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Logitech looks for sweet spot in office collaboration

Office tech provider looks to support next generation of hybrid work model for those in return-to-office mode with multipurpose tool to help IT leaders and workplace facilities managers

Console Connect, Zenlayer extend API connected global ecosystem

Partnership to combine carrier-grade network with expertise in edge computing and low-latency networking to create one-stop connectivity offering for customers

CMA adds ex-Amazon UK boss to board as provisional judgement in cloud probe nears

The former UK boss of Amazon UK has joined the CMA as its interim chair

Privacy professionals expect budget cuts, lack confidence

Over 50% of privacy professionals in Europe expect to see less money earmarked for data security initiatives in 2025, and many don’t have faith their organisations are taking the issue seriously, according to an ISACA report

Funksec gang turned up ransomware heat in December

The criminal ransomware fraternity was hard at work over the festive period, with attack volumes rising and a new threat actor emerging on the scene

Elon Musk distances himself from Trump’s Stargate AI mission

Just a few days into the Donald Trump presidency and there appears to be a disagreement brewing around funding of OpenAI and the Stargate Project

E&, DE-CIX create Middle East SmartHub internet exchange

Middle East telco partners with internet exchange operator to boost regional datacentre connectivity, with Fujairah hosting largest submarine cable landing station and new locations for Dubai

Telxius enhances global Ethernet service with next-gen optics

Global connectivity provider deploys advanced optical pluggables to power the Carrier Ethernet service upgrade, allowing businesses to scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and 100Gbps-plus

How smartphones are transforming global health

Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools

Europol seeks evidence of encryption on crime enforcement as it steps-up pressure on Big Tech

Europol wants examples of police investigations hampered by end-to-end encryption as it pressures tech companies to provide law enforcement access to encrypted messages

APAC businesses face surge in email attacks

Sophisticated phishing and business email compromise campaigns are increasingly targeting organisations across the Asia-Pacific region, research reveals

Kearney, Futurum: Big enterprise CEOs make AI core to future

According to research from management consultancy Kearney and analyst firm Futurum, big company CEOs are buying into AI hopes and dreams, with a dash of prudence

DriveNets, Fujitsu, UfiSpace join forces to support optical net development

Consortium of optical technology providers come together to accelerate open network roll-outs and support NTT-driven next-generation optical network infrastructure programme, testing and certification of multiple products

Telstra International unveils network of the future vision

Progress revealed in creating next-gen infrastructure including simplification of architecture, cloudifying infrastructure layer, implementing autonomous operation and removal of legacy platforms

Government to launch Gov.uk Wallet

The digital wallet will allow citizens to have government-issued documents, including a digital driver’s licence, on their phone, alongside a new Gov.uk app

Weak supplier management hinders digital government

Procurement, legacy systems, data fragmentation and the changing IT market are among the issues highlighted in a review of digital services

Openreach nears million mark in copper stop sell scheme

UK’s largest telco reveals extent of progress in network transformation programme to make full-fibre network available to more than 14 million homes and businesses by the end of 2027

Ascentae, Utelogy unite to enhance collaboration and productivity

Strategic partnership looks to create ‘innovative’ workplace services that enhance collaboration and productivity, providing a unified platform for managing AV and UC environments

Hyperscalers to spend a trillion dollars on AI optimised hardware

The market for AI optimised servers is growing, driven by hyperscalers and IT services firms developing AI-enabled services

Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance

Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws

Government calls for expert views on computer evidence to learn lesson from Post Office scandal

The government is calling for evidence from experts in computing and law to help it ensure no repeat of the miscarriages of justice in the Post Office scandal

Labour announces plans to overhaul digital government

The Government Digital Service will be expanded along with changes to the way technology is funded, built and delivered across the public sector, as Labour aims for improvements previous administrations struggled to achieve

UK’s altnets further fibre roll-out

UK’s leading and second-leading alternative broadband providers report strong end of year for fibre network deployment

Freshwave seeds 5G agritech innovation at National Robotarium

Centre for robotics, AI and automated technologies teams with connectivity firm to investigate and test robotics on private 5G networks for tomorrow’s agriculture industry

Power grid constraints threaten Dutch digital innovation ambitions

The Netherlands risks falling behind in crucial digital innovations such as artificial intelligence as power grid congestion reaches critical levels across the country

Government plans to revamp digital services to save £45bn

Legacy IT and the use of tech contractors is costing taxpayers billions. The government aims to fix the public sector with AI and new digital services

Three UK sets out to build largest mobile packet core in Europe

Soon-to-merge operator announces major technology roll-out across Europe with next-generation cloud-native core network – claimed to be largest in Europe – more than tripling its core capacity to 9Tbps

Telehouse research highlights UK knowledge gap about what datacentres do

Despite the government’s efforts to champion the datacentre sector as a critical component of the country’s future growth, research shows the general public is largely unaware of what server farms are and what they do

The death of the piggy bank marks coming of age of a fintech

Fintech is a broad church that can be applied to high finance and child savings alike, as the team at startup Those Beyond have demonstrated

EXA enters into agreement to acquire Aqua Comms

Dedicated digital infrastructure provider acquires subsea service provider Aqua Comms

Singtel’s 5G network slicing to boost Singapore’s defence and security

Singapore’s defence and security technology agencies will leverage Singtel’s 5G network slicing technology nationwide to combat evolving security threats and enhance national security

ST Logistics teams up with Lenovo on smart warehouses

The Singapore logistics firm is partnering with Lenovo to integrate AI and automation into its warehouse operations

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January

Smart metering reaches 20 million premises across Britain

UK-wide smart metering network is now connected to more than 20 million homes and small businesses, reaching more than 33 million smart meters, as part of a plan to deliver meaningful benefits to Britain and its energy consumers

£150m AI framework agreement set to drive NHS forward

NHS Shared Business Services is looking to deploy artificial intelligence across the NHS

LightSpeed, Neos expand connectivity across Midlands, East of England

Critical network infrastructure firm teams with high-speed broadband provider to bolster FTTH and wholesale services

Researchers say AI fails to describe complexities of Holocaust

Using AI in Holocaust education will require the responsible digitisation of historical assets, as well as collaboration between system providers and domain-specific experts, to ensure effective guardrails that protect against misuse

Zoom enhances Team Chat to streamline collaboration

Zoom updates productivity tool to include a sidebar to organise and streamline chat communication, support for code blocks and in-line code, and AI Companion integrations to help users improve productivity

TenneT deploys optical network offshore in North Sea to boost output

Leading European offshore transmission systems operator deploys critical optical networking technology for eight new 2-gigawatt platforms in the Dutch North Sea to deliver green energy to land

Lords debate government approach to automated decision-making

During the second reading debate of a Lords private members’ bill seeking to better regulate public sector algorithms, the government argued existing measures were sufficient to protect the public

Enterprises need to make better choices to reduce GenAI emissions

Capgemini says the high environmental costs of generative artificial intelligence systems mean organisations need to develop roadmaps to make their use more sustainable

Why CIO tenures are getting shorter ... and why it matters

While the CIO role often has a strong focus on delivering technology change many now have a wider business-focused role

Comms, tech providers drive cross-border 5G highway in France, Germany

5G Autobahn to Autoroute project to connect the cities of Metz in France to Saarbrücken in Germany with advanced mobility

Takeda opens innovation centre in Bengaluru

Global biopharmaceutical giant Takeda opens its first Asian Innovation Capability Centre in Bengaluru to speed-up drug discovery and development

Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration

With days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications

Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay

More public image woes for Fujitsu as hundreds of staff to strike after colleagues at HMRC get significantly bigger pay rise

Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign

The Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets

Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider

Oxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative

NAO calls for ‘cross-government’ revamp of IT procurement to improve ‘big tech’ project outcomes

The National Audit Office has highlighted a series of shortcomings in the government’s approach to digital procurement

Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline

A significant minority of financial services organisations in the UK will not be fully compliant with the EU’s DORA cyber and risk management regulation when it comes into force on 17 January