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10 Sep 2026
Cloudera partners with Mistral to bring AI to users' data
The integration enables Cloudera customers to keep data secure when building and deploying agents and helps differentiate the vendor from some of its competitors.
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10 Sep 2026
Databricks launches model to boost data retrieval for AI
Adding sequential search to improve the speed and accuracy of responses to complex queries evolves existing capabilities and keeps Databricks in step with competitors.
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09 Sep 2026
Broadcom confirms it revoked public VMware migration tool access
Broadcom reps confirmed a recent change in the availability of the VDDK library that had other ecosystem players crying foul last week.
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09 Sep 2026
Dell touts platform play as AI demand goes beyond cloud suppliers
Enterprises and sovereign buyers are accounting for a growing share of Dell’s AI infrastructure business, and its chief strategy officer has some advice for buyers still waiting for the market to settle
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09 Sep 2026
Zayo advances network as a service with agentic networking
Digital network infrastructure provider claims first production Model Context Protocol server built specifically for networking
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09 Sep 2026
Ryanair calls for government action over Nats IT failure
The National Air Traffic Control System was not fully operational for over eight hours, causing major disruption to airlines and passengers
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08 Sep 2026
UK committed datacentre pipeline grows to more than 14GW
Barbour ABI data show UK’s datacentre pipeline has grown to 173 projects and more than 14GW of capacity, driven by AI demand and large sites in Scotland and the North East
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08 Sep 2026
Power costs curb UK advanced tech defence strategy
High energy costs and inability to manufacture hardware and frontier models limit the UK’s advanced tech defence and security capabilities
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08 Sep 2026
Interview: Huawei targets Saudi Arabia’s shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption
As enterprises move beyond artificial intelligence pilots, Huawei is positioning its cloud, computing and partner ecosystem to help organisations build scalable AI platforms while maintaining control over data, models and infrastructure
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07 Sep 2026
HP grows Saudi presence through AI, manufacturing and skills investment
With AI research, commercial manufacturing and startup development initiatives, HP is turning its Vision 2030 commitment into tangible outcomes across the Kingdom
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04 Sep 2026
Data dive: Mapping NHS hyperscaler dependence
Mapping NHS DNS data reveals a heavy reliance on US hyperscalers, with Microsoft 365 routing email and infrastructure for the vast majority of trusts in a tangled web of connections
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04 Sep 2026
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face and becomes open platform provider
AI acceleration hardware provider Nvidia announces the acquisition of the open model platform Hugging Face
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04 Sep 2026
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face and becomes open platform provider
AI acceleration hardware provider Nvidia announces the acquisition of the open model platform Hugging Face
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02 Sep 2026
AWS sets 2026 opening date for Saudi cloud region
New cloud region, AI partnerships and skills programmes underscore AWS’s growing role in supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
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01 Sep 2026
DE-CIX expands global AI-ready connectivity with Microsoft Azure route
Dual-homed architecture across North America, Europe and Asia designed to deliver resilient, geo-redundant Microsoft Azure connectivity for latency-sensitive enterprise and AI workloads
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01 Sep 2026
Pay more, check nothing: Councils buy Microsoft but don’t test
A Computer Weekly analysis of FOI responses from 37 English councils found 32 have never run a competitive procurement in which an alternative to Microsoft could have won
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31 Aug 2026
Why AI may need fewer datacentre GPUs than you think
The focus on inferencing, allied to smaller models, purpose-built silicon and on-device processing, is loosening the grip of hyperscale GPU clusters on enterprise AI workloads
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27 Aug 2026
Nvidia results highlight 30% gap in order fulfilment
While the chipmaker posts record-breaking revenue for the quarter, its CEO admits it can only meet 70% of the supply it needs
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26 Aug 2026
EXA broadens Spanish infrastructure with long-haul route
Global digital infrastructure platform provider expands long-haul terrestrial network with direct route connecting key cities to offer critical gateway for transatlantic connectivity
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25 Aug 2026
LINX, JPIX go live with London-to-Tokyo low latency connectivity
Network route launched connecting European networks to one of Asia’s largest interconnection hubs, facilitating low latency internet and networking and local peering opportunities
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20 Aug 2026
Will Scottish datacentre ruling nudge spec builds into the open?
Scotland forces councils to flag 50MW-plus datacentre bids to ministers within seven days, as mooted gigawatt campuses prove to be vapour or stall on grid connections
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18 Aug 2026
Alibaba Cloud opens third South Korea datacentre
The Chinese cloud supplier has expanded its Korean footprint with its third datacentre as it looks to capture a bigger slice of a crowded market dominated by Western and local players
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18 Aug 2026
NXP simplifies secure industrial connectivity with MCX A5 MCUs
Chip family designed to make connection to industrial edge devices easier and to unlock trusted real-time data for AI-driven applications such as simplified industrial networking
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18 Aug 2026
SIT and IBM to build quantum security hub in Singapore
Facility will help enterprises audit their cryptographic vulnerabilities and test defences before quantum computers can crack current encryption standards
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17 Aug 2026
Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year
More than 50 sensors feed temperature, humidity and acoustic readings into the Museum’s AWS Data Ecosystem, which found woodland soils stayed 10°C cooler in June’s heatwave
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14 Aug 2026
Supplier challenge delays Post Office Horizon replacement
Losing bidder challenges the Post Office’s decision to award Horizon replacement contract to OneView Commerce
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14 Aug 2026
STT GDC secures up to $1.37bn in green financing for Johor datacentre campus
The facility, arranged by a consortium led by UOB Malaysia, will support the development of STT GDC’s flagship Malaysia campus in Johor
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13 Aug 2026
Zayo, Nvidia team to address AI network capacity shortage
Digital infrastructure provider delivers critical network capacity to power current AI ecosystem and accelerate the next generation of AI innovation with AI chip leader’s infrastructure
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13 Aug 2026
Everpure lands second hyperscaler design win for DirectFlash
A second top-five hyperscaler is set to take Everpure’s high-capacity flash modules, looking to displace HDDs in a specific price-performance tier of the storage stack
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13 Aug 2026
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets hybrid quantum capabilities
Oracle has partnered with Quantinuum to bring the company’s Helios system to OCI customers
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12 Aug 2026
Dubai ranks second globally in AI adoption as investment in digital infrastructure accelerates
BCG’s Intelligent Cities Index highlights how the emirate is translating artificial intelligence ambitions into large-scale deployment, supported by investments in datacentres, sovereign AI initiatives and digital infrastructure
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12 Aug 2026
HPE UK channel boss on making life easier for partners
The vendor is making hardware pricing more predictable as it continues to work towards its Power of One strategy
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12 Aug 2026
Keppel lays groundwork for Kruger cable system with IMDA licence
The infrastructure asset manager and operator secures regulatory approval for a subsea cable that will run west to the Middle East, with a final investment decision expected by the end of 2026
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11 Aug 2026
Why the next AI race will be won at the inference layer
Growing adoption of agentic AI is exposing the limitations of single-stack infrastructure, prompting enterprises to rethink how models, hardware and sovereignty are managed
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06 Aug 2026
Capita CEO receives scathing rebuttal from employee over botched contract
Capita CEO criticised after making Civil Service Pension Scheme claims in a message to staff
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05 Aug 2026
Power scarcity pushes APAC datacentre pipeline to record 26.5GW
Asia-Pacific’s datacentre development pipeline grew by 7.1GW in the first half of 2026, with Southeast Asia now accounting for half of all capacity under construction
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03 Aug 2026
MPs demand answers on Fujitsu’s inclusion in lucrative frameworks
Controversial supplier Fujitsu was included in major government procurement opportunities in July 2026
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31 Jul 2026
Troubleshooting cloud connectivity emerges as main barrier to AI adoption
Research finds that despite 96% of respondents claiming their enterprise networks are ready for future cloud and AI, the average IT team still spends more than 11 hours each week resolving cloud connectivity problems
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31 Jul 2026
Microsoft earnings reflect efficiency gains from faster GPU deployment
With delays in GPU orders, Microsoft has focused on getting its AI chips installed in Azure datacentres more quickly
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30 Jul 2026
Meta results reveal people are vying for its compute
While it builds out its own AI infrastructure, Meta appears to be considering a new revenue stream, as a provider of processing power
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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
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
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
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
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
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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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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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