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08 Apr 2025
What is the impact of US tariffs on datacentre equipment costs?
By Cliff SaranMoore’s Law predicts that every 18 months, IT buyers can get more for the same outlay. But US tariffs may mean they end up paying a higher price
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08 Apr 2025
Boost to push-to-talk services will see MCPTT, PTT revenue soar by end of 2028
By Joe O’HalloranComms evolution aimed at boosting performance of mission-critical group communications in digital land mobile radio systems to see MCPTT and broadband PTT service revenue grow at a CAGR of 11% over the next three years
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08 Apr 2025
Government punts cyber governance code of practice for UK businesses
By Brian McKennaThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s cyber security minister Feryal Clark announces a cyber security code of governance for UK businesses to follow
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08 Apr 2025
UK authority’s search for answers over deleted Julian Assange emails comes too late to retrieve data
By Stefania MauriziThe Crown Prosecution Service has finally searched for information about the destruction of emails from the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer – but too late to retrieve data about the deleted documents
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07 Apr 2025
UK government to address balancing energy sustainability with AI growth demands
By Caroline DonnellyThe government is to host its inaugural AI Energy Council meetup, as it seeks a route to ensuring its goal of making the UK an artificial intelligence superpower does not come at the expense of the nation’s energy security
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07 Apr 2025
UK SMEs losing over £3bn a year to cyber incidents
By Alex ScroxtonA lack of access to technology, little to no staff training, and competing priorities are losing UK SMEs up to £3.4bn to cyber incidents every year
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07 Apr 2025
NIST calls time on older vulnerabilities amid surging disclosures
By Alex ScroxtonThe National Institute of Standards and Technology is deferring future updates to thousands of cyber vulnerabilities discovered prior to 2018 amid surging volumes of new submissions
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07 Apr 2025
Myriota expands constellation with LEO satellites to support IoT
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite IoT connectivity provider teams with global space infrastructure company to launch four new satellites in its UltraLite LEO constellation
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07 Apr 2025
Lagging reimbursement rates threaten U.S. emergency care
By Jacqueline LaPointeHospital-based emergency care is under threat as reimbursement rates continue to fall while uncompensated and undercompensated care increases, according to a new RAND report.
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07 Apr 2025
Court rejects Home Office bid for blanket secrecy in hearings over Apple encryption case
By Bill GoodwinInvestigatory Powers Tribunal rejects Home Office arguments that identifying the ‘bare details’ of legal action by Apple would damage national security, leaving open possibility of future open court hearings
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07 Apr 2025
CMS: Medicare Part D will not cover GLP-1s for weight loss
By Sara HeathCMS did not provide many details about its decision to reverse proposed Medicare Part D coverage for GLP-1s for weight loss.
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07 Apr 2025
Fintech body calls on government for national anti-fraud centre
By Karl FlindersIndustry body says a national anti-fraud centre could be the vehicle required to effectively fight fraud through data sharing
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07 Apr 2025
Pelion plans for enhanced global IoT proposition
By Joe O’HalloranMobile virtual network operator unveils managed IoT product and service proposition to help businesses scale IoT investment in line with deployment and connectivity needs
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07 Apr 2025
Post Office can’t find evidence for over 1,000 Horizon scandal redress claimants
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office has no evidence of errors for more than 1,000 subpostmasters applying for compensation through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme
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07 Apr 2025
KubeCon London: Prepare for a shake-up
By Cliff SaranDeveloper overload, inadequate fault tolerance and regional fractionalisation are among the issues the Linux Foundation needs to address
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07 Apr 2025
A1, Nokia claim pre-6G video stream first in Austria
By Joe O’HalloranTests at leading central European operator’s technology centre suggest potential of mobile comms for future 5G-Advanced and 6G applications, and commitment to sustainable development of digital infrastructure
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07 Apr 2025
India’s tech talent adapts to AI era
By Pratima HarigunaniIT professionals in India need to unlearn old skills and embrace artificial intelligence, automation and specialised domains as the country cements its position as a global tech hub
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04 Apr 2025
Where AI really fits into digital customer experience tech
By Don FluckingerAn interview with Calvin Cheng, partner at consultancy West Monroe, who works on digital strategy and CX teams.
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04 Apr 2025
Survey: Gen AI in healthcare gains momentum across sectors
By Hannah NelsonNew survey data show that gen AI in healthcare continues to gain traction across sectors as leaders prioritize administrative efficiency.
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04 Apr 2025
Renault charges Ampere to drive future with software-defined vehicles
By Joe O’HalloranWith software-defined vehicles key to bringing it closer to customers, auto manufacturer deploys digital chassis solution to accelerate the time it takes to roll out new features to cars
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04 Apr 2025
Norway and Nordic financial sector ramps up cyber security
By Gerard O'DwyerFinans Norge sets up cyber security unit CTSU to support the finance sector in Norway amid increasing threats
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04 Apr 2025
Senate confirms Oz as CMS administrator
By Jacqueline LaPointeIn a party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz, M.D., to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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04 Apr 2025
FTC’s PBM insulin price case stalled after Trump firings
By Alivia Kaylor, MScFTC’s suit over PBM insulin pricing is stalled after Trump fired two Democratic FTC commissioners, leaving the agency without enough members to forward.
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04 Apr 2025
Qualys exposes cloud and SaaS risks
By Simon QuickeChannel opportunity to help customers struggling to manage their cloud and hosted environments
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04 Apr 2025
SP Energy Networks upgrades operational telecoms network in Scotland
By Joe O’HalloranLeading UK operator secures four-year capital project delivery contract with energy firm for fixed, mobile and satellite connectivity to modernise and maintain its operational telecoms network across Scotland
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04 Apr 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeFind out what developments there have been this week at SentinelOne, Softcat, TD Synnex, Bugcrowd, Hornetsecurity, Unframe and Climb
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04 Apr 2025
Banks to share fraud data with tech firms in cross-sector collaboration
By Karl FlindersUK banks join tech firms in fraud data-sharing initiative to enable collaboration on action to stop online scams
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04 Apr 2025
UN warns of economic productivity crash due to AI job losses
By Cliff SaranArtificial intelligence can improve productivity, but a report from the United Nations warns of potential job losses disrupting economies
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04 Apr 2025
Microsoft at 50: Enterprise IT for the masses
By Cliff SaranOn 4 April 1975, Paul Allen and Bill Gates formed Microsoft, a company that defined the PC era and opened up computing for all
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04 Apr 2025
Mercury fibres up to boost utility efficiency
By Joe O’HalloranDemand to support continuous traffic growth sees New Zealand utility provider offer 400G broadband connectivity supplied by country’s leading telco and optical communications technologies supplier
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03 Apr 2025
Broadcom VMware hardens vDefend, drops Tanzu branding in VCF
By Tim McCarthyThe VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud platform sheds the Tanzu branding for Kubernetes and adds new capabilities to vDefend, but are prices hikes coming?
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03 Apr 2025
Qualcomm seeks AI expansion with possible Alphawave buy
By Antone GonsalvesQualcomm eyes Alphawave acquisition and buys research firm MovianAI to enhance its AI infrastructure portfolio, which includes an AI accelerator for model inference.
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03 Apr 2025
Trump aims to consolidate federal IT contracts
By Makenzie HollandMoving billions of dollars' worth of contracts into the General Services Administration could create workload challenges as the federal agency navigates staffing cuts.
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03 Apr 2025
Anthropic brings AI to students with Claude for Education
By Esther ShittuThe initiative is unsurprising, especially since students and employers have been pushing for more AI tools. However, it fails to address some issues.
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03 Apr 2025
Qualcomm becomes strategic shareholder in Qorix
By Joe O’HalloranAutomotive industry modular and integrated software firm gains cash injection intended to further strengthen its position offering middleware services for software-defined vehicles
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03 Apr 2025
ACA Marketplace enrollment hits record-high 24.3M enrollees
By Sara HeathACA Marketplace enrollment soared in 2024 in large part due to enhanced subsidies making premiums less costly for consumers.
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03 Apr 2025
Channel reacts to government move to strengthen MSP security
By Simon QuickeThe government’s recent policy statement around the Security and Resilience Bill will have implications on hundreds of managed service providers
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03 Apr 2025
BICS launches eSIM Hub to simplify global enterprise IoT deployments
By Joe O’HalloranAhead of introduction of upcoming GSMA internet of things standard, Proximus Global-owned international communications enabler aims to simplify global management of devices with launch of eSIM Hub
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03 Apr 2025
Oxa and Applied EV drive for first in industrial mobility automation
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership empowers businesses to tackle industry challenges through the deployment of safe, secure and efficient autonomous fleets
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03 Apr 2025
Danish supercomputer to drive innovation
By Gerard O'DwyerSupercomputer project will add a competitive edge to drive innovation and growth among Denmark’s enterprises and research organisations
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03 Apr 2025
Virtual reality enterprise journey a marathon, not a sprint
By Karl FlindersIT supplier is using virtual reality in not-for-profit projects that demonstrate its wider potential
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03 Apr 2025
Three business unit customer base breaks one million milestone
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator Three claims business unit benchmark that has disrupted the traditional B2B space through focus on ‘straightforward propositions, excellent value, leading 5G and best in class service’
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03 Apr 2025
Are LLM firewalls the future of AI security?
By Aaron TanAs large language models permeate industries, experts at Black Hat Asia 2025 debate the need for LLM firewalls and explore their role in fending off emerging AI threats
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02 Apr 2025
U.S. levies tariffs in onshoring bid, hiking tech costs
By Makenzie HollandNewly implemented tariffs mean businesses will face added costs and trade complexities as the Trump administration pushes for companies to manufacture onshore.
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02 Apr 2025
Nasuni taps Veracode's Sam King for storage CEO role
By Tim McCarthySam King, the former CEO of security vendor Veracode, is tasked with leading Nasuni's move from cloud storage to agentic AI data lakes.
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02 Apr 2025
Model Context Protocol fever spreads in cloud-native world
By Beth PariseauThe Anthropic-led spec for AI agent tool connections gains further momentum this week, with support from cloud-native infrastructure vendors such as Kubiya and Solo.io.
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02 Apr 2025
AHA seeks to address barriers to value-based care adoption
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe American Hospital Association identified value-based care adoption barriers, such as revenue thresholds and limited incentives, and advised policymakers on how to address them.
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02 Apr 2025
Celona extends Neutral Host service to AT&T customers
By Joe O’HalloranPrivate 5G network provider announces successful certification of Celona Neutral Host with AT&T public cellular network services and validates light-touch private/public model
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02 Apr 2025
Fixed broadband issues threaten consistent retail customer experience
By Joe O’HalloranLatest edition of comms tech provider’s Sector in Focus: Connecting Retail report finds retailers identified networking and IT as the biggest frustration, with two-fifths suffering loss of revenue at remote branch locations because of poor connectivity
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02 Apr 2025
UKtech50 2025 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT
By Lis EvenstadComputer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list
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02 Apr 2025
Databricks simplifies data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect
By Eric AvidonWith preconfigured connectors to Salesforce and Workday -- and more to follow -- the data cloud and AI vendor is taking aim at streamlining data ingestion.
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02 Apr 2025
MSPs remain targets for ransomware attacks
By Simon QuickeChannel advised to increase efforts to protect against cyber attacks as they continue to be in the sights of criminals
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02 Apr 2025
A look at OpenAI's $40B funding and $300B valuation
By Esther ShittuWhile the amount investors promised shows the potential for the ChatGPT maker in the AI market, concerns about the vendor's profitability could keep it from seeing the full amount.
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02 Apr 2025
Informatica adds to Claire lineup of GenAI capabilities
By Eric AvidonNew copilots for data integration and iPaaS highlight the vendor's Spring 2025 release, along with a tool aimed at simplifying access to unstructured data to fuel AI development.
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02 Apr 2025
Tech sector still failing to rid supply chains of forced labour
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonKnowTheChain’s latest benchmark analysis of the IT sector’s efforts to address forced labour in supply chains shows there has been very little improvement in their due diligence practices over the last half decade
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02 Apr 2025
Arrow rolls out AI accelerator programme
By Simon QuickeDistributor increases support for partners looking to develop skills and take advantage of artificial intelligence technology, as well as identifying where to pitch solutions to customers
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02 Apr 2025
Keysight introduces AI network architecture validation, optimisation tool
By Joe O’HalloranTool designed to validate the network performance of AI workloads and system infrastructure by adjusting and optimising parameters
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02 Apr 2025
Interview: Tomer Cohen, chief product officer, LinkedIn
By Mark SamuelsThe professional social network’s product chief is leading the introduction of artificial intelligence for the firm’s in-house development processes and to enhance services for users
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02 Apr 2025
StarHub trials first 5G cloud RAN network in Southeast Asia
By Aaron TanSingapore telco trials cloud-based radio access network, unlocking new enterprise services and laying the groundwork for advanced 5G and 6G capabilities
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02 Apr 2025
NetBox looks to offer Assurance on network operational drift
By Joe O’HalloranNetwork and infrastructure systems provider unveils product claimed to enable network teams to gain ‘unprecedented’ control to detect and resolve operational drift
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01 Apr 2025
FDA winds down GLP-1 compounding policies
By Alivia Kaylor, MScWith semaglutide and tirzepatide shortages resolved, the FDA has set firm deadlines ending temporary compounding policies, marking a major shift as the GLP-1 market stabilizes.
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01 Apr 2025
HSCC urges consultative process as alternative to HIPAA NPRM
By Jill McKeonThe HSCC urged the administration to initiate a series of consultations with healthcare cybersecurity leaders to inform policy, instead of moving forward with the HIPAA NPRM.
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01 Apr 2025
Southern Linc enhances management, security of its private cellular network
By Joe O’HalloranWireless subsidiary of Southern Company selects private LTE/5G OT management and zero-trust security provider’s Bridge platform to enhance management and security of its LTE network
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01 Apr 2025
Nvidia tackles graphics processing unit hogging
By Cliff SaranPeople may try to lock up GPU resources even if they don’t need them all day – but not anymore, thanks to Nvidia KAI Scheduler
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01 Apr 2025
Gmail ‘bubble’ encryption may be an S/MIME killer, says Google
By Alex ScroxtonMarking the 21st anniversary of Gmail, Google is preparing to roll out an end-to-end encryption standard for its email service in hopes of democratising encryption and leaving old standards in the dust
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01 Apr 2025
Industry rebuffs special registrations for telehealth prescribing
By Anuja VaidyaTrade groups representing providers have requested several revisions on limits and requirements within the DEA's proposed special registrations for telehealth prescribing.
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01 Apr 2025
Post Office Capture and Ecco+ users asked to make contact with Scottish statutory body
By Karl FlindersScottish statutory body attempting to contact people that might have been wrongly convicted of crimes based on the Post Office’s flawed systems
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01 Apr 2025
Intel CEO Tan to revamp Intel development for AI
By Antone GonsalvesIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan plans to leverage AI for semiconductor design, shed non-core assets and foster a culture of innovation to turn around Intel.
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01 Apr 2025
Interview: Ray McCann, Loan Charge independent review lead
By Caroline DonnellyFormer HMRC assistant director Ray McCann is leading the latest independent review into the UK government’s controversial Loan Charge policy, which has left thousands of IT contractors saddled with life-changing tax bills
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01 Apr 2025
Scottish support group for Post Office scandal victims launched
By Karl FlindersSupport group calls on former subpostmasters in Scotland who have been affected by Horizon errors to come forward
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01 Apr 2025
SRS deploys srsRAN enterprise 5G at innovation hub
By Joe O’HalloranMobile wireless networks open software provider deploys next-gen mobile service at multinational cable, fibre and media company’s innovation hub in Portugal as part of EU-funded comms scheme
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01 Apr 2025
Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order
By Bill GoodwinHome Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption services
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01 Apr 2025
Vodafone Idea looks to beef up enterprise comms with optical upgrade
By Joe O’HalloranOptical transport upgrade designed to insulate network against 4G data growth and accelerate commercial 5G roll-out in India
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01 Apr 2025
Global 5G adoption surges four times faster than 4G to reach 2.25 billion connections
By Joe O’HalloranResearch calculates that there were 1.5 wireless connections per person worldwide by the end of 2024, with 5G connections reaching 2.25 billion and new IoT connections reaching 3.6 billion
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01 Apr 2025
Ford Pro advances telematics for fleet management
By Joe O’HalloranAuto manufacturing giant updates fleet management software and reaffirms commitment to maintaining standardised software-based data experiences for fleet vehicle informatics
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01 Apr 2025
How Singapore researchers are using AI to fight Parkinson’s disease
By Aaron TanSingapore researchers are using Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold to understand the intricate protein interactions at play in Parkinson's disease, paving the way for potential diagnostics and treatments
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31 Mar 2025
Top 1,000 IT service providers in scope of UK cyber bill
By Alex ScroxtonThe government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is set to include regulatory provisions covering both datacentre operators and larger IT service providers
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31 Mar 2025
Amazon aims at AI agents with Nova Act for browser use
By Esther ShittuThe vendor introduces a new model and SDK that developers can use to build AI agents to complete tasks on the web. But it's not the first -- or even the second -- to do so.
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31 Mar 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeMoves in the past week at Northamber, Arc Systems, Commvault NeuroCyber and DataStrike
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31 Mar 2025
Understanding of ‘black box’ IT systems will reduce Post Office scandal-like risk
By Karl FlindersA Parliamentary committee has reported that leadership teams need to understand the ‘black box’ IT systems that underpin their organisations
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31 Mar 2025
Orphan drugs will double their market share by 2030
By Alivia Kaylor, MScBy 2030, orphan drugs will double their market share to 20% of the $1.6 trillion global drug market, with a CAGR of over 10%, outperforming the 7.5% of non-orphan drugs.
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31 Mar 2025
T-Levels not attracting as many students as hoped
By Clare McDonaldA report from the National Audit Office has found that fewer students started T-Levels this year than previously predicted
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31 Mar 2025
Reassessing UK law enforcement data adequacy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonComputer Weekly takes stock of proposed changes to the UK’s law enforcement data protection rules and how it could affect data adequacy with the European Union
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31 Mar 2025
UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help to simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy
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31 Mar 2025
Channel marketing skills under threat
By Simon QuickeTendency to merge role with other aspects of the business has raised concerns in the industry
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31 Mar 2025
Microsoft restates commitment to OpenAI amid analyst note about datacentre expansion rollbacks
By Caroline DonnellyMicrosoft pushes back on analyst claims its changing relationship with OpenAI is forcing it to scale back its datacentre expansion plans in the US and Europe
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31 Mar 2025
CloudCoCo looks back on ‘pivotal’ year
By Simon QuickeFirm looking to the future after offloading its MSP business and bolstering its cash position
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28 Mar 2025
News brief: China-linked APTs and Russian access broker
By SearchSecurity StaffCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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28 Mar 2025
Anthropic's early lawsuit win pushes courts forward on fair use
By Esther ShittuThe judge's ruling shows the complexity of bringing a lawsuit against model providers and the need for clarity on fair use in the age of generative AI.
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28 Mar 2025
Ambient AI scribes reduce burnout, but cost impact uncertain
By Anuja VaidyaAmbient AI scribes reduce clinician burnout and improve patient experience, but their ROI and cost-effectiveness are unclear, a new PHTI report shows.
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28 Mar 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Logpoint, CrowdStrike, LevelBlue, IFT, Omnissa, Bitdefender and Techs + Together
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28 Mar 2025
Digital Twin Consortium outlines spatially intelligent capabilities and characteristics
By Joe O’HalloranConsortium designed to drive increased virtual representation adoption across industries publishes whitepaper emphasising the importance of locational intelligence in practice
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28 Mar 2025
Pure Storage responds to partner calls for increased profitability
By Simon QuickeVendor Pure Storage demonstrates that it has recognised the needs of its channel and is prepared to invest in rewarding growth through its enhanced programme
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28 Mar 2025
Audi gears up for next-gen factory automation with smart manufacturing
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal auto manufacturer Audi deploys virtual private cloud environment platform to deliver enhanced automation, reconfiguring production line to accommodate a product mix change and scale compute and storage
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28 Mar 2025
Europe flat in TD Synnex Q1
By Simon QuickeDistributor TD Synnex shares results that indicate Europe did not match revenue growth seen in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Japan
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28 Mar 2025
Government sends data scientists to AI school
By Lis EvenstadPublic sector data scientists will learn how to become artificial intelligence (AI) engineers as part of government scheme to upskill civil servants
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28 Mar 2025
UK gigabit broadband continues progress but overbuild fears persist
By Joe O’HalloranFifth edition of UK broadband report sees robust growth of full-fibre access across the country, but with slower increase in gigabit per se, and key mergers making altnets more efficient and attractive for investors
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27 Mar 2025
Bluesky, Squarespace pros give incident, project postmortems
By Beth PariseauBluesky saw a massive surge in requests per second after the 2024 U.S. election, while Squarespace engineers had 10 months to migrate 9 million domains from Google.
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27 Mar 2025
Nokia launches DAC Marketplace to empower industrial enterprises
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider announces two updates to its industrial portfolio, including six Industry 4.0 applications integrated into its MX Industrial Edge platform, and the launch of an IoT marketplace
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27 Mar 2025
Microsoft’s ‘fraying relationship’ with OpenAI blamed for datacentre expansion plan rollback
By Caroline DonnellyUS analyst TD Cowen publishes research note pointing to further rollbacks on Microsoft’s datacentre expansion plans
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27 Mar 2025
Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranAmdocs research finds broadband users expect fast, reliable and always-on connectivity, but no single technology currently meets their needs
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27 Mar 2025
UK public expresses strong support for AI regulation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMost of the UK public have experienced an AI-related harm and say they want laws introduced to regulate the technology, according to national survey by the Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing Institutes
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27 Mar 2025
Medicare Advantage enrollment slows, increasing 3.9%
By Jacqueline LaPointeStrong market headwinds dampened Medicare Advantage enrollment during the 2024 annual enrollment period but growth in MA and SNP plans remains strong in 2025.