About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 52
Deel acquires Zavvy to enhance payroll, HR services
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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hcm
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m&a
Deel acquires people enablement platform Zavvy, bringing AI-driven performance management and learning and development functionalities.
Retail, finance sectors face consumer shift over cyber threats
Fri, 8th Mar 2024
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encryption
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martech
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advanced persistent threat protection
Consumer confidence in retail and finance sectors may wane due to increasing cybersecurity threats, a new study as found.
NetApp, Nvidia release AI-boosting infrastructure to counter threats
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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storage
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public cloud
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advanced persistent threat protection
NetApp announces AI infrastructure to boost Gen AI projects, while also introducing cyber-resilience capabilities to counter rising cyber threats.
Government hesitation curbs GenAI adoption – Gartner
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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genai
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data privacy
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Despite potential, governments worldwide exhibit hesitation in adopting generative AI for citizen services, due to fears of public failure.
IWD 2024: Women in eCommerce foresee improvement but barriers persist
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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ecommerce
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iwd
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gender equality
UK female eCommerce professionals voice optimism for industry improvement yet hurdles remain, with gender bias and stereotypes still notably present.
NetApp pioneers AI-driven cyber-resilience capabilities
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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NetApp bolsters UK business defences with the development of AI-enhanced cyber-resilience capabilities, designed for swift recovery from potential threats.
IWD 2024: Businesses urged to retain women in leadership roles
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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iwd
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parental leave
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employment
Businesses urged to implement key practices to bolster and retain women in leadership roles amid persistent gender barriers.
Google partners with BSSN to boost national cybersecurity
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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data analytics
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public cloud
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advanced persistent threat protection
Google partners with Indonesia's BSSN to equip the public sector and 70,000 small businesses with AI and cybersecurity tools.
Singapore businesses prioritise Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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dei
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workday
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a top priority for 72% of Singapore organisations with 55% planning to boost investments in 2024.
Madison Technologies named Cisco's sole OT supplier in Australia
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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digital transformation
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madison technologies
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cisco
Madison Technologies announces it has become Cisco's exclusive Operational Technology supplier across Australia.
Back-to-office trend spurs increased in-store shopping
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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smartphones
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
Australian workers are leading a global trend of returning to the office, contributing significantly to increased in-store shopping.
Cloudflare launches Firewall for AI to combat cyber threats
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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cloud security
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application security
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cloud services
Cloudflare unveils Firewall for AI, an innovative defence solution aimed at identifying and neutralising cyber attacks on Large Language Models.
Westcon-Comstor expands Cisco partnership for AWS Marketplace growth
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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cybersecurity
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canalys
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nz
Westcon-Comstor bolsters Cisco partnership with extended AWS Marketplace offering, targeting growth and streamline transactions for channel partners.
Spark launches Aotearoa's first AI for Business Mini MBA
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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genai
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nzier
New Zealand firms offered chance to join first national AI for Business Mini MBA programme, promising to enhance competitiveness via AI applications.
IWD 2024: Pay & promotion perceptions differ across workplaces
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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hcm
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iwd
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payroll systems
New research reveals significant discrepancy in perception of equality in UK workplaces, with 79% of men believing pay and promotion is equal.
Pandemic propels UK towards cashless economy despite resistance
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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martech
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biometrics
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commerce systems
The pandemic-associated rejection of cash is seen as accelerating the switch to a cashless economy, despite some resistance and concern over security.
IWD 2024: Gender pay gap widening in the United Kingom
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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iwd
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equality
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oecd
The gender pay gap in the UK has widened to 14.5%, pushing the country to 17th place in the Women in Work Index.
Akamai enhances API Protector with anti-DDoS & bot detection
Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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ddos
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application security
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Akamai Technologies bolsters App and API Protector with precise DDoS attack mitigation, URL Protection and Browser Impersonation Detection.
UK students call for faster AI tool adoption in universities
Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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edutech
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genai
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ai
Two-thirds of students believe their universities are too slow to adopt AI learning tools, signalling a sizeable need gap, according to a new survey.
Ready to Read initiative wins MOSL Market Improvement Fund
Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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cx
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martech
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Ready to Read, a collaboration between Sagacity and Clear Business Water, has scooped the 2024 MOSL Market Improvement Fund accolade.