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Alkira acquisition gives Lumen cloud connectivity control plane

Acquisition to see physical infrastructure and programmable network united with cloud-native control plane to deliver a single, digital connectivity platform with cloud-to-cloud and datacentre-interconnect
Neos, Cornerstone and StonesThro power UK sovereign edge cloud

Strategic collaboration designed to enable distributed microscale AI compute with national, resilient connectivity for critical sectors
Shadow IT: MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol

Expansion of Europol’s mandate should be paused while allegations investigated, a number of MEPs say
Node4: AI and agentic the future but culture the key to unlock it

UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base
Swissto12, HPS/LSS intro satellite unfurling antenna reflector

Swiss manufacturer of advanced satellite solutions collaborates with German space subsystem provider for space tech system intended enable operations of small-GEO D2D satellite
Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground

As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill prompts ethical concerns

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is intended to improve school standards, child safety and social care. However, recent amendments to the proposal have led to ethical concerns regarding personal data
Beyond telesurgery: How Proximie uses AI to optimise surgery logistics

AWS customer Proximie delivers AI-driven operating theatre logistics and tele-surgery. We spoke to its engineering vice-president about the challenges of cloud in a life or death environment
Is cloud data sovereignty all just a case of ‘Trust me, bro’?

Hyperscaler cloud is inherently global. Does that make data sovereignty unattainable – especially given the powers US courts hold? We grilled the hyperscalers in an attempt to find out

Atlassian introduces Product Collection for AI developer decisions- CW Developer Network

Atlassian used its Team 26 user conference in Anaheim this week to detail tools designed to work with the fact that, today, software development prototypes can be built in hours due to the arrival ... Continue Reading
BlueRock open sources MCP Python Hooks- Open Source Insider

Headquartered in San Mateo, BlueRock provides observability, guardrails and control for agentic AI systems operating in production environments. The company has this month announced the open source ... Continue Reading
Return of the Luddites- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Are we 21st century Luddites? As we progress to a world where artificial intelligence (AI) and technological advances lead to major changes in working practices, we can and should draw analogies ... Continue Reading
Atlassian builds enriched AI‑native engineering with new functions in DX- CW Developer Network

Atlassian acquired DX around eight months ago. DX is used by enterprises to analyse the productivity levels of their software engineering teams are and identify bottlenecks slowing them down. The ... Continue Reading

Realising Britain’s AI ambitions rests on digital inclusion

AI is increasingly being woven into every aspect of our lives - but the technology's full potential cannot be delivered without addressing shortcomings in digital inclusion
Inside FDP – part 2: Delivering on the NHS vision for data

In the second of an exclusive series of articles by the former deputy director of data engineering at NHS England, we examine the key elements of the data architecture that supports the Federated Data Platform programme
AI to help mainframes remain business critical in 2026

Mainframes are very much still vital for performance- and security-conscious use cases. To optimise TCO, AI and hybrid cloud can help them retain their advantages