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31 Oct 2024
Post Office scandal affected relationships of two-thirds of victims
The 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
For 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
Wylie 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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21 Nov 2023
Government response to digital exclusion recommendations lacking, say Lords
The government’s response to a committee report that makes recommendations for addressing digital exclusion has been met with criticism from the House of Lords
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21 Nov 2023
EHR Usability Outshines AI as Top Health IT Priority of Healthcare Execs
An MGMA poll found that improving EHR usability was the top health IT priority for healthcare leaders, followed by patient communications, revenue cycle management, and AI.
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21 Nov 2023
HHS Settles HIPAA Investigation With St. Joseph’s Over PHI Disclosure to Media
HHS launched a HIPAA investigation into St. Joseph’s Medical Center and determined that the organization had disclosed three patients’ protected health information to the Associated Press.
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21 Nov 2023
Operators unprepared for high gains from low-power IoT roaming
Study finds sophisticated detection crucial to growing revenue in low-power internet of things arena, and recommends operators partner with suppliers that can provide AI-based roaming detection services
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21 Nov 2023
Internal documents leaked as Rhysida claims responsibility for British Library ransomware attack
Ransomware group Rhysida threatens to sell documents stolen from the British Library to the highest bidder
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21 Nov 2023
Quality Outcomes Are Better When Medicaid MCOs Administer Pharmacy Benefits
In 33 of 34 comparative analyses, HEDIS scores were higher in states where Medicaid MCOs administered pharmacy benefits.
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21 Nov 2023
FDA Approves Truqap, Faslodex for HR-Positive Breast Cancer
AstraZeneca announced the approval on November 17, 2023, based on a phase 3, double-blind, randomized clinical trial.
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21 Nov 2023
Can Gen AI Improve Access to Care, Affordability? Patients Think So
Patients are increasingly using generative AI to explore access to care options, which industry leaders indicate could improve healthcare affordability.
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21 Nov 2023
Machine Learning Methods May Improve Brain Tumor Characterization
Researchers combining mass spectrometry with machine learning to assess meningioma tumors found that the tools were 87% accurate in classifying tumor grade.
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21 Nov 2023
Medicare Advantage Denials Jump 56%, Commercial Denials 20%
Claim denials are on the rise as hospitals also see diminishing cash reserves, according to a new AHA report.
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20 Nov 2023
Fallout after Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
The tech giant snagged a major win by hiring Altman and former board member Greg Brockman. Meanwhile, the AI startup faces challenges with many employees threatening to quit.
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20 Nov 2023
Acquia takes on web content accessibility with Monsido buy
Acquia adds generative AI and accessibility checker tools to its digital experience platform; partnerships avail close integrations of A/B testing and content personalization tools.
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20 Nov 2023
MediaTek unveils RedCap services
Looking to advance a transition to the 5G-NR wireless standard for enterprise and industrial IoT applications, leading fabless semiconductor company introduces modem technology and chipset family
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20 Nov 2023
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
The quest for growth has led more firms to seek out experienced and skilled staffers to join their ranks
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20 Nov 2023
Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets net top-shelf Wi-Fi 6 and 6E
Extreme Networks scores more wins in sport as it looks to help leading ice hockey clubs improve fan experience and operational efficiency by making the network the backbone of strategic initiatives
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20 Nov 2023
Softcat: Security remains top customer concern going into 2024
Channel player’s research reveals the areas where users are going to prioritise spending in the year ahead
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20 Nov 2023
Kingfisher develops AI-agnostic platform to power DIY assistant
The platform provides a framework for security and compliance and enables developers to test different large language models
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20 Nov 2023
Datacentres denied: West London server farm dispute prompts calls for UK planning system reform
The government is under fire after dismissing a datacentre development in west London despite soaring demand for capacity - but how can we balance new development with protecting the UK’s green spaces?
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20 Nov 2023
JPMorgan Chase tops bank AI ranking
Report reveals that JPMorgan Chase is the world's top bank for AI, along with Capital One and Royal Bank of Canada, but Europeans are lagging behind
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20 Nov 2023
AI productivity gains could result in four-day weeks for millions
Autonomy think tank publishes paper on potential for artificial intelligence-driven large language models to shorten people’s work weeks
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20 Nov 2023
Cubbit DS3 Composer brings DIY cloud to object storage pool
Cubbit customers can now build and configure S3-compatible clouds from unused capacity and offer MSP-grade services with high levels of resilience, security and data sovereignty
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20 Nov 2023
Software engineers worry about speaking out
A culture of fear exists in many software teams, preventing individuals from raising concerns over problems
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20 Nov 2023
Former OpenAI boss to lead Microsoft Advanced AI division
Shenanigans over the weekend have seen OpenAI’s former CEO join Microsoft and Twitch’s former CEO step in as OpenAI’s interim CEO
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20 Nov 2023
Norfolk International Terminal expands private 5G for Port of Virginia
One of the largest commercial shipping hubs in the US plans to use its private 5G network to enable drones used for safety and surveillance, autonomous trucks and mobile cranes, and cost reduction from reduced downtime
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20 Nov 2023
IT not ready for AI, Pure Storage survey finds
Storage, compute and networking hardware won’t cope without upgrades, and that often means total IT infrastructure overhaul
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20 Nov 2023
Defence lawyers seek appeal of tribunal ruling on police EncroChat cryptophone hack
Defence lawyers are seeking leave to appeal against a tribunal ruling that found the National Crime Agency had lawfully obtained warrants to access messages from 9,000 cryptophones used in the UK
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20 Nov 2023
NHS England hits 90% target for electronic patient records
Some 90% of trusts in NHS England have adopted electronic patient records in hospitals, ahead of government schedule
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20 Nov 2023
Healthcare Affordability Woes Affect High- and Low-Income Patients Alike
For some metrics, healthcare affordability is more challenging for high-income Americans than low-income folks in similarly developed nations.
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20 Nov 2023
Generative AI Appeals to Healthcare Orgs for Revenue Cycle Operations
Nearly 60 percent of surveyed healthcare organizations are considering using generative AI for revenue cycle operations.
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20 Nov 2023
Humana’s Value-Based Care Plans Improved Health Outcomes for MA Members
In addition to improving health outcomes, Humana’s Medicare Advantage value-based care plans generated $8 billion in cost savings in 2022.
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20 Nov 2023
$31M Awards to Support Medical AI Innovation at UTHealth Houston
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics faculty received 16 grants to fund projects focused on advancing artificial intelligence in healthcare and medicine.
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20 Nov 2023
Digital Edge secures green loan for South Korea datacentre
The Singapore-based datacentre provider has secured its first green loan for its latest colocation facility in Incheon
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17 Nov 2023
OpenAI board fires CEO Sam Altman for lack of candor
The 38-year-old helped found the company eight years ago. He has maintained an active public presence and helped the company reach a valuation of about $80 billion.
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17 Nov 2023
Lawmakers look at how policy hurts employee retention
The U.S. is coming to a crossroads in its quest to maintain a healthy economy. Experts suggest expanding child care support and parental leave policies to boost labor supply.
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17 Nov 2023
Nashville Electric selects Pure Storage to provide power
A Nashville-based power company decided to migrate off an outdated, ill-fitting Dell storage system to something more modern and more reasonable.
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17 Nov 2023
IT pros wary as Microsoft Copilot juggernaut gains steam
Microsoft is now 'The Copilot company,' along with GitHub. But concerns linger about the accuracy of AI-generated results, code lineage and long-term job security.
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17 Nov 2023
Viasat, Skylo Technologies claim first global direct-to-device network
Satellite communications provider and non-terrestrial network service provider announce what they say is world’s first global direct-to-device network
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17 Nov 2023
US civil society groups demand better conditions for AI workers
Some 24 US civil society groups and unions and have written a letter to the US Senate asking for action to improve the working conditions of the people who train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems
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17 Nov 2023
Databricks puts AI at core of new Data Intelligence Platform
The vendor's new platform, now in beta testing, combines its existing lakehouse with AI to better enable users to manage and prepare data for model training and analytics.
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17 Nov 2023
Qualcomm claims ‘remarkable’ gains with Snapdragon 7-Series platform
Gen 3 mobile platform said to amplify mobile user experiences bringing next-generation technology and features to more consumers, with on-device AI, fan-favourite mobile gaming
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17 Nov 2023
SonicWall’s US MSSP acquisition will benefit UK channel
Vendor’s move to add more services will ripple out to this side of the Atlantic
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17 Nov 2023
Oracle NetSuite CEO Goldberg: AI a sleeping giant coming to life
Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteWorld, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence has emerged from obscurity to be of business moment
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17 Nov 2023
Internet Central taps Neos Networks for gigabit connectivity upgrade
Critical network infrastructure provider enters agreement with one of the UK’s first ISPs to upgrade network to 1Gbps accessibility to meet differing connectivity needs across a wide customer base
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17 Nov 2023
UK government reveals 5G Innovation Regions
Latest part of UK government plan to boost next-generation mobile services sees 10 regions spanning the UK set to benefit from fund aimed at expediting innovation driven by 5G technology
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17 Nov 2023
Despite Value-Based Care Growth, Room for Improvement Remains
Standardizing program benchmarks and providing incentives for non-clinical staff could help improve value-based care models.
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17 Nov 2023
5G-Advanced not yet ready for enterprise opportunities
Report highlights why 5G-Advanced has not yet realised potential in unlocking use cases which unlock new business opportunities, more efficient networks, and the integration of AI and machine learning
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17 Nov 2023
Cardiovascular Disease Utilization Grew After Medicaid Expansion
The two expansion states saw higher rates of cardiovascular care, medication, and hospitalization use after Medicaid expansion.
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17 Nov 2023
Microsoft and Meta quizzed on AI copyright
Large language models are trained using vast amounts of public data – but do the hyperscalers comply with copyright laws?
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17 Nov 2023
eHealth Exchange HIE Launches Program to Boost HL7 FHIR Adoption
The incentive program from eHealth Exchange will reward HIE participants who exchange patient data with payers using the HL7 FHIR data standard as outlined in the HL7 Da Vinci Project.
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17 Nov 2023
Capgemini and Heathrow strike deal to enhance passenger experience
Capgemini and Heathrow team up to provide development and operations support for the airport’s technology estate
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17 Nov 2023
Orange France broadband gains higher orbit with satellite offer
Leading operator unveils ‘superfast’ broadband offer available throughout France and for everyone through partnership with satellite company Eutelsat and essential equipment firm Nordnet
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17 Nov 2023
Health Orgs Look for Consolidated Patient Engagement Tech Footprint
Patient engagement technology vendors will need to respond to a growing push for consumer-centered solutions for healthcare organizations.
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17 Nov 2023
FDA Authorizes First Chlamydia, Gonorrhea At-Home Sample Test
The Simple 2 Test is available over-the-counter for patients to collect samples and ship to laboratories for testing.
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17 Nov 2023
FDA Announces Kilitch Healthcare India Eyedrop Recall
Implicated in the warning letters issued in October 2023, Kilitch Healthcare India has voluntarily recalled eyedrops distributed to retailers nationwide.
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17 Nov 2023
Consumers Believe Generative AI May Make Healthcare More Affordable
Deloitte’s 2023 Health Care Consumer Survey shows that over 70 percent of consumers who use generative AI believe the tech could revolutionize healthcare delivery.
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17 Nov 2023
Does third-party support make sense?
We speak to a Rimini Street customer about their experience of managing an Oracle ERP
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17 Nov 2023
Interview: Walmart’s David Glick discusses technology scale
We speak to Walmart’s head of enterprise business services about managing IT and technology innovation at the retailer
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16 Nov 2023
CISA, FBI issue alert for ongoing Scattered Spider activity
The government advisory follows several high-profile attacks attributed to Scattered Spider, which uses advanced social engineering techniques like SIM swapping.
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16 Nov 2023
Alphv ransomware gang claims it reported MeridianLink to SEC
MeridianLink said it recently identified a "cybersecurity incident," but the Alphv ransomware gang claims it breached the company and compromised customer data.
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16 Nov 2023
Regulating digital industries might require a new U.S. agency
U.S. senators and industry experts are pushing for a new agency to regulate digital industries and tackle competition, privacy and content moderation concerns.
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16 Nov 2023
Microsoft adds AI tools for Copilot in Teams, collaboration
New generative AI capabilities enhance real-time meeting notetaking by identifying each speaker and enabling users to convert meeting discussion points into whiteboard formats.
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16 Nov 2023
Cloud costs increase amid SaaS pricing hikes
CIOs face higher SaaS prices, with a new report pegging the inflation rate at 8.7%. The wider cloud segment saw a 3.2% inflation rate in October, according to U.S. government data.
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16 Nov 2023
Royal Mail spent £10m on cyber measures after LockBit attack
Royal Mail has spent approximately £10m on recovery and improved cyber resilience measures in the wake of the January 2023 LockBit ransomware attack
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16 Nov 2023
Copilot generative AI comes to Dynamics 365 Field Service
Aimed at improving frontline worker performance, Copilot GenAI capabilities will be integrated into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service, providing access to critical job data.
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16 Nov 2023
Workato CEO calls for new automation mindset
Workato CEO Vijay Tella urges organisations to go beyond the ‘mechanistic glue’ of automating manual processes and embrace a new automation mindset that focuses on transforming their business
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16 Nov 2023
Advania looking for further UK expansion
Fresh from rebranding Content+Cloud, the Microsoft partner is focusing on AI and data, and talking of more M&A activity
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16 Nov 2023
Outgoing police tech watchdog warns of declining oversight
The outgoing biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner for England and Wales discusses police deployment of powerful new surveillance technologies, and the declining state of oversight in this area
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16 Nov 2023
Lockheed Martin readies 5G satellite comms for take-off
Global aerospace firm completes demo of ‘first regenerative non-terrestrial network 5G satellite base station’ set for launch in orbit in 2024 in self-funded mission to prove capability to connect the globe
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16 Nov 2023
New HYCU SaaS AWS backup provides deeper data protection
R-Cloud, the flagship data protection product for HYCU, now supports more than 50 SaaS applications for backup with new support for AWS services including databases and storage.
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16 Nov 2023
Cancer Research UK uses AWS for payments and trial search function
Charity Cancer Research UK has been using AWS to make its donations platform more scalable, as well as making it easier for patients to find clinical trials
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16 Nov 2023
Interview: Dan Huddart, CTO, Homeprotect
After building up experience in the insurance sector, Homeprotect’s chief technology officer sought the freedom to innovate being offered at the rapidly scaling company
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16 Nov 2023
Ransomware gang grasses up uncooperative victim to US regulator
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has added a new tactic to its playbook, going to ever more extreme lengths in search of a pay-off
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16 Nov 2023
British Library’s Halloween cyber scare was ransomware
The British Library has provided an update on an ongoing cyber incident affecting its systems, confirming it to be the result of a ransomware attack
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16 Nov 2023
Spotify and Google Cloud expand tech partnership for AI-led user experience improvement push
Music streaming giant Spotify is forging even closer ties with its long-standing cloud partner Google in an effort to improve user experience with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning
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16 Nov 2023
Microsoft ignites chip journey with AI accelerators
The company used its annual Ignite conference to showcase the work it is doing to optimise AI and make more energy-efficient hardware
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16 Nov 2023
Swisscom migrates to high-capacity optical transport network
Leading European operator taps comms tech provider to support new optical network supports client services from 1G to 400G offering scale, resiliency, and performance at reduced total cost of ownership.
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16 Nov 2023
SAP sustainability study reveals UK businesses lack funding
An annual sustainability study by SAP reveals UK businesses are on the right track, but still face barriers in the long run
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16 Nov 2023
HHS Unveils Updated Language Access Plan for Health Equity
The Updated Language Access Plan builds on previous legal provisions prohibiting discrimination and requiring adequate language supports for patients.
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16 Nov 2023
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
Yet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents
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16 Nov 2023
BlackSuit Ransomware Is Credible Threat to Healthcare Cybersecurity, HC3 Says
BlackSuit ransomware shares many traits with Royal ransomware and the now defunct Conti ransomware group, both of which targeted the healthcare sector.
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16 Nov 2023
Digital Health Most Wired: Healthcare Orgs Focusing on Health Data Usage
With widespread EHR adoption, healthcare organizations are looking toward health data usage to improve outcomes, according to the Digital Health Most Wired 2023 survey.
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16 Nov 2023
Stakeholders Urge Senators to Avert ‘Fast and Slow’ Death of Telehealth
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, healthcare stakeholders doubled down on the critical need to make permanent pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities.
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16 Nov 2023
How Did Commercial Payments for COVID-19 Inpatient Stays Vary in 2020?
Commercial payments for COVID-19 inpatient stays were highest at hospitals affiliated with a health system, at $3,562.
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16 Nov 2023
MD Anderson Cancer Center Launches Institute for Data Science in Oncology
The new MD Anderson Institute for Data Science in Oncology is set to combine advanced computational approaches with clinical expertise to transform cancer care.
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16 Nov 2023
Gene Editing Technology Could Treat Hypercholesterolemia
An announcement from Verve Therapeutics revealed data from a proof-of-concept study suggesting that gene editing could treat familial hypercholesterolemia.
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15 Nov 2023
Microsoft launches custom AI, server chips for Azure
Maia is for AI inferencing, while the Arm-based Cobalt is for general-purpose computing. The chips could compete with AMD, Nvidia and Intel offerings eventually.
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15 Nov 2023
LockBit observed exploiting critical 'Citrix Bleed' flaw
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center warned that LockBit ransomware actors are exploiting CVE-2023-4966, also known as Citrix Bleed.
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15 Nov 2023
IXsystems flagship array goes all-NVMe flash
The F-Series storage array family is now all-NVMe, bringing new levels of performance and density to IXsystems flagship array as it adds a new option in the NAS storage market.
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15 Nov 2023
IBI launches new full-featured data management platform
The data management and BI specialist has released Data Intelligence, an AI-driven suite that includes data quality and data integration capabilities in an integrated environment.
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15 Nov 2023
Equipping hiring managers to spot GenAI job candidates
The use of generative AI in crafting resumes and cover letters poses challenges to hiring managers, as it could exaggerate qualifications and influence interview responses.
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15 Nov 2023
VMware discloses critical, unpatched Cloud Director bug
A manual workaround is currently available for a critical VMware Cloud Director Appliance flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-34060, but no patch is available at press time.
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15 Nov 2023
Microsoft expands AI reach with Azure AI studio, genAI tools
Microsoft's new platform is a studio for building, exploring and testing models. The tech giant is also incorporating Dall-E 3, GPT-3.5 Turbo and GPT-4 Turbo within Azure AI.
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15 Nov 2023
BlackCat affiliate seen using malvertising to spread ransomware
Researchers at eSentire identified a wave activity from an ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate which has adopted a somewhat unusual approach to delivering its locker
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15 Nov 2023
UK companies secure contract to trial sky-based 5G infrastructure
Aircraft manufacturer, communications firm and cooling systems company join forces to broaden and transform access to high-speed 5G communications through fleet of zero-emission turbo prop aircraft
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15 Nov 2023
Ericsson RAN unveils transport automaton network controller
Comms tech provider’s transport network performance enhanced with AI-powered service, pinpointing degradations and capacity utilisation issues and providing insights on how to optimise overall network performance