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May 31, 2023
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Generative AI boosts HPE Q2 earnings
The hype around generative AI appears to be working – at least for HPE, according to the company’s second-quarter earnings
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May 31, 2023
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BT claims UK first with 5G-enabled, immersive, interactive simulation experience
Leading UK telco launches connected spaces that offer fully immersive experiences by combining interactive 360-degree video content with extended reality technology
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May 31, 2023
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Lloyds Bank calls on tech companies to control social media ‘wild west’
Lloyds Banking Group is calling on tech giants to step forward in the fight against online fraud, which emanates in the social media ‘wild west’
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May 31, 2023
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Panasas to add S3 support to edge storage and cloud moves
Scale-out NAS maker – which specialises in large capacity for AI/ML and HPC – has come out of its on-prem shell and now plans further moves towards cloud-friendly object storage
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May 31, 2023
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Singapore government teams up with Google Cloud on AI
The Singapore government and Google Cloud will make AI capabilities, including developer tools and AI models, available to public sector agencies through a locally hosted AI platform
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Sponsored News
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Why Enterprises Value Stability Over Gee-Whiz Technology
Sponsored by Intel - One of the ironies of the fast-changing technology world is that the corporate department that’s responsible for applying those technologies to the business is typically one of the most conservative parts of the organisation. See More
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Two Game-Changing Wireless Technologies You May Not Know About
Sponsored by Intel - With all the (justifiable) excitement about the impending arrival of 5G wireless service, it would be easy to overlook two other developments in wireless networking that could have an even greater impact on businesses than 5G, at least in the short term. See More
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What Do PCs Have to Do with Sustainability? Plenty
Sponsored by Intel - More than 70% of executives say sustainability is a top-10 priority for their companies. Two-thirds of consumers will pay more for brands that commit to sustainability. And more than 70% of people prefer to work for a company that has a strong green footprint over one that doesn’t. See More
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Reimagining the Laptop
Sponsored by Intel - It wasn’t long ago that some skeptics forecasted that laptop PC sales would dwindle amid competition from tablets and increasingly capable smart phones. But the laptop is “the little engine that could.” Statista now forecasts that sales of notebook computers will surge to 225 million units in 2021, up more than 60% from four years ago. See More
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May 31, 2023
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Shanghai ranked world’s top smart city for 2023
Research shows savings from smart city deployments reaching $249bn globally, with Asia and North America dominating list of top switched-on urban environments
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May 30, 2023
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Nvidia CEO sees ChatGPT as iPhone moment for AI
It took the iPhone to kickstart a revolution in mobile phone usage, and Jensen Huang believes datacentres will radically change to support AI workloads
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May 30, 2023
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UK, US and Australia jointly trial AI-enabled drone swarm
British, American and Australian military organisations have trialled the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drones in a collaboration designed to drive their adoption of AI-powered military tools
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May 30, 2023
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Europe’s central bank reveals drop in Euro Zone card fraud
Euro Zone card fraud drops with card-not-present scams down following the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication rules
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May 30, 2023
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Downstream breaches of Capita customers spreading
As many as 90 organisations that used Capita services have now reported data breaches arising from various security incidents at the outsourcer
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May 30, 2023
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Tech jobs to go as part of JPMorgan layoffs
According to reports, US banking giant to cut hundreds of jobs, including role reductions in technology and operations
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May 30, 2023
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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 30, 2023
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Oxbotica scales mission under new brand
Leading autonomous vehicles logistics firm changes name to reflect global vision and go-to-market strategy in North America for its suite of self-driving software and services.
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May 29, 2023
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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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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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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 26, 2023
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Cisco joins growing Manchester cyber security hub
Networking kingpin signs up to Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub to support centre’s work on security resilience and skills
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May 26, 2023
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Bumbling IT security analyst convicted of blackmail offences
A Hertfordshire man has been convicted of blackmail and other offences after piggybacking on an in-progress ransomware attack to try to defraud his employer, but failing to cover his tracks in any meaningful way
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May 26, 2023
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Zoom kicks off year with solid revenue growth
Zoom posts results for first quarter of 2024 fiscal year, showing impressive increases in enterprise revenues and growth in number of customers
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May 25, 2023
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WBA releases standardised technical framework for operator-managed Wi-Fi
Report from global wireless ecosystem proposes interoperable reference architecture for managed Wi-Fi deployment, operation, remote management and diagnostics of home networks
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May 25, 2023
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Qualcomm drives Opel connectivity, aligns with Microsoft for on-device AI
Mobile platform provider announces partnership to make generative AI more affordable, reliable and private by moving queries and inferencing to edge devices and provider’s infotainment platform for small car bestseller
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May 25, 2023
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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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BASF ramps up petaflops with new Quriosity HPE-build hardware
The AMD-powered 3 petaflops supercomputer will offer BASF the ability to run more complex simulations of chemical processes
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May 25, 2023
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Ofcom gives approval to BT full-fibre broadband pricing
UK’s independent full-fibre providers express disappointment that after a new probe, national comms regulator gives green light to incumbent telco’s new pricing structure for wholesale broadband gigabit services
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May 25, 2023
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Innovate UK hit with £36m unpaid tax bill over IR35 contractor employment status errors
UK's national innovation agency is the latest public sector organisation to have found itself saddled with a sizeable tax bill because of IR35 compliance issues
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May 25, 2023
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Cabinet Office publishes response to data sharing for digital ID consultation
The majority of respondents to government’s consultation on data sharing for digital identity are critical to the plans and concerned about data privacy, but Whitehall’s response says many of the responses ‘were driven by anti-digital commentaries’
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May 25, 2023
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Alert over Chinese cyber campaign targeting critical networks
A Chinese threat actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed infiltrating CNI networks in a cyber espionage campaign, according to intelligence
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May 25, 2023
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Fintech pioneer Anne Boden steps aside from challenger bank CEO role
Fintech pioneer to step aside for a new CEO after 10 years building a UK banking unicorn
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May 25, 2023
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Soracom claims North America’s largest IoT coverage area
Advanced connectivity provider’s US-MAX plan aims to offer multicarrier IoT services across leading mobile network providers including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon
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May 25, 2023
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Digital channels thriving for M&S but profits down
Many of M&S’s digital offerings have gained more users over the past year, but after a long programme of transformation, profits are still smaller this year than last
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May 25, 2023
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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 25, 2023
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Sateliot, S4IoT look to increase global food security with beehive monitoring technology
Low-Earth orbit nanosatellite constellation to deliver 5G satellite connectivity to allow beekeepers to monitor the temperature, weight and humidity of beehives and track pollination
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May 24, 2023
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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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Contract wins in UK, Australia as Motorola unveils integrated public safety technology suite
City of London Police, UK Department of Justice and Fire and Rescue New South Wales take on suite of services designed to offer seamless collaboration between frontline teams, vehicles and control rooms
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May 24, 2023
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Almost all ransomware attacks target backups, says Veeam
Some 93% of ransomware attacks go for backups and most succeed, with 60% of those attacked paying the ransom, according to a Veeam survey
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May 24, 2023
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Kuwait bank introduces biometric payments card
Middle East bank launches payment cards with fingerprint sensor technology embedded
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May 24, 2023
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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 24, 2023
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JPMorgan’s UK digital retail bank adds more than a million customers in a year
The app-based bank launched in the UK by US giant JPMorgan has added one million customers in the past 12 months
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May 23, 2023
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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 23, 2023
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Nokia bolsters fixed network offer with SaaS suite, 10G broadband in Vietnam
Global comms tech provider expands fixed network portfolio with AI-based SaaS suite, and works with leading Vietnamese operator to deploy fibre access nodes and fibre modems to connect homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the ...
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May 23, 2023
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Visa to recruit 1,500 tech staff in Poland
Visa’s latest global tech hub will recruit up to 1,500 staff, with focus on artificial intelligence, cyber security, and resilience in payments and ecommerce sectors
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May 23, 2023
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Cohesity Turing aims AI tools at backup and ransomware
Backup supplier continues to enrich its ecosystem with more artificial intelligence for backup and ransomware, with chat-like reporting functions and new security partners in its alliance
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May 23, 2023
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Connectivity issues cost UK economy millions
Study shows investment from UK government in cellular connectivity is holding back businesses, especially in rural areas
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May 23, 2023
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Starmer pledges to reform the NHS through technology
The Labour Party wants to create an NHS powered by ‘groundbreaking technology’, with genomics testing for every baby, modernising appointment booking and overhaul incentives for tech adoption
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May 23, 2023
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Aston Martin gets F1 pole position with NetApp storage
AMF1 race team tracks hundreds of car sensor metrics for raceday and post-event analysis that has seen it surge forward in recent Formula One rankings with NetApp NVMe storage
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May 23, 2023
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Amazon’s Apprenticeship fund will support 300 SME roles this year
The apprenticeship fund launched by retail tech giant Amazon in 2021 is set to fund 300 more across the next year
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May 23, 2023
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NTT and NARS claim mission-critical comms breakthrough at Narita International Airport
Comms and IT tech giant partners with radio services provider to interconnect 5G service with the wireless infrastructure at Tokyo’s main airport in a move designed to level up integrated mission-critical communications at international travel hubs ...
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May 22, 2023
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Dell bolsters Apex to ease multicloud deployments
In the biggest expansion of its Apex portfolio, Dell Technologies adds storage offerings and a trio of cloud platforms that integrate OpenShift, Azure and vSphere with Dell infrastructure
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May 22, 2023
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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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Telstra makes 400Gbps services available through key Australian city routes
Wholesale division of Australia-based global telco offers customers ability to use 400Gbps wavelength services after enhancements made to advanced, high-bandwidth optical infrastructure based on optical technology