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06 Jun 2025
AI plays key role in NWN-InterVision IT services M&A deal
By John MooreNWN's acquisition of InterVision will combine generative AI services with contact center, cybersecurity and cloud offerings. It also opens cross-selling opportunities.
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06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition
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06 Jun 2025
‘Severe’ network outages costing $160bn globally
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals costly impact of outages and spotlights a critical turning point in enterprise network architecture changing how IT leaders think about the network, such as what it is, what it enables and how it protects organisations
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05 Jun 2025
SXSW: An immersive experience is the future of AI
By Cliff SaranOpenAI’s recent acquisition heralds a new direction for generative AI, away from the screen-based user experience
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05 Jun 2025
CyberSentriq and Netgear both courting MSPs
By Simon QuickeArrival of fresh brand in the security market and an acquisition move by networking player should provide managed service providers with options
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05 Jun 2025
Paula M. Stannard appointed as OCR director
By Jill McKeonPaula M. Stannard will serve as the new OCR director, leading federal enforcement of HIPAA and civil rights laws within HHS.
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05 Jun 2025
UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPeople experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy
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05 Jun 2025
CCS and Servium contribute to Advania UK growth
By Simon QuickeChannel player reveals how acquisitions contributed to its 2024 performance and how it has grown in the region
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05 Jun 2025
Verizon Business opens availability for V2X connected-driving platform
By Joe O’HalloranIntegrated mobile network vehicle-to-everything communication platform allows connected vehicles to talk to each other, road users and infrastructure
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05 Jun 2025
Australia’s CommBank completes migration of data to AWS in AI drive
By Karl FlindersPutting all of its data in AWS cloud will support bank’s use of artificial intelligence to offer customers more personalised services
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05 Jun 2025
Real AI use cases emerge for SDVs but readiness gaps persist
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds nearly two-thirds of global automakers believe artificial intelligence use cases – such as predictive maintenance, over-the-air optimisation and personalisation – will drive software-defined vehicle adoption
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05 Jun 2025
How GitLab is tapping AI in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanGitLab CISO Josh Lemos explains how the company is weaving AI, through its Duo tool, into the entire software development lifecycle to enhance efficiency and automate incident response
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05 Jun 2025
Istres deploys private 5G network to bolster smart city safety
By Joe O’HalloranSouthern French city establishes dedicated mobile infrastructure to improve coordination and emergency rapid response capabilities, and support fixed and mobile video surveillance and encrypted communications
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04 Jun 2025
Amazon to launch $10B data center upgrade in North Carolina
By Shane SniderAs Amazon races to compete with Big Tech rivals for AI dominance, its Tar Heel State investment is part of a $100 billion capital expenditure effort slated for 2025.
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04 Jun 2025
Health insurance coverage costs soar 6% in 2025
By Sara HeathSpikes in health insurance coverage costs could raise questions about how much employers and employees will shoulder these expenses moving forward.
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04 Jun 2025
Put ROCs before SOCs, Qualys tells public sector
By Alex ScroxtonPutting risk operations before security operations may help government agencies and other public sector bodies better manage the myriad threats they face, and make better decisions for the security of all
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04 Jun 2025
NCSC sets out how to build cyber safe cultures
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures in their organisations
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04 Jun 2025
Investigatory powers: Guidelines for police and spies could also help businesses with AI
By Bill GoodwinComputer Weekly talks to Muffy Calder, technology advisor to the UK’s investigatory powers commissioner, about privacy, intrusion and artificial intelligence
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04 Jun 2025
CBO: Tax bill would strip health insurance from 11 million people
By Jill McKeonThe Congressional Budget Office projected that nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance coverage under Trump's tax bill, which House Republicans narrowly passed in May.
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04 Jun 2025
Legends ASM taps Boldyn to enhance fans’ entertainment experience
By Joe O’HalloranLeading UK neutral host provider boosts connectivity at first direct bank arena, laying groundwork for all UK mobile operators to provide uninterrupted, high-speed 5G coverage at the venue
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04 Jun 2025
SXSW London: Risk of AI removing choice
By Cliff SaranThe modern era, where AI speeds up day-to-day chores, is undermining creativity and the ability to make choices
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04 Jun 2025
Greenerwave opens hub to offer French revolution in space comms
By Joe O’HalloranDeep-tech startup specialising in the control of electromagnetic waves announces the opening of offices in Toulouse to accelerate its growth in space-based comms and to offer technology addressing major industrial challenges
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04 Jun 2025
Artificial intelligence to initiate and manage litigations after ‘landmark’ approval
By Karl FlindersThe Garfield Project created an artificial intelligence-based litigation service for small claims, but how far can the technology reach in the legal sector
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04 Jun 2025
Snowflake continues to add AI, boost Cortex capabilities
By Eric AvidonFeatures that enable users to develop agents, coupled with the integration of agentic capabilities into the vendor's own platform, show the vendor's growth beyond data management.
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04 Jun 2025
Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft chair Brad Smith outlines an expansive cyber programme targeting governments across Europe with enhanced threat intelligence and support
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04 Jun 2025
FDA launches gen AI Elsa to support clinical, regulatory tasks
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe FDA is scaling up the rollout of Elsa, an in-house generative AI tool designed to assist with clinical protocol reviews, adverse event summaries and internal data tasks.
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04 Jun 2025
Health orgs still committed to closing health disparities
By Sara HeathMost healthcare leaders say their organizations will still commit to closing health disparities, even as political and policy headwinds emerge.
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04 Jun 2025
Meta inks 20-year nuclear deal to power data center
By Shane SniderThe tech giant's agreement with Constellation Energy will secure an alternative source for power-hungry AI ambitions -- likely saving a once-doomed nuclear energy plant.
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04 Jun 2025
European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonCivil society organisations have urged the European Commissioner to not renew the UK’s data adequacy, given the country’s growing divergence from European data protection standards
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04 Jun 2025
CityFibre doubles broadband speed with 5.5Gbps wholesale offer
By Joe O’HalloranIndependent UK broadband provider reveals new symmetrical wholesale product, twice as fast as its fastest currently available service, enabled by 10Gbps XGS-PON upgrade
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04 Jun 2025
Kaseya hires ‘passionate SME advocate’ as next CEO
By Simon QuickeSupplier of tools for managed service providers concludes its five-month search for its leader
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04 Jun 2025
Interview: Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer, Ordnance Survey
By Mark SamuelsThe UK mapping service has moved on a long way from paper maps as it now looks to use artificial intelligence to understand, interpret and derive insights from geographical data
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04 Jun 2025
Interview: Pega’s ‘Blueprint’ for breaking the curse of legacy IT
By Bill GoodwinLegacy IT is a drag on profits and innovation, but AI agents will help companies rebuild their processes better than before, claims Pegasystems CTO Don Schuerman
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04 Jun 2025
Open source adoption faces reality checks
By Aaron TanIndustry leaders lauded the power of open source to drive innovation but warned that its adoption requires significant effort, due diligence and a clear understanding of inherent complexities and licensing challenges
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04 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: SMEs feel on their own in the face of cyber attacks
By Brian McKennaProject findings to be presented at Infosecurity Europe 2025 highlight vulnerability of SMEs to cyber attack
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03 Jun 2025
Acumatica sale to Vista expected to solidify its cloud ERP
By Jim O'DonnellAcumatica's new ownership by Vista Equity Partners should result in increased investment in industry-specific functionality and AI capabilities, while maintaining independence.
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03 Jun 2025
Initial claim denial rates put revenue cycle in tough spot
By Jacqueline LaPointeNew data shows an increase in initial claim denial rates, which are putting pressure on patient collections and the overall healthcare revenue cycle.
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03 Jun 2025
HashiCorp Terraform leads IBM, Red Hat integration roadmap
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp and IBM have begun to knit together products such as Terraform and Ansible and divulged some roadmap details, but a few potential product overlaps are still unresolved.
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03 Jun 2025
ASTP/ONC taps Thomas Keane for national coordinator role
By Sara HeathThomas Keane, M.D., M.B.A., brings prior ONC experience as he's slated to lead ASTP/ONC.
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03 Jun 2025
Snowflake acquisition of Crunchy Data adds Postgres database
By Eric AvidonThe deal, which comes shortly after rival Databricks also purchased a PostgreSQL database vendor, adds open source capabilities aimed at better enabling AI development.
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03 Jun 2025
Lumen lands terrestrial backhaul deal for JUNO trans-Pacific cable
By Joe O’HalloranLive Pacific connection designed to give enterprises direct, low-latency pathway between US and key Asian markets will be supported by Lumen Technologies
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03 Jun 2025
Nokia, Andorix build up private 5G, Edge in real estate
By Joe O’HalloranPrivate 5G, neutral host network and edge application OT services enabled by Nokia digital automation cloud to enable efficient building operations and improve tenant’s satisfaction
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03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features.
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03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features.
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03 Jun 2025
Maintel shares progress ahead of AGM
By Simon QuickeChannel player Maintel provides update on how the first five months of the year have gone ahead of its annual general meeting
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03 Jun 2025
South Korea grants regulatory licence for LEO services
By Joe O’HalloranRegulatory approval seen as representing a major inflection point for low Earth orbit services in key region, reflecting forward-looking commitment to next-gen connectivity and innovation
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03 Jun 2025
CEO change for AccelerComm as it closes $15m funding round
By Joe O’HalloranComms provider gains significant cash injection to develop and accelerate deployments that enable direct-to-device comms between phone handsets and space-based satellite networks
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03 Jun 2025
Fintech growth three times that of finance sector as a whole
By Karl FlindersGlobal fintech revenues reached £280bn in 2024, according to Boston Consulting Group report
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03 Jun 2025
HMRC aims to improve customer service with £1.5bn IT investment
By Lis EvenstadThe department is on the hunt for customer relationship management system and contact centre as a service suppliers, following criticism of its customer service
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03 Jun 2025
Vodafone, Three UK complete UK merger
By Joe O’HalloranMobile operators’ consolidation saga ends, with plans to invest £11bn over next 10 years to create advanced 5G network
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03 Jun 2025
SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security
By Aaron TanSailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents
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03 Jun 2025
National Grid starts building large-scale substation to support growth of West London datacentres
By Caroline DonnellyThe National Grid has started work on building a new substation on the outskirts of Greater London to ease pressure on local electricity transmission and distribution networks
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03 Jun 2025
Analysis of job vacancies shows earnings boost for AI skills
By Cliff SaranEven when parts of a job are being automated, those who know how to work with artificial intelligence tools can expect higher salaries
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02 Jun 2025
US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts
By Alex ScroxtonCISA is one of several US agencies facing drastic budget cuts under the Trump administration
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02 Jun 2025
Home health agencies drop telehealth, citing applicability, costs
By Anuja VaidyaHome health agencies are discontinuing telehealth services, indicating uncertainty about telehealth's appropriateness in the home health arena and reimbursement challenges.
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02 Jun 2025
How to prevent patient portal messages from causing burnout
By Sara HeathAllotting dedicated time for answering patient portal messages and taking a team-based care approach to inbox management can reduce provider burnout.
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02 Jun 2025
Variable charity care rules risk medical debt for patients
By Sara HeathResearchers emphasized the need for state or federal standards for charity care eligibility to lessen the burden on patients seeking to avoid medical debt.
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02 Jun 2025
Major shift predicted for IoT connection strategies
By Joe O’HalloranArrival of SGP.32 eSIM standard, as well as regulations and evolving industry dynamics, seen as transforming the market for cellular-based IoT connectivity, including emergence of orchestrator role
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02 Jun 2025
R1 secures investment for agentic AI in revenue cycle management
By Jacqueline LaPointeKhosla Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in R1 to further the vendor's use of agentic AI in revenue cycle management, including medical billing and denials management.
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02 Jun 2025
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine mNEXSPIKE gains FDA approval
By Alivia Kaylor, MScModerna's next-gen COVID-19 vaccine, mNEXSPIKE, has FDA approval for adults 65+ and high-risk individuals aged 12–64, marking the first approval under revised vaccine guidelines.
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02 Jun 2025
Pegasystems expands agentic AI for business automation
By Don FluckingerAgents are here -- but is prompting dead?
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02 Jun 2025
Planning permission sought for UK’s largest AI datacentre campus
By Caroline DonnellyNorth Lincolnshire Council has received a planning permission application for another large-scale datacentre development, in support of its bid to become an AI Growth Zone
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02 Jun 2025
Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work
By Cliff SaranOver a third of Microsoft 365 users who took part in trials across government departments claimed they saved more than half an hour in productivity a day
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02 Jun 2025
Kettering Health brings Epic EHR online after cyberattack
By Jill McKeonKettering Health brought the core components of its Epic EHR system back online, marking progress in its restoration efforts after a cyberattack.
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02 Jun 2025
Cyber and digital get over £1bn to enhance UK’s national security
By Alex ScroxtonThe government has set out plans to spend over a billion pounds on digital and cyber warfare capabilities to enhance the UK’s ability to defend itself and fight offensive wars
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02 Jun 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeThere have been moves this past week at Infinigate Group, NTT DATA, BFS and Wireless Logic
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02 Jun 2025
Agentic AI set to handle 68% of customer service interactions by 2028
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals that advanced artificial intelligence will drive more personalised, proactive and predictive support to transform customer experience delivery
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02 Jun 2025
AI in IT services and the diminishing correlation between people and growth
By Karl FlindersWhile non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from generative AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers are prepared for change
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02 Jun 2025
Launch of e92spark extends distie’s options
By Simon QuickeDistributor establishes fresh division to enable the business to capture emerging vendors bringing innovative technology to market
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02 Jun 2025
Roig Arena to open with 6GHz Wi-Fi network and advanced analytics
By Joe O’HalloranState-of-the-art sports and events arena set to open in Valencia in September 2025 reveals connectivity set up to guarantee expected fan experience with high-speed connectivity plus optimised venue operations
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02 Jun 2025
NPCC calls for better tech investment
By Lis EvenstadThe National Police Chiefs’ Council sets out a series of digital ambitions and asks for £220m per year in the upcoming spending review to scale up science and technology capabilities
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02 Jun 2025
AI should be used to improve boardroom efficiency
By Cliff SaranArtificial intelligence is not just for business efficiency. Company boards should deploy the technology to support their own processes
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02 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: NCA cyber intelligence head spells out trends
By Brian McKennaWill Lyne, head of cyber intelligence at the National Crime Agency, sketches out cyber criminal trends as ransomware and other attack varieties become democratised beyond Russophone, skilled software developers
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02 Jun 2025
How Mistral is driving growth through open source and enterprise AI
By Aaron TanCompany CEO Arthur Mensch details how the French startup is balancing its open source ethos with a strong enterprise focus and delivering efficient, customisable AI to solve business problems and expand its global reach
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30 May 2025
Machine learning model predicts pediatric adverse events
By Anuja VaidyaNew research reveals that a machine learning model outperformed other risk stratification models to accurately identify high-risk pediatric patients across hospital units.
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30 May 2025
News brief: Week's top breaches stem from third-party attacks
By Sharon SheaCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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30 May 2025
Grow with SAP fuels Phoenix Global's digital transition
By Jim O'DonnellPhoenix Global implemented S/4HANA Cloud via Grow with SAP to replace outdated systems, digitize manual processes and enable AI capabilities for its metals and mining services.
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30 May 2025
Software supply chain security tools take on toil for users
By Beth PariseauRecent updates from software supply chain security vendors simply take over vulnerability management on behalf of IT orgs, rather than provide facilitating tools.
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30 May 2025
FTC targets 200+ Orange Book patents to boost generic drug access
By Alivia Kaylor, MScThe FTC has issued warning letters to major pharmaceutical companies over more than 200 Orange Book patent listings linked to brand-name drugs that delay generic competition.
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30 May 2025
Dutch businesses lag behind in cyber resilience as threats escalate
By Kim LoohuisWhile non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers must prepare for change
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30 May 2025
Covenant Health cyberattack disrupts New England hospitals
By Jill McKeonA Covenant Health cyberattack is causing connectivity issues for hospitals in New England as the health system works to restore services.
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30 May 2025
Grammarly secures $1B in funding as it plans for the future
By Esther ShittuGeneral Catalyst's investment shows confidence in Grammarly's AI and language expertise. The vendor plans to transition from an AI tool to a communications and productivity platform.
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30 May 2025
Member engagement leads to high health plan satisfaction
By Sara HeathCommercial payers with better health plan satisfaction scores tended to have better member engagement and education, J.D. Power reported.
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30 May 2025
T-Mobile for Business ups 5G fixed wireless access offer
By Joe O’Halloran5G enterprise cloud WAN provider teams with operator to deliver high-performance FWA connectivity for business customers throughout the US
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30 May 2025
Nokia unveils Wi-Fi 7 gateways as high-end router market sees growth
By Joe O’HalloranAs high-end segment of the router market is dominated by four firms and eases back into profit, leading comms tech provider introduces entry-level and mid-tier devices that can deliver speeds over three times faster than Wi-Fi 6 devices
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30 May 2025
Tech adaptability helps Zopa unwrap current account and test generative AI
By Karl FlindersZopa Bank’s current account, already used by thousands of existing customers, will be made available to the wider public before end of 2025
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30 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Distology, Bitdefender, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, TD Synnex and Xledger UK
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30 May 2025
Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days
By Cliff SaranResearch highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving
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30 May 2025
Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy
By Aaron TanCyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud
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29 May 2025
Workday adds seven agents to Illuminate platform
By Alexander S. GillisWorkday expanded its Illuminate platform, adding new automation features for HR, finance and workforce management.
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29 May 2025
The New York Times in multiyear licensing deal with Amazon
By Esther ShittuThis is the first licensing agreement the publisher has made with a company in the GenAI era. It is indicative of a trend in media, as many publishers partner with AI vendors.
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29 May 2025
Private practice can’t keep up with current payment rates
By Jacqueline LaPointeA new analysis finds inadequate payment rates were the top motivator for independent physicians to sell their private practices to hospitals, private equity firms and insurers.
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29 May 2025
Omada Health launches IPO, aims to raise up to $158M
By Anuja VaidyaOmada Health is the latest digital care provider to go public, with plans to offer 7.9 million shares at $18 to $20 a share.
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29 May 2025
Wildix rolls out embedded agentic AI for UCaaS
By Joe O’HalloranUCaaS provider offers real-time, codeless automation with shared memory, native privacy controls and ‘proven’ return on investment, live across more than 1,000 environments
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29 May 2025
HP: Partners key to delivering sustainability
By Simon QuickeVendor HP provides an update on the continuing demand from customers for green technology and the role its channel plays in supporting those needs
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29 May 2025
Sapphire 2025: BASF evolves business with move to SAP S/4Hana
By Brian McKennaGermany-based global chemical giant BASF has elected to move its SAP IT estate to S/4Hana private cloud to evolve its business in uncertain times
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29 May 2025
Monte Carlo adds observability for unstructured data
By Eric AvidonWith AI tools requiring large amounts of high-quality input to be accurate, the vendor is making it easier to monitor all types of information as users build modern applications.
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29 May 2025
Value of mobile device trade-ins up 40% in US
By Joe O’HalloranAnalysis for first quarter of 2025 sees value of turned-in mobile handsets reach $1.24bn, with trend towards newer models even as average device age rises
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29 May 2025
CEOs and IT chiefs misaligned on AI readiness
By Cliff SaranA report from Kyndryl shows a significant gap in how business leaders perceive the AI infrastructure of their organisations compared with IT chiefs
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29 May 2025
TXP expands reach with Metatech buy
By Simon QuickeAmbition to become the mid-market specialist in legacy system modernisation takes another step forward
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29 May 2025
Nokia accelerates multi-Gig PON fibre broadband services
By Joe O’HalloranLine card product optimised for cost-effective mass market 25G PON, while co-existence network element enables ability to run single fibre 10G, 25G and 50G services
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29 May 2025
Post Office slammed after deleting social media comments on IT scandal
By Bill CurtisPost Office accused of suppressing the views of victims of the Horizon scandal by deleting comments on social media platforms
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29 May 2025
Gov.uk Wallet open to public sector bodies
By Lis EvenstadGovernment departments can soon begin to add documents to Gov.uk Wallet, as the Government Digital Service publishes guidance for public sector bodies on how to use the smartphone app