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23 Jun 2026
Everpure Data Stream preps data pipeline for enterprise AI
The new platform, released at Pure Accelerate 2026, is part of a broader feature set aimed at helping customers prepare data so it can be better used by AI.
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23 Jun 2026
CData aims to simplify AI development with latest features
New capabilities that reduce data integration tasks and connect data with AI aid developers while helping the vendor carve out a niche amid a competitive landscape.
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23 Jun 2026
Latest EnterpriseDB features unify data for AI development
New capabilities address the data sprawl that sometimes stops enterprises from successfully building agents and could help differentiate the vendor from competitors.
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24 Jun 2026
Pegasystems CEO and founder Alan Trefler on AI agent ‘madness’
Pegasystems boss criticises big software suppliers for pushing enterprises to deploy unpredictable AI agents
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24 Jun 2026
CFIT is ‘shaking up business models’ with UK government backing
The Center for Financial Innovation and Technology received further government backing in April
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24 Jun 2026
UBDS secures investment from LDC
Funding will enable digital transformation specialist to achieve growth ambitions that could include more acquisitions
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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
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes software ecosystem at a crossroads
A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
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24 Jun 2026
GSMA launches global satellite regulatory playbook
Guide designed to provide practical recommendations for regulators seeking to create harmonised, technology-neutral satellite frameworks that prioritise societal needs, consumer protection and sustainable investment
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24 Jun 2026
Gartner: AI coding agents will cost more than real developers
As organisations ramp up the use of AI coding agents in software development, they may find costs increase significantly if such tools are overused
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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
Gartner: Prioritise governance to beat AI hype
Gartner analysts call for IT leaders to prioritise foundational investments in governance, change management and talent to realise the benefits of AI
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23 Jun 2026
Gartner: Prioritise governance to beat AI hype
Gartner analysts call for IT leaders to prioritise foundational investments in governance, change management and talent to realise the benefits of AI
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23 Jun 2026
OIG found limited coordination, oversight of VA's genAI tools
The watchdog observed gaps in the coordination and oversight of generative AI chat tools used at the VA for clinical documentation and patient care, raising patient safety concerns.
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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
Physical AI to drive private 5G market
Study finds non-public networks based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are increasingly replacing LTE across many verticals, with a market potential far exceeding that of previous technology generations
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23 Jun 2026
RAND: State Medicaid funding to fall 5% or more for half of the U.S.
State Medicaid funds are slated to fall by $679B through 2034, with 26 states facing cuts of 5% or more, while a select few are expected to see a boost, RAND reports.
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23 Jun 2026
Oxford and UCL labs receive £60m AI funding boost
Recognising it cannot compete with big tech just by throwing large amounts of cash and compute at AI, the UK’s funding is more grassroots-based
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23 Jun 2026
Iomart wraps up year of transition
Channel player shares full-year results as the business moves to concentrate on hybrid cloud and security
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23 Jun 2026
Lown: Top hospitals fall short in health equity work
The Lown Institute found that the leading hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report underperform in its own measures of health equity.
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23 Jun 2026
Survey: GenAI governance falling behind rapid provider adoption
While nearly half of clinicians use GenAI daily, only 27% report their organization has published AI policies, revealing critical governance gaps as AI concerns mount.
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23 Jun 2026
South Essex councils deploy IoT networks to power smart city services
Councils create a shared regional network to help roll out smarter local services faster and at lower cost, with the project delivered £40,000 under budget while achieving 98% regional coverage
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23 Jun 2026
Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics
Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs
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23 Jun 2026
Blue Planet, Telefónica unveil AI-powered 5G slicing design proof of concept
German telco joins forces with optical tech provider on joint proof of concept demonstrating how AI agents can support the design and fulfilment of 5G network slicing services, reducing complex service design tasks
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23 Jun 2026
Fears of UK prime minister change could undermine SME confidence
There are concerns that uncertainty could hit confidence and conditions in the small business community
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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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23 Jun 2026
Philippine government taps Google Cloud to deploy AI agents
The Filipino government will equip public servants with Gemini Enterprise AI tools, launch a cross-agency cyber defence alliance and upgrade subsea network infrastructure
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23 Jun 2026
Australian government cloud mandate sparks migration warnings
As Australia prepares to enforce its whole-of-government cloud policy, industry experts warn agencies against rushed migrations, supplier lock-in and treating AI readiness as an afterthought
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22 Jun 2026
AI-powered cyber attacks may be just months away, warn Five Eyes
Frontier AI models will pose a greater cyber security risk to governments and businesses than previously thought, putting them at risk within months
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22 Jun 2026
ShinyHunters threatens to leak One Medical Seniors patient data
Cyber extortion group ShinyHunters claimed to have exfiltrated 8.8 terabytes of data from One Medical Seniors, threatening to publish it if the Amazon-owned company refuses to pay.
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22 Jun 2026
HMD Secure, Qualcomm and StreamWIDE forge NR Sidelink collaboration
Partnership unveils NR Sidelink-powered device-to-device communications boasting tech firsts for first responders and critical infrastructure teams operating beyond network coverage
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22 Jun 2026
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves from Nearformm GTDC, SolarWinds, KnowBe4 and Acumatica all caught the eye this past week
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22 Jun 2026
Artificial intelligence-based law firm wins in court
AI-based law firm received Solicitors Regulation Authority approval in June last year in a landmark decision
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22 Jun 2026
AI influence being felt across print world
Print vendors jostle to demonstrate how they are using artificial intelligence to innovate their products and services
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22 Jun 2026
KFF: Healthcare cost pressures lead patients to use AI for health info
Just under a third of patients say they've used AI for health information in the past month, with most users saying healthcare affordability problems led them there.
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22 Jun 2026
VodafoneThree extends CityFibre partnership to support broadband services
Leading independent broadband provider secures new mobile network transmission contract to reach 5G Standalone ambitions supporting retail services, enabling greater capacity, faster speeds and new retail products
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22 Jun 2026
Lloyds Bank staff have taken 400,000 AI courses since January
UK bank staff have already taken artificial intelligence-related training courses as part of AI Academy
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22 Jun 2026
Ericsson and unveils national 5G, 6G, AI test centre in Sweden
Global comms tech provider invests more than SEK 300m to create ‘unique’ test environment for next-generation mobile networks to shorten time for market-ready solutions
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22 Jun 2026
Santander extends staff access to AI as first quarter delivers €35m value
Spanish bank expects artificial intelligence use to add €200m in value this year through cost savings and extra revenues
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22 Jun 2026
Interview: How a startup mentality helps keep pace with AI
The pace of change in artificial intelligence can be overwhelming. We speak to Thomson Reuters CTO Joel Hron about how to innovate at pace
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22 Jun 2026
GitLab CIO rejects ‘tokenmaxxing’ as it rebuilds work around agentic AI
Manu Narayan tells Computer Weekly why he’s steering clear of vanity metrics such as ‘tokenmaxxing’, why reports of SaaS’s death are overblown, and why the biggest pressure is simply keeping pace
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22 Jun 2026
Wimbledon’s ‘hidden court 19’ uses IBM Bob to complete 10 years’ work in months
IBM unleashed its artificial intelligence-driven software development technology in preparation for the latest Wimbledon tennis tournament
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19 Jun 2026
Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited
Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition
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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
Chilling effects of surveillance threaten democracy, UN finds
United Nations study finds the chilling effects of pervasive digital surveillance in modern life undermines an entire web of interconnected and interdependent human rights, representing a systemic threat to democratic norms and political participation
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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
Tesco offloads VMware and CA software as Broadcom case rolls on
The contract and licensing dispute with Broadcom over its right to use VMware and CA Technologies has led retailer Tesco to begin an accelerated migration
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19 Jun 2026
Westcon-Comstor gains minority backer in General Atlantic
Investor backs distributor and indicates it will provide capital to fund future growth, with Datatec maintaining majority ownership
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19 Jun 2026
Channel on way to accounting for majority of marketplace sales
Increased activity on hyperscaler offerings means it is imminent that the channel accounts for more than half of the business going via marketplaces
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19 Jun 2026
UK information commissioner John Edwards resigns after HR investigation
The UK’s information commissioner has resigned following an HR investigation, saying there were occasions when he exercised ‘poor judgement’ and made ‘inappropriate attempts at humour’
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19 Jun 2026
Scotland officially launches own NHS app
People in Scotland are able to download the first version of the MyCare.scot app on their smartphones, following the roll-out of the web-based version
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19 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Zyxel, TD Synnex, Connectus Business Solutions, Check Point, QBS Software, Cloudflare and Westcon-Comstor
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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
4G persists as 5G availability and usage gap widens across Europe
Research reveals that the vast majority of Europe’s connectivity is still over 4G, and while the performance uplift of 5G Standalone is real, deployment in the region is localised to just 11 networks
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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
SHRM CEO gives HR needed pep talk amid bad rap, AI challenges
Keynote urging emphasis on work as well as people comes a day after HR association released a worker survey showing low AI adoption and an alarming incidence of prohibited AI use.
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18 Jun 2026
Everpure grows into data management with Data Intelligence update
Everpure is shifting its strategy to become more data-centric, releasing new tools and features to better meet the data needs of AI workloads.
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18 Jun 2026
HR must have a say in AI policy to forestall legal risks
In this Q&A, employment attorney Deepa Menon explains the legal risks of using AI for workforce decisions and why lawyers, HR and IT must agree on a framework before implementing AI.
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18 Jun 2026
HR leaders weigh in on the reality of AI initiatives
At the SHRM Annual Conference, HR leaders discussed the reality of how AI is playing out at their organizations during a panel.
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18 Jun 2026
AWS launches FinOps agent, expands Bedrock cost tracking
At FinOps X 2026, AWS announced updates across FinOps tools, including an AI agent for cost analysis and new Bedrock attribution features for tracking AI spending.
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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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18 Jun 2026
HPE customers say the key to integration success is communication
Several customers at HPE Discover praised the vendor for its smooth acquisition integrations and shared their tips for navigating systems updates.
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18 Jun 2026
RPM didn't curb hospital admissions after serious infections
A recent study found that RPM alone did not reduce readmissions among discharged patients with sepsis and respiratory infections, challenging RPM's broad claims of effectiveness.
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18 Jun 2026
U.S. court block of H-1B visa fee adds to uncertainty
A U.S. court struck down Trump's H-1B visa policy, potentially providing relief for companies that rely on foreign workers. But the situation is uncertain as the case is appealed.
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18 Jun 2026
US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls
The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech
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18 Jun 2026
IBM execs: AI storage and common implementation oversights
IBM storage leaders Sam Werner and Christopher Vollmar share insights on AI implementation oversights, including data governance, vector database vulnerabilities and zero trust.
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18 Jun 2026
Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi
Leading technology in a quest to find life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions brings an extra level of motivation for the pharma giant’s digital chief
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18 Jun 2026
Salesforce UK boss underlines role of channel
As the vendor pulls together partners and customers at its World Tour event, there has been a chance to promote its commitment to its channel base
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18 Jun 2026
Snapdragon START kicks off next phase of personal AI with XR smart glasses
Qualcomm launches AI-based programme to enable brands to design and scale personal AI devices, starting with smart glasses
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18 Jun 2026
Revenue cycle AI, IDR disputes drive 9% medical cost trend
The medical cost trend is reaching its highest level in nearly two decades as AI-enabled coding and provider wins under the IDR process inflate costs, PwC says.
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18 Jun 2026
Adobe previews answer engine optimization, agentic AI creative tools
Semrush integration with LLM Optimizer is quickly productized; Creative Agent propagates Adobe app functionality and AI chat interfaces such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude.
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18 Jun 2026
Gulf CIOs shift focus from recovery to cyber resilience as regional threats intensify
Commvault’s Yahya Kassab says organisations across the Gulf are reassessing recovery strategies, AI risks and cloud investments amid growing cyber threats
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18 Jun 2026
CMA puts in place fair ranking measures on Google Search
Google will need to rank organic searches objectively and will be required under UK law to share data with third-party services
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18 Jun 2026
Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms
Increasing numbers of banks see emerging technology as a priority of growth with artificial intelligence top of the list
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18 Jun 2026
F1 Japanese Grand Prix podiums with 5G SA and mmWave use cases
Ericsson and SoftBank reveal Formula One success in balancing diverse communication services on a single 5G network through the convergence of network slicing and mmWave
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18 Jun 2026
Northamber puts security efforts under Renaissance brand
Distributor uses rebranding to bring its security, compliance and infrastructure efforts under one name
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18 Jun 2026
OIG: Medicaid managed care provider directories have inaccuracies
Medicaid managed care plan provider directories contain inaccuracies about in-network maternity care providers and their contact information.
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18 Jun 2026
Applied Materials unveils integrated visual system for next-gen smart glasses
Co-optimised smart glasses system designed to bring high-performance augmented reality displays to market faster, featuring improved visual performance, integration and scalable manufacturing
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18 Jun 2026
UAE’s push towards agentic AI raises stakes for governance and accountability
As the UAE accelerates plans to embed autonomous AI into government services, experts warn that governance frameworks must evolve from policy documents into operational controls that ensure transparency, accountability and trust
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18 Jun 2026
OpenAI deepens Japan footprint with Hitachi deal
Hitachi will use OpenAI’s Codex agent to unpick ageing mission-critical systems and gain early access to its frontier AI models in a slew of high-profile Japanese partnerships for the US AI lab
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17 Jun 2026
GitHub Copilot desktop released amid reliability and pricing concerns
GitHub unveiled their "agent-native" tool one day after token-based billing went into effect. Devs are weighing the costs.
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17 Jun 2026
AWS AI Agents hone DevSecOps chops amid GitHub troubles
The market's largest cloud infrastructure player added muscle to its agentic AI tools at an event in New York, while a coding-agent rival faced headwinds.
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17 Jun 2026
Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in 12 months, says NCSC chief
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne
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17 Jun 2026
AWS latest to introduce context layer for agentic AI
With context key to agents performing in production, the tech giant's latest new features aim to feed cutting-edge tools the situational awareness they require.
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17 Jun 2026
Kubus seals deal for Ammcom
Firm makes second deal in a matter of weeks as it continues to bulk out its managed services proposition
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17 Jun 2026
Uplink traffic gains momentum as 5G subscriptions top three billion
Research from Ericsson counts 162 million new 5G subscriptions in the first quarter of 2026, bringing the total to 3.1 billion, with steadily growing service offerings based on 5G SA network slicing
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17 Jun 2026
Databricks intros new Genie, data management tools to aid AI
Features address context for agents, readying data for AI, cost control, security and flexibility to help users overcome problems that prevent pilots from reaching production.
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17 Jun 2026
Whoop launches EHR integration capabilities
Through a new partnership, Whoop users will be able to integrate data from their wearable fitness and health tracker with their EHR, gaining a more comprehensive view of their health.
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17 Jun 2026
AI security fears drive users to consider supplier switch
Growing security demands are reshaping vendor selection, with users increasingly prioritising robust AI defences when evaluating suppliers
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17 Jun 2026
Reports say Ensemble is close to a $12B private equity bid
New reports say the firm founded by executive Matt Holt is close to a $12 billion acquisition of Ensemble Health Partners, marking another landmark deal in the RCM sector.
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17 Jun 2026
HSBC pens artificial intelligence deal with Google Cloud
HSBC and Google Cloud agree a multi-year contract to support UK bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence
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17 Jun 2026
Motorola Solutions looks to boost public safety with expanded Assist AI
Tech firm rolls out mission-critical AI for public safety use cases to reduce administrative burden and accelerate incident response
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17 Jun 2026
Channel can ride wave of data sovereignty demand
Channel operators that master the issue of data sovereignty will be rewarded with access to an increasingly active customer base
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17 Jun 2026
Post Office delays signing Horizon software replacement contract
Lot 2 of the contract to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon EPOS system has still not been signed off
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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
KDDI inks Aeris IoT accelerator connectivity management agreement
Contract will see internet of things accelerator platform deliver unified global IoT solutions for automotive manufacturers and utilities, allowing scale without complexity and providing agentic AI capability
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17 Jun 2026
UK companies can seize £50bn prize by industrialising AI, claims Celonis
Celonis claims FTSE 100 firms could save £4.4bn by closing ‘execution gaps’ in workflows through process intelligence software, potentially rising to £50bn with agentic AI
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17 Jun 2026
Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline
Outsourcing firm’s botched takeover of civil service pension administration has seen scheme members experience financial hardship
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17 Jun 2026
Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system
The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format
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17 Jun 2026
HPE Discover 2026: Neri heralds ‘unique’ placement to transcend network bottleneck
CEO talks up HPE’s self-driving future, as well as partnerships with eight companies in its mission to blaze the trail for hybrid classical-quantum applications
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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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17 Jun 2026
2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’
With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans