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FT 250 executives call for UK grid upgrades to support AI datacentre expansion plans

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If the UK’s digital economy is to enjoy a prosperous future, the nation’s electricity grids need to be urgently upgraded to ensure the datacentres underpinning it all have a consistent and reliable supply of high-capacity power. That’s according to a poll of 101 FTSE 250 executives, commissioned by the Energy Networks Association (ENA), where 90%…

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Cloud file storage: Key benefits and use cases

4 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, Amazon, automation, AWS, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, containers, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, Kubernetes, Microsoft, serverless, Tech / By

File servers are at the core of almost all IT infrastructures. File sharing is essential to collaboration and is a vital component of growing volumes of unstructured information. File storage is a key part of general document storage, and access to the information therein is vital for analytics, including artificial intelligence (AI). File systems also…

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Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead

7 minutes of reading / AI, cloud computing, Computer, Google, IBM, Microsoft, quantum computing, Tech / By

Europe’s quantum startups fear a bureaucratic European Union (EU) administration will take too long to implement its strategy to become a global leader in the emerging technology, while inhibitive native investors threaten to starve them out of business for want of capital.With the second administration of European Commission (EC) chief Ursula von der Leyen concerned with US…

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How AI can help to optimise supply chains under pressure

8 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Apple, cloud computing, iPhone, machine learning, SAP, social media, Tech, Technology / By

The flow and ebb of international supply chains is far from new, with the grand medieval churches of the Cotswolds partly paid for by wool exports to continental Europe, centuries before the area became famous for hosting US vice-presidents. Levels of imports and exports rose worldwide during the 19th century and into the 20th during…

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European digital sovereignty: Storage, surveillance concerns to overcome

7 minutes of reading / Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, Computer, GDPR, Intel, Microsoft, risk management, Tech, Technology, Zscaler / By

In mid-June 2025, Microsoft made an announcement about a suite of “Sovereign Cloud solutions” designed to ensure that data belonging to European customers remains stored and processed entirely within Europe. Judson Althoff, executive vice-president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, said this “evolution and expansion” will be offered across all existing European datacentre regions, for…

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Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief

7 minutes of reading / AI, cloud computing, Computer, Facebook, GDPR, Meta, open source, social media, Tech / By

Europe’s baulked attempt to curb Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) training will persevere and culminate at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), said the data protection commissioner who is leading the challenge. Within days of European Union (EU) privacy commissioners giving Meta licence to train its popular open source Llama large language model (LLM) on public posts…

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Apple says its AI runs entirely on renewable energy, unlike its rivals

3 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Cloud, cloud computing, Google, Intel, iPhone, Tech / By

Last month, a report revealed how much energy and water ChatGPT consumes. Then, we also discovered that being polite to AI also costs millions for companies. A simple “You’re welcome” from the agent uses up resources, too.So, not only are these AI companies spending a lot of money, but they’re also consuming a ton of…

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How cyber security professionals are leveraging AWS tools

8 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, Amazon, automation, AWS, Cloud, cloud computing, cloud-native, compliance, Computer, data privacy, HTC, hybrid cloud, machine learning, network security, patch management, risk management, Tech, threat intelligence / By

With millions of businesses now using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their cloud computing needs, it’s become a vital consideration for IT security teams and professionals. As such, AWS offers a broad range of cyber security tools to secure AWS-based tech stacks. They cover areas such as data privacy, access management, configuration management, threat detection,…

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EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness

5 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, cloud computing, Computer, software engineering, Tech / By

Europe has started taking steps to fix the immense problems it believes have hampered its competitiveness and left it with an under-developed artificial intelligence (AI) industry that cannot compete on the world stage.  Leaders of European Union (EU) nations, having called for urgent measures, set terms for political negotiations to simplify onerous rules governing financiers and…

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Taking a ‘good enough’ approach with cloud security isn’t enough

5 minutes of reading / AWS, cloud computing, cybersecurity, Hardware, Tech / By

Thanks to cloud computing, organisations of all shapes and sizes have benefitted from the flexibility of IT capacity without the cost and challenges of maintaining their own infrastructure. Hyperscale public cloud providers and SaaS tools to help with a vast array of business processes have been a particular boon for small and fast-growing organisations, helping…

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