Its goal was to improve on the traditional law firm model, by developing software to improve efficiency for both its attorneys and clients. Editor's note: The story has been updated to note that Atrium plans to expand into areas beyond legal services.
During the weekend, former PMs Sir John Major and Tony Blair urged MPs to reject the legislation on the grounds it would jeopardise the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK's integrity. Their position was echoed by David Cameron today, as he became the fifth former Prime Minister to criticise the plan. He said: 'Passing an Act of Parliament and then going on to break an international treaty obligation is the very, very last thing you should contemplate. It should be an absolute final resort. So, I do have misgivings about what's being proposed. ' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at. For more stories like this, check our news page. Get your need-to-know latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more
Rehman Chishti has resigned as Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (Picture: Chris McAndrew) A minister has announced his resignation today in protest of the government's Internal Market Bill, which will break international law. Rehman Chishti, who will now no longer be the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, shared a copy of a letter he sent to Boris Johnson about the bill. Posting it on Twitter, he wrote: 'I can't support [the] Internal Market Bill in its current form, which unilaterally break UK's legal commitments. 'As an MP for 10 years and a former barrister, values of respecting rule of law and honouring one's word are dear to me. ' In the letter, Chishti stated that he is 'committed to delivering Brexit' and described himself as a 'firm supporter' of Johnson. He then went on: 'I have real concerns with the UK unilaterally breaking its legal commitments under the Withdrawal Agreement. 'During my 10 years in Parliament, and before that as a barrister, I have always acted in a manner which respects the rule of law.
South African electric utility Eskom is set to appeal against a court decision that refused to force Oracle to support software used by the firm while a licensing and payment dispute is settled. In a case that dates back to 2019, Johannesburg High Court dismissed an attempt by Eskom to compel the global software giant to renew support services until April 2022. The decision leaves the state-owned electricity company reliant on an "interim risk mitigating processes... to reduce the risk of its operations being disrupted. " The company, which serves around 6. 2 million direct customers, said it had "assessed the risks in the event of Oracle withdrawing technical services support. " It also said Oracle's services were "quite essential to some of Eskom's crucial operations. " The utility is known and unloved in its home country for its penchant for "load shedding" - planned load reduction by switchoffs in various geographies across South Africa - which it describes as "a controlled option to respond to unplanned events to protect the electricity power system from a total blackout".
image copyright Emsisoft image caption An image of the data the hackers claim to have Hackers have also uploaded an image they claim shows the stolen data directory with folders named under certain clients. Posting a sample of stolen data is often done as a way to prove a hack has happened and put pressure on a victim to pay a ransom. "Companies in this position have no good options available to them, " Brett Callow, threat analyst at Emsisoft said. "Non-payment of the demand will result in the information being published; payment will simply get them a pinky promise from criminals that the stolen data will be deleted. "These incidents are becoming increasingly commonplace and increasingly concerning. And incidents involving law firms are even more concerning due to the sensitivity of the data they hold. " The law firm and some of the celebrities have been approached for further comment.
Systems supported by Big Red under a five-year agreement signed in 2017 include those for online sales, logging supply faults, managing control grids, and load monitoring. According to the court application, reported in the South African press, Oracle conducted a software licensing audit of the company in 2019 and concluded it was using more software than it was entitled to. Oracle first claimed the users had underpaid by around R7. 3bn (£370m, $500m), which was disputed by Eskom. Eskom CEO André de Ruyter reportedly wrote to Oracle describing its claim as a "sharp dispute" and noting that the software firm had subsequently reduced it to R600m (£31m, $41m) and then R400m (£20m, $28m). Eventually, the amount claimed by Oracle was reduced to just under R400m. As far as Eskom is concerned, the amount due to Oracle is approximately R166m in total. "The regional and national offices appear to believe that by flexing Oracle's muscles, they are displaying strength. This is not how disputes of this nature ought to be resolved, " de Ruyter reportedly said.
5bn by the end of 2019, up >20 per cent year on year. The acquisition of Habana will accelerate this development and progress, especially in the data centre. The information flow after the acquisition isn't expected to be a one way road. Habana's tech will benefit from access to Intel AI technologies and capabilities built-up over the last three years and includes AI software, algorithms and other research. Habana's management welcomed the acquisition, saying that they were thrilled to join forces to accelerate and scale mutual business for more AI innovation at a faster pace. Habana Labs will remain an independent business unit under its current management team, however its chairman Avigdor Willenz has agreed to serve as a senior adviser to the business unit as well as to Intel. Habana Gaudi and Hoya processors As the acquisition news breaks, Habana has started to sample its Gaudi Training Processor with its hyperscale processors. Gaudi is expected to deliver up to 4x training throughput compared to systems packing an equivalent number of GPUs.
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