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U.S. regulators escalate crackdown on tech firms favouring foreign workers over Americans
By News RoomThe Justice Department’s lawsuit against Cloudera signals intensified scrutiny of employment practices favouring temporary foreign workers, with broader implications for tech companies navigating compliance amid an increasingly aggressive enforcement environment. The Trump administration has stepped up pressure on technology employers that sponsor foreign workers, with the latest case against Cloudera…
Versent’s new agreement with AWS signals a shift towards programmable networks and agentic AI, aiming to revolutionise mid-market enterprise services with rapid application assessment and modernisation tools amidst the evolving network landscape. Versent has deepened its long-running relationship with Amazon Web Services through a five-year agreement aimed at bringing…
In response to recent outages and wartime threats, South Korea is considering innovative data storage solutions, including cross-border backups and modular centres, to enhance resilience and protect critical public information. The recent spate of cloud outages and wartime disruptions has sharpened debate in South Korea over where critical public data…
MediaTek’s new AI research centre harnesses innovative cooling and scaling for edge computing
By News RoomMediaTek has launched a cutting-edge AI research and development data centre in Miaoli County, featuring advanced NVIDIA hardware, immersion cooling, and sustainable energy solutions, signalling a significant push into high-performance and edge AI computing. MediaTek has opened a new research and development data centre in Tongluo Science Park, Miaoli…
Exploit kits expand in 2026 Q1 with new payloads for Office, Windows, and Linux vulnerabilities
By News RoomSecurity researchers observe a broadening of exploit kit activity in early 2026, with fresh payloads targeting Microsoft Office, Windows, and Linux, amidst rising vulnerabilities and AI-driven threat detection challenges. Security researchers say exploit kits aimed at ordinary user systems broadened again in the first quarter of 2026, with fresh payloads…
Critical Palo Alto firewall zero-day sparks accelerated patching amid rising supply chain and API abuse attacks
By News RoomPalo Alto Networks warns of a critical zero-day flaw affecting its firewalls, as attackers rapidly exploit vulnerabilities, supply chain malware spreads, and API abuse increases, forcing a shift towards faster security responses and proactive monitoring. Palo Alto Networks has warned customers about a critical zero-day in its PAN-OS firewall software,…
As delays in implementation emerge, financial firms face ongoing pressure to enhance traceability, documentation, and auditability of their AI-driven communication monitoring systems to meet strict EU regulatory standards. For compliance teams at EU-regulated financial firms, the latest talk of delay around the AI Act may feel like breathing space.…
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As organisations integrate an expanding ecosystem of non-human identities, including AI agents, new security frameworks like ISPM are emerging to manage risks, automate governance, and secure the evolving digital perimeter against sophisticated threats. Modern enterprises are witnessing a profound transformation in their workforce composition, which now extends beyond human employees…
Cybersecurity giants accelerate AI-driven acquisitions and growth strategies to combat rising threats
By News RoomLeading cybersecurity firms like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are rapidly expanding their AI capabilities and making strategic acquisitions to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats amid growing investor interest and regulatory pressures. Cybersecurity continues to be a prominent focus for investors, driven by escalating cyber threats and increasing…
As transistor scaling hits physical and economic limits, the embedded computing industry is embracing innovative architectures such as neuromorphic and quantum computing, alongside 3D integration and AI-driven design, heralding a new era of smarter, more sustainable devices. For over half a century, Moore’s Law has been the lodestar of semiconductor…
The UK’s data centre sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, with nearly £45 billion committed to over 100 projects amid rising AI demands and urban expansion, prompting architectural innovation and challenges. The UK is experiencing a significant surge in data centre development, driven by increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) processing…
The global NAS market is experiencing rapid growth driven by unstructured data explosion, technological innovations like AI and NVMe flash arrays, and a shift towards hybrid cloud solutions, with enterprise and consumer segments expanding at accelerated rates. The global Network Attached Storage (NAS) market is on a trajectory of significant…
New research highlights a growing focus on sustainable, compliant, and high-performance infrastructure as data centres adapt to accelerating AI workloads and evolving regulatory landscapes, especially across the EMEA region. Data centers, the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, are facing rapidly evolving demands driven by exponential data growth, the surge of…
Avalara has introduced Avi, an AI assistant embedded into Microsoft Outlook, signalling a shift towards proactive, agentic compliance that embeds automation directly at the initial point of document entry, enhancing accuracy and reducing manual effort. Tax compliance workflows continue to evolve swiftly under the dual forces of rising regulatory complexity…
SpaceX’s Starlink is pioneering direct-to-phone satellite services, aiming to transform mobile connectivity globally. However, network congestion poses a significant challenge as the company races to scale its infrastructure and meet rising demand, with technological upgrades and phased rollouts central to its strategy. SpaceX’s Starlink is preparing to transform mobile connectivity…
Emerging app monitoring solutions now prioritise subtle performance issues that silently erode user trust and drive app abandonment, marking a strategic shift in mobile app quality management. In the increasingly competitive landscape of mobile application development, the silent killers of user trust and engagement are no longer just obvious crashes…
Project Drawdown’s new Explorer tool redefines effective climate solutions in food and agriculture
By News RoomA novel data-driven tool from Project Drawdown categorises impactful climate mitigation strategies, highlighting dietary shifts, waste reduction, and sustainable farming as highly recommended actions for immediate and collective implementation. Climate action organisation Project Drawdown has introduced an innovative Explorer tool designed to classify environmental solutions by their actual impact on…
Despite a heated debate over managing surging demand from AI-driven data centres, PJM Interconnection remains without a consensus, risking higher power prices and grid reliability in the US’s largest power market. Members of PJM Interconnection, the largest power grid operator in the United States, have reached an impasse over how…
NATO partners with Google Cloud to deploy sovereign air-gapped AI-driven cloud environment
By News RoomNATO is advancing its digital transformation with a multimillion-dollar partnership with Google Cloud to establish a secure, air-gapped sovereign cloud for classified, AI-powered workloads, highlighting a new era in defence data sovereignty. NATO is set to significantly advance its digital transformation efforts through a multimillion-dollar partnership with Google Cloud to…
