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• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Zayo expands network across Iberian Peninsula

  Infrastructure provider partners with largest dark fibre operator in Spain to launch 400GE-enabled wavelength network and deliver low-latency, high-capacity connectivity between key hubs across Iberian Peninsula

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Volvo EX60 hits accelerator on in-vehicle connectivity and AI

  Auto maker unveils comms, infotainment and artificial intelligence in all-electric vehicle, including system on a chip said to deliver the highest level of processing power found in its cars to date

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  EasyJet mobile network takes off with BT

  Leading UK airline taps country’s leading comms provider to help connect thousands of crew, aircraft and airports across operations spanning 35 countries and over 150 airports in Europe

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Davos 2026 attendees can navigate event with Salesforce AI ’concierge’

  Visitors to the World Economic Forum will be able to use an AI personal assistant, EVA, built by Salesforce on WEF data, to navigate the event and get recommended actions

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI

  As the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Europe’s fibre roll-out failing to deliver returns in key markets

  Analysis from global consultancy Kearney shows fibre investments across Europe are falling short of financial expectations

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search

  Reds can tag video frame-by-frame with AI-based ML-as-a-service to get rapid search and ‘hyper-personalisation’ of footage for fan engagement and partner content

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  UAE signs Pax Silica declaration to advance AI-era security

  The United Arab Emirates becomes the ninth signatory to Pax Silica, an economic security coalition for the AI age, reinforcing its leadership in trusted technology, energy and digital infrastructure

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  UK government kicks off plan to revamp citizen digital interaction

  Labour has set out a roadmap for modernising digital government in a bid to streamline services and cut costs

• January 18, 2026 18 Jan'26

  APAC enterprises to boost AI spend by 15% in 2026

  Lenovo’s CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 96% of ASEAN organisations are planning to invest more in AI, with a growing reliance on hybrid infrastructure to manage rising inference costs

• January 16, 2026 16 Jan'26

  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls for urgent action to boost the capital’s AI workforce

  Khan has launched a taskforce to tackle the risk of mass unemployment that could occur as artificial intelligence threatens London jobs

• January 16, 2026 16 Jan'26

  NSA urges continuous checks to achieve zero trust

  The agency leading the US government’s cryptology and cyber security strategies has published its latest zero-trust guidance

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  AI governance provides guardrails for faster innovation

  Dataiku’s field chief data officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan discusses how implementing AI governance can accelerate innovation while mitigating the risks of shadow AI

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  PSNI resorted to pen and paper after issues with ControlWorks command and control software

  Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland for clarification after it emerged the PSNI has not reported IT issues that affected its ability to record reports from the public to the oversight body

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador

  Professional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  CEOs are taking the lead on AI initiatives

  A study from BCG shows that CEOs increasingly feel their job security depends on successful AI-enablement of business operations

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption

  New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  TII’s Falcon-H1 Arabic sets global standard for Arabic AI

  Abu Dhabi’s TII launches Falcon-H1 Arabic, setting a global benchmark for Arabic artificial intelligence

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Chelsea shoots for enhanced mobile connectivity in and around Stamford Bridge

  Leading English football club upgrades mobile network in and around home stadium to deliver enhanced connectivity for fans attending matches and events, based on new and upgraded small cells

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Texas judge throws out second lawsuit over CrowdStrike outage

  A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by CrowdStrike shareholders over the July 2024 outage that caused widespread disruption around the world

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Microsoft DCU uses UK courts to hunt down cyber criminals

  Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of the US

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Nozomi Networks opens APAC headquarters in Singapore

  Industrial cyber security firm Nozomi Networks has opened its Singapore headquarters, doubling its regional headcount, and pledging to remain vendor agnostic while targeting the manufacturing and utility sectors

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Bath Rugby scrums down with 5G private network

  Telecoms equipment supplier looks to address current performance challenges of legacy Wi-Fi and congested public mobile networks in sports and entertainment venues with dedicated cellular network

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  AON ups insurance offering to protect datacentre developers from costs incurred by project delays

  Professional services company AON is expanding its insurance offering for datacentre developers and investors, citing the growing complexity and risk profile of server builds

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  London’s Tube network extends 4G/5G connectivity

  London Underground reveals more progress on introducing high-speed mobile coverage across the Tube network, with stations including Euston Square, Cannon Street and Battersea Power Station now gaining coverage, with more to go live soon

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Microsoft urges tech rivals to cover datacentre expansion-related power costs to protect consumers

  Microsoft claims it is not right for consumers to foot the bill for the rising energy costs caused by AI datacentre expansions, and is calling on the tech community to act accordingly

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  UK government backtracks on plans for mandatory digital ID

  The proposed national digital identity app will no longer be compulsory for conducting right-to-work checks, removing the most contentious and widely criticised element of the scheme

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Subsea cable worth $1bn to link Japan with Malaysia and Singapore

  The Intra-Asia Marine Cable will deliver 320Tbps capacity across the region, complementing subsea cable investments by hyperscalers such as Google and Meta in recent years

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026

  January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  ‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026

  Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Samsung claims virtualised RAN first, accelerating AI-native, 6G-ready nets

  CE giant Samsung completes commercial call using its own vRAN solution powered by Intel Xeon 6700P-B processor series with up to 72 cores, on a Tier 1 US mobile operator’s live network

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Police Digital Service ex-staffers launch employment tribunal action over mistreatment claims

  The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure

  Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Interview: How ING reaps benefits of centralising AI

  ING bank is using generative AI-powered chatbots with a human in the loop to streamline mortgage applications. It is also testing speech-to-speech models

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Post Office scandal’s oldest victim calls for total ban on Fujitsu

  Betty Brown wants the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal banned from all government contracts

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Motive accelerates Edge AI safety for automotive operations

  Commercial vehicle AI dash cam said to be able to deliver three times more AI processing power, stereo vision and hands-free two-way communication in an all-in-one device

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  UK broadband revolution shows no sign of slowing down

  As BT broadband provision division reaches landmark anniversary, research finds UK’s internet habits have hit new heights in terms of working, streaming, gaming and living online

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  UK open banking is eight years old and ready to grow into the wider economy

  The next phase of open banking will have a greater impact as it morphs into cross-sector open finance

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Samsung, Keysight validate satellite-to-satellite, direct-to-cell 5G mobility

  Technology design, emulation and test services firm collaborates with CE and comms tech giant to validate 3GPP Release 19 non-terrestrial networks band as industry moves towards direct-to-cell satellite services

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  How one IT chief shifted the needle on a reactive IT strategy

  In spite of headlines that suggest every business should be ploughing vast sums of money into tech innovation, the reality remains that IT plays a supporting role for most firms

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Execs see AI and automation as long-term strategic investments

  Recent surveys point to business and IT leaders looking at five-year technology investment plans

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  AI to handle four in 10 customer queries in Singapore by 2027

  As companies turn to AI agents to solve manpower constraints, more than nine in 10 APAC consumers say they want clear explanations for AI-driven decisions

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF

  C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Eutelsat extends Airbus contract for further low Earth orbit OneWeb satellites

  Satcoms constellation provider orders further 340 craft from space technology manufacturer to offer global connectivity services from LEO locations

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Ofcom begins investigation of explicit image generation on Grok

  Elon Musk’s Grok image generator, from parent company X, is being investigated by the UK regulator under the Online Safety Act

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers

  As a company that installs and maintains telecoms towers across Africa and the Middle East, Helios is looking to boost digital inclusion in the countries it serves as well as grow through technology improvements

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Welsh government launches £2.1m fund to help SMEs adopt AI

  The funding is being used to deliver artificial intelligence awareness and adoption support to businesses, as well as to upskill staff, enabling them to take advantage of AI

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  UK regains second spot in global fintech investment ranking

  Global fintech investment was up 21% and the UK retook second spot in the market ranking for the full year 2025

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Intersec Dubai highlights why AI has become critical in the race against cyber attackers

  Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence scale

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI

  The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner