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October 07, 2021
07
Oct'21
HCL Benelux telco partnership targets SME and government
Indian IT service provider signs partnership that will see it modernise the core technology of Proximus to offer its services through
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Tech Nation adds 30 fintech scaleups to growth programme as funding continues to rise
UK government-backed startup network adds 30 fintechs to its growth programme amid record investments in finance tech sector
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Netherlands’ Team Liquid revolutionises e-sports with data analytics
Data analysis is often used by enterprises, but the discipline is also gaining ground in other areas in the Netherlands, such as e-sports
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October 05, 2021
05
Oct'21
CIO interview: Lisa Heneghan, chief digital officer, KPMG
KPMG UK’s digital leader says that in her 25-year career she has never known a more exciting time to work in IT
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October 05, 2021
05
Oct'21
Microsoft’s financial services cloud available next month
Financial finance sector-focused cloud service will be available at the beginning of November
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October 04, 2021
04
Oct'21
How GYG Singapore moved to paperless contracts
The Singapore franchisee of Mexican cuisine specialist Guzman y Gomez has turned to electronic agreements and digital signatures to ease the administrative burden on its HR team
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October 01, 2021
01
Oct'21
Met Police purchase new retrospective facial-recognition system
Retrospective facial-recognition software purchased for £3m by the Met Police will be deployed in coming months amid continuing controversy around the use of biometric technologies by law enforcement bodies
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October 01, 2021
01
Oct'21
Norway and IoT: A match made in heaven
Norway is becoming a centre of internet of things innovation as tech developers look for answers to some of the country's unique challenges
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September 30, 2021
30
Sep'21
Starling Bank takes its banking-as-a-service into European Union
API-based banking-as-a-service offering means customers can access services such as current accounts or debit cards without the need for heavy tech development or regulatory approval
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September 28, 2021
28
Sep'21
Pure launches Fusion cloud control layer for storage
Pure Fusion is a storage control plane across cloud and datacentre. Portworx Data Services also launches to provide database management for container storage platform
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
IR35 reforms: HMRC confirms compliance checks under way in financial services, oil and gas sectors
Less than six months after the roll-out of the IR35 reforms to the private sector, HMRC has confirmed it has started writing letters to companies requesting details of their compliance procedures
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
London publishes guidelines for ethical use of smart city tech
Latest draft of the ‘Emerging Technology Charter for London’ encourages local authorities, public services and technology companies to improve how they implement technology in the capital
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September 23, 2021
23
Sep'21
Tech Nation announces 15 startups for 10th Future Fifty cohort
Fifteen high-growth startups set to join Tech Nation’s 10th annual Future Fifty programme to help them scale further
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September 22, 2021
22
Sep'21
JP Morgan Chase to replace core banking system with Google-inspired cloud platform
JP Morgan Chase is the latest bank to acquire the cloud-native core banking technology of UK fintech Thought Machine
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September 15, 2021
15
Sep'21
UN human rights chief calls for moratorium on AI technologies
High commissioner’s call for a moratorium on the use of AI systems that pose a serious risk to human rights is accompanied by a UN report on the negative human rights impacts associated with the technology
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September 15, 2021
15
Sep'21
Transport for London contracts TCS as it modernises taxi and private hire operation
TfL signs 10-year deal with Indian IT services giant to digitally transform taxi and private hire administration
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September 14, 2021
14
Sep'21
Renault set to test out Google supply chain digital twin
Digital twin simulation of supply chain draws in disparate data sources to deliver efficiencies and prevent disruptions
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September 14, 2021
14
Sep'21
Government minister holds secret meeting with Post Office Horizon scandal victims
BEIS minister Paul Scully has Zoom call with three subpostmasters who were victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal
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September 14, 2021
14
Sep'21
CCRC refers six more subpostmaster convictions for appeal
An additional six subpostmasters’ convictions have been referred for appeal in Post Office IT scandal
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September 09, 2021
09
Sep'21
Delays to replacing legacy police IT puts access to information at risk, says NAO
National Audit Office says five-year delay to the Home Office’s project to create a National Law Enforcement Data Service, replacing two existing legacy IT systems, puts police access to vital information at risk
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September 06, 2021
06
Sep'21
NetApp and AWS launch fully managed Ontap cloud file storage
But hybrid cloud still limited, according to NetApp. Until containerisation is widespread, applications tend to be built for the cloud or work better in the datacentre
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September 06, 2021
06
Sep'21
Saudi tourism development fund goes cloud-first with Oracle
$4bn fund will be used to invest in developing Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry as the country reduces its economic reliance on oil and gas
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September 03, 2021
03
Sep'21
HPE revenue boosted by digitisation drive
Company says it has experienced strong growth thanks to demand accelerating during the pandemic
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September 02, 2021
02
Sep'21
The Gulf is counting on its smart cities for a sustainable and profitable future
The countries in the Gulf region are leading the way in the development of smart cities as part of their economic diversification
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August 25, 2021
25
Aug'21
Algorithmic accountability needs meaningful public participation
Global analysis by Ada Lovelace Institute and other research groups finds algorithmic accountability mechanisms in the public sector are hindered by a lack of engagement with the public
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August 24, 2021
24
Aug'21
Half of MS Exchange servers at risk in ProxyShell debacle
Up to 50% of MS Exchange users in the UK are exposed to three vulnerabilities that are now being actively exploited
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August 20, 2021
20
Aug'21
Swedish IT industry braced for China’s response to Huawei 5G ban
Swedish IT and communications equipment suppliers fear economic backlash from China following Huawei ban
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August 19, 2021
19
Aug'21
Inside Estonia’s tech startup scene
Estonia is a Baltic tech tiger that is fast-gaining an international reputation for competently delivered government e-services at a level that surpasses most of its European and international counterparts
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August 19, 2021
19
Aug'21
Challenger banks make reputational gains in business banking
The business banking sector is a big target for digital challengers and some are already building good reputations in the market
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August 13, 2021
13
Aug'21
UN special rapporteurs call for surveillance tech moratorium
In the wake of revelations about NSO Groups Pegasus spyware, a number of special rapporteurs from the United Nations are re-igniting calls for a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technologies
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August 13, 2021
13
Aug'21
GoStudent: Europe’s newest edtech unicorn
Europe’s biggest ed-tech unicorn reaches unicorn status and tests sector traditions
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August 12, 2021
12
Aug'21
Multicloud adoption on the rise
But IT decision-makers are wary of costs and worried that they have insufficient skills to maintain secure environments
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August 11, 2021
11
Aug'21
Four more subpostmasters set to have convictions overturned
A further four subpostmasters are set to have their wrongful convictions overturned in the latest development in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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August 09, 2021
09
Aug'21
Startups provide TfL with AI and simulation to keep London moving
Transport for London has awarded contracts to two startups to deliver new technology to support the capital’s road network
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August 04, 2021
04
Aug'21
Leading venture capital firms are failing to protect human rights
Venture capital firms and high-profile tech accelerators are not conducting human rights due diligence on their investments, which means they cannot be sure the companies they invest in are not causing, or contributing to, human rights abuses
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August 03, 2021
03
Aug'21
UK MoD turns to hackers to help secure digital assets
Hackers given direct access to internal Ministry of Defence systems to identify and report security vulnerabilities
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July 30, 2021
30
Jul'21
Hospitality firms must accelerate digital transformation to secure long-term recovery
Key retail sector must respond quickly to new post-pandemic digital-first demands and consumer behaviours to regain competitive edge, says study
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July 30, 2021
30
Jul'21
Government opens up SME digital support programme for suppliers
Help to Grow: Digital scheme aims to help small businesses access productivity-enhancing software, and suppliers are now encouraged to register as approved suppliers
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Google posts $50bn in ads revenue as it looks to broaden the business
Google reported second-quarter revenues of $61.9bn driven by spending on ads, but the company’s CEO sees the business moving into new areas
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Thousands wrongly given criminal convictions after computer error
HM Courts and Tribunals Service report reveals that computer error wrongly assigned guilty pleas to more than 5,000 defendants
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Microsoft results show demand for automation and AI
Microsoft’s Dynamics business has benefited from enterprises automating business processes and the connectivity with Teams
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
Plans to address legal but harmful content ‘threaten free speech’
House of Lords report criticises the government’s forthcoming Online Safety Bill for imposing duty of care on tech platforms to deal with ‘legal but harmful’ content, which it says threatens freedom of expression online
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
Government to fund interim compensation of up to £100,000 for each wrongly convicted subpostmaster
The government will pay interim compensation within weeks to subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of crimes due to computer errors
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July 21, 2021
21
Jul'21
Infosys to open German operation focused on automotive sector
Infosys is establishing a centre in Germany that will focus on supporting customers in the German automotive sector
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July 21, 2021
21
Jul'21
Government officials lack experience to lead digital transformation, says NAO
The government needs to reskill senior decision makers and give tech leaders more influence if digital business change projects are to succeed
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July 20, 2021
20
Jul'21
Research and development investment programme launches in UK
A government-backed investment programme designed to direct more capital towards research and development-intensive technology firms has opened for applications
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July 20, 2021
20
Jul'21
Uber drivers face real-terms pay cut after service fee hike
Unionised Uber drivers have condemned the ride-hailing firm for ‘cynically’ framing its UK service fee rise as a way of improving equality among drivers, rather than a pay cut
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July 20, 2021
20
Jul'21
Nordic banks join forces to compete with fintechs
Collaboration will be key for traditional Nordic banks to retain business amid intense competition from tech companies
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July 19, 2021
19
Jul'21
Zoom expands into contact centre market
Zoom is steadily expanding its enterprise offering and has now spent $14.5bn on an acquisition to fill a gap in its product portfolio
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July 19, 2021
19
Jul'21
A dozen more subpostmaster prosecutions quashed in Horizon scandal
Twelve more former subpostmasters have had wrongful convictions for financial crimes overturned in the Court of Appeal