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Qilin crew continues to dominate ransomware ecosystem

The Qilin ransomware gang remained 'top dog' in January 2026 with over 100 observed cyber attacks to its name, amid a rapidly evolving, and fragmenting, cyber criminal ecosystem.
India AI Impact Summit: Open source gains ground

While open source artificial intelligence gained unprecedented recognition during the latest global AI summit, divisions over governance, market concentration and regulatory power cast doubt on whether the technology will benefit society as a whole
Fake UK government website redirect detection time reduced

It used to take two months, but the UK government has reduced the time it takes to address fake DNS redirects
Firecell, CloudRAN.AI look to cut cost, complexity of private 5G

Hot on the heels of the Accelleran merger, purpose-built private 5G connectivity company unveils radio portfolio integration to give system integrators faster, more affordable deployment route across industrial, enterprise sites
First HPE datacentre modules set to land at Derbyshire AI site

Carbon3.ai’s plans for a ‘national grid for AI’ based on renewable energy set to break ground for the first time at Derbyshire landfill site powered by off-grid gas
Deputy prime minister vows to reform justice system with AI

Initiatives to transform UK courts include launching a justice AI academy, an AI listing assistant and a new High Court digital system

Neoclouds: Meeting demand for AI acceleration

We look at how neoclouds can deliver access to artificial intelligence acceleration faster and cheaper than public cloud providers
Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale

How the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio
The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

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

Confluent Intelligence engineers secure agent connectivity for real-time data - CW Developer Network

Data streaming specialist Confluent is working to ensure it engages with the need to surface artificial intelligence functions across and through its entire platform of services. The company’s new ... Continue Reading
It’s time to ‘get physical’ on AI with private 5G - CW Developer Network

With Mobile World Congress (next week) creating a huge flurry (well, it’s a firehose really, isn’t it?) of news and activity, it’s not always easy to find a path through the noise. Of potential ... Continue Reading
The Q in AI- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

What can we learn from the Microsoft AI Tour that was held at London’s ExCel on February 24th? It would seem - at least from the queues - that thousands of people were waiting to get in to hear the ... Continue Reading
Prefabricated modular datacentres: Unlocking the AI infrastructure bottlenecks- Ahead in the Clouds

In this guest post, Nick Ewing, managing director of datacentre design consultancy, EfficiencyIT, sets out why modular designs could be key to unlocking the development bottlenecks slowing the pace ... Continue Reading

Gartner: Why neoclouds are the future of GPU-as-a-Service

Neoclouds are set to change the economcs of AI in the cloud. By 2030, neocloud providers will capture around 20% of the $267bn AI cloud market
Inside the tech stack powering the next wave of digital assets

Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are steadily being adopted by the financial mainstream, driven by a convergence of regulation, security-first infrastructure and increasingly sophisticated technology.
Think Tank: Building the backbone of the UK’s AI economy

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?