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• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  HMRC puts Loan Charge settlements ‘on pause by request’ until independent review concludes

  After campaigners called for HMRC to pause all of its Loan Charge enforcement activity until the government’s independent review of the policy is complete, Computer Weekly has learned that the agency is accepting requests to pause settlements

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

  MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Virtual wards to digital feedback: the Nordic approach to post-pandemic healthcare

  Post-pandemic healthcare is benefitting from Nordic tech foresight, with the country bringing digital change to the world’s health sector to allow for more remote care

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Nokia acquires Rapid tech assets, takes Ionian submarine cable to 800Gbps

  Acquisition designed to strengthen network API product development expanding ecosystem to use 5G, 4G network capabilities while comms tech company claims capacity-reach record for unrepeated transmission over 330km between Italy and Greece

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Mike Potter’s departure leads to changes at the CDDO

  The government digital officer left his role in September, and government chief technology officer David Knott is currently leading the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the interim while permanent arrangements are agreed

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  UK government accelerates 4G roll-out in rural Wales

  Businesses in so-called hard-to-reach parts of UK principality now said to be able to benefit from mobile network upgrades to deliver faster and more reliable internet as part of the UK government’s £5bn scheme

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  CIO interview: Steve O’Connor, Aston Martin

  Skills gaps, electrification and customisation driving need for change, says Aston Martin CIO Steve O’Connor

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Ping CEO on ForgeRock integration and future of identity

  Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand discusses the company’s unified roadmap, commitment to customer stability and growth plans in the evolving identity landscape following the merger with ForgeRock

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Microsoft ramps up small language model effort

  Microsoft is working with several industry sector specialist software providers to bring industry-specific AI models to its Azure AI platform

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  GenAI apps boost interest in differentiated 5G connectivity

  Study shows over a third of 5G smartphone users are interested in paying for differentiated connectivity and almost a quarter are willing to pay up to 35% more for guaranteed fast and secure connectivity for high-capacity applications

• November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

  Apple hit by Which? with £3bn legal claim that iCloud service charges are ‘anti-competitive’

  UK consumer rights advocate Which? has appointed legal representation, as it sets about challenging Apple on anti-competitive grounds over its treatment of UK iCloud users

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Electric vehicle tipping point for US drivers expected in next 10 years

  Accenture report warns automakers to adopt a life-centric approach to understand the next wave of EV buyers and their individual values

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Scottish Fire and Rescue enhances control room tech

  Investment in cloud-hosted command and communications service designed to mobilise firefighters, and help improve safety and security in Scotland

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  China’s Volt Typhoon rebuilds botnet in wake of takedown

  Nine months after its malicious botnet comprising legacy routers was disrupted by the Americans, Chinese APT Volt Typhoon is rebuilding and presents as persistent a threat as ever

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Closing in on quantum computing with error mitigation

  Current quantum computers are prone to error. IBM’s latest Heron machine uses software and hardware to get better results

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning

  The acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Ex-boxer fights US government over legality of Sky ECC cryptophone intercepts

  Lawyers for former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic argue that US prosecutors’ reliance on messages obtained by a European police hacking operation into the SKY ECC encrypted phone network breaches the US constitution

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  European eArchiving project aims at eternal archive with smart metadata

  The European Commission’s eArchiving project has got to version 2.0 and aims at open formats and sector-specific metadata to allow organisations to exploit data for decades to come

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Even AI laggards can see triple return on investment

  A study from IDC shows that those businesses that have an aligned AI strategy can achieve accelerated benefits

• November 13, 2024 13 Nov'24

  Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts

  There has been a spate of developments in the server space, as manufacturers focus on supporting inference workloads at the edge

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Microsoft fixes 89 CVEs on penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024

  High-profile vulns in NTLM, Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services and Microsoft Exchange Server should be prioritised from November’s Patch Tuesday update

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Zero-day exploits increasingly sought out by attackers

  Threat actors increasingly favour zero-day exploits to attack their victims before patches become available, according to the NCSC and CISA, which have just published a list of the most widely used vulnerabilities of 2023

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  More data stolen in 2023 MOVEit attacks comes to light

  Over a year since the infamous MOVEit Transfer cyber attacks affected thousands of organisations, more new victims have come to light after an anonymous threat actor leaked their data on the dark web

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Gartner warns GenAI demand will lead to datacentre energy shortages

  IT market watcher Gartner is warning enterprises that the growing demand for generative AI workloads will have a knock-on impact on energy supply and pricing in future years

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Network complexity and visibility blind spots an issue for 80% of firms

  Study finds that as cloud adoption flourishes, organisations believe they are being hampered by lack of proper network operations, skilled workers and observability tools

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Neos, Vorboss enhance enterprise fibre connectivity for London

  Leading business connectivity provider strikes deal with fibre infrastructure firm to enhance connectivity options for enterprises in London

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  VMO2 claims SRN TNS first in South Uist

  Mobile total not spot site on Scottish island sees UK operator become first in country to successfully build such a facility as part of second phase of government-funded Shared Rural Network programme

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry

  Fujitsu boss says the Horizon system has reached the end of its life and a long contract extension might not be possible

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

  Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  Pure Storage CTO: How AI is changing storage demands

  Pure Storage’s CTO stresses the need for adaptable IT systems to support AI workloads, advocating for open architectures and flexible storage platforms to avoid supplier lock-in

• November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

  How quantum computing could reshape financial services

  Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss

  During a sometimes heated appearance at the public inquiry, Fujitsu’s European boss Paul Patterson said the inquiry has shed light on who is to blame for the scandal

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Hyperscalers’ net-zero plans hit roadblock

  Hyperscalers are looking at nuclear to power their energy-hungry datacentres and meet net-zero targets – but regulations may curb their plans

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as workers

  Employment Tribunal ruling says Bolt must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, putting drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation from the ride-hailing and delivery app

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Fresh concerns over NHS England registries procurement

  Clinicians and technologists behind a number of medical devices registries being brought together by NHS England on a new common platform have accused the health service of flouting public sector procurement regulations

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Dublin City Council teams with Ookla to tackle telecoms deficits

  Local authority for Irish capital looks to close information gap and digital divide to understand 4G, 5G network performance across different times of day, device types, and both indoor and outdoor settings

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  Fibertime broadens fibre access across South Africa’s underserved communities

  South African community broadband provider expands coverage to five cities and 14 townships using fibre service in bid to provide affordable broadband access to millions of low-income customers, many connecting for the very first time

• November 11, 2024 11 Nov'24

  NetApp boosts AFF, StorageGrid and E-series hardware with 60TB drives

  Bigger drives, new CPUs and controller hardware add to upgrades to NetApp arrays that started in September, while the supplier undergoes transition to data management as a key focus

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  Gartner Symposium: How Specsavers saved on Oracle costs

  The high street opticians chain has swapped Oracle support for Pinnaker third-party support to help drive its business transformation

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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 ...

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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

• November 08, 2024 08 Nov'24

  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?

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  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

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  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

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  Google Cloud MFA enforcement meets with approval

  Latest Google Cloud policy to enforce multifactor authentication across its user base is welcomed by security professionals

• November 07, 2024 07 Nov'24

  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