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February 20, 2020
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Skymind has big plans for AI in ASEAN
Skymind Global Ventures’ $800m fund to tap artificial intelligence potential and talent includes focus on ASEAN’s AI ecosystem
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February 19, 2020
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Macquarie Cloud Services sets up Azure practice
Macquarie Telecom’s cloud division will deliver Azure managed services to new and existing customers, complementing its existing cloud, hosting, datacentre and telco businesses
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February 19, 2020
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Cost of cloud misconfigurations set at $5tn
Cloud security outfit DivvyCloud says more than 33 billion records have been exposed in cloud misconfiguration incidents in the past 24 months
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February 19, 2020
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Refinitiv uses Google Cloud to revolutionise delivery of huge datasets
Financial data giant is expanding delivery of its services in the cloud, removing the need for customers to use hard disks and trucks to transport large datasets onsite
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February 19, 2020
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EU puts up AI and data strategies with an ethical twist
European Commission launches strategies for artificial intelligence and data economics, making the fight against climate change their raison d’être
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February 19, 2020
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Swedish consumer-protection legislation will hit fintechs
New financial regulation to protect consumers from agreeing to unnecessary credit will force financial technology companies to make changes to their products
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February 19, 2020
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Data sharing between private healthcare and NHS to move into new phase
A consultation has been launched to seek views on the creation of a single source of healthcare data in England, with a series of pilots announced
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February 19, 2020
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Air transport industry examines blockchain that could boost revenue by $40bn
Businesses supplying aircraft parts and maintenance services are collaborating to investigate the potential of blockchain technology to improve logistics
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February 19, 2020
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Qualcomm makes major moves in 5G essential equipment
Chip giant Qualcomm introduces third-generation 5G modem-RF system to enhance 5G performance and 5G/4G mobile filter technology
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February 19, 2020
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Dutch tech firm transforms real-life football through video game concept
Tech company that helped the Belgian football team in the last World Cup is changing the way footballers are scouted and teams are trained
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February 19, 2020
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Blasé directors put business data at risk
The higher up within a business you go, the more likely you are to find people intentionally leaking confidential data, says Egress
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February 19, 2020
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Questions raised over Office 365 shared content policy
Buried 300 words into Microsoft’s standard service level agreement is a clause that affects intellectual property and privacy
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February 18, 2020
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US ‘breached due process’ in spying operation against Julian Assange’s lawyers
Surveillance footage of Julian Assange’s meetings with lawyers and doctors in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was an “abuse of process”
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February 18, 2020
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Three UK chooses CityFibre as preferred backhaul provider for nationwide 5G roll-out
Digital infrastructure platform provider tapped to provide backhaul backbone for roll-out of next-gen mobile infrastructure across the UK
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February 18, 2020
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Girlguiding hosts interactive cyber security workshop
100 Guides from South West England took part in an NCSC event to learn more about security fundamentals
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February 18, 2020
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IR35 private sector reforms: National Grid contractors up in arms over tax status assessments
Assessments are claimed to have resulted in “99%” of utility firm’s off-payroll workers having their roles reclassified as inside IR35
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February 18, 2020
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Untrusted security teams being left out of business decisions
Only a third of organisations are involving their cyber security function at the planning stage of business initiatives
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February 18, 2020
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Cisco: 5G to support more than 10% of global mobile connections by 2023
Annual internet report suggests that by 2023, there will be 3.6 networked devices or connections per person and nearly 10 devices and connections per household
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February 18, 2020
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Most CISOs ready to move jobs if something better comes along
The shortage of skilled security pros is creating an active recruitment market, with over 80% of CISOs saying they would consider a new role if approached
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February 18, 2020
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Smart cities, automotive to drive 5G IoT industry to deliver rocketing revenues
Analyst forecasts bonanza for operators as supporting internet of things services becomes essential to securing a return on their 5G investment
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February 18, 2020
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Veeam Availability Suite v10 adds NAS backup and cloud tiering
Availability Suite is mostly about consolidating the company’s data management platform idea, but it has added incremental forever NAS backup, cloud tiering and recovery to vSphere
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February 18, 2020
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Amazon employee activists dismiss Jeff Bezos’ $10bn pledge to combat climate change
Outspoken environmental activists working at Amazon dismiss CEO’s $10bn climate change pledge by pointing out firm’s ties to oil and gas market
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February 18, 2020
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Swedish council tests virtual reality in care for vulnerable people
Local authority is testing virtual reality technology to provide care services to vulnerable groups such elderly and disabled citizens
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February 18, 2020
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Tech stocks tumble as Apple admits coronavirus will affect iPhone production volumes
Apple does not expect to meet the revenue guidance previously provided for the March quarter as virus crisis hits production volumes and Chinese demand
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February 18, 2020
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China’s tech sector to shrink by 10% in Q1 amid virus outbreak
Hardware makers will be hit more badly than software houses, but the decline in China’s ICT market will be limited to the first quarter
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February 17, 2020
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Australians more savvy about cyber security
More Australians look out for signs of security features such as SSL encryption even as they remain sceptical of the data protection capabilities of small businesses
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February 17, 2020
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Isilon’s multi-dot upgrade to OneFS 8.2.2 masks big changes
The latest quarterly update to OneFS sees maximum file size grow to 16TB, brings in data deduplication in real time for HDDs, better load balancing and a new Kubernetes CSI
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February 17, 2020
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Nokia launches certification programme to boost enterprise 5G
Comms tech provider claims first-of-its-kind 5G certification programme to train and certify business and technology professionals at communications service providers and enterprises
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February 17, 2020
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Government invests in tech to tackle traffic congestion
Councils and SMEs will get a share of £1.5m government funding to work on trials aimed at improving driving conditions
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February 17, 2020
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Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust under review
Care Quality Commission to review concerns over Paula Vennells’ appointment after they were raised by a former NHS consultant psychiatrist
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February 17, 2020
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Oracle execs bullish against SAP on cloud applications ground
Senior Oracle executives express confidence in putative cloud-based competitive advantage against SAP and other rivals before and during London Open World conference
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February 17, 2020
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Ericsson goes right for the 5G core in 2020
Swedish comms tech giant predicts substantial growth for 5G in 2020, with particular focus on the fundamental enabling standalone core technology
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February 17, 2020
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Mastercard opens European security resilience unit
Mastercard’s European Cyber Resilience Centre will bring together its partners and other industry bodies to support enterprise resilience
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February 17, 2020
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Ex-soldiers to become ethical hackers
A new programme will give armed forces veterans in Scotland a grounding in cyber security skills, including penetration testing and ethical hacking
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February 17, 2020
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Met Office gets a decade of funding to update supercomputers
As the UK goes through another storm battering, the Met Office has received a £1.2bn investment to power the next decade of weather forecasts
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February 14, 2020
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Huawei rejects racketeering and theft claims from US Department of Justice
Ongoing spat between US and China intensifies after US Department of Justice accuses Huawei of racketeering and intellectual property confidentiality violations
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February 14, 2020
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CSPs trail business customers in 5G ambition
Survey claims to show lack of determination driving disconnect between communications service providers and business customers, threatening lucrative business-to-business 5G revenues
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February 14, 2020
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Smart use of data takes Dutch railways further
De Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways), ensures, among other things, that 1.2 million train passengers arrive at their destination every day. Through a subsidiary, it’s using data to improve both the customer experience and internal processes
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February 14, 2020
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Nokia to roll out 5G in France and Italy, enables IoT in Argentina
Finnish comms tech firm to introduce 5G and offer network modernisation in France and Germany, while helping Telecom Argentina to meet enterprise customers’ internet-of-things needs
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February 14, 2020
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Four-fifths of CSPs to trial 5G network slicing by end of 2020
CSPs plan to simplify 5G network infrastructure with network slicing solutions, enabling a wide range of bespoke 5G B2B and B2C services
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February 14, 2020
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AWS secures temporary halt to Microsoft’s work on $10bn US JEDI cloud contract
Restraining order prevents Microsoft doing any “substantial” work on the JEDI cloud contract as Amazon’s legal action against the US government gathers pace
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February 14, 2020
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Nearly three-quarters of C-suite see visibility into network as business driver
C-suite decision-makers say businesses must rethink what is possible to survive and that technology, particularly the network, must be an enabler in the process
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February 14, 2020
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CIO Interview: Siim Sikkut, Estonian government CIO
Siim Sikkut is one of a generation of tech native Estonians, who is turning his knowledge and experience to transforming government services
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February 14, 2020
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PM Johnson shuffles technology and digital ministers again
Boris Johnson has changed all the key Cabinet appointments responsible for tech and digital policy for the second time since becoming prime minister last year
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February 14, 2020
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Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support
Many MPs might not yet fully understand the suffering subpostmasters have endured because of the Post Office’s faulty IT system and its oppressive behaviour, but they will soon
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February 13, 2020
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Tech Nation announces Rising Star winners
The UK’s entrepreneurial network, Tech Nation, has announced the winners of its scaleup competition
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February 13, 2020
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Cyber criminals spread coronavirus conspiracy theories
The latest email campaigns identified by Proofpoint are spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus outbreak
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February 13, 2020
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London tech startups shortlisted for mayor’s Civic Innovation Challenge
Eight London startups will receive funding from the mayor to help democratise urban planning and combat violent extremism online
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February 13, 2020
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Weather Source uses Snowflake to keep ahead of extreme weather
The impact of Storm Ciara shows the importance of accurate weather data. We look at the tech behind Weather Source’s service
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February 13, 2020
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IR35 private sector reforms: IT contractors weigh up their post-April 2020 work options
There are eight weeks to go until the IR35 reforms come into play for the private sector, but the IT contractor community is already feeling the effects of HMRC’s latest disguised employment clampdown