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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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15 Nov 2023
What IT admins and office workers get in MS 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365's Copilot assistive AI features come with a big price tag, but experts are bullish that they could return the investment to users -- and more.
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15 Nov 2023
Russian cyber criminal pleads guilty to running IPStorm botnet
Sergey Manikin faces years in jail after his illicit proxy botnet service was taken down by US law enforcement
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15 Nov 2023
UK momentum supports SoftwareOne Q3 revenue growth
Cloud service player issues a trading update that shares financials and progress on cost-saving programme and strategic review
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15 Nov 2023
Microsoft launches Fabric, adds Copilot for the new platform
The suite unites Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics and Data Factory in an integrated environment to better enable data management and analysis, including developing AI models.
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15 Nov 2023
FarrPoint expands broadband to US with Vernonburg
In response to what it called unprecedented opportunities for broadband programme roll-outs in the US, connectivity specialist joins forces with Boston firm to provide one-stop shop for broadband planning and deployment
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15 Nov 2023
Microsoft adds more AI tools to Copilot for Sales, Service
The new capabilities let sales and service teams access customer information from apps such as a knowledge base or CRM system using natural language prompts in Microsoft platforms.
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15 Nov 2023
November Patch Tuesday heralds five new MS zero-days
Microsoft pushes fixes for five new zero-days in its latest monthly update
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15 Nov 2023
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Amazon with Concerns About Eye Drop Sales
Yet again, the FDA has issued warning letters to another eye drop retailer, identifying violations on seven eyedrops.
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15 Nov 2023
US government reinforces ICBC hack link to Citrix Bleed
US Treasury adds weight to reports that a ransomware gang gained access to the systems of Chinese bank ICBC by exploiting a critical Citrix flaw
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15 Nov 2023
PeopleSpot dishes out people-related advice
The PeopleSpot app provides resources to help workers deal with people-related challenges and enables organisations to surface HR issues through its analytics capabilities
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15 Nov 2023
Revs, profits fall but Vodafone claims H1 highlights improved trends
After poor fiscal 2023, pan-European and African telecoms company sees bounce back in first half of FY 2024, with focus on customers and simplifying business said to be beginning to bear fruit
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15 Nov 2023
Regulatory Burdens in Healthcare Take Away from Patient Care
Practice leaders overwhelmingly agree reducing prior auths and other regulatory burdens would allow resource reallocation, MGMA says.
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15 Nov 2023
Satellite firm neXat looks to enhance critical communications with SD-WAN
Business connectivity provider looks to improve communications in key vertical through software-defined wide area network integrating configuration, monitoring and control into a single user platform
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15 Nov 2023
FBI, CISA Urge Immediate Action to Mitigate Rhysida Ransomware Risks
The federal government urged organizations to prioritize remediate known vulnerabilities, segment networks, and enable multifactor authentication to lower the risk of Rhysida ransomware.
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15 Nov 2023
How Much Members Spend on Diabetes Chronic Disease Management
It is well known that diabetes is a costly disease, but even members with insurance may pay thousands of dollars per year for chronic disease management.
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15 Nov 2023
NIH Researchers Identify Sleep Deficiency as a T2D Risk Factor
Results from an NIH-funded study revealed that chronic insufficient sleep is a modifiable T2D risk factor in women.
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15 Nov 2023
How Gigamon is making its mark in deep observability
Gigamon CEO Shane Buckley talks up the company’s ability to inspect encrypted network traffic for malicious activity, how it stands out with its deep observability capabilities and the tailwinds that are fuelling its growth
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14 Nov 2023
Microsoft halts 3 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday
Microsoft addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including six critical, and shuts down four bugs in the Exchange Server email platform this month.
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14 Nov 2023
Cryptocurrency wallets might be vulnerable to 'Randstorm' flaw
Cryptocurrency recovery company Unciphered discovered a vulnerability in a JavaScript Bitcoin library that could jeopardize private keys.
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14 Nov 2023
Million Brits could lose access to bank branch if closure rate continues
Even people in urban constituencies could lose access to a local bank branch, according to research
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14 Nov 2023
Chip sector gears up for AI revolution
While Nvidia has established its AI dominance, Intel has been working on AI chips running on supercomputers
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14 Nov 2023
Engineers slash RPO/RTO as they swap tape for Rubrik backup
Frankham Group ditches archaic tape backup and deploys Rubrik backup appliances and remote disaster recovery facility. Meanwhile, the engineering group assesses a move to the cloud
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14 Nov 2023
Westcon-Comstor gets global role supporting Check Point MSSPs
Distributor signed up globally to help vendor reach out to more managed security partners
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14 Nov 2023
AMD survey finds AI hardware lacking in many IT departments
Global survey finds that IT leaders are finding it hard to keep up with the pace of change in AI
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14 Nov 2023
4Tbps milestone as TikTok joins NAPAfrica
African internet exchange celebrates new high in network throughput as it welcomes into African peering community social network giant that is increasingly engaging with the world of enterprise and marketing
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14 Nov 2023
Itential, Kentik add integrated network observability to NetOps workflows
Network and cloud automation software firm and network observability company join forces to integrate network automation technologies and enable more efficient infrastructure
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14 Nov 2023
TD Synnex and Evolve IP deepening green commitment
Distributor and cloud communication specialist both actively stepping up their sustainability efforts
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14 Nov 2023
Fast-acting cyber gangs increasingly disabling telemetry logs
Sophos guidance for security practitioners and defenders highlights a growing trend for threat actors to disable or wipe telemetry logs to cover their tracks
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14 Nov 2023
Francis Maude calls for GDS and CDDO to merge
Review into the civil service by the former Cabinet Office minister says the two organisations should become one entity to avoid sending mixed signals around accountability and leadership
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14 Nov 2023
Racism Key Social Determinant of Health Linked to 38% Risk of Stroke
The chronic stress incurred due to experiences of racism led to poorer health outcomes, including increased risk of stroke.
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14 Nov 2023
McLaren Applied, Blu Wireless find new gear for ultra high-speed telemetry
Engineering tech provider and mmWave comms firm target new breakthroughs in motorsport connectivity and transformation of fan experience
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14 Nov 2023
Successful launch for fifth, sixth SES 03b mPOWER satellites
With six satellites, satellite operator’s second-generation medium-Earth orbit system is set to provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe from early Q2 2024
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14 Nov 2023
Medical Transcription Service Data Breach Impacts Multiple Health Systems
Northwell Health and Cook County Health both notified patients of a third-party data breach that originated at Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical transcription vendor.
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14 Nov 2023
HPSA Program Did Not Affect Physician Shortages or Health Outcomes
Counties saw no significant changes in mortality rates or physician density in the years following HPSA designation.
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14 Nov 2023
Boldyn Networks to acquire Cellnex private 5G networks business
Shared network infrastructure provider acquires private networks business of independent wireless telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures operator, including subsidiary to accelerate expansion into Europe
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14 Nov 2023
Large Language Model Diagnoses, Triages Without Introducing Biases
UCLA Health researchers determined that Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 can accurately diagnose and triage patients without introducing racial and ethnic biases.
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14 Nov 2023
How to Achieve Patient Portal ‘Techquity’ & Digital Health Equity
Measuring patient portal use by demographic will be the first step toward achieving digital health equity.
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14 Nov 2023
Avoidable Hospitalizations Less Common in Medicare Advantage, Study Finds
Medicare beneficiaries with ambulatory care-sensitive conditions visited clinicians with lower rates of avoidable hospitalizations.
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13 Nov 2023
Australia’s public cloud spending to hit A$23bn in 2024
Spending on public cloud services in Australia will reach 50% of the total addressable market for the first time in 2024, according to Gartner
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13 Nov 2023
Nvidia intros new H200 for running large AI workloads
The chipmaker's new GPU has the latest high-bandwidth memory capacity to accelerate generative models and large language models. The chip focuses on optimizing CPUs and GPUs.
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13 Nov 2023
Rogue state-aligned actors are most critical cyber threat to UK
The prospect of rogue nation-state-aligned attackers bringing down the UK’s critical infrastructure is keeping the NCSC up at night
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13 Nov 2023
Acquia CEO on DXP's future, content AI, acquisition strategy
After almost a year in the position, Acquia CEO Stephen Reny discusses the company's digital experience platform, and how AI and acquisitions will figure into its evolution.
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13 Nov 2023
LockBit ransomware gang claims it leaked stolen Boeing data
Boeing confirmed that it experienced a cybersecurity incident following LockBit's claims, but the aircraft manufacturer has not directly confirmed a ransomware attack.
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13 Nov 2023
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, Avaya extend customer centre alliance
Dubai utility firm enhances its customer care centre to become integrated digital interactive hub, enabling customers to access a wide range of services through an interactive voice system
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13 Nov 2023
Lloyds Bank warns over rising threat of crypto scams
Report by Lloyds Banking Group finds there has been a 23% increase in cryptocurrency scams in 2023 compared with last year, targeting mostly younger investors
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13 Nov 2023
Encrypted mail service Tuta says it was wrongly accused of being a front for intelligence services
German encrypted email service Tuta, formerly known as Tutanota, has denied claims by a former Canadian police intelligence officer accused of passing secrets to criminals that it was compromised by intelligence services
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13 Nov 2023
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
A few channel moves this week caught the eye as firms continue to look for growth and hire experience
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13 Nov 2023
Vodafone inks strategic partnership with Accenture
Global professional services company to form pan-European and African telco as it announces acceleration of transformation to commercialise operations and accelerate growth
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13 Nov 2023
MSPs best placed to deliver security education
Distributor shares views on the role managed service providers can play in improving cyber awareness among customers
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13 Nov 2023
NY Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals
In addition to the proposed cybersecurity regulations, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $500 million in funding dedicated to upgrading hospital technology systems.
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13 Nov 2023
Surescripts Applies for TEFCA QHIN Role to Drive Interoperability
Surescripts Health Information Network LLC, which supports nationwide healthcare interoperability for ePrescribing, has applied to become a TEFCA QHIN.
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13 Nov 2023
State AGs Urge FDA Action on Race-Related Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies
In a letter, state AGs highlighted research showing that pulse oximeter readings are often inaccurate for populations of color, urging the FDA to take action.
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13 Nov 2023
Vanderbilt, Duke Awarded $1.25M to Improve Health Systems’ AI Oversight
A new project is set to outline the essential capabilities that health systems need to effectively select, deploy, and monitor artificial intelligence tools.
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13 Nov 2023
Victims’ legal action over 2015 Carphone Warehouse breach moves forward
A class action against Currys Retail over the 2015 data breach of Carphone Warehouse customers has been granted permission to move forward in the courts
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13 Nov 2023
ICO alerted after technical ‘issue’ exposed college files to student barristers
A training college for barristers has reported a data breach that left sensitive data on hundreds of current and former students accessible to other trainees
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13 Nov 2023
Shawbrook Bank slashes mortgage processing time through low code
Specialist business lending and savings bank is using Pegasystems’ low-code platform to rewrite and automate the customer journey
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13 Nov 2023
Blending Human Expertise & Technology to Improve Claims Negotiations
Strategic partnerships that leverage both human expertise and technology can improve out-of-network claim negotiations and operational efficiency while maintaining payer-provider relationships.
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13 Nov 2023
Qualcomm and Iridium direct-to-device satellite partnership falls out of orbit
Much heralded non-terrestrial-network communications technology collaboration between chip firm and satellite tech company collapses after lack of take-up by smartphone device manufacturers
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13 Nov 2023
NY AG Secures $450K From US Radiology Over Data Security Failures
US Radiology agreed to update its IT infrastructure and data security policies following a ransomware attack and subsequent investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office.
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13 Nov 2023
UK Ministry of Justice modernises wired and wireless digital infrastructure
Deployment of AI-driven networking designed to improve staff productivity and job satisfaction for UK Prisons and Probation services, while providing prisoners more rehabilitation opportunities through greater life skills
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13 Nov 2023
Emory University Establishes Empathetic AI for Health Institute
The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute aims to support the development of equitable, accessible, and cost-effective artificial intelligence tools.
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13 Nov 2023
KLAS: Epic’s Payer Platform Generates High User Satisfaction
Epic’s payer platform helped improve cost savings around users’ clinical data acquisition efforts.
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13 Nov 2023
FDA Approves New Weight Loss Drug: Zepbound
Adding to the weight loss drugs list, the FDA has approved Zepbound, a GIP and GLP-1 agonist.
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10 Nov 2023
Amdocs joins AWS Private Wireless programme as system integrator
Collaboration between hyperscaler and communications industry designed to bring together mobile private network offerings, infrastructure and services to accelerate enterprise network innovation
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10 Nov 2023
Security vendors ramp up MSP support
Check Point, Acronis, Malwarebytes and ManageEngine increase options for managed service providers
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10 Nov 2023
UN disarmament body calls for global action on autonomous weapons
UN draft resolution highlighting the dangers of autonomous weapons passes with overwhelming majority
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10 Nov 2023
5G, AI and IoT drive leading UK smart cities
Survey reveals UK cities are embracing smart technologies but data security concerns hinder urban developments
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10 Nov 2023
Qualcomm reveals operator support for 5G RedCap
OEMs and operators select Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System for 5G RedCap to enable smaller and more cost-efficient 5G devices, with launches beginning in 2024
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10 Nov 2023
Ransomware attack on major Chinese lender disrupts financial markets
The financial services arm of one of the world’s largest banks was taken offline by a supposed LockBit ransomware attack, causing problems for US markets
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10 Nov 2023
APAC cyber security workforce hits record high
The cyber security workforce in Asia-Pacific now stands at just under a million people, but demand for cyber security talent in the region continues to outpace supply
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10 Nov 2023
Orange Business shifts towards digital, aims to transform SD-WAN with VMware
Business services division of leading connectivity provider unveils strategy to offer end-to-end stack of digital solutions through B2B portfolio and strikes partnership with cloud computing company for software-defined wide-area network offer
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09 Nov 2023
Qumulo expands Scale Anywhere to Azure
Qumulo is introducing ANQ, a scale-out file service for Azure. It's the centerpiece of a new version of the vendor's Scale Anywhere data platform.
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09 Nov 2023
As Congress mulls AI, Biden asks first for data privacy law
Congress could eventually run into a similar issue with AI as data privacy -- states passing a patchwork of laws that become difficult for businesses to comply with.
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09 Nov 2023
Generative AI brings changes to cloud-native platforms
Generative AI took over tech in 2023, and cloud-native platforms are no exception. The need to support LLMs is already affecting CNCF projects, including Kubernetes.
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09 Nov 2023
Lace Tempest exploits SysAid zero-day vulnerability
SysAid urged users to patch a zero-day vulnerability in its on-premises software, which is being exploited by the threat actor behind the MoveIt Transfer ransomware attacks.
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09 Nov 2023
DataRobot GenAI features aim to address enterprise concerns
The AI vendor's new capabilities addresses concerns about the new technology, such as governance, cost and scale. It also helps enterprises bridge two types of AI.
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09 Nov 2023
Revealed: How Russia’s Sandworm ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure
New Mandiant intelligence reveals how the APT known as Sandworm has been evolving its playbook, twisting legitimate executables known as LoLBins into malicious tools as it seeks to disrupt daily life in Ukraine
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09 Nov 2023
SolarWinds fires back at SEC over fraud charges
SolarWinds said the SEC's lawsuit contains several 'false claims,' including allegations about how Russian nation-state hackers first got inside the company's network
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09 Nov 2023
SME IT firms feeling positive about 2024
Findings from There Business will make cheery reading for those hoping that the narrative will change next year and become more upbeat
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09 Nov 2023
Telenet taps Ciena to light up network upgrade across Belgium
Belgium’s largest provider of cable broadband services announces deployment of optical, network management technology and software to support growing demand for data services and future-proof metro expansion
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09 Nov 2023
Ex-Coca-Cola VPs debut ChatGPT-like AI tool to help enterprises solve their sustainability woes
The Ubuntoo AI tool is already in use within several Fortune 500 companies to help these firms hone their sustainability strategies
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09 Nov 2023
Cisco unveils major partner incentive enhancements
Vendor uses channel event to outline changes that will provide more rewards to those that sell solutions and support customers
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09 Nov 2023
Visa launches artificial intelligence advisory service
Visa is giving its customers the opportunity to tap into its global network of AI experts through its AI Advisory Practice.
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09 Nov 2023
NCSC makes annual Black Friday plea to consumers
Ahead of the annual festival of retail avarice, the NCSC is once again asking consumers to do the bare minimum to avoid falling victim to scams
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09 Nov 2023
Cisco expands full-stack observability ecosystem
Networking giant adds seven new partner modules to observability ecosystem around business insights, SAP visibility, networking, machine learning operations, service level objectives and sustainability
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09 Nov 2023
Suspected ransomware attack hits Scottish council
Systems at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar were downed on 7 November in a suspected ransomware attack
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09 Nov 2023
MongoDB unveils Atlas for Retail, Partner Ecosystem Catalog
The database vendor is making industry verticalization a significant part of its product roadmap to help customers in various industries develop applications that meet their needs.
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09 Nov 2023
Johnson and Johnson Reveals General Surgery Robot Timeline
The company anticipates submitting the OTTAVA system to the FDA in 2024 to begin clinical trials.
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09 Nov 2023
UK government does not see need for specific AI legislation
The UK government does not currently see the need for new artificial intelligence legislation, as many regulators are already dealing effectively with AI-related harms
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09 Nov 2023
The Security Interviews: Why cyber needs to integrate better
Cyber security is an intensely technical field, but we shouldn’t ignore the soft skills of communication and collaboration. Wipro’s Tony Buffomante explains why a robust security posture is dependent on a security team engaging with the wider organisation
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09 Nov 2023
Nexfibre unveils UK roll-out plan
Latest player in UK’s rapidly growing gigabit market reveals progress taken in developing full-fibre footprint and planned build locations for 2024, as well as commitment to creating added competitive choice
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09 Nov 2023
How Village Roadshow modernised ITSM with cloud
Australian theme park and cinema operator reduced ITSM costs by 60% to improve problem resolution and other outcomes from use of Freshworks' cloud-based ITSM service
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09 Nov 2023
Stark digital comms divide between UK rural and urban areas
UK operator’s Connecting the Countryside study finds as many as seven in 10 rural deprived areas have poor mobile coverage and nearly half are total 5G notspots
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09 Nov 2023
Henry Schein Hit By BlackCat Ransomware Gang
BlackCat ransomware claimed responsibility for an October cyberattack on Henry Schein, a major distributor of healthcare products.
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09 Nov 2023
RPM Improves Hypertension Outcomes but Drives Up Costs
Though RPM increased medication use and reduced hospital stays among hypertension patients, it spurred a $274 per patient increase in cost, new research shows.
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09 Nov 2023
Adopting Patient-Centered Care Stymied by Limited Patient-Centered Metrics
Only around half of hospitals and health systems are looking at patient-centered metrics, which is getting in the way of broad adoption of patient-centered care models.