Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-02-17
-
Lumen targets AI bottlenecks with cloud gateway and metro expansion (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 12:48:00)
AI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost
-
Silverstone takes mobile connectivity to full throttle (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 12:43:00)
Permanent 5G connectivity for fans, race teams and broadcasters comes to the home of British motorsport in major network upgrade from neutral host and private network provider
-
Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 11:54:00)
The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious
-
Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 11:30:00)
Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation
-
Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 11:25:00)
How the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio
-
Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 10:48:00)
Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks
-
The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 10:37:00)
The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected
-
Rakuten Mobile proposal selected for Jaxa space strategy (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 09:45:00)
Mobile comms provider and University of Tokyo has secured up to £53m in funding from Japan’s national aerospace agency for an R&D project into AI-based next-gen satellite communications
-
Interview: Pure Storage’s Niki Armstrong on achieving more with less in sustainability (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 08:26:00)
Think about sustainability as a product in itself, urges the company’s legal and corporate sustainability leader
-
Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 07:45:00)
Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic
-
Datacentre demand is huge but power and skills hold things back, survey shows (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 07:09:00)
BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations
-
IT Sustainability Think Tank: The digital diet and the growing cost of AI energy use (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 06:26:00)
When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?
-
Tesco vs VMware: Dell weighs in on VMware contractual obligation (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 06:00:00)
Are negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment
-
Unilever adds more Google Cloud as ‘backbone’ for AI (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 05:07:00)
While Microsoft Azure makes up ‘the bulk’ of Unilever’s underlying infrastructure, Google claims it is providing the ‘backbone’ as hyperscalers work with the all-cloud multinational on its agentic AI deployment
-
Google Cloud supplants Azure as Unilever cloud of choice (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 05:07:00)
Microsoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform
-
British Transport Police start using live facial recognition (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 04:45:00)
British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology
-
Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 04:45:00)
Project sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations
-
Interview: CyrusOne on the sustainable innovation that drives datacentre business outcomes (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-17 04:22:00)
Sustainability initiatives continue to drive competitive advantage in addition to cutting costs, reveals Kyle Myers of colocation giant CyrusOne