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12 Sep 2024
Teenager arrested in TfL cyber attack investigation
By Cliff SaranNew security measures following the cyber attack, which took down some of TfL’s services, have led to delays in contactless roll-out
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12 Sep 2024
Lord introduces bill to regulate public sector AI and automation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA private members’ bill seeking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated technologies throughout the public sector has been brought to Parliament
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12 Sep 2024
Data sharing for immigration raids ferments hostility to migrants
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonData sharing between public and private bodies for the purposes of carrying out immigration raids helps to prop up the UK’s hostile environment by instilling an atmosphere of fear and deterring migrants from accessing public services
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11 Sep 2024
U.S. finds women persistently underrepresented in tech
By Patrick ThibodeauWomen make up less than a quarter of high-skill tech workers, according to a new U.S. report. The reasons for this low number, which hasn't changed much since 2005, are unclear.
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11 Sep 2024
Microsoft: Zero-day vulnerability rolled back previous patches
By Arielle WaldmanOn Patch Tuesday, Microsoft addresses a critical zero-day vulnerability that reversed previous fixes for older vulnerabilities and put Windows 10 systems at risk.
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11 Sep 2024
Stakeholders plead for telehealth prescribing extension
By Anuja VaidyaHealthcare groups are urging Congress and the White House to extend telehealth prescribing flexibility for controlled substances as the year-end expiration date draws near.
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11 Sep 2024
Arcitecta Mediaflux goes multi-site, to the edge and bursts
By Adam ArmstrongArcitecta has partnered with Dell to increase data transfer speeds across geographies, at the edge and during hours when compute resources are in demand.
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11 Sep 2024
March of Dimes report: 2.3M women live in maternal care deserts
By Veronica SalibAccording to a 2024 report by March of Dimes, 35% of U.S. counties are maternity care deserts, with roughly 2.3 million women of reproductive age living in these areas.
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11 Sep 2024
HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration
By Caroline DonnellyHMRC looks set to miss out on millions of pounds in unpaid tax it is owed by a non-compliant umbrella company that slipped into administration, prompting renewed calls for the sector to be regulated
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11 Sep 2024
NetSuite ERP gets Redwood UX, more AI and procurement
By Jim O'DonnellAt SuiteWorld, Oracle NetSuite showed a new Redwood Design System UX, as well as AI embedded across applications, a new procurement application and data sharing with Salesforce.
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11 Sep 2024
AMA 2025 CPT code set updates focus on novel genetic testing
By Hannah NelsonThe AMA's 2025 CPT code set has 420 updates, including new codes for genetic testing, AI medical services, remote therapeutic monitoring and novel surgical techniques.
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11 Sep 2024
Maternity care deserts commonplace as more OB wards shutter
By Sara HeathObstetric ward closures and maternity care provider shortages are driving the growing trend of maternity care deserts nationwide.
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11 Sep 2024
AI foundation model predicts cancer diagnosis, prognosis
By Shania KennedyA ChatGPT-like AI model could inform precision medicine efforts across 19 cancer subtypes by analyzing histopathology images and predicting the molecular profile of tumors.
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11 Sep 2024
Lawmakers take aim at employee monitoring software
By Patrick ThibodeauAI-enabled employee monitoring software's role in measuring performance is raising concerns that it might help automate hiring, firing and promotion decisions.
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11 Sep 2024
KLAS: Clinician EHR interoperability needs are not being met
By Hannah NelsonA KLAS report shows that just 44% of clinicians are satisfied with EHR integration, underscoring the need for better practices to enhance EHR interoperability.
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11 Sep 2024
Latin America move ‘a natural choice’ for Assured Data Protection
By Simon QuickeFollowing the announcement of a joint venture with Rubrik to cover the Latin America region, Assured Data Protection’s co-founder shares details of the motivation behind the decision
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11 Sep 2024
Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system
By Karl FlindersPressured decision-making caused mistakes in the Post Office project to replace the system at the heart of national scandal
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11 Sep 2024
September Patch Tuesday: Update before 1 October
By Cliff SaranFour critical remote code execution bugs in Windows and three critical elevated privileges vulnerabilities will keep admins busy
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11 Sep 2024
Oracle focuses on CX platform as it exits ad business
By Don FluckingerOracle rolls out generative AI tools for sellers, beefs up CDP to reinforce B2B buying and selling team interactions, and adds industry-specific features.
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11 Sep 2024
Ampito turns to Nebula to expand global reach
By Simon QuickeAmpito and Nebula Global Services will partner to ensure there is a high-quality provision of in-country support to customers
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11 Sep 2024
How Sonar is elevating code quality in the age of AI
By Aaron TanSonar’s code quality platform helps developers maintain secure, high-quality code amid the rise of artificial intelligence-based coding assistants, now expanding into the Asian market
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11 Sep 2024
Fujitsu cuts annual staff pay rise as Post Office scandal bites
By Karl FlindersUK staff morale is at an all-time low as Japanese IT giant deals with the backlash from its involvement in the Post Office Horizon scandal
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11 Sep 2024
ICO and NCA sign MoU to provide joint support for cyber crime victims
By Caroline DonnellyUK data protection watchdog joins forces with law enforcement agency to provide more support for organisations that fall victim to cyber crime and ransomware attacks
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10 Sep 2024
Four zero-days fixed for September Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatMost corrections this month focus on the Windows OS, but enterprises that rely on SQL Server or SharePoint should prioritize deploying the security updates for those platforms.
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10 Sep 2024
SambaNova Systems intros AI inference platform
By Esther AjaoThe new platform runs Llama 3.1 405B and, with the vendor's full-stack approach, helps enterprises build agentic applications. It also rivals GPU architectures, the vendor claims.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle makes OCI GenAI Agents with RAG available
By Esther AjaoThe offering provides RAG capabilities for customers that use Oracle databases. Use cases include legal research, finance and customer service support.
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10 Sep 2024
Ada Lovelace Institute warns NHS against deploying genomics AI
By Lis EvenstadA report has found that widespread use of artificial intelligence-powered genomic health prediction in the NHS could lead to privacy and ethical issues, discrimination and dependency on the private sector
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10 Sep 2024
AWS to invest £8bn in building out UK datacentre footprint over next five years
By Caroline DonnellyAmazon Web Services has reinforced its commitment to the UK, with a five-year datacentre investment plan
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10 Sep 2024
Agentic AI will revolutionize business processes
By Makenzie HollandAs AI evolves, Forrester Research analysts believe agentic AI and automating complex business processes will be the next step forward for businesses.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle lauds customers and cloud collaboration at CloudWorld ’24
By Alex ScroxtonOracle’s leadership was in celebratory mood opening its annual CloudWorld jamboree, and with its announcement of a new cloud partnership with AWS, multicloud futures were high on everyone’s agenda
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10 Sep 2024
Apple Watch, AirPods to include sleep apnea, hearing features
By Anuja VaidyaApple is adding new features, including sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch and hearing tests and aids on the AirPods Pro 2, in an effort to boost health management.
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10 Sep 2024
U.S. House passes BIOSECURE Act, targeting Chinese biotech
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe U.S. House passed the BIOSECURE Act, which targets Chinese biotech firms to safeguard national security and impact the drug supply chain.
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10 Sep 2024
NetSPI chasing down significant channel growth
By Simon QuickeVendor shares update on how its partner-first approach has been progressing through the year
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10 Sep 2024
JFrog connects key software supply chain management dots
By Beth PariseauJFrog ties in with GitHub and Nvidia and ships Runtime Security to offer visibility into software supply chains from source code to production and back again, including AI apps.
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10 Sep 2024
Employer strategies to address factors driving healthcare costs
By Kelsey WaddillHigh healthcare costs have motivated employers to think creatively about their benefits and strategies, from rethinking their partnerships with PBMs to finding ways to limit GLP-1 utilization.
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10 Sep 2024
50% of women skip care due to high medical costs, care access
By Sara HeathWomen are 31% more likely to skip care due to high medical costs than their male counterparts.
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10 Sep 2024
CMS notifies 946K individuals of third-party data breach
By Jill McKeonThe personally identifiable information of nearly one million Medicare beneficiaries was affected by a third-party data breach at CMS.
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10 Sep 2024
Qlik AutoML update targets trust with visibility, simplicity
By Eric AvidonThe vendor added new features that simplify developing and deploying machine learning models as well as provide greater visibility into performance to ensure trustworthy outputs.
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10 Sep 2024
Belgium: Researchers at Imec tackle bioconvergence
By Pat BransSeveral initiatives are underway at Imec to apply semiconductor and related technology to a range of challenges in healthcare
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10 Sep 2024
JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations
By Alex ScroxtonSecure software specialist JFrog is working with code development service GitHub to integrate the onboard capabilities of its Software Supply Chain Platform service into GitHub’s platform
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10 Sep 2024
AWS joins Microsoft, Google Cloud in offering Oracle database
By Antone GonsalvesAWS joined Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud in offering the Oracle Database, an indication that enterprises want to use Oracle alongside the cloud providers' AI services.
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10 Sep 2024
Google Cloud Backup service expands with vault offering
By Tim McCarthyThe latest updates to Google Cloud's backup and recovery offering adds immutable and invisible data vaults for VMs and databases, alongside other features.
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10 Sep 2024
Oracle keeps AI focus with database updates, new data lake
By Eric AvidonUpdates to HeatWave and Database 23ai, along with the introduction of Intelligent Data Lake, are all aimed at better enabling customers to develop artificial intelligence tools.
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10 Sep 2024
Infinigate Cloud strikes N-able marketplace partnership
By Simon QuickeDistributor will offer tools to managed service providers across large areas of Europe as part of the relationship
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10 Sep 2024
Unilever calls on Accenture to drive AI business efficiency
By Cliff SaranManufacturer Unilever is already using AI for advanced data analytics, but is now exploring how to use Accenture’s GenAI platform
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10 Sep 2024
ANZ CIOs to prioritise cyber security investments in 2025
By Aaron TanCyber security remains high on the agenda for ANZ CIOs, followed by data analytics, cloud and generative AI
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10 Sep 2024
Sony Research, AI Singapore to refine Sea-Lion for Tamil
By Aaron TanSony Research and AI Singapore are collaborating to enhance the Sea-Lion LLM for Tamil, a language spoken in Southeast Asia and India
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09 Sep 2024
iPhone 16 built around Apple Intelligence AI features
By Esther AjaoThe consumer electronics giant introduced a new generation of iPhones with generative AI features such as writing tools, summarization and better Siri.
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09 Sep 2024
At CloudWorld, Oracle completes hyperscaler trifecta with AWS
By Alex ScroxtonOracle opens up its annual CloudWorld event with a plethora of announcements, launching a partnership with cloud giant AWS and expanding previously announced tie-ups with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
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09 Sep 2024
U.S. begins rulemaking for AI developers on riskiest models
By Makenzie HollandThe federal government has proposed a rule outlining cybersecurity and developmental reporting requirements for both AI developers and cloud providers.
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09 Sep 2024
Akira ransomware gang targeting SonicWall VPN accounts
By Arielle WaldmanArctic Wolf recently observed the Akira ransomware gang compromising SonicWall SSL VPN accounts, which could be connected to a critical vulnerability in SonicOS.
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09 Sep 2024
OpenTofu, OpenBao reach milestones post-HashiCorp BSL
By Beth PariseauOpenTofu capped a year since launch with a new registry UI and API, while OpenBao reached GA, but open source forks didn't keep HashiCorp from beating growth estimates.
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09 Sep 2024
Multiple Veeam vulns spark concern among defenders
By Alex ScroxtonVeeam users are urged to patch a series of vulnerabilities in the firm’s Backup & Replication product to get out ahead of potential exploitation by ransomware gangs
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09 Sep 2024
AMA reports low PBM competition, high vertical integration
By Alivia Kaylor, MScA 2024 AMA annual report confirms low competition and high vertical integration in PBM markets, urging regulatory action to protect patients and ensure affordability.
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09 Sep 2024
Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial settlements
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters who feel they received inadequate financial redress in the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme can appeal the settlements through a new independent process
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09 Sep 2024
Interview: Jon Grainger, CTO, DWF
By Mark SamuelsThe law firm's IT leader discusses the transition to cloud and his strategy for digital transformation, as well as the opportunities and challenges of generative AI in the legal sector
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09 Sep 2024
Half of clinicians report positive ambient AI experience
By Hannah NelsonAbout half of clinicians using an ambient AI documentation tool in a clinical trial reported positive outcomes, but some found no time-saving benefits or improved EHR experience.
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09 Sep 2024
Softer market in the UK hits Computacenter in H1
By Simon QuickeChannel player updates market on its half-year progress, with its CEO underlining its strategy to gain ‘podium’ customers
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09 Sep 2024
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
By Simon QuickeAnother busy week for HR departments across the industry, with some fresh faces and well-deserved promotions being given the chance to shine in new positions
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09 Sep 2024
Forrester: IT budget growth pushed towards cross-functional teams
By Cliff SaranAnalyst firm Forrester has forecast a slight increase in IT budgets for 2025, but technical debt is one of the areas likely to feel the squeeze
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09 Sep 2024
Salesforce Industries clouds for verticals adds 100 AI features
By Don FluckingerA new AI toolkit for Salesforce's industry-specific clouds delivers more than 100 features for companies in 15 industries to automate common tasks, each with their own data model.
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09 Sep 2024
How MongoDB is driving AI adoption in ASEAN
By Aaron TanMongoDB field CTO Boris Bialek delves into how the company is supporting ASEAN organisations in their AI journey, highlighting the importance of data governance and real-time capabilities in driving successful adoption
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06 Sep 2024
California AI bill sets guardrails that draw criticism
By Makenzie HollandThe debate around California's AI bill, SB 1047, centers on potential harm to startups and stifling innovation. However, some applaud the bill's whistleblower protections.
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06 Sep 2024
In $1.9B deal, Salesforce buys data backup company Own
By Tim McCarthyIn the lead-up to its annual user conference, Salesforce buys Own Company for $1.9 billion, its second acquisition of the week and its third for 2024.
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06 Sep 2024
RansomHub claims Planned Parenthood cyberattack
By Jill McKeonRansomHub listed Planned Parenthood of Montana on its leak site following a cyberattack.
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06 Sep 2024
Certinia adds Customer Success Cloud to its lineup
By Jim O'DonnellCertinia bolsters its professional services software platform with the release of CS Cloud for customer success management shortly after its summer update to its PS Cloud offering.
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06 Sep 2024
WEDI explores issue of diagnosis codes in good faith estimates
By Jill McKeonWEDI encouraged HHS to weigh whether the inclusion of diagnosis codes should be required for good faith estimates sent to health plans by providers on behalf of insured patients.
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06 Sep 2024
Salesforce intros action models to fuel AI agentic workflows
By Esther AjaoSalesforce looks to push itself into a leadership position with new large action models. The first mover advantage is good but puts the vendor in a delicate position.
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06 Sep 2024
Ransomware rocked healthcare, public services in August
By Arielle WaldmanRansomware remained a highly disruptive threat last month, as notable attacks claimed victims in healthcare, technology, manufacturing and the public sector.
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06 Sep 2024
Longstanding Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to step down
By Alex ScroxtonDarktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson is to leave the AI cyber company she helped build with Mike Lynch after more than a decade, following its acquisition by a private equity firm
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06 Sep 2024
EE ups UK wireless ante with 5G standalone network, Wi-Fi 7 router
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s largest mobile telco announces next evolution of its wireless offerings, with 5GSA across 15 major UK cities
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06 Sep 2024
TD Synnex cuts emissions as green progress continues
By Simon QuickeDistributor TD Synnex shares progress report on how it is has improved on its sustainability and social commitments
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06 Sep 2024
Mobile health app alleviates anxiety among young adults
By Anuja VaidyaA recent study found that a mobile health app providing CBT significantly reduced anxiety in young adults, with high engagement and satisfaction across the study population.
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06 Sep 2024
Climb outlines plans for more European M&A activity
By Simon QuickeAs the firm rebrands last year’s pick-up, the business has shared an update on some of its growth ambitions
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06 Sep 2024
NFL teams throw to Extreme Networks to enhance fan experiences
By Joe O’HalloranA number of NFL Clubs, including the Chargers, Packers, Texans and Vikings, deploy comms solutions to enhance fan experiences, improve operational efficiency, and ensure reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity
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06 Sep 2024
AT&T taps Nokia to accelerate future-ready fibre broadband
By Joe O’HalloranLeading US service provider inks multi-year agreement with global comms tech company to support future footprint expansion
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06 Sep 2024
China dominates AI and advanced analytics research
By Cliff SaranResearch looking at each country’s AI contribution, based on the quantity and quality of researchers papers published, shows China is leading the way
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05 Sep 2024
Tencent Cloud debuts palm scanning tech in global markets
By Aaron TanTencent Cloud launches palm verification technology for global markets, offering AI-driven identity authentication to support contactless payments and security access management
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05 Sep 2024
Report: AI could provide 'competitive edge' in healthcare
By Shania KennedyNew report reveals that 96% of healthcare technology leaders see AI as providing a potential competitive advantage, but implementation challenges remain.
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05 Sep 2024
IT vendors still search for open source license sweet spot
Elastic returns Elasticsearch and Kibana to open source licenses while Sentry floats Fair Source, as balancing business and community success remains a work in progress.
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05 Sep 2024
NCSC and allies call out Russia's Unit 29155 over cyber warfare
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and counterpart agencies from the US and other countries have exposed a long-running campaign of Russian cyber espionage and warfare conducted by GRU Unit 29155
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05 Sep 2024
UK’s C-suite more technically skilled than others, finds Accenture
By Clare McDonaldLooking at CEO and board-level positions globally, Accenture found the UK has the most technically skilled C-suite worldwide
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05 Sep 2024
Fog ransomware crew evolving into wide-ranging threat
By Alex ScroxtonThe emergent Fog ransomware gang appears to be changing up its victimology in search of more cash-rich victims
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05 Sep 2024
BCS ushers in 2024 apprentice class
By Simon QuickeChannel player welcomes its largest intake as it continues to invest in skilling the next generation of datacentre experts
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05 Sep 2024
Ongoing TfL cyber attack takes out Dial-a-Ride service
By Alex ScroxtonThe Dial-a-Ride assisted transit service for disabled people had to temporarily suspend part of its operations as Transport for London deals with an ongoing cyber attack, but the service has now been recovered
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05 Sep 2024
FluidOne expands UK reach with Orca IT buy
By Simon QuickeSerial acquirer FluidOne is on a mission to grow business and is using M&A as one of the tools to achieve its goal
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05 Sep 2024
Which physicians are most likely to provide telehealth?
By Anuja VaidyaPhysician characteristics such as sex and specialty are associated with the likelihood of physicians providing care services via telehealth, per new research.
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05 Sep 2024
Salesforce Foundations opens up marketing, ecomm features
By Don FluckingerEnterprise Salesforce users will get Foundations, a basic set of tools and Data Cloud functionality to complement their Sales and Service modules.
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05 Sep 2024
Government plans for NHS Digital Health Check roll-out
By Lis EvenstadThe digital health check, originally planned to be deployed in spring 2024, will be piloted at three local authorities, covering 130,000 people
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05 Sep 2024
On-train internet connectivity pivotal for rail industry growth
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey of rail industry professionals highlights the fundamental role of onboard internet connectivity in the evolution of the rail industry by the people who will be responsible for overseeing it
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05 Sep 2024
Asda evolves petrol forecourt networking technology
By Joe O’HalloranManaged network provider Evolve enters partnership with UK supermarket chain to offer connectivity support at 116 new petrol forecourt sites
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05 Sep 2024
Canadian arrested by France after cooperating with US on Sky ECC cryptophone investigation
By Bill Goodwin & Morgan AyreThomas Herdman, who faces charges in France over his involvement in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones, was arrested by French police despite agreeing to cooperate with US law enforcement
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05 Sep 2024
Vodafone to double mobile network coverage in Australia
By Aaron TanFollowing a network-sharing agreement with Optus, Vodafone will double its mobile network coverage in Australia by 2025, reaching 98.4% of the population
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04 Sep 2024
Former OpenAI scientist raises $1B for AI safety venture
By Esther AjaoIlya Sutskever's new company is focused on providing safe artificial general intelligence. While some see a need for it, others find it distracting.
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04 Sep 2024
PyPI loophole puts thousands of packages at risk of compromise
By Alex ScroxtonThousands of PyPI packages are at risk of an attack technique dubbed Revival Hijack, which exploits a loophole in the platform’s package naming feature
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04 Sep 2024
Study uncovers risks of buying semaglutide online
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe rise of unregulated online sales of semaglutide poses serious health risks, emphasizing the need for professional guidance and stricter regulation.
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04 Sep 2024
White House unveils plan to improve BGP security
By Rob WrightThe Office of the National Cyber Director has published a roadmap for internet routing security that outlines recommendations for mitigating BGP hijacking and other threats.
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04 Sep 2024
VMware bundles vSAN, but keeps third-party storage support
By Tim McCarthyThe forthcoming VCF 9 update will expand vVols technology to Broadcom's VMware private cloud platform, enabling enterprises to integrate VCF into existing storage architecture.
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04 Sep 2024
Hospital finances are stabilizing, Kaufman Hall data finds
By Hannah NelsonHospital finances continue to stabilize with a 3.8% operating index in July 2024, driven by increased outpatient revenue and shorter stays, according to recent Kaufman Hall data.
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04 Sep 2024
CISA warns of Iranian cyberthreat actors targeting healthcare
By Jill McKeonCISA and partners released a cybersecurity advisory regarding cyberthreat actors, such as Pioneer Kitten and UNC757, some of which have ties to the Iranian government.
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04 Sep 2024
InfluxData targets performance, adds self-managed version
By Eric AvidonThe time series database specialist's update addresses performance to better handle complex real-time workloads and includes a new option for on-premises and private cloud users.
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04 Sep 2024
IFA 2024: Latest Snapdragon X Series to ‘redefine’ enterprise computing
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal mobile processor and platform provider takes wraps off next generation of flagship product’s X Series portfolio with the addition of platform claimed to bring ‘incredible’ battery life, superior performance and CoPilot+ PC capability
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04 Sep 2024
Copilot+ PCs with AMD and Intel silicon show AI PC trends
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant introduced computers with chips from Intel and AMD. The new machines come amid a refresh cycle for organizations and employees and open prospects for local AI apps.