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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Citi US Personal Banking turns to AI to ‘delight’ customers with personalised services
Citigroup’s US Personal Banking business has created a repository of customer data and is rolling out a decision engine to provide customers with personalised services
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
BBFC taps into AWS AI portfolio to speed up content classification
The British Board of Film Classification has embarked on an exploratory piece of work to see how artificial intelligence could assist with classifying content
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June 12, 2023
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Jun'23
How Dell is easing edge deployments
Dell’s NativeEdge platform could make it easier to deploy and manage edge computing applications and infrastructure through validated designs for industry-specific applications use cases
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June 08, 2023
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Jun'23
CDEI publishes portfolio of AI assurance techniques
The UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published a variety of case studies to show how different assurance techniques can build and maintain trust in artificial intelligence systems
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June 08, 2023
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Jun'23
Government and industry figures meet to discuss AI regulation
Tech industry figures are broadly supportive of the need for artificial intelligence to be regulated, but despite growing consensus, there is still disagreement over what effective AI regulation looks like
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June 06, 2023
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Jun'23
TechUK publishes ‘UK tech plan’ for next government
Technology businesses are calling on UK politicians to devise a ‘comprehensive, forward-thinking strategy’ to realise the benefits of technology ahead of the next general election
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June 05, 2023
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Jun'23
Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
Employees express discomfort towards employers’ use of various digital surveillance and monitoring techniques, which are often powered by artificial intelligence
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June 05, 2023
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Jun'23
Medical regulator drops probe into NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy amid dispute over email evidence
The General Medical Council has dropped an investigation into an NHS whistleblower who exposed widespread clinical harm at Morecambe Bay Trust amid questions over disputed email evidence
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June 01, 2023
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Jun'23
How India’s DICV is tapping smart manufacturing
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has deployed augmented and virtual reality, advanced sensors, data analytics and other technologies to improve manufacturing processes and customer fleet management
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May 30, 2023
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May'23
How Pendula is driving customer communications
The Australian startup’s conversational messaging platform lets businesses draw on internal and external data to cross-sell and upsell their offerings while improving customer retention
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May 29, 2023
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May'23
Qlik CEO: We will remain agnostic
Mike Capone assures customers that Qlik will remain agnostic following its acquisition of Talend and that its data analytics and integration tools will continue to work with rival platforms
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May 28, 2023
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May'23
Australia’s Disability Trust picks Boomi integration platform
The non-profit organisation is using Boomi’s integration platform to integrate a mix of legacy and new systems to deliver real-time data updates and improve payroll processing, among other goals
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May 26, 2023
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May'23
Birmingham council leader admits £100m budget hole in ERP upgrade
City council’s plans to replace flagship SAP system, which has been running since 1999, is not going to plan
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May 25, 2023
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May'23
Diageo mixes with SAP and IBM on a five-year global IT modernisation
Diageo says is aiming to leverage SAP and IBM’s expertise to modernise its IT environment and standardise its business operations across 180 countries
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May 25, 2023
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May'23
Build 2023: Microsoft wants developers to build IT with AI
Software giant Microsoft is pushing the idea of next-generation business applications, powered by AI-based copilots with data feed plugins
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May 24, 2023
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May'23
Australian government IT spending to grow 8.4% in 2023
The Australian government will increasingly look to digital investments, particularly automation, to drive efficiency opportunities and improve service delivery, according to Gartner
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May 24, 2023
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May'23
Two-thirds of all 2022 breaches resulted from spear phishing
Research by Barracuda Networks has found that, despite the low volume of spear-phishing attempts, the attacks are highly successful and have major consequences
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May 23, 2023
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May'23
Dell outlines growth strategy in APAC
Dell Technologies is building on its momentum with Apex while eyeing growth areas such as edge computing and AI in a bid to expand its business in the region
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May 22, 2023
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May'23
Post Office scandal – cover-up a ‘dark chapter’ in government, corporate and legal history
Third phase of public inquiry into Horizon IT scandal reveals extent of Post Office and Fujitsu cover-up of software problems that went on to write ‘as dark a chapter in our governmental, corporate and legal history as can be imagined’
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May 22, 2023
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May'23
Worker-focused AI Bill introduced by backbench MP Mick Whitley
Using the 10-minute motion rule, backbench Labour MP Mick Whitley has introduced a worker-focused artificial intelligence (AI) bill to Parliament, which outlines a similar approach to AI being advocated by unions in the UK
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May 21, 2023
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May'23
AI-powered robot starts sorting Melbourne’s recyclables
Melbourne’s APR Kerbside has been using an AI-powered robot to pick up used Tetra Pak beverage cartons that can be turned into poly-coated boards
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May 18, 2023
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May'23
Eticas outlines approach to ‘adversarial’ algorithmic auditing
Algorithmic auditing firm Eticas speaks to Computer Weekly about its approach to ‘adversarial’ algorithmic auditing, including its strengths and limitations, and how the process works
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May 17, 2023
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May'23
Knowledge 2023: Ready for the exponential enterprise, says McDermott
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott called for IT and ‘the business’ to finally come together in what he called the ‘exponential enterprise’ at the supplier’s Knowledge 2023 conference in Las Vegas
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
APAC digital leaders score wins in innovation awards
The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
CW Innovation Awards: How Mondelez is driving innovation
The company behind Oreo biscuits is tapping low-code and no-code development, drones and blockchain, among other emerging technologies, to drive innovation and improve efficiency
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
CW Innovation Awards: Transdev Sydney Ferries taps 5G to improve public safety
Moving to a 5G network has significantly improved video quality and reduced the time needed to scour hours of footage, enabling the ferry operator to quickly investigate customer cases
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
CW Innovation Awards: How Singapore's DBS Bank is driving IT automation
DBS Bank’s Technology Marketplace portal has enabled the bank to speed up provisioning of infrastructure and applications through automation and improve developer productivity
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
CW Innovation Awards: SensorFlow reaps returns with re-architecture
Smart building management specialist SensorFlow re-architected its entire platform to reduce cost, complexity and implement a real-time business intelligence dashboard for its customers
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May 15, 2023
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May'23
CW Innovation Awards: How open source mapping is bringing clean water to Andhra Pradesh
The state government of Andhra Pradesh has digitised information on water supply pipelines and implemented a geographical information system to help deliver clean drinking water to rural communities
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May 12, 2023
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May'23
IT Priorities 2023: Business automation intensifies as data governance returns
Business automation and a renewed focus on data governance to get more value from data have attracted more interest for UK enterprise software investment, says the TechTarget IT Priorities 2023 survey
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May 12, 2023
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May'23
MEPs vote in raft of amendments to EU AI Act
The proposed amendments to the EU’s AI Act have garnered a mixed reception from both industry and civil society, with the former seeing it as too stringent and the latter as not stringent enough in many areas, despite positive progress in others
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May 12, 2023
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May'23
Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison
A senior Post Office lawyer appeared gleeful in email about how his team helped prosecute a subpostmaster who was sent to prison
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May 11, 2023
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May'23
Google Cloud and SAP in enterprise open data push
Long-time technology collaborators Google Cloud and SAP are embarking on a push to make it easier for enterprises to derive value from their data and put it to use in artificial intelligence and machine learning settings
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May 08, 2023
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May'23
Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful
Leaked legal advice warns that European ‘chat control’ proposals to require tech companies to scan private and encrypted messages for child abuse are likely to breach EU law
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May 03, 2023
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May'23
US competition watchdog issues generative AI warning
Generative AI can be used to manipulate people into making harmful decisions, says US Federal Trade Commission in warning to firms building and using AI-powered tools
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May 02, 2023
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May'23
SAP eyes SMEs in Southeast Asia
SAP debuts the Grow with SAP programme in Southeast Asia to drive adoption of S/4 Hana Cloud among small and medium-sized enterprises
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April 28, 2023
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Apr'23
More Post Office software-related convictions overturned takes total to 86
A total of 86 former subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes after computer errors showed phantom losses have had convictions overturned
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April 26, 2023
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Apr'23
Cyber security and analytics propel jobs boost in Scotland’s tech sector
A tech industry survey from ScotlandIS indicates the country’s tech sector is set to grow, with cyber security as the hottest domain
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April 25, 2023
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Apr'23
How non-fungible tokens can be used to manage health data
Non-fungible tokens will give patients more ownership and control over their health data and improve its transparency in healthcare research, according to SingHealth clinicians
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April 24, 2023
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Apr'23
Most IT staff uncomfortable deploying surveillance tech at work
The IT teams responsible for deploying and running digital surveillance in workplaces say they are uncomfortable with “extremely common” practice of spying on colleagues, research finds
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April 24, 2023
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Apr'23
Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator
The cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth
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April 19, 2023
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Apr'23
TUC says government is failing to protect workers from AI harms
TUC issues warning about artificial intelligence leading to more widespread workplace discrimination if the right checks are not put in place
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April 19, 2023
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Apr'23
Oracle dials up supply chain automation, adds ‘Grow’ to HCM
Oracle announces enhancements to Fusion for supply chain automation and employee experience, coincident with Oracle CloudWorld Tour in London
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April 19, 2023
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Apr'23
QlikWorld 2023: Capone asserts expanded economic mission for data analytics
Mike Capone, chief executive of data analytics supplier Qlik, marks company’s 30-year anniversary with claim for a mission expanded beyond data visualisation, at the supplier’s global conference in Las Vegas
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April 18, 2023
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Apr'23
Tech companies and NGOs urge rewrite of Online Safety Bill to protect encrypted comms
The Online Safety Bill faces amendments in the House of Lords amid concerns that it could weaken the security of end-to-end encrypted communications for UK citizens
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April 14, 2023
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Apr'23
Alibaba Cloud unveils cheaper cloud options, new language model
Alibaba has introduced cheaper instances of its compute and storage services in China and is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon with its Tongyi Qianwen language model
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April 13, 2023
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Apr'23
How Agoda is shaping up to be a technology powerhouse
Agoda’s CTO Idan Zalzberg explains why the online travel agency with a massive technology footprint prefers to run things in-house and not rely too much on public cloud services
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April 13, 2023
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Apr'23
ICO responds to UK government AI regulation plans
The ICO has officially responded to the government’s plans for regulating artificial intelligence as outlined in its recent whitepaper, but called for clarity on certain aspects before the proposals are taken further
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April 11, 2023
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Apr'23
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended after technical challenges moving to cloud
The Post Office has extended a contract with Fujitsu after being unable to resolve technical issues related to migrating its IT to the cloud
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April 10, 2023
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Apr'23
How India’s Cropin is tapping the groundswell in agritech
Cropin, one of the first movers in agriculture technology, has built an industry cloud platform that is now used by the likes of PepsiCo to maximise crop yields