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fromTNW | Opinion
1 hour ago

Cheap cloud was built for stability, but that world is changing

The Iran war exposes the vulnerability of cloud economics to energy market instability, particularly affecting Europe due to its reliance on imported energy.
#social-media
Digital life
fromTheregister
2 hours ago

Brits are falling out of love with the internet

British adults are less active on social media, with fewer believing benefits outweigh risks, leading to increased passivity online.
Digital life
fromTheregister
2 hours ago

Brits are falling out of love with the internet

British adults are less active on social media, with fewer believing benefits outweigh risks, leading to increased passivity online.
fromSilicon Canals
6 hours ago

When militaries share data centers with banks: how Gulf strikes exposed a structural flaw in global cloud infrastructure - Silicon Canals

When civilian banks, logistics platforms, and payment processors share physical data center infrastructure with military AI systems, those facilities become legitimate military targets under international humanitarian law - and the civilian services housed inside lose their legal protection.
Information security
fromSilicon Canals
22 hours ago

Drone strikes on Gulf data centers reveal a $5 trillion infrastructure vulnerability no one planned for - Silicon Canals

The attacks forced a reckoning with one of the most consequential design flaws in global digital infrastructure: the concentration of military and civilian data on the same physical servers, in facilities that could become military targets the moment a conflict begins.
DevOps
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
1 day ago

The UK government reportedly wants Anthropic to expand its presence in London

The UK is attempting to attract Anthropic amid its ongoing dispute with the US Department of Defense.
#ai
fromTNW | Uk
1 week ago
London startup

Openreach expands collaboration with Google Cloud AI

Openreach is leveraging AI to enhance broadband rollout and decarbonize its fleet, significantly reducing engineering overhead and CO2 emissions.
Business
fromFortune
23 hours ago

The real impact of AI on SaaS isn't what investors think | Fortune

AI's rise may reshape software markets, but it won't eliminate traditional vendors; instead, it could fuel new opportunities and integrated ecosystems.
Business intelligence
fromTechzine Global
4 days ago

Kyndryl Launches Service for Managing and Automating AI Agents

Kyndryl launched Agentic Service Management to help organizations prepare IT environments for autonomous AI agents, addressing gaps in current systems.
London startup
fromTNW | Uk
1 week ago

Openreach expands collaboration with Google Cloud AI

Openreach is leveraging AI to enhance broadband rollout and decarbonize its fleet, significantly reducing engineering overhead and CO2 emissions.
fromTNW | Fintech-Ecommerce
1 day ago

Monzo quits the US to focus on Europe ahead of a London IPO | TNW

Monzo's decision to exit the US market is framed as a deliberate, strategic choice to focus on scaling in the UK and Europe, rather than a retreat.
European startups
Science
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

SpaceX, Amazon, and Google want orbital data centers - four engineering barriers reveal who really benefits - Silicon Canals

Orbital data centers will concentrate AI infrastructure power among a few dominant companies, limiting access for smaller competitors and national regulators.
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

Data dive: Government 2030 datacentre capacity targets look shaky | Computer Weekly

The UK has about 1.59GW of currently installed datacentre capacity at just under 190 sites. If we add existing capacity to that which is planned to complete by 2030 and which has planning consent, we get 4.9GW.
UK news
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

UK's leading AI research institute told to make significant' changes

The Alan Turing Institute must implement significant changes to improve strategic alignment and value for money after a review by UK Research and Innovation.
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

Amazon bets on Whole Foods to salvage its troubled UK grocery ambitions

Whole Foods has endured a bruising time on this side of the Atlantic since entering the British market in 2004. Turnover at its UK arm fell seven per cent to £86.4 million in the year to December 2024, while pre-tax losses hit £20 million.
London food
fromTheregister
3 days ago

NHS staff resist using Palantir software

One official reportedly described Palantir as 'ethically bankrupt' in justifying his refusal to use the software, and noted that he knows of coworkers who deliberately slow their work pace when forced to use the system.
EU data protection
Poker
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Digital Wallets and the Future of Casino Payments in the UK

Digital wallets are preferred for online payments due to their speed, ease of use, and enhanced privacy, especially in casino transactions.
Venture
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

Inside the data center financing boom and the teams Wall Street is building to win it

Wall Street banks are rapidly financing AI data centers, with deal values soaring into the tens of billions, necessitating a shift in funding strategies.
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed

"If one piece of your supply chain is delayed, then your whole project can't deliver. It is a pretty wild puzzle at the moment."
Environment
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Overwhelmed' Prevent at risk of missing threats as referrals rise, UK counter-terror chief says

Prevent scheme faces overwhelming referrals, risking identification of genuine threats due to increased volume and lack of triage system.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
30 minutes ago

Harish Pandey Joins GoWit as Head of Growth for MENA & India

Harish Pandey has been appointed head of growth for MENA and India at GoWit to drive regional expansion and strategic growth initiatives.
#uk-economy
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Budget tax breaks worth 100m come into force for founders and start-ups

New government incentives aim to inject £100 million into Britain's high-growth start-up and scale-up economy through expanded employee share schemes and investment options.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
5 days ago

UK business investment lags G7 rivals as energy costs bite

British companies are investing less domestically than G7 counterparts, impacting productivity and growth amid rising energy costs.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Budget tax breaks worth 100m come into force for founders and start-ups

New government incentives aim to inject £100 million into Britain's high-growth start-up and scale-up economy through expanded employee share schemes and investment options.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
5 days ago

UK business investment lags G7 rivals as energy costs bite

British companies are investing less domestically than G7 counterparts, impacting productivity and growth amid rising energy costs.
#cybersecurity
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
4 days ago

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in March 2026

Thirty-eight cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced in March 2026, including significant acquisitions by Airbus, AppViewX, Cellebrite, and Databricks.
Information security
fromTheregister
6 days ago

UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks

Nearly 80% of British manufacturers experienced a cyber incident in the past year, highlighting the critical need for improved cybersecurity measures.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
6 days ago

TeamPCP Moves From OSS to AWS Environments

TeamPCP has exploited compromised credentials to target open source software, leading to significant data exfiltration and supply chain attacks.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
4 days ago

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 38 Deals Announced in March 2026

Thirty-eight cybersecurity-related M&A deals were announced in March 2026, including significant acquisitions by Airbus, AppViewX, Cellebrite, and Databricks.
Information security
fromTheregister
6 days ago

UK manufacturers under cyber fire with 80% reporting attacks

Nearly 80% of British manufacturers experienced a cyber incident in the past year, highlighting the critical need for improved cybersecurity measures.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
6 days ago

TeamPCP Moves From OSS to AWS Environments

TeamPCP has exploited compromised credentials to target open source software, leading to significant data exfiltration and supply chain attacks.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 days ago

I'm a VC who bets on AI. What keeps me up at night isn't the idea of these companies failing-quite the opposite | Fortune

AI's rapid advancement threatens the relevance of current business models, prompting a shift in venture capital investment strategies.
Science
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

SpaceX, Amazon, and Google want data centers in orbit - four engineering barriers stand in the way - Silicon Canals

The race for orbital data centers is about controlling the future of computing on Earth, not just computing in space.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

National app could end parking headaches for drivers

The National Parking Platform initiative aims to simplify parking payments by allowing drivers to use one app for multiple services.
#hubspot
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

HubSpot Price Target Cut Despite LLM Tools Not Being a Material Threat

HubSpot's price target was cut to $325, but analysts believe AI tools do not pose a significant threat to its business.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
4 days ago

HubSpot moves to outcome-based pricing for some Breeze AI agents | MarTech

HubSpot is implementing outcome-based pricing for its Breeze AI agents to better reflect their value and improve usability.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

HubSpot Price Target Cut Despite LLM Tools Not Being a Material Threat

HubSpot's price target was cut to $325, but analysts believe AI tools do not pose a significant threat to its business.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
4 days ago

HubSpot moves to outcome-based pricing for some Breeze AI agents | MarTech

HubSpot is implementing outcome-based pricing for its Breeze AI agents to better reflect their value and improve usability.
Business intelligence
fromInfoWorld
5 days ago

Kilo targets shadow AI agents with a managed enterprise platform

KiloClaw for Organizations enhances AI agent management with centralized governance, addressing security and compliance concerns for enterprises.
#microsoft
European startups
fromTheregister
6 days ago

Microsoft to face CMA scrutiny over cloud software licensing

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Microsoft's licensing policies for reducing competition in the cloud market.
DevOps
fromTheregister
3 days ago

Ex-Microsoft engineer blames Azure problems on talent exodus

Microsoft 365 GCC High was dismissed by federal evaluators due to foundational issues in Azure's infrastructure and rushed market entry.
Marketing tech
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Microsoft's new 'superintelligence' game plan is all about business

Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman focuses on achieving superintelligence to enhance business productivity through AI advancements.
European startups
fromTheregister
6 days ago

Microsoft to face CMA scrutiny over cloud software licensing

The UK's competition watchdog is investigating Microsoft's licensing policies for reducing competition in the cloud market.
DevOps
fromTheregister
3 days ago

Ex-Microsoft engineer blames Azure problems on talent exodus

Microsoft 365 GCC High was dismissed by federal evaluators due to foundational issues in Azure's infrastructure and rushed market entry.
Marketing tech
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Microsoft's new 'superintelligence' game plan is all about business

Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman focuses on achieving superintelligence to enhance business productivity through AI advancements.
fromSecuritymagazine
4 days ago

World Cloud Security Day: Breaking Down the State of the Cloud Cybersecurity and Physical Security

"World Cloud Security Day is a useful reminder to recognize how much cloud risk now comes down to everyday access decisions and overlooked misconfigurations," says James Maude, Field CTO at BeyondTrust.
Information security
fromBusiness Matters
2 days ago

OpenAI's flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer's AI ambitions

OpenAI announced plans for its Stargate program, a global data center initiative valued at $500bn, to be established in the UK, specifically at Cobalt Park on Tyneside. The project aimed to house around 8,000 Nvidia AI processors by the first quarter of 2026, but that deadline has now passed without any construction starting.
London startup
Artificial intelligence
fromTechRepublic
3 days ago

AI Breakthroughs, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech - TechRepublic

Tech industry faces rapid AI advancements alongside significant security vulnerabilities and human costs.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

Digital entertainment grew 7x faster than the UK economy - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The UK digital entertainment sector hit £13.5 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting a 7.1% year-over-year growth, significantly outpacing the general economy's growth rate of 1.3%.
Digital life
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Hit the north! UK datacentre focus shifts to M62 and points north | Computer Weekly

Of the UK's top 10 datacentre projects, only one - at East Havering in Essex, with projected capacity of more than 600MW - is in the London area. The remainder, totalling just under 4GW, are spread north from Oxfordshire, to Lincolnshire, North Wales, the north east and Scotland, most being sites that can tap into offshore wind or nuclear power.
London
Bootstrapping
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

How Companies Are Cutting Back On CAPEX By Leasing Infrastructure On Demand

Companies are shifting from owning heavy equipment to on-demand access, reducing capital lock-up and maintenance costs while managing risks more effectively.
London startup
fromTheregister
4 days ago

BBC puts out fresh 800M IT contract to tender

The BBC is seeking a supplier for Project Petra, an IT contract valued at £793 million to automate and support its workforce.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoWorld
3 days ago

Google gives enterprises new controls to manage AI inference costs and reliability

Gemini API introduces Flex and Priority tiers for managing AI inference workloads based on criticality and cost.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

Mobile Attack Surface Expands as Enterprises Lose Control

Mobile device security is inadequate, with many organizations using critically outdated operating systems and exposing sensitive data to potential attacks.
DevOps
fromTechzine Global
4 days ago

IGEL breaks down the wall between IT and OT

IGEL is enhancing security and manageability in OT environments through its platform and Preventative Security Model.
Digital life
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

What Fast-Moving Digital Industries Teach Us About Business Agility

Fast-moving industries exemplify business agility by rapidly adapting to trends and customer needs, a practice all businesses should adopt.
London
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Building a smarter London: How embedded systems are driving urban innovation - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Embedded systems integrated into London's infrastructure enable real-time monitoring and intelligent decision-making, transforming transport, energy, and logistics to reduce costs and emissions.
DevOps
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 days ago

CMA to launch strategic market status investigation into Microsoft; Amazon Web Services off the hook | Computer Weekly

Unfair software licensing practices have disrupted the cloud market, necessitating swift action from the CMA regarding Microsoft and AWS commitments.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

AI-driven operating model key to cloud-native, autonomous networks | Computer Weekly

Agentic AI can transform telecom networks if operators establish cloud-native maturity and integrate autonomy while maintaining reliability.
Business
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

PwC warns AI sceptics 'have no place' as firm accelerates shift to automated services

PwC's US CEO declares partners resisting AI have no place at the firm as it shifts to an AI-first operating model with automated service delivery and subscription-based pricing.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

How the UK's 'Neet' youth can power the digital economy | Computer Weekly

Nearly one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training, highlighting a significant social and economic challenge.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
4 days ago

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.
DevOps
fromInfoWorld
6 days ago

Using Azure Copilot for migration and modernization

Azure Copilot simplifies application migration to Azure while leveraging GitHub Copilot for updates.
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Why the CMA must act now on cloud before the UK loses its digital future | Computer Weekly

After an extensive two-and-a-half-year investigation, the CMA published its findings in July 2025. The report was explicit: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft together account for roughly 80% of the UK's cloud services market, a duopoly so deeply entrenched that the watchdog recommended both companies be designated with strategic market status.
UK politics
Business intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Labour scarcity is forcing IT leaders to rethink automation economics | Computer Weekly

Labour scarcity and rising costs are forcing enterprises to prioritize automation as an economic necessity rather than an innovation choice, fundamentally reshaping IT investment logic.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

UK government boosts digital access for more than a million people | Computer Weekly

The Digital Inclusion Action Plan has enabled over a million people in the UK to access online services in its first year.
European startups
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Regulate AWS and Microsoft, says UK cloud provider survey | Computer Weekly

71% of cloud providers urgently demand UK regulatory intervention to prevent Microsoft and AWS from creating insurmountable competitive barriers in the highly concentrated cloud market.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Google Cloud, Openreach expand connectivity collaboration | Computer Weekly

Openreach and Google Cloud are enhancing sustainability and connectivity through AI and data science technologies to support the UK's digital economy.
DevOps
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Signs it's time to move to dedicated server hosting - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Dedicated server hosting becomes necessary when traffic surges cause performance degradation, complex database operations require absolute resource isolation, and security demands exceed virtual environment capabilities.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
6 days ago

Banning routers won't fix what's already broken | Computer Weekly

The FCC's ban on foreign-made routers addresses future procurement, not current security risks, as routers are already vulnerable and widely deployed.
Business intelligence
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

The MSP Guide to Using AI-Powered Risk Management to Scale Cybersecurity

Risk-based cybersecurity is essential for MSPs to scale services, build client trust, increase upsells, and drive recurring revenue through proactive threat management and continuous risk assessment.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Digital IDs edge closer to practical reality for UK businesses | Computer Weekly

The CFIT's Digital Company ID Coalition has delivered priority use cases, governance frameworks, commercial models, and a working prototype, advancing digital identity infrastructure for UK businesses from concept to practical implementation.
Business intelligence
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

The rise of custom software solutions in today's competitive market - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Custom software development provides businesses with tailored solutions that align with unique operational needs, offering better scalability and competitive advantages compared to generic off-the-shelf software.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

Cyber flywheel aims to kick-start UK cyber security startups | Computer Weekly

The UK government and businesses must support cyber security startups to build a self-sustaining ecosystem with momentum comparable to Israel's successful startup culture.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The Digital Balancing Act: How Growing Businesses Can Move Faster Without Sacrificing Security

Because of this massive shift, the pressure on business owners has never been higher. Consumers today have zero patience. If your mobile application is slow, or if your website lacks the features they want, they will instantly move to a competitor. To survive and grow, a modern business must be able to create and update its digital tools incredibly fast. However, rushing to build technology introduces a terrible risk: you might accidentally leave your digital doors wide open to criminals.
Software development
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Fractile expansion demonstrates UK growth opportunity | Computer Weekly

Fractile is expanding UK operations with a £100m investment to build AI inference chips claiming up to 50× speed and 90% lower cost versus GPUs, adding 40 roles.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds | Computer Weekly

IT and tech suppliers to the UK public sector with the fastest-growing revenues increased incomes by an average of 1.8x and £3.8m each between 2023 and 2025. The fastest-growing companies were in the defence sector, with one company - SRC UK - growing revenue by 16x across the period. Those are some of the findings of public sector IT research specialist Tussell in its annual Tech200 report on the fastest-growing tech suppliers to the public sector.
Tech industry
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Strict Regulatory Frameworks Vs The Need For Rapid Digital Innovation

UK SMEs face mounting regulatory compliance demands while needing rapid innovation, creating operational tension between speed and safety in 2026.
London startup
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

UK digital economy sectors adapt strategies for sustained growth - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

UK digital businesses are transitioning from aggressive growth to sustainable models prioritizing lifetime value, data personalization, and regulatory compliance while integrating AI and blockchain technologies.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

HMRC plans 2bn technology spending spree as legacy systems prove stubborn

HMRC will spend over £2 billion on IT modernisation over two years, starting with a £410m data warehouse transformation and multiple cloud and platform contracts.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Security now one of the UK's fastest-growing career paths | Computer Weekly

having almost trebled since 2021 to 83,700, according to an analysis of more than 400 occupations tracked by the Office for National Statistics. The analysis was conducted by managed security services provider Socura, which claimed this means there are now more cyber professionals than there are architects, bricklayers, farm workers, armed forces officers and vets - and there is now one cyber security pro for every 68 businesses in the country, up from one per 196 just five years ago.
Information security
Information security
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Best of British: UK's infosec envoys are mostly US firms

UK government appointed company ambassadors to promote the Software Security Code of Practice, aiming to improve software supply chain security, commercial trust, and cyber defenses.
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