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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office
Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
ESET shines light on cyber criminal RedLine empire
ESET publishes fresh data on the inner workings of the RedLine Stealer malware empire, which was taken down at the end of October Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
In Depth
Beyond VPNs: The future of secure remote connectivity
As more companies adopt cloud services and remote work, the limitations of VPNs are becoming obvious. We explore what’s next for secure remote connectivity Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
Automotive drives strong Q4, fiscal year for Qualcomm
Leading mobile platform processor manufacturer reveals robust end of year, with strong growth in segments such as handsets, PC, automotive and industrial IoT Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
In Depth
What are the security risks of bring your own AI?
The rise of generative AI has led to a plethora of publicly accessible artificial intelligence tools, but what are the risks when external AI tools are used with corporate data? Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
5G and fibre shine, but revenue and profits fall in BT half-year results
UK’s leading telco BT sees under-performing business division apply brakes in disappointing half-year results, despite record-making fibre net build Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
IOWN furthers pace of next-gen optical net development
Next-gen networking project reveals proof of concepts encompassing transforming infrastructure through innovations centred on an APN, spatial experiences with communication technologies, real-time, long-distance connectivity in manufacturing and ... Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
Inside Grab’s platform strategy
Grab’s group CTO talks up the super app’s platform strategy, architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
In Depth
Storage explained: Consumption models of storage procurement
We look at consumption models of storage purchasing and how cloud operating models have made them mainstream and supplanted the traditional three-year lift-and-shift datacentre refresh Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
Blog Post
Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro
As it’s Christmas (well, nearly) and I updated my Android mini tablet option last year with around this time, I decided that it was time to “go large” and get something more powerful, with a bigger ... Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
Blog Post
Tricentis ships qTest Copilot for developer QA
Developer and quality assurance teams today are looking to drive meaningful and measurable improvements to the test coverage of their applications, while driving significant productivity gains. ... Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
News
Loan charge under review: Second inquiry into controversial contractor tax policy announced
Nearly five years have passed since the results of the government’s first independent review into the controversial loan charge policy surfaced, and now another one has been ordered. But will it change anything? Continue Reading
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November 08, 2024
08Nov2024
Blog Post
The greatest happiness is digital success
The annual gathering of IT chiefs in Barcelona for the Gartner Symposium is a place to share ideas and attend sessions where the analyst firm pitches a new concept. This time it is the idea of the ... Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle
Senior civil servant’s appearance at public inquiry reveals Post Office broke spending rules when it diverted money to legal battle Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
Blog Post
Trump has won - but he cannot defeat the inevitability of digital change
After Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory in 2016, I wrote about how the technology sector had contributed to and enabled the controversial reality TV star’s political ascent – you ... Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
5G redefines live events economics
Study from leading comms tech provider reveals 5G elevates connectivity experiences at events, notably concerts, with 5G users being 20% more satisfied than 4G peers at 2024’s biggest events Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Google Cloud MFA enforcement meets with approval
Latest Google Cloud policy to enforce multifactor authentication across its user base is welcomed by security professionals Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Gartner Symposium: Time to get rid of the dead wood
IT architecture complexity is set to increase in a way that means IT departments are juggling multicloud and legacy environments Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
AI a force multiplier for the bad guys, say cyber pros
CIISec’s annual report on the security profession finds evidence of growing concern that artificial intelligence will ultimately prove more useful to threat actors than defenders Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Post Office appointing third-party reviewer of current Horizon system
According to government representative on the Post Office board, an independent reviewer of Horizon is being appointed Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
UK fibre providers struggle to meet rising demands
Research from field service management software provider warns of growing pressures as digital transformation becomes essential for altnets to stay competitive in cut-throat market Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
Podcast
The future of cloud: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Gartner’s Philip Dawson discusses the cloud and on-premise complexity facing IT departments Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Government presses pause on Single Trade Window project
The project to create a UK Single Trade Window, a digital gateway for traders, has been put on hold for the 2025/26 financial year as mounting costs cause concerns Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
VMO2 claims UK 5G standalone small cells first
Service provider claims UK first with successful deployments of 5G standalone small cells on existing street furniture in England’s second city to increase mobile capacity in exceptionally busy areas surrounding main thoroughfares Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Research: UK residents demonstrate ‘low-level’ understanding of what datacentres do
Research commissioned by colocation giant CyrusOne reveals there is work to be done by operators when it comes to educating UK residents on the benefits that datacentres being built in their local communities can bring Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Interview: Petra Molnar, author of ‘The walls have eyes’
Refugee lawyer and author Petra Molnar speaks to Computer Weekly about the extreme violence people on the move face at borders across the world, and how increasingly hostile anti-immigrant politics is being enabled and reinforced by a ‘lucrative ... Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Connexin completes ‘significant’ first stage of Project Gigabit contract
Digital service and smart technology provider fulfils initial part of £58m contract in national £5bn broadband scheme providing gigabit connectivity to over 34,000 rural homes in Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
Blog Post
Appercept founder: Bringing Delphi into the AWS cloud era
The is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Richard Hatherall in his position as founder and chief executive of Appercept Limited. Appercept is known for its AWS SDK ... Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
US smart city lights up solid-state LiDAR technology
Pioneer US smart city and associated 5G ecosystem collaborates with solid-state scanning light detection and tech provider to deploy latest range of sensors Continue Reading
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November 07, 2024
07Nov2024
News
Elisa claims Euro first with 100G PON trial over live Nokia-based fibre net
Leading Finnish operator taps compatriot global comms tech provider to become first in Europe to trial 100G passive optical network over live fibre broadband network Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Snowflake brings AI to data for Australian businesses
At the Sydney leg of the Snowflake World Tour, the company showcased how its platform simplifies data management, reduces costs and drives AI adoption for Australian businesses Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
UK government launches AI assurance platform for enterprises
The platform is designed to drive demand for the UK’s artificial intelligence assurance sector and help build greater trust in the technology by helping businesses identify and mitigate a range of AI-related risks Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Gartner Symposium: Why the chance of digital success is random
For some CIOs, there is only a 48% chance their digital business initiatives will succeed, but collaborating with non-IT functions can increase success rates Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Lords shoplifting inquiry calls for facial recognition laws
A Lords committee has expressed concern about the use of facial recognition technology by retailers to combat shoplifting, and is calling on the government to introduce new laws to ensure there are minimum standards for their deployments Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
Blog Post
What to expect from NTT R&D Forum 2024
As the planet gets smaller, access to internationally hosted software application development and data science events appears to also gravitate around a tighter and more accessible orbit. Excuse ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k
Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Starmer announces tech-enabled crackdown on people smuggling
The UK government has announced a further £75m of funding for its Border Security Command, meaning it will now have £150m over two years to spend on new technologies and staff Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
Oracle taps Vodafone Business to provide global IoT connectivity
Integrated communications and cloud services provider teams with operator’s internet of things division to bring connectivity to enterprise communications platform users Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
Blog Post
A software sextuplet for KubeCon Americas 2024
KubeCon and Cloud Native Con Americas 2024 runs this month with the usual fanfare and (some would say fight) for share of voice over and above the central messages emanating from the Cloud Native ... Continue Reading
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November 06, 2024
06Nov2024
News
How enterprises can ride the AI coding wave
GovTech leader urges developers to prioritise value, security and compliance when implementing AI coding tools in enterprise environments Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
Blog Post
Permiso bolsters open source cloud identity security tools
Real-time identity security company has released a suite of three open-source tools to help security teams in firm up their detection capabilities. The company’s threat research arm known as “P0 ... Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
Post Office data breach caused by botched website upgrade
Data breach exposed personal details of the hundreds of former subpostmasters who had defeated the Post Office in the High Court Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
Gartner Symposium: IT leaders urged to do reps like Arnie
Terminator film star shares lessons from his life experiences to help IT leaders succeed Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
Opinion
User-centric security should be core to cloud IAM practice
The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
NTT and Toyota gear up for joint auto mobility AI project
IT and comms giant and global auto manufacturer investing nearly $3.3bn to jointly develop mobility AI platform with goal to eliminate traffic accidents Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
CMA offers potential solution to Vodafone and Three’s merger issues
Remedies Working Paper published by UK competition watchdog into merger of leading telcos says deal may proceed if appropriate remedies are implemented Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
Gartner Symposium: Why ServiceNow wants to be seen as the AI platform for business transformation
We report on how a deal between ServiceNow and Rimini Street may offer IT leaders an alternative route to enterprise AI Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
Motorola Solutions expands emergency comms with 3tc acquisition
Public safety agencies and enterprises comms firm acquires provider of control room software solutions for police and fire and rescue services Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
Nakivo aims at VMware refugees tempted by Proxmox
Version 11 of Nakivo has added Microsoft 365 cloud-to-cloud backups, support for Proxmox virtualisation backups – following Veeam – and NAS file data backups to cloud targets Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
News
HCLTech to open AI lab in Singapore
The new facility in Singapore will be the latest in HCLTech’s network of global AI labs set up to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence applications and build local talent Continue Reading
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November 05, 2024
05Nov2024
E-Zine
Data bill aims to boost police and NHS productivity
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the government’s new data bill promises to improve productivity and efficiency for the NHS and police, but will it ensure privacy as well? We talk to Dell’s global CTO about how the IT giant sees the AI boom playing ... Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was 'political'
The Post Office was blindsided by the previous government’s decision to offer £600,000 to all subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes as a result of Horizon failures Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Government to roll out Gov.uk Forms across its websites
The tool, which is already in use, aims to transform how the public fill out applications and information online, making it easier and more intuitive Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Gartner: Avoid AI project money pit
Artificial intelligence project costs can quickly escalate, so IT leaders need to focus on the business objectives and invest appropriately Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Virgin Media O2 forges ahead with SME partnerships
UK operator launches new partnerships to benefit small business customers aiming to deliver more than just reliable connectivity and equip them with the technology, resources and networks to succeed Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
TechUK calls for government support to help UK datacentre market reach growth potential
UK tech trade body TechUK claims the UK’s datacentre sector could become one of the country’s fastest-growing sectors with more government support Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
CityFibre to sell Lit Fibre ISP business to co-founders
UK’s leading independent full-fibre provider sells service provision element of recent acquisition to focus on wholesale gigabit broadband strategy Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Financiers isolate Middle East over sanctions-evading paytech
Cross-border payment system loses support of association of global central banks Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
Microsoft trials building ‘wooden’ datacentres in pursuit of 2030 carbon-negative goal
Microsoft has gone public with its plans to build two datacentres in Northern Virginia made partly from wood, in the interests of cutting the amount of carbon generated by its server farm builds Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
News
How AI is impacting global connectivity
Jürgen Hatheier, international CTO of Ciena, discusses the role of connectivity in the age of artificial intelligence and how the company is helping service providers navigate this transformative period Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
Blog Post
DataStax expands Astra DB extension for GitHub Copilot
DataStax has detailed new work which sees it announce the enhancement of its GitHub Copilot extension with its AI Platform-as-a-Service (AI PaaS) offering. The extension claims to make it easier ... Continue Reading
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November 04, 2024
04Nov2024
In Depth
Virtual collaboration within and across industries – promises and challenges
New technologies enable intuitive and realistic visual and auditory landscapes that put users within applications. We look at which industries will likely illustrate the impact of virtual collaboration in commercial environments Continue Reading
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November 02, 2024
02Nov2024
Blog Post
Timescale embeds advanced AI into PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL database platform company Timescale has expanded its PostgreSQL AI toolset with the launch of pgai Vectorizer. This is an open source (cloud hosted) software offering that promises to ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
CISA looks to global collaboration as fraught US election begins
The US' CISA cyber agency has unveiled a two-year International Strategic Plan to advance collaboration and improve resilience against shared risks and threats Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
Blog Post
Neo4j CTO: GQL is here: the evolution from Cypher & openCypher
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Philip Rathle, CTO, Neo4j.. Neo4J offers developer services to power applications with knowledge graphs, backed by ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
Outside IR35: What the Autumn Budget’s Employers’ NI changes mean for IT contractors
The UK government used the Autumn Budget to announce an increase to the amount of Employers’ National Insurance Contributions companies will have to pay, which could have big implications for IT contractors Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
Bank of England warns against AI ‘complacency’
UK financial services regulator wants to increase understanding of AI’s benefits and how firms are managing the risks it poses, as take-up grows and use cases increase Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
Enterprise demand for GenAI fuels profit and revenue growth at AWS
AWS claims demand for its GenAI offerings is supporting a ‘significant re-acceleration’ of its revenue and profit growth, following the publication of its third-quarter results Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
Opinion
What will the Employments Rights Bill mean for tech employers?
Tech businesses with attractive salaries and perks are often quick to hire and fire as economic cycles change but that is likely to change following the government’s new Employment Rights Bill. Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
Amdocs unveils next-gen fibre offer
Expanded fibre offering designed to simplify end-to-end fibre lifecycle management and improvements in customer experience, including collaboration with IQGeo Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
Blog Post
The network is dead - long live the network
It’s been a good week for "reinventing networking" conversations. And not before time – I mean, look at all the changes we’ve seen in IT in the past decade, from data types and scale thereof, ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
Blog Post
Linux enters the cold war
The news that the Linux Foundation has removed Russian software developers from the Linux kernel maintainers mailing list is something that is sending shockwaves through the LInux community. While ... Continue Reading
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November 01, 2024
01Nov2024
News
Rivada, Colt collaborate to claim ‘unique’ LEO satellite connectivity
Global digital infrastructure company teams with satco to provide next-generation connectivity low Earth orbit network attributed with necessary speed, security and performance Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Post Office scandal affected relationships of two-thirds of victims
The Post Office scandal, regarded as the UK’s widest miscarriage of justice, destroyed the financial wellbeing of former subpostmasters, took away their liberty and inflicted grief on their relationships Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
DWP appoints Helen Wylie as its new chief digital and information officer
Wylie steps up from chief technology officer to replace her departing boss, Rich Corbridge, to take over one of the largest IT estates in Europe Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Connectivity market places focus on value for money
Survey from leading consulting firm shows signs of throttling back in terms of digital services, with three-quarters of UK consumers wanting fixed price guarantees Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
Blog Post
Microsoft ushers in a new era of secure printing
Microsoft is ushering in a new era of secure printing with the biggest change to the Windows print stack in more than 20 years. On 1 October 2024, Microsoft launched Windows Protected Print Mode ... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Meta no longer prolonging the life of datacentre servers
During the earnings call for the company’s latest quarterly results, CFO Susan Li said Meta would be investing in GPU servers Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
Blog Post
Tabnine details hyper-personalised AI code review agent
AI code assistant company Tabnine has come forward with its Code Review Agent. This software validation agent is said to produce quality secure code by using and enforcing a team’s best practices ... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
AI becomes Microsoft’s fastest-growing business
Artificial intelligence has delivered $10bn to Microsoft’s bottom line, but the business is not in cloud GPUs for third-party inference engines Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Interview: Niall Robinson, head of product innovation, Met Office
Weather and climate data is hugely valuable to government and businesses – and the Met Office is finding ways to innovate with data to deliver improved products and services Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping
Fujitsu’s European boss will have to justify why promises made at the public inquiry months ago have not been followed through Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
Blog Post
GitGuardian gives 'voice' to AppSec on hard-coded secrets
Not a cyber security alert story per se, application security company GitGuardian has detailed its “Voice of Practitioners 2024” report with a note to highlight the current state of application ... Continue Reading
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October 31, 2024
31Oct2024
News
Autumn Budget: Employment agencies to take on PAYE processing from umbrella firms from April 2026
The government has pledged legislation to make employment agencies and end-hirers responsible for making sure contractors pay the right amount of tax, in a clampdown on non-compliant umbrella companies Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
In Depth
Data classification: What, why and who provides it
You need to know where your data is, what it is, its governance requirements and relationship to the rest of your data. We look at data classification and how AI can help Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor emphasises importance of tech for UK growth
In her first budget, Rachel Reeves reiterated the vital role of technology in delivering economic growth and improving productivity and efficiency in public services Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Interview: James Fleming, CIO, Francis Crick Institute
Helping to cure cancer with computers puts digital leadership on another level – and the world-leading research institute is turning to data science and artificial intelligence to achieve its groundbreaking goals Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Interview: Rahul Todkar, head of data and AI, Tripadvisor
The travel website generates huge amounts of data – as a result, artificial intelligence offers equally huge opportunities for the business and its customers Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
SNS JU reveals raft of European 6G projects
EU-backed next-gen mobile technology flagship to evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases focusing on energy smart grids, e-health, and telemedicine and agriculture Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
RedLine, Meta malwares meet their demise at hands of Dutch cops
A multinational action led by authorities in the Netherlands has resulted in the takedown of the notorious RedLine and Meta infostealer malwares Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Thai Airways gains altitude with AI-native networking platform
Leading Asian airline engages artificial intelligence-native networking company to modernise its network infrastructure at Thai headquarters by deploying platform to deliver measurable and secure wired and wireless services Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Alphabet results reveal extent of AI-powered programming
The parent company of Google is using its Gemini generative artificial intelligence tool to code a quarter of new software development initiatives Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
Opinion
IAM best practices for cloud environments to combat cyber attacks
The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations
Linux Foundation’s decision to ban Russian maintainers has the potential to destroy open source’s global collaboration model Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Scality Ring XP to offer object storage at scale with rapid access
Lightweight S3 API trades storage features for microsecond access. Scality pairs it with all-NVMe flash in Ring XP, aimed at AI use cases for small object data in PB-scale datasets Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
VMO2 Q3 revs slip back but fixed-line customer growth returns
UK operator posts third-quarter results claiming delivery on both volume and value in consumer fixed Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Microsoft and Google in war of words following launch of anti-competitive cloud coalition
Microsoft's claims that the newly formed Open Cloud Coalition is not all it seems, and merely a front for Google Cloud to ‘mislead’ competition authorities over the state of the public cloud market, are being challenged Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
Global satellite IoT revenue to double by 2027
Study predicts further strengthening of satellite internet of things market, with government and defence sectors to generate bulk of revenue globally in the sector by 2030, but also stresses need for beefed up cyber security Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
How Formula One works with AWS to drive data insights
We speak to Formula One's lead cloud architect, Ryan Kirk, and AWS about a partnership that strives to deliver data for greater fan engagement Continue Reading
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October 30, 2024
30Oct2024
News
No simple replacement for digital evidence rules, says Post Office Horizon trial judge
Judge in Post Office Horizon trial says a more flexible approach to how digital evidence is used in court cases may be required as IT complexity increases Continue Reading