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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
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
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
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
June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26
Motive AI Coach connected vehicle tech drives into UK

Connected vehicle solution deploys AI to deliver high-impact, personalised video feedback at scale, dynamically tailoring each script to drivers’ needs
June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26
Google Cloud unpacks governance challenges of AI agents

With AI agents poised to act as digital co-workers, Google Cloud’s Michael Gerstenhaber argues that IT leaders must rethink identity management, security and observability to build trust in the technology
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
Dutch critical infrastructure lags Europe’s cloud sovereignty divide, SAP executive warns

France has an established sovereign cloud framework and Germany launched one earlier this year, whereas the Netherlands is still just building its policy foundation
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
UK minister for AI calls for more attractive datacentre builds

Speaking at the AI Summit in London, Kanishka Narayan launches a competition to encourage UK datacentre designs people can be proud of
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts at London Tech Week

Deputy PM David Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts and AI tools for judges to tackle record backlogs
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
ING increases use of AI in mortgage application process

Bank using artificial intelligence to speed up mortgage applications as the company introduces the technology across its business
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
Interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on how to keep the lid on skyrocketing AI costs

Pegasystems offers an alternative take on how enterprises can use artificial intelligence to automate their business processes without burning through their budgets
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
Prince William charity and Salesforce set up data lab to tackle homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards charity is partnering with Salesforce and LandAid to launch a data lab with the aim of using data technology to predict and prevent homelessness
June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26
UK government and Cisco unveil AI, digital skills initiative

Networking giant and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announce strategic collaboration to help increase AI adoption and widen access to digital skills
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
BT looks to strengthen network defences with Project Glasswing

Comms provider becomes the first UK company to confirm it has joined AI provider’s Project Glasswing scheme
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
UK government launches AI Assurance Stakeholder Consortium

The consortium, launched in partnership with BCS, aims to build trust in artificial intelligence and help the UK economy grow through responsible AI adoption
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
UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption

Partnering with businesses, trade unions and workers, the UK government want to upskill workers and spread artificial intelligence adoption
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
Enterprises that succeed in agentic AI start by ‘reimagining’ business process, finds Pega research

Study of IT leaders finds businesses that succeed in deploying agentic artificial intelligence start by rethinking their business processes
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
Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier

India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes
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 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people

Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment

Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers

As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology

The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response

AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026
June 05, 2026 05 Jun'26
TeamViewer, Microsoft bring AI, AR for clearer, smarter remote assistance

TeamViewer inks new partnership with Microsoft to bring on-device AI capabilities to spatial computing platform, enhancing remote assistance for frontline and industrial workers
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training

The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Interview: Clare Hickie, EMEA CTO, Workday

The IT chief went from implementing Workday software at one of the firm’s largest customers to leading technology at the supplier – she discusses what she learned
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle

European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Cisco Live 26: Networks the key in post-Mythos world

Platform offers unified approach for humans and AI agents to run critical IT infrastructure together, allowing customers to build their own apps and agents in natural language
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
AI boom creates connectivity challenge for integrators

Whitepaper from connectivity expert Altnets highlights growing infrastructure pressure, as artificial intelligence demand reshapes the future of digital economies
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 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
SXSW 26: Europe still struggles to invest in deep tech

At the South by Southwest 2026 conference, ARM’s co-founder and director discussed the lack of investor appetite in Europe, despite the region’s numerous startups
June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
Agentic AI helps Microsoft speed-up viable quantum computer

Microsoft researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum reliability with the help of agentic artificial intelligence
June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
Interview: Michael Cole, chief technology officer, DP World Tour

AI promises to revolutionise the experience of watching or taking part in the traditional sport of golf for players, fans and TV viewers – the IT chief leading the change explains how
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
June 02, 2026 02 Jun'26
Over half a trillion dollars generated by global fintechs last year

Fintech sector has emerged from a “reset year” as a more mature industry, according to report
June 02, 2026 02 Jun'26
Vision 26: Motive gears up to drive improved fleet safety and productivity

AI is changing behaviours and reducing accidents within fleet operations, helping teams deliver personalised feedback across safety, fuel and compliance, while engaging drivers
June 01, 2026 01 Jun'26
AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs

The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks