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2024 Stories
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
News
AWS secures £894m in cloud spend across three contracts with UK government on same day
Amazon Web Services’ hold on the UK public sector continues to tighten, following the revelation that on a single day in late 2023 it clinched contracts worth £894m with three central government departments Continue Reading
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
News
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal Continue Reading
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
News
Parallel Wireless partners to bring wireless connectivity across Africa
Open RAN technology provider inks deals with regional players to ensure 2G, 3G, 4G and soon 5G Open RAN connectivity is contributing to communications across African continent, expanding access to critical health and educational services Continue Reading
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
News
CES 2024: automotive to the fore as Qualcomm revs up for new world of AI
Leading trade show sees latest steps in Qualcomm’s evolution into connected processor and artificial intelligence company, eyeing up a new computing space for its products and services Continue Reading
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - Stack Overflow: Winning wars with data quality & responsible AI
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO, of Stack Overflow. Chandrasekar writes in full as follows… Data is the lifeblood that fuels ... Continue Reading
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January 12, 2024
12Jan2024
News
UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn
The government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
Fujitsu UK employees working for HMRC to strike during self-assessment tax period over pay
Hundreds of Fujitsu UK staff working for HMRC are set to strike later this month over a pay rise dispute Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
Blog Post
Volvo Penta rides softwave waves across Internet of Boats (IoB)
We might think of Volvo Group as a car manufacturer that adheres to enough robust build standards capable of standing up to a Swedish winter - and we still should - but we should also now think of ... Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
Gartner: PC market collapsed in 2023
The post-Covid recovery of the PC industry is taking far longer than hoped, with businesses and consumers hanging onto devices Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
QLC made gains but storage innovation focus was on software in 2023
Storage hardware innovation has taken a back seat – QLC flash excepted – as the big storage suppliers build around software-based variants and optimisation on modular product sets Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
MHRA launches roadmap for medtech regulations
The roadmap covers plans for regulations on medical technologies, including implantable devices, artificial intelligence and healthcare software, with core elements of a new framework to be in place by 2025 Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform
Cisco unified comms customers are urged to patch a critical vulnerability in Unity Connection, a messaging and voicemail product Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
Opinion
Redefining the cyber domain to tackle the challenges of tomorrow
Emerging technologies have brought about a new age of cyber – and we need a 360-degree collaborative approach more than ever to succeed Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Volvo Penta advances sea vehicle intelligence
Automotive giant’s new platform combines dual power propulsion and smart features ranging from eco mode to assisted docking to dynamic positioning through electronic vessel control system for a premium on-water experience Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Stellantis, AWS BlackBerry QNX launch virtual cockpit
Leading automotive manufacturer teams with mobile platform developer and cloud giant to intro virtual cockpit as key component of virtual engineering workbench Continue Reading
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January 11, 2024
11Jan2024
News
Hawaiki opens up optical 400GbE subsea services
Asia-Pacific digital infrastructure operator announces the availability of commercial 400GbE services on its trans-Pacific 15,000km high-capacity cable powered by optical networking technology Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum
Disinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking
The two companies position the combined business as a major force in enterprise and datacentre networking Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration
The government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
Poor tech kills hybrid work productivity
People who work from home say the IT they use is failing or performs poorly, which reduces their productivity, leading to hours of work lost Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs
Microsoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Sony announces development of spatial content creation system
Sony is developing a device equipped with extended reality head-mounted display and controllers dedicated to interaction with 3D objects Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA
The US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Siemens eyes up immersive tech, AI to enable industrial metaverse
Siemens seals partnerships to highlight transformative technology and introduces solution for immersive engineering that combines Sony head-mounted display with its Xcelerator software Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal
As a TV drama brings the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story – we examine the troubled history behind Fujitsu’s role Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Samsung gets into gear with Tesla, Hyundai
CE giant unveils at leading tech event connected vehicle offerings for two of the leading global auto manufacturers, with particular emphasis on smart energy savings Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
News
Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill
The independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
Blog Post
OpenUK details UK open source 'heatmap' & 2024 honours list
OpenUK has shared its fourth New Year’s Honours List for 2024, celebrating what it calls the ‘social influencers of open source’ in the UK. Known well at Computer Weekly, OpenUK is a not-for-profit ... Continue Reading
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January 10, 2024
10Jan2024
Blog Post
What to expect from Dynatrace Perform 2024
Keen to make sure we get back up to speed with everything that’s happening in Nevada this month, the Computer Weekly Developer Network is headed back to Las Vegas for Dynatrace Perform. The event ... Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor made available
A joint effort between Cisco Talos, Avast and the Dutch police will bring relief to many victims of a variant of the Babuk ransomware known as Tortilla Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
Opinion
Inadequate cloud logs are proving a headache for CISOs
The mass adoption of cloud environments is pushing strained CISOs to the brink and a lack of attention to logging isn't helping. Vectra's Mark Wojtasiak calls for organisations to do more to improve visibility in their clouds in 2024 Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Wales makes headway with electronic prescriptions roll-out
Electronic prescribing will be deployed in both primary and secondary care, while a shared medicines record will be live by the end of March 2024 Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Study reveals cyber risks to US elections
With the 2024 US presidential election cycle beginning, a study produced by Arctic Wolf has highlighted big gaps in preparedness and resourcing at government bodies across the US Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Former Post Office CEO hands back CBE amid public backlash
Former Post Office CEO hands back her CBE after public backlash following dramatisation of her role in Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics
Campaigning subpostmaster calls out government’s use of ‘weaselly’ statistics to hide its slow progress Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
CES 2024: Qualcomm claims new era of mobility and inks Bosch deal for digital cockpit
Mobile platform giant takes to CES with automotive product portfolio claiming industry-leading performance for all tiers of mobility platforms Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
Opinion
Designing an IT department for a world defined by change
Traditional functional organisational models cannot adapt adequately to the demands of a 21st century digital business - especially not in the IT department. How can a service-based structure help? Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
QuEra Computing sets out plan for error-correcting quantum computing
QuEra Computing is betting on transversal gates, a technology which it believes is key to simplifying error correction Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
Fujitsu will have to wait until the end of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry to hear how MPs will punish it Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - Workday: How LLM ecosystems can prevent model collapse
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Clare Hickie in her role as EMEA CTO at Workday. Hickie says that ‘model collapse’ is a very real issue that must be ... Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Software-defined vehicles market to be worth over $700bn by 2034
Research finds there is plenty of opportunity ahead for software-centric experiences surrounding connected vehicles, but warns that too many OEMs are continuing to equip vehicles with limited and sluggish tech Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
CES 2024: BlackBerry announces foundation for next-gen automotive, IoT systems
QNX SDP 8.0 operating platform to feature fifth-generation architecture with safe and secure microkernel, advanced tooling and cloud enablement in what is claimed to be future-proof mission-critical embedded system design Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
News
Neos Networks launches 10Gbps managed dedicated internet access
Infrastructure upgrade sees managed dedicated internet access service customers now able to access higher bandwidths, alongside active monitoring and management of devices and service Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
Opinion
Trauma and fear means victims of the Post Office scandal are suffering in silence
Just like victims of child abuse, it is likely that issues of trauma, fear, feelings of shame and a complete loss of trust in authority are some of the powerful inhibitors preventing victims of the Post Office scandal from coming forward Continue Reading
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January 09, 2024
09Jan2024
Blog Post
The future of CISOs in APAC
This is a guest post by Geoffrey Coley, regional chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific at Veritas Technologies The pace at which the cyber threat landscape is evolving with the use of malicious ... Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
News
Government to push NHS roll-out of digital pathology
Department for Health and Social Care wants to increase use of digital pathology in cancer screening, following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
News
British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m
The cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
News
Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules
The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - Pathway: Taking LLMs out of pilot into production
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Zuzanna Stamirowska, co-founder and CEO at Pathway. Pathway bills itself as the ultimate data processing framework for the ... Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
News
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
The Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust in a BBC podcast series released this week Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
Blog Post
What to expect from NerdioCon 2024
Straight into Q1 conference season, we dive into a somewhat different type of industry gathering at NerdioCon 2024. Nerdio is of course a software provider for organisations that want to manage and ... Continue Reading
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January 08, 2024
08Jan2024
News
Datacentre operators form APAC industry group
The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association will advocate for policies to drive the security and resiliency of datacentres and minimise environmental impact, among other goals Continue Reading
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January 07, 2024
07Jan2024
News
India firms warm to responsible AI
Almost two-thirds of organisations said their responsible AI practices and policies were mature or they had taken steps towards responsible AI adoption, according to a Nasscom study Continue Reading
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January 07, 2024
07Jan2024
News
Metropolitan Police launches second criminal investigation in Post Office scandal
New investigation will examine potential crimes by the Post Office in its recovery of money from subpostmasters accused of theft and false accounting Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
News
Information Commissioner questions DWP plan to monitor bank accounts of benefit claimants
The Information Commissioner has warned that legislation to give new powers to the Department of Work and Pensions to check bank accounts of benefit claimants for indications of fraud lacks appropriate safeguards Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
News
Hyundai Mobis taps Wind River Studio to accelerate software-defined vehicle development
Global vehicle technology innovator and supplier selects mission-critical intelligent systems provider to accelerate its software-defined vehicle development, looking to create an infrastructure for next-generation mobility Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
News
Skylo, FocusPoint claim first for satellite-based IoT monitoring, escalation services
Non-terrestrial networks provider extends partnership with internet of things tech firm to link up its NTN satellite network for what it calls the first satellite-based IoT monitoring and escalation service Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - Bugcrowd: A vulnerability rating taxonomy for LLMs
This is a conversation cum-new-analysis with Casey Ellis in his role as founder and chief strategy officer at Bugcrowd for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN). The Bugcrowd Security ... Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
News
Qualcomm claims new wave of mixed reality experiences with Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2
Samsung and Google announce support for addition to flagship mobile platform supporting 4.3K per eye resolution and 12 or more concurrent cameras to deliver immersive mixed reality and virtual reality experiences Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - SymphonyAI: Core realities for developers coding AI
This is a contributed blog by Vijay Raghavendra in his capacity as CTO of SymphonyAI in line with the Computer Weekly Developer Network’s series discussing software engineering work in the Large ... Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
News
LG finds higher gear with autonomous driving and infotainment
Latest collaboration between Korean CE giant and global mobility tech company combines in-vehicle infotainment capabilities with ADAS and AD technologies Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
Blog Post
What does “Investment in Generative AI” actually mean?
I’ve found myself in a number of conversations recently where the discussion has turned to the speed at which organisations are investing in generative AI. More and more, however, I find myself ... Continue Reading
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January 05, 2024
05Jan2024
Opinion
Mind the gap: AI leaders pulling ahead as LLMs take off
Advice on how to implement large language models safely within an enterprise IT environment Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
News
AMD aims to reshape automotive industry with AI engines, in-vehicle experiences
Chip giant to use forthcoming CES to introduce Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoCs and Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series processors to power next-generation automotive systems Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
Blog Post
Unit4 predictions for 2024: pervasive ERP, conversational UX breakthroughs
This is a guest blogpost by Claus Jepsen, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Unit4 2024 is going to be an important year for the enterprise technology sector as various factors influence ... Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
News
Celona and Palo Alto partner to enhance private 5G network security
Wireless services specialist Celona and security firm Palo Alto Networks are coming together to enhance device protection for organisations operating private mobile networks Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
News
Risks and opportunities for the UK chip sector
In May 2023, the UK government unveiled a national semiconductor strategy. We find out how it has been going Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
News
Record-breaking 2023 for UK home broadband
Research from UK’s leading comms provider finds more broadband data used than ever before, as bumper traffic during Christmas and New Year contributes to the busiest days Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
In Depth
Richer customer experiences at your service
The arrival of contact centre technologies and services into the world of unified communications and collaboration has seen core features expanded to make customer experiences richer and more profitable Continue Reading
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January 04, 2024
04Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - Pathlight: Why good AI starts with infrastructure
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Trey Doig in his position as co-founder and CEO at conversational intelligence company Pathlight. Keen to address the fact ... Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
News
Dutch working to promote cooperation in Europe to keep internet safe
A Dutch cooperative approach offers national and international cooperation opportunities for ISPs to guard against DDoS attacks, lawful interception and detect abuse in networks Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
In Depth
MENA looks ahead to networking drive
The networking industry has been traditionally defined by generational advances in technology first deployed in markets such as North America, Europe and Asia Pacific – and before too long, the Middle East and North Africa region will be joining ... Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
News
Artificial intelligence to the front in Sweden’s National Technology Strategy
Sweden focuses in on artificial intelligence in its latest far-reaching national IT strategy Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
News
Fighting money laundering with AI
Mike Foster, CEO of SymphonyAI Sensa-NetReveal, talks up how AI can be used to fight financial crime and how the company’s technology can augment existing AML investments Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
News
Openreach claims connectivity landmark with Fair Isle full fibre
UK’s leading broadband provider furthers Scottish roll-out of gigabit connectivity with full fibre to the UK’s most geographically remote inhabited island, with funding from Scottish government’s R100 programme and UK government Continue Reading
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January 03, 2024
03Jan2024
Blog Post
LLM series - eSentire: Start secure, to avoid black clouds later
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jeff Schwartzentruber in his capacity as senior Machine Learning (ML) scientist at eSentire. Schwartzentruber is part of ... Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
News
China’s UNC4841 pivots to new Barracuda ESG zero-day
The Chinese state threat actor behind a series of cyber attacks on Barracuda Networks customers embarked on a campaign targeting the supplier’s email security products in the run-up to Christmas Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
In Depth
Data: the golden thread of military defence
Information has been the lifeblood of warfare for centuries and modern data strategies are no different. From frontline fighters to logistics, manufacturing, R&D, and recruitment, data is crucial Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
Opinion
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why 2024 is the year for IT managers to revamp their green IT plans
With 2023 now behind us, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
News
Qualtrics supports Dow digital transformation
How US-based materials science company has used analytics tools from Qualtrics to target improvements to customer experience Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
Blog Post
Zebra AI lead: A developer deep dive on LLM (part 2)
This is part 2 of a discussion recorded for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) with Andrea Mirabile in his position as global director of AI research at Zebra Technologies - part 1 is ... Continue Reading
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January 02, 2024
02Jan2024
News
Cloudflare eyes GenAI workloads with Workers AI
Cloudflare’s Workers developer platform is touted to make it easier for organisations to deploy GenAI capabilities at the edge to speed up inferencing Continue Reading
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January 01, 2024
01Jan2024
Blog Post
Zebra AI lead: A developer deep dive on LLM (part 1)
This is a discussion recorded for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) with Andrea Mirabile in his position as global director of AI research at Zebra Technologies. With over 10 years as an ... Continue Reading