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• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur

  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

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Bank of Ireland UK fined for late security system implementation

  The payments regulator has fined the bank nearly £4m after it missed a deadline to implement a system to check payees

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn hyperscale datacentre project for digital infrastructure

  The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031

  The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  T-Labs demos commercial viability of quantum networking

  The research and development arm of telco Deutsche Telekom has worked with Qunnect to demo quantum networking over 30km of optical fibre

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Cisco, Qunnect claim quantum first with datacentre connectivity

  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

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Ericsson strikes Microsoft, AWS deals for enterprise 5G

  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

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal

  House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  India AI Impact Summit begins

  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

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Nvidia backs India’s sovereign AI push with gigawatt-scale infrastructure

  Chip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta and E2E Networks at the India AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  Flaws in Google and Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue

  Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash

  A ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step

  Post Office IT chief tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  VMO2 owners make Substantial acquisition to gain altnet broadband business

  Acquisition of UK’s second-largest altnet by broadband major claimed to be able to unlock value of £3.5bn, creating sustainable, scaled network competition and wholesale choice in the UK

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  Global 5G standalone dynamic shifts from coverage to capability

  Annual study of 5G SA market reveals coverage gap between major economic blocs narrowing by the end of 2025, but with growing signs of more consequential signs of divergent spectrum strategies, investment depth and network optimisation

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  EU-South Korea research consortium gets to work on lowering AI chip energy use

  EU-South Korea research group is pioneering the use of photon-based hardware chips to help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence datacentres

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

  Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Lumen targets AI bottlenecks with cloud gateway and metro expansion

  AI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Silverstone takes mobile connectivity to full throttle

  Permanent 5G connectivity for fans, race teams and broadcasters comes to the home of British motorsport in major network upgrade from neutral host and private network provider

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order

  The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds

  Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

  Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Rakuten Mobile proposal selected for Jaxa space strategy

  Mobile comms provider and University of Tokyo has secured up to £53m in funding from Japan’s national aerospace agency for an R&D project into AI-based next-gen satellite communications

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Artificial intelligence ‘creeping into’ high-risk stock trading

  Growing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence

  Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Datacentre demand is huge but power and skills hold things back, survey shows

  BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  House of Lords committee concerned over digital forensics backlog

  Lords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard

  Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Tesco vs VMware: Dell weighs in on VMware contractual obligation

  Are negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Government pumps £20m into using tech to fight addiction

  Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached

  UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Google Cloud supplants Azure as Unilever cloud of choice

  Microsoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  British Transport Police start using live facial recognition

  British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G

  Project sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Noah Donohoe inquest reveals issues with police ControlWorks system

  An inquest heard that there were major issues with the system used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to record information reported by the public

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Pascal Brier, Capgemini: AI will prove its enterprise truth this year

  Capgemini’s chief innovation officer says the 2025 rise and deployment of artificial intelligence agents put enterprise AI progress on hold, but laid the ground for acceleration to come

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Interview: Richard Corbridge, CIO, Segro

  With a varied IT leadership career across healthcare, retail and central government, property development brought fresh challenges for the CIO – and a chance to share his experience in an industry not renowned for digital transformation

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  NatWest hails progress after £1.2bn spent on tech last year, but true AI transformation to come

  NatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals

  Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Oracle readies AI note-taker for NHS

  The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Next Tech Fest: Breaking tech role misconceptions

  The Next Tech Girls event hosted women in technology to speak to young girls about how the industry is full of opportunity for their future careers

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

  Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Myriota introduces satellite-based scalable global asset tracking

  Global provider of satellite IoT connectivity unveils long-life asset tracker designed to deliver reliable global visibility beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks and overcome traditional barriers

• February 15, 2026 15 Feb'26

  Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations

  Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  Direct-to-device connectivity set to underpin next generation of industrial IoT

  Research from satellite comms firm finds D2D connectivity will underpin the next generation of industrial internet of things, with almost all IoT decision-makers set to adopt the technology in the next 18 months

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  UK government calls for review into mobile market

  UK government creates programme to anticipate how the mobile market, and technologies that underpin it, will evolve over the next decade

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  UK National Crime Agency seeks CDIO, offering more than £100k for the role

  The chief digital and information officer will be expected to set the National Crime Agency’s digital, data and technology sourcing strategy, secure multi-year investment and manage a £100m budget

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  Openreach appoints new chief executive

  UK’s leading broadband provider announces that its deputy CEO will succeed incumbent chief executive from 1 April 2026, and that the company looks to maintain pace of full-fibre deployment

• February 13, 2026 13 Feb'26

  Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption

  Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda

• February 12, 2026 12 Feb'26

  Government bank digital project a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ exposing taxpayers to risk

  National Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme