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April 19, 2019
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UK government adds voice to citizen services delivery
Voice technology enables access to more than 12,000 information items through Alexa or Google Home
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April 18, 2019
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Facebook leaks: Zuckerberg turned data into dollars in ruthless battle with competitors
Facebook’s CEO ruthlessly exploited personal data shared by its users to turn Facebook into the biggest social network, but internal documents show that privacy appeared to be an afterthought for executives
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April 18, 2019
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Widespread adoption of digital ID could boost economic growth
New study argues that the standard could bring benefits to businesses in sectors such as financial services as well as government – but it all depends on high adoption rates
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April 17, 2019
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UK government to introduce online porn age checks
World-first regulations will see age verification introduced in July and enforced by the British Board of Film Classification. Non-compliant sites risk withdrawal of payment services or being blocked
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April 17, 2019
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HM Land Registry completes blockchain trial
HM Land Registry’s blockchain project is part of a wider digital transformation initiative which aims to simplify and speed up the process of buying and selling property
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April 17, 2019
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How UnaBiz is disrupting the IoT market in APAC
From offering low-cost connectivity to hardware design and integration services, the Singapore-based technology supplier is causing a stir in the internet-of-things market
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April 16, 2019
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Home Office curbs bulk emails following data breach
Department has introduced new rules for mass messaging after exposing email addresses of EU settled status scheme applicants
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April 16, 2019
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Findings published from three-month pilot for NHS App
Biometric login functionality and additional repeat prescription ordering capability are among the enhancements made in response to user feedback to the NHS App
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April 16, 2019
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Huawei cyber security chief John Suffolk: It’s not our culture to be aggressive
John Suffolk, global cyber security and privacy officer at China-based telecoms equipment supplier Huawei, tells Huawei Analyst Summit growth is the best answer to US criticism
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April 16, 2019
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Dutch national weather service adopts cloud to expand service offerings
The migration of legacy systems to an AWS set-up will precede the design of a real-time early warning centre for the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
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April 15, 2019
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Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs
Finding and training tech staff remains an issue and is set to get worse after the UK leaves the European Union, says Barclaycard study
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April 15, 2019
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NHS launches care home availability portal
New tool is aimed at optimising hospital occupancy and saving social care staff “hours of phoning around”
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April 14, 2019
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Singapore firms streamline operations, fend off disruption with cloud
Certis and financial institutions are among those in the city state that are turning to cloud services to gain a competitive edge
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April 12, 2019
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UK government launches cloud sustainability probe
Government departments are being asked to provide information about the energy footprint of the cloud services they use
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April 12, 2019
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Lancaster University enhances student engagement with cloud-based chatbot
University is using Amazon Web Services to enhance the development of a voice-enabled “online companion” with machine learning and artificial intelligence