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13 Oct 2026
DeepSeek and what enterprises should learn from AI agent exploits
A new case of an out-of-control AI model shows that enterprises should treat models and agents as toddlers that need supervision and explicit instructions.
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13 Oct 2026
AI-discovered flaws are rarely exploited but pose greater risk
Relatively few AI-discovered flaws are exploited, but new research shows the ones that are can pose outsized risk to enterprises.
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13 Oct 2026
Microsoft bets on Azure Maia chips to stretch AI data center power
Microsoft plans to scale Azure Maia AI accelerators in 2027, but chip supply, efficiency claims and economics for Azure cloud customers remain open questions.
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13 Oct 2026
Medicare patients have good healthcare experiences, fueling universal coverage debate
The Commonwealth Fund found that Medicare enrollees have healthcare experiences similar to those of their peers abroad, calling into question how the federal program could improve experiences for all patients.
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13 Oct 2026
Journalists subject to unlawful surveillance seek legal costs after ‘unreasonable conduct’ by PSNI
Court of Appeal to decide whether Investigatory Powers Tribunal has powers to award compensation for legal costs to victims of unlawful surveillance
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13 Oct 2026
NCA cracks down on foreign cyber fraudsters
Almost 30 arrests and four million online profiles were removed in an NCA-hosted operation targeting fraudsters in Ghana and Nigeria.
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13 Oct 2026
Government could firm up pension insourcing position next month
A review of government pension schemes is considering insourcing and the digital options available
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13 Oct 2026
Gigaclear completes broadband build four months ahead of schedule
UK altnet announces full-fibre broadband upgrade four months earlier than scheduled, empowering communities in North Oxfordshire’s hardest-to-reach rural communities, with cutting-edge connectivity
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13 Oct 2026
Hospital price transparency is clearer, but gaps persist
An analysis finds five persistent issues with hospital price transparency files that continue to hinder price comparisons despite new guidance aiming to clarify costs.
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13 Oct 2026
IMF warns of cyber threat to digitally connected financial markets
Interconnected services plus software from key suppliers and greater digitisation presents a large attack surface for AI-powered attacks
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13 Oct 2026
Infosys boss describes AI job fears as ‘hogwash’
Artificial intelligence will fuel demand for new skills, says chairman of Indian IT outsourcing giant
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13 Oct 2026
Bayer Leverkusen kicks on with connectivity in Wi-Fi 7 first
Wi-Fi 7 network said to deliver an immersive, ‘frictionless’ fan experience, from instant entry to uninterrupted engagement, bringing ‘seamless’ operations at scale
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13 Oct 2026
Bayer Leverkusen kicks on with connectivity in Wi-Fi 7 first
Wi-Fi 7 network said to deliver an immersive, ‘frictionless’ fan experience, from instant entry to uninterrupted engagement, bringing ‘seamless’ operations at scale
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13 Oct 2026
Bytes adds MSSP player and shares H1 update
Firm makes acquisition as it reveals it has kept the momentum going through the first half of its fiscal year
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13 Oct 2026
Data dive: The carbon bill for the UK’s datacentre boom
The UK’s existing datacentres emit about 1.5 million tonnes of CO2e a year. A 14.6GW committed pipeline would add about 12 million tonnes a year – or 38 million tonnes if it all runs on gas
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13 Oct 2026
Colt expands global network investment to power wave of AI growth
Hyperscalers, neoscalers and wholesale providers looking to make global AI ambitions a reality targeted in ongoing network expansion
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13 Oct 2026
FDP programme must command trust to succeed, says data guardian
NHS national data guardian Nicola Byrne says the level of public opposition to FDP is ‘striking’ and decisions about its future must be supported by clear evidence
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13 Oct 2026
Artificial intelligence is evolving the MSP model
Discussions at the Canalys Channel Forum included how the managed service provider community was reacting to adopting and selling more AI technology
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13 Oct 2026
AI minister talks up tech independence
In a speech on Monday, AI minister Kanishka Narayan discussed his views on tech sovereignty and why AI firms need to be more cautious
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13 Oct 2026
Firms can’t count their AI agents, let alone switch them off
RSA’s CEO wants AI agents managed like employees, but other security leaders differ on how far that should go
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13 Oct 2026
Enterprises are growing the use of AI – but proving what it earns is the harder part
At the World Summit AI conference, Santander, Axa, ABN Amro, AMD and Albert Heijn explained how they are trying to turn AI projects into demonstrable value they can prove
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13 Oct 2026
Singapore adopts proactive cyber defence under new national strategy
Singapore’s cyber security strategy is built around continuous threat hunting, a national command centre and AI-assisted cyber defence
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13 Oct 2026
The Security Interviews: A post-Mythos reality check
Rudra Mitra, vice-president of security services at AWS, on why cyber security teams need to rethink their approach to IT security
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12 Oct 2026
Quantum firms receive a £50m boost
As part of a UK Research and Innovation competition, six UK organisations are receiving funding to help develop new quantum products
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12 Oct 2026
Beyond Arup: CISOs combat escalating deepfake fraud
In the two years since the landmark Arup attack, deepfake technology has rapidly matured. Cybersecurity and legal experts analyze why traditional controls fail against live executive clones.
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12 Oct 2026
Vendors fortify AI in ERP to assure buyers, deter frontier AI rivals
Four trends are crystallizing in an unusually busy month of AI announcements by ERP leaders. They show just how thoroughly AI is disrupting ERP while proving its indispensability.
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12 Oct 2026
Humanoid bottlenecks emerge amid US-China tensions
Rising production volumes are increasing pressure on suppliers, while U.S.-China tensions could make it harder for Western manufacturers to secure alternatives to Chinese suppliers.
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12 Oct 2026
HHS flags 340B spread pricing, consolidation concerns
An HHS report finds the 340B program has strayed from its original intent, favoring hospital profit over patients, as spread pricing drives soaring costs and participation.
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12 Oct 2026
Campaign group submits evidence to two Capita probes as pension scheme member turns to food bank
Members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme make submissions to two inquiries into the Capita disaster that has left many in extreme financial hardship
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12 Oct 2026
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Here's an overview of the personnel moves of note that took place at Bechtle, BP3 Global, NetApp, QuantWare and Vertiv Holdings over the past week
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12 Oct 2026
Capital, not chips, may be the real brake on the AI build-out
The world is spending about $200bn a year running AI models and getting $150bn back, Broadcom’s Hock Tan told DBS’s inaugural Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, with most enterprises yet to see a return
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12 Oct 2026
CIOs face an AI expertise paradox as automation reshapes experience
AI can increase demand for experienced human judgment while automating the work that helps create it. CIOs need to plan for the expertise pipeline AI still depends on.
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12 Oct 2026
Customer security priorities are changing
Research from Context and commentary from Omdia stress the need for the channel to adapt to evolving market conditions
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12 Oct 2026
AI spending shifts beyond IT, testing CIO-CFO decision rights
AI spending is moving outside IT, forcing CIOs, CFOs and business leaders to clarify who owns funding, architecture, governance and business value.
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12 Oct 2026
Exception handling in AI: The silent killer of enterprise deployments
AI systems can fail without throwing errors. CIOs need deterministic checks, escalation paths and telemetry to catch plausible but wrong outputs before they compound.
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12 Oct 2026
AI: Faster than the speed of safety
Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for industry-wide collaboration, while the UK government ramps up cyber defence to tackle AI safety concerns
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12 Oct 2026
DBS CEO warns against ‘AI lipstick’ as TikTok turns to agents for safety checks
DBS chief executive Tan Su Shan says firms have to rethink how work gets done to get real value from AI, while TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew sets out how the video platform is using agents and vision models in its safety work
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12 Oct 2026
Arelion pushes backbone capacity with expanded optical spectrum
Connectivity firm and global comms tech giant complete live field trial while demonstrating approximately 21% more usable optical spectrum
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11 Oct 2026
How F1 and Lenovo shrank the sport’s travelling datacentre
Three racks of IT kit have become one in Formula 1’s travelling datacentre, and the sport has pulled telemetry processing back to the circuit so teams get their data sooner
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09 Oct 2026
AI coding tools run riot over SBOM controls as EU CRA looms
Shifting open source dependency liability under the EU CRA intensifies AI-related software supply chain security issues, per discussions at Open Source Summit Europe.
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09 Oct 2026
Fraudster who targeted ransomware victims appears in US court
Zohar Pinhasi stands accused of duping distressed ransomware victims by profiting from fake cyber services that he could not provide
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09 Oct 2026
NCSC and pals call out company that backed Chinese state hackers
The NCSC’s joint advisory names perennial offender Integrity Technology, accusing it of facilitating cyber attacks on behalf of Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state threat actor
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09 Oct 2026
Prompt: AI agents are running into the limits of access
As agents take on more work for users, companies are deciding whether to let outside AI systems act on their platforms.
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09 Oct 2026
AHRQ launches $8M health AI competition
The agency will dole out millions in prizes to automate clinical evidence synthesis and develop research apps, aligning with Trump's push to deploy "super intelligence" in government.
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09 Oct 2026
AI data center land buying hits $6B as power premiums rise
Utilities want certainty from data center builders, while data center builders need committed power, a 'chicken-and-egg' dilemma with a big effect on data center site selection.
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09 Oct 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
We recap developments this week at Arrow Electronics, Black & White Engineering, e92plus, Gridheart and Infinity Group
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09 Oct 2026
Major hurdles found in transition to autonomous broadband networks
Research highlights poor device compatibility and inconsistent data as key challenges that must be addressed before broadband networks can become autonomous
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09 Oct 2026
Why websites need to assess the Wikimedia attack
An OpenAI bot overloaded Wikimedia, attacked a system at the foundation and attempted to change entries
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09 Oct 2026
Openreach adds vigour in push for customers to go digital
UK’s leading communication provider accelerates programme to transition customers away from analogue services, aiming to reach 16.4 million people with stop-sell rules by November 2026
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09 Oct 2026
VMware partner ecosystem sees moves by 11:11 Systems and RapidScale
An acquisition and a partnership indicate some of the routes channel players are taking to extend their reach
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09 Oct 2026
Security, cost benefits drive the rise of bringing AI to data
Natively integrating models where data lives has proven safer, more cost efficient and effective than porting data into LLMs when building agents and other AI tools.
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09 Oct 2026
WBA sets out requirements to shape Wi-Fi, 6G convergence
Framework sets out how Wi-Fi and 6G convergence can help to reduce network costs, improve customer experience, and unlock new services and commercial models
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09 Oct 2026
Microsoft tweaks Windows to secure agentic AI
The half-yearly update to the Windows operating system gets a host of features for running AI models locally and securely
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09 Oct 2026
Unclear AI risk ownership could leave CISOs in familiar scapegoat role
With no consensus on who owns AI risk, cybersecurity leaders could be exposed. Experts say CISOs need authority over AI security -- not just accountability when it goes wrong.
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09 Oct 2026
Mastercard commits to offline payment capability in uncertain world
Payment card provider will enable offline payments to be accepted in Europe in the event of power and network outages
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09 Oct 2026
Interview: Chris Kairinos, senior director of global modern workplace technology, A+E Global Media
The US media company is looking to AI and agentic tools to improve its IT service desk and employee experience
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09 Oct 2026
AI model developers have ‘no justification’ for failing to comply with privacy law
Large language models must have lawful basis for processing personal data – ‘benefiting humanity’ is not enough, says Information Commissioner’s Office
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09 Oct 2026
ComfortDelGro to pull workloads back from public cloud
The Singapore transport operator can now host production Kubernetes workloads on its private cloud, and it wants most of its AI work there, too, as it tries to keep a lid on data exposure and token bills
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08 Oct 2026
Google’s workplace agent is out, but questions abound
The agent can use enterprise business context for knowledge work. However, challenges about cost and integration with other tools could be difficult for enterprises.
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08 Oct 2026
Western open-weight campaign could give enterprises more control over AI
New Western open-weight models could give enterprises an alternative to Chinese and proprietary AI, but greater control also brings new responsibilities.
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08 Oct 2026
Medical coding, GLP-1s push BCBSMA spending up 12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts documents a rapid growth in healthcare spending after COVID-19 in a new study, which points to rises in medical and GLP-1 utilization.
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08 Oct 2026
Pentagon breach exposes failure to follow its own standards
The Pentagon's DMDC breach exposed millions of records due to failures in basic security controls despite clear DoD cybersecurity standards.
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08 Oct 2026
Zapier explores extra pay for employees driving AI gains
Zapier has planned a compensation pilot for select marketing employees driving AI gains, raising questions for CIOs about rewards and retention.
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08 Oct 2026
Scope of Asos data breach wider than first reported
Following a data breach earlier in October, cyber criminals appear to have a much more complete picture of Asos’ user base than first thought, it has emerged
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08 Oct 2026
Defence tops public sector AI spend as Palantir takes £553m
A sweep of 2,008 UK public-sector AI contracts finds £1.83bn of award value, with US-owned companies winning about one in 10 contracts but more than half the money
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08 Oct 2026
Network data accuracy fears emerge among telcos
Industry survey of 500 senior telecom decision-makers finds operators are flying blind on physical network data – an issue already affecting operations and deal valuations
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08 Oct 2026
Health AI offers solid ROI, but threatens workforce cuts
A new report shows health AI demonstrating strong ROI quicker than expected, with healthcare executives planning workforce cuts of 8-13% as a result.
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08 Oct 2026
The Security Interviews: Evren Karaibrahimgil, Welsh FA
Evren Karaibrahimgil, IT manager at the FAW, on securing the national football association of Wales against evolving cyber threats, with Euro 2028 on home soil in mind
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08 Oct 2026
Epic's pediatric sepsis model misses two-thirds of ED cases
Epic's pediatric sepsis model falls short in detecting cases, adding to the scrutiny the EHR vendor has been under for its sepsis clinical decision support tools.
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08 Oct 2026
Openreach eyes Ciena optical tech to expand wholesale connectivity
UK’s leading broadband provider deploys 3.2Tb of scalable capacity over diverse fibre to enable enhanced services for wholesale customers and bespoke network requirements
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08 Oct 2026
ING deliberately started AI journey the hard way
Dutch bank has kicked off its artificial intelligence journey with a complex mortgages product line
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08 Oct 2026
HSBC cuts wealth management roles as AI increasingly services customers
UK bank could cut 70% of its human wealth advisers as it uses artificial intelligence to serve wealthy clients
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08 Oct 2026
VMO2: BT’s TalkTalk rescue deal ‘makes a mockery’ of comms market
Virgin Media O2’s boss fires off letter to UK secretary of state warning of danger to the communications market after acquisition of key rival
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08 Oct 2026
Channel forum: AI PC pitch has changed
Vendors have recognised the need to adapt their messaging after initial approach to encouraging users to upgrade did not deliver
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08 Oct 2026
SAS launches new governance suite to bolster customer trust in AI
AI Navigator is designed to foster widespread AI adoption by providing transparency into agents' actions and a comprehensive view of an enterprise's entire AI network.
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08 Oct 2026
Public sector risk and double standards over occupied Palestine
The UK bans cloud and software for Russia, but sanctions illegal Israeli settlements only narrowly – while AWS, Google and Microsoft run the IT infrastructure for the occupation
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08 Oct 2026
Broadcom targets 50% VCF 9 adoption by late 2027 as AI speeds vulnerability discovery
Broadcom infrastructure software chief Ram Velaga says AI models that can find software flaws quickly are pushing VMware customers to upgrade faster, and argues enterprises should own rather than rent their AI infrastructure
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07 Oct 2026
Anthropic opens cyber program applications, releases cheaper Haiku
Under the program, the vendor provides enterprises with models that can defend against bad actors.
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07 Oct 2026
Data center builders confront public AI backlash
The data center industry has done a bad job communicating with communities about new AI data centers, operators and advisors admit. Is it already too late to recover?
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07 Oct 2026
New Cigna tool links member data for personalized health management
Cigna said its Health Sense tool will cut 10% of inefficient spending by synthesizing member and benefits data and providing personalized health management.
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07 Oct 2026
Atlassian adds 'multi-player' agent collaboration, expands context
Atlassian says its new protocol fosters human-agent teamwork more effectively than headless or control-tower approaches. Analysts say data and trust are the true differentiators.
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07 Oct 2026
Finland tells Google to halt site work on €13B data center expansion
Google had secured access to Finland's northern grid, but environmental rules are blocking site work at two facilities in its €13 billion data center expansion.
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07 Oct 2026
AI teaching systems raise new questions for school districts
As AI moves into K-8 instruction, district technology leaders must weigh external evidence, data protection and results-based contracts before scaling these systems.
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07 Oct 2026
Atlassian Team ’26 Europe: move to AI as team sport with ‘multi-player’ agentic system
At its European customer event in Amsterdam, Atlassian unveiled AMP, a multi-player agentic AI system said to enable collaborative teamwork between humans and artificial intelligence agents
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07 Oct 2026
Stacklet targets AI token spending with policy controls
Stacklet's early-preview Token Custodian brings policy controls to AI spending, raising a question for CIOs: Who decides which work gets access to more expensive AI models?
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07 Oct 2026
Healthcare affordability crisis sparks calls for better billing communication
Surveys show consumers need a better patient financial experience, flagging AI as a tool to improve price transparency and communication about medical bills.
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07 Oct 2026
Airtel Business claims enterprise comms first for India with IQ Gateway
DPDP-compliant platform combines fraud protection services with network insights to make conversation safer and more trusted, enabling enterprises to manage multiple service providers and comms channels
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07 Oct 2026
Governments prepare for the next wave of AI
AI adoption in the public sector is on the rise, but data, legacy systems and governance remain barriers to effectively scaling the tech.
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07 Oct 2026
HPE ProLiant Gen13 lays enterprise AI infrastructure groundwork
HPE's newest ProLiant servers add beefed-up memory and layered security features in anticipation of enterprise AI infrastructure interest and concerns about sensitive IP.
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07 Oct 2026
Webex Dialog targets long-tail customer relationships with AI
Webex Dialog pushes agentic AI beyond individual service interactions, raising questions for CIOs about customer context, orchestration and governance.
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07 Oct 2026
SMEs sacrificing memory to avoid higher notebook costs
Research from Context indicates a market that is splitting between those prepared to pay more and those trying to save
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07 Oct 2026
UK Supreme Court to decide whether to block ‘trivial’ data protection claims
Businesses are being inundated with trivial AI-generated data protection, say lawyers
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07 Oct 2026
AI may be driving more software developers to freelance
The latest Stack Overflow survey shows that a growing number of software developers are working as sole traders
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07 Oct 2026
Channel forum: 30% of EMEA partners will disappear by 2030
Analyst warns the ecosystem is evolving and those that want to remain in business need to transform their approach
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07 Oct 2026
Channel forum: Challenges of navigating the AI world
Leading vendors have made mistakes and the placement of datacentres is causing political uproar – partners have to oversee that evolving environment
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07 Oct 2026
Channel forum: Everything you’ve been told about hardware is wrong
It feels like it’s the late 1990s again, with the channel being told that tin is back in fashion
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07 Oct 2026
Scaling AI puts enterprise architecture to the test
New research finds only 13% of organizations with implemented AI have scaled fully as planned, putting architecture and modernization decisions under scrutiny.
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07 Oct 2026
When is AI work really done? CIOs need a clearer finish line
AI can finish a task while the business result remains unfinished. CIOs must define what "done" means to measure AI's true productivity, cost and value.
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07 Oct 2026
Telstra expands key Australian comms corridor from Sydney to Perth
Integrated digital infrastructure business announces Perth-Sydney route adding high-capacity connectivity and resilience
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07 Oct 2026
Risk-based alerting slashes SOC noise -- when done right
A landmark independent study validates risk-based alerting, revealing which scoring strategies cut false positives and which popular vendor rules fail in practice.
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07 Oct 2026
Academics study impact of computer evidence presumption on lawyer perceptions
Study to delve into how 25 years of flawed legal presumption has affected perceptions of practitioners
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07 Oct 2026
UAE positions sovereign AI as global export strategy
At AI Everything Abu Dhabi, Core42 CEO Talal Al Kaissi outlined how sovereign AI is evolving beyond national borders, with the UAE seeking to become a global hub for AI infrastructure, compute capacity and cross-border digital sovereignty
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06 Oct 2026
How Optus, Bupa and others are using Databricks
Optus has replaced its legacy data platforms, and Bupa’s marketers now get answers in minutes rather than weeks – two of the experiences shared at Databricks’ Data + AI World Tour in Sydney