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October 30, 2023
30
Oct'23
FDM Group partners with ISACA to boost cyber training programme
The FDM Group has announced a partnership with ISACA to help develop and boost their cyber training programmes and credentials
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October 27, 2023
27
Oct'23
‘Egregious’ to link passport data with facial recognition systems
The Scottish biometrics watchdog has spoken out against the UK policing minister’s plans to integrate passport data with police facial recognition systems
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October 27, 2023
27
Oct'23
Google launches bug bounties for generative AI attack scenarios
Google expands its bug bounty programme to encompass generative AI and takes steps to grow its commitment to supply chain security as it relates to the emerging technology
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October 27, 2023
27
Oct'23
UK regulators confident they are ready for AI safety governance
MPs at a recent artificial intelligence governance meeting were keen to hear how Ofcom, the FCA and the ICO are preparing for UK AI legislation
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October 27, 2023
27
Oct'23
Webex deploys AI to enhance contact centre agent potential, boost CX
AI-powered innovations in contact centre designed to generate agent efficiency and well-being, resulting in reduced turnover and improved customer experiences, faster resolution of customer needs and real business outcomes
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October 26, 2023
26
Oct'23
ChatGPT, Bard, lack effective defences against fraudsters, Which? warns
Consumer advocacy Which? warns that popular generative AI tools are vulnerable to loopholes that render existing protections against malicious usage easily bypassed
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October 26, 2023
26
Oct'23
Nimo Planet completes spatial computing system for hybrid work
Spatial computer productivity platform provider launches proprietary hardware and OS to enable virtual workplace system comprising personalised, multi-screen workspace experience to hybrid workforce
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October 26, 2023
26
Oct'23
Sunak sets scene for upcoming AI Safety Summit
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has outlined how the UK will approach making AI safe, but experts say there is still too big a focus on catastrophic but speculative risks over real harms the technology is already causing
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October 26, 2023
26
Oct'23
Boardrooms losing control in generative AI takeover, says Kaspersky
C-suite executives are increasingly fretful about what they perceive as a ‘silent infiltration’ of generative AI tools across their organisations
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October 26, 2023
26
Oct'23
Facebook pins future on Quest 3 and AI development
Parent company Meta has focused on establishing Twitter rival Threads and its new augmented reality headset Quest 3
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October 25, 2023
25
Oct'23
Government-led Smart Data Discovery Challenge launched to stoke innovation
A government-led coalition has launched an open-call competition for ideas using smart data to help support individuals and small businesses, emulating open banking
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October 25, 2023
25
Oct'23
Demystifying the top five OT security myths
Goh Eng Choon, president of ST Engineering’s cyber business, outlines the common myths around OT security in a bid to raise awareness of the security challenges confronting OT systems
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October 25, 2023
25
Oct'23
Copilots, AI and Azure drive Microsoft revenue growth
AI dominated the Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings. Copilot trials are being run by 40% of the Fortune 100
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October 25, 2023
25
Oct'23
UK IT professionals express concerns about government’s generative AI goals
Research reveals 93% of UK IT professionals are concerned by the government’s current plan to become a global leader in artificial intelligence because of lack of training and risk assessment
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Michelle Donelan reaffirms UK's commitment to AI safety
In a keynote speech, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology discussed the UK's pro-innovation approach to AI safety
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Research team tricks AI chatbots into writing usable malicious code
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have demonstrated that so-called Text-to-SQL systems can be tricked into writing malicious code for use in cyber attacks
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Kaspersky opens up over spyware campaign targeting its staffers
Kaspersky has shared more details of the TriangleDB spyware that was used against its own workforce by an unknown APT group
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
OCBC to roll out GenAI chatbot
Singapore’s OCBC Bank is rolling out a GenAI chatbot powered by Azure OpenAI to assist employees with writing, research and idea generation
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October 24, 2023
24
Oct'23
Microsoft to invest A$5bn in Australia
Microsoft is making its largest investment in Australia to expand its infrastructure footprint, alongside plans to bolster skills training and cyber security in the country
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October 23, 2023
23
Oct'23
CTO interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on using AI to set business goals
Generative AI is on the cusp of allowing companies to automate business processes to meet business goals
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October 23, 2023
23
Oct'23
Gartner: CIOs must prepare for generative AI disruption
The growth of generative AI poses risks and opportunities for IT and business leaders
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October 23, 2023
23
Oct'23
Taxpayers to fund a further £150m for Post Office IT scandal
Total bill for the scandal goes well over £1bn, as subpostmaster campaign leader considers private prosecutions of Post Office executives
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October 23, 2023
23
Oct'23
Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre completes contact centre upgrade
NGO dedicated to offering free-of-charge medical services to the Egyptian people chooses premise-based advanced comms platform to underpin each layer of communication at new facility
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October 20, 2023
20
Oct'23
Collaboration paramount in KPN’s successful business transformation
KPN tells Oracle CloudWorld 2023 how it transformed when its legacy systems became obstacles to supporting its customers on their digital journeys
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October 20, 2023
20
Oct'23
CDO interview: Carter Cousineau, vice-president of data and model governance, Thomson Reuters
The news and information provider places a premium on responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence, and central to that is the governance of data and the models surrounding it
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
How AWS is building a tech stack for generative AI
Olivier Klein, chief technologist for Asia-Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services, dives deeper into the technology stack the company has built to ease GenAI adoption
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
Gitex Global: Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism builds AI engagement platform
Citizens of emirate set to gain access to platform designed to streamline the creation of business licence applications using artificial intelligence to solve the most common pain points in the journey and providing instant digital access to experts...
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
SAP results highlight AI-driven business software
SAP, like other enterprise software companies, is integrating artificial intelligence across its enterprise software portfolio
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
Loughborough Uni to create five cyber AI research posts
Supported by Darktrace, Loughborough University is to recruit five doctoral researchers focusing on cross-disciplinary research in AI and cyber security
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
Scality gets a jump with VMware Cloud Director integration
S3-compliant object storage specialist will use new OSIS integration with VMware’s cloud management tool to target service providers that want to deliver regional cloud offers
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October 19, 2023
19
Oct'23
Post Office auditors presumed subpostmasters were ‘on the fiddle’ or ‘in a muddle’
Public inquiry into Post Office scandal hears how head office staff routinely made negative assumptions about subpostmasters in small branches
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October 18, 2023
18
Oct'23
Experts call for government to look beyond AI safety
Experts have warned there are far more near-term technology concerns than AI, such as facial recognition and the explosion of deepfakes
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October 18, 2023
18
Oct'23
BT stitches multi-cloud with Global Fabric
UK’s leading telco unveils network-as-a-service offering designed to enable customers to boost cost, security and sustainability while optimising application performance and user experience
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October 18, 2023
18
Oct'23
Gitex Global 2023: Motul looks to deliver ‘effortless’ experiences in cloud comms
Global oil and lubricants company adopts suite of cloud-based contact centre and unified communications solutions to improve customer experience and enable global employees to collaborate better across borders
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October 18, 2023
18
Oct'23
SuiteWorld 23: Oracle NetSuite pushes business efficiency by way of AI
Oracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg posited AI old and new as means for organisations to do more with fewer resources, speaking at the company’s annual global SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
Gitex 2023: Avaya plots generative AI-powered future for customer experience
Leading comms and customer experience technology provider unveils Generative CX concept showing how artificial intelligence can sit at the core of experience transformation
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
Government to pump £30m into NHS medtech
The government hopes the funding, which is available to integrated care systems across the country, will ease winter pressures through the help of technology
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October 17, 2023
17
Oct'23
What it takes to succeed in DevSecOps
Providing engineering leadership and balancing between speed and security are some areas that organisations will need to focus on in their DevSecOps journey
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October 16, 2023
16
Oct'23
Oracle’s Steve Miranda: Customers nearing inflection point with Fusion
In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World, applications head Steve Miranda discussed how its customers are moving from project-driven to business-driven approaches, and how GenAI is for real
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October 16, 2023
16
Oct'23
How APAC organisations are tapping generative AI
Organisations in the region are deploying and experimenting with generative AI in healthcare, citizen services and other use cases amid cost-related concerns and other challenges
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October 13, 2023
13
Oct'23
UAE makes significant contribution to AI computing power
UAE technology holding company G42 recently began a partnership with US-based Cerebras Systems to build a cluster of supercomputers and a set of accompanying technologies that will speed up the training process for large language models
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October 13, 2023
13
Oct'23
‘Angry’ lawyer warned against Post Office computer investigation in 2010 email
Angered by his exclusion from an important discussion, former Royal Mail lawyer told colleagues of the risks to the Post Office if, as planned, they publicly investigate allegations against its computer system
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October 12, 2023
12
Oct'23
How generative AI and cloud complement each other
McKinsey partner explains the symbiotic relationship between generative AI and cloud, enabling organisations to speed up cloud migration and harness the benefits of AI
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October 12, 2023
12
Oct'23
Scottish biometrics watchdog outlines police cloud concerns
Police Scotland’s response to the biometrics commissioner’s formal information notice ‘did not ameliorate’ his concerns about the sovereignty and security of the sensitive biometric information being uploaded to cloud infrastructure that is subject ...
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October 12, 2023
12
Oct'23
Hybrid work flexibility the leading driver underpinning successful work experiences
Study finds that while just over half of CEOs strongly believe their organisation is recognised as an employer of choice, less than half of firms provide employees with the technology they need for hybrid work
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October 11, 2023
11
Oct'23
Public sector buyers of AI tech must interrogate its suitability
The Ada Lovelace Institute has published a review on public sector use of artificial intelligence foundation models, looking at the risks and opportunities associated with the technology, and how these can be dealt with from the early stages of ...
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October 11, 2023
11
Oct'23
Telstra to acquire Versent for A$267.5m
The move is expected to bolster Telstra’s enterprise IT services business and support international expansion
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October 10, 2023
10
Oct'23
MGM faces £100m loss from cyber attack on its casinos
MGM Resorts has provided further details on the fallout of the hack targeting its casinos in early September, confirming that a range of personal information has been stolen and that it will likely cost the firm around $100m
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October 10, 2023
10
Oct'23
IT and contact centre leaders embrace conversational AI or fear falling behind
Study finds contact centres are on the precipice of a new era as AI begins to deliver and users are increasingly turning to digital channels for information, purchases and support. But efficiency and effectiveness a point of contention
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October 09, 2023
09
Oct'23
VMware reaffirms commitment to Tanzu
VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram emphasises the importance of having an infrastructure stack capable of supporting applications, with VMware Tanzu playing a pivotal role