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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.
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08 Jul 2024
Motorola Solutions to open global R&D centre in Ireland
Comms tech giant announces opening of research and development centre in Cork to focus on designing software for established land mobile radio portfolio
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08 Jul 2024
CMS proposes CY 2025 ESRD Prospective Payment System rule
The CY 2025 ESRD Prospective Payment System rule would increase Medicare payments to facilities by 2.2%, among other policies.
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08 Jul 2024
HC3 warns sector of critical MOVEit cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Healthcare organizations should prioritize patching two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer platform.
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08 Jul 2024
Medicare Advantage, individual markets did well financially in 2023
As plans continue to recover from the pandemic, Medicare Advantage plans continued their strong performance, financially, in 2023.
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08 Jul 2024
Eli Lilly to acquire Morphic Holding Inc. in a $3.2 billion deal
If the acquisition goes through, it will support and enhance Eli Lilly’s inflammatory bowel disease portfolio.
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05 Jul 2024
Nokia, BT Group, Qualcomm claim enhanced 5G Carrier Aggregation first
Comms tech provider and operator reveal successfull aggregation of 5G Standalone spectrum using 5CC Carrier Aggregation, making the latter the first European operator to achieve this milestone
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05 Jul 2024
Virgin Media adds to Yeovil gigabit broadband estate
Full-fibre broadband with top speeds of 2Gbps, up to 38 times faster than the current local average, now available to more than 20,000 additional homes in key town in country of Somerset
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05 Jul 2024
Hopes Labour will support tech, improve security and drive innovation
With the dust settling on the election results and a fresh prime minister entering Downing Street, the tech industry is starting to share its hopes for the new government
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05 Jul 2024
MSPs deserve more recognition
CEO of Kaseya outlines its mission to improve the position of the managed service provider community
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04 Jul 2024
5G FWA on upward trajectory but global growth patchy
Study from GSMA predicts the number of 5G FWA connections across 70 countries will increase by 358% by 2030, representing an increase from 17.3 million connections to 79.2 million
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04 Jul 2024
SonicWall offers MSPs access to increased range of services
Security player arms partners with access to European-based SOC that will help them deal with EU compliance regulations
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04 Jul 2024
ADNOC, e& plan energy industry’s largest private 5G wireless network
Abu Dhabi-owned energy and petrochemicals group enters agreement with leading MENA telco to create high-speed network spanning 11,000 square km, enabling AI-driven offerings to reach remote onshore and offshore operations
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04 Jul 2024
UK data regulator should investigate police cloud deployments
The Scottish biometrics commissioner has called for the UK Information Commissioner’s Office to formally investigate whether Police Scotland’s cloud-based evidence sharing system is fully compliant with data protection laws
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04 Jul 2024
Nokia and Solis plough connectivity path for agribusinesses in Brazil
Comms tech provider and telecoms infrastructure firm expand private wireless networks supporting agribusinesses in unconnected rural communities across Brazil to drive digital inclusion with real-time information to support farms
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04 Jul 2024
How Qualtrics is driving experience management with AI
During the Sydney leg of its X4 conference, Qualtrics’ top executives dived deeper into its efforts to help organisations improve customer and employee experiences with AI
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04 Jul 2024
LG acquires Athom to advance AI-enabled smart home
Electronics giant takes large majority stake in smart home platform company to gain deeper insights into customers’ lifestyle and usage patterns and accelerate AI home business
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03 Jul 2024
Cloud malware protection is a path to object cyberstorage
Hyperscaler service offerings to detect or eliminate malware add features that analysts call cyberstorage to common object storage, a step toward improving security standards.
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03 Jul 2024
NCA’s Operation Morpheus targets illicit Cobalt Strike use
International law enforcement operation targets cyber criminals using the Cobalt Strike penetration testing framework for dodgy purposes
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03 Jul 2024
Personalized medicine Biohealth Tech Hub awarded $49M
The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub will use $49 million in federal funding to drive innovation, manufacturing and workforce development in the realm of precision medicine.
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03 Jul 2024
EU moves ahead while U.S. steps back on regulation
The European Commission found both Meta and Apple to be in violation of the Digital Markets Act.
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03 Jul 2024
Former Post Office chair 'regrets' keeping critical Horizon report secret
Tim Parker, chairman of the Post Office from 2015 to 2022, admits he should not have accepted legal advice to prevent release of a review that could have supported victims of the Horizon scandal
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03 Jul 2024
UK must push forward greater use of open tech
OpenUK is calling on policymakers to put more effort into building the UK’s open source capabilities
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03 Jul 2024
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 announce long-term network-sharing agreement
Network-sharing agreement aims to transform experience for tens of millions of customers across the UK and rebalance the mobile market by creating a third scaled network operator
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03 Jul 2024
Logicalis: Sustainability still a top customer concern
Even with the tougher economic climate, the commitment by customers to greening their business and working with those with a similar mission remains solid
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03 Jul 2024
Police Digital Service employees arrested on suspicion of fraud, bribery and misconduct
The Police Digital Service has confirmed an internal review of its processes will be undertaken in the wake of staff arrests
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03 Jul 2024
BT tops UK fixed broadband customer experience rankings
Research from network quality of experience testing and monitoring firm pinpoints UK’s largest leading broadband provider as offering best quality of experience
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03 Jul 2024
North America surge drives global 5G connections to two-billion mark
First quarter of 2024 sees 185 million new top-end mobile additions, with total now projected to hit 7.7 billion by 2028
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03 Jul 2024
6M affected by data breach at life insurance software vendor
The data of more than six million individuals was jeopardized when Infosys McCamish Systems suffered a ransomware attack last Fall.
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03 Jul 2024
Biden, Sanders push for lower prescription drug costs for GLP-1 medications
Biden and Sanders intensified efforts to lower prescription drug prices, spotlighting the high costs of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy.
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03 Jul 2024
Pediatric mortality rates increased across the US
Youth mortality rates in the US are much higher than in other countries and have increased since 2013.
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03 Jul 2024
Tech leaders recognised for social, cultural and economic innovations
TechUK President's Awards highlight the contribution of the IT community to improving society through digital innovation
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02 Jul 2024
SCOTUS ruling shifts H-1B visa landscape
The H-1B visa program could face more legal challenges and pressure for congressional reform following a Supreme Court ruling that limits federal agencies' regulatory power.
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02 Jul 2024
Supreme Court rulings like Chevron hinder regulation
The Supreme Court's recent decisions including Chevron will limit federal agencies' regulatory power over businesses.
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02 Jul 2024
EXA Infrastructure, SOCAR Fiber plan for Red Sea route diversity
European dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, inks deal with secure electronic communication infrastructure company for terrestrial fibre optic route
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02 Jul 2024
NGMN unveils roadmap for more energy-efficient networks
Forum founded by leading mobile network operators for all partners in the mobile industry releases guidance and recommendations supported on energy-saving techniques to help enhance energy-saving methods
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02 Jul 2024
Geotab, BYD Trucks Europe gear up IoT for sustainable fleet management
Geotab and BYD Trucks Europe collaborate to provide fleet management solution across Europe within end-to-end connectivity to ensure data privacy and security in the region
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02 Jul 2024
Westcon-Comstor and e92plus widen portfolios
Distributors are expanding and signing fresh relationships to get more options in front of their respective partner bases
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02 Jul 2024
Dassault Systèmes and Mistral AI team to accelerate edge AI generative economy
Leading provider of engineering design systems and artificial intelligence firm form partnership combining industrial ecosystem and frontier AI to industries in a trusted environment, to deliver secure, scalable, AI-driven services
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02 Jul 2024
WHO releases clinical guidelines for tobacco cessation
The guidelines outline several evidence-based recommendations and highlight adoption, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation strategies.
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02 Jul 2024
Databricks launches generative AI tools, including assistant
The vendor's assistant and automatically generated metadata descriptions together enable users to work with data using natural language and receive accurate outputs in response.
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02 Jul 2024
How IAG is tapping data streaming
The insurance group is using Kafka’s data streaming capabilities to integrate disparate data sources and provide real-time data services to support its business
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02 Jul 2024
Nordic banks pursue AI in battle with digital competitors
Traditional Nordic banks are raising their investments in artificial intelligence to help them retain market share in increasingly populated sector
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02 Jul 2024
Medicare home health payments to dip 1.7% in CY 2025
A new proposed rule would decrease Medicare home health payments by 1.7%, or $280M, next calendar year as CMS finalizes a permanent behavior adjustment.
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02 Jul 2024
OCR reaches third-ever ransomware settlement
Heritage Valley Health System will pay $950,000 and implement a corrective action plan as part of OCR’s third settlement involving ransomware.
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02 Jul 2024
Home heart hospital linked to enhanced outcomes, lower costs
Hospital-level care provided at home reduced hospitalizations, lengths of stay, and costs among high-need cardiovascular disease patients, research shows.
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02 Jul 2024
Interview: Nvidia on AI workloads and their impacts on data storage
We talk to Charlie Boyle of Nvidia about data challenges in artificial intelligence, key practical tips for AI projects, and demands on storage of training, inferencing, RAG and checkpointing
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02 Jul 2024
FDA assures safety of commercial milk supply from H5N1 HPAI
After conducting a study to simulate commercial milk processing, the FDA is assuring the public that the commercial milk supply is safe from H5N1 HPAI.
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02 Jul 2024
Kyndryl eyes mainframe workloads in ASEAN
Kyndryl and AWS open centre of excellence in Malaysia to help ASEAN enterprises modernise and migrate their mainframe workloads to the cloud
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01 Jul 2024
Patient experience scores rebound after pandemic dip
Despite patient experience improvements, patient satisfaction scores still vary by race and age.
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01 Jul 2024
SK Hynix's $75B investment in AI chips shows a growing trend
The South Korea-based chipmaker responds to the growing demand for AI memory chips with a big investment through 2028. Meanwhile, memory chipmakers step up production.
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01 Jul 2024
Critical OpenSSH vulnerability could affect millions of servers
Exploitation against CVE-2024-6387, which Qualys nicknamed 'regreSSHion,' could let attackers bypass security measures and gain root access to vulnerable servers.
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01 Jul 2024
Telefónica, Nokia offer ‘unique’ private 5G networks service in Spain
Partnership to see companies – especially those in industrial and logistics sectors – able to implement up to 100 digitisation services in cloud, private mobile networks and edge computing with 5G connectivity
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01 Jul 2024
Gartner flags missed opportunities for enterprises to make cost-effective green IT gains
Market watcher Gartner claims most cost-effective sustainable IT initiatives are being underused by enterprises
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01 Jul 2024
Diana project provides Nato tech dividend to Finland
Finnish tech sector to receive a boost following the country’s decision to join Nato
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01 Jul 2024
Northamber expands into Ireland
Acquisition of distributor Renaissance Contingency Services gives the firm an Irish presence
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01 Jul 2024
Canon Business Centre SOS expands geographic reach
Partner able to provide more coverage for the print vendor in Hampshire and the South coast following acquisition
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01 Jul 2024
FDA grants marketing authorization for point-of-care hepatitis C test
Cepheid is now authorized to market the Xpert HCV tests and GeneXpert Xpress system for point-of-care hepatitis C testing.
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01 Jul 2024
Insight acquires consultancy NWT
Channel player keeps M&A activity going with move for UK firm with strong vertical market experience
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01 Jul 2024
HHS, FBI warn healthcare sector of social engineering scheme
Threat actors have been using phishing schemes to steal login credentials and divert automated clearinghouse payments, HHS and the FBI warned in a joint cybersecurity advisory.
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01 Jul 2024
CityFibre, nexfibre gain further gigabit ground in southern England
UK’s leading independent provider makes full-fibre available to majority of homes and businesses in West Sussex county town, while growing gigabit broadband wholesaler reveals plans to deliver it to more than 15,000 premises in Buckinghamshire
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01 Jul 2024
CMS rule to address suspect billing in Shared Savings Program
A proposed rule from CMS looks to address “significant, anomalous, and highly suspect” billing impacting ACO reconciliation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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01 Jul 2024
Potential listeria contamination prompts spinach product recall
Solata Foods LLC issued a recall on its fresh spinach products sold in New York, citing potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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01 Jul 2024
Nokia to acquire Infinera in $2.3bn deal
Nokia sees acquisition of open optical networking solutions provider to increase scale in optical networks business
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01 Jul 2024
VMO2 hits high as it completes Shared Rural Network first phase
Glencoe Mountain Resort in Scotland becomes 227th site to gain improved 4G coverage as part of VMO2 roll-out
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28 Jun 2024
Lenovo expands AI offerings, liquid cooling
Lenovo sets itself apart from others by offering configured AI products to speed deployment and shape direction, while also expanding liquid cooling to lower costs.
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28 Jun 2024
TeamViewer breached by Russian state actor Midnight Blizzard
TeamViewer says a Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard gained accessed to the company's corporate network via compromised employee credentials.
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28 Jun 2024
3 takeaways from first U.S. presidential debate
Climate and taxes became hotly debated topics between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during Thursday night's debate.
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28 Jun 2024
AWS' Amazon Q adds Connect contact center integration
Amazon Connect, AWS' contact center platform, takes aim at solving the customer service agent's biggest problem: app switching during customer calls.
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28 Jun 2024
How FWD is driving its digital strategy
FWD’s group chief technology and operations officer talks up how the pan-Asian insurer is driving change faster and putting technology at the heart of its services
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28 Jun 2024
Trump's liberal green card plan faces skepticism
Donald Trump's plan to issue green cards to all college graduates exceeds Hillary Clinton's 2016 proposal and raises skepticism about the likelihood of it ever being adopted.
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28 Jun 2024
How the U.S. can close longstanding racial health equity gaps
Access to insurance, better enforcement and more data will be key to addressing the nation's health equity woes.
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28 Jun 2024
Former Fujitsu engineer says Post Office ‘trapped’ him into giving incomplete evidence
Gareth Jenkins turned his fire on the Post Office on the final day of his marathon evidence session at the Post Office public inquiry
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28 Jun 2024
Sage: SMEs want the channel to be trusted advisors
Firm shares research that indicates partners are seen by small and medium-sized customers as the source of digital transformation support
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28 Jun 2024
How Recorded Future is operationalising threat intelligence
Recorded Future is investing in APIs to enable automated security workflows, among other measures, to help organisations overcome the hurdles of operationalising threat intelligence
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28 Jun 2024
31% of adults are not getting enough physical activity
The WHO notes that this data indicates a missed opportunity for improving global health and decreasing cancer and heart disease.
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28 Jun 2024
89% of cancer centers reported a systemic chemotherapy drug shortage
The NCCN report found that, although shortages of some drugs declined, most cancer centers still experienced shortages to some extent.
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27 Jun 2024
Data privacy legislation delayed as backlash grows
Multiple stakeholders raised issues with the American Privacy Rights Act, including removal of protections against algorithmic auditing.
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27 Jun 2024
Google targets GenAI accuracy, speed, size, efficiency
The tech giant advances again in the generative AI competition that has rocked the tech industry over the last two years, with key updates to its Gemini and Imagen models.
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27 Jun 2024
New Relic CEO sets observability strategy for the AI age
Former Proofpoint CEO sets an AI-focused agenda, including an Nvidia partnership launched this week, while denying layoff rumors and speculation about a merger with Sumo Logic.
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27 Jun 2024
Supply chain attacks conducted through Polyfill.io service
In February, a Chinese company named Funnell bought the Polyfill.io domain, which sparked concerns in the infosec community about potential supply chain threats.
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27 Jun 2024
UKtech50 winner interview: Alan Bates, Post Office Horizon scandal campaigner
UKtech50 winner Alan Bates talks to Computer Weekly about why the Post Office needs to be modernised, how to deploy an IT system the right way and his plans to write a book
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27 Jun 2024
UKtech50 2024: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 14th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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27 Jun 2024
MicroStrategy's latest delivers embedded AI-powered insights
The longtime independent analytics vendor's new platform update combines embedded BI with generative AI to deliver AI-powered insights to users within the flow of their work.
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27 Jun 2024
Neos Networks advances Oxfordshire GigaHubs project
More than 180 public service sites, from local GP practices to schools, community centres and the authority’s own IT estate, are now connected with full-fibre connectivity as part of a County Council programme
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27 Jun 2024
CloudCoCo reports H1 results amid stabilisation efforts
Channel player is going through a review that should put it in a stronger financial position, but it’s business as usual in the meantime
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27 Jun 2024
Council denies planning bid for datacentre near M25 a second time on Green Belt grounds
Buckinghamshire Council rejects a second attempt by investment firm Greystoke Land to secure permission for a datacentre development in Iver on Green Belt protection grounds
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27 Jun 2024
Qt lands on LG advanced automotive content platform
Software developer and CE giant extend partnership to power UI/UX development of in-car infotainment services
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27 Jun 2024
IT giant Atos faces collapse if restructuring talks fail
French IT giant Atos is facing financial problems that could affect the ability of its UK arm to deliver key government contracts, including those related to NHS records in hospitals
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27 Jun 2024
Advania goes all in on Copilot
After a successful pilot, Advania makes AI tools available to its entire staff, fuelling efficiencies and helping identify use cases
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27 Jun 2024
Nokia, Telefónica team to boost adoption of 5G SA network APIs
Leading operator inks agreement to explore new API opportunities based on 5G standalone capabilities for businesses in Spain and Germany through use of comms tech provider’s Network Exposure Function
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27 Jun 2024
Halo Trust partners with AWS to accelerate AI-led landmine clearance in Ukraine
Landmine clearance organisation Halo Trust is drawing on AWS’s AI expertise to see if the technology can accelerate the pace of its work in Ukraine
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27 Jun 2024
Top-ranked hospitals still underperform in social responsibility
Hospitals that typically rank high for quality, plus private equity-backed institutions, fell short on the social responsibility ratings.
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27 Jun 2024
Box AI becomes free to Enterprise Plus subscribers
Box previews new features to come later this year -- including a revamped metadata API -- while dropping generative AI query fees for its highest tier of premium subscribers.
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27 Jun 2024
FDA clears Clarius OB AI, a handheld ultrasound tool
The device is a fetal biometric measurement tool that should assist in prenatal monitoring in resource-poor communities.
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27 Jun 2024
Wales partners with OpenAI to improve Welsh language tech
The Welsh government’s data partnership with the company behind ChatGPT aims to improve how artificial intelligence technologies work in the Welsh language
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27 Jun 2024
Verizon brings portable connectivity to events with Network in a Box
Comms provider Verizon launches critical communications prototype to support operations, security, event production and fan experience in venues when a permanent private network is not available
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27 Jun 2024
Former Nuance employee arrested over Geisinger data breach
Geisinger notified more than one million individuals of a data breach that resulted from improper access to patient data by a former Nuance employee.
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27 Jun 2024
Hybrid workers call on employers to increase investment in connectivity
Survey reveals lack of reliable mobile connectivity in the office is affecting seven in 10 hybrid workers, forcing a majority of employees to leave their office building simply to make a phone call