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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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05 Mar 2024
Rapid7 hits out over botched vulnerability disclosure
Software development firm JetBrains and security specialist Rapid7 fall out over the handling of a critical vulnerability disclosure, while customers are left rushing to patch
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05 Mar 2024
Rising temps, heat shocks, influence job relocations
Climate-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
Box 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
Alphv/BlackCat leak site goes down in possible exit scam
An Alphv/BlackCat affiliate accused the ransomware gang of stealing a ransom payment worth more than $20 million that may have been obtained in the Change Healthcare attack.
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05 Mar 2024
New Informatica governance suite automates data access
The vendor's new suite of AI-powered capabilities manage access to an enterprise's proprietary information to help ensure security and compliance while enabling analysis.
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05 Mar 2024
Critical JetBrains TeamCity vulnerabilities under attack
Exploitation activity has started against two vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity, which has been targeted previously by nation-state threat actors such as Russia's Cozy Bear.
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05 Mar 2024
Open letter promising better AI for the future lacks action
The letter initiated by venture capitalist Ron Conway and his investment firm SV Angel was signed by OpenAI and Google. It pledges a better future and benefits from the technology.
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05 Mar 2024
ALPHV/BlackCat gang vanishes amid ransomware ‘turmoil’
Mystery surrounds the apparent disappearance of the ALPHV/BlackCat cyber crime gang amid reports that a prominent US victim paid a $22m ransom
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05 Mar 2024
Digital transformation spending rides on CX, AI
Spending on digital transformation could get an increase this year from businesses seeking to improve customer experience and boost efficiency through automation and AI.
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05 Mar 2024
Meta outage disrupts social media globally
Meta services, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, have been downed in a brief service outage
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05 Mar 2024
Inside an Alphv/BlackCat ransomware attack
Sygnia researchers investigated an intrusion in a client's network and discovered an Alphv/BlackCat ransomware actor had been lurking in the environment for weeks.
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05 Mar 2024
HPE GreenLake for File Storage update aimed at AI
HPE GreenLake has utilized new CPUs and denser SSDs to bring more AI and data lake workloads to customers looking for an alternative to the public cloud.
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05 Mar 2024
IT leaders dial back cloud-first strategies as hybrid IT becomes more of an investment priority
Latest data from TechTarget and ESG reveals changing attitudes towards cloud deployments within the enterprise
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05 Mar 2024
Unexpected costs hit many as they move to cloud storage
A Wasabi survey of cloud storage customers finds more moving to the cloud, but they are experiencing busted budgets and unexpected fees, and expect big demands from artificial intelligence workloads
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05 Mar 2024
NanoAvionics jumps on SpaceX to expand 5G, IoT space comms
Smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator’s craft expand two constellations with upcoming SpaceX Transporter-10 mission
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05 Mar 2024
Sumo Logic offers free data ingest for log analytics
Data ingest is now free for new customers of Sumo Logic's SaaS log analytics product, as observability cost concerns and data volumes mount across the IT industry.
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05 Mar 2024
Air IT seals twelfth deal with move for SCS
MSP continues to widen UK coverage and add more skilled staff and customers through acquisition strategy
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05 Mar 2024
IT chiefs fear Kubernetes data log overload
IT 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
Kaseya: Security a major revenue earner for MSPs
Firm’s latest look into the managed service provider world reveals how security, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting the channel
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05 Mar 2024
Snowflake signals AI commitment with Mistral AI partnership
Days after appointing a new CEO, the data cloud vendor showed a heightened focus on emerging technologies by aligning closely with a rising large language model developer.
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05 Mar 2024
Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing
Privacy 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
Speedcast on board with connectivity for P&O maritime logistics
Comms and IT services provider sets sail to deliver multi-orbit, multi-path SD-WAN service across 59 vessels in fleet of provider of critical logistics support and marine offerings for offshore energy, port services and cargo transportation
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05 Mar 2024
Focus on margin and technical enablement as Barracuda enhances programme
Security vendor has updated its three-month-old programme in response to feedback and with a view to improving channel profitability
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05 Mar 2024
Azure's new storage products keeps Microsoft competitive
New Azure storage offerings from Microsoft or from vendor partners such as Qumulo aim to increase parity with hyperscaler rivals and draw more enterprise buyers into its cloud.
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05 Mar 2024
TIM taps Cisco and NEC to improve Brazilian network quality
Firms team up to address quality of experience and quality of service objectives by expanding monitoring across all transport domains, including cell site routers, national backbone and backhaul
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05 Mar 2024
NetApp deepens storage offerings, security for AI buyers
New data protection and ransomware recovery features headline the latest NetApp updates. The vendor is also expanding its Nvidia partnership to ensure its offerings are AI-ready.
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05 Mar 2024
HHS Releases Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
CMS will issue guidance encouraging payers to relax prior authorization and utilization management requirements as Change Healthcare system outages persist, HHS said.
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05 Mar 2024
Derby City Council extends AI project with multi-million deal after saving £200,000 with chatbots
Following 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
Dutch organisations start building a federated European cloud
The ‘European cloud services in an open federated ecosystem’ (ECOFED) project is co-funded by the Dutch government and will run from 2024 to 2027
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05 Mar 2024
Keepit brings backup and restore to unprotected SaaS applications
SaaS backup specialist keeps data in its own cloud datacentres, protects cloud data across numerous platforms and aims to give customers the ability to rapidly add data sources
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05 Mar 2024
American Express customers exposed through third-party breach
US card giant warns customers that their personal details may have been exposed after a third party experienced a systems breach
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05 Mar 2024
Indiana AG Sues Healthcare Organization Over Data Breach
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against Apria Healthcare regarding a data breach that impacted nearly two million individuals.
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05 Mar 2024
Emerging low-loss materials pave road to 6G
As comms industry prepares for next generation of communications, research paper shows biggest challenges that will need to be addressed and why low-loss materials will be crucial for development
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05 Mar 2024
AI-acceleration deployments curbed by datacentre design considerations
In addition to a shortage of GPUs for AI-optimised servers, IT leaders need to consider how well their datacentre power and cooling will cope with artificial intelligence workloads
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05 Mar 2024
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Will Be $20 Per Monthly Supply
Perrigo announced that Opill, a hormonal birth control pill recently approved for OTC sale, will be priced at approximately $20 per month.
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05 Mar 2024
Machine Learning Predicts Cancer Risk in Liver Disease Patients
Machine learning can forecast which metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients are likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer in the future.
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05 Mar 2024
Banning ransomware payments back on the agenda
The idea of banning ransomware payments to cyber criminals is back on the agenda, with former NCSC chief Ciaran Martin arguing that tougher measures need to be taken
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05 Mar 2024
Own targets SaaS backup and offers analytics insight
Targeting a growing market – SaaS applications that lack backup – Own offers backup, fine-grained restores and analytics on data stores that can bring business insight
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05 Mar 2024
Did COVID-19 Help Close Disparities in Patient Portal Use?
Sex- and age-based disparities in patient portal use were reduced during the pandemic, but racial disparities remain.
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05 Mar 2024
How PSA is reducing empty trips for trucking firms
The 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
What'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
Microsoft'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
AI race surges as Anthropic intros Claude 3
The new models have a larger context window and multimodal capabilities. They reflect the new level of normal in generative AI and the myriad model choices for enterprises.
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04 Mar 2024
LockBit, Alphv/BlackCat highlight February ransomware activity
With events surrounding the LockBit and Alphv/BlackCat gangs and the ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws, ransomware activity continues this year after a surge in 2023.
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04 Mar 2024
Vodafone, Intel extend Open RAN research collaboration
Chip giant and leading European operator increase scope of established collaboration with University of Málaga towards planned UK commercial deployment of 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with Intel vRAN Boost in first half of 2024
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04 Mar 2024
Perverting course of justice and contempt of Parliament: a week in post-drama Post Office scandal
As 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?
Moves this week at the likes of Logicalis, GFT, Workspace 365, Check Point, VeUP and SSH Communications Security
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04 Mar 2024
STL, Nokia forge enterprise connectivity partnership
Optical and digital services company and comms tech provider to explore 5G use cases for enterprises, and offer enhanced networking and digital services in manufacturing, healthcare, retail, banking, critical infrastructure and rural broadband projects
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04 Mar 2024
Jeremy Hunt to deliver tech-laden Spring Budget
The chancellor’s 2024 Budget will cover a £800m funding package to boost public sector productivity through technology, with cash for police tech, the justice system transformation programme and the NHS
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04 Mar 2024
AI Smartphone Tool Accurately Diagnoses Pediatric Ear Infections
An artificial intelligence-driven smartphone app may help diagnose childhood ear infections and guide appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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04 Mar 2024
Nebula urges channel to collaborate on sustainability
Firm 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
Optum Offers Temporary Funding Assistance For Change Healthcare Customers
The AHA suggested that the program “will not come close” to meeting the needs of its members as the Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues.
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04 Mar 2024
Amazon lobbyists banned from European Parliament
Amazon 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
G-Cloud 14 insurance requirements ‘under review’ by CCS after SME supplier backlash
CCS has confirmed to Computer Weekly the insurance requirements for Lots 1 to 3 of the G-Cloud 14 framework are under review, as SME-focused minister pledges to investigate matter
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04 Mar 2024
Rakuten completes 1 Tbps single wavelength end-to-end transmission trial
Japan-based mobile network operator and ICT services provider teams with comms tech company to claim 1 Tbps single wavelength transmission record for optical fibre communications
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04 Mar 2024
The Security Interviews: Cyber security is about managing risk effectively
Effective cyber security must lead to cyber resilience – that is, the ability to anticipate, protect against, withstand and recover from any adverse condition, disruption or compromise, as Kyndryl’s security practice leader explains
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04 Mar 2024
Non-Profit Health Systems Need Positive Margins
A new report from Deloitte underscores the need for non-profit health systems to generate positive margins for community benefits and more.
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04 Mar 2024
How ANZ organisations can address challenges in AI adoption
Pure 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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04 Mar 2024
NIST Releases CSF 2.0, Caters to Audience Beyond Critical Infrastructure
The NIST CSF 2.0 is the document’s first major update in the decade since it was first released.
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04 Mar 2024
Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Receive Less Home Healthcare Services
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had shorter home healthcare lengths of stay and fewer visits from nurses, therapy clinicians, and home health aides than traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
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04 Mar 2024
Epic Risk Model Moderately Successful at Predicting Acute Kidney Injury
Epic’s Risk of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury model was found to have high predictive value in some cases, but also high false-positive rates.
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04 Mar 2024
OpenNotes Sets Sights on AI in Healthcare with New OpenNotes Lab
OpenNotes Lab will convene patients, providers, and health IT developers to assess how AI will change clinical documentation and patient communication.
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01 Mar 2024
Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, OpenAI for breach of contract
The owner of X argues that OpenAI's CEO and Greg Brockman breached the original agreement the AI company was founded on through its partnership with Microsoft and release of GPT-4.
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01 Mar 2024
Slow roll-out of standalone 5G risks UK SMEs taking annual £8.6bn hit
Research from UK telco suggests lack of availability of true 5G puts smaller businesses at disadvantage compared with continental European counterparts taking advantage of reliable superfast connectivity
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01 Mar 2024
US labor shortage, needs of younger workers, worry DOD
Amidst 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
MWC 2024: Technology, business building blocks emerge for 5G Advanced
Summit shows how imminent mass introduction of 5G Advanced networks will likely see 2024 being a pivotal year for the mobile industry, breaking the traditional generational cycle in mobile communications technology
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01 Mar 2024
Google Cloud puts AI at centre of data analytics plans
Artificial intelligence will bridge the gap between structured and unstructured data, predicts Google Cloud’s Gerrit Kazmaier
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01 Mar 2024
Acronis warns MSPs to check tools sitting on their networks
Security player has seen a trend for cyber criminals to install their own clean software monitoring tools to deepen their visibility of a victim’s infrastructure
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01 Mar 2024
Text Message-Based mHealth Intervention More Effective Later in Day
New research reveals that while a text-based CBT intervention was effective in addressing mental health symptoms, the time messages were sent impacted mood ratings.
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01 Mar 2024
Scottish government opens Techscaler hub in Silicon Valley
The Scottish Techscaler programme is piloting its first overseas hub, which will have space for 12 startups wanting to grow their businesses
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01 Mar 2024
Health Insurance Costs Are Growing Too Expensive for Small Businesses
Even small businesses that currently can afford health insurance face a steep cost cliff if premiums increase.
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01 Mar 2024
MSPs seen as answer by skill-strapped customers
TechTarget and ESG Technology Spending Intentions research reveals how important managed service providers are to users
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01 Mar 2024
IT leaders focus on enterprise software to drive cost savings
ERP 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
Leading KC names Post Office staff he believes perverted the course of justice when crushing subpostmasters in court
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01 Mar 2024
Fancy Bear sniffs out Ubiquiti router users
The authorities have warned users of Ubiquiti EdgeRouter products to take remedial action after a number of devices were hijacked into a malicious botnet by a Russian cyber espionage unit
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01 Mar 2024
MPs demand Fujitsu be ‘nailed down’ on financial promise to Post Office scandal victims
Select 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
Consumer Advocacy Orgs Share How to Move Away From Fee-For-Service Payment
Policymakers must improve payment incentives, invest in primary care, and establish national data-sharing standards to move away from fee-for-service payment and delivery models.
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01 Mar 2024
AHA Issues Statement on the Use of AI in Cardiovascular Care
The American Heart Association’s recent statement on artificial intelligence explores best practices for utilizing the tools in clinical care.
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01 Mar 2024
APAC firms bullish on IT spending
More 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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01 Mar 2024
CDC Recommends Additional COVID-19 Vaccine for Elderly Populations
The CDC’s ACIP recommends that individuals 65 and older get another 2023–2024 formula COVID-19 vaccine dose.
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01 Mar 2024
Daily Cannabis Smoking Linked to 25% Greater Heart Attack Risk
Data from an observational study revealed that consuming cannabis by smoking regularly increased the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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29 Feb 2024
CISA warns Ivanti ICT ineffective for detecting compromises
CISA observed ongoing exploitation against four Ivanti vulnerabilities and found problems with the vendor's Integrity Checker Tool, which is designed to detect compromises.
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29 Feb 2024
QAD ERP makes platform play with ITP
The 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
Veeam adds to MS 365, Azure backup-as-a-service market
Veeam has added to its portfolio of Microsoft 365 and Azure backup and disaster recovery offerings with its new Veeam Data Cloud, a SaaS subscription based on acquired tech.
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29 Feb 2024
AWS on why CISOs should track 'the metric of no'
AWS' Clarke Rodgers believes that tracking the number of times CISOs say no to line-of-business requests will ultimately help them build a stronger security culture.
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29 Feb 2024
H2O.ai releases small language model: H2O-Danube-1.8B
The new model comes as the generative market continues to see the emergence of small language models. The models provide enterprises with better privacy and data controls.
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29 Feb 2024
Home Office GPS tagging of asylum seekers breaches data protection law
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued an enforcement notice against the Home Office after finding its programme to tag asylum seekers with GPS monitors breaches data protection law
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29 Feb 2024
Couchbase unveils vector search that extends to the edge
The vendor's new capabilities will enable users to feed and train AI models, and through an embeddable version of its database extend to edge devices for real-time insight.
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29 Feb 2024
Okta doubles down on cyber in wake of high-profile breaches
Okta launches Secure Identity Commitment to shore up its technology in the wake of a damaging breach and elevate best practice around identity
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29 Feb 2024
Google Cloud unveils new GenAI-fueled data, analytics tools
The tech giant introduced extensive support for vector search and improved access to unstructured data while also making a pair of GenAI capabilities generally available.
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29 Feb 2024
DSIT publishes results of public digital identity trust consultation
Report from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology shows UK public wants government to be accountable and transparent, and views trust and inclusivity as key
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29 Feb 2024
Konica Minolta Business Solutions marks year of partner growth
Anniversary of supplier’s partner programme provides opportunity for update on progress with indirect business
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29 Feb 2024
Snowflake CEO Slootman steps down, Ramaswamy takes over
Slootman resigns after five years at the helm of the data cloud vendor. Revenues grew fivefold under him and the company went public in a record-setting initial public offering.
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29 Feb 2024
The Sequoia Project, HL7 Partner to Advance FHIR Adoption Nationwide
The partnership aims to drive alignment between HL7 FHIR Accelerator projects and The Sequoia Project initiatives to accelerate health data interoperability.
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29 Feb 2024
Exclusive Networks provides investor cheer with solid 2023 numbers
The arrows are all pointing upwards as the distributor shares its progress for the past year
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29 Feb 2024
New Resident Training Schedule Reduces Burnout, Improves Wellness
A 4+4 block schedule among internal medicine residents was linked to lower burnout rates and improved self-reported outcomes than a 4+1 schedule.
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29 Feb 2024
Collibra adds AI governance to data management platform
The data management vendor's new suite adds capabilities aimed at enabling enterprises to safely and securely use AI the same way data governance frameworks apply to data.
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29 Feb 2024
MGMA Urges HHS to Financially Assist Medical Groups Amid Change Cyberattack
The advocacy group requested guidance, financial resources, and enforcement discretion to help medical groups stay afloat as the Change Healthcare cyberattack outages persist.