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18 Dec 2024
CISA issues mobile security guidance following China hacks
Following the Salt Typhoon attacks, CISA offers advice to 'highly targeted' individuals, such as using end-to-end encryption and moving away from purely SMS-based MFA.
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18 Dec 2024
Enterprises shift to on-premises AI to control costs
In 2025, many companies will shift to on-premises AI to cut cloud costs that can easily reach $1 million a month for large enterprises.
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18 Dec 2024
U.S. approach to misinformation, AI will shift under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has been vocal in his criticisms of big tech's content censorship power and President Joe Biden's executive order on AI.
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18 Dec 2024
Google's Veo 2 is technically advanced, but concerns remain
The new version can generate videos up to two minutes long. It seems better than OpenAI and Adobe's video generator. However, it might not be safe for commercial use.
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18 Dec 2024
Verizon, Nvidia launch 5G-powered AI service for enterprises
Telco combines secure private next-gen mobile network and private mobile edge compute with leading AI processor firm’s technology to deliver real-time AI services at the edge
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18 Dec 2024
GPU scarcity shifts focus to GPUaaS
High GPU costs and scarcity drive users to GPUaaS for AI workloads. But businesses should assess needs before investing.
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18 Dec 2024
Record funding round reflects Databricks' differentiation
Based on its AI development and expansion within data management, the record $10 billion the vendor raised shows it is viewed differently from its competitors.
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18 Dec 2024
Nebraska attorney general sues Change Healthcare over breach
The Nebraska attorney general sued Change Healthcare, alleging violations of Nebraska's consumer protection and data security laws.
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18 Dec 2024
Medication management, follow-ups top telehealth use cases
A new survey finds U.S. physicians and patients see value in telehealth access, citing medication management and follow-up visits as the most common reasons for telehealth use.
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18 Dec 2024
NTT claims world record for optical fibre transmission
Tech firm reveals results of what is said to be world’s first long-distance space division multiplexing transmission experiment
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18 Dec 2024
With Agentforce 2.0, Salesforce closer to autonomous AI
Agentforce 2.0 is here as Salesforce pushes for Slack to be its foundation.
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18 Dec 2024
NXP expands automotive networking and connectivity portfolio
Communications infrastructure chip firm makes strategic purchase of company specialising in advanced driver-assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment applications
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18 Dec 2024
AMA's top 10 health recommendations for 2025
As the new year approaches, the AMA has released 10 recommendations aimed at helping individuals achieve meaningful and lasting health improvements in 2025 and beyond.
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18 Dec 2024
The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos
Threat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack
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18 Dec 2024
MirrorWeb plans channel expansion
Archiving specialist MirrorWeb is looking to increase the volume of business generated by partners in 2025
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024
Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cyber security stories of 2024
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18 Dec 2024
Post Office IT department fired and rehired ‘friends’ at ‘exorbitant’ rates, says former HR chief
The Post Office got rid of permanent roles, including IT, and rehired the holders on over double the pay
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2024
Looking back at the skills and hiring landscape in 2024, Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past 12 months
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024
From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back
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18 Dec 2024
Axon still in possession of Police Scotland encryption keys
Supplier’s possession of encryption keys for Police Scotland data sharing system opens potential for access and transfer of sensitive data without the knowledge or consent of the force
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 Kubernetes and storage stories of 2024
In this 2024 review, Computer Weekly looks at Kubernetes’ evolution from stateless application runtime to enterprise-ready environment for cloud-native with persistent storage and data protection
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17 Dec 2024
Writer launches new Palmyra Creative LLM
Many generative AI models tend to have similar outputs. Palmyra Creative aims to mix things up while helping users brainstorm ways to improve their content.
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17 Dec 2024
Databricks' record $10 billion funding round to fuel growth
The data lakehouse pioneer has expanded into AI development and plans to use the funding to fuel further investments in AI, make acquisitions and expand go-to-market efforts.
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17 Dec 2024
Kioxia IPO seeks $800 million
Kioxia is going public in an effort to better compete with major players in the flash market.
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17 Dec 2024
Conservative MP adds to calls for public inquiry over PSNI police spying
Conservative MP David Davis calls for a public inquiry following a court ruling that the PSNI and Metropolitan Police unlawfully placed journalists under electronic surveillance
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17 Dec 2024
Nexla integration with Nvidia NIM boosts AI development
The complementary partnership combines the data integration vendor's discovery and retrieval capabilities with the tech giant's power to scale and secure AI development.
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17 Dec 2024
Top 10 networking stories of 2024
It’s been a year of rapid growth for AI in networking, not only for operations but also in applications. Read about this and more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories from 2024
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17 Dec 2024
Top 10 telecoms stories of 2024
Over the past 12 months, the telecoms market has seen a wave of new technologies, both in the fixed and wireless sector, and even the opening of a new computing space defined by the internet of things
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17 Dec 2024
Exclusive Networks unifies security services
Distributor brings together its consultancy, training and technical expertise under one roof to make life easier for partners, while Westcon-Comstor has rewarded a number of staff with senior promotions
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17 Dec 2024
Ofcom publishes Illegal Harms Codes of Practice
The codes of practice and guidance from Ofcom outline the steps online services providers can take to protect their users from illegal harms
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17 Dec 2024
Latest list of AI in government decision-making published
The government wants to show it’s being transparent over the use of algorithms that directly impact citizens
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17 Dec 2024
Top 10 end user computing stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end user stories of the year, overlooking the growth of new PC form factors and devices equipped with neural processing units for AI acceleration
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17 Dec 2024
Digital Ethics Summit 2024: recognising AI’s socio-technical nature
At trade association TechUK’s eighth annual Digital Ethics Summit, public officials and industry figures and civil society groups met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with the proliferation of artificial intelligence tools globally and the direction of travel set for 2025
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17 Dec 2024
VMO2 claims UK overall broadband experience leadership
Biannual study looking at UK broadband connectivity experiences finds Virgin Media O2 grabbing five of the overall national experience awards outright
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17 Dec 2024
VMware customers seek alternatives amid licensing changes
Research reveals that while most VMware customers are satisfied with their current software, they are exploring alternatives due to concerns over rising costs
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17 Dec 2024
Tribunal criticises PSNI and Met Police for spying operation to identify journalists’ sources
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police for unlawfully spying on journalists
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17 Dec 2024
UK government looks to rewrite copyright rules for AI training
Labour has begun a consultation looking at how creators of original content can be compensated for AI training that uses their work
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17 Dec 2024
Government promises redress and justice to Post Office Capture system users
The government has officially recognised that users of the Post Office’s Capture software experienced shortfalls caused by the system’s errors
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17 Dec 2024
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Changes and moves announced at Computacenter, Genesys, The Noledge Group, Forcepoint and CirrusHQ
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17 Dec 2024
How NCS is tackling the enterprise IT market
The technology service provider is counting on its government experience, global expert network and cyber security capabilities to penetrate the enterprise IT market
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16 Dec 2024
Blackberry sells Cylance to Arctic Wolf for $160M
After exiting the mobile device market, Blackberry acquired Cylance for $1.4 billion in 2018 to expand its presence in enterprise security.
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16 Dec 2024
Cleo zero-day vulnerability gets CVE as attacks continue
The new Cleo zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2024-55956, is separate from CVE-2024-50623 despite both vulnerabilities being used by threat actors to target the same endpoints.
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16 Dec 2024
Top 10 business applications stories of 2024
Business applications are now AI-enabled, but it is not easy to deploy these products successfully to improve business metrics
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16 Dec 2024
Broadcom, AT&T settle lawsuit over VMware support
The companies have 'reached a settlement-in-principle,' but the telecom giant has indicated it's planning an exit from the virtualization platform.
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16 Dec 2024
Post Office ‘weaponised’ IT system in most ‘extensive and prolonged’ miscarriage
In closing, public inquiry counsel made clear that it’s not a computer system being investigated, but rather human beings
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16 Dec 2024
Morse Micro intros Wi-Fi HaLow router
Wi-Fi HaLow chips provider announces launch of first reference-designed access point based on low-power wireless standard expanding its suite of internet of things evaluation tools
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16 Dec 2024
Google aims to boost productivity with AI Agent tool
Agentspace uses the power of Gemini and Google's search technology to help employees reduce the number of hours spent searching for documents internally.
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16 Dec 2024
Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2024
The top technology leaders talk to Computer Weekly to discuss the challenges they face and the strategies, solutions and successes they are delivering
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16 Dec 2024
Trump's restructuring plan risks federal brain drain
Trump's plan to restructure the U.S. government with layoffs, office relocations and RTO mandates could potentially drive skilled workers to quit.
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16 Dec 2024
Top 10 software development stories of 2024
This year has seen large language models get significantly better at code generation
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16 Dec 2024
Next year must be used to prepare for PSTN switch-off
Although the PSTN switch-off has been delayed, the channel still needs to prepare customers to migrate to a fresh comms strategy
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16 Dec 2024
The Security Interviews: Stephen McDermid, Okta
Okta regional chief security officer for EMEA sits down with Dan Raywood to talk about how Okta is pivoting to a secure-by-design champion
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16 Dec 2024
Nokia claims European 5G cloud RAN and standalone mmWave firsts
Comms tech provider claims milestones in radio access networks and fixed wireless access connectivity, looking to provide more agile network services to customers by bringing network usage closer to the edge and closing digital divide
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16 Dec 2024
Oxford University’s IT department pilots Microsoft Copilot
The university has ambitious plans to use artificial intelligence across university departments, and IT is the guinea pig
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16 Dec 2024
UK businesses risk disruption as PSTN switch-off approaches
Third annual state of UK broadband study from independent comms and tech service provider reveals most businesses remain unprepared for transition to all-IP networks
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16 Dec 2024
Nscale unveils IP network offering to support AI workloads
IP network designed to support growing global demand for AI-driven applications, which consume massive amounts of data
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16 Dec 2024
ESET: RansomHub most active ransomware group in H2 2024
The antimalware vendor says law enforcement operations against the LockBit ransomware gang were successful, but a new prolific group has emerged in its place.
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16 Dec 2024
Ransomware threat shows no sign of slowing down
Those making predictions about what’s in store for the channel next year point to the persistent and growing problems caused by cyber criminals
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13 Dec 2024
Last-minute geek gift ideas for the holidays
Still searching for holiday gifts for geeks? Try these offbeat suggestions recommended by our panel of consultants, from the practical to the fantastic and everything in between.
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13 Dec 2024
Google Cloud’s Agentspace to unlock enterprise data
Agentspace uses AI agents to automate workflows and connect to multiple data sources to perform tasks and deliver insights, boosting enterprise productivity and efficiency
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13 Dec 2024
High health costs force small employers to up cost-sharing
As small businesses struggle to keep up with rising healthcare costs, many have increased cost-sharing for their workers in both single and family coverage.
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13 Dec 2024
Computer Misuse Act reform gains traction in Parliament
An amendment to the proposed Data (Access and Use) Bill that will right a 35-year-old wrong and protect security professionals from criminalisation is to be debated at Westminster
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13 Dec 2024
TD Synnex UK&I managing director: AI set to grow in 2025
This might not have quite been the year the industry was expecting, but there are reasons to believe markets will improve
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13 Dec 2024
How AWS is protecting customers from cyber threats
Amazon Web Services reveals how its threat intelligence capabilities work under the hood to thwart cyber attacks and keep its customers’ data safe
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13 Dec 2024
Mobile industry unlocks new opportunities with open APIs
Intelligence arm of global mobile trade association finds significant progress made by mobile industry and cloud providers when it comes to opening up their networks to developers through open APIs
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13 Dec 2024
Record levels of data consumption on VMO2 networks
Research from UK comms provider shows as British workers returned to the office in 2024, its network dealt with record levels of data consumption, including an 8.1% rise in broadband usage and a 9% uplift year-on-year on mobile data
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13 Dec 2024
Post Office scandal 2024 – part 3: Fujitsu’s 12-month fall from grace
After years of refusing to comment, Fujitsu was unable to continue hiding from its role in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal as politicians and a public inquiry demanded answers
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12 Dec 2024
The evolution of generative AI for the artist
At the start of the hype era of image-generating tools like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, many feared creatives would lose their jobs. Two years later, things are different.
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12 Dec 2024
Cleo patches file transfer zero-day flaw under attack
Cleo published a patch for its Harmony, VLTrader and LexiCom managed file transfer products, which addresses a 'critical vulnerability' that's separate from CVE-2024-50623.
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12 Dec 2024
ASTP releases HTI-2 final rule to drive interoperability
While the HTI-2 proposed rule included a wide range of initiatives, the final rule focuses on a scaled-back set of proposals related to TEFCA and information blocking.
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12 Dec 2024
USPSTF proposes guidelines for cervical cancer screening
With the advent of new self-collection methods for HPV testing, the USPSTF has proposed draft guidelines for cervical cancer screening that include patient-collected HPV tests.
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12 Dec 2024
Nokia and Motorola integrate drone tech for public safety and mission-critical industries
AI-enabled 4G/5G drone-in-a-box solution to offer enhanced situational awareness, remote operations and faster decision-making to help first responder agencies and industries
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12 Dec 2024
Tech workers say diversity and inclusion efforts are working
The status of diversity in the technology sector remains up for debate, but some tech industry workers are seeing improvements, says Tenth Revolution Group
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12 Dec 2024
Emerging Ymir ransomware heralds more coordinated threats in 2025
A newly observed ransomware strain has the community talking about more collaboration, and blurred lines, between threat groups next year, according to NCC’s monthly cyber barometer
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12 Dec 2024
Zocdoc: Timeliness is key patient self-scheduling preference
In addition to timeliness, the location was important to consumers using patient self-scheduling software.
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12 Dec 2024
Lawmakers join calls for extension of telehealth flexibilities
Following calls from industry groups and healthcare organizations, lawmakers are urging Congress to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities, set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024.
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12 Dec 2024
Aqua Security warns of significant risks in Prometheus stack
The cloud security vendor called on Prometheus to provide users with additional safeguards to protect against misconfigurations discovered in the open source monitoring tool.
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12 Dec 2024
Post Office scandal in 2024 – part 2: Capture, the prequel
Users of the Post Office’s Capture system had similar experiences to those who struggled with the Horizon system, which came later, but their stories are only just coming out now
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11 Dec 2024
How AI agents are the next wave of generative technology
As agentic technology grows more popular, some are optimistic about what appears to be the next phase of AI. However, there are concerns about the tasks agents are doing.
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11 Dec 2024
OCR settles with Inmediata Health over HIPAA violations
Inmediata Health paid $250K to OCR to settle potential HIPAA violations relating to a breach in which PHI was made publicly available online.
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11 Dec 2024
Russia focuses cyber attacks on Ukraine rather than West despite rising tension
Computer Weekly talks to GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre operations director Paul Chichester and former NCSC chief executive Ciaran Martin on Russia, China and Salt Typhoon
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11 Dec 2024
ARPA-H awards startup $3 million for home preeclampsia test
Gravidas Diagnostics received $3 million from ARPA-H to develop a home fingerstick preeclampsia test that detects sFlt‐1 levels in the bloodstream using a colorimetric assay.
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11 Dec 2024
Managed security services set for growth in 2025
Predictions from channel player Infinigate include an expectation that MSSPs will continue to be in strong demand
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11 Dec 2024
Police not ruling any person or crime out of Post Office scandal investigation
Metropolitan Police provides update on Operation Olympos, its national investigation into potential criminality in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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11 Dec 2024
Devs get first look at next Google Gemini model
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash makes its first appearance in Google developer tools, boasting updated multimodal features and fresh training for agentic workflows.
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11 Dec 2024
Okta progressing with partner-first strategy
Identity player shares progress update a couple of months after it went all-in with the channel
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11 Dec 2024
Reddit, OpenAI challenge Google with new releases
The social news platform introduced a new AI search tool for users that will push users directly to its platform. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT maker's Sora rivals Veo.
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11 Dec 2024
Microsoft shares details of plans to reduce water usage of AI datacentres
Microsoft has released details of the latest initiative to minimise the environmental footprint of its datacentres
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11 Dec 2024
Hospital finances remain stable amid rising supply costs
Hospital finances remained stable in October, according to Kaufman Hall, with increased outpatient revenue and daily discharges helping to offset rising supply costs.
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11 Dec 2024
Google demos next-gen error correction with Willow quantum tech
Willow represents Google’s latest development in its goal to produce quantum computing that can scale beyond error limits
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11 Dec 2024
IaaS firm uses Pure Storage as a service for ‘virtual datacentres’
Espresso Gridpoint moved from largely NetApp to Pure Storage FlashBlade file and object for its ‘virtual datacentres’ business model that offers VMware, Hyper-V and ProxMox VMs
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11 Dec 2024
Freshworks rides Asia’s digital wave
The enterprise software firm’s exponential growth in the region is driven by demand for streamlined customer and employee experiences by its mid-market customers
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11 Dec 2024
Aerospike adds new vector search capabilities to database
With vector search a critical component of AI development, the vendor's latest vector search and storage capabilities target simplifying data discovery for training AI tools.
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11 Dec 2024
Post Office scandal in 2024 – part 1: A year in the mainstream
Read this year’s 10 most read Computer Weekly articles about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal
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10 Dec 2024
December Patch Tuesday shuts down Windows zero-day
Microsoft addresses 72 vulnerabilities, including 17 rated critical. Administrators should focus on patching the Windows OS to stop a flaw that has been exploited in the wild.
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10 Dec 2024
StorMagic SvHCI 2.0 eases VM migration
Six months after the initial release, StorMagic SvHCI is adding features to make it an attractive alternative to VMware at the edge.
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10 Dec 2024
Dangerous CLFS and LDAP flaws stand out on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has fixed over 70 CVEs in its final Patch Tuesday update of the year, and defenders should prioritise a zero-day in the Common Log File System Driver, and another impactful flaw in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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10 Dec 2024
Citrix NetScaler devices targeted in brute force campaign
Citrix advised NetScaler customers to ensure that their devices are fully updated and properly configured to defend against the recent spike in brute force attacks.
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10 Dec 2024
Cohesity completes acquisition of Veritas
The combined Cohesity company boasts more than 12,000 customers and promises support for existing Veritas products. Arctera, a Veritas spinoff, launches in the wake of the merger.
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10 Dec 2024
Microsoft enhanced Recall security, but will it be enough?
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature began rolling out to certain Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs in November, with more expected to participate this month.
