Mon.Jun 30, 2025

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Datacenter industry calls for investment after EU issues water consumption warning

Network World

European Union warnings that datacenters urgently need to curb their water consumption have prompted the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) trade association to for argue a new approach to infrastructure investment. The warnings arrived in early June with the publication by the European Commission of a set of policy proposals designed to improve the often-inconsistent way that water is managed, or mismanaged, across the bloc.

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Who should really be driving business transformation today?

CIO Business Intelligence

When it comes to transformational work, Ryan Downing classifies his CIO position as “an enabler.” “My teams support a number of enabling capabilities that help drive growth and enhance the customer experience. Often we help bring people together across the organization to solve our biggest challenges,” he says of his and his staff’s role. “I feel like I’m at my best when there’s clarity on the business outcome, and I can work side by side with business leaders to outline a path forward.

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IBM IMS

Dataconomy

IBM IMS (information management system) has stood the test of time, playing a crucial role in managing data and transactions since its inception in 1968. Originally designed for NASA, this system is now integral in various industries, showcasing its versatility and reliability. Its capability to handle extensive data while maintaining integrity makes it a favorable choice for organizations operating on the z/OS mainframe OS.

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Reimagining the Spotify model for the human-AI enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

By 2027, over 40% of enterprise workstreams will include autonomous AI agents as contributors, not just tools. That’s not a forecast — it’s a reality many forward-thinking CIOs are already engineering toward. Over the last few years, I’ve had the privilege of working with product, engineering and transformation leaders who have embraced the Spotify model as the gold standard for agile execution.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Google BigQuery

Dataconomy

Google BigQuery stands out as a leading force in the realm of big data analytics, harnessing the power of the cloud to provide organizations with the tools they need to process and analyze vast amounts of data efficiently. With its ability to handle complex queries and deliver insights in real time, businesses can make informed decisions faster than ever before.

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Critical flaw in AMI's MegaRAC firmware puts thousands of servers at risk

TechSpot

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-54085 is threatening to bring a massive number of server products to their knees. The flaw, which carries a maximum severity rating of 10 out of 10, affects baseboard management controllers sold by American Megatrends under the MegaRAC brand.

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Oracle inks $30 billion cloud deal, continuing its strong push into AI infrastructure.

Network World

Oracle is continuing its strategic push into the AI infrastructure market as it seeks to compete with major cloud providers. The company said Monday that it has signed a cloud services agreement that will add $30 billion annually to its revenue beginning in fiscal year 2028, which begins June 1, 2027. The customer has yet to be named, but the commitment could ultimately comprise a quarter to a third of Oracle’s revenues in FY2028, based on its most recent fiscal year revenue of $57.4 billion.

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Open database connectivity (ODBC)

Dataconomy

Open database connectivity (ODBC) plays a crucial role in the seamless integration of disparate database systems, allowing applications to communicate irrespective of data source specificity. This API enables developers to create software that can connect to various databases using a unified approach, which is particularly beneficial in today’s complex IT environments dominated by cloud solutions and data diversity.

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The Hybrid Cloud Boomerang: What’s Different About Today’s Data Centers

Information Week

Some were born in the public cloud and want to move to the data center, but have no idea where to start. Others already moved in the opposite direction (data center to public cloud), but now realize it's not all it's cracked up to be.

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ACM launches journal on AI security and privacy

Dataconomy

On June 24, 2025, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announced the launch of a new journal, ACM Transactions on AI Security and Privacy (TAISAP), designed to address critical research needs in securing AI systems and leveraging AI for cybersecurity. The establishment of TAISAP responds to the increasing ubiquity of AI technologies, which has generated a demand for specific research focusing on their security vulnerabilities and defensive measures.

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AI Isnt the Future — Its the Fight Youre Already In: Are You Ready?

The AI era isn’t coming—it’s here. But over 70% of AI projects fail before they scale. Why? No strategy. No alignment. No ROI. We worked with a $50M company that wasted a year and half their budget chasing AI pilots with no payoff. Sound familiar? That’s where our four-step transformation system comes in: Assess, Strategize, Execute, Scale. We help you cut through the hype, find what actually moves the needle, and build a roadmap that delivers results.

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Mark Zuckerberg announces his AI ‘superintelligence’ super-group

The Verge

In a memo to Meta staff, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s new “Meta Superintelligence Labs” group that will head up its AI work, Bloomberg reports. Former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, who joined Meta as part of a multibillion dollar deal earlier this month , will head up the group as the company’s chief AI officer. Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman will “partner with” Wang to help lead the division, according to Bloomberg.

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OpenAI expands beyond Nvidia with Google chips

Dataconomy

OpenAI is integrating Google’s custom TPU chips for specific workloads to manage operational costs, following the recent launch of its new image generation platform earlier in 2025. This strategic shift for OpenAI involves moving portions of its computing tasks to Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). This decision, reported by The Information , which cited an anonymous source, reflects a response to the increasing infrastructure demands placed on OpenAI, particularly since the in

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Why SMBs Need Cyberattack Early Warning Systems More Than Ever

SecureWorld News

The cyber threat landscape has fundamentally changed. The latest Europol "Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment" reaffirms that cybercriminals now operate like sophisticated businesses, now with AI assistance and organized online communities. Forums like Cracked and Nulled have transformed from niche underground markets into massive criminal ecosystems.

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What is garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)?

Dataconomy

Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) highlights a fundamental truth in data processing: the quality of the output is only as good as the quality of the input. This principle resonates across various domains, from software development to data analysis, and underscores the critical relationship between input and results. Ensuring reliable data is paramount, especially as organizations increasingly leverage data-driven decision-making.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw

The Verge

Serious security flaws have been found in hundreds of Brother printer models that could allow attackers to remotely access devices that are still using default passwords. Eight new vulnerabilities, one of which cannot be fixed by patching the firmware, were discovered in 689 kinds of Brother home and enterprise printers by security company Rapid7. The flaws also impact 59 printer models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta, but not every vulnerability is found on every printer model

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Your Zero Trust Strategy Needs An Adversarial Perspective

Forrester IT

According to Forrester’s 2025 Security, Survey IT environment complexity, limited visibility, and alert fatigue are some of the most common information security challenges organizations face. Your Zero Trust strategy, no matter how complex, expensive, “compliant,” and AI-driven will remain plagued by mediocrity if those issues go unaddressed.

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Self-healing robot skin mimics the human body

Dataconomy

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineering team, led by Eric Markvicka and graduate students Ethan Krings and Patrick McManigal, presented self-healing technology for soft robotics and wearable systems at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Award-winning research in biomimicry Their paper outlined a systems-level approach for soft robotics to identify damage, locate it, and autonomously initiate self-repair.

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AI vs. MDs: Microsoft AI tool outperforms doctors in diagnosing complex medical cases

GeekWire

CAT scan images. ( National Cancer Institute Photo via Unsplash ) Microsoft today announced an artificial intelligence tool that outperformed a panel of medical doctors in diagnosing complicated cases. The Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) faced off against 21 experienced physicians from the U.S. and United Kingdom presented with complex cases documented in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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Podcast: AIOps in storage management, security and sustainability

ComputerWeekly

Dell’s Stewart Hunwick explains why AIOps – artificial intelligence for IT operations – is key to gaining efficiencies in storage management and sustainability, and discusses reactive and proactive data security

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IT lobbyists exploit EU AI Act uncertainty as deadline looms

CIO Business Intelligence

The powerful IT lobby group Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is taking action against AI regulation in Europe. At a meeting of European heads of state and government in Brussels last week, lobbyists for the association, dominated by US corporations, called for the EU AI ​​Act’s implementation to be postponed. The CCIA’s reasoning was that key provisions of the regulatory framework — including the crucial rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models — that are scheduled to

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Cursor launches web app for coding agents

Dataconomy

Cursor, the company known for its AI coding editor, introduced a web application. This app enables users to oversee a network of coding agents directly from their web browser, expanding access to Cursor’s tools beyond the integrated development environment (IDE). Anysphere, Cursor’s parent company, has been actively working to broaden its product reach and develop more agent-driven functionalities.

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Millions of Brother Printers Are Full of Hackable Bugs

Gizmodo

Don't let your printer get hijacked.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Real-time data: The foundation for autonomous AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Today’s consumer fraud detection systems do more than just catch unusual spending sprees. Modern AI agents correlate transactions with real-time data, such as device fingerprints and geolocation patterns, to block fraud in milliseconds. Similar multi-agent systems are now revolutionizing manufacturing, health care, and other industries, with AI agents coordinating across functions to optimize operations in real time.

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Better governance is required for AI agents

ComputerWeekly

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions

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Unlocking future AI-driven innovation by modernising yesterday’s legacy systems

CIO Business Intelligence

Amidst evolving technological disruptions, legacy systems risk slowing down the pace of innovation for businesses. As these are often the technical backbone of their operations, it’s critical to update these systems if companies are to remain competitive, adapt to changing market trends, and drive operational efficiency. “The big problem with legacy modernisation has always been that it’s very hard just to understand what a system does today, particularly if it’s old or even inaccessible,” say

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Object-oriented database management system (OODBMS)

Dataconomy

An Object-Oriented Database Management System (OODBMS) represents a striking shift in how data is organized and manipulated, aligning closely with the principles of object-oriented programming. This relationship allows data to be managed as complex entities rather than flat records, offering developers a more intuitive way to interact with information.

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Turn Your Contact Center Into a Profit Machine with AI

Every year, $75 billion is lost to bad customer service — and your business could be bleeding loyalty without realizing it. AI is rewriting the rules. Imagine instant answers, 24/7 self-service, faster resolutions, and skyrocketing satisfaction scores. Companies like Amazon are already cashing in, and the technology is easier than you think — plug, play, and profit.

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The government’s Apple antitrust lawsuit is still on

The Verge

The US Department of Justice notched an initial win in its antitrust case against Apple today, with a federal judge rejecting Apple’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit outright. The government’s allegations are “sufficient to demonstrate Apple’s specific intent to monopolize the smartphone and performance smartphone market,“ Judge Julien Neals wrote in an opinion on Monday.

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How to Fix Intune Error 0x87D1041C Application not Detected after Successful Installation

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link] and LinkedIn page for latest updates [link] The post How to Fix Intune Error 0x87D1041C Application not Detected after Successful Installation appeared first on HTMD Community Modern Device Management News & Guides by Anoop C Nair.

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Breaking mindsets with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

I first read “ The psychology of intelligence analysis ” many years ago as a young intelligence officer. The course I took alongside it examined the major intelligence failures of the modern era. One sobering pattern stood out: even when information was abundant, entrenched mental models shaped what analysts saw — and what they missed. The 9/11 Commission later concluded that “the most important failure was one of imagination.

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Biologists Uncover Previously Unknown Structure Hiding Inside Human Cells

Gizmodo

Skip to content Gizmodo Search Home Latest Tech Reviews Science io9 AI Video Deals Biology Biologists Uncover Previously Unknown Structure Hiding Inside Human Cells The never-before-seen organelle serves as a recycling center for cellular cargo, evidence suggests. By Natalia Mesa Published June 30, 2025 | Comments ( 4 ) | 𝕏 Copied! Scientists just discovered the hemifusome, a membrane-bound organelle that helps cells recycle cargo © University of Virginia School of Medicine Even after decade

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.