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08 Jan 2025
Headless CMS Contentstack acquires Lytics marketing CDP
By Don FluckingerA new digital experience platform forms with the merger of Contentstack and Lytics.
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08 Jan 2025
Black mothers seek ‘total agency’ over perinatal healthcare data
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonBlack mothers from Birmingham have organised a community-led data initiative that aims to ensure their perinatal healthcare concerns are taken seriously by medical professionals
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08 Jan 2025
Post Office scandal-stained Fujitsu orders staff to cut costs amid widening UK losses
By Karl FlindersJapanese supplier reports a loss of £170m in the UK in its latest financial statement and orders UK staff to cut costs
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08 Jan 2025
Satellite rises up the agenda in enterprise plans
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from global mobile industry trade body finds almost 45% of enterprises surveyed view satellites as extremely important to their digital transformation agenda
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08 Jan 2025
MSPs focusing on improving profitability
By Simon QuickeMarket insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services
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08 Jan 2025
GenAI demand fuels record sales of datacentre hardware and software in 2024
By Caroline DonnellyFigures from Synergy Research Group highlight how demand for generative AI and GPU technology has generated record amounts of spending in the datacentre hardware and software space during 2024
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08 Jan 2025
Nato membership boosts Finnish civil and military tech startups
By Gerard O'DwyerTech companies in Finland and Sweden that offer civil and military products are benefitting from Nato military alliance
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08 Jan 2025
Indian public cloud market set to hit over $25bn by 2028
By Aaron TanIndia’s public cloud services market is expected to surpass $25bn in the next three years, driven by digital transformation, generative AI and multicloud strategies
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07 Jan 2025
Regional skills plan to boost UK cyber defences
By Alex ScroxtonOver 30 projects in England and Northern Ireland will receive a share of a £1.9m fund designed to enhance cyber security skills and protect small businesses
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07 Jan 2025
CISA: BeyondTrust breach affected Treasury Department only
By Arielle WaldmanThe government cybersecurity agency says fallout from a breach against BeyondTrust last month has not affected other federal agencies, although the investigation is ongoing.
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07 Jan 2025
Intel expands Core Ultra AI chips amidst market competition
By Antone GonsalvesPCs with Intel's new Core Ultra AI chips for gamers will hit the market starting in February. Previous Core Ultra releases targeted business PCs and the edge.
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07 Jan 2025
Former subpostmasters invited to take part in Post Office Capture compensation scheme development
By Karl FlindersGovernment will look at a selection of cases where subpostmasters experienced unexplained losses while using the Post Office’s pre-Horizon accounting system
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07 Jan 2025
CES 2025: QNX claims industry-first automotive digital cockpit
By Joe O’HalloranBlackBerry division launches framework allowing OEMs to virtualise development of digital cockpits in the cloud, enabling architects and developers to design, test and refine code, and streamline processes
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07 Jan 2025
Nvidia's new model aims to move GenAI to physical world
By Esther ShittuNvidia Cosmos is trained on hours of videos that focus on the physical world. It works with Nvidia Omniverse and advances LLM technology, the vendor says.
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07 Jan 2025
Distributors busy extending options
By Simon QuickeWestcon-Comstor, Arrow Electronics and TD Synnex Maverick choose first few days of 2025 to extend vendor relationships and launch fresh services for partners
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07 Jan 2025
Pure Storage, Micron expand QLC NAND partnership
By Adam ArmstrongMicron and Pure focus on hyperscalers and AI workloads by bringing the latest generation of QLC NAND to Pure's storage hardware and software.
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07 Jan 2025
What's driving $4.9T in U.S. healthcare spending?
By Jacqueline LaPointeU.S. healthcare spending hit $4.9 trillion in 2023, growing 7.5%, driven by increased service use, federal aid expirations and rising private insurance costs.
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07 Jan 2025
CES 2025: Qualcomm gets more Aware with industry-connected intelligence
By Joe O’HalloranConnected processor and artificial intelligence company adds observability, monitoring and location services to enable the development of IoT solutions that meet specific needs and challenges of enterprises across industries and use cases
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07 Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia calls for humanitarian AI after tightening screws on rights protesters
By Mark BallardOppressive state wants global digital identity system at the heart of all AI, to make it trustworthy and prevent it being used for ‘unauthorised surveillance’
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07 Jan 2025
UK government accelerates gigabit broadband scheme for rural villages, towns
By Joe O’HalloranMore than £289m in contracts signed to offer gigabit broadband access to hard-to-reach homes and businesses in remote UK locations including in the Dee Valley, Isle of Anglesey and Shropshire Hills
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07 Jan 2025
Nebula hands partners analytics tool
By Simon QuickeNebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business
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07 Jan 2025
How StarHub is tapping OpenShift in its cloud strategy
By Aaron TanStarHub is harnessing Red Hat OpenShift to power its hybrid multi-cloud platform, balancing control over critical infrastructure with the scalability and flexibility of public cloud
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06 Jan 2025
Amit Yoran, Tenable CEO and cybersecurity advocate, dies at 54
By Alexander CulafiAmit Yoran was a decades-long practitioner of cybersecurity and previously held key roles at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, RSA Security and NetWitness.
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06 Jan 2025
Neil Hall joins Focus Group as CEO
By Simon QuickeComputacenter veteran starts fresh challenge, and is joined by a couple of board appointments
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06 Jan 2025
Respiratory disease statistics show increasing infection rates
By Veronica SalibRespiratory disease statistics found on the CDC's Respiratory Illness Data Channel have shown rising rates of emergency department visits and wastewater viral activity levels.
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06 Jan 2025
AI creating storage opportunities
By Simon QuickeThe introduction of the EU AI Act is one of the spurs for the channel to talk to customers about their data strategy
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06 Jan 2025
Openreach hits full-fibre tipping point
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading broadband provider now has gigabit services available to half of all UK homes and businesses, with more than 4.3 million in rural and hard-to-reach areas, and stays on track to reach 30 million by the end of 2030
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06 Jan 2025
G+D looks to turn packages into IoT devices with Smart Label
By Joe O’HalloranNew smart label said to enabling cost-effective and versatile tracking for a variety of applications through internet of things and in some use cases ‘revolutionising’ the global finance supply chain
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06 Jan 2025
FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO
By Simon QuickeChannel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire
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06 Jan 2025
Government develops quantum tech for military
By Lis EvenstadA high-tech atomic clock has been developed by a ‘secret lab’ and aims to decrease the reliance on GPS technology
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06 Jan 2025
How Toyota is transforming its digital employee experience
By Cliff SaranThe traditional way of handling IT issues through help desk tickets generally delivers an unsatisfactory user experience – something Toyota is looking to rectify in its business this year
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06 Jan 2025
Revised NHS App key to tackling waiting list
By Cliff SaranThe updated app is being positioned as a streamlined approach for patients and NHS providers to communicate and book appointments
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05 Jan 2025
Digital Edge secures $1.6bn to fuel regional expansion
By Aaron TanSingapore-based datacentre provider has raised over $1.6bn in equity and debt financing to meet growing demand for cloud and AI infrastructure across Asia
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03 Jan 2025
US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury – blamed on a Chinese state actor – raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a remote tech support product
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03 Jan 2025
Hospital-at-home model effective for heart failure patients
By Anuja VaidyaCleveland Clinic's hospital-at-home program for heart failure was linked to improved guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) use and lower readmission rates.
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03 Jan 2025
Corporate cover-up behind world-beating cyber security record in Middle East
By Mark BallardReport ranking Gulf corporations ahead of US and EU counterparts for cyber security has sparked debate about the region’s tendency for secrecy and state control
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03 Jan 2025
Post Office staff list 14 scandal-stained individuals who should have honours stripped
By Karl FlindersStaff of the Post Office and Royal Mail from the past and present have written to the Forfeiture Committee requesting honours to be stripped from 14 people with links to the Horizon scandal
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02 Jan 2025
Autonomous AI agents on the rise
By Esther ShittuThe buzz around the new technology has grown in the past few months. Experts believe excitement will not wane. Applications of the technology may change.
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02 Jan 2025
New Alteryx CEO sees platform as the canvas for AI prep
By Eric AvidonFollowing a time of tumult that included going private, the vendor's new leader aims to spur growth by making its platform a pivotal part of the AI development process.
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02 Jan 2025
Dozens of Chrome extensions hacked in threat campaign
By Alexander CulafiAlthough data security vendor Cyberhaven disclosed that its Chrome extension was compromised on Dec. 24, additional research suggests the broader campaign could be months older.
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02 Jan 2025
HHS proposes HIPAA Security Rule changes
By Jill McKeonThe proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates provide specific instructions for safeguarding ePHI, preventing data breaches and maintaining compliance.
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02 Jan 2025
Foodora tests drone and robot deliveries in Sweden
By Gerard O'DwyerFood delivery firm tests out drone and robot deliveries in Swedish capital
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02 Jan 2025
Sir Alan Bates has ‘serious concerns’ over Post Office scandal compensation budget
By Karl FlindersCampaigning former subpostmaster welcomed ‘positive’ select committee report but voiced concern over inclusion of legal costs in compensation pot
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02 Jan 2025
Government boosts Horizon R&D campaign
By Cliff SaranAs part of its Plan for Change, Labour is ramping up efforts to get more UK businesses to apply for Horizon funding
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31 Dec 2024
Treasury Department breached through BeyondTrust service
By Rob WrightThe Treasury Department said Chinese government hackers gained access to a key for BeyondTrust's Remote Support service and used it to breach the federal agency.
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31 Dec 2024
Top 10 surveillance, journalism and encryption stories of 2024
By Bill GoodwinRevelations of covert and unlawful monitoring of journalists and their confidential sources by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police attracted a huge amount of attention this year
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30 Dec 2024
Post Office scandal campaigners awarded OBEs in New Year Honours List
By Karl FlindersFormer subpostmasters and campaigners Jo Hamilton, Lee Castleton, Seema Misra and Christopher Head honoured for their part in 20-year fight against the Post Office – along with former Computer Weekly reporter Rebecca Thomson
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30 Dec 2024
10 of the biggest ransomware attacks in 2024
By Arielle WaldmanRansomware attacks against U.S. organizations in 2024 disrupted healthcare systems, supply chains and government services and led to tens of millions of dollars in ransom payments.
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30 Dec 2024
Top 10 government IT stories of 2024
By Lis EvenstadThe past year has provided one of the biggest changes in government for 14 years, with Labour coming to power. With it, the new government has brought plenty of tech promises
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30 Dec 2024
Top 10 financial services stories of 2024
By Karl FlindersHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services stories of 2024
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27 Dec 2024
Top 10 ANZ stories of 2024
By Aaron TanThe 2024 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with developments spanning cloud migrations and AI adoption to heightened data security and real-time data streaming
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27 Dec 2024
Top 10 India stories of 2024
By Aaron TanIndia embraced AI in 2024, developing its own large language models, boosting supercomputing capabilities and applying the technology across sectors from healthcare to governance
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26 Dec 2024
FDA approves Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
By Veronica SalibThe FDA has expanded Zepbound's indications, allowing its use beyond weight management to treat moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in patients with obesity.
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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 police technology stories of 2024
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2024
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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 EMEA stories of 2024
By Karl FlindersHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Europe, Middle East and Africa stories of 2024
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23 Dec 2024
Telehealth, hospital-at-home waivers extended for 90 days
By Anuja VaidyaTelehealth and AHCAH waivers have been extended through March 2025, but the lack of a long-term solution has prompted calls for permanent virtual care reforms.
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23 Dec 2024
How to overcome weaknesses in Medicaid postpartum coverage
By Kelsey WaddillMedicaid postpartum coverage extensions have been critical, but states face challenges addressing access to care, quality of care and MCO accountability.
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23 Dec 2024
Biden leaves mark on four technology regulation areas
By Makenzie HollandLooking back on the last four years shows how aggressive the FTC and DOJ were on M&A activity. That might be a hallmark of the Biden regulation era.
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23 Dec 2024
10 of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
By Alexander CulafiSome of the biggest stories of the year include a massive IT outage, a record-setting ransom payment and devastating breaches at several U.S. telecommunications companies.
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23 Dec 2024
2024 review: Main themes in the channel
By Simon QuickeMicroScope takes a look back at some of the main themes that affected the channel over the past 12 months
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23 Dec 2024
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2024
By Lis EvenstadThe past year has provided a marked change in the approach to technology in the National Health Service, which has struggled to cope under significant pressure. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2024
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20 Dec 2024
Trump's stance on E-Verify checks shifting over time
By Patrick ThibodeauEmployers remain cautious about how immigration policies will change under Trump, given his waffling over E-Verify checks and the potential for a DACA repeal.
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20 Dec 2024
Post Office creates CTO role to support ‘extensive and complex’ plans
By Karl FlindersPost Office bolsters its IT leadership team as it grapples with massive tech transformation with the nation looking on
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20 Dec 2024
HTI-3 final rule updates information blocking exceptions
By Hannah NelsonThe Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access (HTI-3) final rule adds a new information blocking exception to protect access to reproductive healthcare.
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20 Dec 2024
Government review of denied datacentre builds sees Iver project get green light
By Caroline DonnellyThe government has granted the developers of a proposed datacentre in Iver, Buckinghamshire, permission to press ahead with the project after the local council blocked the plans on Green Belt protection grounds
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20 Dec 2024
Railway connectivity on track to break $1bn revenue mark
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds spending on Future Railway Mobile Communication System based on 5G and LTE networks will gain speed over the next three years, with Asia being the engine of growth
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20 Dec 2024
Interview: How Green Cargo’s IT switched tracks to logistics success
By Martin VeitchGreen Cargo CIO Ingo Paas took a few turns to establish his company as a composable enterprise able to flex and react quickly
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20 Dec 2024
Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank
By Mark SamuelsThe retail bank is moving at pace to introduce generative AI into key customer-facing services as part of a wider digital transformation across the organisation
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20 Dec 2024
Government introduces technology adoption review
By Lis EvenstadWhitehall has launched a call for evidence on barriers to adopting new technologies in the UK, wanting to know what needs to change for the country to stay at the forefront of technology adoption
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20 Dec 2024
Project Gigabit lit up in South Wiltshire
By Joe O’HalloranFirst customer connected in Dorset by local and independent broadband provider under UK government’s £5bn infrastructure scheme
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20 Dec 2024
Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024
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19 Dec 2024
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2024
By Aaron TanSoutheast Asia’s 2024 tech landscape saw major companies embracing AI, shifts in open source and the emergence of local large language models to address the needs of a diverse region
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19 Dec 2024
Congress weighs Trump's approach to antitrust enforcement
By Makenzie HollandUnder the incoming Trump administration, antitrust enforcement might shift to one agency in a move some believe will streamline cases and improve efficiency.
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19 Dec 2024
BeyondTrust SaaS instances breached in cyberattack
By Arielle WaldmanBeyondTrust, a privileged access management vendor, patched two vulnerabilities this week after attackers compromised SaaS instances for a 'limited number' of customers.
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19 Dec 2024
LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return
By Alex ScroxtonAn individual associated with the LockBit ransomware gang has broken cover to tease details of a new phase of the cyber criminal operation's activity, which they claim is set to begin in February 2025
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19 Dec 2024
Boomi's Rivery acquisition aimed at AI, real-time analysis
By Eric AvidonWith the purchase, the data integration specialist adds change data capture capabilities for AI and real-time analytics.
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19 Dec 2024
Project Gigabit makes further gains in UK Midlands
By Joe O’HalloranLatest work in £5bn infrastructure scheme begins in Leicestershire and Warwickshire to connect rural areas to full-fibre broadband
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19 Dec 2024
Biden secures H-1B rule changes before Trump takes over
By Patrick ThibodeauBiden is instituting a series of H-1B regulatory changes that might not please Trump, a longtime critic of the visa program.
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19 Dec 2024
Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls
By Alex ScroxtonAmendments to the Data Bill that would have given the UK cyber industry a boost by updating restrictive elements of the Computer Misuse Act have failed to progress beyond a Lords committee
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19 Dec 2024
VMware by Broadcom changes to continue in 2025
By Tim McCarthyAfter a year of lawsuits, customer confusion and a restructuring of the core business, VMware by Broadcom has much to prove in 2025 to avoid future irrelevancy in the data center.
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19 Dec 2024
SoftwareOne and Crayon announce tie-up
By Simon QuickeSoftwareOne’s purchase of Crayon will create a significant-sized European software and cloud provider and Microsoft specialist
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19 Dec 2024
Nokia and e& UAE claim world first in end-to-end network slicing for premium apps
By Joe O’HalloranIntent-based network slicing solution allows leading MENA operator to enhance user experiences for premium services such as enterprise applications
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19 Dec 2024
AWS offers Hackney Council ‘minimum 22%’ discount on cloud services through OGVA 2.0
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon Web Services has renewed its cloud deal with Hackney Council, with the local authority receiving a minimum discount of 22% in exchange for agreeing to grow its AWS cloud footprint by 8% each year
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19 Dec 2024
CCS cloud hosting deal with AWS under scrutiny as contract value soars by 89% after 15 months
By Caroline DonnellyQuestions are being asked about whether CCS has breached procurement regulations by failing to re-tender a contract with AWS that has increased in value by 89% midway through
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19 Dec 2024
Vodafone, Google unite to improve customer experience
By Joe O’HalloranVodafone and Google team up to boost 5G upload speeds for Pixel users with the introduction of new MIMO technology to support demand for high-quality, immersive and interactive applications
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19 Dec 2024
French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman
By Bill GoodwinCanadian businessman Thomas Herdman, who was arrested by French police despite agreeing a deal to cooperate with US investigators, has been denied bail after 42 months in pre-trial detention
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19 Dec 2024
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2024
By Clare McDonaldAs the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2024
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18 Dec 2024
CISA issues mobile security guidance following China hacks
By Alexander CulafiFollowing the Salt Typhoon attacks, CISA offers advice to 'highly targeted' individuals, such as using end-to-end encryption and moving away from purely SMS-based MFA.
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18 Dec 2024
Enterprises shift to on-premises AI to control costs
By Antone GonsalvesIn 2025, many companies will shift to on-premises AI to cut cloud costs that can easily reach $1 million a month for large enterprises.
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18 Dec 2024
U.S. approach to misinformation, AI will shift under Trump
By Makenzie HollandPresident-elect Donald Trump has been vocal in his criticisms of big tech's content censorship power and President Joe Biden's executive order on AI.
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18 Dec 2024
Google's Veo 2 is technically advanced, but concerns remain
By Esther ShittuThe new version can generate videos up to two minutes long. It seems better than OpenAI and Adobe's video generator. However, it might not be safe for commercial use.
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18 Dec 2024
Verizon, Nvidia launch 5G-powered AI service for enterprises
By Joe O’HalloranTelco combines secure private next-gen mobile network and private mobile edge compute with leading AI processor firm’s technology to deliver real-time AI services at the edge
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18 Dec 2024
GPU scarcity shifts focus to GPUaaS
By Adam ArmstrongHigh GPU costs and scarcity drive users to GPUaaS for AI workloads. But businesses should assess needs before investing.
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18 Dec 2024
Record funding round reflects Databricks' differentiation
By Eric AvidonBased on its AI development and expansion within data management, the record $10 billion the vendor raised shows it is viewed differently from its competitors.
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18 Dec 2024
Nebraska attorney general sues Change Healthcare over breach
By Jill McKeonThe Nebraska attorney general sued Change Healthcare, alleging violations of Nebraska's consumer protection and data security laws.
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18 Dec 2024
Medication management, follow-ups top telehealth use cases
By Anuja VaidyaA new survey finds U.S. physicians and patients see value in telehealth access, citing medication management and follow-up visits as the most common reasons for telehealth use.
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18 Dec 2024
NTT claims world record for optical fibre transmission
By Joe O’HalloranTech firm reveals results of what is said to be world’s first long-distance space division multiplexing transmission experiment
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18 Dec 2024
AWS, Red Hat hybrid cloud wares court VMware converts
By Beth PariseauBroadcom has softened some of its stances on VMware licensing and public cloud, but competitors stay poised to pounce on customers looking to defect.
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18 Dec 2024
With Agentforce 2.0, Salesforce closer to autonomous AI
By Don FluckingerAgentforce 2.0 is here as Salesforce pushes for Slack to be its foundation.
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18 Dec 2024
NXP expands automotive networking and connectivity portfolio
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications infrastructure chip firm makes strategic purchase of company specialising in advanced driver-assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment applications
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18 Dec 2024
AMA's top 10 health recommendations for 2025
By Alivia Kaylor, MScAs the new year approaches, the AMA has released 10 recommendations aimed at helping individuals achieve meaningful and lasting health improvements in 2025 and beyond.
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18 Dec 2024
The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos
By Alex ScroxtonThreat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack
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18 Dec 2024
MirrorWeb plans channel expansion
By Simon QuickeArchiving specialist MirrorWeb is looking to increase the volume of business generated by partners in 2025