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29 Oct 2024
Meta joins others reinventing search with AI
By Esther AjaoThe social media giant has joined other vendors that are trying to reinvent search after the popularization of ChatGPT. The vendors want to challenge Google’s position.
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29 Oct 2024
Cisco launches integrated AI infrastructure ‘Pods’
By Antone GonsalvesIn addition to Pods, Cisco launched its first UCS server dedicated to running AI workloads on GPUs.
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29 Oct 2024
The causes of disillusionment with GenAI
By Esther AjaoThe market has seen virtually unprecedented growth. However, enterprises lack confidence in what the technology can do. Nevertheless, enterprises still want to use it.
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27 Mar 2024
Zoom spreads AI across collaboration services
By Antone GonsalvesZoom's new AI-powered Workplace enters a market in which enterprises worry about the loss of data control in AI applications spreading across collaboration platforms.
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27 Mar 2024
HMRC’s online IR35 status checker tool CEST not updated in five years, FOI confirms
By Caroline DonnellyDespite a previous pledge that HMRC’s IR35 online status checker tool will be continually updated as employment cases and tribunals occur, a freedom of information request confirms CEST has not been updated since October 2019
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27 Mar 2024
Indian large language models gain momentum
By Pratima HarigunaniIndian LLMs trained on Indic languages are now being used by businesses and governments to better serve the needs of a diverse multilingual country
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27 Mar 2024
Avaya announces Zoom strategic partnership for collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranAvaya selects Zoom’s recently launched AI-powered Workplace platform to integrate with its Communication and Collaboration Suite to help enterprises ‘reimagine’ teamwork
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27 Mar 2024
Generative AI: Databricks unveils open source large language model
By Steve RangerEnterprise customers are shifting to open source options to build customised generative AI tools using their own data, says Databricks
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27 Mar 2024
Cisco unveils enhanced collaboration tech for the hybrid workforce
By Joe O’HalloranMultifunctional devices from Cisco aim to enhance collaboration in offices through optimised cameras and AI-powered collaboration features for hybrid teamwork
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27 Mar 2024
Lord Holmes: UK cannot 'wait and see' to regulate AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLegislation is needed to seize the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimising its risks, says Lord Holmes - but the government’s ‘wait and see’ approach to regulation will fail on both fronts
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26 Mar 2024
Talkdesk releases on-prem AI contact center automation suite
By Don FluckingerContact center as a service users have a leg up on generative AI integrations because of the nature of cloud infrastructure, but on-premises customer service will get theirs.
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26 Mar 2024
Softcat boss talks H1 results, M&A and growing headcount
By Simon QuickeIn light of the release of numbers for the channel player’s first half, Softcat’s CEO shares his thoughts on the progress made
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26 Mar 2024
Writer Inc.'s new AI tool generates voice of marketers' content
By Esther AjaoAs generative AI technology grows in marketing, personalized tools such as these help brands define their style. It makes sure what's generated is on brand with a company's message.
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26 Mar 2024
Cisco releases Webex AI Assistant for office, contact center
By Don FluckingerCisco brings AI Assistant for Webex to Enterprise Connect. Analysts break down the timing and potential for the new features available for office collaboration and contact center.
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26 Mar 2024
Apple, Meta and Alphabet under EU scrutiny
By Cliff SaranUnder the new Digital Markets Act, European commissioners are looking at potential issues with the way Apple, Alphabet and Meta operate their platforms
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26 Mar 2024
Pandemic hangover continuing to impact AV world
By Simon QuickeSubstantial number of customers looking to rip and replace the kit that was on the walls and desks when Covid hit
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26 Mar 2024
Goldman Sachs discusses virtues of Kubernetes for virtual machine management
By Cliff SaranKubernetes is not only a platform for orchestrating containers – Goldman Sachs has found it offers the same benefits when used to manage virtual machines
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26 Mar 2024
Zoom aims to reimagine teamwork with Workplace AI collaboration platform
By Joe O’HalloranComms and collaboration specialist unveils artificial intelligence-powered platform to help reimagine teamwork, facilitate connections and improve productivity intelligence within familiar experience
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26 Mar 2024
How SAP is infusing AI into its business applications
By Aaron TanSAP’s chief artificial intelligence officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company’s approach towards AI and how it is making the technology more accessible to customers
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26 Mar 2024
RingCentral looks to ‘reimagine’ business phone system with real-time AI
By Joe O’HalloranCloud business communications provider adds artificial intelligence to provide immersive employee experience, with capabilities including real-time call notes, conversation intelligence, message translator and generative search
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25 Mar 2024
Interview: Priyanka Sharma, executive director, CNCF
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the Cloud Native Computing Forum chief about her own journey in software development and the continuous drive towards greater inclusivity
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25 Mar 2024
Vodafone Business aims to boost SME effectiveness with IT Hubs channel
By Joe O’HalloranUK IT experts and entrepreneurs are invited to join local franchise opportunity as part of strategic drive from Vodafone to help smaller businesses better manage their IT solutions
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22 Mar 2024
Salesforce Field Service users get generative AI helpers
By Don FluckingerSalesforce launches Einstein 1 Field Service Edition. Field technicians get a generative AI boost to help navigate through scheduling and technical content.
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22 Mar 2024
Nationwide building society falls victim to IT outage
By Alex ScroxtonNationwide joins McDonald’s, Greggs, Sainsbury’s and Tesco as the fifth major high street name to experience an IT service outage in the space of a week
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22 Mar 2024
Open Data Institute launches digital policy manifesto
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Open Data Institute has launched a policy manifesto ahead of the UK general election that outlines policies and issues it believes must be part of the political discussion around digital and data
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22 Mar 2024
The evolution of DevOps: Why platform engineering is gaining momentum
By Steve RangerPlatform teams are extending their responsibilities to security as platform engineering takes DevOps to the next level
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22 Mar 2024
Post Office Capture users’ campaign for justice gathers pace
By Karl FlindersThe government is taking Post Office Capture allegations seriously as former subpostmasters seek answers
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21 Mar 2024
SAP chief AI officer: Waiting on AI is the wrong strategy
By Jim O'DonnellSAP's first chief AI officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company's new AI-focused organization and underscores why companies should begin experimenting with AI technologies.
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21 Mar 2024
Dell's plan to restrict remote worker promotions might backfire
By Patrick ThibodeauDell's new plan to restrict promotions for full-time remote workers may lead to employee turnover. But research says remote workers have always been at a disadvantage.
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21 Mar 2024
US sues Apple, alleging smartphone monopoly
By Alex ScroxtonA major legal action against Apple over its dominance of the smartphone market has kicked off in the US, alleging anticompetitive practices on Apple’s part that have damaged the sector and restricted consumer choice
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20 Mar 2024
Ukrainians crack network that stole 100m email, social accounts
By Alex ScroxtonThree members of an organised cyber criminal group who hacked and appropriated personal email and social media accounts face up to 15 years in prison
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20 Mar 2024
A bad tech job market wants good AI skills
By Patrick ThibodeauTech layoffs are on the rise, yet AI skill demand grows, creating a split tech job market that values specialized AI roles amid general employment challenges.
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20 Mar 2024
Oracle Cloud: A discussion about public cloud, dedicated regions and Alloy
By Cliff SaranWe speak to Oracle cloud chief technical architect Pradeep Vincent about cloud deployment scenarios
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20 Mar 2024
Inclusive approaches to AI governance needed to engage public
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTechnology practitioners and experts gathered at an annual Alan Turing Institute-run conference discussed the need for more inclusive approaches to AI governance that actually engage citizens and workers
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20 Mar 2024
Global UCaaS market set for over 130 million users by 2028
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from specialist comms research and consulting firm finds growth in UCaaS market continues apace, but price pressures are driving interest in value-added services
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20 Mar 2024
ServiceNow acquires 4Industry, EY Smart to boost smart industry
By Joe O’HalloranDigital workflow company announced its latest acquisitions of 4Industry and EY’s Smart Daily Management app to accelerate digital transformation
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20 Mar 2024
SAP S/4HANA data migration beset by poor and fragmented strategy
By Antony AdsheadSurvey finds customers transitioning to S/4HANA lack strategic thinking and skills, can’t access data, face challenges in data duplication, can’t use AI, and worry about compliance
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19 Mar 2024
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder amid Google-Apple news
By Esther AjaoDeepMind's cofounder will head a new division that focuses on Copilot. The move comes amid talk that Microsoft's rival's LLM might be incorporated into the iPhone.
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19 Mar 2024
SAP, Nvidia partner to boost Business AI development
By Jim O'DonnellSAP and Nvidia are working together to combine platforms and services that help customers build business-specific generative AI capabilities across SAP's cloud products.
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18 Mar 2024
Bytes shares FY update as it investigates Murphy departure
By Simon QuickeChannel player Bytes’s interim CEO talks of growth while the board shares reasons for the former leader’s exit
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18 Mar 2024
Deep fake AI services on Telegram pose risk for elections
By Bill GoodwinDeep fake services advertised on Telegram and other platforms pose a risk to upcoming elections in Europe, Asia and the US
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18 Mar 2024
Government needs ‘realistic plan’ for adopting AI, says NAO
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonBenefits of artificial intelligence in public sector will only be realised if government ensures overall programme for adoption is supported by realistic plan to tackle range of longstanding barriers
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15 Mar 2024
Channel leaders feeling positive
By Simon QuickeThe highest levels of optimism seen for five years among those driving the industry have been fuelled by growth in AI and other emerging technologies
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15 Mar 2024
Coterie launches channel marketing academy
By Simon QuickeMarketing specialist introduces courses designed to help improve and develop marketing skills across the channel
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15 Mar 2024
Controversial Post Office Capture software was completely rewritten in 1994
By Karl FlindersMP demands that the Post Office put effort into fully explaining the development and use of error-prone software used before Horizon in the 1990s
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14 Mar 2024
Oracle advances generative AI and HR into the unknown
By Patrick ThibodeauOracle's new generative AI tools for HR aim to reduce costs and help candidates self-select. But some users may remain hesitant to adopt the new tech.
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14 Mar 2024
RM outlines strategic growth plan
Education player puts tough 2023 into history books as it looks to improve business fortunes
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14 Mar 2024
Channel struggling to unlock data insights
By Simon QuickeHigh volumes of information from various sources are underlining attempts to grow revenues, according to findings from Westcon-Comstor
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14 Mar 2024
MPs will attempt to amend law on overturning Post Office scandal convictions
By Karl FlindersBusiness and trade select committee chair says the job is not done with legislation to overturn wrongful subpostmaster convictions and provide financial redress
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14 Mar 2024
Oracle adds generative AI tools to Fusion CX applications
By Don FluckingerThe new tools are among 50 generative AI features Oracle released for several Fusion applications, from CX to HR and supply chain.
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14 Mar 2024
Children of Post Office victims to hold Fujitsu boss to his word
By Karl FlindersThe children of victims of the Post Office scandal have formed a group that will hold Fujitsu’s European boss to his promise of support
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13 Mar 2024
Zendesk to acquire AI customer service bot startup Ultimate
By Don FluckingerZendesk continues its acquisition spree with plans to buy partner Ultimate, making way for more straightforward integration of virtual agents.
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13 Mar 2024
US authorities move a step closer to banning TikTok
By Alex ScroxtonLawmakers in Washington DC have moved a step closer to enacting a broad national ban on controversial video app TikTok in the US, with global ramifications
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13 Mar 2024
Channel urged to keep evolving sustainability position
By Simon QuickeWith the industry evolving, the emergence of AI and other energy-hungry technologies, the need to keep on top of strategies to reduce carbon emissions are essential
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13 Mar 2024
Unprecedented bill to exonerate hundreds of wrongly convicted Post Office workers arrives
By Karl FlindersUnprecedented legislation that will see hundreds of former subpostmaster convictions for fraud and theft overturned begins its journey through Parliament
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13 Mar 2024
AWS launches Builder Studio in Melbourne
By Stephen WithersThe Builder Studio will help customers and partners build prototype AI projects to validate and test their ideas before deployment
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12 Mar 2024
March Patch Tuesday throws up two critical Hyper-V flaws
By Alex ScroxtonTwo critical vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V stand out on an otherwise unremarkable Patch Tuesday
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12 Mar 2024
Nationwide IT infrastructure poised to absorb Virgin Money
By Karl FlindersA Nationwide takeover of Virgin Money will be the biggest financial services acquisition since 2008, but what about the IT challenges and opportunities that go with it?
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12 Mar 2024
Industry partnerships and data key to better public services
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUsing public-private partnerships and improving the use of data are key to improving public services and the government’s ‘science and technology superpower’ ambitions, says digital secretary Michelle Donelan
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12 Mar 2024
Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect
By Karl FlindersHundreds of current subpostmasters might have been hounded for money or prosecuted had the Post Office not been forced to change its ways in 2019
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11 Mar 2024
Birmingham City Council’s Oracle implementation explained: What went wrong?
By Cliff SaranThe council swapped out a heavily customised SAP ERP system for Oracle Cloud, but since it went live, it has had numerous technical challenges
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11 Mar 2024
Salesforce AI a work in progress for customers
By Antone GonsalvesWhile eager to embed AI in Salesforce software, customers acknowledge that planning, time and work are needed to make AI useful in the company's applications.
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11 Mar 2024
Infor a penny, Infor a pound
By Marc Ambasna-JonesHow vertical enterprise resource planning specialist Infor has its sights set on a disruptive 2024
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11 Mar 2024
AI Singapore, Google to build regional dataset for LLMs
By Aaron TanAI Singapore and Google Research Asia-Pacific will build a corpus of open-source training data through Project SEALD to drive the development of LLMs in Southeast Asia
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11 Mar 2024
Cautiously optimistic: Generative AI in the enterprise
By Stephen PritchardWhile optimistic about generative AI, enterprises are treading carefully for now, this year’s Tech Show London suggests
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11 Mar 2024
How Microsoft is easing GenAI adoption into financial services
By Aaron TanMicrosoft is supporting enterprise deployment models, addressing the risks of the technology and leveraging its industry cloud capabilities to ease generative AI adoption in the financial sector
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11 Mar 2024
TechUK calls for next government to introduce ‘industrial strategy’ for AI
By Bill GoodwinTrade group TechUK publishes blueprint calling for winner of next election to boost tech startups, digitise government services and accelerate technology R&D
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08 Mar 2024
Workday partnership pushes vendor into new area: PEO
By Patrick ThibodeauWorkday partners with Insperity to offer professional employer organization services to SMBs, aiming to expand its platform's reach to smaller, high-growth companies
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08 Mar 2024
Customers signal supplier green credentials a priority
By Simon QuickeBeing able to flex a solid sustainability position is being seen by a growing number of users as an essential
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08 Mar 2024
OSS leaders detail commitments to bolster software security
By Alex ScroxtonCISA has announced a number of actions to help secure the global open source ecosystem, as leading package repositories including the Python and Rust foundations advance their own initiatives
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08 Mar 2024
IWD: Work to be done on equal pay and representation
By Simon QuickeInternational Women’s Day is an opportunity to highlight the progress made and the steps still needed to improve diversity
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07 Mar 2024
BA sets out plan to revamp IT, add AI and update website
By Cliff SaranAirline plans to migrate 700 systems to cloud and run custom version of Teams to support in-flight customer comms with ground staff
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07 Mar 2024
MPs call for Post Office exclusion from compensation schemes, as trust hits rock bottom
By Karl FlindersFormer subpostmasters and MPs do not trust the Post Office to do the right thing for victims of the Horizon IT scandal
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07 Mar 2024
HP emphasises AI in partner programme enhancements
By Simon QuickeVendor uses partner event to share details of changes coming in May, and its plans to increase support for partners keen to get involved with artificial intelligence
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06 Mar 2024
SAP Datasphere adds data governance, GenAI for analytics
By Jim O'DonnellSAP introduced new functionality in SAP Datasphere to help customers better manage their data environments with governance, modeling and GenAI.
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06 Mar 2024
‘Brutal’ decisions required to sort out Post Office mess, says select committee chair
By Karl FlindersLiam Byrne, chair of the business and trade select committee, tells Computer Weekly about the group’s focus on getting Horizon scandal victims what they are owed
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06 Mar 2024
Salesforce users empowered to build no-code Einstein Copilots
By Don FluckingerSalesforce admins and developers can build custom generative AI assistants for workflows across the platform for sales, service, marketing and e-commerce.
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06 Mar 2024
Singapore refreshes geospatial masterplan
By Aaron TanMasterplan aimed at driving mainstream adoption of geospatial applications and grooming geospatial talent, among other goals, will help to position Singapore as a global geospatial hub
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06 Mar 2024
Interview: How a fundraiser became more data-savvy
By Cliff SaranWe speak to a fundraiser in the charity sector about how an apprenticeship in data analytics has given her Excel, PowerBI and Power Query skills
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06 Mar 2024
Post Office prosecutions during Horizon go-live phase are ‘frightening’
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office used subpostmasters as guinea pigs to test its software and take the rap for its errors
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05 Mar 2024
Rising temps, heat shocks, influence job relocations
By Patrick ThibodeauClimate-change risks are still less influential than labor and taxes for selecting an office location, but heat shocks appear to be prompting subtle labor force relocations.
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05 Mar 2024
Box AI adds Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service integration
By Don FluckingerBox adds Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to its lineup of AI tools for document summaries, joining Google's Vertex and OpenAI LLMs for users to choose from.
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05 Mar 2024
Meta outage disrupts social media globally
By Alex ScroxtonMeta services, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, have been downed in a brief service outage
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05 Mar 2024
IT chiefs fear Kubernetes data log overload
By Cliff SaranIT architectures are set to grow in complexity, and more mission-critical systems are being deployed on Kubernetes, meaning log files are becoming unmanageable
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05 Mar 2024
Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPrivacy campaigners at Open Rights Group have submitted formal complaints to UK and French data regulators about allegedly unlawful data processing by online advertising firm LiveRamp
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05 Mar 2024
Derby City Council extends AI project with multi-million deal after saving £200,000 with chatbots
By Steve RangerFollowing on from the success of its initial pilot project using artificial intelligence, Derby City Council claims to have found 54 other ways the technology can save it money
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05 Mar 2024
How PSA is reducing empty trips for trucking firms
By Aaron TanThe Singapore port operator has built a platform that leverages Here Technologies’ trip planning and location services to help container trucking firms improve operational efficiency
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04 Mar 2024
What's next for Salesforce Einstein AI and Data Cloud
By Don FluckingerWhat's next for Salesforce as it builds Data Cloud and integrates it with Einstein AI? EVP and GM of both, Rahul Auradkar, explains what to expect.
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04 Mar 2024
Microsoft puts Copilot for Finance in public preview
By Jim O'DonnellMicrosoft's new generative AI assistant, Copilot for Finance, looks to help financial professionals become more efficient -- but adoption will depend on data quality.
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04 Mar 2024
Perverting course of justice and contempt of Parliament: a week in post-drama Post Office scandal
By Karl FlindersAs another week in the post-drama Post Office scandal passes, Computer Weekly looks at some of the key moments
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04 Mar 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeMoves this week at the likes of Logicalis, GFT, Workspace 365, Check Point, VeUP and SSH Communications Security
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04 Mar 2024
Nebula urges channel to collaborate on sustainability
By Simon QuickeFirm shares report warning that keeping green cards close to the chest will not liberate the wider benefits of a strong ESG strategy
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04 Mar 2024
Amazon lobbyists banned from European Parliament
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAmazon lobbyists have had their access badges to the European Parliament revoked, following allegedly repeated refusals to engage with lawmakers on issues around working conditions and rights
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04 Mar 2024
How ANZ organisations can address challenges in AI adoption
By Stephen WithersPure Storage's global CTO Alex McMullan discusses the data and sustainability challenges in artificial intelligence adoption, which can be addressed by centralising datasets and focusing on data quality and management
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01 Mar 2024
US labor shortage, needs of younger workers, worry DOD
By Patrick ThibodeauAmidst a labor shortage, the U.S. Senate committee responsible for the Department of Defense is grappling with strategies to improve civilian personnel recruiting.
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01 Mar 2024
Google Cloud puts AI at centre of data analytics plans
By Stephen PritchardArtificial intelligence will bridge the gap between structured and unstructured data, predicts Google Cloud’s Gerrit Kazmaier
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01 Mar 2024
IT leaders focus on enterprise software to drive cost savings
By Cliff SaranERP and supply chain software are among the big-ticket investment areas in 2024, and managing these projects is a top priority
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01 Mar 2024
KC names Post Office staff he believes conspired to pervert the course of justice
By Karl FlindersLeading KC names Post Office staff he believes perverted the course of justice when crushing subpostmasters in court
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01 Mar 2024
MPs demand Fujitsu be ‘nailed down’ on financial promise to Post Office scandal victims
By Karl FlindersSelect committee hears that government is talking to Fujitsu about its contribution towards the costs of the Horizon scandal but it is not yet negotiating
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01 Mar 2024
APAC firms bullish on IT spending
By Aaron TanMore than half of organisations plan to spend more on key areas such as cyber security, generative AI and cloud in a sign of growing optimism across the region
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29 Feb 2024
QAD ERP makes platform play with ITP
By Jim O'DonnellThe new QAD Industrial Transformation Platform initiative is designed to provide customers with the applications and processes to become more adaptive and resilient.
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29 Feb 2024
Windows 11: Not as big a priority in EMEA compared with North America
By Cliff SaranSurvey shows that IT decision-makers are prioritising desktop productivity and PC refreshes this year, with more in the US prioritising spending on PCs and Windows 11 upgrades
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29 Feb 2024
Post Office CEO’s claim to be ‘working hard’ on Capture investigation in doubt
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office hasn’t even contacted Capture Software users brought to its attention, but CEO claimed, under oath, that the organisation has been ‘working hard’ on the cases for five weeks