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12 September 2024
Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation
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12 September 2024
Lord introduces bill to regulate public sector AI and automation
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12 September 2024
Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants
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12 September 2024
Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system
News Archive
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation
New security measures following the cyber attack, which took down some of TfL’s services, have led to delays in contactless roll-out
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Lord introduces bill to regulate public sector AI and automation
A private members’ bill seeking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated technologies throughout the public sector has been brought to Parliament
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants
Data sharing between public and private bodies for the purposes of carrying out immigration raids helps to prop up the UK’s hostile environment by instilling an atmosphere of fear and deterring migrants from accessing public services
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Government receives report on second controversial Post Office IT system
Former subpostmasters suffered as a result of unexplained accounting shortfalls which they believe were caused by errors in Post Office Capture software, used before the controversial Horizon system
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Keir Starmer vows to create a ‘digital NHS’ following damning Darzi review
The prime minister promises to move from an analogue to a digital NHS after Lord Darzi’s rapid review of the health service found an NHS in disrepair, with outdated IT and low productivity
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Mphasis expands UK roots with leap into quantum computing
Indian heritage software development services supplier opens London hub to help customers integrate the latest technologies into their business plans
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
European enterprise networking lacks hybrid maturity
Deploying a complex hybrid and multicloud IT architecture has an impact on enterprise network management
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
UK and others sign first ‘binding’ treaty on AI and human rights
The UK, US and EU have all signed a treaty from the Council of Europe that aims to mitigate the threat AI poses to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but commentators say it lacks enforcement mechanisms and creates loopholes
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September 12, 2024
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Sep'24
Mainframe teams turn to AI for modernisation gains
Given the skills crisis, generative artificial intelligence may offer a way for IT and business leaders to modernise their mainframe environments
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
Datacentres granted critical national infrastructure status
The global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike has shown why keeping datacentres secure and safe is critical to the UK
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration
HMRC looks set to miss out on millions of pounds in unpaid tax it is owed by a non-compliant umbrella company that slipped into administration, prompting renewed calls for the sector to be regulated
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system
Pressured decision-making caused mistakes in the Post Office project to replace the system at the heart of national scandal
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
September Patch Tuesday: Update before 1 October
Four critical remote code execution bugs in Windows and three critical elevated privileges vulnerabilities will keep admins busy
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
How Sonar is elevating code quality in the age of AI
Sonar’s code quality platform helps developers maintain secure, high-quality code amid the rise of artificial intelligence-based coding assistants, now expanding into the Asian market
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites
UK staff morale is at an all-time low as Japanese IT giant deals with the backlash from its involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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September 11, 2024
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Sep'24
ICO and NCA sign MoU to provide joint support for cyber crime victims
UK data protection watchdog joins forces with law enforcement agency to provide more support for organisations that fall victim to cyber crime and ransomware attacks
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
AWS to invest £8bn in building out UK datacentre footprint over next five years
Amazon Web Services has reinforced its commitment to the UK, with a five-year datacentre investment plan
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
Ada Lovelace Institute warns NHS against deploying genomics AI
A report has found that widespread use of artificial intelligence-powered genomic health prediction in the NHS could lead to privacy and ethical issues, discrimination and dependency on the private sector
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld ’24
Oracle’s leadership was in celebratory mood opening its annual CloudWorld jamboree, and with its announcement of a new cloud partnership with AWS, multicloud futures were high on everyone’s agenda
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence
Several initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations
Secure software specialist JFrog is working with code development service GitHub to integrate the onboard capabilities of its Software Supply Chain Platform service into GitHub’s platform
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency
Manufacturer Unilever is already using AI for advanced data analytics, but is now exploring how to use Accenture’s GenAI platform
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
ANZ CIOs to prioritise cyber security investments in 2025
Cyber security remains high on the agenda for ANZ CIOs, followed by data analytics, cloud and generative AI
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September 10, 2024
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Sep'24
Sony Research, AI Singapore to refine Sea-Lion for Tamil
Sony Research and AI Singapore are collaborating to enhance the Sea-Lion LLM for Tamil, a language spoken in Southeast Asia and India
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
At CloudWorld, Oracle completes hyperscaler trifecta with AWS
Oracle opens up its annual CloudWorld event with a plethora of announcements, launching a partnership with cloud giant AWS and expanding previously announced tie-ups with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
Multiple Veeam vulns spark concern among defenders
Veeam users are urged to patch a series of vulnerabilities in the firm’s Backup & Replication product to get out ahead of potential exploitation by ransomware gangs
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements
Subpostmasters who feel they received inadequate financial redress in the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme can appeal the settlements through a new independent process
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
Interview: Jon Grainger, CTO, DWF
The law firm's IT leader discusses the transition to cloud and his strategy for digital transformation, as well as the opportunities and challenges of generative AI in the legal sector
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
Forrester: IT budget growth pushed towards cross-functional teams
Analyst firm Forrester has forecast a slight increase in IT budgets for 2025, but technical debt is one of the areas likely to feel the squeeze
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September 09, 2024
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Sep'24
How MongoDB is driving AI adoption in ASEAN
MongoDB field CTO Boris Bialek delves into how the company is supporting ASEAN organisations in their AI journey, highlighting the importance of data governance and real-time capabilities in driving successful adoption
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September 06, 2024
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Sep'24
Longstanding Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to step down
Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson is to leave the AI cyber company she helped build with Mike Lynch after more than a decade, following its acquisition by a private equity firm
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September 06, 2024
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Sep'24
EE ups UK wireless ante with 5G standalone network, Wi-Fi 7 router
UK’s largest mobile telco announces next evolution of its wireless offerings, with 5GSA across 15 major UK cities
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September 06, 2024
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Sep'24
NFL teams throw to Extreme Networks to enhance fan experiences
A number of NFL Clubs, including the Chargers, Packers, Texans and Vikings, deploy comms solutions to enhance fan experiences, improve operational efficiency, and ensure reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity
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September 06, 2024
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Sep'24
AT&T taps Nokia to accelerate future-ready fibre broadband
Leading US service provider inks multi-year agreement with global comms tech company to support future footprint expansion
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September 06, 2024
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Sep'24
China dominates AI and advanced analytics research
Research looking at each country’s AI contribution, based on the quantity and quality of researchers papers published, shows China is leading the way
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Tencent Cloud debuts palm scanning tech in global markets
Tencent Cloud launches palm verification technology for global markets, offering AI-driven identity authentication to support contactless payments and security access management
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
NCSC and allies call out Russia's Unit 29155 over cyber warfare
The NCSC and counterpart agencies from the US and other countries have exposed a long-running campaign of Russian cyber espionage and warfare conducted by GRU Unit 29155
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
UK’s C-suite more technically skilled than others, finds Accenture
Looking at CEO and board-level positions globally, Accenture found the UK has the most technically skilled C-suite worldwide
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Fog ransomware crew evolving into wide-ranging threat
The emergent Fog ransomware gang appears to be changing up its victimology in search of more cash-rich victims
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Ongoing TfL cyber attack takes out Dial-a-Ride service
The Dial-a-Ride assisted transit service for disabled people had to temporarily suspend part of its operations as Transport for London deals with an ongoing cyber attack, but the service has now been recovered
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Government plans for NHS Digital Health Check roll-out
The digital health check, originally planned to be deployed in spring 2024, will be piloted at three local authorities, covering 130,000 people
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
On-train internet connectivity pivotal for rail industry growth
Survey of rail industry professionals highlights the fundamental role of onboard internet connectivity in the evolution of the rail industry by the people who will be responsible for overseeing it
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Asda evolves petrol forecourt networking technology
Managed network provider Evolve enters partnership with UK supermarket chain to offer connectivity support at 116 new petrol forecourt sites
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Canadian arrested by France after cooperating with US on Sky ECC cryptophone investigation
Thomas Herdman, who faces charges in France over his involvement in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones, was arrested by French police despite agreeing to cooperate with US law enforcement
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September 05, 2024
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Sep'24
Vodafone to double mobile network coverage in Australia
Following a network-sharing agreement with Optus, Vodafone will double its mobile network coverage in Australia by 2025, reaching 98.4% of the population
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September 04, 2024
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Sep'24
PyPI loophole puts thousands of packages at risk of compromise
Thousands of PyPI packages are at risk of an attack technique dubbed Revival Hijack, which exploits a loophole in the platform’s package naming feature
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September 04, 2024
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Sep'24
IFA 2024: Latest Snapdragon X Series to ‘redefine’ enterprise computing
Global mobile processor and platform provider takes wraps off next generation of flagship product’s X Series portfolio with the addition of platform claimed to bring ‘incredible’ battery life, superior performance and CoPilot+ PC capability
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September 04, 2024
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Sep'24
Lloyds Bank uses artificial intelligence to check trade finance documents
Bank is automating checks of digital and paper-based documentation in trade financing with the help of artificial intelligence
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September 04, 2024
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Sep'24
Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting
Retailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores
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September 04, 2024
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Sep'24
CMA clears Microsoft and Inflection AI transaction
Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection AI teams is regarded as a merger under UK law, but this deal has not curbed competition in the artificial intelligence market