber firm Castlepoint Systems to oversee sensitive records
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06 Aug 2025
Airtel to sell its in-house tech globally, inks deal with Singtel
By Aaron TanThe Indian telecoms giant is commercialising the digital tools it built for its own vast network, using its subsidiary, Xtelify, to challenge cloud providers in India and sell its AI software to peers like Singtel and Globe Telecom
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05 Aug 2025
Google adds Gemini CLI for GitHub Actions coding agent
By Beth PariseauThe beta version of Google Gemini CLI for GitHub Actions starts simple and builds in security, but overall, the 'honeymoon phase' for coding agents might be ending.
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05 Aug 2025
Google intros array of technical AI agents across its apps
By Esther ShittuThe tech giant’s latest GenAI offerings arrive amid surging interest in agentic AI technology.
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05 Aug 2025
How Australian firms are using graph databases
By Stephen WithersBanks, miners and police forces in Australia are among those using graph databases to provide the context and data relationships needed for more accurate and trustworthy AI, moving projects from experimentation to production
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05 Aug 2025
Belatedly, OpenAI releases 2 new open weight models
By Esther ShittuThis is a highly anticipated release, as the vendor has received criticism for straying from its open background after GPT-2.
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05 Aug 2025
Cloud Software Group to buy data protection vendor Arctera
By Tim McCarthyCloud Software Group, a company formed after the 2022 merger of Citrix Systems and Tibco Software, is set to acquire Arctera, which formed after the Cohesity and Veritas merger.
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05 Aug 2025
Broadcom's Jericho4 boosts data center AI networking
By Shane SniderThe company's latest networking chip promises better bandwidth, security and connectivity throughout and between data centers.
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05 Aug 2025
77% of healthcare orgs targeted by ransomware in past year
By Jill McKeonNew research shows that 53% of surveyed healthcare organizations paid the ransom when targeted by ransomware, even though ransomware payments do not guarantee recovery.
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05 Aug 2025
Attacker could defeat Dell firmware flaws with a vegetable
By Alex ScroxtonCisco Talos discloses five vulnerabilities in cyber security firmware used on Dell Latitude and Precision devices, including one that could enable an attacker to log on with a spring onion
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05 Aug 2025
Salesforce, ServiceNow invest in Genesys agentic AI workflow
By Don FluckingerTwo rivals pump cash into CCaaS leader Genesys in hopes that their respective AI agents grow roots into its users' contact centers.
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05 Aug 2025
Broadcom unveils Jericho4 for distributed AI networking across datacentres
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions provider scales over one million specialised processing unit clusters beyond single facility limits
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05 Aug 2025
ProRail modernises GSM-Railway core network in Netherlands
By Joe O’HalloranFour-year project to upgrade railway comms designed to reduce downtime, cut long-term costs and improve service reliability, paving the way for on-premise, cloud-native control
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05 Aug 2025
HPE Zerto, storage, networking prioritizing cybersecurity
By Tim McCarthyUpdates for HPE Zerto, storage and networking offerings all aim to increase cyber resiliency and recovery without significant enterprise interruptions.
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05 Aug 2025
1 in 10 people get primary care at community health centers
By Sara HeathDespite delivering primary care to more patients than ever, community health centers might soon find themselves in financial dire straits from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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05 Aug 2025
Climb and IGEL extend Treadmill programme
By Simon QuickeUK distributor given opportunity to extend programme after delivering solid results in the first few months of relationship
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05 Aug 2025
Investing in diverse business could boost UK equity market
By Clare McDonaldIt’s difficult for female-led businesses to find investment, but if more funds were made available, it could boost UK equity, according to research
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05 Aug 2025
AI saves time and delivers efficiencies at Advania
By Simon QuickeA year on from rolling out artificial intelligence tools across the business, Advania’s CEO shares the positive impact the technology has had
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05 Aug 2025
Autonomous logistics project gets into gear at Port of Tyne
By Joe O’HalloranPort-Connected and Automated Logistics project looks to address unique demands of quayside operations, where vehicles must coordinate precisely with cranes and navigate a constantly changing environment
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05 Aug 2025
Xantaro joins Jisc Framework for next-gen education connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranInternational service provider for carriers, service providers and enterprises awarded place on education and research sector framework, and will begin key procurement route for digital infrastructure across industry
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05 Aug 2025
How StanChart balances AI-powered innovation with security
By Aaron TanAlvaro Garrido, Standard Chartered’s technology and security chief, explains how multi-layered defences and its approach to data protection allows the bank to embrace artificial intelligence without compromising on security
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05 Aug 2025
Why CMS' Health Tech Ecosystem needs a health equity mindset
By Sara HeathCMS' vision for a Health Tech Ecosystem is a key step forward for patient empowerment, but it needs a lens of digital health equity to succeed.
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04 Aug 2025
Thomson Reuters intros agentic AI Deep Research system
By Esther ShittuThe AI platform uses the company's legal content and tools, such as Westlaw Advantage.
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04 Aug 2025
SAP hopes SmartRecruiters buy will bolster SuccessFactors
By Jim O'DonnellSAP is betting that acquiring SaaS talent acquisition provider SmartRecruiters will revive SuccessFactors in the agentic AI era.
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04 Aug 2025
FDA updates opioid pain medication labeling requirements
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe FDA will soon require opioid makers to update safety labels to highlight the risks of addiction, misuse, overdose, high doses and long-term use.
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04 Aug 2025
Black Hat USA: Halcyon and Sophos tag-team ransomware fightback
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware experts Halcyon and Sophos are to pool their expertise in ransomware, working together to enhance data- and intelligence-sharing and bringing more comprehensive protection to customers
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04 Aug 2025
Proliferation of on-premise GenAI platforms is widening security risks
By Alex ScroxtonResearch finds increased adoption of unsanctioned generative artificial intelligence platforms is magnifying risk and causing a headache for security teams