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14 Mar 2024
Oracle advances generative AI and HR into the unknown
By Patrick ThibodeauOracle's new generative AI tools for HR aim to reduce costs and help candidates self-select. But some users may remain hesitant to adopt the new tech.
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14 Mar 2024
Sisense targets hardcore developers with new toolkit
By Eric AvidonThe embedded BI specialist's latest update features a software development kit that enables developers to compose applications using prebuilt APIs, libraries and visualizations.
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14 Mar 2024
French datacentre operator to prototype using site's waste heat to generate renewable energy
By Caroline DonnellyData4 is partnering with the University of Paris-Saclay to experiment with reusing waste datacentre heat to grow algae for use in green energy generation
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14 Mar 2024
Children of Post Office victims to hold Fujitsu boss to his word
By Karl FlindersThe children of victims of the Post Office scandal have formed a group that will hold Fujitsu’s European boss to his promise of support
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13 Mar 2024
Cerebras introduces next-gen AI chip for GenAI training
By Esther AjaoThe new accelerator is for training large models. It powers the startup's CS-3 supercomputer, which is designed to train models that are 10 ten times larger than GPT-4 and Gemini.
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13 Mar 2024
Zendesk to acquire AI customer service bot startup Ultimate
By Don FluckingerZendesk continues its acquisition spree with plans to buy partner Ultimate, making way for more straightforward integration of virtual agents.
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13 Mar 2024
EU AI Act sets global standard for managing AI
By Makenzie HollandThe EU AI Act will come into force in 2024, meaning that global enterprise businesses will need to take steps toward compliance.
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13 Mar 2024
Vast Data, Nvidia collaborate on new AI architecture
By Adam ArmstrongVast Data is adding its OS to Nvidia hardware, freeing up GPUs to focus solely on AI workloads -- a new architecture that could potentially speed up processing.
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13 Mar 2024
US authorities move a step closer to banning TikTok
By Alex ScroxtonLawmakers in Washington DC have moved a step closer to enacting a broad national ban on controversial video app TikTok in the US, with global ramifications
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13 Mar 2024
Researchers warn devs of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins
By Beth PariseauOpenAI and two third-party providers fixed vulnerabilities in the experimental ChatGPT plugins framework, but Salt Security researchers caution devs that security risks persist.
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13 Mar 2024
BT, Broadpeak intro multicast tech to enhance network video streaming
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading network provider teams with content delivery network firm to enhance live video streaming quality and reliability using adaptive bit rate and multicast-assisted unicast delivery technology
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13 Mar 2024
Microsoft AI-powered cyber service to go live in April
By Alex ScroxtonAfter a year being previewed by beta customers, Microsoft’s much vaunted Copilot for Security service is about to go on general release, promising time savings and improved accuracy for hard-pressed security pros
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13 Mar 2024
British Library opens up over ransomware attack to help others
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library has opted for full transparency after experiencing a devastating ransomware attack, publishing details of the intrusion, its response and the lessons it has learned
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13 Mar 2024
SEA-ME-WE 4 doubles undersea capacity with optical link
By Joe O’HalloranOptical communications technology provider Ciena doubles capacity of undersea cable links covering South/Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe to 122Tbps
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13 Mar 2024
UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative
By Cliff SaranSigning up to the Chips Joint Undertaking means the UK will receive up to £35m to support chip development
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13 Mar 2024
Dataiku intros GenAI cost monitoring tool: LLM Cost Guard
By Esther AjaoThe tool lets customers be provider-agnostic and can integrate with models from providers like OpenAI, AWS and Anthropic. It watches for overruns and differentiates between costs.
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13 Mar 2024
TotalEnergies upgrades OT network to increase safety, performance, cyber security
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal multi-energy company upgrades operational technology network on its North Sea oil and gas platforms with next-generation infrastructure to ensure efficient operation of critical infrastructure
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13 Mar 2024
VMware/Broadcom: Should you consider the Nutanix hypervisor?
By Cliff SaranNutanix’s latesting quarterly filing shows the company is benefiting from the fallout following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
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13 Mar 2024
Traveller experience takes off at Houston Airports with HPE Aruba mobility
By Joe O’HalloranOne of North America’s largest public airport systems modernises connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E and networking infrastructure to boost quality of passenger experience and contribute to sustainability goals
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13 Mar 2024
Channel urged to keep evolving sustainability position
By Simon QuickeWith the industry evolving, the emergence of AI and other energy-hungry technologies, the need to keep on top of strategies to reduce carbon emissions are essential
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13 Mar 2024
Unprecedented bill to exonerate hundreds of wrongly convicted Post Office workers arrives
By Karl FlindersUnprecedented legislation that will see hundreds of former subpostmaster convictions for fraud and theft overturned begins its journey through Parliament
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13 Mar 2024
Omnispace, MTN team to develop, deploy satellite IoT, 5G NTN services
By Joe O’HalloranAfrican space-based mobile communications industry gains higher orbit as continent’s largest mobile operator enters partnership with non-geostationary satellite constellation firm
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13 Mar 2024
AWS launches Builder Studio in Melbourne
By Stephen WithersThe Builder Studio will help customers and partners build prototype AI projects to validate and test their ideas before deployment
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12 Mar 2024
March Patch Tuesday fixes critical Hyper-V vulnerabilities
By Tom WalatMicrosoft also corrects a remote-code execution flaw on Exchange Server and issues an advisory related to changes with an outdated file-scanning feature on the messaging platform.
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12 Mar 2024
Meta intros two GPU training clusters for Llama 3
By Esther AjaoThe Facebook parent company said the training clusters are part of its plans to grow its infrastructure and obtain 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of the year.
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12 Mar 2024
March Patch Tuesday throws up two critical Hyper-V flaws
By Alex ScroxtonTwo critical vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V stand out on an otherwise unremarkable Patch Tuesday
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12 Mar 2024
Snowflake boosting its commitment to AI, including GenAI
By Eric AvidonRecent moves, including the appointment of a new CEO and the formation of a new partnership, are representative of the vendor's heightened focus on artificial intelligence.
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12 Mar 2024
Sophos: Remote ransomware attacks on SMBs increasing
By Alexander CulafiAccording to new research from Sophos, small businesses are seeing a rise in threats such as remotely executed ransomware attacks, malvertising, driver abuse and more.
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12 Mar 2024
Cohere tackles some generative AI challenges with Command-R
By Esther AjaoThe startup's new large language model aims to address problems with factual accuracies in generative AI models. It also focuses on language problems, and cloud and API challenges.
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12 Mar 2024
Arista adds network change analysis to CloudVision
By Antone GonsalvesArista's CloudVision Universal Network Observability analyses network changes to assess their impact on applications and workloads, including those on virtualization platforms.
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12 Mar 2024
Openreach, Focus Group boost broadband focus in South West England
By Joe O’HalloranOpenreach claims major milestone inunderserved region’s digital transformation, while UK provider of essential business technology beefs up regional presence with key acquisition
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12 Mar 2024
Labour will use AI to grow the economy by 0.5%, says shadow tech secretary Peter Kyle
By Bill GoodwinThe Labour Party plans to promote the use of artificial intelligence in small businesses and across government to grow the economy, but transparency and building trust with the public will be key
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12 Mar 2024
Nationwide IT infrastructure poised to absorb Virgin Money
By Karl FlindersA Nationwide takeover of Virgin Money will be the biggest financial services acquisition since 2008, but what about the IT challenges and opportunities that go with it?
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12 Mar 2024
Swiss player Avallain gains UK foothold with TeacherMatic buy
By Simon QuickeAvallain responds to growing impact of artificial intelligence in education with acquisition of specialist firm in UK
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12 Mar 2024
LockBit attacks continue via ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws
By Arielle WaldmanCoalition is latest company to confirm LockBit activity against vulnerable ScreenConnect instances. But the insurer found significant differences between previous LockBit attacks.
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12 Mar 2024
Industry partnerships and data key to better public services
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUsing public-private partnerships and improving the use of data are key to improving public services and the government’s ‘science and technology superpower’ ambitions, says digital secretary Michelle Donelan
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12 Mar 2024
Identity threats in the cyber battleground
By Simon QuickeA shift towards cyber criminals trying to access datacentres has underlined the need for the channel to help customers counter attacks
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12 Mar 2024
MinIO bolsters commercial storage with new console, firewall
By Adam ArmstrongMinIO's Enterprise Object Store is aimed squarely at enterprises and reflects how object storage has evolved over the years, one analyst said.
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12 Mar 2024
UK and German governments sign up to greater R&D collaboration
By Cliff SaranDeclaration aims to build on joint R&D efforts, as well as support artificial intelligence, quantum computing and clean tech
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12 Mar 2024
VergeIO's IOguardian protects VM data loss with syncing tech
By Tim McCarthyThe IOguardian capability for VergeIO's OS enables virtual machine replication and data syncing without the continuity lag common with disaster recovery software.
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12 Mar 2024
More DDoS attacks launched against APAC financial firms
By Aaron TanThe financial sector in Asia-Pacific saw more DDoS attacks in 2023, but no notable impact was reported, according to a report by Akamai and FS-ISAC
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12 Mar 2024
Hammerspace leverages smart metadata handling for AI/ML workloads
By Antony AdsheadSoftware-defined storage maker separates metadata from files to provide view-from-anywhere file system visibility. It has now leveraged that for AI/ML workloads in Hyperscale NAS
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12 Mar 2024
Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect
By Karl FlindersHundreds of current subpostmasters might have been hounded for money or prosecuted had the Post Office not been forced to change its ways in 2019
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12 Mar 2024
Digitally transforming government: MoJ and GDS on using mobile devices and GenAI to help people
By Caroline DonnellyDuring a fireside chat at the Tech Show London, GDS CEO Tom Read and the Ministry of Justice CDIO Gina Gill swapped stories on how their teams are using technology to improve the quality of life for citizens
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12 Mar 2024
Starlink launches constellation, improves comms latency
By Joe O’HalloranAfter launch of 23 craft for growing satellite constellation, Elon Musk-led US spacecraft manufacturer reveals steps taken to improve quality of experience and service
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11 Mar 2024
Elon Musk plans to take xAI chatbot Grok open source
By Esther AjaoThe move comes nearly two weeks after the Tesla owner filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. It also comes as more vendors are providing open source options for enterprise users.
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11 Mar 2024
AWS partner competency asks for GenAI tech, business skills
By John MooreThe cloud provider's generative AI certification takes months to complete, involves numerous technical and operational demands, and requires four detailed customer case studies.
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11 Mar 2024
CISA confirms compromise of its Ivanti systems
By Alexander CulafiCISA said that approximately one month ago, it identified 'activity indicating the exploitation of vulnerabilities in Ivanti products the agency uses.'
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11 Mar 2024
Birmingham City Council’s Oracle implementation explained: What went wrong?
By Cliff SaranThe council swapped out a heavily customised SAP ERP system for Oracle Cloud, but since it went live, it has had numerous technical challenges
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11 Mar 2024
Aryaka launches SASE as a service to cover channel options
By Simon QuickeNetworking player provides service that will give partners additional consumption model to put in front of customers
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11 Mar 2024
Aryaka advances network, security convergence with SASE as a service
By Joe O’HalloranCloud-based software-defined networking and security services provider claims to transform global secure networking with unified secure access service edge solution
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11 Mar 2024
Government not facing up to CNI cyber risks, committee warns
By Alex ScroxtonThe Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has accused the government of burying its head in the sand over the cyber threat to UK critical infrastructure
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11 Mar 2024
Salesforce AI a work in progress for customers
By Antone GonsalvesWhile eager to embed AI in Salesforce software, customers acknowledge that planning, time and work are needed to make AI useful in the company's applications.
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11 Mar 2024
Sateliot to launch four 5G satellites
By Joe O’HalloranLEO 5G internet of things satellite constellation provider reveals summer launch of satellites to connect nearly seven million IoT devices and begin to recurrently bill €187m in binding orders
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11 Mar 2024
Podcast: A look at SambaNova's open source AI strategy
By Esther AjaoDespite sometimes being seen as a direct competitor to Nvidia Systems, the AI hardware and software vendor tries to distinguish itself by focusing on training open source models.
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11 Mar 2024
Alation platform update targets building a data culture
By Eric AvidonNew business lineage and data discovery capabilities aimed at helping customers develop an enterprise-wide data culture are included in the data catalog specialist's latest update.
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11 Mar 2024
Ocient raises $49.4M in funding to fuel development, growth
By Eric AvidonThe data platform vendor plans to use the new financing for product development and to fund sales and marketing efforts as it moves into its growth phase.
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11 Mar 2024
Dutch organisations vulnerable to deepfake fraud
By Kim LoohuisWith the information many employees share on social media, Dutch companies are especially vulnerable to a new form of fraud
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11 Mar 2024
Infor a penny, Infor a pound
By Marc Ambasna-JonesHow vertical enterprise resource planning specialist Infor has its sights set on a disruptive 2024
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11 Mar 2024
Global cellular IoT connections to grow by three billion in next four years
By Joe O’HalloranFederated learning to automate platform management, configuration of devices, security processes and connectivity in real time will be key to handling large increase in data as telco network-based internet of things flourishes
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11 Mar 2024
Vinnova launches National Digital Advancement project
By Gerard O'DwyerSwedish state innovation initiative invests in a network of regional research and development centres
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11 Mar 2024
AI Singapore, Google to build regional dataset for LLMs
By Aaron TanAI Singapore and Google Research Asia-Pacific will build a corpus of open-source training data through Project SEALD to drive the development of LLMs in Southeast Asia
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11 Mar 2024
Cautiously optimistic: Generative AI in the enterprise
By Stephen PritchardWhile optimistic about generative AI, enterprises are treading carefully for now, this year’s Tech Show London suggests
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11 Mar 2024
How Microsoft is easing GenAI adoption into financial services
By Aaron TanMicrosoft is supporting enterprise deployment models, addressing the risks of the technology and leveraging its industry cloud capabilities to ease generative AI adoption in the financial sector
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11 Mar 2024
TechUK calls for next government to introduce ‘industrial strategy’ for AI
By Bill GoodwinTrade group TechUK publishes blueprint calling for winner of next election to boost tech startups, digitise government services and accelerate technology R&D
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08 Mar 2024
Workday partnership pushes vendor into new area: PEO
By Patrick ThibodeauWorkday partners with Insperity to offer professional employer organization services to SMBs, aiming to expand its platform's reach to smaller, high-growth companies
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08 Mar 2024
Midnight Blizzard accessed Microsoft systems, source code
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft said Midnight Blizzard used data stolen from a breach of its corporate email system to access other parts of the company's network, including source code repositories.
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08 Mar 2024
Customers signal supplier green credentials a priority
By Simon QuickeBeing able to flex a solid sustainability position is being seen by a growing number of users as an essential
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08 Mar 2024
OSS leaders detail commitments to bolster software security
By Alex ScroxtonCISA has announced a number of actions to help secure the global open source ecosystem, as leading package repositories including the Python and Rust foundations advance their own initiatives
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08 Mar 2024
UK government reconfirms satellite programme
By Joe O’Halloran2024 Budget sees continued approval for connectivity funding in plan to expand space-based broadband and 5G coverage for remote areas
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08 Mar 2024
IWD: Work to be done on equal pay and representation
By Simon QuickeInternational Women’s Day is an opportunity to highlight the progress made and the steps still needed to improve diversity
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08 Mar 2024
Ethernovia accelerates chip drive for software-defined vehicles
By Joe O’HalloranSilicon Valley-based startup announces sampling of scalable family of automotive PHY transceivers for software-defined vehicle applications aiming to meet rising bandwidth demands and deliver safety functionality
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07 Mar 2024
DMA targets big tech platforms, furthers EU's data strategy
By Makenzie HollandThe EU's Digital Markets Act forces big tech companies to open their platforms to third parties and make data more accessible.
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07 Mar 2024
Microsoft whistleblower, OpenAI, the NYT, and ethical AI
By Esther AjaoThe vendor has filed a memorandum to dismiss some of the arguments The New York Times made in its copyright lawsuit. However, it now faces criticism from its own software engineer.
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07 Mar 2024
Ripple effect from Broadcom-VMware buy spreads to vSAN
By Tim McCarthyBroadcom claims changes to VMware's licensing model will offer increased flexibility, but storage competitors say it's a red flag and encourage customers to move on.
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07 Mar 2024
Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets
By Arielle WaldmanLinwei Ding, a Chinese national, allegedly evaded Google's data loss prevention systems and stole confidential information to start his own China-based AI company.
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07 Mar 2024
PSNI chief denies ‘industrial’ use of surveillance powers against journalists
By Bill GoodwinPSNI chief constable John Boutcher has agreed to provide a report on police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to Northern Ireland’s policing watchdog
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07 Mar 2024
CCS U-turns on G-Cloud 14 insurance requirements after supplier backlash
By Caroline DonnellyThe government procurement agency has reversed previous plans for a £20m increase in insurance cover that threatened to deter smaller suppliers from bidding for cloud computing contracts
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07 Mar 2024
Cloud complexity a challenge for the channel to solve
By Simon QuickeResearch has shown that users are struggling to keep on top of their infrastructure and will look to partners to help
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07 Mar 2024
Government insists it is acting ‘responsibly’ on military AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government has responded to calls from a Lords committee that it must “proceed with caution” when it comes to autonomous weapons and military artificial intelligence, arguing that caution is already embedded throughout its approach
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07 Mar 2024
BA sets out plan to revamp IT, add AI and update website
By Cliff SaranAirline plans to migrate 700 systems to cloud and run custom version of Teams to support in-flight customer comms with ground staff
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07 Mar 2024
Fujitsu should pay half of Post Office scandal costs, says select committee chair
By Karl FlindersSelect committee chair says Fujitsu should pay half of the costs to repair damage caused by Post Office scandal
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07 Mar 2024
NI Policing Board pressed to open inquiry into PSNI spying on journalists’ phones
By Bill GoodwinAmnesty International and the Committee on the Administration of Justice have asked Northern Ireland’s policing watchdog to open an inquiry into the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s use of surveillance powers against journalists
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07 Mar 2024
UK altnets call for action after attacks on fibre infrastructure
By Joe O’HalloranUK altnets raise concerns after a series of attacks on telecoms networks, demanding DSIT and Ofcom take responsibility to review current rules, from sentencing to policing to industry compliance
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07 Mar 2024
Open Cosmos and Ubotica report success in satcoms launch
By Joe O’HalloranSpace technology and data company launches first satellite of the year aiming to provide hyperspectral artificial intelligence data for marine monitoring and emergency responses across the Atlantic
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07 Mar 2024
Western Sydney Metro deploys mission-critical communications for driverless transport
By Joe O’HalloranNokiar teams with industrial partner to provide IP/MPLS backbone communications network and security solution for new Metro line connecting Australia’s largest city to airport
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07 Mar 2024
Indian government issues advisory to mitigate AI risks
By Kavitha SrinivasaTech firms will require permission from the government to use and provide under-tested or unreliable AI models and software to Indian users
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07 Mar 2024
MPs call for Post Office exclusion from compensation schemes, as trust hits rock bottom
By Karl FlindersFormer subpostmasters and MPs do not trust the Post Office to do the right thing for victims of the Horizon IT scandal
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07 Mar 2024
HP emphasises AI in partner programme enhancements
By Simon QuickeVendor uses partner event to share details of changes coming in May, and its plans to increase support for partners keen to get involved with artificial intelligence
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06 Mar 2024
SAP Datasphere adds data governance, GenAI for analytics
By Jim O'DonnellSAP introduced new functionality in SAP Datasphere to help customers better manage their data environments with governance, modeling and GenAI.
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06 Mar 2024
Pure1, Evergreen expand self-service and data protection
By Adam ArmstrongPure Storage continues to transition into an as-a-service model by building out more automation and data resiliency in its Pure1 data management service and Evergreen portfolio.
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06 Mar 2024
Apple discloses 2 iOS zero-day vulnerabilities
By Alexander CulafiCVE-2024-23225 and CVE-2024-23296, which bypass kernel memory protections, mark the second and third zero-day vulnerabilities that Apple has disclosed and patched this year.
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06 Mar 2024
SEC adopts climate risk disclosure rules
By Makenzie HollandThe SEC finalized climate risk disclosure rules to provide investors with consistent information about publicly filed businesses -- but the vote was not without controversy.
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06 Mar 2024
Context: PC market showing signs of recovery
By Simon QuickeAfter a tough year, there are indications that 2024 is going to go better for those selling hardware
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06 Mar 2024
Apple patches zero-days amid ‘foundational’ post-quantum update
By Alex ScroxtonApple’s iOS 17.4 update not only fixes zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited, but includes important new security protocols to safeguard users against future attacks
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06 Mar 2024
Chancellor targets £36bn productivity boost with £4.2bn digital transformation plan
By Bryan GlickIn his 2024 spring budget, Jeremy Hunt announced funding to use tech to improve productivity across the public sector, with most of the cash focused on digital initiatives in the NHS
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06 Mar 2024
Cash-strapped cyber pros go rogue on the dark web
By Alex ScroxtonResearch conducted by CIISec has turned up worrying evidence of hard-up legitimate cyber professionals offering their services to the cyber criminal underground
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06 Mar 2024
Nation states buying hacking tools from underground Russian cyber forums
By Bill GoodwinState-sponsored hacking groups, posing as hacktivists, are using Russian cyber crime forums to stock up on cyber weapons, says Check Point Software’s threat analyst, Sergey Shykevich
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06 Mar 2024
‘Brutal’ decisions required to sort out Post Office mess, says select committee chair
By Karl FlindersLiam Byrne, chair of the business and trade select committee, tells Computer Weekly about the group’s focus on getting Horizon scandal victims what they are owed
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06 Mar 2024
Salesforce users empowered to build no-code Einstein Copilots
By Don FluckingerSalesforce admins and developers can build custom generative AI assistants for workflows across the platform for sales, service, marketing and e-commerce.
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06 Mar 2024
Singapore refreshes geospatial masterplan
By Aaron TanMasterplan aimed at driving mainstream adoption of geospatial applications and grooming geospatial talent, among other goals, will help to position Singapore as a global geospatial hub
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06 Mar 2024
Interview: How a fundraiser became more data-savvy
By Cliff SaranWe speak to a fundraiser in the charity sector about how an apprenticeship in data analytics has given her Excel, PowerBI and Power Query skills
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06 Mar 2024
BT to supply ultrafast broadband to UK primary schools under Project Gigabit
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications provider wins £26m contract to connect more than 650 primary schools in hard-to-reach areas to gigabit broadband to enable children to access online resources and high-quality video streaming