Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-02-19
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ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 15:42:00)
The ICO has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising from a 2017-18 cyber attack at electronics retailer Currys PC World.
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PromptSpy Android malware may exploit Gemini AI (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 12:32:00)
A newly-uncovered malware targeting the Android operating system seems to exploit Google’s Gemini GenAI tool to help it maintain persistence.
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Artificial intelligence drives autonomous networks, customer service gains (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 12:00:00)
Survey from AI tech leader reveals growing advances of AI in telecoms, underscoring strong AI adoption, impact and investment in the industry
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European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 10:19:00)
Government officials form the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context
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IT Sustainability Think Tank: Counting the cost of AI datacentres and their energy use (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 10:17:00)
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?
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UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031 (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 08:07:00)
The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence
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T-Labs demos commercial viability of quantum networking (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 08:00:00)
The research and development arm of telco Deutsche Telekom has worked with Qunnect to demo quantum networking over 30km of optical fibre
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Cisco, Qunnect claim quantum first with datacentre connectivity (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 07:15:00)
IT and networking giant collaborates with scalable quantum networks firm for what is said to be a successful demonstration of quantum networking connecting a datacentre to two research facilities in New York City
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Ericsson strikes Microsoft, AWS deals for enterprise 5G (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 05:47:00)
Comms tech provider opens Yokohama-based research facility and enters collaborations to make connected PCs easier to deploy and manage remotely as well as boost agentic network operations
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India AI Impact Summit begins (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-19 04:44:00)
The summit aims to democratise AI and bridge the growing divide between countries, but critics warn that it risks becoming a mere spectacle if the technology only serves the interests of power and profit