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Port of Tyne charts successful course with private 5G

One of the UK’s most dynamic and key deep-sea gateways reports strong operational gains after several years using private 5G across its 620-acre estate using sensor-driven processes
Zoom launches AI Companion 3.0 with agentic workflows

AI-first work platform provider unveils next evolution of its agentic AI product, including beta version of AI-first capabilities for personal workflows, agentic AI features for Docs product and new web interface with expanded context
Abra launches in-flight connectivity through multi-orbit craft

Latin American airline strikes deal to be leading provider of satellite-powered broadband inflight service in region
Number of women in tech roles up by 1%, says BCS

Research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the number of women working in the technology sector has continued to rise at a snail’s pace over the past five years
2025 a ‘transformative year’ for private connectivity

Research finds standalone private 5G networks well-positioned to become predominant wireless connectivity medium for Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing and process industries, as well as critical communications
Keysight, KT SAT claim satellite first with GEO to LEO link

Keysight Technologies and KT SAT complete successful handover from a live GEO connection to an emulated LEO link, creating a dependable way to study real NTN behaviour before constellations are deployed

Court rule that fuelled Post Office’s prosecution rampage: Everything you need to know

This guide contains essential information about the legal rule that enabled the Post Office to wrongly prosecute subpostmasters
SAN vs NAS: For AI, virtual machines and containers

We look at block vs file storage for contemporary workloads, and find it’s largely a case of trade-offs between cost, complexity and the level of performance you can settle for
ITER builds global, high-speed data backbone for remote scientific participation

Based in southern France, ITER is building one of the most advanced scientific data networks in Europe to support high-speed, resilient connections with fusion researchers worldwide

Zencoder… and the art of AI software engineering- CW Developer Network

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was Robert Pirsig’s seminal book that looked into the values of life. By uncommon coincidence, perhaps, AI-first software code orchestration layer company ... Continue Reading
Self-service tools - Percona: Making compliance & data management self-service- Open Source Insider

This is a guest post written by Briana Swifft, director of solutions marketing at Percona. Swift writes in full as follows… Developers build software to meet specific needs or goals, often by ... Continue Reading
Nutanix expands capabilities to span distributed sovereign clouds- CW Developer Network

Nutanix continues to expand its multi-cloud strategy, platform and tools with a diversity of interests and capabilities. The organisation’s latest moves see it detail a new enterprise ... Continue Reading
Inside D-ID’s real-time AI avatar technology- CW Developer Network

Artificial intelligence has already learned to read, write and reason. In 2026, it’s learning to look, listen and respond in real time. The next frontier for human–computer interaction is visual. ... Continue Reading

Think Tank: Taking datacentres from power hungry to power smart

A year is a long time in tech, and the same is true of IT sustainability. So here are some reflections on how the green IT conversation around datacentres changed during 2025
All I want for Christmas is a ChatGPT nativity scene...

Sam Altman's suggestion that ChatGPT can raise a child should show us all how absurd the AI bubble has become - let's wish for a better vision for the world in 2026
The changing workplace: Shifts defining its future

CCS Insight discusses what the shift back to office work means for hybrid work and employee experience