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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 police technology stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2024
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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 EMEA stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Europe, Middle East and Africa stories of 2024
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23 Dec 2024
Telehealth, hospital-at-home waivers extended for 90 days
Telehealth and AHCAH waivers have been extended through March 2025, but the lack of a long-term solution has prompted calls for permanent virtual care reforms.
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18 Mar 2024
The Security Interviews: Alex Yampolskiy, SecurityScorecard
Alex Yampolskiy conceived the idea for risk management specialist SecurityScorecard after getting stung by a SaaS supplier that was being cavalier with its customer data. He tells his story to Computer Weekly
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18 Mar 2024
Cohesity: We won’t abandon NetBackup customers or force migration
CEO promises no forced migration to Cohesity and not to abandon any NetBackup product while building new leadership in artificial intelligence and security around Cohesity Gaia
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18 Mar 2024
Budgets rise as IT decision-makers ramp up cyber security spending
Few IT leaders surveyed in the TechTarget/Enterprise Strategy Group 2024 Technology Spending Intentions study say they are spending less this year
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18 Mar 2024
Bytes shares FY update as it investigates Murphy departure
Channel 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
Juniper enhances programme with increased MSP support
Networking vendor is hoping a strategy of providing AI-capable products and a supportive programme will enable partners to deliver more growth
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18 Mar 2024
Virgin Media O2 boosts mobile coverage in smart pole trial
UK operator claims successful innovation in trial using smart poles installed beside existing on-street broadband cabinets to accelerate mobile network roll-out across the UK by converting cabinets to mobile base stations
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18 Mar 2024
Employees more comfortable than bosses with GenAI, research shows
While many workers are getting used to artificial intelligence, managers have concerns about the impact on jobs
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18 Mar 2024
CCS slammed over errors in G-Cloud 14 data protection documents
The government’s procurement arm is under fire again, after prospective suppliers to the G-Cloud 14 framework raised complaints about CCS’s quality control procedures
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18 Mar 2024
Deep fake AI services on Telegram pose risk for elections
Deep 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
Vodafone gets down to business with growth plan
Leading operator closes sale of Italian division and reveals go-to-market plan with pivot towards enterprise communications and business-related internet of things services in strongest current markets
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18 Mar 2024
Liverpool to get AI hub for health and social care
Artificial intelligence platform set to use NHS Integrated Care System Data to make better and decisions for patients in Liverpool, with a focus on mental health services
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18 Mar 2024
G7 nations sign deal to harness AI potential
G7 nations will produce a joint report on how to increase artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, boost growth of the quantum sector and create an AI toolkit to inform policy-making
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18 Mar 2024
Government needs ‘realistic plan’ for adopting AI, says NAO
Benefits 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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18 Mar 2024
Neos Networks beefs up C-suite to prep for new phase of accelerated growth
Following recent investments in its UK-wide high-capacity network, critical network infrastructure provider makes two C-level appointments aimed at making the company ready to embark on a new phase of accelerated growth
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18 Mar 2024
HUDs head automotive road safety initiatives
Tech firm examines the impact of road safety initiatives on heads-up display adoption in automotive industry as it looks for solutions to driver distractions
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18 Mar 2024
VisiQuate, MedeAnalytics top revenue cycle analytics rankings
A recent KLAS report found that VisiQuate topped third-party revenue cycle analytics rankings, while usability pushed MedeAnalytics close to the top.
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18 Mar 2024
Generative AI may enhance healthcare-associated infection surveillance
Two AI-driven tools can accurately detect cases of central line-associated bloodstream infection and catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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18 Mar 2024
63% of known exploited vulnerabilities found on healthcare networks
A study shows just how exposed medical devices and implementations are to cyberattacks from CISA-tracked known exploited vulnerabilities.
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18 Mar 2024
Humana and Baptist Health reach contract agreement for in-network coverage
Starting April 1, Humana beneficiaries can receive in-network coverage again at Baptist Health hospitals, physicians, clinics, and outpatient facilities.
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17 Mar 2024
UK’s AI ambitions pointless while cyber security is still neglected
The UK’s AI ambitions may be at considerable risk without stronger cyber defences across the private and public sectors
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15 Mar 2024
Global McDonalds IT outage result of third-party error
An IT outage that forced McDonald's to temporarily shutter thousands of restaurants has been blamed on a configuration error by a third-party supplier, but there is no suspicion of foul play
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15 Mar 2024
U.S. TikTok ban, data broker bills target data practices
Congress is targeting companies' data practices through bills that limit data transfers and transactions to entities headquartered in countries of concern.
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15 Mar 2024
CISA software supply chain security form omits SBOMs
Federal suppliers now have a self-attestation deadline amid ongoing efforts to secure software supply chains. But SBOMs' spotlight is fading and big risks remain, experts said.
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15 Mar 2024
UK government calls on comms firms to limit installation of telegraph poles
After public demonstrations, minister urges communications industry to ‘do whatever it takes’ to share existing infrastructure to avoid ‘inappropriately or unnecessarily throwing up’ new telegraph poles
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15 Mar 2024
London Mayor’s Office reprimanded over data breach
The London Mayor’s Office has been reprimanded by the ICO after an internal error exposed the data of people who had made complaints against the Metropolitan Police
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15 Mar 2024
Laminar security posture tech now part of Rubrik platform
Rubrik's acquisition of Laminar last year brings new data security posture management tools to its backup platform for better visibility of user identity and activity.
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15 Mar 2024
NHS to extend use of AI to cut waiting times and missed appointments
Following a pilot of AI software predicting likely missed appointments at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 10 further trusts will deploy the system
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15 Mar 2024
EHR vendor MEDITECH integrates generative AI for clinical notes
Building on its collaboration with Nuance Communications, EHR vendor MEDITECH has announced the integration of a generative AI tool that drafts clinical notes.
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15 Mar 2024
Government pumps £1.1bn into tech skills training
Government funding will be used to allow more than 4,000 students to pursue PhDs in technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and 6G
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15 Mar 2024
eSIM to accelerate IoT automotive, smart city programmes
Research finds tech and market developments are accelerating eSIM adoption in IoT sectors such as automotive and smart cities, with the latter sector expected to witness highest demand for eSIM-enabled services
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15 Mar 2024
Channel leaders feeling positive
The 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
Channel driving change for care givers
When the NHS and those responsible for looking after vulnerable people need help with their IT, the likes of CDW and Maintel are examples of the role partners can play
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15 Mar 2024
Coterie launches channel marketing academy
Marketing 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
MP 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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15 Mar 2024
CityFibre lights up footprint expansion with Lit Fibre acquisition
UK’s leading independent fibre network provider enters agreement to acquire alternative fibre network operator and add up to third of a million premises to ready-for-service footprint
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15 Mar 2024
Generative AI may bolster digital healthcare software development
New research suggests that generative artificial intelligence could speed the development of health software by improving coding quality and efficiency.
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15 Mar 2024
Bipartisan lawmakers present bill to solidify telehealth flexibilities
The legislation makes several pandemic-era regulatory flexibilities permanent, including reimbursing for audio-only telehealth through the Medicare program.
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15 Mar 2024
Eli Lilly partners with Amazon Pharmacy to deliver GLP-1 drugs
The partnership is helping support the company’s LillyDirect platform, which will now deliver drugs through Amazon or Truepill.
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15 Mar 2024
Have US maternal mortality rates actually doubled?
An analysis in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests the answer is no, attributing rising rates to increased surveillance.
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15 Mar 2024
Are rising US maternal mortality rates inflated?
Researchers contend that the high maternal mortality rate in the US is overstated due to unclear documenting practices.
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14 Mar 2024
Oracle advances generative AI and HR into the unknown
Oracle'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
Sisense targets hardcore developers with new toolkit
The embedded BI specialist's latest update features a software development kit that enables developers to compose applications using prebuilt APIs, libraries and visualizations.
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14 Mar 2024
French datacentre operator to prototype using site's waste heat to generate renewable energy
Data4 is partnering with the University of Paris-Saclay to experiment with reusing waste datacentre heat to grow algae for use in green energy generation
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14 Mar 2024
Questions raised over NHS deletion of thousands of emails during whistleblower tribunal
NHS doctor Chris Day has won the right to challenge a tribunal ruling that found no procedural unfairness when an NHS trust deleted thousands of emails. The case that raises wider questions about the use of electronic evidence
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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
S3 features unveiled as Amazon reflects on object storage past
Amazon introduced new features to its storage platform that increase speed and container options during a webinar today. It also looked back at S3's launch 18 years ago.
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14 Mar 2024
Databricks partners with Mistral AI to aid GenAI development
The data cloud vendor joins Microsoft and Snowflake in partnering with -- and investing in -- the startup to provide customers with access to Mistral's open source language models.
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14 Mar 2024
Home Office plans to give UK police forces auto-redaction technology
The department has funded a market review of redaction tools and aims to deliver AI-powered automated redaction tools to the police as quickly as possible
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14 Mar 2024
Fibre, FWA set the pace in fixed broadband growth
OECD research reveals that optical fibre and fixed wireless access are the two fastest growing fixed broadband technologies in countries that it covers, with their dynamism in stark contrast to the decline in DSL
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14 Mar 2024
NIH launches long COVID clinical trial for nervous system dysfunction
The NIH’s RECOVER-AUTONOMIC clinical trials explore treatments for autonomic nervous system dysfunction caused by long COVID.
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14 Mar 2024
FluidOne bolsters security position with SureCloud Cyber Services buy
Firm continues M&A activity in move to add more depth to security division with increased skills and penetration testing expertise
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14 Mar 2024
Wellcare partners with tech company to improve value-based primary care
The partnership will allow Wellcare to share increased financial risk and advance value-based primary care.
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14 Mar 2024
Passalacqua hotel claims exceptional guest connectivity with AI-driven Wi-Fi 7
Prestigious hotel on the shores of Lake Como to become one of the world’s first early adopters of Wi-Fi 7 to give not only high connectivity speeds, but also low latency and increased capacity
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14 Mar 2024
Channel struggling to unlock data insights
High 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
Business 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
Hospital payment cap slashes prices in Ore.
A new study finds a hospital payment cap in the Oregon state employee health insurance plan reduced prices and price variation.
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14 Mar 2024
Predictive tool use has little effect on knee surgery decision-making
The use of a predictive tool designed to forecast outcomes of total knee arthroplasty did not significantly alter patients’ willingness for surgery.
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14 Mar 2024
Racial minority IBD patients find mental health apps ‘acceptable’
Minority IBD patients experience high rates of anxiety and depression, but a new study shows the acceptability of using mHealth apps to manage their mental health.
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14 Mar 2024
Healthcare data breaches are piling up 3 months into the year
Individuals impacted by these healthcare data breaches at hospitals and other entities are encouraged to monitor account statements and credit reports for suspicious activity.
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14 Mar 2024
FDA requests $7.2 billion from Biden’s 2025 fiscal year budget
The request will fund enhanced food safety and nutrition, address shortages and supply chain challenges, and modernization efforts.
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14 Mar 2024
Oracle adds generative AI tools to Fusion CX applications
The 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
The 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
Cerebras introduces next-gen AI chip for GenAI training
The new accelerator is for training large AI models. It powers the startup's CS-3 supercomputer, which is designed to train models that are 10 times larger than GPT-4 and Gemini.
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13 Mar 2024
Zendesk to acquire AI customer service bot startup Ultimate
Zendesk 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
EU AI Act sets global standard for managing AI
The EU AI Act will come into force in 2024, meaning that global enterprise businesses will need to take steps toward compliance.
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13 Mar 2024
Vast Data, Nvidia collaborate on new AI architecture
Vast Data is adding its OS to Nvidia hardware, freeing up GPUs to focus solely on AI workloads -- a new architecture that could potentially speed up processing.
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13 Mar 2024
US authorities move a step closer to banning TikTok
Lawmakers 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
Researchers warn devs of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins
OpenAI and two third-party providers fixed vulnerabilities in the experimental ChatGPT plugins framework, but Salt Security researchers caution devs that security risks persist.
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13 Mar 2024
BT, Broadpeak intro multicast tech to enhance network video streaming
UK’s leading network provider teams with content delivery network firm to enhance live video streaming quality and reliability using adaptive bit rate and multicast-assisted unicast delivery technology
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13 Mar 2024
Microsoft AI-powered cyber service to go live in April
After a year being previewed by beta customers, Microsoft’s much vaunted Copilot for Security service is about to go on general release, promising time savings and improved accuracy for hard-pressed security pros
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13 Mar 2024
British Library opens up over ransomware attack to help others
The British Library has opted for full transparency after experiencing a devastating ransomware attack, publishing details of the intrusion, its response and the lessons it has learned
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13 Mar 2024
SEA-ME-WE 4 doubles undersea capacity with optical link
Optical communications technology provider Ciena doubles capacity of undersea cable links covering South/Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe to 122Tbps
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13 Mar 2024
UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative
Signing up to the Chips Joint Undertaking means the UK will receive up to £35m to support chip development
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13 Mar 2024
Acne treatments contain harmful levels of benzoyl peroxide
An independent lab analysis found that multiple products, including acne treatments, contain high levels of benzoyl peroxide, up to 800 times greater than the regulatory limit.
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13 Mar 2024
Dataiku intros GenAI cost monitoring tool: LLM Cost Guard
The tool lets customers be provider-agnostic and can integrate with models from providers like OpenAI, AWS and Anthropic. It watches for overruns and differentiates between costs.
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13 Mar 2024
TotalEnergies upgrades OT network to increase safety, performance, cyber security
Global multi-energy company upgrades operational technology network on its North Sea oil and gas platforms with next-generation infrastructure to ensure efficient operation of critical infrastructure
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13 Mar 2024
Healthcare stakeholders call for hospital-at-home waiver permanency
A group of healthcare stakeholders, including providers, vendors, and associations, are urging Congress to extend the CMS hospital-at-home waiver beyond 2024.
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13 Mar 2024
VMware/Broadcom: Should you consider the Nutanix hypervisor?
Nutanix’s latesting quarterly filing shows the company is benefiting from the fallout following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
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13 Mar 2024
Traveller experience takes off at Houston Airports with HPE Aruba mobility
One of North America’s largest public airport systems modernises connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E and networking infrastructure to boost quality of passenger experience and contribute to sustainability goals
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13 Mar 2024
Channel urged to keep evolving sustainability position
With 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
Unprecedented 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
Omnispace, MTN team to develop, deploy satellite IoT, 5G NTN services
African space-based mobile communications industry gains higher orbit as continent’s largest mobile operator enters partnership with non-geostationary satellite constellation firm
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13 Mar 2024
Deep learning tool predicts brain metastasis in lung cancer patients
A new deep learning approach utilizes histopathology images to forecast whether a patient’s lung cancer will eventually spread to the brain.
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13 Mar 2024
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during PHE improved postpartum coverage
After the continuous Medicaid eligibility requirement was implemented, postpartum Medicaid enrollment rose from 63.1 percent to 72.8 percent.
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13 Mar 2024
Little progress made with hospital price transparency compliance
Only about a third of hospitals are fully compliant with federal price transparency requirements three years later, a new report shows.
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13 Mar 2024
Childhood cancer survivors don’t adhere to surveillance guidelines
Less than 55% of childhood cancer survivors adhere to surveillance guidelines for colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and cardiomyopathy.
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13 Mar 2024
Using gen AI to translate medical jargon in discharge notes
Discharge notes riddled with too much complex medical jargon can confuse patients, but generative AI can support health literacy.
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13 Mar 2024
AWS launches Builder Studio in Melbourne
The 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 fixes critical Hyper-V vulnerabilities
Microsoft also corrects a remote code execution flaw on Exchange Server and issues an advisory related to changes with an outdated file-scanning feature on the messaging platform.
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12 Mar 2024
Meta intros two GPU training clusters for Llama 3
The Facebook parent company said the training clusters are part of its plans to grow its infrastructure and obtain 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of the year.
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12 Mar 2024
March Patch Tuesday throws up two critical Hyper-V flaws
Two critical vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V stand out on an otherwise unremarkable Patch Tuesday
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12 Mar 2024
Snowflake boosting its commitment to AI, including GenAI
Recent moves, including the appointment of a new CEO and the formation of a new partnership, are representative of the vendor's heightened focus on artificial intelligence.
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12 Mar 2024
Sophos: Remote ransomware attacks on SMBs increasing
According to new research from Sophos, small businesses are seeing a rise in threats such as remotely executed ransomware attacks, malvertising, driver abuse and more.
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12 Mar 2024
Cohere tackles some generative AI challenges with Command-R
The startup's new large language model aims to address problems with factual accuracies in generative AI models. It also focuses on language problems, and cloud and API challenges.
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12 Mar 2024
Arista adds network change analysis to CloudVision
Arista's CloudVision Universal Network Observability analyses network changes to assess their impact on applications and workloads, including those on virtualization platforms.
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12 Mar 2024
Openreach, Focus Group boost broadband focus in South West England
Openreach claims major milestone inunderserved region’s digital transformation, while UK provider of essential business technology beefs up regional presence with key acquisition
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12 Mar 2024
Labour will use AI to grow the economy by 0.5%, says shadow tech secretary Peter Kyle
The Labour Party plans to promote the use of artificial intelligence in small businesses and across government to grow the economy, but transparency and building trust with the public will be key
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12 Mar 2024
Nationwide IT infrastructure poised to absorb Virgin Money
A 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
Swiss player Avallain gains UK foothold with TeacherMatic buy
Avallain responds to growing impact of artificial intelligence in education with acquisition of specialist firm in UK