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21 Jan 2025
How smartphones are transforming global health
Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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21 Jan 2025
Intel Foundry gains new defense clients for 18A process
Intel Foundry secured defense contracts with Trusted Semiconductor Solutions and Reliable MicroSystems, highlighting confidence in its 18A manufacturing process.
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21 Jan 2025
Threat actors abusing Microsoft Teams in ransomware attacks
Sophos researchers observed two separate threat campaigns in which attackers used Microsoft Teams to pose as IT support personnel and gain access to victims' systems.
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01 Dec 2024
How SkyLab is democratising hybrid cloud management
SkyLab is challenging the cloud status quo with its orchestration platform, which allows telcos and enterprises to seamlessly manage workloads across multiple cloud providers
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28 Nov 2024
Avanade sounds alarm over mid-market approach to AI
Viewing the technology as an opportunity to cut staff and reduce costs is not the right approach, the channel player has warned
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28 Nov 2024
Chulalongkorn University debuts GenAI platform
Thai university teams up with Google Cloud to empower its community with responsible and customisable AI tools for research, learning and administration
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28 Nov 2024
Energy sector’s digital shift opens door to cyber threats
The transition to renewable energy and the increasing integration of IT and OT systems in the energy sector are creating new cyber security challenges
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27 Nov 2024
DEI backlash grows as Congress, Walmart scale back efforts
The next Congress is almost certain to approve legislation banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Some businesses, such as Walmart, are also pulling back on DEI.
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27 Nov 2024
Stage is set for legal battles over Big Tech dominance
Having lost its case to drop a £7bn collective claim, Google is facing increased legal scrutiny on a number of fronts over its business practices
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27 Nov 2024
Scientists demonstrate Pixelator deepfake image verification tool
With the age of deepfake imagery upon us, a team led by York St John University researchers has created a tool to help people ‘navigate the fine line between reality and fabrication’
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27 Nov 2024
Post Office Capture users invited to pivotal meeting with government
About 80 former Capture users have now come forward for legal support in making claims against the Post Office
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27 Nov 2024
Barings Law plans to sue Microsoft and Google over AI training data
Microsoft and Google are using people’s personal data without proper consent to train artificial intelligence models, alleges Barings Law, as it prepares to launch a legal challenge against the tech giants
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27 Nov 2024
GitLab doubles down on DevSecOps and AI in APAC
The DevOps platform supplier is focused on providing deeper platform integration, enhanced security and artificial intelligence-powered tools to help APAC organisations speed up software delivery
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26 Nov 2024
Conservative peer urges government not to limit open source AI
The chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee calls for greater support for SMEs, competition and economic dynamism as artificial intelligence policies are developed
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26 Nov 2024
How Kong is driving the future of APIs
From its open-source API gateway to a full platform play, Kong is orchestrating the future of APIs with a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region
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26 Nov 2024
Post Office scandal redress echoes Windrush compensation problems
Campaigning former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates met with Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) over financial redress scheme
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25 Nov 2024
Salesforce CIO: How agents change internal workflows
In this Q&A, Salesforce CIO and Executive Vice President Juan Perez discusses the company's internal Agentforce rollout, among other topics.
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25 Nov 2024
Avanade welcomes fresh UK&I boss
Microsoft partner appoints former Iberia boss and experienced vendor veteran to grow the business
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25 Nov 2024
Manufacturing industry at crossroads in AI adoption
Report warns that Britain’s manufacturers are at risk of missing out on innovation and productivity gains due to a lack of confidence in digital technologies and AI
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25 Nov 2024
More Google search woes
Summary judgment clears path for UK campaigner to pursue collective action against Google over search engine practices
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25 Nov 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
There are moves this week at a range of organisations, including Apogee, Enfocus, Logpoint, Altia, NFON and Dragos
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25 Nov 2024
Gambling cloud provider bets on Nutanix and cools on VMware
Continent 8 consolidates infrastructure for cloud services and backs Nutanix as it gains influence over product roadmap and cools on VMware amid customer dissatisfaction over licence changes
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25 Nov 2024
Researchers: AI could polarize jobs, reshape future of work
AI is driving an economic transformation that might be one of the biggest ever seen, a new National Academies study warns.
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25 Nov 2024
Human-centric AI drives customer experience loyalty
Study from customer experience technology provider shows AI-powered personalisation, loyalty and human-like interactions redefine success for CX leaders
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25 Nov 2024
Post Office scandal: How much deeper and wider can it get?
It took decades to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal but that effort has laid the groundwork for others to seek justice and financial redress
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22 Nov 2024
Trump's federal cuts could undo diversity gains
Trump's plan to slash federal jobs could threaten the government's efforts to build a diverse workforce.
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22 Nov 2024
OpenText bolsters AI agents, analytics; previews roadmap
OpenText users get a passel of AI in the latest Cloud Editions release -- but also analytics and CCM tools.
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22 Nov 2024
Making a channel event hit the target
The industry enjoys a good get together, but with pressure on time, those organising conferences have to pitch it just right. MicroScope speaks to Distology to find out how
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22 Nov 2024
Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users
Swiss ePost chief Renato Stalder bets on encrypted communications as demand for letter delivery falls
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22 Nov 2024
Convictions of Post Office Capture system users to be reviewed by statutory body
Statutory body to look at the convictions of subpostmasters who used a pre-Horizon branch accounting system
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22 Nov 2024
Government looking into third faulty Post Office IT system
The Department for Business and Trade will look into claims that a third Post Office branch system caused unexplained shortfalls that branch workers and subpostmasters were blamed for
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22 Nov 2024
Qlik expands cloud footprint to India
The data analytics and business intelligence software supplier is bolstering its presence in Asia-Pacific with a cloud region in India
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21 Nov 2024
US Department of Justice wants Alphabet to sell Chrome browser
The regulator is looking to put a stop to what it sees as the search engine giant’s anti-competitive practices
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21 Nov 2024
Grab taps GPT-4o to improve mapping service
Regional ride-hailing giant and super app Grab is leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-4o model to build hyperlocal, dynamic maps, cutting costs and boosting accuracy
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20 Nov 2024
Post Office to harness technology to automate scandal financial redress payments
Technology that could speed up financial redress for subpostmasters is being worked on in-house by the Post Office
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20 Nov 2024
Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom
Technology secretary Peter Kyle sets out the government’s strategic priorities for how Ofcom should approach regulating online safety, including embedding safety by design and supporting innovation in technologies to help protect people online
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20 Nov 2024
Lemongrass stepping up support to get customers to Clean Core
SAP channel specialist is guiding users through the stages to unlock the benefits of the vendor’s cloud shift
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20 Nov 2024
Digital Catapult hails shared infrastructure as route to decarbonisation for logistics sector
Digital Catapult has opened up about the success it has seen with using shared digital infrastructure to help the transport-logistics sector work more collaboratively to cut carbon emissions
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20 Nov 2024
Microsoft Ignite: A $4m zero-day reward plus $349 thin client
A $4m cyber hackathon prize was revealed at Ignite as part of Microsoft’s latest IT security efforts, as well as a new locked-down client device called Windows 365 Link
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20 Nov 2024
Post Office project taking control of Horizon data from Fujitsu as part of messy split
The Post Office will no longer rely on Fujitsu for Horizon data past and present once cloud migration project is complete, in a major uncoupling of the 30-year relationship
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19 Nov 2024
AI readiness stalls in APAC
Despite significant investment in AI, only 15% of organisations in Asia-Pacific are ready to deploy the technology today, according to Cisco’s latest regional AI readiness survey
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19 Nov 2024
Cloud ERP is deployment choice for top-tier systems
Microsoft Dynamics 365 costs are highest and project duration longest of the top-tier ERP 'titans,' according to Panorama's annual report.
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19 Nov 2024
Post Office is paying lawyers too much, admits minister
When pushed, a government minister admits the Post Office is paying lawyers too much money in relation to the Post Office scandal
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19 Nov 2024
New Microsoft 365 Copilot AI agents focus on productivity
New AI agents include a meeting facilitator to take notes, a project manager and an interpreter.
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19 Nov 2024
Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over 'nuclear option'
Members of campaign group Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance will discuss taking legal action in their pursuit of full, fair and final financial redress
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19 Nov 2024
Alight looks to enhance Microsoft Teams Experience with Worklife
Human capital technology provider works with Microsoft expert on integration to simplify collaboration, boost awareness and enhance overall employee experience and wellbeing
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19 Nov 2024
Post Office scandal: Inquiry’s final phase exposes dysfunction past and present
Conclusion of the seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings is another landmark in a scandal that has unfolded over a quarter of a century
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18 Nov 2024
How banks are navigating the AI landscape
Industry experts discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in banking, while addressing the challenges and governance implications of integrating AI into financial services
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18 Nov 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves of note have been made at Proofpoint, N-Able, NTT Data UK&I and Red Canary
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18 Nov 2024
Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance
Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups
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18 Nov 2024
Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions
Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead
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18 Nov 2024
Volvo gears up with Dassault for electric vehicle development
Global car brand to deploy 3DExperience platform in its engineering processes to further its existing work and electric vehicle development, sharing real-time information with multiple teams worldwide
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15 Nov 2024
AI workplace adoption comes bundled with fear, guilt
The adoption of AI is surfacing very human emotions for some employees, according to new survey data. Managers need to encourage its use to ease some of that discomfort.
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15 Nov 2024
RealWear looks to reshape industrial AR with Almer acquisition
In what is said to mark a pivotal moment in a key part of the spatial computing sector and boost frontline worker productivity, industrial wearable technology firm acquires manufacturer of ultra-compact, user-friendly AR headsets
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15 Nov 2024
IT leaders raise concerns over IT security overspend
How many IT security products does it take to secure a business? Too many, according to some IT decision-makers
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15 Nov 2024
Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension
Chief transformation officer tells Computer Weekly about ongoing work on replacing controversial Post Office Horizon system and extending contract with Fujitsu
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15 Nov 2024
Nvidia powers AI development in Japan and Indonesia
Nvidia is deepening its presence in Japan and Indonesia through partnerships with local cloud providers and tech companies to build sovereign AI infrastructure and local large language models
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14 Nov 2024
CallMiner CEO talks generative AI, conversational intelligence
When everyone's contact center now has a CX platform, specialists like CallMiner have to make implementation more straightforward for users, said CEO and founder Jeff Gallino.
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14 Nov 2024
Microsoft ramps up small language model effort
Microsoft is working with several industry sector specialist software providers to bring industry-specific AI models to its Azure AI platform
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13 Nov 2024
Zendesk adds a twist to AI outcomes-based CX pricing
Zendesk's dynamic pricing adds flexibility to subscriptions and outcomes-based pricing.
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13 Nov 2024
Apple Vision Pro's deluxe price hinders enterprise adoption
The VR/AR market is becoming crystal clear: Companies don't want to spend thousands on headsets, as Microsoft and Apple have discovered.
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13 Nov 2024
Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning
The acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs
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13 Nov 2024
Questions over the future of Exertis as DCC signals break-up
Group’s chief executive signals a strategic shift to focus solely on its energy business, with it unclear what comes next for its channel business
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12 Nov 2024
Microsoft fixes 89 CVEs on penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024
High-profile vulns in NTLM, Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services and Microsoft Exchange Server should be prioritised from November’s Patch Tuesday update
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12 Nov 2024
Box expands AI capabilities with apps, app builder
The GenAI tools are part of a new subscription named Enterprise Advanced.
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12 Nov 2024
Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry
Fujitsu boss says the Horizon system has reached the end of its life and a long contract extension might not be possible
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12 Nov 2024
Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms
Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud
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12 Nov 2024
How quantum computing could reshape financial services
Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security
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11 Nov 2024
Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss
During a sometimes heated appearance at the public inquiry, Fujitsu’s European boss Paul Patterson said the inquiry has shed light on who is to blame for the scandal
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11 Nov 2024
Budget should spark channel to drive more AI and automation
Recently announced changes to National Insurance, capital gains tax and increases to the minimum wage should spark opportunities for partners
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11 Nov 2024
UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as workers
Employment Tribunal ruling says Bolt must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, putting drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation from the ride-hailing and delivery app
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11 Nov 2024
Channel moves: Who's gone where?
Moves of note this week as Mark Halpin remerges to take up a senior role at SCC Digital, and there are senior additions at Agilitas IT Solutions and Workjam
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08 Nov 2024
Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office
Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office
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08 Nov 2024
Gartner Symposium: How Specsavers saved on Oracle costs
The high street opticians chain has swapped Oracle support for Spinnaker third-party support to help drive its business transformation
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08 Nov 2024
Inside Grab’s platform strategy
Grab’s group CTO talks up the super app’s platform strategy, architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets
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07 Nov 2024
ERP vendors launch professional services apps for SMBs
Professional services ERP applications have niche appeal and offer useful capabilities. But analysts say how they'll fare in the market is still to be decided.
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07 Nov 2024
Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle
Senior civil servant’s appearance at public inquiry reveals Post Office broke spending rules when it diverted money to legal battle
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07 Nov 2024
Experts brace for tougher H-1B crackdown in Trump's new term
Getting an H-1B visa in President-elect Donald Trump's second term might be difficult, but advisors such as Elon Musk could help tap the anti-immigration brakes.
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07 Nov 2024
Post Office appointing third-party reviewer of current Horizon system
According to government representative on the Post Office board, an independent reviewer of Horizon is being appointed
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06 Nov 2024
Snowflake brings AI to data for Australian businesses
At the Sydney leg of the Snowflake World Tour, the company showcased how its platform simplifies data management, reduces costs and drives AI adoption for Australian businesses
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06 Nov 2024
UK government launches AI assurance platform for enterprises
The platform is designed to drive demand for the UK’s artificial intelligence assurance sector and help build greater trust in the technology by helping businesses identify and mitigate a range of AI-related risks
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06 Nov 2024
Infinity Group CEO shares AI experiences
Microsoft partner has embraced Copilot, and has some lessons to share to encourage others to do the same
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06 Nov 2024
Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k
Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k
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06 Nov 2024
Oracle taps Vodafone Business to provide global IoT connectivity
Integrated communications and cloud services provider teams with operator’s internet of things division to bring connectivity to enterprise communications platform users
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06 Nov 2024
How enterprises can ride the AI coding wave
GovTech leader urges developers to prioritise value, security and compliance when implementing AI coding tools in enterprise environments
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05 Nov 2024
Gartner: AI isn't replacing HR workers
It turns out AI needs humans -- especially in HR, where complex systems might thwart CEOs who want to replace humans with tech.
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05 Nov 2024
Exclusive UK and Ireland managing director plans to increase partner support
SME-sized resellers and MSSPs are going to be getting increased backing from the distributor
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05 Nov 2024
Post Office data breach caused by botched website upgrade
Data breach exposed personal details of the hundreds of former subpostmasters who had defeated the Post Office in the High Court
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05 Nov 2024
Gartner Symposium: Why ServiceNow wants to be seen as the AI platform for business transformation
We report on how a deal between ServiceNow and Rimini Street may offer IT leaders an alternative route to enterprise AI
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05 Nov 2024
Nakivo aims at VMware refugees tempted by Proxmox
Version 11 of Nakivo has added Microsoft 365 cloud-to-cloud backups, support for Proxmox virtualisation backups – following Veeam – and NAS file data backups to cloud targets
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05 Nov 2024
HCLTech to open AI lab in Singapore
The new facility in Singapore will be the latest in HCLTech’s network of global AI labs set up to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence applications and build local talent
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04 Nov 2024
Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was 'political'
The Post Office was blindsided by the previous government’s decision to offer £600,000 to all subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes as a result of Horizon failures
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04 Nov 2024
Virgin Media O2 forges ahead with SME partnerships
UK operator launches new partnerships to benefit small business customers aiming to deliver more than just reliable connectivity and equip them with the technology, resources and networks to succeed
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04 Nov 2024
Financiers isolate Middle East over sanctions-evading paytech
Cross-border payment system loses support of association of global central banks
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01 Nov 2024
As AI expands in HR, user caution grows
Users don't want their next AI in HR deployment to be career ending, so they are rolling out new features with caution.
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01 Nov 2024
IAB, cable providers sue FTC to cancel Click to Cancel
Not so fast, FTC. Cable providers, internet advertisers and the Michigan Press Association challenge the upcoming consumer protection rule.
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01 Nov 2024
Bank of England warns against AI ‘complacency’
UK financial services regulator wants to increase understanding of AI’s benefits and how firms are managing the risks it poses, as take-up grows and use cases increase
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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
AI becomes Microsoft’s fastest-growing business
Artificial intelligence has delivered $10bn to Microsoft’s bottom line, but the business is not in cloud GPUs for third-party inference engines
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31 Oct 2024
Interview: Niall Robinson, head of product innovation, Met Office
Weather and climate data is hugely valuable to government and businesses – and the Met Office is finding ways to innovate with data to deliver improved products and services
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31 Oct 2024
Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping
Fujitsu’s European boss will have to justify why promises made at the public inquiry months ago have not been followed through
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30 Oct 2024
GM's automated recruiting goal: From 60 days to 60 minutes
General Motors is using an AI-enabled chatbot to handle tedious work in vetting candidates for recruiters. A big assist comes from automated scheduling.
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30 Oct 2024
Thai Airways gains altitude with AI-native networking platform
Leading Asian airline engages artificial intelligence-native networking company to modernise its network infrastructure at Thai headquarters by deploying platform to deliver measurable and secure wired and wireless services