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31 Oct 2024
Post Office scandal affected relationships of two-thirds of victims
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office scandal, regarded as the UK’s widest miscarriage of justice, destroyed the financial wellbeing of former subpostmasters, took away their liberty and inflicted grief on their relationships
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31 Oct 2024
China-based APTs waged 5-year campaign on Sophos firewalls
By Alexander CulafiFor years, several advanced persistent threat groups tied to the Chinese government targeted Sophos firewall products with custom malware and zero-day exploits.
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31 Oct 2024
DWP appoints Helen Wylie as its new chief digital and information officer
By Bryan GlickWylie steps up from chief technology officer to replace her departing boss, Rich Corbridge, to take over one of the largest IT estates in Europe
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17 Jan 2024
Pinecone unveils serverless vector database, targets costs
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's new tool is designed to help customers control their cloud computing costs while developing and maintaining generative AI applications and models.
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17 Jan 2024
At Davos, a warning that AI is coming for white-collar jobs
By Patrick ThibodeauWhite-collar workers need critical thinking skills and a willingness to learn to remain competitive in a workplace with AI, business leaders at the World Economic Forum say.
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17 Jan 2024
New zero-days in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway under attack
By Rob WrightThe new vulnerabilities come four months after a variety of threat actors exploited the 'Citrix Bleed' zero-day flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway products.
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17 Jan 2024
Google, researchers in dispute over account hijacking attacks
By Alexander CulafiGoogle disputes aspects of threat research that CloudSEK published last month claiming threat actors are maintaining persistence after hijacking Google user accounts.
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17 Jan 2024
NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative
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17 Jan 2024
Dura Software expands UK footprint with Invosys buy
By Simon QuickeThe examples of consolidation continue to stack up, with comms services player Dura Software the latest to be caught up in M&A activity
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17 Jan 2024
The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
By Alex ScroxtonIn October 2023, Rebecca Taylor of the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit was recognised at the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards for her work. Computer Weekly caught up with her to talk mentoring, cyber career development and diversity
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17 Jan 2024
Databricks launches platform for the telecom industry
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse vendor's latest industry-specific set of tools is aimed at telecommunications providers that features a GenAI chatbot and customized analytics capabilities.
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17 Jan 2024
Deep Learning Tool May Help Detect Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease
By Shania KennedyA new deep learning model can detect rheumatic heart disease in children with high accuracy, which could improve screening in areas lacking cardiologists.
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17 Jan 2024
A Third of Older Adults Using DTC mHealth Services Do Not Tell PCPs
By Anuja VaidyaMost older adults use direct-to-consumer services for prescriptions, but survey results show that a third do not inform their regular PCPs of the new medications.
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17 Jan 2024
Microsoft delivers Copilot Pro, eliminates 300 seat minimum
By Don FluckingerCopilot Pro, a faster version of Microsoft's AI tool, debuts with features such as 'roll your own GPT,' where users can build custom LLMs, along with looser license requirements.
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17 Jan 2024
Medication Errors in Kids Cut in Half with Better Caregiver Education
By Sara HeathA more in-depth caregiver education process during hospital discharge cut medication errors in kids from 54% to 30%.
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17 Jan 2024
D&H strategy illustrates distributor priorities
By Simon QuickeFirm shares its views around areas of interest, with many echoing the thoughts and experiences of their counterparts in the UK
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17 Jan 2024
Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 5,000 people impacted by data breaches arising from two cyber incidents affecting outsourcer Capita have joined a group action lawsuit
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17 Jan 2024
Michelle Donelan aims high on tech innovation growth
By Cliff SaranThe science, innovation and technology secretary wants the UK to match US VC investment as a proportion of GDP
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17 Jan 2024
Data on Kubernetes Community aims at K8S storage scaling solution
By Antony AdsheadDoKC works on community solutions for Kubernetes. It aims to develop storage scaling automation for the containerised platform outside the orbit of the big vendors
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17 Jan 2024
CMS Finalizes Payer Requirements to Streamline Prior Authorization
By Victoria BaileyPayers must send prior authorization decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests, CMS finalized.
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17 Jan 2024
CMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule
By Hannah NelsonThe CMS final rule requires impacted payers to implement an HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) API to automate the prior authorization process between providers and payers.
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17 Jan 2024
States Leverage Waivers To Support Medicaid Redetermination
By Kelsey WaddillCMS has categorized the waivers for Medicaid redetermination into four buckets, of which ex parte renewals had the highest adoption rate among states.
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17 Jan 2024
Singapore proposes governance framework for generative AI
By Aaron TanAI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority have proposed a governance framework for generative AI to address the risks and concerns about the emerging technology
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17 Jan 2024
University of Massachusetts DL Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Onset
By Shania KennedyNew NIH-funded project aims to spur the development of a deep learning tool for predicting Alzheimer's two or more years before symptom onset.
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17 Jan 2024
Mayo Clinic Launches Weight Loss Prescription Program
By Veronica SalibMayo Clinic is establishing the Mayo Clinic Diet Medical Weight Loss Rx Program to help patients on weight loss drugs manage symptoms and enforce other lifestyle changes.
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16 Jan 2024
U.S. agencies preparing open source AI assessment, standards
By Makenzie HollandBiden's executive order on artificial intelligence directs agencies such as the Commerce Department to assess the risks and benefits of AI, craft standards, and study safeguards.
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16 Jan 2024
Former GOP candidate's AI chatbot fielded policy questions
By Makenzie HollandFormer presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson used an AI chatbot to provide insight on his policy stances, a development that both impresses and worries tech and media experts.
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16 Jan 2024
Ivanti zero-day flaws under 'widespread' exploitation
By Arielle WaldmanVolexity confirmed that multiple threat actors have exploited two critical Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities, with 1,700 devices compromised so far.
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16 Jan 2024
FCC adopts lead generation rules to protect consumer privacy
By Mary ReinesThe new rules aim to protect consumers from scam communications perpetuated by robocalls and robotexts and give consumers the ability to choose which companies can contact them.
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16 Jan 2024
Prices rise as IT spending trends upward for servers, storage
By John MooreIT prices increased in December across four key commodities -- a pattern that coincides with a revival in demand for servers and storage following a 2023 drop.
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16 Jan 2024
Ex-Datadog, AWS exec steers Elastic's observability strategy
By Beth PariseauElastic's observability GM, hired away from Datadog in October, looks to tie the company's search analytics prowess in with generative AI and OpenTelemetry trends.
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16 Jan 2024
Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays
By Karl FlindersFujitsu has apologised for its role on the Post Office scandal and said it is ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to the financial redress of victims
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16 Jan 2024
EE completes first stage of Shared Rural Network commitments
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s largest mobile provider reveals it has expanded its 4G network to over 1,600 more communities, completing 4G coverage upgrades six months ahead of schedule
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16 Jan 2024
Google’s data egress offer – no such thing as a free migration?
By Yann SerraGoogle’s offer to allow free data egress from its cloud platform is a first from the hyperscalers, but the small print means for most it lacks any great benefit
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16 Jan 2024
Growing enterprise demand driving up MSP budgets
By Simon QuickeManaged service providers indicate that they are spending more to make sure they can react to customer needs
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16 Jan 2024
Vodafone looks to ‘hyperscale’ IoT through Microsoft strategic partnership
By Joe O’HalloranIT giant and telco unite with plan to transform customer experience using generative AI, looking to scale standalone IoT business and accelerate digital transformation
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16 Jan 2024
Podcast: Examining Microsoft VC M12's AI investment policy
By Esther AjaoM12 looks for new and transformative technologies. It also seeks to back companies that are focused on how the generative market might shift in the coming years.
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16 Jan 2024
Healthcare Consumers Want Hospital Price Transparency, Survey Finds
By Victoria BaileyA third of healthcare consumers believe Congress should prioritize hospital price transparency.
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16 Jan 2024
Testosterone Replacement Therapy Linked to 7.9% Greater CVD Risk
By Veronica SalibAn epic research study evaluating men with low testosterone on hormone replacement therapy links this treatment to an increased CVD risk.
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16 Jan 2024
Connexin, Toob advance altnet gigabit reach in UK
By Joe O’HalloranFurther acceleration in the UK’s independent broadband industry sees Hampshire-based broadband provider invest £8m in full-fibre network roll-out, while Humberside-based digital provider launches business offer
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16 Jan 2024
Legal cases question IP in large language model training
By Cliff SaranShould the providers of commercial large language models licence content from content creators? The New York Times and Getty Images think so
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16 Jan 2024
Kaspersky shares Pegasus spyware-hunting tool
By Alex ScroxtonKaspersky has developed a way of easily exposing the presence of Pegasus spyware on iOS devices and believes its methodology may also help users identify other such surveillance malware
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16 Jan 2024
US CBRS market to be driven by energy, mining and manufacturing
By Joe O’HalloranResearch predicts growth of over 280% for Citizens Broadband Radio Service from 2023 to 2028, driven by its ability to offer lower-cost 5G services to industries such as energy, mining and manufacturing
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16 Jan 2024
Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy
By Lis EvenstadUpdate reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently
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16 Jan 2024
NAO head calls for clean data and modern government IT
By Cliff SaranBetter IT procurement, better IT systems and better data are among the recommendations Gareth Davies is giving to Parliament
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16 Jan 2024
CommonWell Health Alliance Adds Health IT Vendor to HIE Network
By Hannah NelsonHealth IT vendor ModuleMD has joined the CommonWell Health Alliance to drive health information exchange (HIE) across its network of over 75,000 referral providers.
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16 Jan 2024
Nebula sharing net-zero approach
By Simon QuickeServices player Nebula hopes that opening up on its strategy will encourage others to improve their own sustainability positions
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16 Jan 2024
AMD bets on India, doubles down on AI
By Pratima HarigunaniThe chipmaker recently inaugurated its largest global design facility in Bangalore as part of a $400m investment in India to support its expanded portfolio and build artificial intelligence capabilities
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16 Jan 2024
AI Medical Scribe Deepens Epic EHR Integration to Enhance Workflows
By Hannah NelsonImprovements to the EHR integration include tools to customize AI medical scribe notes and compatibility with Epic SmartData elements.
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16 Jan 2024
Novant Health Reaches $6.6M Settlement Over Improper PHI Disclosures
By Jill McKeonIn August 2022, Novant Health notified 1.3 million patients that its use of Meta pixel code had potentially led to unauthorized PHI disclosures.
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16 Jan 2024
Counties with Urgent Mental Healthcare Needs Face Telehealth Barriers
By Anuja VaidyaA new study reveals that US counties with low densities of mental healthcare resources also have a higher percentage of homes without broadband access.
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15 Jan 2024
British Library catalogues back online after ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library has restored online access to its main catalogue of nearly 40 million items on a limited basis as it continues the long and arduous process of recovering from a ransomware attack
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15 Jan 2024
AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonWhile artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities
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15 Jan 2024
Octopus Energy invests £200m in datacentre heat reuse startup Deep Green
By Caroline DonnellyUtility provider Octopus Energy has committed to investing £200m in datacentre heat reuse startup Deep Green to help the company scale
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15 Jan 2024
Four-fifths of UK gains access to gigabit broadband
By Joe O’HalloranDrive by leading commercial players and Project Gigabit programme sees milestone for gigabit broadband in UK including access for almost a million premises in so-called hard-to-reach places
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15 Jan 2024
Cosmetics retailer Lush dealing with mystery cyber incident
By Alex ScroxtonCosmetics retailer Lush confirms it’s investigating a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature, but key public-facing systems appear to be unaffected
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15 Jan 2024
Human-centric technology vision changes IT procurement
By Cliff SaranAccenture’s 2024 technology vision report discusses IT systems that use AI in a bid to become more intuitive and capable of adapting to different user skills
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15 Jan 2024
5G-Advanced, RedCap set to drive 5G market in 2024
By Joe O’HalloranLatest evolution of next-generation mobile technology and low-load next-generation mobile wireless standard set to be key engines of 5G market
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15 Jan 2024
Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state
By Sophie HillA Russian hacking group that published emails of ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy, but it was more Dad’s Army than the ‘deep state’, Computer Weekly and Byline Times reveal
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15 Jan 2024
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeOpportunities and changes this week at Abacus Group, Agilitas IT Solutions, IFS, Cato Networks and Pax8
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15 Jan 2024
How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry
By Martin NikelFrom overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry
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15 Jan 2024
Google Cloud abolishes data egress fees for global customer base
By Caroline DonnellyWith the charging of data egress fees considered to be an anti-competitive practice, Google Cloud has agreed to stop charging customers for moving data out of its cloud
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15 Jan 2024
Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year
By Karl FlindersSantander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation
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15 Jan 2024
SMEs turning to the channel to fend off rising security threats
By Simon QuickeResearch from Context has highlighted several factors that will make 2024 different to the preceding year when it comes to data protection
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15 Jan 2024
Banco Santander funds Sateliot with €6m to support 5G IoT
By Joe O’HalloranCreator of LEO satellite constellation based on 5G standard secures additional €6m in funding through high-growth enterprise programme to total €13.5m over the past year to aid progress towards a full commercial launch
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15 Jan 2024
EU amendment changes open source definition
By Cliff SaranThe EU Cyber Resilience Act has the potential to cause confusion among open source developers, with questions remaining over open development
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15 Jan 2024
IT failure caused weekend chaos at Sussex hospitals
By Lis EvenstadThe critical incident at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, caused by IT issues on Sunday night, has now been resolved
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15 Jan 2024
Shaka closes $1m eSIM seed funding round
By Joe O’HalloranLondon-based embedded connectivity startup announces $1m seed round led by Haatch, Purple Ventures, Antler and telco angel investors to use eSIM technology
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15 Jan 2024
NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches
By Bill GoodwinNikki Holland, former director of investigations at the NCA, was sacked for “misconduct” after sending sensitive NCA information over personal email and WhatsApp
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15 Jan 2024
APAC leaders expect tech disruption to accelerate
By Aaron TanNearly two-thirds of C-suite leaders in the region expect the pace of technology disruption to accelerate further in 2024, driven by advancements in generative AI
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15 Jan 2024
Digital Realty opens datacentre in Chennai
By Aaron TanDatacentre developed through joint venture will support high-density power requirements and tap Jio’s connectivity infrastructure across India
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12 Jan 2024
SAP debuts 4 AI-based retail capabilities
By Jim O'DonnellAt the National Retail Federation 2024 conference, SAP will feature new retail capabilities for predictive demand planning, predictive replenishment of goods and order management.
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12 Jan 2024
Automation has significant role in Citi's big layoff
By Patrick ThibodeauCitigroup plans to lay off 20,000 over three years due to increased technology spending and automation improvements. This aims for productivity savings.
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12 Jan 2024
Big tech reps call for U.S. data privacy law at CES 2024
By Makenzie HollandCorporate data privacy advocates said that a federal law could provide businesses with consistency and facilitate future regulation for artificial intelligence.
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12 Jan 2024
Microsoft unveils new GenAI, data tools for retail industry
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant is adding industry-specific features in Data Fabric along with GenAI Copilots designed to better personalize shopping as well as aid frontline workers in real time.
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12 Jan 2024
CloudClevr adds more MSP muscle with Bamboo buy
By Simon QuickeFirm continues on its mission to become a significant UK managed service player with third acquisition
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12 Jan 2024
Logicalis CEO identifies reasons to be optimistic about 2024
By Simon QuickeChannel player’s boss outlines areas where customers are looking to make investments as the market picks up
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12 Jan 2024
AWS secures £894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon Web Services’ hold on the UK public sector continues to tighten, following the revelation that on a single day in late 2023 it clinched contracts worth £894m with three central government departments
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12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
By Karl FlindersLong-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal
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12 Jan 2024
Parallel Wireless partners to bring wireless connectivity across Africa
By Joe O’HalloranOpen RAN technology provider inks deals with regional players to ensure 2G, 3G, 4G and soon 5G Open RAN connectivity is contributing to communications across African continent, expanding access to critical health and educational services
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12 Jan 2024
CES 2024: automotive to the fore as Qualcomm revs up for new world of AI
By Joe O’HalloranLeading trade show sees latest steps in Qualcomm’s evolution into connected processor and artificial intelligence company, eyeing up a new computing space for its products and services
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12 Jan 2024
UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent
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12 Jan 2024
FCC Updates Funding Program to Boost Rural Telehealth Adoption
By Anuja VaidyaThe agency published the final rule for its Rural Health Care Program, updating several provisions to reduce barriers to provider adoption of virtual care.
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12 Jan 2024
Hospital Finances Show Signs of Recovery as Revenues Rise
By Victoria BaileyRevenue per adjusted discharge increased, while total expenses per adjusted discharge decreased in November 2023, signifying hospital finances may be improving.
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12 Jan 2024
FDA Investigates the Safety of GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
By Veronica SalibA recent update published by the FDA revealed that the ongoing investigation into GLP-1 drugs has not identified a causal link between their use and suicidal thoughts.
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12 Jan 2024
Generative AI May Help Flag Social Determinants of Health in EHR Data
By Shania KennedyFine-tuned large language models were able to accurately identify 93.8 percent of patients with adverse SDOH who could benefit from additional support.
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12 Jan 2024
Almost 10% of Adolescents Use Non-Prescription Weight Loss Products
By Veronica SalibA meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open revealed that nearly 10% of adolescents, with a higher rate among girls, use non-prescribed weight loss products.
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12 Jan 2024
SDOH, Transportation Access a Problem for 5.7% of Patients
By Sara HeathLike other SDOH, transportation access affects different racial/ethnic, age, and geographic groups differently, CDC data showed.
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11 Jan 2024
Analysts anticipate fresh wave of enterprise technology M&A
By Beth PariseauCI/CD vendor Harness acquired Armory, reports surfaced of private equity takeover talks for PagerDuty, and that's just the start of more M&A to come, industry experts predict.
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11 Jan 2024
White House H-1B visa proposals spur controversy
By Patrick ThibodeauH-1B regulatory reforms risk legal challenges, while industry and critics debate the necessity. Proposed rules favor technical skills, but face pushback from various groups.
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11 Jan 2024
Ivanti confirms 2 zero-day vulnerabilities are under attack
By Arielle WaldmanVolexity reported the vulnerabilities to Ivanti after discovering that suspected Chinese nation-state threat actors created an exploit chain to achieve remote code execution.
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11 Jan 2024
Apple, Google face tumultuous legal year ahead
By Makenzie HollandGoogle has agreed to make changes to its app store, while Apple has remained largely unscathed after antitrust trials challenged both companies' app store operating models.
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11 Jan 2024
Channel facing a delicate AI pitch into SMEs
By Simon QuickeThere is a clear appetite for artificial intelligence technology, but there is a gap in perceptions of its purpose between those buying the tech and those using it
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11 Jan 2024
OpenAI GPT Store allows developers to share custom GPT apps
By Esther AjaoThe AI vendor introduced the highly anticipated store that enables developers to share their applications. It also introduced a new collaborative workspace for employees.
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11 Jan 2024
Fujitsu UK employees working for HMRC to strike during self-assessment tax period over pay
By Caroline DonnellyHundreds of Fujitsu UK staff working for HMRC are set to strike later this month over a pay rise dispute
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11 Jan 2024
YouTube Unveils Public Health & First Aid Education Videos
By Sara HeathYouTube created the public health and first aid education videos as part of its overarching efforts to combat medical misinformation online.
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11 Jan 2024
FDA Updates Medical Device Sterility Guidelines
By Veronica SalibThe FDA released a final guidance for medical devices that are labeled as sterile, identifying vaporized hydrogen peroxide as an effective sterilization method.
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11 Jan 2024
Gartner: PC market collapsed in 2023
By Cliff SaranThe post-Covid recovery of the PC industry is taking far longer than hoped, with businesses and consumers hanging onto devices
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11 Jan 2024
QLC made gains but storage innovation focus was on software in 2023
By Yann SerraStorage hardware innovation has taken a back seat – QLC flash excepted – as the big storage suppliers build around software-based variants and optimisation on modular product sets
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11 Jan 2024
MHRA launches roadmap for medtech regulations
By Lis EvenstadThe roadmap covers plans for regulations on medical technologies, including implantable devices, artificial intelligence and healthcare software, with core elements of a new framework to be in place by 2025
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11 Jan 2024
Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform
By Alex ScroxtonCisco unified comms customers are urged to patch a critical vulnerability in Unity Connection, a messaging and voicemail product
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11 Jan 2024
Dell shuffles channel management
By Simon QuickeDenise Millard adds to her responsibilities as vendor starts the year with a rejigging of its team structure
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11 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Volvo Penta advances sea vehicle intelligence
By Joe O’HalloranAutomotive giant’s new platform combines dual power propulsion and smart features ranging from eco mode to assisted docking to dynamic positioning through electronic vessel control system for a premium on-water experience