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21 Nov 2024
Ten10 and Focus Group bolster positions with M&A moves
Consolidation in the channel continues with two more examples being added to a lengthening list of deals done in 2024
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21 Nov 2024
Nvidia Blackwell GPU production ramps up amid revenue surge
Nvidia's Blackwell GPU production is “full steam” ahead as revenue surges with AI demand.
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21 Nov 2024
Fujitsu snubbed on private sector deal with Centrica due to Post Office scandal backlash
Centrica board said to be concerned about contracting Fujitsu due to its involvement in the Post Office scandal
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22 Jan 2024
SolarWinds hackers attack Microsoft in apparent recon mission
Russian-backed threat actor behind infamous 2020 SolarWinds Sunburst intrusion hacked into Microsoft’s systems, apparently in an attempt to get hold of intel on themselves
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22 Jan 2024
Vocus rolls out 1.6 Tbps technology to light up Australia
Australian network services provider deploying coherent optical technology to meet growing demands for bandwidth and cut energy usage across the network’s long-haul and metro links from Brisbane to Perth
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22 Jan 2024
Dutch companies not ready for AI
Many Dutch organisations are not ready to start working with AI, according to the Cisco AI Readiness Index
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22 Jan 2024
KLAS: Improved EHR Efficiency Can Mitigate Early-Stage Clinician Burnout
To help address clinician burnout in its early stages, organizations can focus on EHR efficiency by providing additional EHR training, KLAS authors said.
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22 Jan 2024
Nokia, Etisalat by e& complete first Middle East Cloud RAN trial
Benchmark in key, strategic territory for communications in trial of cloud-based radio access network technology using In-Line acceleration realised by leading regional operator’s network
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22 Jan 2024
Backup admins must consider GenAI legal issues -- eventually
As legal woes mount against popular LMMs powering generative AI, backup admins should work with IT to set safe and effective usage guardrails to avoid future headaches.
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22 Jan 2024
Upgraded Arabic large language model is twice as big
Techniques that were used to double the power of what was already the largest LLM for Arabic can now be applied to other languages whose native speakers do not yet have access to AI
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22 Jan 2024
PAC calls on MoD to fix inventory management IT
The Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the ageing and fragmented IT systems used in the MoD’s inventory management puts front-line forces at significant risk
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22 Jan 2024
WHO Releases Governance Guidelines for Generative Artificial Intelligence
New guidance from the World Health Organization outlines how stakeholders can ensure the appropriate use of large multi-modal AI models in healthcare.
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22 Jan 2024
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
Moves this week at TelcoSwitch, Cellhire, Genesys, Cohesity, Commvault and Kinly
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22 Jan 2024
Openreach accelerates digital network roll-out
Added vigour to UK’s largest broadband provider’s digital network transformation play, with latest tranche of exchanges across furthest reaches of UK now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks
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22 Jan 2024
AI ushering new era of intelligent CX
Annual customer experience trends report reveals that 68% of UK customer experience leaders believe chatbots can help build a stronger emotional connection with clients, with AI now the norm
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22 Jan 2024
Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress
Fujitsu will meet with victims of the Post Office scandal and their representatives to discuss what the IT giant can do for them beyond financial redress
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22 Jan 2024
Westcon-Comstor adds AWS depth with Rebura buy
Distributor moves for cloud consultancy in bid to beef-up ability to support partner base
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22 Jan 2024
New Reality of Medicare Physician Payments, Future with MIPS
Medicare physician payments have always been a source of debate, leading to several changes in its payment model as it continues its shift to value-based care.
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22 Jan 2024
Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans
Tech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse
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22 Jan 2024
Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge
Labour peer uses urgent question to uncover who, if anyone, in government was aware of the Post Office’s attempts to remove judge as it became clear it was losing
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22 Jan 2024
Steward Health Care Faces Financial Troubles, Possible Closures
Steward Health Care may have to close some facilities as the for-profit health system navigates financial distress.
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22 Jan 2024
Healthcare Data Breaches Continue to Impact Patients in New Year
Several healthcare data breaches have been reported to HHS so far in 2024, all of which occurred in 2023 or earlier.
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22 Jan 2024
Financial Distress Drove 2023 Merger and Acquisition Activity
Financial distress was cited as a factor in 28 percent of the 65 announced healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2023.
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22 Jan 2024
UnitedHealthcare Platform Improves Member Access to Well-being Programs
The platform can connect members with well-being programs that are specific to their healthcare needs.
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21 Jan 2024
Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space
The Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building
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19 Jan 2024
Chinese threat group exploited VMware vulnerability in 2021
After VMware confirmed that CVE-2023-34048 had been exploited, Mandiant attributed the activity to a China-nexus threat group and revealed that exploitation began in late 2021.
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19 Jan 2024
Seagate ships HAMR tech in new HDDs
Seagate's Mozaic 3+ brings HAMR-based HDDs to market with 3 TB platters, potentially helping to breathe new life into the legacy storage technology.
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19 Jan 2024
New IFS CEO talks next phase of growth for ERP provider
In this Q&A, IFS CEO Mark Moffat discusses the next steps the company is taking to become an AI-centric industrial software provider that focuses on asset-heavy industries.
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19 Jan 2024
Salesforce unveils retail shopping and marketing AI tools
The CRM vendor brings generative AI to analytics and management tools for businesses' marketing teams and Copilot for Shoppers for swifter product discovery and purchase.
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19 Jan 2024
Competition, cooperation will define U.S.-China relations
Business leaders will need to take steps over the next decade to prepare for U.S., China relations largely defined by competition and how policymakers approach cooperation.
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19 Jan 2024
ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
The UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government
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19 Jan 2024
Yayzi to offer 2.5Gbps symmetrical speeds on CityFibre nationwide net
After soft-launching multi-gig services in December 2023, Blackpool-based ISP illuminates nationwide full-fibre services across CityFibre’s network underpinned by XGS-PON capability supporting symmetrical speeds up to 10Gbps
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19 Jan 2024
Democratizing machine learning hits cultural, tech snags
Forrester Consulting-Capital One study points to organizational silos, disconnect between line-of-business and data managers, and hard-to-use machine learning tools as challenges.
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19 Jan 2024
Qlik's Kyndi acquisition targets unstructured data, GenAI
The longtime analytics vendor's latest purchase adds support for unstructured data that can be combined with structured data to inform GenAI models and improve decision-making.
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19 Jan 2024
Telstra, Google, APTelecom to connect Pacific subsea cable system
Telstra partners with APTelecom and Google to deliver central Pacific Connect initiative to increase digital connectivity, delivering two new intra-Pacific cables
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19 Jan 2024
Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers
Accessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support
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19 Jan 2024
MPs flag similarities between HMRC's treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal
The fallout from HMRC's controversial disguised remuneration clampdown, the Loan Charge policy, has been likened to the Post Office Horizon scandal during a House of Commons debate
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu
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19 Jan 2024
Galaxy S24 Series represents Samsung’s ‘AI moment’
Launch of flagship mobile phone sees Korean giant aim to use AI to open up a new era in the mobile experience and make consumers aware of edge-AI use cases
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19 Jan 2024
Sabio urges structured approach to using AI to improve CX
Channel player grasps the potential of the technology, but advises a thoughtful roll-out if it’s going to hit the mark
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19 Jan 2024
Capable security partners succeeding with Cisco
Vendor’s security lead comments on the progress made by those able to understand the technology and bring their own value into play
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19 Jan 2024
Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks
Canterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three
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19 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance
Cabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems
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19 Jan 2024
FDA Expands Approval of CASGEVY for Beta Thalassemia
Following its revolutionary approval as the first CRISPR-based gene therapy, the FDA expanded the indications for CASGEVY, approving it for beta thalassemia.
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19 Jan 2024
NIH-Developed Antibodies Neutralize HIV in Animal Studies
A proof-of-concept animal study on rhesus macaques proved that an NIH-developed antibody can protect against various strains of HIV.
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19 Jan 2024
Google invests $1bn in expanding UK datacentre footprint with Hertfordshire facility
Google is embarking on a sizeable expansion of its UK datacentre footprint, with plans to build a server farm on a 33-acre patch of land it acquired in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling'
The UK head of Fujitsu said he does not know why the Post Office did not reveal information about Horizon software errors to defendants during prosecutions
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19 Jan 2024
Telcom installs 10Gbps full-fibre for £400m Manchester office development
Businesses full-fibre and final mile wireless connectivity to deliver connected building solution to Manchester office spaces, allowing access to business internet of up to 10Gbps within 24 hours
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19 Jan 2024
AHA Warns Hospitals of IT Help Desk Social Engineering Scheme
Threat actors have been using the stolen identities of revenue cycle employees to launch social engineering schemes against hospital IT help desks.
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19 Jan 2024
Provider Groups Say Final Rule Will Relieve Prior Authorization Burdens
Provider groups, including the American Medical Association and the Medical Group Management Association, said the final rule will help streamline prior authorization processes.
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19 Jan 2024
Predictive Models for Personalized Medicine Have Limited Generalizability
New study reveals that the predictive algorithms used to tailor individual treatments have limited effectiveness and may not generalize well across populations.
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19 Jan 2024
ONC Publishes Draft USCDI v5 to Drive Health Data Interoperability
ONC added 13 new data elements to United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft Version 5, including “Sex Parameter for Clinical Use.”
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19 Jan 2024
AWS plans huge investment in Japan cloud infrastructure
Amazon Web Services plans to invest over $15bn into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by 2027 to meet growing customer demand
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18 Jan 2024
In Davos and Washington, AI warfare and AI skills are linked
Lawmakers are discussing AI's effects on national defense and the economy as well as considering ways to develop a workforce that can meet the challenge.
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18 Jan 2024
CISA posts incident response guide for water utilities
In its guide, CISA urged water and wastewater sector utility operators to harden their security posture, increase information sharing and build incident response plans.
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18 Jan 2024
Hammerspace's global file system now includes tape
With the inclusion of magnetic tape storage, Hammerspace now allows customers to access archives quickly, assuming the tapes are S3 compatible.
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18 Jan 2024
Equinix Fabric adds multi-cloud routing
Equinix markets its Fabric Cloud Router as a monthly subscription service that organizations can access and configure quickly. It includes an SLA for 99.999% uptime.
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18 Jan 2024
Ascend.io, DBT integration targets cost control, efficiency
The partnership aims to address the difficulty of efficiently and inexpensively deploying and managing data models developed in DBT by automating previously manual processes.
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18 Jan 2024
Chainalysis observes decrease in cryptocurrency crime in 2023
During 2023, Chainalysis tracked a decrease in the total value and volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions. But it is unclear if the downward trend will continue.
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18 Jan 2024
AI startup Writer expands LLMs with multilingual capabilities
Multilingual LLM capabilities make generative AI more accessible in non-English-speaking countries. However, they must be accurate.
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18 Jan 2024
Red Hat cuts ribbon on customer-led channel programme
Invite-only channel programme designed to provide certified resellers with access to rewards, training and marketing assistance
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18 Jan 2024
Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns
Gartner’s latest spending forecast shows IT services is set to become the largest segment of IT spending in 2024
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18 Jan 2024
Tribal Healthcare System Selects MEDITECH Cloud-Based EHR
Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System and 36 other healthcare organizations tapped the MEDITECH cloud-based EHR platform in 2023.
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18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding
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18 Jan 2024
New Medicaid Payment Model Targets Behavioral Health Integration
CMS announced an 8-year Medicaid payment model that will incent behavioral health integration for people with Medicare and Medicaid.
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18 Jan 2024
Four States Identify Measles Outbreak This Year
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia reported measles cases in the past month, indicating concerns about vaccination uptake.
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18 Jan 2024
PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services
The Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off is threatening vulnerable Londoners access to adult social care and other vital services, as councils are left to manage the cost without financial support from the centre, says London chief digital officer Theo Blackwell
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18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances
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18 Jan 2024
Cyber non-profit enlists ex-NCSC head as technical chair
Founding NCSC chief exec Ciaran Martin is to join the newly launched Cyber Monitoring Centre non-profit as chair of its technical committee
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18 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks rolls out collaborative marketing community
Distributor Exclusive Networks recognises the need for channel marketers to share best practices and work together
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18 Jan 2024
Massachusetts Fertility Test Center Reaches $1.25M Data Breach Settlement
Class members alleged that ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics failed to protect patient data and delayed notification following a data breach.
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18 Jan 2024
Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens
Trade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security
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18 Jan 2024
AI-Driven Eye Exams May Increase Screening Rates Among Diabetic Youth
Diabetic eye exams that leverage artificial intelligence may increase exam completion rates and improve patient outcomes among children and adolescents.
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18 Jan 2024
Underserved MA Beneficiaries Opt for Plans with Supplemental Benefits
Black individuals were 11.2 percentage points more likely to enroll in a plan with a comprehensive dental benefit, highlighting the attraction of supplemental benefits for underserved beneficiaries.
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18 Jan 2024
CVS Report Predicts 2024 Trends in Community Pharmacy
The Rx Report published by CVS Health evaluated multiple trends in community pharmacy and predicted their future changes.
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17 Jan 2024
Pinecone unveils serverless vector database, targets costs
The vendor's new tool is designed to help customers control their cloud computing costs while developing and maintaining generative AI applications and models.
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17 Jan 2024
At Davos, a warning that AI is coming for white-collar jobs
White-collar workers need critical thinking skills and a willingness to learn to remain competitive in a workplace with AI, business leaders at the World Economic Forum say.
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17 Jan 2024
New zero-days in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway under attack
The new vulnerabilities come four months after a variety of threat actors exploited the 'Citrix Bleed' zero-day flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway products.
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17 Jan 2024
Google, researchers in dispute over account hijacking attacks
Google disputes aspects of threat research that CloudSEK published last month claiming threat actors are maintaining persistence after hijacking Google user accounts.
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17 Jan 2024
NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues
The NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative
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17 Jan 2024
Dura Software expands UK footprint with Invosys buy
The examples of consolidation continue to stack up, with comms services player Dura Software the latest to be caught up in M&A activity
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17 Jan 2024
The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
In October 2023, Rebecca Taylor of the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit was recognised at the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards for her work. Computer Weekly caught up with her to talk mentoring, cyber career development and diversity
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17 Jan 2024
Databricks launches platform for the telecom industry
The data lakehouse vendor's latest industry-specific set of tools is aimed at telecommunications providers that features a GenAI chatbot and customized analytics capabilities.
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17 Jan 2024
Deep Learning Tool May Help Detect Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease
A new deep learning model can detect rheumatic heart disease in children with high accuracy, which could improve screening in areas lacking cardiologists.
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17 Jan 2024
A Third of Older Adults Using DTC mHealth Services Do Not Tell PCPs
Most older adults use direct-to-consumer services for prescriptions, but survey results show that a third do not inform their regular PCPs of the new medications.
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17 Jan 2024
Microsoft delivers Copilot Pro, eliminates 300 seat minimum
Copilot Pro, a faster version of Microsoft's AI tool, debuts with features such as 'roll your own GPT,' where users can build custom LLMs, along with looser license requirements.
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17 Jan 2024
Medication Errors in Kids Cut in Half with Better Caregiver Education
A more in-depth caregiver education process during hospital discharge cut medication errors in kids from 54% to 30%.
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17 Jan 2024
D&H strategy illustrates distributor priorities
Firm shares its views around areas of interest, with many echoing the thoughts and experiences of their counterparts in the UK
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17 Jan 2024
Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court
More than 5,000 people impacted by data breaches arising from two cyber incidents affecting outsourcer Capita have joined a group action lawsuit
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17 Jan 2024
Michelle Donelan aims high on tech innovation growth
The science, innovation and technology secretary wants the UK to match US VC investment as a proportion of GDP
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17 Jan 2024
Data on Kubernetes Community aims at K8S storage scaling solution
DoKC works on community solutions for Kubernetes. It aims to develop storage scaling automation for the containerised platform outside the orbit of the big vendors
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17 Jan 2024
CMS Finalizes Payer Requirements to Streamline Prior Authorization
Payers must send prior authorization decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests, CMS finalized.
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17 Jan 2024
CMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule
The CMS final rule requires impacted payers to implement an HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) API to automate the prior authorization process between providers and payers.
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17 Jan 2024
States Leverage Waivers To Support Medicaid Redetermination
CMS has categorized the waivers for Medicaid redetermination into four buckets, of which ex parte renewals had the highest adoption rate among states.
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17 Jan 2024
Singapore proposes governance framework for generative AI
AI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority have proposed a governance framework for generative AI to address the risks and concerns about the emerging technology
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17 Jan 2024
University of Massachusetts DL Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Onset
New NIH-funded project aims to spur the development of a deep learning tool for predicting Alzheimer's two or more years before symptom onset.
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17 Jan 2024
Mayo Clinic Launches Weight Loss Prescription Program
Mayo Clinic is establishing the Mayo Clinic Diet Medical Weight Loss Rx Program to help patients on weight loss drugs manage symptoms and enforce other lifestyle changes.
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16 Jan 2024
U.S. agencies preparing open source AI assessment, standards
Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence directs agencies such as the Commerce Department to assess the risks and benefits of AI, craft standards, and study safeguards.
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16 Jan 2024
Former GOP candidate's AI chatbot fielded policy questions
Former presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson used an AI chatbot to provide insight on his policy stances, a development that both impresses and worries tech and media experts.
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16 Jan 2024
Ivanti zero-day flaws under 'widespread' exploitation
Volexity confirmed that multiple threat actors have exploited two critical Ivanti zero-day vulnerabilities, with 1,700 devices compromised so far.
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16 Jan 2024
FCC adopts lead generation rules to protect consumer privacy
The new rules aim to protect consumers from scam communications perpetuated by robocalls and robotexts and give consumers the ability to choose which companies can contact them.