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November 08, 2023
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Nov'23
King’s Speech misses the mark on cyber law reform, says campaign
A group of activists who want to reform the UK’s computer misuse laws to protect bona fide cyber pros from prosecution have been left disappointed by a lack of legislative progress
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November 08, 2023
08
Nov'23
5G phones drive almost $1bn returned to customers in Q3
Global business services company’s quarterly assessment of mobile trade-in arena shows that iPhone 11 still dominates as the top traded device but that for the first time more than half of the top five traded models were 5G capable devices.
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November 08, 2023
08
Nov'23
The Security Interviews: ISC2’s Clar Rosso on cyber diversity and policy
Computer Weekly catches up with ISC2 CEO Clar Rosso to talk about diversifying the cyber workforce and supporting cyber pros as they keep up with growing compliance and security policy demands
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Post Office disclosure failures delay Horizon scandal inquiry again
Many of the 300,000 emails unearthed could be relevant to evidence from future and past witnesses in the Post Office scandal inquiry
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
LSE Behavioural Lab highlights critical role of technology in boosting collaboration
Study at behavioural lab of leading UK education establishment finds quality of collaboration outcomes are proportional to quality of meeting technology used by both office-based and remote/hybrid workers
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November 07, 2023
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Nov'23
Gartner Symposium: More about AI
The keynote presentation on the second day of the Barcelona conference examined whether artificial intelligence should be more intelligent than humans
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Researchers ‘break’ rule designed to guard against Barracuda vulnerability
Vectra AI researchers found that a Suricata rule designed to detect exploitation of a dangerous Barracuda Email Security Gateway flaw was not entirely effective
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
VMware consolidates AI push at Explore in Barcelona
VMware’s vision is of ‘cloud smart’ enterprises that run on-premise, in multiclouds and in the ‘edge cloud’, with secure and compliant generative AI fuelling efficient business processes
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
LigaT selects Nokia to power IP core, transport network across Portugal
Deal provides LigaT a 400GE-capable network architecture with capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption to deliver the best possible experience to its customers in Portugal
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Cornwall Council-run care service to deploy digital care hub
Digital hub will offer council-run Corserv Care an end-to-end care solution, including a physical device, online dashboard and interoperable software
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Interview: Paul Scully, minister for technology and the digital economy, DSIT
The technology minister speaks to Computer Weekly about the government’s semiconductor strategy, how to solve the digital skills challenge in the UK and moving towards the country’s net-zero target
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
Unesco unveils seven-point anti-disinformation plan
United Nations body outlines seven proposals for civil society, governments, regulators and tech platforms to adopt to combat the source of disinformation
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November 07, 2023
07
Nov'23
AI Safety Summit review
Computer Weekly takes stock of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit and the differing perspectives around its success
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
Gartner Symposium: It’s all about AI
CEOs want CIOs to take the lead when it comes to AI business initiatives. IT leaders need a clear plan of what they want to do with AI
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
NatWest taps IBM skills for generative AI
NatWest and IBM are developing generative AI capabilities to expand the capabilities of the bank’s virtual customer assistant
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
Netherlands starts building its own AI language model
Dutch government allocates €13.5m to develop an open artificial intelligence language model according to national values and guidelines.
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
Shadow IT use at Okta behind series of damaging breaches
Okta now believes the initial access vector in a series of damaging breaches was one of its own employees who used a corporate device to sign into their personal Google account
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
How Trellix’s CISO keeps threat actors at bay
Trellix’s chief information security officer, Harold Rivas, outlines how the company mitigates security threats through containment and by helping security analysts to respond faster to cyber incidents
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
UK science minister announces quantum tech funding and collaboration plans
Science minister George Freeman announces £14m in funding for quantum technology projects as government signs collaboration agreements with Australia and the Netherlands
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November 06, 2023
06
Nov'23
Businesses show increased confidence in 5G performance
Research identifies major challenges standing in the way of businesses making good on 5G expectations
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November 05, 2023
05
Nov'23
AWS to open Malaysia cloud region in 2024
Amazon Web Services’ new cloud region in Malaysia will open next year to meet the increased demand for cloud services and support digitisation efforts in the country
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November 03, 2023
03
Nov'23
Executive interview: Sergio Gago, Moody’s
Why should companies invest in quantum computing? We speak to Sergio Gago, managing director for artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum at Moody’s
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November 03, 2023
03
Nov'23
Colt completes Lumen EMEA acquisition
Noting that industry is on the cusp of ground-breaking transformation, digital infrastructure provider seals buyout as part of plan to deliver digital roadmap for global enterprises in hyperconnected marketplace
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November 03, 2023
03
Nov'23
Giken Mobility saddles up with Telenor IoT to enhance electric motorcycle connectivity
Fast-growing player in Southeast Asia’s electric mobility sector deploys managed IoT connectivity solutions as part of mission to offer more features on the Iso UNO-X electric motorcycle
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November 03, 2023
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Nov'23
Oz comms milestone claimed as nbn upgrades fixed wireless network
As businesses across regional Australia use more devices and demand more data and speed than ever before, nationwide digital backbone upgrades network to make it easier for people to work remotely and access digital services
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November 02, 2023
02
Nov'23
BT sees accelerated fibre adoption in first half of fiscal year
Half-yearly results call for UK’s incumbent telco shows strengthening of competitive position, with the launch of mobile offer and full-fibre networks reaching more than a third of the UK's homes and businesses with a growing connection rate
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
Bristol and Cambridge to host 2024 AI supercomputers
Dell and HPE are working on supercomputers with the two universities as part of the government’s artificial intelligence funding drive
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws
Two vulnerabilities in the widely used F5 Networks Big-IP platform are now being exploited in the wild
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
UK government pledges £225m to fund University of Bristol AI supercomputer build with HPE
The University of Bristol’s much-hyped AI supercomputer has secured hundreds of millions in government funding, and HPE has been confirmed as the project’s technology provider
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
AI Safety Summit: Day one review
Computer Weekly breaks down what happened during the first day of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
CDDO publishes digital roadmap update
The CDDO envisions that by 2025, digital services will exceed public expectations, civil servants will be equipped for a digital future, and government efficiency and security will be enhanced
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November 02, 2023
02
Nov'23
Pension changes set to boost UK tech
UK technology and science startups could benefit from changes to UK pension funds
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
UK workers exhibit poor security behaviours, report reveals
Report by KnowBe4 has found that four in five UK workers do not make security-conscious choices, whether in-office, remote or hybrid working
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November 02, 2023
02
Nov'23
Verizon advances fibre technology for increased speed, reliability and capacity
Increasing its bet on fibre not only in the fixed domain but also as backhaul for wireless networks, communications provider reveals trial showing 1.2Tbps transport of data across a single wavelength on its live metro network
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
US private 5G needs major improvements to support business
Analyst finds shared airwaves experiment will require considerable improvement to fulfil the promise of enterprise 5G
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
How the UK crime agency repurposed Amazon cloud platform to analyse EncroChat cryptophone data
UK crime agency repurposed AWS-based analytics platform to triage EncroChat data and identify threats to life in messages sent on encrypted phone network
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
Tech employers claim Gen Z lack core technical skills
Research by Wiley Edge has found that almost half of businesses offering tech roles claim that candidates lack the skills needed for the job
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
EU digital ID reforms should be ‘actively resisted’, say experts
Over 300 cyber security experts have called for the EU to rethink its proposals for eIDAS digital identity reforms, saying some of the provisions risk damaging user privacy and security
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November 02, 2023
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Nov'23
SAP lays out generative AI strategy
SAP is incorporating generative AI capabilities into software development and the Hana database, prioritising data privacy and use cases that drive efficiency and cost savings for customers
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Blues teams with RAKwireless to streamline global IIoT connectivity, prototyping
Industrial internet of things technology provider partners with industrial-focused connectivity and hardware manufacturer to streamline product development
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
AI Summit: 28 governments and EU agree to safe AI development
In a joint communique at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, all participating governments agreed to deepen their cooperation around the risks associated with artificial intelligence
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Cloud banking fintech unicorn cuts 50 staff
UK fintech unicorn reduces its total staff by about 7% with sales and marketing roles taking the biggest hit.
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Ericsson unveils 5G software toolkit for premium services
Leading comms tech provider enhances 5G connectivity services with toolkit designed to strengthen the ability of 5G standalone comprising software features spanning massive MIMO, advanced RAN slicing, time-critical communication and 5G core
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Banking should start testing out quantum ideas
The finance sector should not ignore quantum computing, even though the technology is not yet ready
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Lloyds bank kicks off Hyderabad operation
Lloyds Banking Group has opened its latest tech operation in Hyderabad, with plans to recruit around 600 IT experts
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Bosch Rexroth adds Nokia to automation ecosystem
Comms tech provider collaborates with global engineering firm to integrate virtualised operating system into its MX Industrial Edge on-premise operational technology to support private wireless 5G campus network and Industry 4.0 products
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Zegona enters deal to acquire Vodafone Spain
Latest move by leading European and African telco to consolidate business sees deal with European telecommunications investment vehicle to sell Spanish business arm
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Government announces millions to fund AI skills
Funding has been allocated to ensure the UK grows its understanding of artificial intelligence and develops an AI talent base to help properly utilise the technology in the future
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
CGI, Eutelsat OneWeb, Icomera pilot satellite broadband for UK trains
IT and business consulting services reveal live trials to demonstrate how integrated low-earth orbit satellite and terrestrial communications networks can provide seamless, low latency broadband connectivity on Britain’s rail network
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November 01, 2023
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Nov'23
Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson on her AI Safety Summit goals
As the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park takes place, Computer Weekly caught up with Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to find out what one of the UK’s most prominent AI advocates wants from proceedings