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26 Feb 2026
ServiceNow touts AI governance for its Autonomous Workforce
As an enterprise trust gap persists for autonomous AI agents, ServiceNow pledges strong platform controls for a new set of specialist agents, beginning with the L1 service desk.
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26 Feb 2026
Is Citrini Research's dark AI future a given?
Agentic AI might look good now, but it could have negative repercussions on the economy. So says a controversial thought experiment from Citrini Research.
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26 Feb 2026
Confluent adds A2A support to fuel multi-agent AI networks
Including the open protocol enables users to build an orchestrated network of collaborative agents and could help the vendor distinguish itself from its closest competitors.
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26 Feb 2026
UK to see weekend protests against ‘dirty datacentres’
Environmental charity Global Action Plan UK is coordinating a campaign effort to bring attention to wider concerns about datacentre electricity demand, water use and environmental impacts
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26 Feb 2026
First HPE datacentre modules set to land at Derbyshire AI site
Carbon3.ai’s plans for a ‘national grid for AI’ based on renewable energy set to break ground for the first time at Derbyshire landfill site powered by off-grid gas
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26 Feb 2026
Khazna’s NexOps shift signals new operating model for AI-scale infrastructure
Managing director Bart Holsters explains why hybrid insourcing, competence assurance and sovereign readiness are becoming essential as artificial intelligence pushes datacentres to their limits
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25 Feb 2026
UK government commits £483m to Post Office for IT transformation
The UK government is to provide the next round of funding to support the Post Office’s move away from its controversial Fujitsu Horizon IT system
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24 Feb 2026
Taara unveils photonics platform for wireless comms
Google Moonshot company unveils way to transmit ultra-high-speed internet through the air using light, shrinking core technology onto a single chip to deliver fibre-like speeds without cables or spectrum
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24 Feb 2026
Where MENA CIOs draw the line on AI sovereignty
From patient data that cannot be outsourced to banking risk systems that must stay in-country, CIOs are keeping regulated cores sovereign while using global clouds for speed and scale
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24 Feb 2026
Singtel, Nvidia to help scale enterprise AI deployments
Singtel and Nvidia have teamed up on a multimillion-dollar facility to help organisations scale enterprise AI deployments, tackle extreme datacentre power densities, and prepare for the era of embodied AI
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23 Feb 2026
Pure Storage rebrands to Everpure as storage maker’s business expands focus to data management
Everpure rebrand aims to put the focus on managing data throughout its lifecycle for optimum use, storage, security and sovereignty, with new functionality planned this year
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19 Feb 2026
Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure
The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities
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19 Feb 2026
Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure
The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities
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19 Feb 2026
T-Labs demos commercial viability of quantum networking
The research and development arm of telco Deutsche Telekom has worked with Qunnect to demo quantum networking over 30km of optical fibre
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19 Feb 2026
Cisco, Qunnect claim quantum first with datacentre connectivity
IT and networking giant collaborates with scalable quantum networks firm for what is said to be a successful demonstration of quantum networking connecting a datacentre to two research facilities in New York City
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19 Feb 2026
Nvidia backs India’s sovereign AI push with gigawatt-scale infrastructure
Chip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta and E2E Networks at the India AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications
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18 Feb 2026
EU-South Korea research consortium gets to work on lowering AI chip energy use
EU-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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17 Feb 2026
Datacentre demand is huge but power and skills hold things back, survey shows
BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations
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16 Feb 2026
Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy
Deloitte’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
Global 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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12 Feb 2026
Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship
Capita 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
Power supply issues flagged as major growth inhibitor of European datacentre market
The latest report into trends across the European datacentre market shines a light on how power supply issues are affecting growth
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11 Feb 2026
APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands
Rising 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
The 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
Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO
Post 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
Annual 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
Following 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
Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era?
Trade 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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09 Feb 2026
Fractile expansion demonstrates UK growth opportunity
AI chip firm’s £100m expansion and facility in Bristol is being used to showcase the government’s AI opportunity plan in action
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09 Feb 2026
As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large
Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities
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03 Feb 2026
Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up
Hyperscalers are increasing AI capacity but IT buyers are now looking at their return on investment for this much-hyped technology
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03 Feb 2026
CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long
IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally
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30 Jan 2026
Microsoft has already contracted GPUs to balance costs
The company claims that thanks to software optimisation and hardware asset management, it can make datacentre kit last six years, and has already contracted GPUs for most of their useful life to customers
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29 Jan 2026
Troubleshooter steps in as Capita and civil service bosses apologise for pension scheme problems
High volumes of customer calls, backlogs and complex requests blamed for shaky start to life on civil service pension scheme for Capita
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29 Jan 2026
Interview: ManageEngine doubles down on data sovereignty with UAE datacentre launch
ManageEngine CEO Rajesh Ganesan explains why owning the cloud stack matters to CIOs in the Middle East, and how automation, AI and end-to-end IT management are reshaping enterprise priorities
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29 Jan 2026
Meta’s latest results show diversification of datacentre capacity strategy
The social media giant is facing increased datacentre costs due to rising server, memory and storage prices
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29 Jan 2026
Fujitsu boss ‘falls on his sword’ before settling with Post Office scandal victims
Fujitsu's European chief Paul Patterson is stepping down from his role amid the troubles brought on by the supplier’s central role in the Post Office scandal
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28 Jan 2026
Scotland gets AI growth zone boost in Lanarkshire
CoreWeave is building a 500MW AI cloud, providing the region with 800 high-paid jobs in artificial intelligence
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28 Jan 2026
Micron breaks ground on $24bn Singapore wafer fab
Memory giant presses ahead with its global expansion strategy, adding new NAND flash capacity in Singapore to meet growing demand for memory chips fuelled by the global AI boom
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27 Jan 2026
AO implements Mist AI-native wireless network
Retailer’s wireless network looks to enable smarter, faster customer service and business operations to maintain competitive agility in a dynamic market
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26 Jan 2026
STT GDC launches HVDC testbed to address AI’s power demands
The FutureGrid Accelerator on Jurong Island will test the use of high-voltage direct current power systems, as traditional alternating current power systems can no longer address the growing energy needs of AI datacentres
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26 Jan 2026
Spanish court acquits suspects denied access to ‘raw’ Sky ECC intercepts in landmark decision
Prosecutors have been told they cannot rely on intercept evidence from the Sky ECC encrypted phone network in the absence of other evidence, unless they disclose the raw intercept data to defendants in decision that could have a significant impact on future prosecutions
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26 Jan 2026
Microsoft introduces AI accelerator for US Azure customers
The company has developed Maia 200, an AI accelerator that promises to boost inference workloads
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26 Jan 2026
Dawn supercomputer gets sixfold boost thanks to £36m funding injection
The government is ploughing in public money to build out one of the UK’s most powerful supercomputers
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23 Jan 2026
UK government ‘blindly accepted’ Iver datacentre environmental assurances, it is claimed
The UK government confirms that its decision to grant planning permission for a hyperscale datacentre, which is at the centre of a legal challenge on environmental grounds, should be quashed
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20 Jan 2026
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region to support Thailand’s AI economy
The hyperscaler’s Thai cloud region is part of a $1bn investment to meet the growing demand for cloud services in the kingdom
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20 Jan 2026
Sovereign and edge AI drive return to on-premise Kubernetes
While public cloud services remain popular, the need to control sensitive data and maximise GPU performance is pushing enterprises to deploy Kubernetes in their own datacentres
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20 Jan 2026
Digital Realty enters Malaysia with acquisition of Cyberjaya datacentre
The datacentre provider expands Southeast Asian footprint beyond Singapore and Jakarta, acquiring a connectivity hub in Cyberjaya with plans for a 14MW campus to support regional AI and cloud workloads
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19 Jan 2026
Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search
Reds can tag video frame-by-frame with AI-based ML-as-a-service to get rapid search and ‘hyper-personalisation’ of footage for fan engagement and partner content
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15 Jan 2026
Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption
New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services
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14 Jan 2026
Texas judge throws out second lawsuit over CrowdStrike outage
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by CrowdStrike shareholders over the July 2024 outage that caused widespread disruption around the world
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14 Jan 2026
AON ups insurance offering to protect datacentre developers from costs incurred by project delays
Professional services company AON is expanding its insurance offering for datacentre developers and investors, citing the growing complexity and risk profile of server builds
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14 Jan 2026
Microsoft urges tech rivals to cover datacentre expansion-related power costs to protect consumers
Microsoft claims it is not right for consumers to foot the bill for the rising energy costs caused by AI datacentre expansions, and is calling on the tech community to act accordingly
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14 Jan 2026
Subsea cable worth $1bn to link Japan with Malaysia and Singapore
The Intra-Asia Marine Cable will deliver 320Tbps capacity across the region, complementing subsea cable investments by hyperscalers such as Google and Meta in recent years
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13 Jan 2026
Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure
Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development
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12 Jan 2026
Enterprise IT awaits ripple effect from Nvidia Vera Rubin
Mainstream enterprises are unlikely to own an Nvidia Vera Rubin rack-scale system, but could feel its effect on cloud services, according to analysts and early AI adopters.
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12 Jan 2026
Singapore and Japan team up on quantum computing
The two countries will work together to bridge the gap between quantum research and real-world commercialisation, marking Singapore’s first government-to-government pact dedicated to the technology
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09 Jan 2026
CES 2026: Hitachi inks collaborations with Nvidia, Google Cloud, Nozomi Networks
In its mission to build a ‘harmonised society’, Hitachi claims momentum, with major announcements across areas including mobility, AI and energy
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08 Jan 2026
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy
UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference
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07 Jan 2026
All England Tennis Club extends 36-year IBM deal with AI at core of plans
Deal will see IBM continue to develop digital experience for fans of the Wimbledon tennis tournament
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06 Jan 2026
Lenovo taps AI and digital twins to power World Cup 2026
Technology partner for upcoming football tournament has built an artificial intelligence knowledge assistant for coaches, digital avatars to assist VAR decisions, and smart infrastructure for venue management
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06 Jan 2026
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin architecture to power AI agents
The AI chip giant has taken the wraps off its latest compute platform designed for test-time scaling and reasoning models, alongside a slew of open source models for robotics and autonomous driving
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05 Jan 2026
How Bahrain is building a region-leading digital economy
From hyperscale cloud and fintech regulation to AI skills and smart manufacturing, Bahrain is positioning technology at the heart of its economic diversification strategy, says Bahrain EDB’s Musab Abdullah
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05 Jan 2026
Singtel trials 50Gbps fibre to support future AI and cloud workloads
Singtel kicks off technical pilot for ultra-high-speed broadband, targeting the bandwidth requirements of immersive media, remote enterprise workflows and AI-driven systems
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28 Dec 2025
Middle East tech trends 2026: AI, cyber security and sovereign infrastructure take centre stage
As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to production and cyber threats escalate, the Middle East is entering a decisive phase of digital transformation, says Omdia chief analyst Trevor Clarke
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24 Dec 2025
Top 10 India stories of 2025
From infrastructure expansion and sovereign AI innovation to regulatory maturity, Computer Weekly recaps the key developments that kept CIOs and technology suppliers across India busy in 2025
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24 Dec 2025
Top 10 networking stories of 2025
As enterprises become more extended, dealing with network complexity has become almost as important as network performance. The key to this is AI – but only if properly deployed. Discover more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2025
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22 Dec 2025
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2025
It’s been a busy year for datacentre news, with the UK government’s ambitions to expand AI growth zones, along with controversies surrounding the effect of these plans on the environment. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2025
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19 Dec 2025
BT: UK’s next phase of quantum progress hinges on network build
UK’s leading network provider reflects on the country’s quantum progress to date, and proposes what needs to happen next as funding and focus shift towards delivery
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19 Dec 2025
Government set for early 2026 court hearing over decision to approve Iver datacentre development
A court date has been assigned for a legal action being brought against the government over its decision to grant planning permission for a datacentre in Iver
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17 Dec 2025
Jilted Fujitsu replaced by Netcompany in HMRC relationship
Troubled Fujitsu replaced by Netcompany on trading service as HMRC begins to move its outsourcing away from scandal-hit firm
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15 Dec 2025
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2026
Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to prioritise sovereign architectures, double down on securing agentic systems and rewrite their infrastructure playbooks, among other tech trends
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15 Dec 2025
Reinventing the Arabic newsroom: How Al-Masry Al-Youm is harnessing AI, data, and cloud to transform
Al-Masry Al-Youm CIO Omar Badr reveals how Egypt’s leading independent daily has navigated a decade of digital disruption, balancing editorial freedom with cutting-edge technology
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15 Dec 2025
Microsoft taps Indian IT giants for agentic AI rollout
The partnership with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro follows a $17.5bn pledge by the tech giant to bolster India’s cloud and AI infrastructure
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11 Dec 2025
Interview: Art Hu, global CIO, Lenovo
The IT chief at the PC, servers and storage supplier is using his experience of rolling out tech internally to boost the growing services ambitions of the Chinese tech giant
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09 Dec 2025
Q&A: Natalie Noor, UK&I channel and SME director, Lenovo
Lenovo’s UK channel lead updates on how the year has been and where the focus will be in 2026
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05 Dec 2025
Edinburgh Airport grounds flights due to IT issue affecting air traffic control provider
An unspecified IT issue affecting Edinburgh Airport’s air traffic control services provider has led to flight delays and cancellations
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05 Dec 2025
Context forecasting resilient 2026 for distributors
A number of factors will keep momentum going into next year as customers continue to embrace AI
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04 Dec 2025
Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation
National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu
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03 Dec 2025
HPE expands AMD collaboration to advance open rack-scale AI
IT and networking provider to adopt open, full-stack AI platform engineered for large-scale AI workloads looking to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity across massive AI clusters
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03 Dec 2025
Post Office finally investigates Horizon defect, but investigator slams comms strategy
Subpostmaster and investigator met the Post Office over Horizon defect raised six years earlier
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27 Nov 2025
SAP selects Tata Consultancy Services to transform its IT operations
Software firm agrees five-year IT transformation project with Indian outsourcing giant, taking relationship up to 20 years
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26 Nov 2025
Organisations facing sustainability challenge amid AI ambitions
Cisco and NTT Data executives warn that while business leaders drive AI adoption, both legacy infrastructure and rising energy costs are creating a sustainability bottleneck that requires urgent attention
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26 Nov 2025
Chip makers warn of a looming shortage in DRAM and SSD
Hyperscalers and server manufacturers are ordering too many memory components for their AI infrastructures - more than the market can produce. As a result, prices are rocketing, and a shortage could last until 2027
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26 Nov 2025
Interview: Bridgette McAdoo of Genesys on steering sustainability goals to success
How resolving to ‘leave society better than you found it’ can open up solid opportunities at the intersection of science-based initiatives and business objectives
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26 Nov 2025
AMD pushes for open ecosystem to challenge Cuda dominance
AMD’s head of AI software discusses the company’s plans to make its ROCm platform ubiquitous, and how it is leveraging open source to democratise access to AI capabilities
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24 Nov 2025
UAE’s e& enterprise drives growth with AI and sovereign cloud
Acting chief revenue officer Majd Coussa outlines how the digital transformation company is turning innovation into measurable business outcomes for 2025
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24 Nov 2025
MWC25 Doha debut marks a new chapter for MENA mobile innovation
GSMA’s Jawad Jalal Abbassi outlines how Qatar’s first Mobile World Congress will accelerate digital transformation, 5G adoption and AI integration across the region
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24 Nov 2025
IBM and Cisco light up quantum networking collaboration
Firms collaborate to design a connected network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, laying the groundwork for a quantum computing internet
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21 Nov 2025
Meta announces completion of core 2Africa cable
IT behemoth reveals final phase of subsea cable connecting Africa and the world
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20 Nov 2025
UK government outlines next wave of AI investment plans
The UK government continues to build on the release of its AI opportunities action plan, with the announcement of another AI Growth Zone plus investment opportunities for the nation's startup community
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20 Nov 2025
Nvidia prepares for exponential growth in AI inference
The company, famous for its datacentre AI acceleration, is focused on delivering better performance per watt to fuel the AI boom
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20 Nov 2025
Qualcomm and Humain launch AI engineering centre in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia strengthens its artificial intelligence ambitions under Vision 2030 with a new Qualcomm-powered datacentre hub, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlights tech innovation during his US visit
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20 Nov 2025
Firstsource ditches labour arbitrage for AI-driven outcomes
The business process services firm argues that the days of simple labour arbitrage are gone as it pushes an ‘un-BPO’ strategy led by AI and automation
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19 Nov 2025
Datacentre energy demands set to soar by 2030 as AI growth accelerates, predicts Gartner
IT market watcher Gartner has shared its projections about how the energy consumption habits of datacentres are set to change as AI takes off
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19 Nov 2025
AI driving GPU demand
Refurbished equipment specialist ETB has seen a surge in interest in components that can support more intensive workloads
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19 Nov 2025
Cisco: Network architectures must be rebuilt for agentic AI
Rising traffic volumes, AI-powered security threats and the move to agentic workflows will require organisations to modernise their network infrastructure
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18 Nov 2025
NHS signs another major IT deal with the Indian IT sector
Five-year NHS deal sees Tata Consultancy Services continue to grow its UK public sector business
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18 Nov 2025
Groq commits up to $300m in Australia expansion
US chip startup Groq plans to invest up to $300m to provide Australian businesses with compute capacity for AI inferencing and help solve issues around data sovereignty for major users like Quantium
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16 Nov 2025
AI’s hidden sting: A threat to millions of bees
The energy demands of artificial intelligence could have a devastating impact on Australia’s honeybee population, study warns
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14 Nov 2025
Dutch datacentre growth stalls while hydrogen remains untapped
ING warns grid congestion threatens Dutch datacentre leadership, while the country’s championed hydrogen solution remains largely untapped
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14 Nov 2025
Zayo builds backbone for Western US AI growth
Route connects two of the US’s fastest-growing AI, cloud hubs through first direct inland path, offering a resilient, diverse alternative to the existing corridor while expanding critical access to underserved communities
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14 Nov 2025
Qatar Airways checks in SD-WAN to take operations to higher altitude
MENA airline’s worldwide roll-out of airline technology provider’s software-defined wide-area network claimed to set a benchmark for aviation connectivity and performance
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14 Nov 2025
Nokia strengthens AI datacentre network performance
Supplier enhances portfolio, claiming ‘breakthrough’ network performance for new datacentre switches, doubling throughput and interface performance with added flexibility for range of deployment scenarios