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21 Nov 2024
Cyber insurers address ransom reimbursement policy concerns
In a recent op-ed for The Financial Times, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger wrote that reimbursing ransom payments is a 'troubling practice that must end.'
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21 Nov 2024
Networks lagging in compute tech evolution, says HPE
As AI brings about unprecedented transformation, leading network firm plots course to offer viable infrastructure for businesses to gain competitive edge
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21 Nov 2024
FDA investigates E. coli outbreak in organic carrots
The FDA is investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to several brands of organic carrots that were recalled by Grimmway Farms for contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.
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11 Dec 2023
Docker adds shift-left tests in AtomicJar Testcontainers buy
Docker stressed its commitment to maintaining the Testcontainers open source project at a time when shift-left testing has become a mainstream priority for enterprise developers.
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11 Dec 2023
BT Group makes net neutrality call as it looks to improve network efficiency
Telco claims breakthrough technology that improves quality and reliability of live content for viewers while driving down costs for broadcasters and network operators, but calls for rethink in net neutrality debate
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11 Dec 2023
Nordic governments join forces to protect data transfers
Nordic countries deepen their cooperation over cyber security amid heightened threat from neighbouring Russia
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11 Dec 2023
EU AI Act: The wording of the act is finalised
The EU AI Act has climbed another rung up the legislative ladder, with its wording having been finalised
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11 Dec 2023
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
With just a few weeks left in the year, the executive appointments keep stacking up
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11 Dec 2023
TD Synnex offers channel sustainability education
Distributor launches course to arm more partners with the information needed to reduce their carbon footprint
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11 Dec 2023
Competition and Markets Authority looks into Microsoft/OpenAI after Altman fiasco
The firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s CEO, and the fallout, which could have seen Microsoft hire all its staff, has the regulator spooked
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11 Dec 2023
Vodafone: 5G SA to accelerate UK net-zero journey
Research reveals 5G-enabled technologies could help deliver huge emissions savings, which could accelerate the UK’s renewable energy transition, especially in wind power generation
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11 Dec 2023
Panasas set for Mach.2 throughput with multi-actuator HDDs
Scale-out NAS maker claims to be the first enterprise array maker to use multi-actuator HDDs designed for hyperscaler architectures and which double throughput
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11 Dec 2023
Telent to boost critical communications for Greater Manchester
Telent offers support for Greater Manchester’s aim to become a world-class digital city-region with network to provide faster and more reliable connectivity to public sector organisations across the region
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11 Dec 2023
Kentucky Health System Confirms Ransomware Attack Impacting 2.5M Individuals
Norton Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack in May that began with a faxed communication from threat actors containing demands and threats.
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11 Dec 2023
Deep Learning Accurately Predicts Antihypertensive Treatment Success
A deep learning model can predict the likelihood of antihypertensive treatment success for individuals, which could help personalize hypertension management.
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11 Dec 2023
Atlassian releases AI capabilities for Jira and Confluence
The new capabilities show the rising prominence of software development copilots and lay the foundation for better knowledge management in an organization.
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11 Dec 2023
New Bill to Expand Home-Based Virtual Mental, Substance Use Care
The bill will provide grants to support the delivery of mental health and substance use care via telehealth for rural farming, fishing, and forestry communities.
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11 Dec 2023
Drug Price Negotiation Would’ve Reduced Prices, OOP Spending in 2021
Out-of-pocket spending reductions from drug price negotiation varied among demographic groups, highlighting disparities.
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11 Dec 2023
How to Tailor Member Engagement for Medicare, Medicaid Populations
Medicare and Medicaid spending is on the rise, so health plans need to optimize their member engagement strategies to align with specific population needs.
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11 Dec 2023
How Human and Artificial Intelligence Can Streamline Claims Reviews
Properly integrating artificial intelligence and human expertise helps payers generate savings from complex and high-cost claims.
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08 Dec 2023
Recruiting tech glitch adds to military's recruiting struggles
The U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force all faced recruiting shortfalls this year thanks to labor market competition. But challenges include inadequate recruiting technology.
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08 Dec 2023
Fossil's experience building an internal AI image generator
AI hallucinations are generally considered a bug of the technology to be worked out as it evolves. But uncanny and imaginative AI-generated output can sometimes be a benefit.
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08 Dec 2023
Knime updates analytics platform with new GenAI capabilities
The vendor's latest release improves the accuracy of its GenAI chatbot, including citations so users can know the source of the chatbot's responses, and features a new UI.
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08 Dec 2023
UK networks glow as Openreach hits halfway point in UK broadband upgrade plan
Full-fibre forges ahead as Openreach progresses towards plan to extend gigabit to vast majority of UK promises over next three years, as it reveals its biggest ever hourly peak for network traffic was on 6 December
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08 Dec 2023
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’
Former Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’
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08 Dec 2023
Fancy Bear targets Nato entities via critical Outlook flaw
A vulnerability patched in March has likely been exploited by the Russian state actor Fancy Bear, for over two years, according to the latest intelligence
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08 Dec 2023
Databricks intros suite to aid generative AI development
The data lakehouse vendor's new set of tools includes vector search and aims to enable users to develop data pipelines that train language models with proprietary data.
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08 Dec 2023
Arrow adds more XaaS support to cloud platform
Distributor bolsters management features on ArrowSphere as it responds to market demands, while elsewhere TD Synnex bolsters AI support
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08 Dec 2023
AMD goes after Nvidia with AI accelerator and software library
AMD has signed up major hardware companies to support its latest initiative to build out datacentre AI optimisation
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08 Dec 2023
HHS Settles First Phishing Attack Investigation With Louisiana Medical Group
Lafourche Medical Group agreed to pay $480K to HHS and implement a corrective action plan following a phishing attack that impacted nearly 35,000 individuals.
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08 Dec 2023
Executive interview: Handling vanilla S/4Hana change management
We speak to the transformation lead at household goods manufacturer McBride about moving people onto a non-customised S/4Hana implementation
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08 Dec 2023
Providers See Fourfold Increase in External Payer Audits
External payer audits quadrupled over the last year, adding pressure to revenue integrity teams already grappling with coding issues.
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08 Dec 2023
SAP strategy: Why customers need an innovation plan
Rise appears to be the place where SAP has promised customers the latest innovations, raising the question of what happens to everyone else
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08 Dec 2023
UC Berkeley Launches Agile Metabolic Health, Open Platforms Initiative
University of California, Berkeley’s Agile Metabolic Health initiative aims to transform diabetes care and patient experience using an open-source data platform.
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08 Dec 2023
Ophthalmic Scans Provide Insight into Kidney Health
Researchers identify that choroidal and retinal thinning detected in ophthalmic scans may be biomarkers for chronic kidney diseases.
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08 Dec 2023
EPA Proposes Lead Pipe Removal to Minimize Human Exposure
A newly proposed rule by the EPA outlines plans to replace all lead pipes with copper pipes nationwide, minimizing the health effects of lead exposure through drinking water.
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07 Dec 2023
Generative AI fuels demand for hybrid cloud storage in 2024
Object storage remains an important component of generative AI creation and training, driving enterprise IT teams to consider hybrid cloud storage for lower costs and more options.
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07 Dec 2023
Federal procurement of AI tools hurt by White House rules
Obstacles facing Biden's executive order on AI and draft OMB guidance include lack of clarity around AI procurement and inability of Congress to take action on AI policy.
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07 Dec 2023
UK names Russian FSB agents behind political hacking campaign
Russian hacking group, Star Blizzard, was part of a Russian intelligence operation aimed at interfering with UK politics and the democratic process, says government.
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07 Dec 2023
UK government quietly renews public sector preferential pricing agreement with AWS
The UK government has renewed an agreement that will ensure public sector IT buyers can still procure AWS services at discounted prices for another three years, despite anti-competitive concerns
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07 Dec 2023
Distology shines light on OT security
Distributor steps up partner education around OT security to ensure the opportunity is grasped
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07 Dec 2023
Scality channel boss looking to grow via distribution
Storage infrastructure player looks to replicate a decent 2023 by extending its channel reach
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07 Dec 2023
Dell PowerScale updates, new partnerships point to AI stack
Dell eyes AI with updates to PowerScale, an expanded partnership with AMD and a new partnership with AI lab Imbue. Its strategy is to bring a full AI stack on premises.
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07 Dec 2023
How generative AI is changing the fashion industry
The industry is using AI technology in design and skin care. Some companies are going beyond generative tools, using computer vision and augmented reality.
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07 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Keith Woolley, chief digital information officer, University of Bristol
With Bristol set to host the UK’s biggest supercomputer, its technology chief is looking to make the most of internal and international collaboration to drive digital improvements
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07 Dec 2023
CVS Health’s Consumer App Targets Disease Management, Patient Engagement
The consumer app will give users a look into their prescriptions, view patient engagement tips, and schedule appointments with CVS Health providers.
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07 Dec 2023
Ultrasound Technology May Provide a New Vaccine Delivery Method
Researchers at the University of Oxford explore using ultrasound technology for needle-free vaccine delivery.
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07 Dec 2023
NCSC exposes Russian cyber attacks on UK political processes
The NCSC has firmly attributed a long-running campaign of cyber attacks targeting UK political processes to a group run out of Russia’s FSB intelligence agency, known as Star Blizzard
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07 Dec 2023
Concerns raised over Home Office's £450m mega cloud deal with AWS
The Home Office's latest three-year contract with AWS is valued at nearly half a billion pounds, but questions are emerging about the contents of the contract and how it has been arranged
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07 Dec 2023
2023 may have seen highest ransomware ‘body count’ yet
Ransomware, or cyber extortion as it is increasingly being termed, remained the most prominent security threat in 2023 – and thanks to large-scale supply chain attacks, the past 12 months may have seen the most victims ever
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07 Dec 2023
How server makers are surfing the AI wave
While hyperscalers extend the life of their x86 equipment, the industry’s desperate pleas to find a new killer application to drive up server sales may well be coming true
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07 Dec 2023
ONC Launches New USCDI+ Platform to Drive Data Harmonization
According to ONC officials, the platform provides an enhanced user experience compared to previous USCDI+ data collection and review tools.
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07 Dec 2023
Finnish IT industry talent fears amid government restrictions
Finnish businesses concerned over the immigration plans of the country’s right-wing government
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07 Dec 2023
COVID-19 Surges Led to Fluctuating Occupancy Rates at Hospitals
During weeks with high COVID-19 admissions, inpatient and ICU occupancy rates grew while surgical occupancy declined.
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07 Dec 2023
HHS Unveils Healthcare Cybersecurity Strategy
The new concept paper outlines HHS’s plans for strengthening healthcare cybersecurity, including future updates to HIPAA and the establishment of voluntary performance goals.
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07 Dec 2023
How Proofpoint is helping to mitigate AI security threats
Proofpoint is offering monitoring tools to prevent leakage of sensitive information in generative AI models and other capabilities to mitigate AI mediated attacks
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07 Dec 2023
Predictive Models Flag Need for Nursing Home Care in Dementia Patients
New models to predict need for nursing home level of care in community-dwelling older adults with dementia may help enhance care management.
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07 Dec 2023
Health Equity Key 2024 Priority, But Challenges Lie Ahead
Staffing and the insurgence of artificial intelligence could imperil healthcare and life science work on health equity in 2024.
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07 Dec 2023
Humana Foundation Grants $1M to Address Food Insecurity, Mental Health
The grants will help researchers analyze various interventions and their impacts on food security and mental health.
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07 Dec 2023
34% of Conventional Baby Food Contains Pesticides
A study from the Environmental Working Group revealed that 34% of conventional baby foods contained pesticides, compared to 0% of organic baby foods.
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06 Dec 2023
AMD Instinct MI300 AI accelerator takes aim at Nvidia GPUs
Data center-grade GPUs and accelerators for enterprise customers and cloud vendors are the new battleground for AI hardware. AMD and Google advance the race with new chips.
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06 Dec 2023
New Tools From EHR Vendor athenahealth Harness Generative AI
New generative AI tools from EHR vendor athenahealth include a care plan summarization feature, as well as a tool to draft patient case documents.
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06 Dec 2023
Google Gemini, AWS GenAI tools face uphill battle for devs
Google's Gemini model claims performance advantages over GPT-4, while AWS touts foundational model choice, but Microsoft still has the advantage in developer tools, IT pros say.
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06 Dec 2023
New MongoDB tools enable generative AI development
The independent database vendor added vector search and workload management tools that work together to enable developers to build and run cutting-edge analytics applications.
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06 Dec 2023
Google strikes back at OpenAI with Gemini foundation model
After falling behind, the vendor drew on its AI roots in a bid to outdo OpenAI's GPT with a potent foundation model to inject across its app portfolio and for advanced coding.
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06 Dec 2023
IFS Cloud bolsters ESG reporting, reverse supply chains
IFS Cloud 23R2 includes new capabilities for ESG tracking and reporting, improved circular operations, manufacturing scheduling and planning, and mobile field service UI.
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06 Dec 2023
Plants, natural light in office environments boost well-being
Studies show that adding natural elements to office environments can reduce stress and boost productivity. They might also help attract workers back to the office.
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06 Dec 2023
How a Node4 virtual datacentre proved better than MS cloud for mental health charity
Charity Together For Mental Wellbeing managed to migrate legacy servers into a new virtual environment and fix a major disaster recovery issue
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06 Dec 2023
Nokia unveils gigabit multi-dwelling unit solution for cable operators
Comms tech provider looks at increasingly important sector of fixed comms to offer solution designed to enable cable operators to deliver multi-gigabit services using existing coaxial cables in MDUs and buildings too difficult to serve with fibre
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06 Dec 2023
Verizon Business, Zebra Technologies team to accelerate private 5G
Business comms provider certifies mobile device manufacturer to work with private 5G and LTE networks throughout the US to enable frontline workers in multiple industries to manage projects and comms on job sites more efficiently
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06 Dec 2023
Congress might act on AI-generated content in 2024
Misinformation is an issue facing digital platforms that's being exacerbated by AI-generated content, something Congress could tackle in the new year.
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06 Dec 2023
AI-Aided Colonoscopy May Improve Colorectal Neoplasia Detection
Artificial intelligence may enhance colorectal neoplasia detection, but more research is needed to evaluate the long-term benefits of AI-aided colonoscopy.
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06 Dec 2023
Discrimination in Healthcare Affects Patient Experience, Outcomes
More data from KFF showed that discrimination in healthcare is common and that it affects healthcare access and clinical outcomes.
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06 Dec 2023
Roche Expands Obesity Portfolio Through $2.7 Billion Carmot Acquisition
On Monday, Roche announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7 billion upfront.
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06 Dec 2023
NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering
NHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering
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06 Dec 2023
ONC-Funded Project Taps FHIR for Clinical Research EHR Data Access
An ONC-funded research team has developed two new platforms that leverage FHIR to support standardized EHR data access for clinical research scalability.
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06 Dec 2023
AT&T taps Ericsson Open RAN to pioneer path to networks of the future
US comms giant inks five-year network transformation agreement with Swedish comms tech company as it aims to pioneer path to programmable and intelligent networks of the future
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06 Dec 2023
Forescout uncovers 21 Sierra Wireless router vulnerabilities
Forescout is urging enterprises to patch software for affected OT/IoT routers as attackers increasingly target edge devices to gain network access to critical infrastructure.
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06 Dec 2023
Government launches UK-wide Cyber Explorers Cup
Schoolkids across the UK are being called on to team up and defeat Herbert the Hacker in a new government-backed competition
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06 Dec 2023
Large Language Model May Help Better Identify Postpartum Hemorrhage
The large language model Flan-T5 was 95 percent accurate in identifying patients with postpartum hemorrhage, which may help predict those most likely to develop it.
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06 Dec 2023
Joint Commission Launches Certification Program For Responsible Health Data Use
The voluntary Responsible Use of Health Data (RUHD) Certification program aims to ensure that participating hospitals have policies in place for the secondary use of data.
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06 Dec 2023
How Employers Can Promote Cardiovascular Care, Women’s Health
Employers can implement a number of strategies to raise awareness and promote access to cardiovascular care to support women’s health.
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06 Dec 2023
Care Quality, Physician Autonomy Lower at Corporate-Owned Practices
Nearly 60 percent of physicians at corporate-owned practices said reduced autonomy led to lower patient care quality.
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06 Dec 2023
Post Office prioritised its ‘bottom line’ over justice
The Post Office was more concerned with saving money and recovering unexplained losses than getting to the bottom of subpostmaster claims that Horizon errors caused shortfalls, inquiry told
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06 Dec 2023
Singtel’s DC Tuas datacentre to cater to AI workloads
Offering 58MW of capacity, DC Tuas will be the first of Singtel’s new generation of artificial intelligence datacentres to incorporate more efficient cooling technologies
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05 Dec 2023
IBM, Meta form AI Alliance to promote open AI
Meta and IBM launched the new group with more than 50 other organizations to foster an open community that helps accelerate the development of responsible AI systems.
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05 Dec 2023
IBM quantum computers make sizable leap
The largest enterprises now invest in quantum computing strategies -- but it's still a long way off for the typical business. IBM's Condor and Heron QPUs accelerate its arrival.
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05 Dec 2023
Exposed Hugging Face API tokens jeopardized GenAI models
Lasso Security discovered more than 1,600 exposed Hugging Face API tokens provided access to generative AI and large-language models contained in hundreds of repositories.
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05 Dec 2023
EE fulfils 4G coverage commitments in remote Scottish islands
UK mobile network operator extends mast-building programme to furthest reaches of Scotland to offer reliable 4G connectivity
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05 Dec 2023
Government to trial new border tech
The software, which the government hopes will make it easier for border staff to identify what is inside the container, will be tested in the New Year as part of plans to ‘cut red tape’ for UK exporters
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05 Dec 2023
Ransomware ramps up against private sector in November
Ransomware disclosures and reports increased again in November, with the most disruptive and dangerous attacks occurring against healthcare organizations.
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05 Dec 2023
Quantum supercomputing: IBM plots roadmap beyond Condor
New quantum system and classical computing hybrid forms the basis of next-gen supercomputing at IBM
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05 Dec 2023
BICS and Telcofan team up to streamline private networks
Collaboration aims to simplify adoption of private networks and ease transition to internet of things ecosystem, removing complexities like provisioning SIM cards and enabling device roaming
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05 Dec 2023
Operator of Sellafield nuclear facility denies hacking claims
The operator of the Sellafield nuclear site has denied allegations that senior managers covered up a series of cyber security lapses that enabled Chinese and Russian threat actors to compromise its networks
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05 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Jarrod Phipps, Holman
The automotive services firm is accumulating vast amounts of data from its fleet and using it to bring insights to improve customer and employee experiences
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05 Dec 2023
Epic EHR Integration Aims to Boost Patient Experience, Personalized Care
By providing access to patient experience data within health records, the Epic EHR integration aims to drive a more personal care experience.
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05 Dec 2023
Cubic gains SoftBank investment for software-defined connected vehicles, IoT
Leading Japanese mobile network operator makes significant investment in connected vehicle software provider to accelerate growth of software-defined vehicle market and enter new sectors
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05 Dec 2023
Researchers Identify Potential Cause of Hypertension-Induced Dementia
A study on mouse models linked high IL-17 levels induced by hypertension to cognitive impairment.
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05 Dec 2023
Lone workers hook onto connected safety solutions
New safety regulations, higher employee insurance costs, greater awareness of risks workers face and better understanding of efficiency benefits associated with protection services drive connectivity demand in emerging market
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05 Dec 2023
Majority of GPs now give patients online access to records
NHS England is close to reaching its target of having nine in 10 GPs offering patients access to their primary care records online
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05 Dec 2023
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution
Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry