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16 September 2025
UK government signs US partnership to deliver Europe’s largest AI factory
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16 September 2025
Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown for another week
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16 September 2025
Interview: Using AI agents as judges in GenAI workflows
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16 September 2025
Waltham Cross to get heating from Google datacentre
News Archive
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
UK government signs US partnership to deliver Europe’s largest AI factory
Some 120,000 GPUs are set to be deployed in the UK over the next 12 months, as the government says it’s laser-focused on attracting talent and startups
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown for another week
Jaguar Land Rover says that vehicle production will remain suspended in the wake of a cyber attack, while the hackers allegedly responsible claim they are retiring from a life of crime.
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Interview: Using AI agents as judges in GenAI workflows
We speak to Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, about how the bank sees agentic AI in customer-facing chatbots
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Waltham Cross to get heating from Google datacentre
There is potential to attract talent to the region as Google pushes out its renewables-powered datacentre strategy
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
National Grid partners with AI firm to test dynamic management of datacentre energy demands
National Grid is partnering with Emerald AI for a live trial to test how the pressure artificial intelligence datacentres place on the grid could be altered according to workload demands
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Turkish state tightens grip on comms
Turkish subscriptions to fixed broadband were the lowest in Europe in 2024 and half as common as those in more developed countries
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
VMO2 5G standalone network reaches 500 UK locations
Leading UK operator expands next-generation mobile network reaching more than 70% of the UK’s population, claiming to have the largest 5G standalone network in the UK
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
SG.GS expands connectivity presence in North America
Global wholesale carrier expands customisable, scalable and low-latency network services to Toronto, Ashburn and Seattle, alongside upgrading existing markets in New York, Chicago, Miami, San Jose and Los Angeles
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Startup Carbon3.ai sets sights on building UK-wide sovereign ‘national grid for AI’
Startup Carbon3.ai has a goal to link 30-plus UK-owned and operated datacentre sites across the UK that will host sovereign AI services
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Preparing for emerging tech
We speak to Forrester about how IT decision-makers should prepare for emerging technologies that have a short, mid or long-term ROI
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Nokia deploys world’s first 1900 MHz 5G radio network for Deutsche Bahn
Germany’s national railway company expands relationship with comms tech provider to deploy ‘world’s first’ commercial 1900 MHz 5G radio network solution with a 5G Standalone core, running on live outdoor test tracks
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September 16, 2025
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Sep'25
Telcos urged to ‘delayer’ for survival and growth
Faced with commoditised services and low returns, telcos must radically restructure into separate infrastructure, network and service units to unlock value and innovate, says Kearney
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
ShinyHunters linked to breach of French luxury goods house
Kering, the parent group of fashion houses including Balenciaga and Gucci, becomes the latest organisation to allegedly fall victim to ShinyHunters
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Amnesty: AI surveillance risks ‘supercharging’ US deportations
Amnesty International says AI-driven platforms from Palantir and Babel Street are being used by US authorities to track migrants and revoke visas, raising fears of unlawful detentions and mass deportations
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Space42, Viasat form joint venture to launch D2D 5G mobile satellite services
UAE-based AI-powered space tech company forms partnership with global communications provider to enable global delivery of D2D services facilitating evolution to a 5G network environment
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Arqit to support NCSC’s post-quantum cryptography pilot
Quantum specialist Arqit will provide specialised post-quantum migration planning services to organisations preparing to address the imminent risks to traditional cryptography
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Digital sovereignty in the public cloud
We look at how IT leaders need to balance data access, data residency and data sovereignty
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
MI5 unlawfully monitored the phone of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today that the security service has conceded that it unlawfully monitored the phone data of former BBC Spotlight reporter Vincent Kearney
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Swissto12, Astrum Mobile hit satellite preliminary design milestone
Preliminary design review revealed for Astrum Mobile’s Neastar-1, said to be the first geostationary satellite-to-device mission in the region designed to change how mobile networks reach people across Asia Pacific
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry
The Post Office legal representation at public inquiry into Horizon scandal cost twice as much as the actual inquiry
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Olilo launches multi-gig broadband service
UK broadband service provider launches network built by engineers for techies, with no arbitrary throttling or traffic shaping and no ‘pointless rules’
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Smart headset gives visually impaired a new way to ‘see’
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a wearable device that combines a camera with conversational AI powered by Meta’s Llama models to give sight to the visually impaired
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Utelogy, Natilik team to enhance managed meeting collaboration spaces
Connected workspaces platform provider teams with digital transformation specialist to expand global reach with proactive monitoring and automation
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September 15, 2025
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Sep'25
Ericsson claims first enterprise 5G agentic AI agent
Comms tech provider enhances NetCloud platform by integrating agentic AI technology framework to serve as enabler for future autonomously operating self-optimising 5G enterprise networks
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
EU Data Act comes into force amid fears of regulation fatigue
The EU Data Act will potentially give users control of device data, and boost data sharing, cloud switching and competition while raising compliance demands
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
GDS publishes guidance on AI coding assistants
Government software engineers are being encouraged to use tools such as GitHub Copilot to speed up software development
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
Orange, Synamedia join forces to expand multi-CDN reach
Video software provider teams with global telco to improve network performance for streaming providers to deliver content more smoothly and reach more viewers, especially in the Middle East and Africa
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
TechUK report on datacentre water usage habits criticised
Non-profit questions the reliability of TechUK’s study on water use, arguing that its anonymous, self-reported data may give a misleading picture of the sector’s environmental impact.
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
Ministry of Defence signs £400m sovereign cloud deal with Google
Google Cloud has signed a multimillion-pound deal with the Ministry of Defence that will see it provide the armed forces with access to sovereign cloud capabilities
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September 12, 2025
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Sep'25
Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away
Sources say the Post Office doesn’t know whether millions of pounds of branch discrepancies are real or not
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools
Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages
Law enforcement and police experts meet on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images amid growing opposition from security experts
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
Zen, Neos carry out 400 Gbps upgrade between Manchester and London
Strategic collaboration enables telecoms provider to undergo a wider core network upgrade as digital infrastructure demand surges
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
Nokia ups the ante in AI-optimised datacentre networking
Strategic partnership designed to bring AI-optimised datacentre solutions to enterprises to reduce deployment time and operational costs and improve efficiency
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
IAA Mobility: Mercedes-Benz gears up AI-driven experiences in all-electric vehicles
Digital Chassis powers the next-generation MBUX system in CLA and all-new electric GLC car range to deliver immersive, AI-driven in-cabin functionality, real-time assistance and 5G connectivity
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September 11, 2025
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Sep'25
EE claims 5G world-first with advanced RAN coordination
UK’s leading operator becomes first company to launch Advanced RAN Coordination technology in distributed network to deliver more reliable 5G connectivity and 20% faster download speeds, with standalone network offering biggest boost
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision
The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack
The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Vote: Who should be crowned the 2025 most influential woman in UK tech?
Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 8 October
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Court to decide whether it is lawful for enterprises to sell unwanted software licences
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is to decide whether businesses can lawfully sell second-hand software following a £250m suit brought by a reseller against Microsoft
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?
The UK government is under fire after details emerged that it has waved through three large-scale datacentre planning applications without conducting an environmental impact assessment first
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
EU Data Act prompts Google to scrap data transfer fees for UK multicloud users
With the EU Data Act coming into effect, Google has confirmed that users of its cloud services across the UK and Europe will no longer pay to transfer data between its platform and competitors’ clouds
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited
The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
IAA mobility: LG looks to accelerate in-vehicle experience with Xbox, Zoom
CE giant continues its drive into automotive, claiming to redefine software-defined vehicle era through partnerships offering in-car gaming and meetings delivered over standard content platform
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September 10, 2025
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Sep'25
Open source security and sustainability remain unsolved problem
While software bills of materials offer some transparency over software components, they don’t solve the imbalance between corporate consumption of open source software and the lack of investment in its security and health
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September 09, 2025
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Sep'25
Splunk.conf: Splunk urges users to eat their ‘cyber veggies’
The dawn of AI-enabled cyber attacks makes it even more important for defenders to bring their A-game, particularly when it comes to getting the basics right
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September 09, 2025
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Sep'25
Fujitsu braced for double-digit decline triggered by ‘foolish display of legal machismo’
Internally, Fujitsu UK is braced for major revenue decline as Post Office scandal takes its toll
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September 09, 2025
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Sep'25
The digital forensics crisis in policing: What’s going wrong?
Forensics experts say that most crime has a digital footprint, but the police are unable to keep up with the soaring number of devices that require analysis
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September 09, 2025
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Sep'25
IAA Mobility 2025: Qualcomm and Google Cloud team to enhance in-car experience
So-called ‘landmark’ technical collaboration brings together Gemini models and Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions to help automakers create deeply personalised and advanced AI agents to redefine customer experience