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18 Feb 2026
ThoughtSpot boosts agentic push with Analyst Studio update
By Eric AvidonA data prep agent and caching capabilities aimed at helping users control spending help the vendor stand out from its peers as it evolves toward becoming an agentic data platform.
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18 Feb 2026
Streaming specialist Redpanda adds governance to AI suite
By Eric AvidonNew Agentic Data Plane features enable users to create a governance layer for agents and could help the vendor differentiate itself from its closest competitors.
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17 Feb 2026
Graphwise aims to boost AI accuracy with GraphRAG launch
By Eric AvidonWith standard RAG pipelines proving unreliable, the vendor's new feature uses knowledge graphs to add needed context to the data retrieval process that fuels AI outputs.
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19 Feb 2026
Nvidia backs India’s sovereign AI push with gigawatt-scale infrastructure
By Aaron TanChip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta, and E2E Networks at India’s AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications
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18 Feb 2026
Flaws in Google, Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue
By Alex ScroxtonCisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly-disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well.
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18 Feb 2026
0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash
By Alex ScroxtonA new ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding.
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18 Feb 2026
Apple Watch could miss hypertension diagnoses in seniors
By Anuja VaidyaResearch suggests there are gaps in the smartwatch's ability to detect undiagnosed hypertension, particularly among older adults who experience higher rates of the condition.
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18 Feb 2026
Lilly's Zepbound–Taltz combo wins again in obesity, psoriasis study
By Alivia Kaylor, MScEli Lilly’s late-stage psoriasis study shows promising results for combining its obesity drug Zepbound with Taltz, potentially setting the stage for expanded approval.
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18 Feb 2026
Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step
By Karl FlindersPost Office IT chief tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches
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18 Feb 2026
Agentic AI affecting the world of the SOC
By Simon QuickeWhile many are tempted to lean on agentic AI, the rush to do so is potentially creating more risk
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18 Feb 2026
VMO2 owners make Substantial acquisition to gain altnet broadband business
By Joe O’HalloranAcquisition of UK’s second-largest altnet by broadband major claimed to be able to unlock value of £3.5bn, creating sustainable, scaled network competition and wholesale choice in the UK
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18 Feb 2026
Data sovereignty widens from a legal to economic pitch
By Simon QuickeAn increasing number of customers are questioning their data decisions, opening up opportunities to the likes of OVHcloud’s channel base
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18 Feb 2026
Data sovereignty widens from a legal to economic pitch
By Simon QuickeAn increasing number of customers are questioning their data decisions, opening up opportunities to the likes of OVHcloud’s channel base
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18 Feb 2026
Global 5G standalone dynamic shifts from coverage to capability
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual study of 5G SA market reveals coverage gap between major economic blocs narrowing by the end of 2025, but with growing signs of more consequential signs of divergent spectrum strategies, investment depth and network optimisation
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18 Feb 2026
EU-South Korea research consortium gets to work on lowering AI chip energy use
By Caroline DonnellyEU-South Korea research group is pioneering the use of photon-based hardware chips to help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence datacentres
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18 Feb 2026
73% of patients ask docs for health info, while only 16% ask AI
By Sara HeathAs the options for health-related AI chatbots increase, most patients still prioritize information from their doctors of medical professionals.
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18 Feb 2026
HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation
By Andrea BenitoErtug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation
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17 Feb 2026
HHS revives 340B rebate model idea, seeks industry feedback
By Jacqueline LaPointeHHS is seeking industry feedback on implementing a 340B rebate model after it scrapped a similar pilot earlier this month.
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17 Feb 2026
Lumen targets AI bottlenecks with cloud gateway and metro expansion
By Joe O’HalloranAI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost
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17 Feb 2026
Silverstone takes mobile connectivity to full throttle
By Joe O’HalloranPermanent 5G connectivity for fans, race teams and broadcasters comes to the home of British motorsport in major network upgrade from neutral host and private network provider
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17 Feb 2026
OCR launches Part 2 civil enforcement program, new breach portal features
By Jill HughesOCR will now accept notifications of substance use disorder patient record breaches as part of its new Part 2 civil enforcement program.
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17 Feb 2026
Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order
By Alex ScroxtonThe conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious
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17 Feb 2026
Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds
By Antony AdsheadTussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation
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17 Feb 2026
Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale
By Fleur DoidgeHow the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio
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17 Feb 2026
Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use
By Bill GoodwinLabour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks
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17 Feb 2026
Humana's CenterWell acquires MaxHealth primary care clinics
By Sara HeathCenterWell's acquisition of MaxHealth's primary care clinics is another step in a growing trend of health insurance vertical integration.
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17 Feb 2026
Rakuten Mobile proposal selected for Jaxa space strategy
By Joe O’HalloranMobile comms provider and University of Tokyo has secured up to £53m in funding from Japan’s national aerospace agency for an R&D project into AI-based next-gen satellite communications
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17 Feb 2026
Interview: Pure Storage’s Niki Armstrong on achieving more with less in sustainability
By Fleur DoidgeThink about sustainability as a product in itself, urges the company’s legal and corporate sustainability leader
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17 Feb 2026
Artificial intelligence ‘creeping into’ high-risk stock trading
By Karl FlindersGrowing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research
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17 Feb 2026
Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence
By Joe O’HalloranManchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic
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17 Feb 2026
Datacentre demand is huge but power and skills hold things back, survey shows
By Antony AdsheadBCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations
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17 Feb 2026
House of Lords committee concerned over digital forensics backlog
By Lis EvenstadLords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog
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17 Feb 2026
Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard
By Karl FlindersBanks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms
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17 Feb 2026
Tesco vs VMware: Dell weighs in on VMware contractual obligation
By Cliff SaranAre negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment
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17 Feb 2026
Government pumps £20m into using tech to fight addiction
Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction
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17 Feb 2026
Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached
By Brian McKennaUK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’
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17 Feb 2026
Google Cloud supplants Azure as Unilever cloud of choice
By Antony AdsheadMicrosoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform
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17 Feb 2026
British Transport Police start using live facial recognition
By Charlotte LangBritish Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology
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17 Feb 2026
Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G
By Joe O’HalloranProject sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations
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16 Feb 2026
Noah Donohoe inquest reveals issues with police ControlWorks system
By Bill GoodwinAn inquest heard that there were major issues with the system used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to record information reported by the public
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16 Feb 2026
Pascal Brier, Capgemini: AI will prove its enterprise truth this year
By Brian McKennaCapgemini’s chief innovation officer says the 2025 rise and deployment of artificial intelligence agents put enterprise AI progress on hold, but laid the ground for acceleration to come
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16 Feb 2026
Interview: Richard Corbridge, CIO, Segro
By Mark SamuelsWith a varied IT leadership career across healthcare, retail and central government, property development brought fresh challenges for the CIO – and a chance to share his experience in an industry not renowned for digital transformation
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16 Feb 2026
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeAppointments of note have been made at Maintel, Smart CT, OneTrust, StorMagic and Silverfort
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16 Feb 2026
NatWest hails progress after £1.2bn spent on tech last year, but true AI transformation to come
By Karl FlindersNatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’
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16 Feb 2026
UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals
By Karl FlindersPeers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software
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16 Feb 2026
Meeting NCSC MSP guidance a competitive advantage
By Simon QuickeBeing able to meet the requirements the national body recommends is a positive for managed service providers
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16 Feb 2026
Oracle readies AI note-taker for NHS
By Cliff SaranThe AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work
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16 Feb 2026
Next Tech Fest: Breaking tech role misconceptions
By Clare McDonaldThe Next Tech Girls event hosted women in technology to speak to young girls about how the industry is full of opportunity for their future careers
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16 Feb 2026
Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy
By Andrea BenitoDeloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision
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16 Feb 2026
Myriota introduces satellite-based scalable global asset tracking
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal provider of satellite IoT connectivity unveils long-life asset tracker designed to deliver reliable global visibility beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks and overcome traditional barriers
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15 Feb 2026
Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations
By Aaron TanRetail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity
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13 Feb 2026
Texas attorney general launches investigation into Conduent breach
By Jill HughesTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding answers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services as the data breach count grows.
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13 Feb 2026
IBM FlashSystem adds 105 TB modules with agentic AI smarts
By Beth PariseauIBM FlashSystem refresh includes a high-capacity flash module amid a memory supply crunch and automated data placement at block storage speed.
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13 Feb 2026
Direct-to-device connectivity set to underpin next generation of industrial IoT
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from satellite comms firm finds D2D connectivity will underpin the next generation of industrial internet of things, with almost all IoT decision-makers set to adopt the technology in the next 18 months
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13 Feb 2026
UK government calls for review into mobile market
By Joe O’HalloranUK government creates programme to anticipate how the mobile market, and technologies that underpin it, will evolve over the next decade
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13 Feb 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Lucy BoothCatch up on developments this week at Exclusive Networks, Apptio, Nebula Global Services, meshcloud UK and Version 1
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13 Feb 2026
UK National Crime Agency seeks CDIO, offering more than £100k for the role
By Lis EvenstadThe chief digital and information officer will be expected to set the National Crime Agency’s digital, data and technology sourcing strategy, secure multi-year investment and manage a £100m budget
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13 Feb 2026
Openreach appoints new chief executive
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading broadband provider announces that its deputy CEO will succeed incumbent chief executive from 1 April 2026, and that the company looks to maintain pace of full-fibre deployment
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13 Feb 2026
Veeam shuffles EMEA channel executive pack
By Simon QuickeVendor makes a trio of appointments, including in the UK, as it looks to refresh its partner leadership team
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13 Feb 2026
UK leads the way with refurbished PC sales
By Simon QuickeResearch from Context indicates the appetite for second-life devices is continuing to grow across Europe
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13 Feb 2026
Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption
By Aaron TanSingapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda
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12 Feb 2026
Government bank digital project a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ exposing taxpayers to risk
By Karl FlindersNational Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme
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12 Feb 2026
Viking Therapeutics pushes GLP-1/GIP obesity pill to phase 3
By Alivia Kaylor, MScViking Therapeutics is progressing the oral version of its leading drug candidate, VK2736, into phase 3 testing this year, following a mid-stage win.
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12 Feb 2026
Report: Having a PCP improves chronic disease prevention, management
By Sara HeathThe report showed that 95.5% of adults with a primary care provider get screenings for chronic disease prevention, compared to just 67.6% of those without a PCP.
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12 Feb 2026
Europe’s data protection supervisors warn over plans to ‘narrow’ privacy rights
By Bill GoodwinEuropean data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data as it gears up for a swathe of data protection reforms
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12 Feb 2026
41% of rural hospitals in red ahead of Medicaid policy shift
By Jacqueline LaPointeFewer U.S. rural hospitals are operating at a loss, but sweeping Medicaid reform over the next few years could offset these small financial improvements.
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12 Feb 2026
Talkiatry snags $210M to expand telepsychiatry care
By Anuja VaidyaThe telepsychiatry provider has doubled its total funding with this latest financing round, suggesting continued interest in telehealth-enabled behavioral health services.
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12 Feb 2026
Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship
By Karl FlindersCapita is to ‘fast-track’ any technology, including artificial intelligence, that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension work
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12 Feb 2026
Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds
By Charlotte LangResearch questions AI’s trustworthiness in giving people accurate information about government services
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12 Feb 2026
Power supply issues flagged as major growth inhibitor of European datacentre market
By Caroline DonnellyThe latest report into trends across the European datacentre market shines a light on how power supply issues are affecting growth
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12 Feb 2026
European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law
By Adele Zeynep WaltonIn a preliminary ruling, European Commission says TikTok’s additive design features are in breach of laws designed to create safer digital spaces
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12 Feb 2026
Citrix entrusts Arrow with broader channel management responsibilities
By Simon QuickeVendor’s close ties with distributor deepen further a year into an exclusive relationship in Europe and North America
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12 Feb 2026
e& drives AI-first workforce transformation with Oracle Cloud
By Andrea BenitoUAE technology group deploys Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM on OCI Dedicated Region to embed artificial intelligence across human resources while meeting national data sovereignty requirements
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12 Feb 2026
UK fintech investment slumped in 2025
By Karl FlindersInvestment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most money
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12 Feb 2026
College of Policing accounts ‘disclaimed’ by auditor for second year in wake of IT failure
By Bill GoodwinGovernment auditors have refused to endorse the financial accounts of the professional body for policing in England and Wales for a second year, following IT project blunders
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11 Feb 2026
CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysis
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11 Feb 2026
Standard for AI-based patient communication launches
By Anuja VaidyaThe standard and accompanying framework aim to provide clear guidance and expectations for health AI tools that interact with patients.
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11 Feb 2026
Cisco G300 AI network chip, AgenticOps parry Broadcom, HPE
By Beth PariseauCisco's entrée into 102.4 Tbps silicon boasts in-place programmability and new AgenticOps features as enterprise AI infrastructure spending ramps up.
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11 Feb 2026
McLaren Health agrees to $14M settlement over two data breaches
By Jill HughesThe settlement stemmed from two separate ransomware attacks that McLaren Health Care experienced in 2023 and 2024.
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11 Feb 2026
London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonIn lieu of a full-blown ban on the technology, Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett has called for a number of new safeguards to be implemented that she feels would protect Londoners from ‘escalating’ biometric surveillance
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11 Feb 2026
Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away
By Karl FlindersGovernment indicates that there are 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed so far, but little progress has been made
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11 Feb 2026
The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk
By Alex ScroxtonMick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matter
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11 Feb 2026
New study supports mandatory bundled payment models
By Jacqueline LaPointeNet savings from voluntary bundled payment models are possible, but likely have a short shelf life, according to researchers from Brown University.
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11 Feb 2026
APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands
By Aaron TanRising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions
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11 Feb 2026
UK government datacentre planning decisions queried over environmental oversight admission
By Caroline DonnellyThe UK government’s admission that it made a mistake granting permission for a hyperscale datacentre to be built in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has raised questions about the validity of similar approved projects
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11 Feb 2026
Employee health plan costs eat up 10% of wages
By Sara HeathThe U.S. is teetering on a healthcare affordability crisis, as employee health plan premiums and deductibles represent 10% of wages and salaries stagnate.
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11 Feb 2026
Alteryx and Advania share AI insights
By Simon QuickeCustomers want to adopt artificial intelligence, but there continue to be factors holding them back, which are areas the channel can help with
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11 Feb 2026
New Sequoia Project guidance takes aim at state-level patient consent challenges
By Jill HughesThe Sequoia Project emphasized the importance of aligning state-level health data laws with national technical standards to ease patient consent challenges.
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11 Feb 2026
CIOs discuss friction between legacy IT and innovation
By Cliff SaranWhile it may not be something IT leaders want to talk about, managing technical debt is critical to moving forward with IT innovation
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11 Feb 2026
Lack of resources greatest hurdle for regulating AI, MPs told
By Charlotte LangRegulators warned that statutory powers alone cannot address the ethical harms of artificial intelligence
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11 Feb 2026
Iomart warns of softening market
By Simon QuickeTrading update lifts lid on financial performance ahead of its fiscal year coming to a conclusion next month
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11 Feb 2026
Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO
By Karl FlindersPost Office’s project to replace its controversial core system will contract suppliers by the summer of this year, with the aim to remove Fujitsu by summer 2027, according to its chief technology officer
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11 Feb 2026
Cisco shapes up for delivery of critical infrastructure in the AI era
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual European expo reveals what IT and networking behemoth claims will be a leap forward in AI adoption, with new products encompassing switches, optics, agentic operations and SASE
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10 Feb 2026
Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC
By Stephen WithersFollowing the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection
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10 Feb 2026
February Patch Tuesday: Microsoft drops six zero-days
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft releases patches for six zero-day flaws in its latest monthly update, many of them related to security feature bypass issues
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10 Feb 2026
Researchers delve inside new SolarWinds RCE attack chain
By Alex ScroxtonResearchers at Huntress and Microsoft have shared findings from their analysis of a new SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability
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10 Feb 2026
Aetna launches digital onboarding to boost member experience
By Sara HeathAetna's investment in digital onboarding is indicative of a growing payer trend toward enhanced digital member experiences.
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10 Feb 2026
AstraZeneca's GLP-1 pill succeeds in two mid-stage trials
By Alivia Kaylor, MScAstraZeneca is moving its GLP-1 pill, elecoglipron, into phase 3 development after revealing positive results from two mid-stage studies, with final readouts slated for June.
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10 Feb 2026
Apple and Google pledge to improve app fairness
By Brian McKennaThe CMA is seeking views on Apple and Google’s commitments to ensure fair app store practices to stoke the UK’s app economy, fintech and improve developer confidence
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10 Feb 2026
CMS to crack down on ACA plan marketing, tighten income verifications
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe proposed notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2027 would tighten marketing for ACA plans and income verification rules for consumers seeking assistance with marketplace coverage.
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10 Feb 2026
Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era?
By Karl FlindersTrade deal between European Union and India simplifies the visa system for professionals from India, which could make the country’s suppliers more accessible
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10 Feb 2026
Second ever international AI safety report published
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMore than 100 artificial intelligence experts have produced the second international AI safety report ahead of a summit in India, outlining a high degree of uncertainty about the development and risks of AI
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10 Feb 2026
47% of patients trust CDC, down from start of RFK Jr. tenure
By Sara HeathWith fewer patients trusting the CDC for vaccine information, healthcare professionals need to step in to fill an information vacuum that could have public health consequences.
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10 Feb 2026
Qlik launches agentic experience to fuel AI-powered analysis
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's latest capabilities, including an insight-generating agent and an MCP server, show that it is evolving to keep pace with current trends in data and analytics.