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• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Restaurants hit by IT problems after BlackCat attack on supplier NCR

  Ransomware attack on systems of payments giant causing service outages for restaurants around the world

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  HMRC defends removing names of known tax avoidance schemes from public list

  HMRC under fire over 'ridiculous' legislation that means it has to remove names of known tax avoidance scheme operators 12 months after publication

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Government launches Smart Data Council to lower utility bills

  The council aims to find ways to use and encourage uptake of smart data to make it easier to switch utility providers and save money

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Charity data stolen in ransomware attack on supplier

  A number of charities in Ireland and the UK have had their data compromised following a ransomware attack on an IT supplier

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Valoo taps Nokia to offer multi-gig fibre broadband in Finland

  As part of its mission to make Finland an information society that meets international standards, digital service provider becomes global tech firm’s first comprehensive XGS-PON solution in home territory

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Zayo expands connectivity with fastest direct network from Manchester to New York City

  Future-ready network and tailored edge services provider adds to 16 fibre and route miles, marking additional transatlantic cable connection

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Public cloud adoption set to surge in Australia

  New and existing workloads are increasingly being migrated to public cloud, with two-thirds of Australian organisations already running cloud workloads in production in 2022

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  San Francisco Giants hits home run for Extreme Networks with Wi-Fi 6E first

  Technology implementation at the home of renowned baseball team set to improve fan experience and create operational efficiencies

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Ciena makes Wave with purpose-built router for converged metro

  Networking systems provider announces debut of what it calls industry-first platform architecture optimally designed for converged metro network

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Alibaba Cloud unveils cheaper cloud options, new language model

  Alibaba has introduced cheaper instances of its compute and storage services in China and is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon with its Tongyi Qianwen language model

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  BAE Systems partners with Microsoft Azure to revamp data use across defence sector

  Defence contractor BAE Systems and Microsoft are taking a cloud-centric approach to changing how data is used in various parts of the defence sector

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Global spending on IT and BPO down as cloud deals slow

  Spending on IT and BPO services drops as demand for cloud services slows

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Former TSB CIO fined for migration meltdown

  Both TSB and its CIO have now been fined for the catastrophic migration of TSB’s core banking system

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  RAI Amsterdam deploys Wi-Fi 6, OpenRoaming to enhance conferencing experiences

  OpenRoaming technology sees deployment in one of Europe’s largest exhibition facilities to connect delegates, exhibitors and attendees automatically and secure Wi-Fi with faster attach rates

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Nokia expands industrial edge applications to accelerate Industry 4.0 transition

  Four digital enablers designed to expand operational technology edge applications to connect, collect and analyse data from disparate sources – including video cameras – unlocking value

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Thousands at risk from critical RCE bug in legacy MS service

  Thousands of organisations worldwide are at risk from three vulnerabilities – one critical – in a legacy Microsoft service that they may not be aware they are running

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  UK joins key allies to launch secure-by-design guidelines

  The UK has joined international partners in sharing new advice to help technology companies embed security into the product design and development process

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Three charged over banking fraud for hire website

  UK authorities have charged three men in connection with the operation of a website that sold social engineering tools to cyber fraudsters

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Webex brings cloud collaboration to US security and defence

  Leading collaboration technology provider announces air-gapped trusted cloud for defence industry use case allowing teams to work together through modern meeting, chat and calling experiences on Webex app

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Italy to lift ChatGPT ban subject to new data protection controls

  Italian regulator will lift its ban on OpenAI’s ChatGPT subject to a strict new data protection regime

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  AstraZeneca launches African healthtech hub

  AstraZeneca has launched its latest healthcare innovation hub, which will focus on using digital technology to improve healthcare in Africa

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  How Agoda is shaping up to be a technology powerhouse

  Agoda’s CTO Idan Zalzberg explains why the online travel agency with a massive technology footprint prefers to run things in-house and not rely too much on public cloud services

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Sweden and Finland make advances in quantum computing

  Separate Swedish and Finnish quantum computing projects make promising advances in the technology of the future

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  ICO responds to UK government AI regulation plans

  The ICO has officially responded to the government’s plans for regulating artificial intelligence as outlined in its recent whitepaper, but called for clarity on certain aspects before the proposals are taken further

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Gartner: Europe sees 36% drop in PC sales as spending tails off

  Inflation and recessionary pressures have forced many businesses to defer buying new PCs – meanwhile, manufacturers are hiking up prices

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  ReadyLinks brings cloud-managed G.hn access networking knowledge to HomeGrid Forum

  Industry alliance to promote globally recognised networking technology providing multi-gig access and in-building services for enterprise, industrial, smart grid and residential use cases welcomes cloud networking specialist to ranks

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Netskope claims hybrid work ‘revolution’ with SASE client and endpoint SD-WAN

  Netskope looks to deliver consistent security and superior user experience for hybrid workers through reduced costs and complexity from extended borderless SD-WAN and SASE

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Enterprises downgrade ESG investments amid economic uncertainty, Google Cloud study finds

  The second annual Google Cloud sustainability study reveals that economic uncertainty is forcing some enterprises to cut corners on their sustainability strategy to save money

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  UK police double down on ‘improved’ facial recognition

  The Met and South Wales Police have doubled down on their use of facial recognition technology after research found improved accuracy in their algorithms when using certain settings, but civil society groups maintain that the tech will still be used...

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Stemmer Distribution optimises communications infrastructure

  Largest distributor of dental products in France standardises communications through UCaaS to help meet all its needs of reachability and mobility, while rationalising costs for the present and future

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  April Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day used to deliver ransomware

  A zero-day in the Microsoft Common Log File System that has been abused by the operator of the Nokoyawa ransomware is among 97 vulnerabilities fixed in April’s Patch Tuesday update

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Gartner: Rebalance cyber investment towards human-centric elements

  Security decision-makers need to reprioritise their investment outlooks towards people, rather than technology, according to the latest market forecast from Gartner

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Bank of England starts recruiting Britcoin team

  The Bank of England is recruiting people to join its team focused on the development of a digital pound

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Deutsche Bank to close Russian software operations

  German bank has been winding down its Russia-based software development operations and is close to shutting them down

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Okta integrates with Singapore’s national digital ID system

  The integration with Singpass will let Okta customers authenticate consumers using Singapore’s national digital ID system and is expected to expand the company’s reach in regulated industries

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  AMRC demos UK’s first, fully operational standalone 5G factory of the future

  Centre for research into advanced manufacturing technologies used in the aerospace, automotive, medical and other high-value manufacturing sectors shows transformative effect of standalone 5G in £10m+ UK government-backed project

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Far North Fiber plots route for pan-Arctic connectivity

  Route study begins to define the fastest and most secure route for Submarine cable system directly connecting Japan, North America, and Ireland and Scandinavia through Arctic region

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  NatWest supports tech training for displaced Ukrainian women

  NatWest bank joins scheme to give tech training to displaced Ukrainian women in Scotland

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Anne Keast-Butler named as new director of GCHQ

  The government has appointed current MI5 deputy director general Anne Keast-Butler to head signals and cyber agency GCHQ

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  KFC, Pizza Hut data stolen in January ransomware attack

  Yum!, the parent organisation behind KFC and Pizza Hut in the UK, has disclosed that employee data was accessed and exfiltrated in a January 2023 ransomware attack

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  UK government announces plans and investment to evolve future telecoms

  As part of a national mission to connect all communities, government unveils an investment package worth almost £150m to put the UK at the forefront of future research and £40m to boost 5G tech take-up

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  UKtech50 2023: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is back – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Scotland links its tech scaler programme with the NHS

  As part of the deal, firms part of the tech scaler programme aimed at helping startups scale up will be given access to NHS regional test beds

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended after technical challenges moving to cloud

  The Post Office has extended a contract with Fujitsu after being unable to resolve technical issues related to migrating its IT to the cloud

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Experian names AWS as preferred cloud partner for multi-year off-premise migration project

  Credit reporting agency Experian is embarking on a multi-year cloud migration project with AWS

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  NTT flies with SES for satellite-based enterprise edge and private 5G network

  Global IT infrastructure and services company teams with satellite operator to combine expertise in networking, enterprise managed services and O3b mPOWER satellites to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Aetheros looks to add edge intelligence to US smart meter market

  Scalable, open IoT operating system introduced to US market to unlock distributed intelligence at the edge

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  UK broadband industry to see huge increases in tariffs in April 2023

  Days after regulator begins scheme to make service switching easier, majority of UK’s largest broadband providers announce double-digit price increases in April 2023 leading to calls that UK broadband is broken.

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Ericsson: flexibility the new work-life currency

  Study from Ericsson’s Consumer & IndustryLab reveals how employees and employers navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitisation and the fluctuating labour market

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  DWP appoints former Boots IT chief Richard Corbridge as CDIO

  In his new role as the chief digital and information officer for the Department for Work and Pensions, Corbridge will be responsible for a £1.4bn annual budget