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30 Jul 2026
What CISOs should take from the Hugging Face-OpenAI incident
Security experts say the lesson isn't to abandon sandboxing, but to strengthen the security controls around surrounding systems as AI tests their limits.
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30 Jul 2026
EU AI Act compliance deadline is here: What to watch
The EU AI Act's high-risk compliance deadlines have been delayed, but August 2 remains important. Here's what enterprises need to know about enforcement, governance and what comes next.
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29 Jul 2026
Dynatrace execs dish details on Bluebox autonomous AI
The new sub-venture, made available to early adopters this month, completely rethinks the software delivery lifecycle, taking humans out of the loop.
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29 Jul 2026
Ofgem targets datacentre builds with megawatt connection charge
The energy regulator wants to fast-track viable projects and deter speculative projects that request grid connectivity
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28 Jul 2026
UK public don’t trust Fujitsu, but government does
Quick poll reveals that the public mistrust Fujitsu two and a half years on from its public shaming
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24 Jul 2026
IBM infrastructure revenue down; open source, quantum on rise
IBM is looking to close what its CEO is calling "delayed sales" and eyeing a quantum future. While infrastructure and mainframe revenue is down, other units are up.
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21 Jul 2026
Singapore’s military to explore quantum computing for mission planning
The Singapore Armed Forces’ Digital and Intelligence Service and the Defence Science and Technology Agency are working with IBM to test quantum optimisation for military logistics
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21 Jul 2026
AMD CTO: Europe’s AI opportunity lies beyond semiconductor manufacturing
Mark Papermaster says Europe’s commitment to interoperability and diversity of supply could become a strategic advantage as AI infrastructure grows more heterogeneous
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17 Jul 2026
NatWest signs up to quantum trial for fraud detection
The retail bank is one of 11 organisations testing quantum technologies as part of Digital Catapult’s quantum technology access programme
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16 Jul 2026
Denmark debates ‘emergency’ energy plan to curb datacentres
To fix grid crisis caused by mismanagement under her previous administrations, Danish prime minister opens third term in office with laws against datacentres
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15 Jul 2026
Prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham takes aim at outsourcing
Soon-to-be-appointed prime minister adds weight to government’s existing plan to ‘end era of outsourcing’
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15 Jul 2026
Reeves speaks up about UK sovereign AI
The UK government has ambitions to build out its own AI capabilities, but its plans are stumped by high datacentre power costs
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15 Jul 2026
Reeves speaks up about UK sovereign AI
The UK government has ambitions to build out its own AI capabilities, but its plans are stumped by high datacentre power costs
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15 Jul 2026
Australia launches Office of AI to drive world-first national framework
Prime minister Anthony Albanese establishes Office of AI to coordinate binding standards for the technology, promising the world's first single national AI framework
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14 Jul 2026
IDCA warns of ‘delay tax’ as AI datacentre power surges 50%
Global datacentre electricity consumption reaches 1.9% of all generation, with ‘zombie workloads’ wasting 3GW of US capacity alone and a 100MW project delay costing up to $1bn
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14 Jul 2026
PAC raises more questions over Capita’s role in government
Report demands answers on Capita’s suitability to run HR and payroll services to 250,000 civil servants
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14 Jul 2026
Pure DC launches €7.5bn Finland AI datacentre campus
550MW AI datacentre project – with Microsoft reportedly signed up – reflects shift as European market moves north to bypass power constraints in traditional Flap-D hubs
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14 Jul 2026
Various approaches being used to keep IT projects on track
Research from Westcon-Comstor has highlighted the responses from the channel towards ongoing hardware availability and price constraints
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13 Jul 2026
Cyber body Crest launches AI security charter
Crest’s industry-backed AI charter commits signatories to supporting responsible AI adoption and aims to foster trust in AI-enabled security services.
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13 Jul 2026
Microsoft admits datacentre greenhouse gas emissions hike
Growth in carbon emissions for 2024-25 matches total emissions over the previous four years, as Microsoft focuses on datacentre power
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10 Jul 2026
AI is making the mainframe harder to retire, not easier
Once dismissed as legacy tech on the way out, the mainframe is being reframed as the trusted anchor of hybrid, AI-era architectures
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09 Jul 2026
Capita to lose money on pension debacle but ‘has government’s private parts in its grip’
Joint select committee grilling reveals that the tech Capita planned to use to increase process automation did not work
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09 Jul 2026
IBM seeks mainframe, data center integration
IBM launched new models for its z17 mainframe series and LinuxOne servers to fit in a data center, at a time when space is at a premium. The vendor also made IBM Bob updates.
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09 Jul 2026
UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages
British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre
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08 Jul 2026
Lumen completes Alkira acquisition to boost enterprise networking
Acquisition designed to bring together network and digital services with intelligent networking software and simplify enterprise connections across cloud, AI and hybrid environments
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08 Jul 2026
Road to higher vehicle automation accelerates
Research reveals how vehicle autonomy systems are advancing steadily, with as many as eight million new passenger cars sold globally in 2025 equipped with L2+ advanced driver assistance systems capabilities
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07 Jul 2026
SNP council backs datacentre halt and creates Burnham dilemma
As Scottish National Party council passes a motion for Scotland datacentre moratorium, Andy Burnham’s avowed ‘power to the regions’ views face strain in light of critical national infrastructure designation
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07 Jul 2026
Capita civil service pension contract ‘prime candidate’ for insourcing, says government minister
Minister said the government will make Capita pay for the government resources used to support it on pension administration scheme
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07 Jul 2026
Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?
The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains
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07 Jul 2026
Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings
Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns
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06 Jul 2026
US Anthropic restrictions dent UK tech sovereignty ambition
The UK government cannot rely on allies. Instead, it must sort out startup funding and do more to build out a full tech stack
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06 Jul 2026
Capita’s rush to hit civil service pension deadline risking errors, say staff
Staff working on Civil Service pension administration transition concerned over pressure forcing unnecessary risks
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06 Jul 2026
Telehouse completes fossil fuel-free datacentre retrofit as £251m West 2 build begins
Docklands campus operator strips all gas from ex-Thomson Reuters facility, cutting PUE from 1.74 to 1.27, while breaking ground on its largest global datacentre at 22MW
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05 Jul 2026
How Zoho’s full-stack strategy keeps it in control of cost and sovereignty
Zoho’s ANZ lead Rakesh Prabhakar explains how building its own infrastructure keeps the SaaS firm in control of cost, pricing and data sovereignty
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02 Jul 2026
Data dive: Kill switch and catch-up – can Europe close the sovereignty gap?
As the US demonstrates it can wield an AI ‘kill switch’, the EU and UK unleash a wave of sovereign tech measures. Can state-led industrial policy bridge a $2tn revenue chasm?
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02 Jul 2026
Berlin Fire and Rescue Service enhances passive network infrastructure
Looking to ensure that rescue and fire-fighting operations continue to run seamlessly in the future, Germany’s largest professional fire department modernises passive network infrastructure
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01 Jul 2026
Tata Communications strengthens India-Singapore connectivity corridor
AI-ready connectivity investments look to enable enterprises to connect across continents with secure, high-speed, dynamic, self-managed and low-latency infrastructure
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30 Jun 2026
Nordic datacentre investments surge amid tightening licence rules
Strains on national power grids in the Nordic region are pushing the region’s governments towards tougher regulation
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29 Jun 2026
India’s Hexaware to add 1,200 UK tech staff
Indian heritage IT supplier plans to have 1,200 UK staff across multiple sites, with research and development centres to open this year
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26 Jun 2026
More VMware customers jumping ship as contracts wind down
Enterprises have explored new virtualization options for years. With VMware contracts ending, now's the time for many to make the change, as some vendors offer migration incentives.
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26 Jun 2026
Qualcomm, OpenAI, IBM target AI infrastructure efficiency
An acquisition, a planned chip and a new transistor design could mitigate AI's energy and cost issues, but the effects will take time to reach enterprise buyers.
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25 Jun 2026
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco
Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform
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25 Jun 2026
Qualcomm gains AI edge with Modular acquisition
Connected comms tech platform provider makes strategic buyout to accelerate adoption of edge-to-cloud AI platforms by developers, OEMs, ODMs, cloud service providers and model creators
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24 Jun 2026
As Q-Day looms, 90% of systems are unprepared for PQC
Quantum computing could break encryption in the next several years, and research suggests that few organizations are ready. Experts say CISOs must act now.
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24 Jun 2026
Cost the major barrier in AI’s race to space
Space-based datacentres are becoming technically feasible in the next decade, with one in eight AI workloads running in space by 2040, according to Boston Consulting Group – but costs will pose a major barrier to its adoption
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24 Jun 2026
Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses
Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
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24 Jun 2026
Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce
At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI
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23 Jun 2026
Trump directs US government focus to quantum
In an Executive Order, president Trump directed the US government to work to establish a cohesive, collaborative approach to the development of quantum technology
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23 Jun 2026
nLighten CEO Dawn Childs on edge datacentres and sovereignty
We talk to the CEO of nLighten about the limits of the UK power grid, why that makes ‘edge’ datacentres a good idea, and navigating contemporary data sovereignty requirements
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23 Jun 2026
Nokia, t3 Broadband, Aureon team to deploy optical AI connectivity
Comms tech provider teams with US operator to provide AI-ready optical route connecting North Dakota datacentre to Chicago metro area
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23 Jun 2026
Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management
We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in
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19 Jun 2026
UK government publishes guidelines to ‘end era of outsourcing’ – will IT be in scope?
New strategy will see UK government apply Public Interest Test to outsourcing contracts worth £1m or more
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19 Jun 2026
nLighten completes £15m refurbishment of Bristol ‘edge’ datacentre
European datacentre operator doubles potential AI-ready power capacity to 1.2MW with dry cooling at Bristol site as part of a wider £100m-plus UK modernisation programme
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19 Jun 2026
Google Cloud boosts for enterprise agentic at London Summit
Hyperscaler prioritises process automation in UK showcase, with frontier models, agent platforms and development tools to the fore, with customers such as Unilever in the spotlight
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19 Jun 2026
Keysight’s chief technologist on the path to 6G
Balaji Raghothaman, Keysight’s chief technologist for 6G, discusses what it takes for the telecoms industry to move to 6G, from supporting AI workloads to integrating with satellites connectivity and driving enterprise use cases
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18 Jun 2026
Rising memory costs reshape smartphone economics
Smartphone trade-in market data reveals new dynamics as higher device prices drive greater reliance on trade-ins and refurbished units
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17 Jun 2026
Everpure aims to bridge AI data gap with Universal Data Intelligence
Storage-to-data-management firm expands Enterprise Data Cloud at Accelerate 2026 with OneTouch integration and AI pipeline automation to combat enterprise data sprawl
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17 Jun 2026
NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network
National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation
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16 Jun 2026
STT GDC launches 30MW datacentre in South Korea
The Singapore-based datacentre operator has entered the South Korean market with STT Seoul 1, a hyperscale-ready facility built though a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries
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16 Jun 2026
MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT
Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology
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16 Jun 2026
Ineffable Intelligence strikes Google Cloud deal for Vera Rubin GPU power
London-based ‘anti-LLM’ developer led by AlphaGo founder David Silver selects Google Cloud Vera Rubin GPU infrastructure to build reinforcement learning ‘superlearners’
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15 Jun 2026
Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate
The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate
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12 Jun 2026
Singapore to transform industrial island into AI-ready datacentre hub
A joint report by Singapore government agencies and industry players details how the city-state's Jurong Island will be redesigned into a highly secure, circular digital infrastructure hub by 2050
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10 Jun 2026
UK minister for AI calls for more attractive datacentre builds
Speaking at the AI Summit in London, Kanishka Narayan launches a competition to encourage UK datacentre designs people can be proud of
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09 Jun 2026
Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise
Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn
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09 Jun 2026
UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption
Partnering with businesses, trade unions and workers, the UK government want to upskill workers and spread artificial intelligence adoption
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09 Jun 2026
Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region
Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore
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08 Jun 2026
SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud
The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation
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08 Jun 2026
Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity
Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member
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08 Jun 2026
Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients was stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis
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08 Jun 2026
Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment
Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan
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04 Jun 2026
EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle
European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack
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04 Jun 2026
AI boom creates connectivity challenge for integrators
Whitepaper from connectivity expert Altnets highlights growing infrastructure pressure, as artificial intelligence demand reshapes the future of digital economies
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03 Jun 2026
SXSW 26: Europe still struggles to invest in deep tech
At the South by Southwest 2026 conference, ARM’s co-founder and director discussed the lack of investor appetite in Europe, despite the region’s numerous startups
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03 Jun 2026
Agentic AI helps Microsoft speed-up viable quantum computer
Microsoft researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum reliability with the help of agentic artificial intelligence
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03 Jun 2026
Fujitsu staff apply for voluntary redundancy in droves as morale plummets
Post Office IT scandal supplier’s voluntary exit scheme is oversubscribed as hundreds of staff want to make a break
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02 Jun 2026
Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence
UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers
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29 May 2026
Agentic AI is driving rethink of enterprise architecture and tokenomics
The growing adoption of agentic AI will require IT leaders to rebalance their CPU and GPU estates, tightly integrate data layers, and redesign human workflows, according to Dell Technologies CTO John Roese
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28 May 2026
Carnival cruise line confirmed as latest ShinyHunters victim
Travel company Carnival Corporation confirms the extent of an April 2026 supply chain breach that was claimed by ShinyHunters
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28 May 2026
Challenging AI hype narratives with director Valerie Veatch
Computer Weekly speaks with Valerie Veatch, the director of a documentary charting the historical development of artificial intelligence, about the difficulties of challenging hype narratives and the pressing need to build a culture of technological refusal
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28 May 2026
Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract amid civil service pension disaster
The ramifications of Capita’s botched Civil Service pension contract continue as politicians distance themselves.
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27 May 2026
Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts
Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory
We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus
We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?
Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: ‘We’re at Chinese levels’ at TeraWulf 750MW AI factory
We see the latest in artificial intelligence factory technology and construction at TeraWulf’s Lake Ontario datacentre, where a former coal-fired power station is the site of a rapid transformation
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25 May 2026
How APAC companies are rewiring their tech for the AI era
At Dell Technologies World, APAC tech leaders reveal how they are relying on hyperconverged infrastructure and digital sovereignty to shield themselves from supply chain shocks
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21 May 2026
The AI war IBM isn't fighting -- and the one it thinks it can win
IBM wants to differentiate itself in the market by targeting enterprises with the most complex environments, such as those that are hybrid and in regulated industries.
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21 May 2026
Dell pushes AI personalization, but data hurdles remain
Dell doubles down on hybrid AI infrastructure as enterprises shift from experimentation to production. However, data fragmentation continues to slow CX personalization efforts.
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20 May 2026
Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security
The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment
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20 May 2026
Presight and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence build AI-driven public safety platform
Cooperation agreement between Presight and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority signals the next phase of AI-driven emergency response, strengthening the UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in smart cities, crisis management and digital public services
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19 May 2026
As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres
With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs
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19 May 2026
Africa Congo Internet Exchange becomes first distributed IX in DRC
Global internet exchange operator enters partnership with NGO to see Democratic Republic of Congo become home to latest internet hub cutting costs for users across equatorial Africa
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18 May 2026
Dell AI Factory gets rack-scale infrastructure refresh
Dell claims its new PowerRack systems can be up and running in less than a day and begins connecting its AI stack with existing enterprise workloads.
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18 May 2026
Soma Energy launches to optimize AI data center energy use
Soma Energy, led by CEO Ath Caramanolis, launches an AI-driven platform to optimize energy use for data centers, addressing growing demands and enhancing grid efficiency.
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18 May 2026
Colt expands network in Istanbul to support AI‑ready infrastructure
Global digital infrastructure provider expands major connectivity hub for Asia and Europe, allowing local and international users to access wider portfolio of scalable networking services
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18 May 2026
How geopolitical instability could reshape Gulf datacentre investments and sovereign AI strategies
Rising tensions are forcing hyperscalers, governments and investors to reassess risk, resilience and infrastructure strategies as the Gulf positions itself as a global AI powerhouse
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15 May 2026
Enterprises fleeing Broadcom move to OpenShift Virtualization
One company moved 100 VMs after its VMware bill shot up ninefold; converts also cited compliance, growing feature parity and expanding partner support.
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15 May 2026
Fibre flourishes across Europe but performance focus shifts
Research finds that European fibre broadband is evolving out of rapid roll-out phase and into activation, but faster, more symmetrical speeds are not translating into better overall service experience
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14 May 2026
Bradford datacentre with heat reuse gains planning consent
Deep Green’s 5.6MW AI datacentre will take 24 months to build and will link up to an energy centre to heat buildings across Bradford city centre via pre-laid pipes
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14 May 2026
Accenture joins IBM in battle for £323m Post Office Horizon deal
Services giant is bidding to take over existing Post Office Horizon operations alongside fellow IT giant IBM
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13 May 2026
Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres
Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs
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13 May 2026
AI-driven surveillance growth reshapes data infrastructure in UAE
Seagate Technology’s Sameer Bhatia discusses how the UAE’s smart infrastructure ambitions are driving demand for scalable, resilient and sovereign data storage architectures for AI-enabled surveillance and critical infrastructure environments
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12 May 2026
IDCA datacentres report: Global concentration and the Goldilocks zone
International Data Center Authority report shows capacity concentrated in a few developed nations, while ‘Goldilocks index’ shows which states can benefit from rapid development