Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-02-03
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Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 15:22:00)
Ransomware-as-a-service operations are increasingly seeking to forge connections with employees, contractors and trusted partners of their target organisations as an alternative to straight-up hacking, says NCC.
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Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 11:54:00)
Hyperscalers are increasing AI capacity but IT buyers are now looking at their return on investment for this much-hyped technology
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Broadcom claims enterprise Wi-Fi 8 first (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 11:45:00)
Unified, wireless-first architecture based on latest wireless standard designed to address rising demand for hybrid work, and deliver performance, efficiency and security for next-gen enterprise networking
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Gigabit accelerates across metro, rural UK (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 10:45:00)
Rapid onset of gigabit broadband access across all parts of the UK bears fruit as country’s largest rural full-fibre provider marks milestone for Project Gigabit, while London-based ISP posts landmark revenues
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VMware vSphere 8 end-of-support challenges (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 08:15:00)
IT leaders need to assess the cost implications of migrating from vSphere 8 to the latest supported VMware product offering
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2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 07:40:00)
Resham Kotecha, the global head of policy at the Open Data Institute, argues while the UK has the data assets and the expertise to deliver real public benefit with artificial intelligence, a lack of consistency, completeness and interoperability in its data foundations risks missing these opportunities
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EE, Three claim UK’s best mobile internet performance in 2025 (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 06:09:00)
Analysis of mobile internet connection data in the UK shows traditional market dominance by BT-owned mobile company challenged by new rival set for infrastructure boost after recent merger
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Why the UK needs to rethink the Investigatory Powers Act and allow intercept evidence in court (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 05:52:00)
The UK needs clear and unambiguous laws around the use of digital evidence in court. The law has become tangled following rulings in the country’s EncroChat prosecutions. It’s time to allow intercept data to be used as evidence in legal cases
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The UK government’s AI skills programme betrays UK workers and our digital sovereignty (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-03 04:00:00)
The government's plans to offer AI skills training to UK citizens depends almost entirely on US big tech companies - how is this meant to support the aim of supporting homegrown AI firms and enhancing sovereignty?