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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
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
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 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
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
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
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 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise

Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update

Microsoft has obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws and three zero-days

June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Talabat Kitchens combines AI, data and partnerships to scale in MENA

Awais Malik, general manager for Kitchens MENA at Talabat, explains how the company’s technology-driven cloud kitchen strategy is helping restaurant partners scale faster, reduce costs and unlock growth opportunities across the region
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region

Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud

The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity

Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member
June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip

A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted
June 02, 2026 02 Jun'26
Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence

UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers
May 29, 2026 29 May'26
Microsoft hits out over irresponsible vulnerability disclosure

Microsoft goes on the offensive after a disgruntled security researcher unleashed a series of zero-days without checking in first
May 28, 2026 28 May'26
Kmart taps Google AI to launch virtual try-ons in retail first

The retailer is deploying Google Cloud’s AI capabilities to let customers preview clothes on themselves and visualise furniture in their homes as it embraces conversational commerce to win over shoppers
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus

We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory

We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways
May 26, 2026 26 May'26
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.7 Max at inaugural Singapore conference

Chinese tech giant debuts AI model capable of extended autonomous tasks, alongside a major upskilling initiative backed by the Singapore government to ensure no jobless growth in the age of AI
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Avoid expensive AI agents with these five design imperatives

Dell Technologies’ chief operating officer Jeff Clarke offers a blueprint for the AI-native enterprise, warning that failing to integrate data and control tokenomics will result in high cloud bills and fragmented tools
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres

With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object

Volvo Cars is the only legacy carmaker in the world rated at the highest level of software-defined vehicle capability by S&P Global Mobility. Its chief engineering and technology officer, Anders Bell, tells us how it got there
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
UK employees using AI regularly lose more than seven hours a week

A Workday survey of 2,400 UK professionals reveals they are stuck in a ‘copy-paste economy’ working across disconnected AI systems
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres

Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off

From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Sapphire 2026: SAP heralds dawn of ‘autonomous enterprise’

SAP CEO Christian Klein and his top team trumpeted the advent of the ‘autonomous enterprise‘ during the opening keynote at the supplier’s global Sapphire event in Orlando
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
IDCA datacentres report: Global concentration and the Goldilocks zone

International Data Center Authority report shows capacity concentrated in a few developed nations, while ‘Goldilocks index’ shows which states can benefit from rapid development
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Microsoft releases rare zero-day free Patch Tuesday update

No zero-day flaws were addressed in May’s Patch Tuesday update but as usual there is much for admins to chew over in the coming days
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen

Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Core42 partners with Solutions+ on Mubadala sovereign AI

Agreement announced at Make it in the Emirates will see Core42 provide sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure while Solutions+ delivers implementation services and enterprise AI applications across Mubadala portfolio companies and government entities
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Australian public cloud spending to surpass A$33.6bn in 2026

As hyperscalers such as AWS and Microsoft pour billions into Australian datacentres, Gartner predicts local public cloud spending will grow by 17.9% in 2026, driven by the growth in AI infrastructure demands
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Alkira acquisition gives Lumen cloud connectivity control plane

Acquisition to see physical infrastructure and programmable network united with cloud-native control plane to deliver a single, digital connectivity platform with cloud-to-cloud and datacentre-interconnect
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it

UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base
May 07, 2026 07 May'26
Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors

Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
How Singapore firms are scaling AI initiatives

At AWS Summit Singapore, Certis and Grab showed how they are embedding AI in their business, such as automating finance operations and deploying robots in public safety and security patrols
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox

We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’

As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents
May 04, 2026 04 May'26
UK’s NCSC warns of ‘wave of patches’

Vulnerability discovery and mitigation continues to exercise the top minds at Britain’s NCSC as cyber experts continue to debate the impact of frontier AI models such as Mythos
May 04, 2026 04 May'26
How Australian firms are using AI in customer experience

Local tech leaders from MYOB, Guzman y Gomez, and Aware Super reveal how AI is reshaping customer experience, streamlining business operations and driving efficiency
May 01, 2026 01 May'26
IAM tools help Oracle Red Bull Racing keep pace with strict F1 regulations

Oracle Red Bull Racing massively improved the efficiency of its aerodynamics testing procedures after implementing new identity technology from 1Password. Learn more about this unlikely link
April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26
Cloud revenues up 35% YoY in a hot market that’s accelerating

Synergy Research figures put Q1 cloud revenues at $129bn. Meanwhile, AWS, Microsoft and Google have 63% of the world market, which shows an acceleration delta of 13%
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do

At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores

Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Bunnings shows off AI shopping agent at Google showcase

The Australian hardware chain has gone from digital laggard to e-commerce pioneer, teaming up with Google Cloud to launch a conversational AI assistant that turns simple queries into DIY project plans
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows
April 17, 2026 17 Apr'26
Surging CVE disclosures force NIST to shake up workflows

NIST announces big changes to the way it categorises and manages CVEs, which are set to have a big impact on how organisations manage patching and remediation
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
Interview: Bernhard Seiser, vice-president of digital, data and IT, AOP Health

With long experience of tech in the life sciences sector, AOP’s digital leader is building a foundation for further data insights in all areas of the business