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August 19, 2019
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Australian firm to debut smart cricket ball
With the cloud-connected ball and machine learning, amateur cricket players will soon be able to analyse their bowls and improve their game
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August 19, 2019
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Startup unveils trillion-transistor AI accelerator chip
The AI chip has 10,000 times more bandwidth to accelerate artificial intelligence training
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August 19, 2019
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US extends temporary stay on Huawei ban
American network operators given extra wiggle room to wean themselves off Huawei’s hardware
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August 19, 2019
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Blue Prism gives Nordics the personal touch
UK automation software company has opened and staffed a Nordic office to give customers in the region a better service
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August 19, 2019
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First government organisation in Bahrain migrates to Amazon Web Services
Sovereign wealth fund’s internal IT team handled migration process, which has slashed the organisation’s technology operational costs
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August 19, 2019
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How EDR is moving beyond the endpoint
An emerging breed of detection and response offerings is going beyond endpoints to collect and decipher telemetry data from across the enterprise
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August 15, 2019
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Latest Post Office Horizon problems fixed with software update to blame
The Post Office has fixed the latest problems with its Horizon system, affecting hundreds of branches
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August 15, 2019
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Nvidia takes chatbots a step closer to conversational AI
New graphics processing unit platform, running on Azure, is set to make Bing a little bit cleverer
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August 15, 2019
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European fintech investment continues to grow as global investment falls
European countries are continuing to see significant growth in financial technology investment as total global investment decreases
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August 15, 2019
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Dutch province pioneers no-code platform
Software development platform removes the need for expert programmers when adding functionality to applications
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August 15, 2019
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Aug'19
Google vs Microsoft: Digging into the public cloud email market duopoly
The public cloud email sector is a veritable two-horse race, with Microsoft and Google being the ones to beat, but it is unlikely ever to become a “winner takes all” market, says Gartner
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August 14, 2019
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UK finance regulator gives extra time for companies to meet payment security rules
Financial Conduct Authority gives companies under its watch an extra 18 months to meet an EU payments security standard
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August 14, 2019
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Aug'19
Cloud Paks on Red Hat OpenShift a ‘bold step’ for IBM
A top APAC executive at IBM says the move to containerise and run its software on Red Hat OpenShift is a big step forward for the company
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August 13, 2019
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Cray to support US Department of Energy El Capitan exascale programme
Shasta platform will be used to expand traditional supercomputing to support complex workflows
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August 13, 2019
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Aug'19
IBM Cloud: No shift, Sherlock
OpenShift is a key ingredient in the latest shift in IBM’s long-running cloud strategy. We look at what it means
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August 13, 2019
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Aug'19
Microsoft teams up with India’s Jio in cloud push
Microsoft and Indian telecoms giant Jio will deliver cloud infrastructure services through two new datacentres being built in Gujarat and Maharashtra
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August 12, 2019
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Aug'19
Malaysian transport ministry calls for use of technology to solve traffic challenges
The Malaysian government wants to tap telematics, IoT and other nascent technologies to improve road safety and ease traffic congestion
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August 12, 2019
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Aug'19
Liberty Steel forges future growth with Infor
Steelmaker is using cloud-delivered software from Infor to stoke its growth, replacing SAP systems provided by its former parent, Tata Steel Europe
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August 12, 2019
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Aug'19
South Wales Police starts facial recognition trial despite opposition
The use of the facial recognition app by South Wales Police marks the latest deployment of controversial facial recognition technology by police forces in the UK
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August 12, 2019
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Aug'19
Hundreds of Post Office branches hit by new Horizon problem
Subpostmasters suffering slow running and frozen terminals while Post Office searches for a fix to issues apparently caused by a software update
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August 09, 2019
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Huawei mobile IoT OS ready to plug Android gap
Huawei is positioning its microkernel-based, distributed HarmonyOS mobile operating system as a true competitor to both Android and iOS
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August 09, 2019
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Aug'19
Whistleblowers: James Glenn’s battle with Cisco opens new front on cyber security
James Glenn, a 42-year-old security specialist, fought a 10-year legal battle with Cisco after blowing the whistle on serious security flaws. He lost his job, but has no regrets
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August 07, 2019
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Rackspace Service Blocks has its roots in APAC
Rackspace’s new managed services model that lets enterprises choose services based on where they are in their cloud adoption journey was conceived in the Asia-Pacific region
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August 07, 2019
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MapR collapse into HPE harbinger of big data tech trough of despair?
The collapse of big data pioneer MapR into HPE could be the fate of an also-ran. But might it also be a sign of the crash of a Hadoop-related meteor shower that included Hortonworks and Cloudera?
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August 07, 2019
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Rolls-Royce uses IFS to provide real-time operational data
Aero engine maker is using IFS Maintenix to gather engine data and push out software updates
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August 06, 2019
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Oracle Generation 2 cloud service to debut in Australia
The Sydney Generation 2 cloud region will be delivered from a new datacentre to meet demand for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and autonomous database services in Australia
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August 06, 2019
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African bank foils suspected North Korean cyber attack
An African bank is among the financial institutions to be targeted by North Korea’s multi-billion dollar cyber theft campaign to support its weapons programmes
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August 06, 2019
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Scottish government launches £30m Cloud Services Framework with a 50% SME supplier list
Framework has gone live with 14 suppliers making the cut, who will be on hand to provide public sector organisations in Scotland with access to public, private and hybrid cloud services, as well as colocation capacity
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August 06, 2019
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Tech purchasers should choose high-end handsets for better data rates
Choice of handset modem and network technology will improve 4G network performance, which can be an important consideration in company mobiles
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August 06, 2019
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Aug'19
ICO joins international call for transparency around Facebook’s Libra currency
Data protection regulators from around the world have signed a statement raising privacy concerns about Libra
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August 05, 2019
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CIO interview: Simon McNamara, chief administrative officer, RBS Group
Brought in after a catastrophic IT failure that affected 6.5 million customers, the IT chief at Royal Bank of Scotland Group says the bank is now a leader in innovation
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August 05, 2019
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Nordic startups take international expansion as a starting point
Two startups from the Nordic region are among those targeting international expansion even before they have established themselves on their home turf
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August 05, 2019
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Microsoft teams up with Singapore government in training push
Microsoft is partnering SkillsFuture Singapore in a training programme that aims to build a ‘digitally confident’ population
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August 01, 2019
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Nationwide plans 750 tech roles at new digital hub in London
Building society is setting up its first major tech presence in London to help it access deep skills pool
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July 31, 2019
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Cisco pays $8.6m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system
James Glenn, a video surveillance expert working for a Cisco reseller in Denmark, alerted Cisco to security faults and stands to gain a share of a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US government
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July 31, 2019
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How Singapore’s NTUC Enterprise is embracing digital transformation
NTUC Enterprise is starting to look more like a technology company, employing DevOps to speed up software development and developing new digital business models even as cultural barriers to transformation remain
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July 31, 2019
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Huawei and Apple struggle, while Samsung extends smartphone lead
Demand for smartphones has slowed down dramatically – Apple is struggling to shift iPhones, while the US ban has affected Huawei
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July 31, 2019
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Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch
Bahrain AWS region, with three datacentres, links Middle East to AWS's global network and will help to accelerate digital transformation
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July 30, 2019
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Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service
Nordic Know Your Customer joint venture will create a common Nordic platform based on advanced data management technologies
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July 30, 2019
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Why CIOs should focus on trimming their internal email footprint
Better internal collaboration should be part of a CIO’s digitisation arsenal. But there is resistance to change, especially as email is so dominant
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July 29, 2019
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Global IaaS market grew by 31% in 2018 as enterprise demand for public cloud continues to soar
Global IaaS market shows no sign of slowing growth, as its largest participants continue to increase their share at the expense of smaller, more niche competitors
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July 26, 2019
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AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends
Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service
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July 25, 2019
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn commits to multi-year, all-in move to Azure public cloud
Professional social networking site reveals plans to move all its workloads to the Microsoft public cloud over the next few years
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July 24, 2019
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Salesforce teams up with Alibaba in foray into China
The cloud applications giant is tapping Alibaba’s footprint in e-commerce and cloud in an effort to expand its business in the Greater China region
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July 24, 2019
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Australian organisations gain A$9bn in productivity benefits from cloud
Australian organisations have become more productive by using cloud but some are still grappling with migration woes, a survey finds
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July 24, 2019
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US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers
The US Department of Justice has called for an antitrust investigation into how “market-leading” online platform operators in the search, social media and retail space operate
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July 24, 2019
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UK CIOs bottom of digital workflow league
Leading CIOs shift from tech to leadership focus, but a new survey from ServiceNow has found that UK CIOs have not increased workflow budget
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July 24, 2019
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AI to advance Swedish military systems
Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns
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July 24, 2019
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HPE reiterates focus on edge computing
Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition
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July 23, 2019
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Use Windows 7 end of life to update desktop productivity
The end of support for Windows 7 should be seen as the end of an era for traditional desktop IT. So what does 21st century desktop productivity look like?
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July 23, 2019
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Microsoft talks up benefits and pitfalls of machine learning in security
Software giant Microsoft uses machine learning models to detect emerging threats while keeping an eye on potential bias in security data points that could derail its analysis
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July 22, 2019
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Morgan Stanley uses Box to power new Digital Vault
Bank has integrated the Box collaboration platform to provide a new, secure document-sharing service for its customers
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July 22, 2019
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CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions
Recommendations due in late 2019 and early 2020 from Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s work on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision-making
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July 22, 2019
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Latest investments in Atom Bank will support cloud platform project
Bank has raised £50m more finance, which will contribute to funding its project to migrate to the cloud
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July 22, 2019
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How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA
The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities
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July 19, 2019
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Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech
Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles
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July 19, 2019
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Microsoft gets boost in SaaS revenue and pushes Teams platform
It is still a long way behind AWS, but the Microsoft cloud is the company’s big money-maker. It is also seeing Teams establish itself as a platform
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July 18, 2019
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IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy
IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing
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July 18, 2019
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SAP Q2 2019: US-China trade war takes toll
SAP’s second-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 600 new customers for S/4 Hana. The US-China trade war has adversely affected results
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July 18, 2019
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CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve
After 13 years at the drinks dispensing firm, Delaney moved into the top IT leadership role and has set out about using technology to empower workers across the company
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July 18, 2019
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Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation
A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation
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July 17, 2019
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European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Amazon
Amazon is being officially investigated by the European Commission to assess whether its use of data from independent retailers is anti-competitive
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July 17, 2019
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Facebook accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over Libra cryptocurrency plan
US senators grill Facebook’s David Marcus over social media giant’s plans to launch cryptocurrency
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July 17, 2019
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Suspected malicious MS Office tool maker arrested
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of producing and selling toolkits to create malicious Microsoft Office documents
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July 17, 2019
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Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech
German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business
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July 17, 2019
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Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D
Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors
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July 16, 2019
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UN resolution ignores special rapporteur’s call for halt to spyware sales
UN’s Human Rights Council adopts resolution to explore the impact of new and emerging digital technologies on human rights, but the text ignores a damning report by the council’s own expert on freedom of expression
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July 15, 2019
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How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise
Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise
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July 15, 2019
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Smartodds bets on Rubrik backup appliance with cloud archive
Betting intelligence analytics firm Smartodds replaced its old tape backup infrastructure with Rubrik appliances to cut management time and database restores from hours to minutes
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July 15, 2019
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Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note
Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note
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July 15, 2019
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Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
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July 12, 2019
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Blockchain.com banks on Google cloud to support growth of cryptocurrency management platform
Blockchain.com reveals details of how it is ramping up its use of the Google Cloud Platform as the range of cryptocurrencies it supports grows, along with the size of its user base
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July 12, 2019
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Sweden’s SEB bank uses mob programming across business
Hack day sees 70 developers successfully demonstrate mob programming method that banking group is now using to develop applications in an agile way
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July 12, 2019
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Windows 10 to enable passwordless sign-in
Windows 10 users will soon be able to sign in to devices without using a password to encourage the use of two-factor authentication methods to improve security
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July 12, 2019
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European PC business boosted by Windows 10 refresh
With Windows 7 support due to end on 14 January 2020, European organisations are refreshing their PCs as part of their Windows 10 upgrade
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July 11, 2019
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Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern
European research group says attacks against AI systems are already occurring, difficult to identify, and could be far more common than currently understood
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July 10, 2019
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Gartner forecasts big shift in spending away from devices and datacentres
The IT market is basically flat, but there is demand for software and cloud-based services as CIOs shift away from datacentre infrastructure
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July 10, 2019
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CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne
As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne
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July 09, 2019
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How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets
From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use
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July 09, 2019
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Amsterdam’s datacentres face challenges to retain high growth
The Amsterdam datacentre market is growing rapidly, but the industry behind it must get on top of some burgeoning challenges
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July 09, 2019
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Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon
Problem revealed during High Court trial left subpostmaster with £18,000 surplus after IT system failed to register full amount of cash scanned in
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July 09, 2019
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Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend
Deutsche Bank is making swingeing cuts to its workforce over the next two and a half years and has pinned its hopes on the latest technology to make it possible.
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July 08, 2019
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Thames Water uses ServiceNow to boost helpdesk efficiency
AI-enabled monitoring helps IT to identify anomalies and improve service levels
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July 08, 2019
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Eventful second Post Office Horizon trial ends
The latest High Court trial in the long-running dispute between the Post Office and subpostmasters has concluded, with part three set for March 2020
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July 08, 2019
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Robotics technology needs to go beyond automation
A global robotics expert at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics says next-generation robots will need to keep humans in the loop to tackle immediate social problems
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July 07, 2019
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Public sector should embrace multicloud to cut risk of cloud market monopolisation, says report
Joint report by the Internet Economy Foundation think-tank and business consultancy Roland Berger urges governments to take steps to prevent a cloud computing oligopoly that would leave organisations at greater risk of supplier lock-in
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July 05, 2019
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Autonomous delivery van drives at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Kar-go aims to revolutionise online deliveries by cutting the cost of the final mile
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July 04, 2019
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Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities
Security and privacy capabilities are essential for stakeholders if they are to realise the benefits of smart buildings and cities, says expert whitepaper
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July 04, 2019
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Nordic payments tie-up as Nets and Swish collaborate
Payments provider and app developer work together to test out mobile phone-based in-store payments system
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July 03, 2019
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Sodin ransomware exploiting Windows zero-day, Kaspersky warns
Security researchers are warning that a recently discovered type of ransomware is now exploiting a zero-day Windows vulnerability, and does not require user interaction to trigger an infection
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July 03, 2019
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Why PSD2 adoption in the Netherlands is lagging behind
The Netherlands appears to be falling behind in open banking, even though the Dutch are digitally proficient and are often early adopters of new technology. What is going on?
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July 03, 2019
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One-third of people prefer instant reply from chatbot about finances to waiting for human reply
Consumers are warming to being supported by chatbots when it comes to financial services, but firms in the sector face hurdles to achieve true end-to-end automation
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July 03, 2019
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APAC firms in developed markets warm up to cloud ERP
A majority of large enterprises in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore are planning to move their financial applications to the cloud within a year
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July 02, 2019
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DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine
Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts
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July 02, 2019
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G-Cloud 11 goes live with 4,200 suppliers securing a place on the framework
The latest iteration of the G-Cloud framework has gone live, with about 700 additional suppliers thought to have secured a place on it this time around
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July 02, 2019
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Singapore to beef up police tech capabilities
Singapore government singles out biometrics, data analytics and digital forensics as promising areas to boost crime-fighting efforts
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July 02, 2019
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Post Office back-office error leaves subpostmaster with thousands of pounds extra
The Post Office has admitted that some subpostmasters are at risk of accounts not balancing due to an error it does not understand
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July 01, 2019
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Equinix launch $1bn joint venture to secure more European hyperscale colocation spend
Colocation giant Equinix is gunning for a larger slice of the hyperscale community's datacentre spend through formation of $1bn joint venture with Singapore wealth fund
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July 01, 2019
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Symantec gearing up for future cyber security
Symantec is focusing on enabling businesses to secure data in the cloud after a string of acquisitions, but it also has its eye on the future, which will be all about empowering people, says CTO Hugh Thompson
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July 01, 2019
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Google Cloud to expand datacentres for delivery of managed Oracle datacentre service with Atos
Google plots datacentre expansions in Germany and North America to provide users with local access to managed Oracle database services in the cloud