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• May 21, 2021 21 May'21

  Alibaba taps machine learning to digitise Chinese classics

  Alibaba’s research arm Damo Academy has developed a machine learning model to convert scanned pages of ancient Chinese classics into text

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Three UK boosts 4G and 5G network capability

  Leading UK operator further progresses its £2bn network investment programme, claiming to have significantly transformed next-generation and existing network capability, as well as boosting indoor connectivity

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  UK regulators commit to closer cooperation on digital economy

  Two UK regulators have issued a joint statement and signed a memorandum of understanding on the need for closer collaboration on digital markets

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Virgin Media, O2 merger gains final UK regulatory approval

  Competition watchdog CMA removes last stumbling block and gives green light for what is being described as a watershed moment for the UK comms market

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Pandemic tech use heightens consumer privacy fears

  Report on consumer attitudes to privacy finds evidence of a “heightened sense of fear” as digital footprints expand inexorably

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Government sets out implementation plan for genomics strategy

  The 2021-22 implementation plan for government’s 10-year Genome UK strategy includes improving diversity of genomics data, rolling out whole genome sequencing to rare diseases patients, and delivering a proof of concept for a next-generation ...

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  GDPR-readiness of EU Cloud Code of Conduct wins backing of European data protection authorities

  The EU Cloud Code of Conduct, which aims to help IT buyers source GDPR-compliant cloud services, has found favour with the European Data Protection Board

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Subpostmaster campaign group to meet Post Office scandal inquiry chair

  The subpostmaster campaign group JFSA refused to cooperate with initial inquiry because it ‘lacked teeth’, but is now willing to talk after it was put on a statutory footing

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Malicious scans for at-risk systems start minutes after disclosure

  Statistics collated by Palo Alto Networks reveal malicious actors begin scanning the internet for systems at risk of new CVEs within minutes

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• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Credit Suisse to recruit more than 1,000 tech staff in India

  Credit Suisse is hiring more IT professionals in India to supports its plan to develop a global tech hub

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Work begins on CityFibre gigabit network for Middlesbrough

  In second deployment in two days to a mid-sized conurbation, former altnet switches attention from north-west to north-east to “future-proof” digital foundations of Teesside hub

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  O2, Microsoft reveal plans to develop mobile edge capability for private 5G

  Operator and IT giant O2 partners with Microsoft to trial the benefits of on-premise mobile edge computing in a private 5G network, paving the way for secure data management and enabling confidential information to stay on-premise at all times

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Amdocs beefs up BT business continuity for mobile customers

  Expansion to existing multiyear managed services agreement sees Amdocs and Lightico joint solution deployed to enable telco’s mobile customers to complete sales journeys remotely and securely, without the need for physical paperwork or store visits

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Record colocation take-up across Europe prompts renewed power supply concerns

  The latest quarterly tracker data from real estate consultancy CBRE confirms colocation operators in Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris saw another record period of growth during Q1 2021

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  HP taps micro virtual machines in endpoint security

  HP’s Wolf Security technology stack uses an endpoint security controller to run computing tasks in micro virtual machines so that any potential malware can be isolated and contained

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  5G-enabled sales to surpass €400bn and offer huge green gains by 2030

  Commissioned by global telco, study in five European geographies finds hugely positive socio-economic impact from 5G roll-out in terms of enabled sales, employment and reduced greenhouse gas emissions

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  UK government publishes framework on automated decision-making

  The framework focuses on making the use of algorithms and automated decision-making systems within the public sector more ethical, transparent and accountable

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Edging closer to composable business

  Covid-19 forced organisations to try radical new things. Building apps from pre-built functions is one that Mulesoft believes has longevity

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  ‘Nothing off the table’ in statutory Post Office scandal inquiry

  The government confirmed that the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be given statutory status and wider scope

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  India’s HCL to hire 1,000 tech professionals in the UK

  Indian IT suppliers set to create thousands of IT jobs in the UK, which supports their intention to have more staff based closer to customers

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Google to shift cloud compute tasks between datacentres based on green power availability

  Internet giant Google debuts capability that makes it possible to shift compute workloads between datacentres based on the regional availability of renewable, carbon-free power sources

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  UK tech sector grows tenfold in 10 years

  Massive expansion of the UK tech sector since 2010 has seen venture capital investment and the number of unicorn businesses increase by factor of 10

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Reports of stolen Irish health service data being leaked online

  Leaking of deeply confidential and personal information on patient healthcare marks a new low for the criminal Conti gang

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Zzoomm brings full-fibre broadband service to Cannock

  Work starts to provide broadband speeds claimed to be up to 33 times faster than major broadband providers to more than 37,000 homes and businesses in Staffordshire town

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Barclays first bank to publish online scam refund details

  All banks must be transparent about the proportion of victims of authorised push payment fraud they refund, says consumer rights organisation Which?

• May 19, 2021 19 May'21

  Flexxon bakes AI into SSDs to fight unknown threats

  Singapore-based Flexxon has developed a solid-state drive that uses artificial intelligence to fend off malware and other unknown threats

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Legacy data and IT issues ‘laid bare’ during Covid-19, says NAO

  The pandemic has exposed challenges with legacy data and IT systems in government, and has made the government response more challenging, says the National Audit Office

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Post Office Horizon inquiry set to be given statutory status with wider powers

  The government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is set to be made statutory with the power to call witnesses under oath and compel provision of evidence

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  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

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Microsoft EU Data Boundary dubbed ‘smoke and mirrors’

  Data protection experts claim Microsoft’s decision to create an EU Data Boundary is a tacit admission that it routinely transfers and processes the personal data of European citizens outside the bloc

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Unlicensed 6GHz spectrum puts 5G economic potential at risk, warns GSMA

  As countries diverge on their strategies for critical spectrum band, mobile trade association calls on governments around to license 6GHz to power 5G development rather than permit unfettered Wi-Fi6E expansion

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Covid lockdowns dent Vodafone fiscal year

  Revenues fall for fixed and wireless operator as mobile users obey stay-at-home orders but overall yearly service takings are described as stable, returning to growth in the second half

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Santander says sorry for weekend tech outage

  Bank’s customers were unable to access multiple banking channels because of technical problems

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  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

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  Cisco acquires Kenna Security amid security expansion

  Cisco announces a new acquisition alongside service enhancements around XDR and SASE in support of its security customers

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  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

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  NHS to issue 30,000 iPads to ambulance crews

  Mobile devices will allow crews to send photographs to hospital specialists and access health records while at the scene of incidents, aiming to speed up and improve care

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  CityFibre makes £30m full-fibre investment in Preston

  Rapidly growing former altnet gets to work on its aim to ‘future-proof’ digital foundations of north-west city with expanded fibre infrastructure

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  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

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  AWS sets out plans to expand re/Start cloud skills programme across more of the UK and Ireland

  Hot on the heels of Amazon’s pledge to create 10,000 jobs across the UK in 2021, its cloud division is planning to expand the geographical coverage of its long-standing skills builder programme

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  Half of UK workforce lacks essential digital skills for work

  A ‘hidden middle’ of more than 17 million people do not have the abilities needed to participate and contribute to the digital world in life and at work, study says

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  Conti ransomware syndicate behind attack on Irish health service

  More details continue to emerge of the significant ransomware attack on Ireland’s HSE

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  AT&T to focus on fibre, 5G after WarnerMedia merger with Discovery

  Media mega-deal presents leading US operator with opportunity to unlock value and be one of the best capitalised broadband companies

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  Andy Burnham launches Manchester digital inclusion drive

  Greater Manchester mayor announces plan to support under-25s, over-75s and disabled people to get online

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  EE boosts mobile coverage across London’s rail network

  As the UK embarks on the great indoor reopening and workers start returning to the office, BT’s mobile division beefs up mobile network capability along capital’s main commuter rail routes

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  IR35 reforms: Government gifted roadmap to umbrella regulation by ex-senior policy adviser

  Rebecca Seeley Harris, a former senior policy adviser to the Office of Tax Simplification, has joined forces with Offpayroll.org founder James Poyser to pen a draft policy to help the government fast-track its umbrella market regulation plans

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  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

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  NCSC study to probe disability and neurodiversity in cyber

  National Cyber Security Centre and KPMG have launched a new diversity study aiming to capture benchmarks on disability and neurodiversity in cyber

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  Government seeks input on supply chain security

  Amid concerns that too few companies are addressing vulnerabilities in their supply chain, DCMS is opening a consultation on new measures to enhance security

• May 17, 2021 17 May'21

  How M1 is striving to be a digital telco

  Singapore’s M1 is dialling up its digital chops by monetising its data, building more personalised services for subscribers, and going beyond connectivity as it evolves into a digital telco

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Colonial Pipeline paid $5m ransom, reports say

  Colonial Pipeline may have paid a significant ransom within hours of being attacked, it has emerged, but it’s unlikely the story ends here

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Amazon to create 10,000 new UK jobs in 2021 across online retail and cloud computing divisions

  Online retail giant goes public with plans to create 10,000 new jobs in UK and embark on a retraining plan for existing staff who may want to pursue employment opportunities outside the company later down the line

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Irish health service hit by major ransomware attack

  IT systems in hospitals across Ireland have been switched off following a significant ransomware attack

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  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

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  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

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Dutch police used deep learning model to predict threats to life

  Dutch police developed a deep learning model in their EncroChat investigation to predict which messages contain serious threats to life

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Cabinet Office launches climate challenges for startups

  The Cabinet Office has partnered with government technology accelerator Public to run a programme for startups developing innovative digital and data technologies that can help with some of the most pressing climate issues

• May 14, 2021 14 May'21

  Okta and Auth0 to expand APAC coverage

  Okta’s acquisition of rival Auth0 will enable both companies to expand their footprint in the Asia-Pacific region as demand for identity management services soars amid the pandemic

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  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

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  PayPal expands multi-year Google Cloud partnership as Covid-19 prompts spike in online payments

  Payment platform app provider publicly commits to moving more of its workloads to the Google Cloud Platform as consumer demand for online payment options soar

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  BT raises fibre broadband roll-out target despite challenging year

  Impact of Covid-19 on consumer business combined with reduction in enterprise activity dents revenues and profits in a tough financial year, but UK telco promises significant growth in gigabit broadband roll-out

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Financial and technical obstacles hit Danish datacentre heat recycling plan

  A datacentre project in Denmark is grappling with the challenges of reusing waste heat in local central heating systems

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  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

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Fibre roll-outs gather pace in Europe

  Number of homes and businesses reached by fibre grows rapidly in 39 leading European territories, with FTTH/B coverage in Europe surpassing more than half the total number of homes

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  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

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  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

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Publishing exploit code does more harm than good, says report

  Disclosing exploit code before patches are available gives malicious actors a ‘massive’ head-start, says Kenna Security

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Too many disconnected systems in government, says minister

  Cabinet Office minister Julia Lopez wants to address issues with legacy systems, improve digital skills across government and improve department collaboration, including in procurement

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Biden beefs up public-private security cooperation

  Joe Biden has signed a new Executive Order to harden US cyber security and government networks, with an emphasis on information sharing

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  VMware names Raghu Raghuram as CEO to guide company through Dell Technologies spin-off

  Several months on from the departure of ex-VMware chief Pat Gelsinger, the virtualisation giant names Raghu Raghuram as his permanent successor

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Refuge launches tech safety site for domestic abuse victims

  Created with the help of survivors, Refuge’s resource site offers guidance on protecting yourself from tech-enabled domestic abuse

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Ericsson: 5G already changing smartphone usage behaviour

  Largest 5G consumer study to date finds seven in 10 5G users expect more innovative services and apps, while 20% have decreased usage of Wi-Fi on their phones at home and other locations after upgrading

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  CISOs weathered the pandemic well, but at personal cost

  Over 80% of CISOs think their existing security capabilities stayed strong during the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but now face stress and burnout on an unheard-of scale

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Verizon DBIR underscores year of unprecedented cyber challenge

  Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report draws predictable conclusions as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be felt

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  More than a third of UK homes have gigabit-capable broadband

  First interim update to UK regulator’s audit of mobile coverage and fixed broadband availability finds gigabit industry defies pandemic to continue aggressive infrastructure deployment

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Equinix shines light on changing post-pandemic investment priorities for UK IT decision-makers

  Colocation giant Equinix’s latest Tech Trends Survey takes a look at how the IT spending priorities of IT leaders across the globe have shifted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  NHS Digital replaces system for collection of GP data

  New system designed ‘with interests of patients at its heart’ will provide near-real-time primary care data to support improvements in healthcare and help research

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  UK government publishes Online Safety Bill draft

  Bill builds on previous commitments by the government, which has added new measures to uphold democracy and freedom of speech while making tech giants more accountable

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Openreach extends analogue switch-off to further 700,000 homes and businesses

  UK broadband provider ramps up the pace of its plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Inside DarkSide: Researchers share intel on break-out cyber gang

  Security researchers swap information on the newly famous DarkSide ransomware gang, the group that doesn’t appear to understand what ‘being a criminal’ actually means

• May 12, 2021 12 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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Irish datacentre industry urged to throw its weight behind country’s greener electricity grid push

  Host in Ireland tells industry players to work with the government and other stakeholders to boost the sustainability of the country’s electricity grid for the sake of the sector’s continued growth

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  CyberUK 2021: NCSC encourages startups to invest in cyber

  National Cyber Security Centre is launching bespoke cyber security guidance aimed at the UK’s valuable startup community

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  UK to fund national cyber teams in Global South

  Government will commit millions of pounds to supporting vulnerable countries in establishing cyber capacity

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  5PRING, West Midlands local authorities announce smart cities challenge

  5G accelerator issues challenge to innovators in health, social and public services to help lead the 5G revolution with local authorities

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  The Security Interviews: Why helpful bots could hurt vaccine roll-outs

  Earlier this year, spikes in traffic to websites containing information about Covid-19 vaccines were attributed by Imperva to automated bots scraping data. Why is that a problem?

• May 12, 2021 12 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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Queen’s Speech approaches key themes for UK tech

  From online safety to skills for the future, the speech contained several points that are relevant to the industry for the year

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  UK government selects NHS App for Covid vaccination passport

  UK health service mobile application, currently used by patients to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view medical records, chosen to certify jabs record

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  How a cloud engineer at DBS Bank charted his career

  A cloud engineering leader at DBS Bank offers a glimpse into the tasks and challenges of a cloud professional and how his team is organised to support the bank’s public and private cloud infrastructure

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  UK Plc invited to sign up for Early Warning of cyber incidents

  The launch of the Early Warning incident notification service is among the enhancements being made by the NCSC to its service packages

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  Collaboration key to success of UK’s Cyber Security Council

  The founders of the UK’s Cyber Security Council have been setting out their plans to professionalise the cyber sector at the NCSC’s CyberUK 2021 event

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  NCSC cyber guidance targets cloud and home working

  The NCSC’s refreshed cyber security guidance for larger organisations places particular emphasis on cloud, home working and ransomware

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  UK digital leaders expect long-term changes to future working patterns

  Research from digital infrastructure company reveals changing working patterns brought about by Covid-19, including a surge in digital infrastructure investment

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  Government to reform Computer Misuse Act

  Home secretary Priti Patel will explore reforming the Computer Misuse Act as calls mount for the 31-year-old law to be updated to reflect the changed online world

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  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