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All for one and one for all: the three musketeers of cloud

All for one and one for all: the three musketeers of cloud

By: Jonathan Bridges, Chief Innovation Office, Exponential-e Let’s be honest, the benefits of the cloud are well known. And if you did..

Cyber Security Awareness Month: 40% Increase in Weekly Cyber Attacks on Organizations Worldwide in 2021

Cyber Security Awareness Month: 40% Increase in Weekly Cyber Attacks on Organizations Worldwide in 2021

  As October Cyber Security Awareness month embarks, Check Point Research shares new data on current cyber security threats by vo..

Radisson Hotel Group Relies on Freshworks to Delight its Distributed Workforce with Exceptional IT Service

Radisson Hotel Group Relies on Freshworks to Delight its Distributed Workforce with Exceptional IT Service

The efficiency of the Freshservice ITSM solution accelerated the global hotel group’s digital transformation efforts SAN MATEO, Calif ..

Canonical launches Ubuntu Frame, the foundation for embedded displays

Canonical launches Ubuntu Frame, the foundation for embedded displays

Canonical’s Ubuntu Frame is an easy-to-use, reliable and secure fullscreen shell to power edge devices, with 10 years of support from ..

Service-Now and Celonis Form Strategic Partnership to Redefine How Work Flows

Service-Now and Celonis Form Strategic Partnership to Redefine How Work Flows

New solutions will enable companies to accelerate digital innovation to help improve customer satisfaction, drive revenue growth, and ..

Poly Evolution of the Workplace Report Highlights Need for Work Equity and Total Meeting Equality for Hybrid Workers

Poly Evolution of the Workplace Report Highlights Need for Work Equity and Total Meeting Equality for Hybrid Workers

Hybrid workers embrace anytime working and say office culture has ‘changed forever’, but concerns over discrimination, career progress..

NEXION Adds Global Skills to its Executive Management Team.

NEXION Adds Global Skills to its Executive Management Team.

NEXION Group Ltd has made key appointments to its executive management team in preparation for its next phase of growth. The promotion..

Slack Study of Global Knowledge Workers Reveals Huge Disconnect Between Executives and Employees on Returning to the Office

Slack Study of Global Knowledge Workers Reveals Huge Disconnect Between Executives and Employees on Returning to the Office

Study finds that of those currently working remotely, executives are nearly three times more likely than non-executive employees to wa..

Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach due to configuration error

Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach due to configuration error

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s live streaming e-sports platform Twitch on Wednesday blamed “an error” in server ..

Workspace says utilisation rates boosted by post-lockdown return to office

Workspace says utilisation rates boosted by post-lockdown return to office

(Reuters) – Workspace said on Thursday the utilisation of its centres by the end of September peaked at 56% of pre-COVID levels ..

Exclusive-Northvolt plots EV battery grab with $750 million Swedish lab plan

Exclusive-Northvolt plots EV battery grab with $750 million Swedish lab plan

By Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Northvolt plans to invest $750 million expanding its laboratory..

Two-Thirds of Organizations Have Been the Target of at Least One Ransomware Attack According to a Fortinet Ransomware Survey

Two-Thirds of Organizations Have Been the Target of at Least One Ransomware Attack According to a Fortinet Ransomware Survey

85% Are More Concerned of a Ransomware Attack Than Other Cyber Threats LONDON, October 2021 John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at ..

Mooted U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean U.S. embassy closure, says Moscow

Mooted U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean U.S. embassy closure, says Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Congressional proposal to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States would lead to the closure of U..

UBS clients raise $650 million for biggest yet biotech impact fund

UBS clients raise $650 million for biggest yet biotech impact fund

(Correct spelling of name to Haefele from Heafele in 7th paragraph) By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’s wea..

Tesco raises outlook and will buyback shares after strong first half

Tesco raises outlook and will buyback shares after strong first half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, raised its full-year outlook as it reported a 16.6% rise in ..

Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently

Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently

By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel..

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery

PARIS (Reuters) – French luxury group Kering, Richemont’s Cartier, and the Responsible Jewellery Council have teamed up to..

Sweden’s AB Volvo wins its largest electric truck order so far

Sweden’s AB Volvo wins its largest electric truck order so far

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from shipping firm DFDS, its biggest commercial..

The smart route to economic recovery

The smart route to economic recovery

By: Brian O’Rourke, CEO and founder of CitySwift The digitisation catalyst that is Covid-19 has presented short-term chal..

Analysis-Brexit cold turkey: UK tries to kick 25-year imported labour habit

Analysis-Brexit cold turkey: UK tries to kick 25-year imported labour habit

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s 25-year-old model of importing cheap labour has been up-ended..

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

By Subrat Patnaik, Eva Mathews and Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly..

The new and varied applications of 360 tours

The new and varied applications of 360 tours

Already a hit with estate and letting agents, who use them to sell and let properties faster and more efficiently, 360 tours are now b..

Despite good intentions, companies are failing to progress on Diversity and Inclusion

Despite good intentions, companies are failing to progress on Diversity and Inclusion

SmartRecruiters’ 2021 State of Diversity Hiring Report finds a severe gap between awareness of the importance of implementing D&I ..

Australian business agility specialist expands into North America

Australian business agility specialist expands into North America

Former IBM executive Ron Laudadio joins EPiC to grow its international footprint. Incoming EPiC director Ron Laudadio SYD..

The Tell-Tale Signs of a Creative IT Company

The Tell-Tale Signs of a Creative IT Company

By Sharon Mandell-Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Juniper Networks You might not expect to be asked what your p..

Businesses need to evolve or die as we return to the office

Businesses need to evolve or die as we return to the office

Alex Graves, CEO of Silicon Reef and an expert in modern working models and technology, explains why businesses need to up their game ..

U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; third-quarter growth raised

U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; third-quarter growth raised

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose further last week a..

Factbox: Billionaires battle CEOs at Italy’s Generali and Mediobanca

Factbox: Billionaires battle CEOs at Italy’s Generali and Mediobanca

MILAN (Reuters) – Power struggles at insurer Generali and Mediobanca have billionaires Leonardo Del Vecchio and Francesco Gaetan..

Electric car maker Lucid on track for 2022, 2023 output targets, CEO says

Electric car maker Lucid on track for 2022, 2023 output targets, CEO says

By Hyunjoo Jin CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Reuters) -Luxury electric car maker Lucid Group is on track to meet its production targets for 2022..

Hull broadband monopoly to end with launch of new Full Fibre network

Hull broadband monopoly to end with launch of new Full Fibre network

Connexin rolls out alternative network to give the city Fibre broadband choice  Smart city operator Connexin has announced plans to cr..

Campus Cloud Fast-Tracks Universities to the Digital Era Rely-ing on Cloud Database MariaDB SkySQL

Campus Cloud Fast-Tracks Universities to the Digital Era Rely-ing on Cloud Database MariaDB SkySQL

SkySQL on GCP supports the massive growth of students to online learning and reliance on year-round essential services from Campus Clo..

Investors brace for rough ride as Evergrande faces payment deadline

Investors brace for rough ride as Evergrande faces payment deadline

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors were bracing for potential market turbulence on Wednesday as a bond coupon payment for China Eve..

Ford asks U.S. salaried employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status

Ford asks U.S. salaried employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Ashwini Raj (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co on Tuesday became the second Detroit automaker to ask U.S. salaried e..

Seeking an agile journey to the cloud: Is the future automated?

Seeking an agile journey to the cloud: Is the future automated?

By: Rob Hancock, Head of Platform at Giacom  The unprecedented rate of employees that suddenly needed to collaborate remotely has forc..

Analysis-End of furlough brings uncertainty for UK jobs and economy

Analysis-End of furlough brings uncertainty for UK jobs and economy

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than a million British workers face an uncertain future this week as the UK becomes th..

TotalEnergies, China Three Gorges to form electric mobility venture in China

TotalEnergies, China Three Gorges to form electric mobility venture in China

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s TotalEnergies said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with China Three Gorges Corporation to..

UK must be more clear-eyed about risks of China investment – Labour

UK must be more clear-eyed about risks of China investment – Labour

By William James BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain needs to be more “clear-eyed” about the risks of Chinese inve..