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UK government calls on AI firms to develop autonomous cyber-defence tools amidst rising threats
By News RoomSecurity Minister Dan Jarvis has urged leading AI companies to collaborate on advanced cyber-defence systems, as the UK faces a surge in cyber incidents and accelerates its national resilience strategy with increased funding and a new voluntary pledge for enterprise cyber-safety. Security Minister Dan Jarvis has urged leading artificial intelligence…
Cloudflare’s latest quarterly results reveal a 34% revenue increase, driven by expanding enterprise demand and its strategic shift towards AI platform services, positioning it as a key player in next-generation application infrastructure. Cloudflare has emerged from its latest quarterly update with a stronger case for investors who are willing to…
IBM’s Power Systems division remains waiting for the anticipated surge from GenAI, as overall infrastructure performs strongly and new Power11 hardware aims to bring AI closer to core business operations, potentially unlocking a new growth phase. IBM’s Power Systems business is still waiting for the GenAI surge that many in…
Amazon Web Services launches European Sovereign Cloud to ease regulatory fears for regulated industries
By News RoomAWS’s new European Sovereign Cloud aims to balance cloud flexibility with strict EU data sovereignty rules, facilitating secure migration for regulated sectors like SAP and reducing compliance concerns. European IT chiefs in heavily regulated industries have long faced a stark trade-off: adopt public cloud services and risk sovereignty concerns, or…
Cisco unveils integrated AI foundation with security and performance focus amid enterprise shift
By Paul BriggsCisco launches its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, offering a modular, security-rich architecture designed to streamline large-scale AI deployment and support business resilience in Asia-Pacific and Japan. Cisco is pitching a more integrated answer to a problem that is becoming familiar in boardrooms across Asia-Pacific and Japan: how to…
Intel’s Santhosh Viswanathan highlights the rise of AI PCs transforming the future of personal computing
By News RoomIntel executive Santhosh Viswanathan reveals how AI-powered personal computers are entering a new era centred on local intelligence and distributed AI, with significant implications for global markets including India. Intel’s Santhosh Viswanathan says the personal computer is entering a new phase, as the industry moves from an era defined by…
Boost Run secures $1.44 billion deal with Dell to accelerate AI infrastructure expansion
By News RoomBoost Run’s landmark agreement with Dell aims to ramp up enterprise AI compute and storage capacity, supporting its upcoming public listing and capitalising on booming AI infrastructure investments. Boost Run has unveiled a $1.44 billion purchase agreement with Dell Technologies, a deal the company says will help it meet rising…
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Companies shift to modular, buy-first AI strategies amid failure to deliver value inside
By News RoomA new study reveals that most internal AI projects falter in delivering measurable business impact, prompting a corporate pivot towards modular, vendor-supported AI solutions for faster, more reliable results. The era of grand in‑house artificial intelligence programmes that consume vast development resources while delivering little measurable business value is…
Cisco introduces lightweight hypervisor as an alternative to VMware for collaboration workloads
By News RoomCisco unveils a specialised hypervisor aimed at simplifying deployment for on-premises calling applications, challenging VMware’s dominance in collaboration workload virtualisation amid shifting vendor strategies. Cisco is preparing to ship a pared-back hypervisor aimed specifically at running its calling applications, offering customers an alternative to VMware for virtualising services such as…
By 2026, rising legal, energy and connectivity demands are transforming cloud infrastructure strategies, emphasizing jurisdictional control and energy resilience as key competitive factors. As the Internet matures, the practical limits on where and how infrastructure can grow are becoming as important as the technology that powers it. Market forecasts…
The market for specialised IoT routers is experiencing rapid growth, fuelled by 5G deployment and smart-city projects, though security and interoperability challenges remain as competition intensifies among providers. The market for routers tailored to Internet of Things deployments is entering a phase of rapid expansion as enterprises and public…
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora aims to reassure investors by emphasising AI’s role in strengthening cybersecurity defenses, despite recent sharp declines in software valuations driven by market uncertainty and AI advancements. Palo Alto Networks chief executive Nikesh Arora moved to allay investor concerns this week, arguing that artificial…
Nvidia completes exit from Arm holdings, shifting focus to AI licensing and growth prospects
By News RoomNvidia has sold its remaining stake in Arm Holdings, ending a contentious ownership chapter and refocusing the chip designer on core licensing and AI expansion amid market shifts and regulatory backdrop. Nvidia has completed the sale of its remaining equity in Arm Holdings, removing a long‑running ownership question that followed…
Genesys announces plans to launch its Cloud platform on AWS European Sovereign Cloud, targeting regulated organisations in the EU to enhance data residency and compliance amid tightening regulatory constraints. Genesys has confirmed plans to make its Genesys Cloud platform available on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a move the…
A major outage at Amazon Web Services on 16 February 2026 caused cascading failures across numerous online services, including a significant disruption at social media platform X, highlighting vulnerabilities in shared cloud infrastructure. A sudden surge of error reports tied to Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 16 February 2026 produced…
Telecommunications industry accelerates cloud-native transformation with 2026 as a pivotal milestone
By News RoomTelecom operators are rapidly shifting towards unified, cloud-based platforms, promising significant cost savings, enhanced AI integration, and faster service deployment as 2026 approaches, a key turning point in the industry’s digital evolution. Telecommunications operators are moving from fragmented, vendor-locked stacks toward a unified operational fabric that promises immediate cost savings…
Applied Intuition UK leads UK defence programme to accelerate software-defined drone swarms
By News RoomApplied Intuition UK has been appointed to spearhead a project to develop a software-centric autonomy test bed for drone swarms, aiming to enhance Britain’s defence capabilities through simulation-driven innovation and open architectures. Applied Intuition UK has been chosen by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to lead the initial phase…
HPE signals major networking overhaul with AI-driven ambitions after Juniper acquisition
By Paul BriggsHewlett Packard Enterprise unveils its integrated, AI-enabled networking strategy following its July 2025 acquisition of Juniper Networks, aiming to create autonomous, self-driving networks and expand its AI and cloud offerings across Europe. Hewlett Packard Enterprise used its annual European customer gathering in Barcelona in early December 2025 to signal…
As organisations worldwide integrate AI more deeply, a shift towards embedding security and responsible governance into every stage of development is redefining digital transformation in 2026, turning security into a strategic advantage rather than a constraint. Escalating cyber risk and the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence have combined to make…
