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March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

MWC 2025: Comms tech consortium begins XR trials on 5G Standalone network

Collaboration between Ericsson, T-Mobile and Qualcomm looks to pioneer the next wave of 5G low latency operator services, beginning with supporting demanding mobile immersive experiences Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 Blog Post

SLM series - Tabnine: A working combination of SLMs, LLMs (and the case for RAG)

This is a guest post written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ameya Deshmukh in his role as head of programmes for Tabnine. Tabnine is an AI-powered code completion tool that ... Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Canadian businessman remains in French jail, accused of distributing Sky ECC cryptophones

Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman has been held in pre-trial detention without trial for nearly four years – he has once again been refused bail Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Vodafone and AST Space Mobile form European satellite comms service

Latest chapter in partnership between leading telco and low Earth orbit satellite provider sees firms unveil organisation to give businesses access to secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

MWC 2025: Nokia enhances marine ops with private net and advances API play

Leading global tech firm partners with marine terminal operator to introduce private wireless solutions in US container terminals and works with telco to offer network APIs to help developers create enterprise applications Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 Opinion

Tech and global mobility: The impact of the new US Administration

As the US business community prepares for policy changes under the Trump administration, tech companies are focused on the potential impact of new policies on legal immigration under the H-1B visa programme Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Nutanix event shows massive interest in VMware migration

A recent event held by VMware rival Nutanix attracted many people new to the hyperconverged infrastructure provider Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Metropolitan Police concern puts brakes on Post Office Horizon data migration

The Post Office has paused its project to migrate all Horizon data from Fujitsu systems to its own while in discussions with Metropolitan Police Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Flash drive prices bump along, as SAS HDDs gain mystery bounce

Flash drive prices drop again, but slowly, as they bump along after highs in late 2023. Meanwhile, spinning disk HDD prices experience a rare flutter, with SAS cost per gigabyte rising 18% Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 E-Zine

Cutting the costs of AI

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we analyse how the emergence of the DeepSeek AI model shows how the cost of deploying artificial intelligence is coming down. Samsung put a UK tech startup at the heart of its latest flagship smartphone launch – we ... Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 Opinion

What the UK is getting right (and wrong) about AI adoption

The government's promotion of AI is necessary, but risks missing the vital importance of enabling and encouraging businesses to adopt AI in pursuit of greater productivity Continue Reading

March 04, 2025 04Mar2025 News

Aussie businesses ramp up security spending

Australian organisations are set to spend A$6.2bn on security and risk management in 2025, a 14.4% jump from the previous year, driven by the rise of AI and a growing threat landscape Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

European fintech must take different path to Trump’s US on diversity

Leading light in women in fintech says Europe must take separate path to Trump’s US on diversity, equity and inclusion Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 Podcast

Podcast: S4Capital’s Martin Sorrell on AI and the enterprise

We talk to Sir Martin Sorrell of S4Capital about the use of artificial intelligence in advertising and marketing and how enterprises can take advantage of the productivity it offers Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 Blog Post

SLM series - IBM: Why smaller AI models unlock value at the edge

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dr Juan Bernabe-Moreno in his capacity as director of IBM Research Europe for the UK & Ireland. Bernabe-Moreno writes ... Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

MWC 2025: NTT Docomo preps for beyond 5G future

Leading Japanese operator unveils slew of announcements to boost advanced communications across domestic territory and Africa, encompassing the new era of 6G and aircraft-based systems Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

CMA urged to expedite proposed ‘targeted interventions’ against AWS and Microsoft

AWS has doubled-down on its claim that subjecting it to targeted curbs to bolster competition in the UK cloud market is an unwarranted step, while its rivals call on the CMA to speed up the process Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

MWC 2025: Operators account for 85% of mobile infrastructure investments

Research from global mobile trade association reveals operators alone contribute $109bn to infrastructure investments, far exceeding that made by content and application providers and cloud service providers Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm

Connected processor and artificial intelligence company unveils AI-first modems for 5G networks, IoT and fixed wired access as artificial intelligence scales rapidly at the network edge to drive key business benefits Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 Blog Post

Digital Disruption, the Future of Work, and the Evolving Role of Print

Digital disruption continues to reshape the business landscape, impacting how we work and the tools we use. Quocirca's "In the Spotlight Special Edition" series, featuring interviews with leading ... Continue Reading

March 03, 2025 03Mar2025 News

Singapore’s HomeTeamNS hit by ransomware attack

The non-profit organisation suffered a ransomware attack that affected some servers containing employee and member data, prompting an investigation and enhanced security measures Continue Reading

March 02, 2025 02Mar2025 News

AWS boosts telco cloud offerings with new Outposts

Amazon Web Services debuts new Outposts racks and servers that extend its infrastructure to the edge to support network intensive workloads and cloud radio access applications Continue Reading

March 01, 2025 01Mar2025 News

Ransomware: from REvil to Black Basta, what do we know about Tramp?

This key member of the Black Basta ransomware gang is wanted by the US justice system. He narrowly escaped extradition at the end of June 2024 - with the help of highly-placed contacts in Moscow, according to him Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 Blog Post

Speed and skills are essential for the UK to realise its AI ambitions

This is a guest blogpost by David Hogan, vice-president Enterprise, EMEA at NVIDIA. This summer, the Isambard AI supercomputer in Bristol will be fully operational, marking a significant step ... Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 News

France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email

Proposals to be discussed in the French Parliament will require tech companies to hand over decrypted messages and email or face huge fines Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 Blog Post

SLM series - DataStax: Inside the ‘moving parts’ of AI

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dom Couldwell in his capacity as head of field engineering EMEA, DataStax. Couldwell writes in full as follows… Building a ... Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 News

Post Office makes first official apology to Capture users

The Post Office has written to former Capture user Ken Tooby to apologise for its failings which devastated his family’s lives Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 News

Major UK banks hit by payday digital banking problems again

A month after Barclays suffered online banking problems, customers at multiple banks report further issues Continue Reading

February 28, 2025 28Feb2025 News

NHS staff lack confidence in health service cyber measures

NHS staff understand their role in protecting the health service from cyber threats and the public backs them in this aim, but legacy tech and a lack of training are hindering efforts, according to BT Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 Blog Post

F5 AppWorld 2025: Day #2 keynote & live show report

The Computer Weekly Developer Network team is at F5 AppWorld 2025. News emanating from the show that we have not yet covered includes several new solutions and capabilities that the company says ... Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

'Positive steps' in redress for Post Office Capture victims

Lawyers say progress has been made in efforts to provide financial redress and justice for former users of the Post Office's flawed Capture system Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

MPs grill X, TikTok and Meta about online misinformation

Representatives from the social media firms said that while the scale of their platforms makes content moderation difficult, they are effectively dealing with the vast majority of misinformation Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

Peer demands Fujitsu cough up £300m interim payment towards Post Office scandal bill

Kevan Jones tells fellow peers in the House of Lords that Fujitsu should also be barred from bidding for public sector contracts Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

Nvidia CEO claims reasoning models will boost GPU demand

The availability of the DeepSeek-R1 model resulted in a big drop in Nvidia’s share price, but CEO Jensen Huang believes this is just a blip Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 Opinion

Secure software: Third-party suppliers your first-party risk

Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025 Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 Blog Post

F5 details multi-Terabit VELOS hardware to power AI workloads

The Computer Weekly Developer Network team is at AppWorld with F5. As part of the conference’s central newsreel, we learn that the company has announced new additions to the F5 VELOS product line. ... Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 Blog Post

Spotlight on an indulgent tech sector

We often hear of senior tech industry execs drawing an analogy between the tech sector and automotive manufacturing. Basically, if car development followed the same rules as the tech sector, by now ... Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

CVE volumes head towards 50,000 in 2025, analysts claim

Many trends, notably a big shift to open source tools, are behind an expected boom in the number of disclosed vulnerabilities Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 News

Verizon claims to ‘shatter’ US 5G upload speed record

Leading comms provider reveals 5G trial results with record-breaking uplink speed through use of technologies including TDD carrier component aggregation with C-band spectrum and uplink MIMO Continue Reading

February 27, 2025 27Feb2025 Opinion

Money wasted on cloud inhibiting growth

Australian firms are pouring billions into cloud services, but a lack of visibility is leading to significant wasted spending as AI adoption grows Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Alibaba Cloud open sources video foundation models

The Chinese tech giant releases Tongyi Wanxiang 2.1 family of video foundation models as open source, including a smaller version enabling video creation on standard laptops Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard probes UK demand for Apple’s encrypted data

A secret order issued by the UK against Apple would be a ‘clear and egregious violation’ if it provides back door access to Americans’ encrypted data, says US director of national intelligence Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 Blog Post

F5 AppWorld 2025: Day #1 keynote & live show report

F5 kicked off its AppWorld 2025 conference this week in Las Vegas with a keynote introduced and delivered by François Locoh-Donou, president and CEO of F5. Talking about the demands of building ... Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 In Depth

VMware vSAN Max: What you need to know

We look at VMware vSAN Max storage: its best use cases, how to deploy it and on what hardware, the alternatives, and considerations in light of VMware’s Broadcom takeover Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Apple and Dassault Systèmes join forces for digital twin Vision

Leading connected engineering software provider teams with CE giant to take advantage of state-of-the-art immersive viewing to realise digital twin-based product design and manufacturing platform Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

CISOs spending more on insider risk

Insider risk management budgets have more than doubled in the past 12 months and look set to grow further still in 2025, according to a report Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 Opinion

Everything, everywhere, all at once: automated decision-making in public services

Despite the UK government's fervent embrace of artificial intelligence, there is still little meaningful transparency around the scope of the technology's deployment throughout public services Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 Podcast

Podcast: How to ensure data quality for AI

We talk to Cody David of Syniti about how to ensure data quality in datasets for AI, why a ‘data-first’ attitude is key, and the quick wins an organisation can gain in data quality Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Dragonwing take flight to boost Qualcomm industrial, embedded IoT offer

Connected processor and artificial intelligence company establishes brand for suite of industrial and embedded IoT, enterprise and networking solutions Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

UK law firm embarks on SD-WAN and SASE infrastructure upgrade

Network services provider collaborates with commercial law firm Hill Dickinson to enhance network connectivity and security by introducing SD-WAN and SASE frameworks to help safeguard corporate assets Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Engineering at tipping point as manufacturing embraces Industry 5.0

Leading connected engineering software provider unveils vision of generative AI-based design to support new age of industrial applications with sustainability and virtual processes at the core Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Scottish police fail to record ethnicity in DNA database

Scottish policing bodies are failing to properly record and publish data on the ethnicity of arrested people, making it impossible to determine whether they are discriminating against certain sections of the population Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

IoT and SaaS will underpin government legislation introduced to protect rivers

Tech platform will enable water companies, regulators and the public to monitor pollution levels in rivers Continue Reading

February 26, 2025 26Feb2025 News

Lord Holmes warns of increasingly ‘urgent’ need to regulate AI

The real-world negative impacts of artificial intelligence will only get worse if the UK does not move to regulate the technology in a way that centres on accountability, trust and public participation, says Lord Holmes Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Singapore rolls out guidelines to bolster cloud and datacentre resilience

New advisory guidelines to enhance resilience and security of cloud services and datacentres in Singapore amid potential service disruptions and growing cyber threats Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Government launches Digital Inclusion Action Plan

Whitehall aims to fix digital exclusion through funding local digital skills, as charities and industry pledge to help with skills training, devices and connectivity Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 Blog Post

SLM series - Syndicode: How to use the right (model) tool for the job

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network by Volodymyr Murzak in his role as solution architect and tech lead at software development company Syndicode. Syndicode is a software ... Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 Opinion

Reflecting on three years of cyber warfare in Ukraine

With the third anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine passing this week, Charl Van Der Walt reflects on how the cyber threat landscape in Europe has changed since 2022 Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Plenty of room for improvement in mobile quality in Euro cities

Analysis of mobile quality in 15 of Europe’s leading cities sees Porto and Stockholm offer highest 5G quality of experience in region, but with all cities falling short of EU Digital Decade Objectives Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Europe ‘severely’ lags other major regions in 5G standalone

Research from network intelligence company shows interplay of earlier deployments, more diversified multi-band spectrum and greater willingness to invest in new use cases have driven 5G SA roll-outs at a faster pace in regions outside Europe Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

CommScope bets on AI for next wave of enterprise networking

Wired and wireless network provider enhances Wi-Fi 7 portfolio with AI-driven services that integrate generative, edge and intent-based AI features, and next generation optical LAN Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Bridge Alliance, Telna team on eSIM strategic partnership

Leading mobile industry alliance announces it will use managed wholesale eSIM platform’s capabilities for connectivity and revenue opportunities Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Quantum innovation balances on commercial tightrope

While there is plenty of innovation in quantum technology, the industry needs greater collaboration to develop commercially viable systems Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 E-Zine

Rethinking the route to net zero

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at the need to apply innovative and long-term thinking to reducing carbon emissions in IT. We find out how retailer Dunelm is benefiting from a programme to attract, retain and support ... Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 News

Ransomware: on the murky trail of one of the leaders of Black Basta

The internal exchanges within the Black Basta group revealed last week offer a new opportunity to investigate one of its leaders: Tramp. He may have been arrested in Armenia in June 2024, before being released Continue Reading

February 25, 2025 25Feb2025 Opinion

The AI imperative: Why APAC telcos can’t afford to wait

Telco across Asia-Pacific are placing major bets on AI, recognising it as the key to unlocking future growth and relevance. But for those who hesitate, the cost of inaction could be their very survival Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

Zendesk to acquire Local Measure, boosting AI-powered voice capabilities

The acquisition will strengthen Zendesk’s contact centre offering and integration with Amazon Connect, targeting larger enterprise clients Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

Myriota, Saudi Space Authority team for ultra-low power IoT connectivity

Satellite internet of things connectivity company announces initiatives with Saudi space authorities including the Space and Technology Commission to bring ultra-low power IoT connectivity to the region Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract

UK government wants tech partner to help it embed open banking functionality into its Gov.uk Pay platform Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 Blog Post

SLM series - IBM: Open source base models empower data-infused specialised models

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Raj Datta, vice president, software and AI partnerships at IBM. Datta writes as follows... In 2025, software companies ... Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

European Union calls for more cyber data-sharing with Nato

Updates to the EU’s Cyber Blueprint, establishing best practice for multilateral security incident response in Europe, include calls for more collaboration with Nato member states, as the geopolitical environment becomes ever more fractious Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

HMRC working to resolve system glitch that doubles self-assessment tax rebates

A communications glitch in systems processing tax self-assessments has seen rebates duplicated in ‘very niche scenarios’ Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

Versa claims to redefine SASE for enterprises

Universal secure access service edge company announces general commercial availability of what it says is unique proposition allowing enterprises, governments and service providers to deploy customised networking and security services Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 Opinion

UK businesses should look to Ireland amid EU cyber security overhaul

With a flourishing technology sector and a direct line to Brussels, investing in Ireland may be a sound bet for UK organisations looking to navigate Europe's transforming cyber landscape. Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

NTT, Nokia, Anritsu demo dynamic networking using IOWN APN

Latest step in next-generation networking project aims to realise power-efficient RAN network by dynamic base station operation according to traffic fluctuations Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 Opinion

The need for secure data sharing: Lessons learned from public health

Privacy-enhancing technologies can help healthcare organisations build resilience against cyber threats while maintaining patient privacy, security and regulatory compliance. Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

BT boosts interconnectivity with Equinix, broadens Optiva partnership

UK’s leading telco expands partnership with digital infrastructure company to help multinationals transform interconnectivity across digital value chain, and joins with enterprise network service company to implement B2B, B2B2X services Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 In Depth

An action plan for net zero compatible with budget constraints

Economic pressures mean we should think innovatively about emissions reduction, industry players tell Computer Weekly Continue Reading

February 24, 2025 24Feb2025 News

Alibaba bets $53bn on cloud and AI

Chinese tech giant Alibaba unveils massive three-year investment in a move to capitalise on the AI opportunity and position its cloud infrastructure as the backbone for future growth Continue Reading

February 23, 2025 23Feb2025 News

Check Point co-founder on AI, quantum and independence

Gil Shwed, Check Point’s co-founder and executive chairman, discusses the company’s focus on artificial intelligence-driven security and his commitment to remaining an independent force in the cyber security market Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘back door’ access

After the Home Office issued a secret order for Apple to open up a backdoor in its encrypted storage, the tech company has instead chosen to withdraw the service from the UK Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

Auditor: 2026 till Birmingham recovers from botched Oracle project

Grant Thornton’s report into a botched Oracle Fusion implementation at Birmingham City Council finds governance and risk comprehension failures to be at the heart of the fiasco Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

Understanding intersectionality: Inclusion and employees’ whole life experience

While businesses increasingly understand how gender, ethnicity or sexuality may impact a person’s experience in the tech sector, many don’t take into account how some will have an overlap of these experiences Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

UK police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with predictive policing

Amnesty International says predictive policing systems are ‘supercharging racism’ in the UK by taking historically biased data to further target poor and racialised communities Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

A landscape forever altered? The LockBit takedown one year on

The NCA-led takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang in February 2024 heralded a transformative year in the fight against cyber crime. One year on, we look back at Operation Cronos and its impact Continue Reading

February 21, 2025 21Feb2025 News

Fujitsu’s £600m-plus prize with His Majesty’s ‘cash cow’ in 2025

Controversial supplier continues to reap the rewards of government IT contracts despite its participation in ‘ghastly fraud’ Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 Blog Post

Challenges faced by women in the datacentre industry and how to overcome them

In this guest post, Sarah Draper, general counsel and chief risk officer at colocation giant Telehouse Europe, opens up about the challenges women face in the workplace when fighting to get their ... Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 News

Volvo to roll out second software-defined electric car

Nvidia hardware accelerates AI-powered safety features, built using its Superset tech stack Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 News

Watchdog approves Sellafield physical security, but warns about cyber

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has taken Sellafield out of special measures for physical security, but harbours cyber security concerns Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 E-Zine

CW APAC – Trend Watch: CIO trends 2025

It will be no surprise to see artificial intelligence high on the agenda for 2025. In this handbook, focused on CIO trends in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how banks are navigating technology, the continued importance of cyber ... Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 News

Microsoft overcomes quantum barrier with new particle

It has taken 20 years of development, but researchers now have a device that can scale to millions of qubits without errors rising exponentially Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 Opinion

Privacy at a crossroads in the age of AI and quantum

The confluence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing magnifies the risk to privacy, data security and trust, says Gartner's Bart Willemsen Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 In Depth

Kubernetes: Navigating the pitfalls and pathways to success

Nutanix’s APAC chief technology officer outlines the lessons learned by enterprises adopting Kubernetes, from avoiding cloud lock-in to mastering lifecycle management, and bridging the gap between legacy and cloud-native skillsets Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 In Depth

The many ways AI can empower XR

There is an almost ‘irresistible’ marriage between artificial intelligence and extended reality, yet while their combination will create benefits, there will also be some downsides Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 Blog Post

SLM series - InFlux Technologies: It's a question of specialisation, especially

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Alex Perritaz in his role as chief architect at InFlux Technologies. InFlux Technologies is a technology company ... Continue Reading

February 20, 2025 20Feb2025 News

How organisations can secure AI agents

Dan Karpati, Check Point Software’s vice-president of AI, discusses the unique challenges and potential ways to secure AI agents Continue Reading

February 19, 2025 19Feb2025 E-Handbook

Top IT predictions in APAC in 2025

The new year is expected to bring significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), with nearly half of businesses planning to increase their AI investments. However, this growth also brings new security concerns and will require ... Continue Reading

February 19, 2025 19Feb2025 News

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