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• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Uplink traffic gains momentum as 5G subscriptions top three billion

  Research from Ericsson counts 162 million new 5G subscriptions in the first quarter of 2026, bringing the total to 3.1 billion, with steadily growing service offerings based on 5G SA network slicing

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  HSBC pens artificial intelligence deal with Google Cloud

  HSBC and Google Cloud agree a multi-year contract to support UK bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Motorola Solutions looks to boost public safety with expanded Assist AI

  Tech firm rolls out mission-critical AI for public safety use cases to reduce administrative burden and accelerate incident response

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Post Office delays signing Horizon software replacement contract

  Lot 2 of the contract to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon EPOS system has still not been signed off

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Everpure aims to bridge AI data gap with Universal Data Intelligence

  Storage-to-data-management firm expands Enterprise Data Cloud at Accelerate 2026 with OneTouch integration and AI pipeline automation to combat enterprise data sprawl

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  KDDI inks Aeris IoT accelerator connectivity management agreement

  Contract will see internet of things accelerator platform deliver unified global IoT solutions for automotive manufacturers and utilities, allowing scale without complexity and providing agentic AI capability

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  UK companies can seize £50bn prize by industrialising AI, claims Celonis

  Celonis claims FTSE 100 firms could save £4.4bn by closing ‘execution gaps’ in workflows through process intelligence software, potentially rising to £50bn with agentic AI

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline

  Outsourcing firm’s botched takeover of civil service pension administration has seen scheme members experience financial hardship

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system

  The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  HPE Discover 2026: Neri heralds ‘unique’ placement to transcend network bottleneck

  CEO talks up HPE’s self-driving future, as well as partnerships with eight companies in its mission to blaze the trail for hybrid classical-quantum applications

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network

  National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’

  With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  STT GDC launches 30MW datacentre in South Korea

  The Singapore-based datacentre operator has entered the South Korean market with STT Seoul 1, a hyperscale-ready facility built though a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

  The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any ...

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT

  Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove

  Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  US mortgage provider moves beyond ‘superficial AI integrations’

  Pennymac Financial Services is using generative artificial intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services to bring borrowing up to date

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Interview: Ashwin Ballal, CIO, Freshworks

  After a career in marketing, engineering, product and operations, a CIO role seemed unlikely for Ashwin Ballal – until he tried it

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints

  The UK data regulator is being threatened with legal action after it was accused of ‘ignoring’ thousands of data protection complaints, with critics describing its new approach to complaint triage and investigation as akin to a ‘digital bin’ for the...

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Nordea Liv Norway migrates 58 million transactions to the cloud

  Life and pensions provider migrates to the cloud as part of wider multi-year transformation project

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Insurance industry AI recruitment correlates with success

  Research shows that insurers have accelerated recruitment of artificial intelligence professionals

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  XR market rewriting its own rules as smart glasses use surges

  Research finds that eyewear-form-factor devices are no longer the niche in extended reality, they are the market as devices encompassing AR, XR, MR and VR grew 86% annually in Q1 2026

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Cisco: 36 months to modernise networks before AI overwhelms capacity

  Research finds capacity and performance the top network challenge for UK organisations, with 81% of respondents saying their network does not have room to house evolving AI demands

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems

  Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  How AngelHack uses hackathons to ease AI adoption

  From internal hackathons to accelerator programmes, Singapore’s AngelHack is empowering everyday employees to build their own AI applications while expanding its reach in the US, Brazil and Australia

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Ineffable Intelligence strikes Google Cloud deal for Vera Rubin GPU power

  London-based ‘anti-LLM’ developer led by AlphaGo founder David Silver selects Google Cloud Vera Rubin GPU infrastructure to build reinforcement learning ‘superlearners’

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Post Office Capture appeal objections not ‘right, just or fair’

  Influential advisory group tells Post Office there is a ‘clear case’ that Capture convictions are unsafe

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate

  The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Swedish industrial AI deal exemplifies Indian software fix to AI threat

  As India does big deals in the Nordics, the sub-continent’s role for the artificial intelligence age begins to become apparent

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban

  Keir Starmer announces UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  More than 2,000 global organisations deploy private mobile networks

  Private mobile network sector continues to show growth in enterprise LTE and 5G customer deployments, with research showing 2,003 organisations deploying networks with a contract value above €100,000 across 88 countries by end of Q1 26

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Boldyn enhances transport communications for TfL, BART

  Global neutral host provider updates major transport projects in the US and UK with free Wi‑Fi at four additional stations in US, while London Underground sees new 4G, 5G connections to tunnels, key stations and major hubs

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  FCC gives assist to World Cup nets as Virgin Media O2 warns of broadband surge

  US comms and broadcast regulator reveals role in supporting World Cup network infrastructure, while leading UK operator warns of broadband and mobile network surges

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  European Union unveils €8m 6G smart networks security project

  ‘Landmark’ project brings together 19 international partners across industry, academia and SMEs, designed to shape future European 6G network architecture

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Fujitsu exits hardware business in ASEAN in IT consulting move

  Fujitsu is walking away from its legacy hardware business in the region and pitching itself as a supplier-neutral technology consultant to help customers cut through the AI hype

• June 14, 2026 14 Jun'26

  UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

  Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  The digital pivot: How HSS transformed hire with agentic AI

  HSS ProService underwent a profound transformation from asset-heavy hire business to digital marketplace set to deploy agentic AI. CEO Tom Shorten tells us how it did it

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters

  A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  CIO interview: Damian Leach, Vistra

  CIO Damian Leach discusses Vistra’s digital platform, which he says will harness artificial intelligence in its financial professional services offering

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Lincolnshire County Council upgrades wide area network services

  Lincolnshire County Council to replace legacy PSN infrastructure with unified, high-performing network environment, enabling greater agility

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Labour MP Jess Asato launches legal action over Grok deepfakes

  After xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create sexualised images and videos of her, Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against the company in a bid to hold the firm accountable for the harms associated with its design choices

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Shure, Zoom evolve collaboration with flexible workspaces

  Partnership unveils more flexible solutions for Zoom Spaces to support the growing role of human-AI collaboration in meetings and learning, enabling ‘consistent, high‑quality’ audio capture

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Singapore to transform industrial island into AI-ready datacentre hub

  A joint report by Singapore government agencies and industry players details how the city-state's Jurong Island will be redesigned into a highly secure, circular digital infrastructure hub by 2050

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

  Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Telefónica and Halotech drive smart industrial safety with IoT and AI

  Firms unite to offer advanced industrial safety solutions, combining IoT connectivity with AI-powered sensors, to anticipate risk situations

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Established enterprise patching models dead in the water, says report

  Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no longer fit for purpose

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Finland, Sweden strengthen joint 6G programme 

  Finnish, Swedish researchers team to make 6G communication networks more capable, robust, secure and trusted through a programme offering a foundation for stable societies

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence

  AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces?

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security

  As banks accelerate digital services, open banking strategies and AI adoption, cyber security leaders across the region are calling for stronger resilience, ecosystem collaboration and greater female representation to secure the future of financial ...

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Government aims to make UK top spot for open source AI

  AI minister Kanishka Narayan unveils funding for computer access to support open source developers of artificial intelligence technology