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May 18, 2021
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Shift to digital remittances helps sector retain transaction value
Global remittance volumes and value was more resilient than expected over the past year, partly as a result of the take-up of fintech services
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May 18, 2021
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Government response to National Data Strategy consultation depicts data as ‘asset, not threat’
Government responds to consultation with a promise of delivery, putting an emphasis on data as an asset, not a threat, and finding respondents keen on levelling up
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May 18, 2021
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Irish High Court dismisses legal bid by Facebook over EU-US data transfers
Latest twist in long-running legal battle sees Facebook lose legal bid to prevent the Irish Data Protection Commissioner suspending its transfer of data about European citizens to the US
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May 18, 2021
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Australian budget lends support to digital economy
Australia’s A$1.2bn Digital Economy Strategy ticks most of the right boxes, but some industry experts say areas such as broadband infrastructure and artificial intelligence are still underfunded
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May 17, 2021
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Oxford University uses Oracle Cloud to speed up analysis of Covid-19 variants
The University of Oxford is availing itself of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in the genomic sequencing and analysis of SARS-CoV-2, in part to identify new Covid-19 variants
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May 14, 2021
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More former subpostmasters have criminal convictions quashed
Two former subpostmasters pushed to the brink of suicide after being convicted for financial crimes finally have their names cleared
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May 14, 2021
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Google Cloud gets into orbit with SpaceX for data, cloud services
Elon Musk’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation to locate ground stations in IT giant’s data centre properties, providing businesses with access to leading cloud infrastructure
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May 13, 2021
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Employers rethinking office space, collaboration and technology in new hybrid workplace
As the pandemic eases, many business leaders are engaged with effectively offering remote working flexibility and are creating and communicating plans to their employees, setting expectations and guidelines moving forward
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May 13, 2021
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NHSX data strategy due in ‘a few weeks’
NHSX director of policy and strategy Simon Madden says the long-awaited strategy is expected to “trigger huge debates” on issues such as access, choice and transparency, and will be published in draft form shortly to allow for consultation
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May 13, 2021
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Mars expands Microsoft strategy to drive business agenda
Mars plans to drive new data insights and AI across its supply chains to optimise production and lower its carbon footprint
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May 13, 2021
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Portworx gets container-native array management for Pure hardware
Container storage player Portworx builds in container-native functionality to allow discovery, provisioning and management from inside Kubernetes cluster, but only on Pure arrays so far
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May 12, 2021
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Cisco indicates intent to buy Socio Labs, Sedona Systems
Network giant aims to purchase developer of technology to deliver automation for routed optical networking, and modern event technology platform provider
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May 12, 2021
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IBM demonstrates ‘120x speedup’ in target quantum application
A simulation of the molecule lithium hydride, which even on a quantum computer takes 45 days, can now be run in just nine hours, researchers claim
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May 12, 2021
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Fujitsu bags £3bn in public sector contracts while software errors wreck the lives of subpostmasters
The supplier at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal has so far escaped the ramifications of its role in the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history
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May 12, 2021
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May'21
Engineering firm Briggs of Burton maps global expansion with SAP’s Rise service
Briggs of Burton, an engineering firm that makes hygienic equipment for drinks, food and pharmaceutical companies, has chosen SAP’s Rise service to guide its global expansion, initially in China
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May 12, 2021
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Microsoft fixes four critical bugs on lighter Patch Tuesday
Four critical RCE vulnerabilities put users of various Microsoft products at risk, and should be patched right away
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May 12, 2021
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May'21
Running a bees and spirits business on low-code
We look at how a small honey and gin producer has adapted and grown its business without requiring external software development expertise
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May 11, 2021
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How OAG has adapted data services for return to airline travel
Covid-19 led to radical changes across the travel sector. Despite lower passenger flows, global travel data provider OAG reworked its data offerings to prepare for a return to normal
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May 11, 2021
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New normal of remote, hybrid working sees two-thirds of European businesses increase IT spend
Remote IT support, cloud-based systems and cyber security infrastructure are among top IT investment priorities across all sectors as firms reassess priorities and practices in post-Covid working environment
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May 11, 2021
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Swedish court finds ambiguities in hacked EncroChat cryptophone evidence
Defence lawyer claims evidence obtained by hacking the EncroChat encrypted phone network has ‘no legal’ value following Swedish appeal court ruling
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May 11, 2021
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UK lagging in post-Covid AI-driven business recovery
Senior IT decision-makers across Europe see artificial intelligence adoption accelerating, but the UK is in the slow lane
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May 11, 2021
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IBM doubles down on AI and hybrid cloud
IBM is beefing up its core technology capabilities in artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud to speed up application modernisation and improve AI adoption
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May 11, 2021
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How the British Red Cross harnessed digital mapping honed abroad for the domestic Covid-19 crisis
The British Red Cross and the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership have been putting digital mapping to work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to help match human needs to local organisations
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May 10, 2021
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Server-side licensing leads to hike in public cloud prices
Changes made over the last year or so to protect open source revenue streams is starting to impact public cloud managed service costs
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May 10, 2021
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Miscarriages of justice are the potent tip of Post Office scandal
The miscarriages of justice involving subpostmasters are the most disturbing element of the Post Office Horizon scandal – but it goes much deeper
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May 10, 2021
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Telemedicine to save healthcare industry tens of billions globally by 2025
Research predicts good times ahead for key network-based industry, especially as teleconsultations improve patient care, but warns that deregulation of telemedicine is needed to maximise growth
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May 07, 2021
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Post Office contacts over 500 subpostmasters potentially wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes
The Post Office has contacted hundreds of people it might have wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes
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May 07, 2021
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Monmouthshire County Council digitises HR with Zellis cloud
Monmouthshire County Council is using a cloud HR system from Zellis as part of its digital transformation programme, aimed at being lean and agile
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May 07, 2021
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Minister promises ‘fair and speedy’ compensation for 555 subpostmasters who defeated Post Office
Government says it wants to ensure a fair pay-out for the 555 subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in a legal battle but were then excluded from the resulting compensation scheme
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May 07, 2021
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Ericsson, Telarus team to take 5G-ready virtual workspace to small businesses
5G-ready virtual desktop subscription service will cover business applications, compute, storage and security needs for small and medium-sized businesses
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May 06, 2021
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Premier League promotes football analytics with Oracle Cloud
From season 2021-22, the Premier League will provide in-match statistics and analysis for fans, made possible by Oracle Cloud
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May 06, 2021
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Wipro’s AI platform to improve vaccine safety
Wipro is partnering a stem cell technology firm on the use of its Holmes artificial intelligence platform to help researchers ascertain the safety and potency of vaccines
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May 05, 2021
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Why ITAM can aid IT-fuelled business recovery
As a sense of normality returns, we look at why IT asset management is the stealth tool for clearing a path towards greater digitisation
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May 05, 2021
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Interview: ONS data science chief Tom Smith on government data capability
The managing director of the Office of National Statistics’ Data Science Campus, Tom Smith, describes the organisation’s data capability building activities for and across government
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May 05, 2021
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Cambridge scale-up company Eagle Genomics expands in India
UK data analytics life sciences-focused scale-up company Eagle Genomics announces Indian expansion to coincide with government declaration of UK-India trade partnership
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May 05, 2021
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Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for statutory public inquiry
Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment
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May 05, 2021
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Executive interview: Juergen Mueller on SAP’s tech strategy
SAP CTO Juergen Mueller offers a glimpse into the company’s thinking around delivering business applications as microservices, among other areas and updates in its technology strategy
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May 04, 2021
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Aryaka acquires cloud-based SASE platform Secucloud
SD-WAN provider makes its first-ever acquisition with purchase of German security company
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May 04, 2021
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How Transport for NSW is tapping machine learning
Transport agency in New South Wales taps machine learning to restore public confidence in the state’s transportation network amid the pandemic
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May 04, 2021
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Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’
Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson
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April 30, 2021
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EncroChat: Top lawyer warned CPS of risk that phone hacking warrants could be unlawful
Lord David Anderson QC warned prosecutors that there were formidable arguments against the lawfulness of a police operation to infiltrate the encrypted phone network, EncroChat
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April 30, 2021
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End of support for Build 1909 leaves some Windows open to attack
Biannual Windows updates free IT staff from major updates, but some people prefer older builds of Windows, which leaves a gaping security hole
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April 29, 2021
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UK demand for digital automation skills soars
The need for automation proficiency has more than doubled in the past two years, according to research
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April 29, 2021
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Microsoft outlines five-year plan for accessibility tech
Department for Work and Pensions staff to be trained on accessibility technologies to help people with disabilities return to work
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April 28, 2021
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Norway’s agritech innovators are ready to expand to pastures new
A tech startup industry aimed at modernising farming is making hay in Norway and laying down roots in other countries
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April 28, 2021
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Microsoft results get a pandemic jab
Covid-19 has stimulated businesses to digitise more, and this is reflected in Microsoft’s latest results
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April 28, 2021
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Red Hat eyes edge computing workloads
Open-source juggernaut has enriched its enterprise Linux and OpenShift offerings to support edge computing workloads better
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April 27, 2021
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Flexible CIOs gain friends in finance
The pandemic has shown the value of IT to business leaders. Chief financial officers are looking for quick IT investment returns
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April 27, 2021
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UK supermarkets to trial age estimation tech for alcohol purchases
Biometric age estimation technology developed by Yoti to be tested in UK supermarkets for alcohol purchases as part of government-led digital identities initiative
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April 27, 2021
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Scality launches Artesca container-native object storage
Object storage specialist gets on a burgeoning container object storage market with Artesca, which runs from Kubernetes to provide persistent storage for containerised applications