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March 16, 2018
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Mar'18
Employers face hiring crisis as AI replaces mid-skilled jobs
Artificial intelligence could replace two-thirds of existing jobs within 20 years, and employers will face growing difficulties recruiting skilled staff
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March 16, 2018
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Mar'18
Majority of organisations unaware of costs and responsibilities for cloud outages, research finds
Most companies are unaware about the costs associated with a cloud outage and who is responsible for getting systems back online
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March 16, 2018
16
Mar'18
Tech won’t solve Brexit UK-Ireland border challenges, say MPs
There is no evidence of any technical solution “anywhere in the world” that would help avoid physical infrastructure at the UK-Ireland border post-Brexit, according to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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March 13, 2018
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Mar'18
Public sector organisations ill-prepared for GDPR
Public sector organisations in the UK need to do much more to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation rule on providing information to citizens about details held about them
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March 12, 2018
12
Mar'18
Regulator takes tougher line than expected on surveillance warrants
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office has signalled to government that it will take a tough line when scrutinising surveillance warrants under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act
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March 08, 2018
08
Mar'18
How banks can make sense of digital disruption
Banks and financial institutions need to go back to basics, deconstruct their core banking processes and strive for zero defects in building applications, says the IT head honcho of Malaysia’s CIMB Bank
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March 08, 2018
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Mar'18
Tech City targets companies outside of London for next cohort in accelerator programme
Tech City UK has placed more of an emphasis on companies outside of the capital for its next accelerator cohort
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March 07, 2018
07
Mar'18
Cyber attacks up nearly 20% in 2017
Research by SonicWall shows there were 9.32 billion malware attacks globally last year, but ransomware attacks fell by 71%
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
Banks more confident than other sectors in face of digital disruption
Banks have accepted the changes brought about by digital disruption and are confident that new technologies will be core to their business success, according to a survey by Fujitsu
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March 02, 2018
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Mar'18
Nesta challenge leverages Open Banking to help small businesses
Innovation foundation invites enterprises of all sizes to compete for a share of a £2.5m prize fund in the second phase of its Open Up Challenge
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Vast majority of consumers unaware of Open Banking consequences, research finds
Research shows most consumers have little or no knowledge of the Open Banking regulation and how it will affect them
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
Wearables join mobiles as high-growth payment methods
Banks must develop broad contactless payment strategies if they are to keep pace with consumer demand
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March 02, 2018
02
Mar'18
New privacy fears as IT challenges delay surveillance oversight body by a year
IT challenges have delayed government plans for an independent body to authorise requests to access the public’s internet and phone records by nearly a year, raising new legal and privacy concerns
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March 01, 2018
01
Mar'18
Pizza Hut customers can now pay for meals with Mastercard Qkr mobile app
Pizza Hut has joined a number of UK restaurants in enabling customers to pay at the table using the Mastercard Qkr app
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February 28, 2018
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Feb'18
Open Banking could bring an extra £1bn to UK economy
As a result of the Open Banking initiative, an additional £1bn could be available to drive the UK economy forward
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February 28, 2018
28
Feb'18
Government must rewrite illegal sections of Snoopers’ Charter, court told
A court has been asked to give ministers until July 2018 to rewrite powers to require phone and internet companies to retain data on the population. The government acknowledges parts of surveillance regime are unlawful
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February 26, 2018
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Feb'18
Surveillance watchdog investigates security risks of GCHQ IT contractors
The investigatory powers commissioner is reviewing the security arrangements for IT contractors that have access to live computer systems at GCHQ holding highly sensitive records on the UK population
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February 23, 2018
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Feb'18
More than a quarter of UK shoppers prepared for wearable contactless payments
Mastercard research shows a growing number of shoppers are prepared to make purchases with smartwatches, rings and bracelets
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
Manchester Science Partnerships opens competition to drive data science and tech startups forward
Manchester Science Partnerships has begun a competition for startups to win free desk space at its Tech Incubator
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February 20, 2018
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Feb'18
University of Cambridge to host ethical hacking challenge
Cambridge is hosting its 2018 hacking challenge, aiming to captivate students and address the cyber security skills shortage
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February 16, 2018
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Feb'18
London remains top city for migrating tech talent
Despite Brexit, the UK capital is still a popular destination for technology workers migrating from both inside and outside the European Union
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February 16, 2018
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Feb'18
CIO interview: Mike Thomas, CIO, Hobbycraft
The CIO of Hobbycraft, Mike Thomas, speaks to Computer Weekly about the art of digital transformation in retail, the importance of customer experience and getting a good return on investment
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February 15, 2018
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Feb'18
ODI begins fitness-focused startup accelerator to get the UK moving
The Open Data Institute is calling for startups to join its accelerator programme, as it aims to get more people to be active in the UK
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February 14, 2018
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Feb'18
Technology spend growing at expense of trader salaries
Investment firms are spending a larger proportion of their budgets on software as data and artificial intelligence technology is seen to provide a competitive advantage
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February 14, 2018
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Feb'18
Grocer Lidl rolls out natural language chatbot to improve customer experience
The German supermarket has unveiled a natural language chatbot to offer customers information about wines
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February 09, 2018
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Feb'18
UK technology salaries lag well behind major US cities, research finds
The salaries for tech workers in London fell well below the figures for major US cities in 2017
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February 06, 2018
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Feb'18
Lloyds Bank cuts CIO workforce
Lloyds Banking Group is changing the skills make-up of its IT team to support demand for digital services
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February 06, 2018
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Feb'18
Tech boosts sales at Abu Dhabi’s Healthpoint
United Arab Emirates healthcare provider Healthpoint has increased sales and efficiency through the use of the latest IT systems
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February 06, 2018
06
Feb'18
BMW selects new startups for Innovation Lab 2018 accelerator
Five startups will pitch their projects to BMW executives for the chance to work with the car manufacturer’s commercial divisions
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February 05, 2018
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Feb'18
Appeals court rules Lauri Love will not be extradited over US hacking charges
The lord chief justice, Lord Burnett, says 33-year-old engineering student Lauri Love will not be extradited to the US to face hacking charges, in a landmark legal decision, and the Crown Prosecution Service should bring proceedings against Love in ...
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February 04, 2018
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Feb'18
APAC business leaders divided on impact of AI
Around half of business leaders in the APAC region do not think they will have greater job satisfaction by offloading work to machines, or see a need for machines to decipher between good and bad commands
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February 02, 2018
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Feb'18
Interxion closes in on Equinix in battle for Emea colocation market supremacy
The latest colocation market leaderboard from Cloudscene shows Interxion could be gaining ground on giant provider Equinix
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February 02, 2018
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Feb'18
Appeal Court to give landmark verdict on Lauri Love extradition
The Appeal Court will decide whether Lauri Love, who has serious health issues, should be extradited to the US to face hacking charges, or face trial in the UK. The landmark case is the first test of legal protections introduced by Theresa May to ...
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February 02, 2018
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Feb'18
Faster data is a safer bet for risk exposure
Betting platform service supplier FSB Technology (UK) has used GridGain’s in-memory database to support its existing PostgreSQL transactional system
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January 31, 2018
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Jan'18
Digital Catapult begins accelerator programme to help AI startups overcome major hurdles
A business accelerator programme from Digital Catapult aims to help artificial intelligence-focused startups by giving them access to expertise and computational resources
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January 31, 2018
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Jan'18
What CIOs need to watch out for in digital transformation
IT head honchos will need to consider new performance indicators, adopt an embedded digital business model and build up an enterprise-wide digital platform to avoid digital deadlock
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January 30, 2018
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Jan'18
Davos: Cyber risks grow as countries turn towards protectionism
The cost of natural disasters is now at record levels, but the cost of cyber crime is far higher. The World Economic Forum hopes to persuade governments to work together on the problem, but with isolationist politics back in fashion, can it succeed?
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January 29, 2018
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Jan'18
Superfast broadband available to 95% of country
The UK government has announced it has reached its target for making superfast broadband available
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January 26, 2018
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Jan'18
NVidia aims to tackle UK’s AI skills gap by educating year nine students
Computer chip developer is providing a teaching kit to educate students on artificial intelligence
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January 25, 2018
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Jan'18
Robots are needed to manage the automation robots
The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis
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January 24, 2018
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Jan'18
Kao Data opens doors on first phase of £200m datacentre campus in Harlow
Kao London One has a capacity of 8.8MW and is being touted as a good fit for hybrid cloud infrastructures
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January 23, 2018
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Jan'18
Modern methodology gives Sweden’s 100-year-old SKF a digital push
Long-established engineering company takes a leaf out of the startup guide to software development
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January 22, 2018
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Jan'18
Judge will take time to seek answers from EU court over Max Schrems Facebook privacy fight
The Irish High Court will take time to decide what questions to put before the European Court of Justice in a case with significant implications for EU and US trade and the privacy of EU citizens
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January 22, 2018
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Jan'18
European Parliament votes to restrict exports of surveillance equipment
European Parliament votes to tighten export controls to restrict supply of surveillance and encryption technology to states with poor human rights records amid fears British companies may not have to comply after Brexit
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January 18, 2018
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Jan'18
Bristol council in a hurry with £250,000 cloud migration project
Local authority seeks IT supplier to help it move systems to the cloud in nine-month project before colocation service ends
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January 18, 2018
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Jan'18
Demand for cloud services drives increase in IT outsourcing
Cloud services spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset a drop in traditional IT outsourcing in 2017
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January 17, 2018
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Jan'18
Australia’s Citic Pacific Mining uses IoT to track vehicles
Perth-based iron-ore mining giant has implemented an analytics and internet of things system from SAP to track its assets and shore up operational efficiency
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January 17, 2018
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Jan'18
Davos: Disintegration of the internet could create economic turmoil
Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by fake news, cyber attacks, and artificial intelligence to jobs, political stability and global security, at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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January 16, 2018
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Jan'18
LeakedSource operator could face up to 10 years in jail
Canadian man accused of selling stolen identities and passwords on website
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January 15, 2018
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Jan'18
Ohio computer programmer faces 16 criminal charges over monitoring thousands of computers
A 28-year-old computer expert has been charged for monitoring thousands of computers, using a form of malware he created
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January 12, 2018
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Jan'18
Call for statutory regulation of police number plate cameras amid concerns over accuracy
The UK’s automatic number plate recognition database – one the largest non-military data-gathering systems – records up to 1.2 million false readings of number plates every day. It should be subject to statutory regulation, says an independent ...
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January 12, 2018
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Jan'18
Alan Turing Institute to add universities of Birmingham and Exeter to data science network
The Alan Turing Institute has announced the latest two universities to join its data science research network
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January 11, 2018
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Jan'18
Retail banking regulations hit UK with the potential of a ‘Big Bang’ moment
The UK retail banking sector is at the beginning of a journey towards to a more competitive future as new regulation hits them
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January 10, 2018
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Jan'18
UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security
As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured
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January 10, 2018
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Jan'18
UK must use new technologies in the workplace to reverse productivity issues, say researchers
Researchers have called for the UK to utilise new technologies in the workplace to drive better productivity
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January 09, 2018
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Jan'18
Cyber attacks in 2017 drive Nordic security efforts
The volume of cyber attacks last year has increased boardroom focus on security in the Nordic region
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January 08, 2018
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Jan'18
HMRC IT systems crash as customers attempt to file tax returns
Several HMRC IT systems crashed on Saturday, leaving customers attempting to file their tax returns frustrated as the deadline approaches
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January 08, 2018
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Jan'18
Telco outsources digital transformation to Infosys
Belgium's biggest telco will cut legacy systems as part of a digital transformation project
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January 08, 2018
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Jan'18
IT Priorities 2018: ANZ ups ante on cloud services and software
Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are bullish on IT spending, particularly in cloud infrastructure services, cloud applications and all-flash storage arrays
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January 05, 2018
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Jan'18
IT departments have no idea how much they spend on AWS and Azure
The complexity of procuring public cloud services means IaaS users often lack a sense of how much their cloud workloads actually cost
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January 05, 2018
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Jan'18
London attracted record tech investment in 2017
London-based tech firms received record levels of venture capital funding last year
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January 03, 2018
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Jan'18
What the EU’s new data protection regime means for ASEAN
A large proportion of businesses in the regional economic grouping will be affected by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, but awareness of the new rules remains low, even in countries with existing data protection laws
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January 03, 2018
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Jan'18
Top IT priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2018
Nordic CIOs tell Computer Weekly about their intentions for the year ahead
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December 29, 2017
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Dec'17
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2017
Artificial intelligence is being used more and more across various industries, but there still issues around the technology. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI stories for 2017
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December 28, 2017
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Top 10 HR and training technology stories in 2017
Advances in artificial intelligence, data analytics and cloud technology are changing the relationship between companies and their employees
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December 22, 2017
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Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technology
Airline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology
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December 21, 2017
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Dec'17
Government Brexit studies merely provide background on tech sector
The infamous government Brexit impact assessments have been released, but tech sector reports reveal nothing new
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December 21, 2017
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Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT stories in the Benelux region in 2017
Highlights of how organisations in the Benelux region have been harnessing the latest IT in 2017
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December 20, 2017
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Dec'17
Smart transport startups join Intelligent Mobility accelerator programme
A number of startups have joined an accelerator programme, with the goal of using new technologies to improve transport
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December 20, 2017
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Dec'17
Sweden’s Stena Line sets sail for digital transformation
Ferry operator’s CTO tells Computer Weekly how the company can differentiate itself by using digital tools to make its processes more efficient
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December 19, 2017
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Dec'17
Australia to focus on cyber security and IT outcomes in 2018
Besides transforming themselves through AI and automation, businesses down under will keep a closer eye on cyber security and the outcomes of their technology investments
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December 19, 2017
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Dec'17
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017
The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer
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December 13, 2017
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Dec'17
Iron Mountain acquires four datacentres from IO in $1.3bn deal
Agreement includes IO’s facilities at Phoenix, Scottsdale, New Jersey and Ohio and more than 550 customers
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December 13, 2017
13
Dec'17
Enterprises urged to embrace public cloud after latest technology innovations
Due to the latest technology innovations in public cloud by the major providers, IDC has underlined the importance of this infrastructure
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December 13, 2017
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Dec'17
Robots will create more jobs than they eradicate by 2020
Artificial intelligence technology will begin to create more jobs than it replaces, says Gartner
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December 08, 2017
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Dec'17
Santander UK recruits digital banking expert from Barclays
Santander UK has poached Michael Harte from Barclays to drive digital transformation
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December 08, 2017
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Dec'17
Paul Coby to step down as John Lewis CIO
CIO of retailer John Lewis, Paul Coby, has announced he will be stepping down from his role in 2018, after almost seven years
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December 08, 2017
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Dec'17
GDPR prompts businesses to use motivational tactics to drive culture change
Impending arrival of General Data Protection Regulation pushes organisations to use rewards or penalties to motivate staff to ensure compliance
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December 08, 2017
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Dec'17
Enterprise-focused startups on the rise in Nordics
Tech startups focused on the enterprise sector are attending the Slush startup event in increasing numbers
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
UKtech50 2017 - The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly has announced the eighth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
CIO interview: Carlos Abarca, TSB
Carlos Abarca is guiding TSB through its migration from systems hosted by a competitor to a digitally focused in-house core banking platform.
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December 06, 2017
06
Dec'17
Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses
City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital
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December 05, 2017
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Dec'17
US utility provider PG&E on ditching the datacentre and going cloud-first
US-based utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) discusses how getting out of the datacentre business and into the cloud is helping meet its regulatory, affordability and innovation targets
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December 01, 2017
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Dec'17
Large UK enterprises urged to pay more attention to startups and digital disruption
Industry insiders have warned big UK organisations to recognise the growing threat posed by startups
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December 01, 2017
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Dec'17
Australia testing robots to track spent nuclear fuel
International teams at a robotics competition in Australia have developed robots that prevent spent nuclear fuel from falling into the wrong hands
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November 30, 2017
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Nov'17
Lauri Love could face jail in detention centre condemned by US judges
Appeal court hears conditions in Metropolitan Detention Centre, where alleged hacker Lauri Love is likely to be sent if extradited to the US, described by US judges as 'unconscionably bad', and that Love would be at 'real risk'
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November 30, 2017
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Nov'17
Millennials could change ‘hero’ mentality in IT departments, says Gartner
Analysts say the generation of millennials entering the IT workforce will create a more collaborative working environment
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November 30, 2017
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Nov'17
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2018
A “mega cloud” that weaves together multiple private and public clouds, along with the use of AI to perform data-driven “thinking tasks”, could emerge next year
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November 29, 2017
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Nov'17
Lauri Love would face ‘medieval’ conditions in US prison if extradited over hacking charges
Engineering student Lauri Love should be tried in the UK, court hears, as new evidence is presented on the “medieval” conditions in US jails for people with medical problems
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November 29, 2017
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Nov'17
Councils continue to spend on Oracle despite budget constraints
Local authorities face a challenges balancing their meagre budgets with services they can afford to provide, but spending on Oracle seems to be increasing
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November 29, 2017
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Nov'17
IT problems cost UK companies £6.9bn in lost labour
IT issues and the time it takes to fix them is costing UK companies billions of pounds due to employees not being able to work
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November 28, 2017
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Nov'17
Fintech is increasing operational risk to banks
European Banking Association report reveals fear of greater operational risk because of increased take-up of fintech in financial services sector
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November 27, 2017
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Moscow to build on its smart city credentials
Moscow ranks in the world’s top 10 smart cities, but is keen to develop more technologies to boost its growing status
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November 26, 2017
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Nov'17
UK only average in terms of digital public services
UK government has the innovation skills to become a digital public services leader, but needs to improve the ID and authentication that sits underneath it to reach this goal
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November 24, 2017
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Nov'17
AWS announces Secret cloud region for intelligence community agencies
Amazon has launched a new cloud region for intelligence agencies managing information of a secret classification
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November 22, 2017
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Nov'17
CIO interview: David Southern, director of ICT, WWF UK
In his 17 years in the IT department at the WWF, David Southern has seen many changes – and the advent of cloud computing is one of the biggest
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November 21, 2017
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Nov'17
Nordic CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia
Swedish construction company Svevia is transforming digitally, driven by chief information officer Emil Dahlin
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November 20, 2017
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Nov'17
NatWest software robots to advise customers on investments
NatWest is offering customers automated investment advice through software robots
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November 20, 2017
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Nov'17
CIO interview: Claire Priestley, IT director, City, University of London
City, University of London's IT director is leading her team's drive for innovation while seeking collaboration with other public sector bodies in the capital
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November 20, 2017
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Nov'17
Dubai Health Authority completes final phase of Salama electronic medical records system roll-out
Dubai Health Authority completes medical records digitisation scheme, 21 months after the project was first unveiled