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• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

  Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Indian IT services giant takes UK teachers’ pensions contract from Capita

  Tata Consultancy Services bolsters its growing UK public sector customer base with key contract win

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Apple's $3,500 headset offers VR at a premium

  Apple devices have always commanded a premium, but will consumers and business splash out $3,499 on its new Vision Pro headset?

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Mercedes Pay turns vehicles into payment devices

  German car manufacturer add contactless payment feature to enable drivers to find and book parking spaces and pay automatically when they arrive

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Victims of MOVEit SQL injection zero-day mount up

  The BBC, Boots, and British Airways are among the victims of cyber incidents arising from a recently disclosed vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer, exploitation of which is spreading fast

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards

  Harmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  ESA uses NetApp as-a-service for space data ‘hot’ archive

  The European Space Agency collects data from millions of miles away. It must get storage right when there’s no chance of a u-turn to take more photos or re-record data

• June 06, 2023 06 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

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Cyber spotlight falls on boardroom ‘privilege’ as incidents soar

  Three quarters of data breaches now involve a significant human element, and the higher up they get in an organisation, the more risks people seem to take, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report

• June 05, 2023 05 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

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  Bank of International Settlement sets up channel secure from quantum breach

  The Bank of International Settlement has worked with two of Europe's central banks to explore preventing the security risks posed by quantum computers

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  UK has time limit on ensuring cryptocurrency regulatory leadership, says Parliamentary report

  Parliamentary report makes 53 recommendations to the government's plans to regulate cryptocurrency

• June 05, 2023 05 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

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  Sweden is developing its own big language model

  Artificial Intelligence Sweden is leading an initiative to build a large language model not only for Swedish, but for all the major languages in the Nordic region: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  NBN unveils uncapped data plan for remote Australia

  Following a successful trial to examine delivery of an improved satellite service, including the capability to achieve faster burst speeds of up to 100Mbps, an uncapped usage plan has been launched to address data needs of rural Australia

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  Qualcomm beefs up Snapdragon Space XR Developer Platform for immersive future

  Mobile platform technology giant launches immersive technology designed to create a cross-device, extended and augmented reality ecosystem that will enable head-worn experiences from existing smartphone applications

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert

  Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan speaks to Computer Weekly about the top-down imposition of artificial intelligence on society, and how AI is a fundamentally political technology shaped by humanity’s most reactionary tendencies

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition

  The Met Police’s director of intelligence has appeared before MPs to make the case for its continuing use of facial-recognition technology, following announcements from the force and the Home Office that they intend to press on with its adoption

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island

  The privately owned fashion retailer places a premium on its high street presence, but sees digital innovation as key to improving customer service in stores

• June 01, 2023 01 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

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  HSBC explores quantum computing for finance sector

  UK banking giant works with quantum computing specialist to explore the technology’s potential in the finance sector

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  DE-CIX switches on Internet Exchange in Finland

  Comms tech provider celebrates 10 years of partnership with Internet Exchange operator and home to leading carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  Europe’s cellular networks viable alternatives to broadband, LEO satellites

  Research finds that 5G download speeds of nearly 1Gbps were found in four out of the top five cities tested, and were equal to that of satellite and fixed networks

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  Tech salaries on the rise, says Aspire

  Tech salaries are still on the rise for many roles as firms continue to battle for talent

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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’

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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

• May 31, 2023 31 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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

• May 30, 2023 30 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

• May 30, 2023 30 May'23

  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.

• May 29, 2023 29 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

• May 28, 2023 28 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

• May 26, 2023 26 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

• May 26, 2023 26 May'23

  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

• May 26, 2023 26 May'23

  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

• May 26, 2023 26 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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

• May 25, 2023 25 May'23

  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’