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Number of headlines in database: 49
Last update: 2026-10-31 00:21:04
Number of headlines in database: 49
Last update: 2026-10-31 00:21:04
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UK extends facial recognition to civil immigration offences (2026-10-30 11:35:00)
UK Immigration Enforcement is set to start deploying live facial recognition technology, but critics are concerned about the expansion of its biometric surveillance into non-criminal matters away from ports of entry, especially in light of underlying issues with the integrity of Home Office data -
North Korean ‘elite’ hacking group steals $6.36bn from Binance (2026-10-30 10:30:00)
An engineer’s laptop was compromised, enabling hackers to withdraw $6.36bn from Binance wallets -
Autumn Budget 2026: Commitments to women in tech (2026-10-30 09:35:00)
Voluntary culture standards, support for female entrepreneurship and business mentorship programmes among the Budget promises for women in UK tech -
Far EasTone, Elveo Mobile expand D2D satellite comms (2026-10-30 06:30:00)
Taiwanese comms and digital service provider teams with mobile direct-to-device connectivity firm to expand presence across emerging satellite technologies and services industry -
O2 upgrades mobile signal at Haven holiday parks (2026-10-30 06:20:00)
UK holiday parks company undertakes 4G and 5G mobile comms network upgrades at a further seven of its sites to satisfy demands of visitors and local populations alike -
Datacentre grid priority confirmed as connection queue response published (2026-10-30 04:45:00)
DESNZ confirms prioritisation and strategic alignment of datacentre connections, after 156 responses broadly backed tougher queue management but split on capacity reservation -
UK surveillance watchdog ‘disappointed’ over government investigatory powers failings (2026-10-29 14:24:00)
Operational pressures do not reduce the need for lawful and consistent safeguards, says Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO) -
Datacentre covenant pleases developers more than campaigners (2026-10-29 12:30:00)
Campaigners dismiss the Budget covenant as a voluntary smokescreen, while developers warn that priority grid access means little without the substations to deliver it -
UK government drafts national policy statement for datacentres (2026-10-29 12:30:00)
The draft policy opens England’s fast-track NSIP regime to schemes of 100MW and above, with a presumption of consent and consultation running to 8 January 2027 -
Having a PHP patch available does not mean you're protected (2026-10-29 12:04:00)
Patching is not a silver bullet solution. Turning patches into effective protection demands qualified professionals, clear responsibilities and the operational readiness to act. -
Kazakhstan and Nvidia look to open new chapter in physical AI (2026-10-29 11:45:00)
Artificial intelligence hardware leader hails Central Asian country’s plans to become a global physical AI hub, tapping vast natural energy resources, heavy industry and a fast-growing local AI ecosystem -
RETN expands Sofia connectivity and adds IP transit customers (2026-10-29 06:00:00)
Business communications provider opens connectivity hub for Southeast Europe with Sofia PoP and expands ability to serve customers across the region -
Lapsed US snooping law still running as senators object (2026-10-28 13:20:00)
FISA 702 is one of two key US laws that undermine data sovereignty and allow the US to access foreign data without the subject knowing. Senators demand release of a secret ruling -
Airbus takes off with contract for two additional Galileo satellites (2026-10-28 12:00:00)
Leading aerospace manufacturer announced two extra next-generation satellites to augment navigation capabilities for European security and defence -
Autumn Budget 2026: UK chancellor ties datacentre grid access to community tests (2026-10-28 11:15:00)
Healey’s Autumn Budget covenant makes grid priority and on-site generation conditional on community investment, jobs and water protection, weeks after MSPs paused Scotland’s pipeline -
Autumn Budget 2026: Chancellor sets aside funds for UK tech (2026-10-28 10:45:00)
In his Autumn Budget, chancellor John Healey announced more funding for sovereign tech and AI safety -
DE-CIX unveils Thailand’s first regionally interconnected internet exchange (2026-10-28 10:30:00)
Internet exchange in Bangkok to integrate Thailand into established Southeast Asian interconnection platform with aim on strengthening regional digital connectivity -
Beyond power: How to avoid water as a constraint on AI growth (2026-10-28 08:41:00)
As 100kW-plus racks push AI facilities toward gigawatt scale, Johnson Controls’ John Keane explains why zero-water thermal architectures are vital to securing site viability -
UK broadband major and altnet expand gigabit footprint (2026-10-28 08:30:00)
VMO2 starts 2Gbps broadband roll-out over gigabit cable network, while alternative network provider launches super-speed 5,000Mbps broadband across network in Midlands -
Austrian doctors to swap emails and phone calls for encrypted messages (2026-10-28 07:50:00)
Austria is following Germany’s lead by introducing a sovereign encrypted messaging service for healthcare professionals -
Aera addresses decision-making using enterprise AI (2026-10-28 07:30:00)
Aera Technology has been looking at how agentic AI should handle the complexity and trade-offs of enterprise decision-making -
PHP2Shell: US updates Kev catalogue as exploits spread (2026-10-27 14:15:00)
After live exploitation of PHP2Shell was verified at the weekend, the US' Cisa cyber agency updates its vulnerability catalogue, urging organisations to prioritise their fixes. -
OpenAI’s Altman: Only way out of patch apocalypse is through (2026-10-27 14:00:00)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to the keynote stage at Oracle AI World, calling for the security community to keep focus in the face of AI-enabled vulnerability discovery. -
HPE unifies visibility across premier wired, wireless, SASE estates (2026-10-27 12:45:00)
Networking tech provider simplifies full stack deployment, management and troubleshooting with self-driving agentic operations to optimise user and application experiences from edge to cloud -
Azure licensing lock-in limits choice (2026-10-27 12:15:00)
A survey of US users has found that businesses are paying significantly more to host Microsoft apps on non-Microsoft public clouds -
Why measuring your public cloud carbon footprint is so hard (2026-10-27 10:33:00)
Cloud carbon data is complex, attributed, and often opaque. Buyers must look past dashboard totals to understand allocation, electricity accounting, and embodied emissions -
Tata Communications invests more than $400m to build AI superhighway (2026-10-27 10:30:00)
Digital ecosystem enabler looks to create 10,000km of AI-ready connectivity infrastructure linking India’s key datacentre and highest growth AI corridors -
Autumn Budget 2026: Healey sets out AI funding (2026-10-27 08:20:00)
The chancellor wants to boost UK tech sovereignty and has unveiled plans to support chip development, AI defence and biosecurity -
Autonomous transport offers ‘golden opportunity’ for UK ports, supply chains (2026-10-27 08:15:00)
Report highlights challenges and opportunities facing UK ports as increasing numbers of shipping hubs incorporate connected and automated mobility offerings into their operations -
AI World: AI vulnerability surge brings change for Oracle’s cyber practice (2026-10-27 06:45:00)
With CVE volumes spiking amid AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, Oracle is responding with cyber initiatives and practices for its customers -
AI World: Oracle sets agents loose on Fusion Cloud apps (2026-10-27 06:42:00)
On the opening day of its annual AI World conference, Oracle brought a wide range of agentic innovations to bear on its Fusion Cloud application suite -
O2 and Nokia claim first live deployment of 5G AI-RAN in UK (2026-10-27 06:00:00)
UK’s first live deployment of AI-powered RAN technology uses predictive AI to automatically optimise 5G radio resources based on changing network demand and conditions -
AWS wins direct while Azure is obscured: The UK’s £9bn cloud spend (2026-10-27 05:10:00)
Of £8.96bn in UK public sector cloud contracts, only £1.64bn traces cleanly to hyperscalers. BidSkim data reveals how AWS takes the direct route while Microsoft Azure hides behind resellers -
EU makes progress towards PHP patching, UK lags behind (2026-10-26 16:30:00)
Five days into the PHP2Shell incident, and patch rates are creeping upwards, but the majority of publicly visible PHP hosts remain exposed. -
UK secrecy over AI in immigration and asylum decisions under fire (2026-10-26 16:24:00)
Home Office seeks technical fixes to immigration and asylum while invoking national security to avoid disclosing the growing use of AI in decision making, claims report -
Employees must be empowered to refuse AI tools at work, says UTAW (2026-10-26 12:45:00)
Tech worker union says meaningful consultation over artificial intelligence deployments and new rights of refusal are needed to protect workers from the negative impacts of the technology’s proliferation in their workplaces -
6G-Rocket launches at University of Oulu for AI-native RAN (2026-10-26 12:40:00)
Finland-based 6G development programme looks to move beyond simulations and demonstrate practical AI-based radio access network technologies in GPU-accelerated testbeds -
National Parks UK taps VodafoneThree for wildfire resilience programme (2026-10-26 10:30:00)
Programme to strengthen long-term resilience in UK natural landscapes bringing together emergency services, government and industry to bolster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery -
‘Blackmail’ call as Warwickshire council approves £9m Microsoft renewal (2026-10-26 10:30:00)
Warwickshire County Council approves a three-year Microsoft 365 renewal worth about £9m, up £375,000 a year, as the council’s former leader calls the licence model ‘blackmail’ -
How Luxembourg built a secure sovereign instant messaging service for residents (2026-10-26 07:30:00)
Luxembourg is rolling out a secure encrypted messaging service based on the open source Matrix protocol, for use by government, businesses and citizens, offering a sovereign alternative to WhatsApp and Signal -
Toshiba looks to deliver quantum-safe networks at scale (2026-10-26 06:15:00)
Carrier-grade platform enables businesses to integrate quantum-safe protection across existing networks with reduced complexity, footprint and cost -
Gartner: Winning in the edge (2026-10-26 05:00:00)
Gartner analysts assess how the market for edge AI is likely to evolve to support growing demand for artificial intelligence models running outside public clouds -
Microsoft Frontier Tour London: Agentic AI governance in the spotlight (2026-10-23 11:45:00)
During the London event, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella outlined his view of how agentic AI needs to be managed as part of enterprise IT -
UK utilities report connectivity safety fears through network downtime (2026-10-23 11:06:00)
Research finds that despite nearly all utility companies in the UK having connectivity infrastructure in place, nearly all are experiencing downtime, with wide gap between connectivity coverage and performance -
Can Britain’s grid keep up with the datacentre boom? (2026-10-23 09:00:00)
Mounting power demands and grid bottlenecks are reshaping the geography of the UK’s digital infrastructure, pushing developers to wherever they can connect fastest -
Nokia, Nvidia accelerate AI-RAN, physical AI commercial deployment (2026-10-23 08:37:00)
AI hardware leader and global comms tech firm team to deliver artificial intelligence into radio access networks of four leading European operators, powered by latest processors -
Global satellite industry gains higher orbit in Q3 2026 (2026-10-23 08:00:00)
Study shows space-based communications continuing to expand with Starlink growth driving industry -
Lumen AI boosts network resilience, unveils wavelength service (2026-10-23 04:45:00)
AI-powered tools designed to help prevent network disruptions, speed recovery and keep customers informed -
Botched PHP2Shell disclosure revealed as panic continues (2026-10-22 16:19:00)
As security teams worldwide grapple with the deep impact of the PHP2Shell flaws, the PHP Foundation has revealed how a carefully planned vulnerability disclosure process went horribly wrong.