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03 Feb 2026
Snowflake launches new AI tools, unveils OpenAI partnership
By Eric AvidonNew features such as an agent-powered code generator and automated semantic modeling simplify developing cutting-edge applications and improve the vendor's competitive standing.
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30 Jan 2026
News brief: Patch critical and high-severity vulnerabilities now
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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29 Jan 2026
Microsoft Maia 200 AI chip could boost cloud GPU supply
By Beth PariseauIndustry watchers predict ancillary effects for enterprise cloud buyers from Microsoft's AI accelerator launch this week, from GPU availability to Nvidia disruption.
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03 Feb 2026
CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long
By Karl FlindersIT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally
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03 Feb 2026
VMware vSphere 8 end-of-support challenges
By Cliff SaranIT leaders need to assess the cost implications of migrating from vSphere 8 to the latest supported VMware product offering
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03 Feb 2026
5G and Wi-Fi battle for dominance in APAC
By Aaron TanAnalysis from Opensignal reveals that the Asia-Pacific region is no longer converging on a single connectivity model, with some markets pivoting to Wi-Fi while others double down on mobile
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03 Feb 2026
Banks on the hook for £173m in APP fraud reimbursement
By Karl FlindersBanks paid 88% losses claimed by customers that fell victim to authorised push payment fraud last year
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03 Feb 2026
AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE
By Andrea BenitoAs organisations across the UAE move to AI orchestration, leaders are being forced to rethink skills, governance and accountability in an emerging hybrid workforce
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03 Feb 2026
Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town
By Brian McKennaThe UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses
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02 Feb 2026
Canva uses 1Password to secure ID during growth phase
By Alex ScroxtonAs it underwent a growth spurt in the early 2020s, graphic design platform Canva turned to 1Password to manage identity across its expanding organisation
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02 Feb 2026
Birmingham Oracle project: Data cleansing and resourcing issues
By Cliff SaranCouncillors at audit committee urged to ensure strong project governance, adequate tech staffing levels and change management procedures
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02 Feb 2026
Police intercept evidence from Sky ECC cryptophone network ‘unreliable’, Antwerp court told
By Bill GoodwinIntercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp
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02 Feb 2026
Police intercept evidence from Sky ECC cryptophone network ‘unreliable’, Antwerp court told
By Bill GoodwinIntercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp
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02 Feb 2026
Interview: Why identity is the nucleus for cyber security
By Aaron TanAmid a wave of market consolidation, Computer Weekly speaks to Keeper Security’s leadership on how identity and access management systems are becoming unified identity platforms capable of securing both human and machine identities
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30 Jan 2026
History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made
By Karl FlindersEarly signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process
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30 Jan 2026
Police Digital Service future remains uncertain as ‘radical’ Home Office policing reform unveiled
By Caroline DonnellyThe UK government’s long-awaited ‘radical’ policing reform whitepaper has finally dropped, but there is a distinct lack of detail in it about how exactly the Police Digital Service will fit into its vision for a nationally led policing sector
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30 Jan 2026
Home Office announces sweeping police technology plans
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Home Office plans to ramp up its deployment of artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technologies under wide-ranging reforms to UK policing
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30 Jan 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Redsquid, BCS Consultancy, Evolve IP, ANS, Synaxon, TD Synnex, Advania and Guardz
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30 Jan 2026
Sir Alan Bates slams ‘nonsense’ reported about his financial redress settlement
By Karl FlindersCampaigning subpostmaster speaks out about the highly inaccurate claims about the compensation he received
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30 Jan 2026
Microsoft has already contracted GPUs to balance costs
By Cliff SaranThe 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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30 Jan 2026
Hitachi Vantara: Customers looking for channel help with AI
By Simon QuickeVendor releases insights into position of UK IT leaders on artificial intelligence, with the overwhelming majority keen to work with a partner
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30 Jan 2026
Q&A: Christian Nagele, chief strategy officer, Inforcer
By Simon QuickeThe task of getting customers AI ready falls to MSPs, but they in turn need support with the right tools and strategy to guide users through the process, says Inforcer’s Christian Nagele
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30 Jan 2026
Ex-directors of firm linked to Satoshi Nakamoto imposter sue over whistleblowing retaliation claims
By Bill GoodwinTwo former directors of London tech company nChain, associated with a computer scientist who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, have told an employment tribunal they were dismissed in retaliation for whistleblowing
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30 Jan 2026
South Korea debuts foundation model in sovereign AI push
By Aaron TanA consortium led by SK Telecom has built a sovereign AI model designed to reduce reliance on foreign tech, lower costs for local industry and propel South Korea into the top ranks of AI powers
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29 Jan 2026
Exertis Supplies picked up by evo
By Simon QuickeTrade and stock sold off to come under control of the Vow business
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29 Jan 2026
RAMP ransomware forum goes dark in probable FBI sting
By Alex ScroxtonRAMP, an infamous Russian-speaking cyber crime forum, has gone off the air after an apparent US operation
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29 Jan 2026
Metropolitan Police needs effective constraints on live facial recognition use, court hears
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Metropolitan Police has defended its use of live facial recognition against a legal challenge that claims there are no effective constraints on where it can deploy the technology
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29 Jan 2026
Skills key to successful AI adoption, says IBM
By Clare McDonaldResearch from IBM states that employees will need AI skills in the near future for organisations to benefit from the technology
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29 Jan 2026
Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK
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29 Jan 2026
UK government signs more partners to boost AI skills across the country
By Cliff SaranThe government is seeking to educate 10 million adults in the UK on how to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline their work
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29 Jan 2026
Troubleshooter steps in as Capita and civil service bosses apologise for pension scheme problems
By Karl FlindersHigh 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
Westcon-Comstor and Bechtle expand global reach
By Simon QuickeDistributors Westcon-Comstor and Bechtle seal acquisitions to add more geographical coverage across Europe
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29 Jan 2026
Interview: ManageEngine doubles down on data sovereignty with UAE datacentre launch
By Andrea BenitoManageEngine 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
Sonia Patel to become interim UK government chief technology officer
By Lis EvenstadNHS England’s chief technology officer has taken on the same role for government on an interim 12-month fixed-term contract
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29 Jan 2026
Meta’s latest results show diversification of datacentre capacity strategy
By Cliff SaranThe 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
By Karl FlindersFujitsu'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
Nvidia releases synthetic dataset to support Singapore’s AI ambitions
By Aaron TanThe AI chip giant has developed a synthetic dataset of personas to help developers build AI models that understand Singapore’s demographic and cultural nuances without using personally identifiable information
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28 Jan 2026
Scotland gets AI growth zone boost in Lanarkshire
By Cliff SaranCoreWeave is building a 500MW AI cloud, providing the region with 800 high-paid jobs in artificial intelligence
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28 Jan 2026
UK government to develop AI tutoring tools
By Clare McDonaldSchools will soon have access to free AI tools to help provide 1:1 tutoring to students, potentially levelling the playing field for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
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28 Jan 2026
ENEC, TII and Aspire test autonomous aerial systems for critical infrastructure security
By Andrea BenitoAbu Dhabi proof-of-concept project evaluates whether drone-based patrols are mature enough for safety-critical environments
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28 Jan 2026
UK competition regulator looks into Google’s AI search
By Cliff SaranThe CMA has proposed a number of steps to ensure publishers are treated fairly by search engine giant Google in regards to its AI Overview function
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28 Jan 2026
FCA launches review as ‘non-human intelligence’ surpassing human reasoning is plausible
By Karl FlindersThe Financial Conduct Authority will consider the impact of emerging artificial intelligence adoption in the financial services sector
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28 Jan 2026
Expect to use seven different providers for data management
By Cliff SaranA poll of data leaders has found that many anticipate using multiple providers to help them achieve their 2026 data management strategy
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28 Jan 2026
Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI
By Karl FlindersNationwide will have access to artificial intelligence-powered tools to help staff in their everyday interactions with its members
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28 Jan 2026
Micron breaks ground on $24bn Singapore wafer fab
By Aaron TanMemory 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
Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide
By Aaron TanSingapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine
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27 Jan 2026
Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast
By Alex ScroxtonThe ShinyHunters hacking collective that caused chaos in 2025 is ramping up a new voice phishing campaign, with several potential victims already identified
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27 Jan 2026
LevelBlue seals tie-up with Fortra
By Simon QuickeAcquisitive managed security service player continues to add depth to its capabilities
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27 Jan 2026
Fresh CEOs arrive at mhance and Point74
By Simon QuickeChannel players look to a change of senior leadership in a bid to drive growth this year
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27 Jan 2026
Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta
By Cliff SaranThe funding from Meta will be used to support experts in the development artificial intelligence to improve UK public services
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27 Jan 2026
Peer demands independent investigation into DWP’s prosecution of subpostmasters
By Karl FlindersThe DWP’s promised review of subpostmaster prosecutions doesn’t satisfy the demands of politicians and campaigners
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27 Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware
By Bill GoodwinA court has found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subjected a London-based human rights activist to abuse and physical violence after infecting his phone with Pegasus spyware
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27 Jan 2026
Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift
By Alex ScroxtonA coding error in an emergent strain of ransomware leaves victims unable to recover their data, even if they cooperate with the hackers’ demands
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27 Jan 2026
Three-quarters of UK IT teams beset by outages due to missing alerts
By Brian McKennaSplunk finds 75% of UK IT teams had outages from missed alerts in 2025, driven by alert fatigue and tool sprawl. Collaboration between cyber and observability teams can help
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27 Jan 2026
Landmark legal challenge against police facial recognition begins
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe High Court will examine whether the Metropolitan Police is acting lawfully with its deployments of live facial recognition, in the UK’s first judicial review of how the technology is being used
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26 Jan 2026
STT GDC launches HVDC testbed to address AI’s power demands
By Aaron TanThe 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
By Bill GoodwinProsecutors 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
By Cliff SaranThe 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
By Cliff SaranThe government is ploughing in public money to build out one of the UK’s most powerful supercomputers
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23 Jan 2026
US punts renewal of threat data sharing law to September
By Alex ScroxtonUS lawmakers have extended the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 for another nine months, buying time to enact a replacement for the legislation.
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23 Jan 2026
DevSecOps AI agents add platform context, woo enterprises
By Beth PariseauGitLab and Harness rolled out new AI agents, drawing interest from IT organizations with platform context and pricing.
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23 Jan 2026
Ransomware, reputation, risk: Black Hat Europe in review, 2026 in view
By Dan RaywoodBlack Hat Europe made clear that cyber security can no longer be separated from politics, economics and behaviour, as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures combine
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23 Jan 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Presidio, Kiteworks, Extreme Networks, ServiceNow, Climb, Synechron and Simwood
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23 Jan 2026
Singapore debuts world’s first governance framework for agentic AI
By Aaron TanThe Infocomm Media Development Authority has released a guide to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence agents safely and address specific risks such as unauthorised actions and automation bias
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22 Jan 2026
Macquarie Bank rolls out AI agent to personalise customer support
By Aaron TanAustralian bank launches a 24/7 intelligent assistant capable of asynchronous human hand-off, joining the country’s major financial institutions in the race to deploy AI-powered services
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22 Jan 2026
JPMorgan CEO urges slowdown of AI roll-out to ‘save society’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence will prompt ‘civil unrest’ if governments and companies fail to protect workers from its displacing effects, says JPMorgan boss
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22 Jan 2026
DWP review of Post Office worker prosecutions yet to start, months after announcement
By Karl FlindersThe DWP said in August that it would carry out an independent review of prosecutions of subpostmasters, but it has yet to appoint a reviewer
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22 Jan 2026
Sportswear firm Under Armour falls victim to data breach
By Alex ScroxtonDetails of over 70 million customers of US sportswear giant Under Armour were leaked following a supposed ransomware attack by the Everest gang
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22 Jan 2026
Davos 2026: Smart thinking needed for sovereign AI investment
By Cliff SaranPolicy-makers need to figure out how they can carve a niche in a world dominated by China and the US
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22 Jan 2026
Maintel pipeline remains strong
By Simon QuickeChannel player shares an update on how its last fiscal year went with it clear there were challenges as well as positives
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22 Jan 2026
Dell Technologies Forum Dubai highlights AI as the next great economic accelerator
By Andrea BenitoAt its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how AI leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East
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22 Jan 2026
Strong second half helps Computacenter finish the year strongly
By Simon QuickeFirm shares trading update that will please investors looking to the firm for continued growth
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21 Jan 2026
UK and China reach out across cyber no-man's land
By Alex ScroxtonLondon and Beijing have supposedly conducted high-level talks seeking to establish a joint security forum to help de-escalate potential cyber flashpoints, according to reports
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21 Jan 2026
Interview: Barry Panayi, group chief data officer, Howden
By Mark SamuelsThe fast-growing insurance firm wants data insights and artificial intelligence to give customer-facing employees all the information they need at their fingertips through data-powered conversational interfaces
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21 Jan 2026
UK government appoints banking tech bosses as AI champions
By Karl FlindersAppointment of artificial intelligence champions from banking sector comes as MPs make stern warning about AI risks in financial services
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21 Jan 2026
The impact of Tesco versus Broadcom lawsuit on software procurement
By Cliff SaranThe lawsuit shows the challenges in dealing with a company that has stopped selling key products and the impact on the software supply chain
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21 Jan 2026
E& enterprise brings agentic AI to MENAT
By Andrea BenitoA strategic partnership introduces autonomous, governance-by-design artificial intelligence as enterprises in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey move from experimentation to real-world impact
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21 Jan 2026
AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models
By Alex ScroxtonOrganisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop
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20 Jan 2026
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region to support Thailand’s AI economy
By Aaron TanThe 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
UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs
By Alex ScroxtonHacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks
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20 Jan 2026
NatWest Boxed tech team drives business on embedded finance wave
By Karl FlindersNatWest Boxed tech team doubles up as the force behind NatWest’s challenger bank, as well as its white-label banking service
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20 Jan 2026
Met claims success for permanent facial recognition in Croydon
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMet Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review assessing the technology’s lawfulness
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20 Jan 2026
Lloyds Bank to train all staff on artificial intelligence
By Karl FlindersUK high street bank is already training senior staff to get the most out of artificial intelligence
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20 Jan 2026
G42 introduces Digital Embassies framework for sovereign AI
By Andrea BenitoThe framework enables governments to deploy artificial intelligence securely and at scale, while maintaining full legal authority over data and systems, regardless of the location of the infrastructure
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20 Jan 2026
Openreach puts a stop to copper for another million UK premises
By Joe O’HalloranA year before PSTN deadline approaches, BT broadband provision division maintains momentum of national upgrade transition plan
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20 Jan 2026
Sharp outlines channel vision at Inspire
By Sarah AryanpurVendor uses Lisbon event to outline where it views growth coming from and how it can support its partner base
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20 Jan 2026
Swedish government software developer counters poor health apps claim
By Mark BallardAs national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims unsatisfactory health apps deter doctor visits
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20 Jan 2026
Sovereign and edge AI drive return to on-premise Kubernetes
By Aaron TanWhile 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
By Aaron TanThe 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
UK financial regulators exposing public to ‘potential serious harm’ due to AI positions
By Karl FlindersMPs warn that action is needed to ensure artificial intelligence is adopted safely in the finance sector as companies capitalise on its opportunities
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19 Jan 2026
UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAs the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected
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19 Jan 2026
Zyxel rolls out MSP supporting platform enhancements
By Simon QuickeNetworking vendor Zyxel continues to develop its Nebula proposition to support the managed services provider community
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19 Jan 2026
Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search
By Antony AdsheadReds 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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19 Jan 2026
UAE signs Pax Silica declaration to advance AI-era security
By Andrea BenitoThe United Arab Emirates becomes the ninth signatory to Pax Silica, an economic security coalition for the AI age, reinforcing its leadership in trusted technology, energy and digital infrastructure
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19 Jan 2026
UK government kicks off plan to revamp citizen digital interaction
By Cliff SaranLabour has set out a roadmap for modernising digital government in a bid to streamline services and cut costs
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18 Jan 2026
APAC enterprises to boost AI spend by 15% in 2026
By Aaron TanLenovo’s CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 96% of APAC organisations are planning to invest more in AI, with a growing reliance on hybrid infrastructure to manage rising inference costs
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16 Jan 2026
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls for urgent action to boost the capital’s AI workforce
By Cliff SaranKhan has launched a taskforce to tackle the risk of mass unemployment that could occur as artificial intelligence threatens London jobs
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16 Jan 2026
NSA urges continuous checks to achieve zero trust
By Cliff SaranThe agency leading the US government’s cryptology and cyber security strategies has published its latest zero-trust guidance
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16 Jan 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at BCN, TD Synnex Maverick, Heimdal and Syspro
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15 Jan 2026
AI governance provides guardrails for faster innovation
By Aaron TanDataiku’s field chief data officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan discusses how implementing AI governance can accelerate innovation while mitigating the risks of shadow AI
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15 Jan 2026
IBM prepares hybrid cloud twist for sovereign AI
By Beth PariseauIBM Sovereign Core proposes a control plane for AI apps that doesn't rely on any single public cloud provider, which will appeal to some large enterprises, analysts said.
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15 Jan 2026
PSNI resorted to pen and paper after issues with ControlWorks command and control software
By Bill GoodwinNorthern Ireland’s Policing Board has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland for clarification after it emerged the PSNI has not reported IT issues that affected its ability to record reports from the public to the oversight body
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15 Jan 2026
Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador
By Alex ScroxtonProfessional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan
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15 Jan 2026
CEOs are taking the lead on AI initiatives
By Cliff SaranA study from BCG shows that CEOs increasingly feel their job security depends on successful AI-enablement of business operations