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04 Oct 2024
Dockworkers' fight a warning about the future of work
By Patrick ThibodeauDockworkers are fighting for the future of work, fearing automation will take their jobs. Even those who stay employed worry that the tech will strip their work of its worth.
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04 Oct 2024
UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities
By Alex ScroxtonA series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis
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04 Oct 2024
Companies invest in climate technology to reduce emissions
By Makenzie HollandAnalyst firm GlobalData identified four major climate tech investments businesses are making now to reach 2030 carbon emission reduction goals.
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18 Oct 2023
Mandiant: Citrix zero-day actively exploited since August
By Arielle WaldmanExploitation against CVE-2023-4966 is ongoing, and Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal warned patching alone is insufficient against potential attacks that leverage MFA bypass techniques.
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18 Oct 2023
Prisma Cloud analytics, automation boost DevSecOps speed
By Beth PariseauPrisma Cloud's Darwin update looks to address DevSecOps communication and velocity lags with centralized analytics and by ditching tickets for automated pull requests.
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18 Oct 2023
Agilitas welcomes local MP to Nottingham HQ
By Simon QuickeChannel player shows politician round offices, sharing its vision for growth and introducing him to graduates
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18 Oct 2023
Experts call for government to look beyond AI safety
By Cliff SaranExperts have warned there are far more near-term technology concerns than AI, such as facial recognition and the explosion of deepfakes
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18 Oct 2023
How YouTube's new AI-powered product aids advertisers
By Esther AjaoThe online video-sharing and social media platform is now using the AI technology as a way to help advertisers place ads on videos that better reach the intended audience.
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18 Oct 2023
In-Person Follow-ups Higher After Telehealth Than Office Visits
By Anuja VaidyaIn-person follow-up rates were higher after telehealth than in-person office visits and linked to cases involving physical pain, a new study reveals.
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18 Oct 2023
Avanade exposes generative AI skills gap
By Simon QuickeCustomers know they have to embrace generative AI, but many are not in a position to support it due to a lack of expertise
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18 Oct 2023
BICS provides 5G standalone roaming connection of AIS to stc Kuwait
By Joe O’HalloranBelgian-based connectivity enabler partners with Kuwaiti and Thai operators to deliver MENA country’s first ever 5G standalone roaming connection, promising customers scalability for roaming agreements and opportunities to innovate
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18 Oct 2023
Neos Networks expands fibre net with London, Manchester datacentre estates
By Joe O’HalloranUK connectivity provider brings Telehouse South and Equinix MA5 on-net to its commercial datacentre, offering reliable, resilient and secure connectivity to UK financial services hub
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18 Oct 2023
Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate Announces Fourth Health Tech Cohort
By Shania KennedyNine health tech startups will join Mayo Clinic Platform’s 20-week accelerator program to refine and validate their artificial intelligence offerings.
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18 Oct 2023
HHS and Pfizer Reach Paxlovid Agreement to Improve Access
By Veronica SalibAn announcement from the HHS highlighted collaborative efforts by the department and Pfizer to improve access to Paxlovid.
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18 Oct 2023
What are the cyber risks from the latest Middle Eastern conflict?
By Alex ScroxtonThe outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has seen a wide variety of accompanying cyber attacks from hacktivists and other groups. We look at the risks to organisations
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18 Oct 2023
CMA sets initial scope of UK cloud market anti-trust probe into AWS and Microsoft
By Caroline DonnellyThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has detailed four areas it is seeking feedback on from UK cloud market stakeholders as the first stage of its anti-trust probe takes shape
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18 Oct 2023
Lower Payment Rates May Help Curb Medicare Spending on Post-Acute Care
By Victoria BaileyReducing payment rates to skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehab facilities, and home health providers by 5 percent would’ve saved $2.7 billion in Medicare spending in 2021.
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18 Oct 2023
BT stitches multi-cloud with Global Fabric
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading telco unveils network-as-a-service offering designed to enable customers to boost cost, security and sustainability while optimising application performance and user experience
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18 Oct 2023
Gitex Global 2023: Motul looks to deliver ‘effortless’ experiences in cloud comms
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal oil and lubricants company adopts suite of cloud-based contact centre and unified communications solutions to improve customer experience and enable global employees to collaborate better across borders
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18 Oct 2023
FBI Warns Public About Phishing Attacks Against Plastic Surgery Offices, Patients
By Jill McKeonCybercriminals have been targeting plastic surgery offices, providers, and patients with phishing attacks to deploy malware and harvest sensitive information, the FBI warned.
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18 Oct 2023
AI Pain Recognition Tool Detects Pain Before, During and After Surgery
By Shania KennedyAn automated, AI-based pain recognition system may provide an unbiased approach to assess patients’ pain and decrease hospital length of stay.
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18 Oct 2023
SuiteWorld 23: Oracle NetSuite pushes business efficiency by way of AI
By Brian McKennaOracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg posited AI old and new as means for organisations to do more with fewer resources, speaking at the company’s annual global SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas
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18 Oct 2023
Networking and security teams converging
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds more than 80% of IT leaders are consolidating security and networking teams or have a management directive to improve collaboration, with 75% believing using one platform for both purposes would provide benefits across the board
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18 Oct 2023
Reduced Serotonin Levels in Long COVID Patients Impair Cognition
By Veronica SalibScientists discovered serotonin depletion in long COVID patients, which may be the root of some of the condition’s cognitive symptoms.
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18 Oct 2023
Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
By Karl FlindersFormer contract manager said contract that subpostmasters had to sign with Post Office “put them on the hook” for everything
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17 Oct 2023
Alluxio launches orchestration layer optimized for AI, ML
By Eric AvidonThe data orchestration specialist introduced Enterprise AI, a new version of its platform optimized for AI and machine learning models with improved performance and greater scale.
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17 Oct 2023
Five Eyes issues five tips on thwarting nation state threats
By Alex ScroxtonIntelligence chiefs from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US have published guidance on building resilience against nation state cyber threats
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17 Oct 2023
Cisco IOS XE zero-day facing mass exploitation
By Alexander CulafiVulnCheck said its public scanning for CVE-2023-20198 revealed that 'thousands' of internet-facing Cisco IOS XE systems have been compromised with malicious implants.
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17 Oct 2023
Sustainability a key consideration for print buyers
By Simon QuickeQuocirca has uncovered the importance customers put on the green credentials of those providing them with printers
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17 Oct 2023
SingleStore unveils features aimed at enabling real-time AI
By Eric AvidonThe database vendor's new vector search capabilities, compute layer and integrations are all designed to enable customers to build and deploy real-time generative AI models.
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17 Oct 2023
StorPool adds fast erasure coding to block storage
By Tim McCarthyLatest release of StorPool Storage enables high-performance data protection for block storage using erasure coding on standard SSDs for fast recovery of demanding applications.
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17 Oct 2023
Hacktivist attacks against Israeli websites mirror attacks following Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Bill GoodwinHacktivists supporting Gaza and Palestine have launched hundreds of website defacement attacks against Israeli websites, mirroring the pattern of attacks that occurred after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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17 Oct 2023
Countrywide Healthcare manages Meraki with Highlight
By Cliff SaranThe supplier of medical and janitorial equipment selected managed service that connects to its Cisco Meraki system via a single API
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17 Oct 2023
Micron first to bring 232 layers to mainstream SSDs
By Adam ArmstrongThe 7500, Micron's latest SSD, uses the company's 232-layer NAND technology to support a broad set of use cases at a lower price point than its high-end counterparts.
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17 Oct 2023
Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Double with Dementia Diagnosis
By Sara HeathOut-of-pocket healthcare costs went from around $4,000 to an average of $8,000 within eight years following a dementia diagnosis.
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17 Oct 2023
Supply Chain Shortages Impact Patient Care and Provider Workflows
By Victoria BaileyAlmost half of survey respondents said supply chain shortages have delayed patient care, while a quarter reported medical errors.
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17 Oct 2023
Ogi, brsk further UK altnet charge
By Joe O’HalloranIndependent providers cover south of Wales and northwest of England, celebrate full-fibre deployment milestones
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17 Oct 2023
Park Place Technologies expands UK presence with Xuper buy
By Simon QuickeAcquisition adds more third-party maintenance expertise and expands its presence across EMEA
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17 Oct 2023
UK Apple Store workers detail ‘union-busting’ tactics
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonApple Store workers in the UK are attempting to unionise, but say they are facing pushback from the company, which is allegedly deploying a variety of “union-busting” tactics
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17 Oct 2023
RCM Company Reports Data Breach Tied to MOVEit Software, 1.9M Impacted
By Jill McKeonThe revenue cycle management company reported a data breach that impacted more than 1.9 million individuals across more than 50 healthcare organizations.
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17 Oct 2023
Alert sounded over dangerous Cisco IOS XE zero-day
By Alex ScroxtonCisco warns customers using its IOS XE software of a newly discovered vulnerability that could enable a threat actor to take over their systems
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17 Oct 2023
Gitex 2023: Avaya plots generative AI-powered future for customer experience
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms and customer experience technology provider unveils Generative CX concept showing how artificial intelligence can sit at the core of experience transformation
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17 Oct 2023
Health Literacy Stands in the Way of Adequate Breast Cancer Screening
By Sara HeathUS adults are unsure of recommended breast cancer screening recommendations, highlighting a health literacy hurdle to care access.
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17 Oct 2023
Telehealth Reduces Psychotherapy Disruption, Boosting Care Continuity
By Anuja VaidyaNew research shows that amid an increase in telebehavioral healthcare access, there were fewer instances of 45-plus days passing between psychotherapy visits.
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17 Oct 2023
NIH Award to Establish Data Integration Hub for Common Fund Programs
By Shania KennedyAn $8.5 million grant will support the creation of a data integration hub designed to advance National Institutes of Health Common Fund initiatives.
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17 Oct 2023
Government to pump £30m into NHS medtech
By Lis EvenstadThe government hopes the funding, which is available to integrated care systems across the country, will ease winter pressures through the help of technology
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17 Oct 2023
What it takes to succeed in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanProviding engineering leadership and balancing between speed and security are some areas that organisations will need to focus on in their DevSecOps journey
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16 Oct 2023
Cisco working on fix for critical IOS XE zero-day
By Alexander CulafiCisco designated the bug, CVE-2023-20198, with a CVSS score of 10 and said it was working on a patch, but advised customers to apply mitigations in the meantime.
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16 Oct 2023
Talkdesk expands its AI offerings for the contact center
By Mary ReinesThe cloud-based contact center provider adds more tools to monitor large language model-supported capabilities, which are becoming commonplace offerings for CX vendors.
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16 Oct 2023
Google Authenticator synchronization raises MFA concerns
By Arielle WaldmanInfosec experts say a synchronization feature added to Google's Authenticator app could lead to unintended consequences for organizations' multifactor authentication codes.
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16 Oct 2023
Oracle’s Steve Miranda: Customers nearing inflection point with Fusion
By Brian McKennaIn a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World, applications head Steve Miranda discussed how its customers are moving from project-driven to business-driven approaches, and how GenAI is for real
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16 Oct 2023
Flash prices drop towards spinning disk levels in 2023
By Antony AdsheadNumber-crunching data on 17,000-plus drive prices shows cost of flash drives per gigabyte fell by around 10% in past six months while hard disk drive per-gigabyte prices stood still
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16 Oct 2023
ENT Practice Increases Patient Engagement with eClinicalWorks EHR
By Hannah NelsonAn Arizona-based ENT practice has boosted patient engagement through questionnaires and various payment options within its eClinicalWorks EHR system.
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16 Oct 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeSome interesting moves at vendor and distribution level catch the eye this week
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16 Oct 2023
HHS Patient Assistance Program Aims To Boost Access to COVID-19 Drug
By Kelsey WaddillThe patient assistance program will maintain financial support for certain populations seeking to access Pfizer’s Paxlovid, starting in 2024.
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16 Oct 2023
Regenstrief Links LOINC, SNOMED to Drive Health Data Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonRegenstrief and SNOMED International have broadened their collaboration to drive health data interoperability between LOINC and SNOMED CT data standards.
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16 Oct 2023
Nokia and Elisa complete Europe’s first Cloud RAN trial
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Nordic operator and global comms tech provider come together to successfully conclude test of cloud-based radio access network powered by In-Line acceleration to maintain feature richness, energy efficiency and high-performance enabling flexibility
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16 Oct 2023
LoRaWAN Alliance beefs board of directors
By Joe O’HalloranTrade association for leading long-range wide area network technology adds key US comms service provider to ecosystem supporting extended IoT connectivity using satellites
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16 Oct 2023
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall for Second Consecutive Year
By Victoria BaileyAround 42 percent of Medicare Advantage plans received 2024 star ratings of four or higher, down from 51 percent in 2023.
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16 Oct 2023
NoEscape Ransomware Emerges, Targeting Healthcare
By Jill McKeonA suspected successor of Avaddon ransomware, NoEscape ransomware uses multi-extortion tactics to target multiple industries, including healthcare, HC3 warned.
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16 Oct 2023
“All of Us” Program Launches Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data
By Shania KennedyThe University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will use a $30 million award to establish the “All of Us” program’s Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data.
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16 Oct 2023
How APAC organisations are tapping generative AI
By Aaron TanOrganisations in the region are deploying and experimenting with generative AI in healthcare, citizen services and other use cases amid cost-related concerns and other challenges
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16 Oct 2023
Bordeaux Métropole taps ServiceNow, Aguaro in smart city programme
By Joe O’HalloranHistoric French city technology service provider announces latest technological enhancements in its digital transformation plan based on platform used to support both digital services management to bring about sustainability benefits
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16 Oct 2023
BT presses on with analogue switch off across UK
By Joe O’HalloranMoment builds for digital network transformation play by UK’s largest comms provider, announcing plans to switch off analogue services in areas including the country’s densest metropolitan areas and in rural Scotland
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13 Oct 2023
U.S. climate policy implementation will be put to the test
By Makenzie HollandPermitting, China's clean energy tech manufacturing and workforce are some of the challenges facing implementation of the U.S.'s first climate policy, the Inflation Reduction Act.
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13 Oct 2023
Ransomware gang targets critical Progress WS_FTP Server bug
By Alexander CulafiThe vulnerability used in the failed ransomware attack, CVE-2023-40044, is a .NET deserialization vulnerability in Progress Software's WS_FTP Server with a CVSS score of 10.
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13 Oct 2023
CHIME Names 21 Healthcare Orgs as 2023 Digital Health Most Wired
By Hannah NelsonThe 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey awarded 21 healthcare organizations with the highest recognition for their commitment to digital health transformation.
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13 Oct 2023
Google Search Generative Experience AI updated for images
By Esther AjaoThe update enables the vendor to continue to push generative AI technology to the masses while showing enterprises how they can use different models within their own products.
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13 Oct 2023
US SEC launches probe into mass MOVEit breach
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonProgress Software is facing an investigation from the SEC for the breach of its MOVEit tool, as well as dozens of legal battles resulting from the exfiltration of personal data from the roughly 2,000 organisations affected
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13 Oct 2023
SAP dangles bigger carrots for S/4HANA Cloud, Rise
By Jim O'DonnellSAP unveiled products and services to spur cloud migrations, including the new S/4HANA Cloud, private edition; a premium plus package for Rise with SAP; and migration services.
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13 Oct 2023
Stone shares recycling milestone ahead of E-Waste Day
By Simon QuickeChannel player’s app has helped customers give their unused and unwanted equipment the chance of a second life
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13 Oct 2023
CDO interview: Andrew Curry, manager of the Central Data Office, ExxonMobil
By Mark SamuelsThe head of the oil and gas giant’s data organisation is leading a strategy to establish enterprise-wide principles for the use of data as part of a unified corporate ecosystem
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13 Oct 2023
UAE makes significant contribution to AI computing power
By Pat BransUAE technology holding company G42 recently began a partnership with US-based Cerebras Systems to build a cluster of supercomputers and a set of accompanying technologies that will speed up the training process for large language models
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13 Oct 2023
UK startups pilot semiconductor funding
By Cliff SaranChipStart is a new initiative from the UK government to help build out the National Semiconductor Strategy by supporting startups
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13 Oct 2023
Medicare Part B Premiums, Deductibles Will Increase in 2024
By Victoria BaileyMedicare Part B premiums will be $174.70 per month in 2024 and the annual deductible will be $240, CMS shared.
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13 Oct 2023
Racial Health Disparities Plague Mental Healthcare Access for Teens
By Sara HeathMental healthcare access is elusive for many teens who need it, especially racial and ethnic minorities, a new study showed.
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13 Oct 2023
Artificial Intelligence Model May Help Predict Future Viral Outbreaks
By Shania KennedyNew AI tool predicts how viruses may evolve to escape the immune system, which could shed light on which viral variants have pandemic potential before they emerge.
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13 Oct 2023
FDA Creates Advisory Committee for Digital Health Technology
By Anuja VaidyaThe committee will advise the FDA on the benefits and potential risks of digital health technologies, including wearables, AI-based tools, and digital therapeutics.
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13 Oct 2023
Financial Challenges Drove Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity
By Victoria BaileyNearly 40 percent of transactions in Q3 2023 involved health systems facing financial challenges, a report found.
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13 Oct 2023
FDA Launches Advisory Committee for Digital Health Technologies
By Veronica SalibThe FDA’s newest Digital Health Advisory Committee will explore AI/ML, AR, VR, digital therapeutics, wearables, remote patient monitoring, and more.
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13 Oct 2023
Antifungal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Are Rates Lower Than Use Rates
By Veronica SalibA recent survey of infectious disease specialists found that antifungal TDM rates are lower than recommended by the IDSA.
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13 Oct 2023
CHIME Names 21 Healthcare Orgs as 2023 Digital Health Most Wired
By Hannah NelsonThe 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey awarded 21 healthcare organizations with the highest recognition for their commitment to digital health transformation.
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13 Oct 2023
UK competition watchdog to probe Vodafone/Three merger
By Joe O’HalloranThree months after leading UK telcos announced plans to combine resources to better battle against with EE and Virgin Media O2, regulatory authority seeks early views on nature of proposed merger
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13 Oct 2023
Gymshark turns to Google Cloud for infrastructure revamp and generative AI trials
By Caroline DonnellyE-commerce workout clothing brand Gymshark opens up about how it has turned to Google Cloud to help revamp its infrastructure and improve how it uses customer data
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13 Oct 2023
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
By Karl FlindersAngered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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12 Oct 2023
How generative AI and cloud complement each other
By Aaron TanMcKinsey partner explains the symbiotic relationship between generative AI and cloud, enabling organisations to speed up cloud migration and harness the benefits of AI
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12 Oct 2023
Logi now Insightsoftware's unified embedded analytics suite
By Eric AvidonLogi Symphony combines capabilities from numerous Insightsoftware acquisitions and adds support for generative AI so that users can build and embed AI-infused applications.
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12 Oct 2023
Box and OpenAI CEOs discuss the future of enterprise AI
By Don FluckingerOpenAI and Box founders discuss the rise of generative AI in the enterprise and how it will change knowledge workers' routines and influence business overall.
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12 Oct 2023
Pulumi, HashiCorp competition expands to developer platforms
By Beth PariseauDeveloper platform choices for enterprise IT continue to proliferate as infrastructure-as-code rivals rush to create tools targeting platform engineers.
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12 Oct 2023
Rubrik, ManageEngine and LogRhythm expanding channel reach
By Simon QuickeVendors take steps to support, increase and expand their channel activities to drive further growth
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12 Oct 2023
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject to intrusive US surveillance laws
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12 Oct 2023
WBA highlights strategies to ensure end-to-end Wi-Fi quality of service
By Joe O’HalloranWhitepaper from wireless broadband trade association sets out options enabling end-to-end QoS for applications such as streaming video, multiplayer gaming and videoconferencing
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12 Oct 2023
Hybrid work flexibility the leading driver underpinning successful work experiences
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds that while just over half of CEOs strongly believe their organisation is recognised as an employer of choice, less than half of firms provide employees with the technology they need for hybrid work
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12 Oct 2023
Obesity Before/During Pregnancy Linked to Cardiovascular Risk
By Veronica SalibNIH-funded research indicates that being overweight or obese before or during early pregnancy doubles the risk of gestational diabetes and pregnancy complications.
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12 Oct 2023
Pure Storage bolsters channel pitch with power and rack payments
By Simon QuickeStorage player hands partners a chance to stand out from the competition with sustainability supporting option
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12 Oct 2023
Global mobile internet growth stalls
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal mobile trade association’s sixth annual global industry round-up reveals smartphone owners are now the global majority, but mobile internet usage is stalling around the world as a digital divide persists
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12 Oct 2023
Gender Pay Disparities in Medicare Reimbursement Impact Neurosurgeons
By Victoria BaileyFemale neurosurgeons received almost $25,000 less per year than men after controlling for volume and experience, highlighting gender pay disparities.
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12 Oct 2023
Google Cloud sets up public sector-focused business division to trap more UK government business
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud used the first day of its London-based user and partner conference to confirm the launch of a dedicated business unit, geared towards helping the firm trap more public sector business in the UK
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12 Oct 2023
A Third of Folks with Disabilities Face Healthcare Discrimination
By Sara HeathAround half of the people with disabilities who reported healthcare discrimination said it led them to either delay or forgo healthcare access.
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12 Oct 2023
Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Care Access with New mHealth App
By Anuja VaidyaCedars-Sinai and digital health company K Health have created an app that aims to streamline and expand access to diagnoses and treatment through AI and telehealth.
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12 Oct 2023
Predictive Models May Negatively Impact the Performance of Future Tools
By Shania KennedyThe impact of predictive modeling on patient outcomes may negatively affect the predictive performance of subsequent artificial intelligence tools.
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12 Oct 2023
Online Vendors Sell Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs, FDA Issues Warnings
By Veronica SalibThe FDA issued warning letters to two online vendors selling unapproved versions of GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss.
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12 Oct 2023
Who is Challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Rule?
By Victoria BaileyDrug companies and pharmaceutical groups are suing HHS, arguing that the Medicare drug price negotiation rule violates constitutional amendments.