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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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29 May 2024
Nokia and Global Fiber Peru aim to close digital divide in Amazon rainforest
Subaquatic optical, IP and XGS-PON fibre broadband network brings future-proof connectivity to remote region of Peru, Colombia and Brazil in bid to reduce digital divide in 400 communities
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29 May 2024
Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel
Norwegian asset manager Storebrand’s decision to divest from IBM comes amid growing scrutiny of the role technology companies play in Israel’s human rights abuses
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29 May 2024
Proofpoint exposes AFF scammers’ piano gambit
Ransomware and nation state actors dominate the headlines, but fraud and scams still net career cyber criminals thousands from unsuspecting members of the public. Proofpoint reports on a campaign targeting victims of a musical inclination
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29 May 2024
Check Point discovers vulnerability tied to VPN attacks
While Check Point identified CVE-2024-24919 as the root cause behind recent attack attempts on its VPN products, it's unclear if threat actors gained access to customer networks.
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29 May 2024
Organisations value digital trust, but aren’t working at it
Three quarters of organisations believe digital trust is relevant to their businesses, yet clear gaps in strategies still seem to persist
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29 May 2024
Condor spreads wings with Intelsat in-flight connectivity
Germany’s leading leisure airline inks deal with integrated satellite and terrestrial network operator to extend Wi-Fi product to short- and medium-haul routes using Airbus A32xneo aircraft
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29 May 2024
Survey reveals generative AI employee fear
IBM/Oxford Economics global CEO survey shows generative AI success relies on employee training and business leader vision
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29 May 2024
UK rural mobile scheme in danger of missing coverage targets
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts slams progress and reporting to date on flagship UK mobile connectivity scheme, and warns of potential funding issues that will hamper development
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29 May 2024
Healthcare ransomware attacks lead to uptick in ED visits at nearby hospitals
A ransomware attack on a hospital can affect neighboring hospitals by increasing emergency department volume, a research letter published in JAMA revealed.
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29 May 2024
Next UK government must be prepared to legislate on AI, say MPs
The House Science, Innovation and Technology Committee says the next government should be ready to legislate on artificial intelligence to plug any regulatory gaps
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29 May 2024
Blackpool Council courts datacentre developers for tech-focused town regeneration project
Blackpool Council is seeking the support of the datacentre community for its bid to create a sustainable technology campus that will capitalise on the town’s proximity to transatlantic undersea cables
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29 May 2024
How APAC organisations are taking to VMware moves
Large organisations in ANZ are looking for transformation rather than a like-for-like replacement for VMware, while those in India have already adopted a dual-supplier strategy
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29 May 2024
Interview: EU data chief Ulrich Ahle on obstacles to Europe’s digital single market
EU data scheme Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into Europe’s planned digital single market as opposition mounts to efforts to extend the reach of Europe’s vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains
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29 May 2024
Provider compensation rises again as groups push productivity
Healthcare providers and APPs saw significant gains in compensation for the fourth consecutive year as medical groups increased productivity.
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29 May 2024
AI tool predicts autoimmune disease risk using genomic data
The artificial intelligence-driven EXPRESSO model uses genomic data, epigenetics and other information to identify risk genes for autoimmune disease.
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29 May 2024
Introducing peanuts in infancy minimizes allergy risk in adolescence
Regular peanut consumption before the age of five reduces the rate of peanut allergies in adolescence by 71%.
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29 May 2024
Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Yellow Jersey Therapeutics
The acquisition will give the company rights to a clinical-stage antibody treatment for atopic dermatitis.
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29 May 2024
3 Key Metrics that Determine Member Satisfaction for Health Plans
Nearly every payer in the survey was stumped by two factors of member satisfaction: digital customer experience and provider wait times.
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28 May 2024
3 healthcare organizations begin EHR implementation projects
Health First, Axis Health and Atlantis Orthopedics recently announced EHR implementation projects to improve patient care and optimize clinical workflows.
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28 May 2024
Check Point warns of threat actors targeting VPNs
Check Point said threat actors were targeting a small number of customers by attempting to compromise local VPN accounts that only utilized passwords for authentication.
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28 May 2024
How AI could bolster software supply chain security
Supply chain risks have become more complicated and continue to affect a variety of organizations, but Synopsys' Tim Mackey believes AI could help create more secure software.
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28 May 2024
Executive Interview: Why Dell wants to be your one-stop AI shop
At Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, artificial intelligence was the talk of the town as Dell staked out an all-encompassing strategy ahead of an anticipated goldrush. Dell’s Nick Brackney explains why the tech giant believes it's onto a winner
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28 May 2024
Why reliable data is essential for trustworthy AI
In little over two years, generative AI has changed the shape of the technology industry. Now is the time for proper due diligence
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28 May 2024
AASM highlights opportunities, weaknesses of AI in sleep medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently examined the potential and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence in clinical care.
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28 May 2024
Westcon-Comstor continuing shift to software, services and subscriptions
Distributor Westcon-Comstor shares full-year results that underline the direction of travel and the benefits of a data-driven approach
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28 May 2024
Japan Airlines takes off with Intelsat for enhanced in-flight connectivity
Leading aircraft manufacturer to complete satellite communications company’s electronically steered array factory installation on latest generations of 737 aircraft boasting wide coverage and low latency.
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28 May 2024
5G innovation fuelling deal flow and growth pipelines
Study highlights how business and enterprise market will become essential to commercial success of 5G industry, with network slicing and private wireless networks becoming areas of focus
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28 May 2024
Openreach claims record for broadband upgrade locations
Latest steps in UK’s leading broadband provider’s plans to go fully digital sees ultrafast full-fibre technology made available to 14 million homes
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28 May 2024
Government appoints investigators to analyse Post Office Capture software used before Horizon
PC-based accounting software used by subpostmasters in the 1990s will be investigated by forensic specialist Kroll after reports that Post Office workers may have been wrongly prosecuted in the years before Horizon
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28 May 2024
Post Office scandal: Met Police investigation set to go national
The police investigation into Post Office and Fujitsu executives is about to gain the status of a major national investigation – but it could be years before any individuals are charged with crimes or face trial
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26 May 2024
Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI
Nutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments
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24 May 2024
Parliamentarians warn of UK election threat from Russia, China and North Korea
Joint parliamentary security committee chair Margaret Beckett writes to prime minister urging government to prepare for foreign states interfering with 4 July election
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24 May 2024
Over 700 wrongful subpostmaster convictions overturned by new legislation
Parliament has approved a law that will see hundreds of subpostmasters with wrongful convictions exonerated as one of the government’s final acts before the general election
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24 May 2024
AI, automation, private networks top UK enterprise tech agenda
Survey examining technology agenda for UK enterprises highlights that business priorities over the next 12 months include increasing sales, reducing operating costs, and growth via new business areas or geographies
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24 May 2024
Infinidat hands partners increased flash array options
Vendor takes on board channel feedback in devising its latest generation of flash arrays
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24 May 2024
Paula Vennells boasted about removing Horizon risk reference in Royal Mail flotation prospectus
A reference to Horizon was removed from Royal Mail prospectus by Paula Vennells in the eleventh hour
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24 May 2024
Networks emerge as catalyst for digital business success
Global networking trends report for 2024 reveals continued measurable impact of the network in advancing business goals, with 72% planning on deploying integrated network management platforms over the next two years
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24 May 2024
AI set to improve network operational efficiency by 40% or more
Study of telecom and IT engineers exploring artificial intelligence’s impact on the network sees almost universal belief in need to upgrade fibre-optic networks to support more AI traffic
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24 May 2024
Kaseya: MSPs benefiting from supporting and using AI
Vendor’s chief product officer shares thoughts around the current position MSPs and customers have around the emerging technology
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24 May 2024
Arctic Semiconductor 5G private networks tech gains 3GPP accreditation
Low-power, RF and mixed-signal chipsets provider announces 3GPP Compliant Platform for 5G private networks boasting ‘pivotal’ capabilities in terms of performance and power consumption
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24 May 2024
HMRC boosts data scientist numbers
Data scientists play a key role in boosting tax compliance rates, government tax collection agency states
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24 May 2024
UKtech50 2024: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT
Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of more than 400 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
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23 May 2024
APAC to gain $4.5tn in economic value from GenAI
The region’s largest economies could see a 0.7 percentage point increase in their annual GDP by leveraging generative AI responsibly at scale with a focus on people
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23 May 2024
Nutanix partners with Dell and Cisco for HCI hardware offerings
Partnerships with Dell Technologies and Cisco aim to help enterprises transition from VMware platform to Nutanix AHV hypervisor as new technologies strengthen vendor's portfolio.
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23 May 2024
AI companies losing public trust in safety
Researchers find that more than half of Americans polled believe AI companies aren't considering ethics when developing the technology, and nearly 90% favor government regulations.
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23 May 2024
CISA executive director discusses CIRCIA, incident reporting
CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales speaks with TechTarget Editorial to discuss CIRCIA and the importance of incident reporting to the larger cybersecurity ecosystem.
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23 May 2024
Trump's return could shake up H-1B visa system
Immigration attorneys warn clients to prepare for stricter H-1B visa policies if Trump wins the 2024 election, advising immediate action.
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23 May 2024
70% of hospitals participate in healthcare interoperability
Healthcare interoperability is growing across hospitals, but gaps remain, especially in data exchange with long-term care and behavioral health providers.
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23 May 2024
Government was aware of Post Office strategy to fight subpostmasters
Former CEO Paula Vennells reveals that the government was aware of the controversial Post Office strategies to suppress subpostmasters' campaign for justice
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23 May 2024
CMA: AWS and Microsoft deny cloud discounts have anti-competitive effect on market
The CMA finds that IT buyers do not see the anti-competitive impact that discounts can have on the UK cloud market, despite acknowledging that preferential pricing can dictate their choice of cloud provider
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23 May 2024
BT Wholesale outline areas of maximum channel opportunity
Comms player shares research that should provide a list of technologies and topics its partners should focus on
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23 May 2024
Dell AI Factory curates AI tech for customers
Dell showcased its AI Factory at Dell Technologies World 2024, and some early customers are already talking about the lift AI has given their businesses.
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23 May 2024
Public sector sales bolster Bytes fiscal year numbers
Channel player’s recently appointed CEO gets to talk of double-digit growth and a business that is looking forward
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23 May 2024
Digital divide affects patient portal use in primary care
Black and Hispanic people had lower patient portal engagement, indicating a digital divide that health systems have yet to surmount.
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23 May 2024
Getting new antimicrobials to patients combatting drug resistance
A report from the Access to Medicines Foundation outlines strategies for getting new antimicrobial drugs to patients who need them.
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23 May 2024
93% of vulnerabilities unanalyzed by NVD since February
New research from VulnCheck shows the NIST's National Vulnerability Database has struggled to manage a growing number of reported vulnerabilities this year.
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23 May 2024
Salesforce Service Cloud adds Einstein generative AI tools
Salesforce Service Cloud will soon get generative AI tools that contact centers could theoretically use to turn CX from a cost center into a profit center.
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23 May 2024
Northern Ireland police face £750,000 fine after data protection blunder put lives at risks
Information commissioner John Edwards uses discretion to reduce proposed fine from £5.6m to £750,000
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23 May 2024
CentroMed suffers second healthcare data breach
An unauthorized party accessed and acquired files pertaining to current and former CentroMed patients, resulting in a healthcare data breach.
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23 May 2024
Machine learning predicts risk of OUD treatment discontinuation
New machine learning framework reveals that almost 15% of opioid use disorder patients discontinued recommended buprenorphine treatment prematurely.
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23 May 2024
Telehealth may increase Medicare patient hospitalizations, costs
New research shows Medicare patient outcomes, including potentially preventable hospitalizations and total care costs, may worsen with higher telehealth use.
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23 May 2024
Third police probe into Post Office scandal under consideration
The Metropolitan Police Service is looking into investigating potential corporate and individual crimes committed in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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23 May 2024
Munich Re sees strong growth in AI insurance
Global reinsurance giant Munich Re expects more demand for AI insurance from organisations that are looking to manage the risks of AI as they experiment more with the technology
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22 May 2024
At IBM Think, IT leaders pitch GenAI upskilling for all
IT leaders at IBM Think 2024 say training employees and establishing policies for generative AI adoption are core parts of a strategy to avoid financial and legal hurdles.
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22 May 2024
Rockwell urges users to disconnect ICS equipment
ICS systems maker Rockwell Automation calls on users to take steps to secure their equipment, and reminds them there is no reason to ever have its hardware connected to the public internet, as it tracks an increase in global threat activity
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22 May 2024
New IBM Watsonx GenAI focuses on enterprises, governance
The veteran tech giant, with deep roots in AI, bases its new AI strategy on open source, multimodel support and helping businesses modernize their code and IT operations.
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22 May 2024
‘You knew’ – former ally accused Paula Vennells of knowing about Horizon problems
Former Royal Mail CEO messaged Paula Vennells following the broadcasting of ITV’s dramatisation of the Post Office scandal, questioning what the former Post Office boss knew and removed her support
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22 May 2024
Microsoft Fabric gets new generative AI tech, more openness
As the tech giant builds out its unified platform for data management and analytics, new tools address ease-of-use with AI and data unification with integrations.
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22 May 2024
Arctic Wolf CPO: Most AI deployment is generic, 'pretty weak'
Dan Schiappa, chief product officer at Arctic Wolf, said that while generative AI technology has enormous potential, many companies are deploying it for the wrong reasons.
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22 May 2024
Dutch employers should discuss using algorithms in managing staff
Dutch organisations must engage in open discussions with employees about the use of algorithms and data in managing staff
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22 May 2024
AI Seoul Summit: 27 nations and EU to set red lines on AI risk
The countries will now work together to identify thresholds at which the risks presented by an AI model or system would be unacceptable without safeguards in place, as well as develop interoperable safety testing regimes for the technology
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22 May 2024
ORBs: Hacking groups’ new favourite way of keeping their attacks hidden
Beware the ORB: why attacks on your network could come from a home router down the street
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22 May 2024
CMS unveils reporting site for EMTALA violations
The reporting line will let patients flag when their rights to patient access to care in the ED under EMTALA have been violated, the agency said.
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22 May 2024
FDA approves biosimilars for macular degeneration, other eye diseases
The FDA approved Yesafili and Opuviz as interchangeable biosimilars for Eylea to treat multiple eye conditions, including macular degeneration.
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22 May 2024
Infinidat arrays shift from Intel to AMD in new G4 line
Infinidat's G4 storage line highlights a shift in architecture and customer focus. It's also adding a controller upgrade program as well as new data protection and cloud options.
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22 May 2024
Salesforce to roll out marketing, e-commerce Einstein Copilots
Salesforce drops a number of new features for commerce and marketing users. Chief among them are generative AI copilots for marketing and e-commerce.
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22 May 2024
Infinidat adds smaller footprint G4 arrays with claimed 2x performance
Purveyor of triple-controller all-flash and hybrid flash arrays aimed at high-end customers tails and tops InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA ranges, and adds Azure cloud storage to AWS
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22 May 2024
MSPs key to plugging skills gaps
Espria boss shares view around the benefits customers can unblock if they choose to work with a channel partner
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22 May 2024
UK government announces £8.5m in grants for AI safety research
The funding programme will be directed by the UK’s AI Safety Institute, with grants being used to understand and mitigate the impacts of artificial intelligence, including any systemic risks it presents at the societal level
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22 May 2024
Knowledge24: ‘You can’t go it alone’ in life, says actress Viola Davis
Actress Viola Davis, along with senior women from ServiceNow, spoke at the Knowledge24 conference about the importance of wisely using leadership positions to help others make progress
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22 May 2024
G-Cloud 14: Overseas suppliers risk non-compliance as CCS changes stance on UK VAT requirements
After assuring overseas suppliers multiple times during the G-Cloud clarification period that they did not need a UK VAT number to participate in the framework, government procurement chiefs have now backtracked on this guidance by telling non-UK suppliers to get VAT registered by October or risk being non-compliant
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22 May 2024
Women in Data: BAE Systems’ CDO on why diversity in data matters
From working with primates in the rainforest, to running Covid data for the government, to being at the bleeding edge of data in defence, BAE Systems CDO Johanna Hutchinson discusses why diversity matters in the field of data
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22 May 2024
Broadcom/VMware: Joining the dots to migrate off VMware
It may take several years to move off VMware. In the meantime, Nutanix and Rimini Street have ramped up efforts to target unhappy customers
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22 May 2024
Cleveland Clinic settles False Claims Act allegations for $7M
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation paid over $7M to resolve False Claims Act allegations around federal grant applications.
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22 May 2024
Virgin Media Business Wholesale connects MA5 datacentre with new fibre
Virgin Media Business Wholesale marks next phase of ongoing high bandwidth upgrade programme, setting out to deliver faster and more accurate provisioning at strategic sites throughout the UK
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22 May 2024
Industry groups seek clarity from HHS on Change Healthcare breach reporting
More than 100 industry groups asked OCR to clarify breach reporting obligations and publicly state that its investigation will focus on Change Healthcare, not the affected providers.
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22 May 2024
Researchers identify microplastics in human testicular tissue
This discovery indicates the presence of microplastics in the male reproductive system, which may be impacting reproductive health.
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21 May 2024
Microsoft Copilot+ PC faces enterprise challenges
To succeed with enterprises, pricing for Copilot+ PC will have to come down for high-volume sales and business software will need to run well on Arm-based systems.
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21 May 2024
Epicor unveils Grow portfolio of AI, BI capabilities
Epicor unveiled AI and BI capabilities in its new Epicor Grow portfolio, including Prism, which enables customers to build generative AI tasks on their Epicor ERP data.
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21 May 2024
TfL taps Thales and Nokia to renew underground multi-services network
Transport for London engages IT and networks firms to deliver integrated communications renewal to support system used by staff to handle radio, transmission and CCTV technology
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21 May 2024
Microsoft Visual Studio, Azure updates target AI developers
Microsoft updates this week aim to address the struggles of early enterprise generative AI adopters that have stalled efforts to put pilot projects into real-world production.
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21 May 2024
AI Seoul Summit: 10 nations and EU recommit to safe inclusive AI
During the latest AI Summit in South Korea, the participating governments reaffirmed their prior commitments to deepening international cooperation on AI safety, and have agreed to launch an international network of ‘safety institutes’
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21 May 2024
AI Seoul Summit: 16 AI firms make voluntary safety commitments
Prominent artificial intelligence companies from around the world have committed to a set of voluntary AI safety measures, which includes developing continuous risk assessment processes, setting acceptable risk thresholds, and ensuring greater transparency
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21 May 2024
Enterprise sector shines in steady Q1 for Zoom
Zoom’s latest financial results show continued growth beyond its roots, driven by a commitment to meet customer needs and enhance productivity
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21 May 2024
CGI selected to streamline UK ESN programme
Controversial mobile network for UK emergency services mobile communications enters new phase with consulting firm appointed as technology delivery partner
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21 May 2024
Critical bug discovered in open source utility Fluent Bit
Tenable researchers discovered a critical vulnerability, dubbed 'Linguistic Lumberjack,' in Fluent Bit, an open source logging utility widely used by major cloud providers.
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21 May 2024
Nutanix ramps up VMware opportunity
During its annual Next conference in Barcelona, Nutanix has expanded its hardware partner programme to grab new business from Broadcom
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21 May 2024
Ericsson, Tele2 shake it off with 5G in Sweden for Taylor Swift
Swedish operator and global comms tech provider claim to have revolutionised mobile experiences with 5G technology milestone for music megastar’s concerts at Friends Arena in Stockholm