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20 Dec 2024
Trump's stance on E-Verify checks shifting over time
Employers remain cautious about how immigration policies will change under Trump, given his waffling over E-Verify checks and the potential for a DACA repeal.
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20 Dec 2024
Post Office creates CTO role to support ‘extensive and complex’ plans
Post Office bolsters its IT leadership team as it grapples with massive tech transformation with the nation looking on
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20 Dec 2024
HTI-3 final rule updates information blocking exceptions
The Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access (HTI-3) final rule adds a new information blocking exception to protect access to reproductive healthcare.
Business Apps News from the past 365 days
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12 Feb 2024
Channel can make money from generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence has gone from hype to use cases to become a growing channel opportunity
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12 Feb 2024
More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used second faulty Post Office system
More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used a previous faulty computer system in their branches as more people come forward with information following Post Office scandal TV drama
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09 Feb 2024
The outlook for open source? Growing, but there are challenges
While more companies are using open source technologies, not everyone may realise it
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09 Feb 2024
Amazon defends facial-recognition tech sale to FBI despite moratorium
The FBI has confirmed it is using Amazon’s Rekognition image and video analysis software, but Amazon says it is ‘false’ to suggest this violates the company’s self-imposed moratorium on selling facial-recognition technology to US police
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09 Feb 2024
Distributors play key role in sustainability
Given its position as a supplier of products and services, and its trusted relationship with vendors, disties are in a pivotal position
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09 Feb 2024
Digital experience becomes new boardroom metric
Networking technology and services giant outlines new paradigm in experience economy, where next generation of chief digital officers demand unified understanding of every component of networked applications
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08 Feb 2024
GenAI's job threat turns up in job ads, not layoffs
Adoption of generative AI is akin to offshore outsourcing, where low-level tasks are shifted elsewhere. Instead of work going to India, it's now going to the machine.
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08 Feb 2024
IBM expands AWS marketplace programme to UK
IBM’s experiences running AWS offering in the US has given it the confidence to move to the next phase and introduce it to a number of European countries
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08 Feb 2024
Cisco taps Apple, Nvidia to achieve distance zero and propel collaboration in new workspace
Networking and IT tech and services firm reveals solutions and partnerships with leading CE and processor manufacturer to support business in the new world of world where workspaces are being reimagined
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07 Feb 2024
Email marketers feel Google, Yahoo DMARC policy change
As marketers face changes to email authentication and third-party cookie deprecation, contact centers are a treasure trove of first-party data to drive multichannel campaigns.
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07 Feb 2024
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google
Google’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments
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07 Feb 2024
The challenges of open source in government
Public sector bodies may find their policy decisions are stymied due to the inflexibility of the software they deploy. Is open source the answer?
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07 Feb 2024
Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws
The UK government reaffirming its commitment hold off on artificial intelligence legislation has been received positively by industry for balancing innovation and safety
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07 Feb 2024
Heath to become Dell’s UK channel lead
With Rob Tomlin leaving the business, Dell has looked internally to find a replacement to drive the partner business forward
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07 Feb 2024
Rigby Group moving towards ambitious zero emissions target
Channel player shares insight into its progress on reducing carbon across the group, which includes SCC
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06 Feb 2024
UK government responds to AI whitepaper consultation
The UK government is considering introducing binding legal requirements for companies developing the most powerful AI systems, and has outlined a range of funding to realise the ambitions of its ‘pro-innovation’ framework for artificial intelligence
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06 Feb 2024
Cisco unveils innovations for observability as it looks to future networking vision
Networking and IT tech and services giant kicks off European flagship event with major enhancements to networking cloud vision, innovations in digital experience and user monitoring for cloud-native applications
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06 Feb 2024
Post Office scandal: Phase four’s rogues’ gallery
Phase four of the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal revealed ‘a parade of liars, bullies, amnesiacs and arrogant individuals’ that made up the teams investigating and prosecuting subpostmasters
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05 Feb 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
It's been a busy time on the personnel front, with movement across various levels of the channel, including Infinigate, Logicalis, Sabio, Assured Data Protection, Netskope, SolarWinds, Enreach and Epsilon Telecommunications
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05 Feb 2024
What’s standing in the way of the UK being an AI superpower?
Artificial intelligence (AI) could bring a big economic boost to the UK, says report, but there are still barriers to overcome
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05 Feb 2024
Is SAP on the rise?
This year represents a tipping point for SAP to convince cagey customers of the value of cloud enterprise resource planning
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02 Feb 2024
‘People are now listening,' Post Office inquiry told as latest phase ends
The latest phase of the public inquiry into the widest miscarriage of justice in modern UK history – the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – closes with a bang
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01 Feb 2024
New H-1B visa rule promises fairer play, but higher stakes
A U.S. H-1B lottery rule change aims to reduce fraud by allowing only one lottery entry per candidate, potentially putting some beneficiaries in a strong position.
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01 Feb 2024
Acumatica ERP to expand with Professional Services Edition
At Acumatica Summit 2024, the cloud ERP vendor for SMBs unveiled a new Professional Services Edition and focused on delivering customer-centered AI capabilities.
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01 Feb 2024
Welsh workers’ AI experiences shaped by uneven power dynamics
Workers in Wales are being negatively affected by the unregulated introduction of artificial intelligence into workplaces due to asymmetric power dynamics
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01 Feb 2024
Defra legacy IT: 180 applications refreshed, over 1,500 remain
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has a 10-year plan to update technology. So far, 180 have been replaced or updated
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01 Feb 2024
Government ‘dragging it out’ by refusing to share knowledge of Post Office trial ‘delaying tactic’
Subpostmasters will have to wait to find out if the government knew of the Post Office’s plan to derail group litigation order, by trying to push managing judge out
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31 Jan 2024
Former Workday co-CEO takes helm at Eightfold
Former Workday co-CEO Chano Fernandez joins Eightfold AI in a similar role, advocating for unbiased, skills-based hiring and navigating new AI regulations.
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31 Jan 2024
Midwich launches investment arm
Audiovisual equipment distributor looks to encourage innovation across the segment with private equity operation
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30 Jan 2024
New Rise with SAP program targets barriers to cloud moves
The Rise with SAP Migration and Modernization program includes cost incentives and services aimed at on-premises customers reluctant to move to S/4HANA Cloud.
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30 Jan 2024
User groups give SAP’s 50% Rise incentive the thumbs up
SAP has changed tack, after the furore over its intention to make certain features available only to Rise customers on SAP Cloud
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30 Jan 2024
TD Synnex, Westcon-Comstor and Infinigate expand portfolios
Distributors are making moves to ensure they have a mix of products and services that appeal to their channel partner bases
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30 Jan 2024
Oracle to fine-tune AI for the enterprise
Oracle AI developments aim to blend enterprise data and LLMs across its technology stack and SaaS portfolio
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30 Jan 2024
How Simplyhealth is using Salesforce’s take on generative AI to boost email response times
Health and dental plan company is cutting response times to some common and recurring client queries – from 12 minutes to just one
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30 Jan 2024
Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge
Lawyer says there is no reason to believe the Post Office treated unexplained shortfalls on systems prior to Horizon any differently to the way it dealt with unexplained Horizon shortfalls
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29 Jan 2024
In Congress, remote work policy debate hides facts
U.S. House Republicans criticize the Interior Department's remote work policy, saying it lowers productivity. Selective omissions of data challenge these claims.
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29 Jan 2024
Russian IT sector still under serious pressure
Russian IT sector faces challenges on multiple fronts as Western sanctions widen
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29 Jan 2024
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Plenty of senior appointments being announced in the past working week, including SecurityBridge, Panzura, F5, UiPath, Delinea and Jetbuilt
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29 Jan 2024
Google Cloud teams up with Singapore government on AI initiatives
Over 100 generative AI use cases have been tested through the AI Trailblazers programme, among other initiatives to spur AI adoption and build AI talent in the city-state
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26 Jan 2024
GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright
AI firm Anthropic hits out at copyright lawsuit filed by music publishers, claiming the content ingested into its models falls under ‘fair use’ and that any licensing regime would be too complex and costly
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26 Jan 2024
SAP puts the focus on AI, but cloud is still the key
ERP giant wants to boost its AI capabilities, but there remains work to be done persuading customers to shift to its cloud offerings
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26 Jan 2024
8x8 enhances experience communications as a service suite
XCaaS platform to now include capabilities such as AI-generated post-meeting smart summaries and action items, omnichannel experiences, global workforce support, and deeper technology partner integrations
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26 Jan 2024
AWS introduces SME partner competency
Cloud player reacts to small and medium customer requirements for dedicated support with the launch of a targeted option
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26 Jan 2024
Lawyers carry on Post Office appeals amid uncertainty over government plan to overturn en masse
Lawyers supporting former subpostmasters said they will continue appealing convictions as normal despite government plan to exonerate hundreds in one go
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26 Jan 2024
UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales
The government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales
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26 Jan 2024
Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’
The Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon
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24 Jan 2024
SAP restructuring focuses on AI, affects 8,000 employees
Amidst strong earnings results, SAP announced a restructuring plan that focuses the company on AI-based growth, with 8,000 employees expected to be reskilled or leave.
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24 Jan 2024
Box acquires no-code document automation tool Crooze
The acquisition gives Box both the talent and the technology Crooze provided for large customers, according to Box's vice president of product strategy.
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24 Jan 2024
Pegasystems unveils AI assistant for knowledge management
The workflow automation vendor aims to simplify informational querying processes with an iterative conversational interface that can automatically search all data sources.
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24 Jan 2024
Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation
Select committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal
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23 Jan 2024
UN chief blasts AI companies for reckless pursuit of profit
The United Nations general secretary has blasted technology companies and governments for pursuing their own narrow interests in artificial intelligence without any consideration of the common good, as part of wider call to reform global governance
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23 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks maintaining supplier expansion strategy
Distributor has track record of widening existing relationships to benefit UK resellers and will continue that strategy
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22 Jan 2024
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
Moves this week at TelcoSwitch, Cellhire, Genesys, Cohesity, Commvault and Kinly
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22 Jan 2024
AI ushering new era of intelligent CX
Annual customer experience trends report reveals that 68% of UK customer experience leaders believe chatbots can help build a stronger emotional connection with clients, with AI now the norm
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22 Jan 2024
Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress
Fujitsu will meet with victims of the Post Office scandal and their representatives to discuss what the IT giant can do for them beyond financial redress
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22 Jan 2024
Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge
Labour peer uses urgent question to uncover who, if anyone, in government was aware of the Post Office’s attempts to remove judge as it became clear it was losing
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21 Jan 2024
Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space
The Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building
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19 Jan 2024
New IFS CEO talks next phase of growth for ERP provider
In this Q&A, IFS CEO Mark Moffat discusses the next steps the company is taking to become an AI-centric industrial software provider that focuses on asset-heavy industries.
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19 Jan 2024
Salesforce unveils retail shopping and marketing AI tools
The CRM vendor brings generative AI to analytics and management tools for businesses' marketing teams and Copilot for Shoppers for swifter product discovery and purchase.
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu
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19 Jan 2024
Sabio urges structured approach to using AI to improve CX
Channel player grasps the potential of the technology, but advises a thoughtful roll-out if it’s going to hit the mark
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling'
The UK head of Fujitsu said he does not know why the Post Office did not reveal information about Horizon software errors to defendants during prosecutions
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18 Jan 2024
In Davos and Washington, AI warfare and AI skills are linked
Lawmakers are discussing AI's effects on national defense and the economy as well as considering ways to develop a workforce that can meet the challenge.
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18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding
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18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances
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18 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks rolls out collaborative marketing community
Distributor Exclusive Networks recognises the need for channel marketers to share best practices and work together
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18 Jan 2024
Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens
Trade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security
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17 Jan 2024
At Davos, a warning that AI is coming for white-collar jobs
White-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
Data on Kubernetes Community aims at K8S storage scaling solution
DoKC 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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16 Jan 2024
FCC adopts lead generation rules to protect consumer privacy
The 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
Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays
Fujitsu 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
Legal cases question IP in large language model training
Should 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
Nebula sharing net-zero approach
Services player Nebula hopes that opening up on its strategy will encourage others to improve their own sustainability positions
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15 Jan 2024
AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF
While 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
Human-centric technology vision changes IT procurement
Accenture’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
Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state
A 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?
Opportunities 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
From 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
Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year
Santander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation
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15 Jan 2024
EU amendment changes open source definition
The EU Cyber Resilience Act has the potential to cause confusion among open source developers, with questions remaining over open development
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12 Jan 2024
SAP debuts 4 AI-based retail capabilities
At 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
Citigroup 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
Microsoft unveils new GenAI, data tools for retail industry
The 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
Logicalis CEO identifies reasons to be optimistic about 2024
Channel player’s boss outlines areas where customers are looking to make investments as the market picks up
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12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal
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11 Jan 2024
White House H-1B visa proposals spur controversy
H-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
Fujitsu UK employees working for HMRC to strike during self-assessment tax period over pay
Hundreds 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
Dell shuffles channel management
Denise Millard adds to her responsibilities as vendor starts the year with a rejigging of its team structure
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10 Jan 2024
Zendesk acquires Klaus for AI-backed quality assurance in CX
The customer service vendor acquires the vendor to build out its workforce management capabilities and bring a more integrated experience for users with both applications.
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10 Jan 2024
Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum
Disinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years
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10 Jan 2024
Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration
The government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group
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10 Jan 2024
Poor tech kills hybrid work productivity
People who work from home say the IT they use is failing or performs poorly, which reduces their productivity, leading to hours of work lost
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10 Jan 2024
Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs
Microsoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors
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10 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Sony announces development of spatial content creation system
Sony is developing a device equipped with extended reality head-mounted display and controllers dedicated to interaction with 3D objects
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10 Jan 2024
SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA
The US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again
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10 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Siemens eyes up immersive tech, AI to enable industrial metaverse
Siemens seals partnerships to highlight transformative technology and introduces solution for immersive engineering that combines Sony head-mounted display with its Xcelerator software
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09 Jan 2024
Former Post Office CEO hands back CBE amid public backlash
Former Post Office CEO hands back her CBE after public backlash following dramatisation of her role in Post Office Horizon scandal
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09 Jan 2024
‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics
Campaigning subpostmaster calls out government’s use of ‘weaselly’ statistics to hide its slow progress
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09 Jan 2024
Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
Fujitsu will have to wait until the end of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry to hear how MPs will punish it
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08 Jan 2024
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
The first roundup of the year includes appointments at Pax8, Centreon, Mphasis and Kinly