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UK extends facial recognition to civil immigration offences

UK Immigration Enforcement is set to start deploying live facial recognition technology, but critics are concerned about the expansion of its biometric surveillance into non-criminal matters away from ports of entry, especially in light of ...
North Korean ‘elite’ hacking group steals $6.36bn from Binance

An engineer’s laptop was compromised, enabling hackers to withdraw $6.36bn from Binance wallets
Autumn Budget 2026: Commitments to women in tech

Voluntary culture standards, support for female entrepreneurship and business mentorship programmes among the Budget promises for women in UK tech
Far EasTone, Elveo Mobile expand D2D satellite comms

Taiwanese comms and digital service provider teams with mobile direct-to-device connectivity firm to expand presence across emerging satellite technologies and services industry
O2 upgrades mobile signal at Haven holiday parks

UK holiday parks company undertakes 4G and 5G mobile comms network upgrades at a further seven of its sites to satisfy demands of visitors and local populations alike
Datacentre grid priority confirmed with connection queue response

DESNZ confirms prioritisation and strategic alignment of datacentre connections, after 156 responses broadly backed tougher queue management but split on capacity reservation

Will artificial intelligence spell the end for SaaS?

Is AI causing the deployment of SaaS to be completely disrupted? If so, what happens to those existing SaaS deployments, and how does this impact users?
Gartner: Winning in the edge

Gartner analysts assess how the market for edge AI is likely to evolve to support growing demand for artificial intelligence models running outside public clouds
Can Britain’s grid keep up with the datacentre boom?

Mounting power demands and grid bottlenecks are reshaping the geography of the UK’s digital infrastructure, pushing developers to wherever they can connect fastest

AI ecosystems matter more than frontier models for mainstream businesses- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

As an analyst who continuously tracks the IT industry, I shake my head sadly when I hear some of the tech-related stories propagated by politicians and the media. A narrative that needs challenging ... Continue Reading
Grafana Labs extends Knowledge Graph, opens Grafana Marketplace- CW Developer Network

Grafana Labs has a busy week detailing platform and product updates at its ObservabilityCON 2026 event. The organisation behind the open agentic observability cloud announced a Knowledge Graph in ... Continue Reading
Grafana Labs ‘traces’ path to agentic Ops with Watchers, Pages & Agent Observability - CW Developer Network

Grafana Labs used its ObservabilityCON 2026 conference this week in San Francisco to explain how its Grafana Cloud platform is moving organisations towards agentic operations. The company has ... Continue Reading
ObservabilityCON 2026: Grafana says it’s time for AI agents to run software, not just write it- CW Developer Network

From a virtual desk view due to health issues, we dive deep into Grafana Labs ObservabilityCON 2026 to hear from CEO and co-founder Raj Dutt and team as they unpack the latest on AI for ... Continue Reading

Having a PHP patch available does not mean you're protected

Patching is not a silver bullet solution. Turning patches into effective protection demands qualified professionals, clear responsibilities and the operational readiness to act.
Can the Gulf’s AI datacentre boom pay its way?

Macroeconomist asks whether the future will pay for the datacentres being built in the Middle East today
Beyond power: How to avoid water as a constraint on AI growth

As 100kW-plus racks push AI facilities toward gigawatt scale, Johnson Controls’ John Keane explains why zero-water thermal architectures are vital to securing site viability