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News Archive
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
ServiceNow’s Bill McDermott: a ‘work in progress’
Bill McDermott, president and CEO of ServiceNow, speaks to Computer Weekly about his vision for the company and the technology industry, which he believes to be in the throes of exponential change
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
University of York shifts HPC workloads to Swedish EcoDataCenter colocation site in green IT push
With the University of York using its HPC capabilities for climate research, it decided it was time to shift its IT infrastructure to a greener colo site in support of its net-zero goals
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
Post Office will not oppose potential Horizon conviction appellants
Post Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won't oppose them if they appeal
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
EDF deploys Dynatrace to fuel site reliability engineering drive
The energy company has adopted the observability platform to support in-house software development
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
Oracle opens first EU-based sovereign cloud regions in Germany and Spain
Database software giant is making good on its July 2022 pledge to open a series of sovereign cloud regions to cater to the data protection needs of EU-based enterprises
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
More than 50% of care providers have adopted digital records
The adoption of digital social care records has reached more than 50%, but the sector still has a way to go to reach the government’s target of 80% by March 2024
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
Tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth to chair AI Foundation Model Taskforce
The government has hired tech investor Ian Hogarth to lead its taskforce on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, aiming to tackle the safety challenges presented by AI and build public confidence in the use of the technology
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June 20, 2023
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Jun'23
Union chief calls for outsourced services to be brought in-house
Unison general secretary calls on Labour to bring outsourced public sector contracts in-house if they fail to meet certain tests
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Avaya assures future-proof global communications with Enterprise Cloud
Comms tech provider kicks off user group conference proclaiming company is back, and unveils tech for firms to pursue hybrid cloud models by hosting parts of comms infrastructure in dedicated cloud instance
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Huawei slams EU high-risk supplier claims as against principles of free trade
Comms tech giant comes out swinging against being singled out by EC commissioner as having high-risk supplier status in 5G mobile infrastructures
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Salvation Army’s trading arm sets sights on helping enterprises reuse their IT devices
Trading arm of Christian church charity The Salvation Army is expanding beyond textile recycling to help businesses reuse and recycle their e-waste
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Prime minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from banks to force tech firms to pay for online fraud
The UK’s major banks have told the prime minister to force tech firms to do more to prevent fraud that the banks end up paying for
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
How Fastly thinks differently about CDNs and the edge
Fastly is counting on its developer chops and different approaches towards security and other areas to compete with its rivals
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit
Investigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Jordan’s Ahli Bank launches app on cloud-native platform
Middle East bank launches app on latest cloud-native banking platform from Google-inspired company
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Nakivo adds ransomware scanning and new restore options
Backup maker adds malware scanning with big names in security to immutable backup copy functionality. “Tape’s not dead” either, with restore from the venerable medium now possible
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
UK to contribute up to £25m to Ukraine cyber defences
Prime minister Rishi Sunak announces an expansion to the Ukraine Cyber Programme, with a cash boost of up to £25m over the next two years
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Visa takeover means economic turmoil won’t slow Tink’s progress
Tink is one of the pioneers of the open banking sector, and under Visa’s light-touch ownership is continuing to think like a startup
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Dutch government puts up €123m to address shortage of ICT workers
Financial injection aimed at improving cooperation between vocational education and business in the Netherlands, and making the tech professions more attractive
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
Software République unveils H1st vision connected vehicle
Consortium introduces ‘revolution’ in mobility, with connected vehicle bringing together 20 concrete operational innovations, offering a ‘true experience’ beyond automotive mobility
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Collaboration in finance sector develops prototype API for digital currency
The Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of England worked with private sector on central bank digital currency experiment
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS
BBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Latest ONS data shows that 10% of UK businesses plan to adopt AI
The Office for National Statistics has found that UK adults are aware they have been using AI-based chatbots, and approximately one in six businesses are implementing AI applications
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Toulouse Métropole looks to boost connectivity with private 5G, IP/MPLS
Local authority for southern French region unveils plan to install a private, shared, multi-service 5G and IP/MPLS infrastructure to offer very high-speed mobile access services to innovation areas, improve municipal and mobility services and ...
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
CGI to develop virtual, cloud-hosted ‘black box’ recorder technology for aircraft
IT consultancy CGI is developing an alternative to the traditional ‘black box’ recorders found in aircraft that will allow teams on the ground to intervene quicker in the event of an emergency onboard
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Citi US Personal Banking turns to AI to ‘delight’ customers with personalised services
Citigroup’s US Personal Banking business has created a repository of customer data and is rolling out a decision engine to provide customers with personalised services
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June 16, 2023
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Jun'23
Lenovo ups ante on AI infrastructure investments
Lenovo is investing $1bn over three years to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure offerings, including services to help organisations deploy and tap AI capabilities in a responsible manner
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Qualcomm unveils video collaboration platform suite
Mobile technology giant unveils suite of artificial intelligence-based platforms focused on collaboration devices to accelerate design and deployment of variety video-conferencing product
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
BBFC taps into AWS AI portfolio to speed up content classification
The British Board of Film Classification has embarked on an exploratory piece of work to see how artificial intelligence could assist with classifying content
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Consumers look ahead with caution as connected device usage increases
Survey shows connected device usage on the rise in the US, with 5G a catalyst for driving smartphone upgrades during the past year. Yet inflation and the global cost-of-living crisis are making consumers take a cautious approach to spending
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Enterprise software price hikes risk derailing digital transformation
Buying software and cloud services for strategic initiatives is all very well as long as the price is stable. But costs are escalating, which is impacting value
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Exploitation of Barracuda ESG appliances linked to Chinese spies
Intelligence from Mandiant links exploitation of a flaw in a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to a previously untracked China-nexus threat actor
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Technology secretary Chloe Smith announces £54m package for AI
In her speech at London Tech Week, Smith launched funding to support a series of AI initiatives, including creating a research and innovation ecosystem for trustworthy and responsible AI, and developing AI technologies to help the UK reach its ...
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
NCSC warns over ‘enduring’ LockBit threat
Although its activity volumes have been lower of late, LockBit is still a highly dangerous ransomware gang and is now the subject of a new international cyber advisory
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Clop begins naming alleged MOVEit victims
Clop uploaded details of 12 new victims to its dark web leak site late on 14 June, many of them likely linked to the ongoing MOVEit cyber attack
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Green tech startups urged to join Climate Tech Supercluster to boost their growth
The Climate Tech Supercluster has been launched to aid the growth and development of the green tech startup scene in university towns across the UK and Europe
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Progress report
Halfway into its plan to give the country a makeover by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on technology is starting to pay off
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Department for Education plans to assess AI risk and benefits
The department has begun a consultation looking at the role of generative artificial intelligence in education
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
AWS GetIT competition aims to encourage girls into tech
Winners of this year’s GetIT competition, designed for introducing girls to the world of STEM, have been announced
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Vodafone, Three merge UK businesses
Leading telcos come together to create UK’s third large-scale UK operator designed to level competitive playing field and increase competition to UK’s two leading converged operators
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
Cloud remains IT investment priority for UK enterprises despite testing economic times
Study by Tata Consultancy Services confirms enterprises from across the UK and Ireland are continuing to invest in cloud, and see doing so as the gateway to future innovation
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June 15, 2023
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Jun'23
NBN Co sets out to achieve net-zero by 2050
Australia’s national broadband network operator plans to tap renewable energy and roll out energy-efficient fibre as part of its longer-term target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
Ransomware-stricken Capita to run Action Fraud successor
A £50m deal to replace the Action Fraud service has been handed to PwC and Capita, which is facing investigations over its handling of customer data in a ransomware incident
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
EU AI act passes a significant milestone
The European Union’s AI Act will ban the use of artificial intelligence to profile people based on race or gender and prohibit use of biometric identification in public spaces
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
Smart meter value eroded by tech issues
The smart meter roll-out, which is one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the UK, is facing a number of long-term technical challenges
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
Pure adds FlashArray//E for QLC capacity option in performance arrays
Flash storage specialist allows customers lower entry point to less costly quad-level cell flash in file and block access FlashArray//E as part of move towards all-flash in the datacentre
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
No zero-days for June Patch Tuesday, but plenty to chew over
On the face of it, Microsoft’s monthly round of updates is a lighter-than-usual load for security teams, with no zero-days in evidence, but there are still plenty of issues needing attention
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year
TSB is the latest bank to demand more action from social media sector in helping to reduce online fraud
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
Google Cloud signs MoU to accelerate take-up of AI by UK defence sector
Google Cloud is continuing to make in-roads into the UK public sector after signing MoU with The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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June 14, 2023
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Jun'23
Clop’s MOVEit ransom deadline expires
A seven-day deadline set by Clop for victims of its latest attack to contact it to arrange payment passes today