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Catherine Knowles
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Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Vertiv backs Zagreb data centre design skills push

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Vertiv teams with Zagreb University of Applied Sciences on a new data centre design course to tackle Europe's digital infrastructure skills gap.
Totalmobile

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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Totalmobile and Solvares merge to create an 800-strong field service software group serving 4,000 customers across Europe and beyond.
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Leaseweb brings NVIDIA L4 GPUs to UK sovereign cloud

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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datacentre infrastructure
Leaseweb has added NVIDIA L4 GPUs to its UK sovereign public cloud, offering pay-per-use AI capacity it claims undercuts hyperscalers.
Latos

AI-ready data centre planned for East Manchester site

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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storage
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smart cities
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Latos Data Centres has launched consultation on a new “Neural Edge” AI-ready data centre planned for a brownfield site in East Manchester.
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Revuze adds TikTok Shop insight to market platform

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Revuze now tracks TikTok Shop sales and creator performance, unifying commerce data with customer feedback in its market platform.
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OpenClaw AI assistant surge sparks major security fears

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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application security
A rapid surge in OpenClaw AI assistant use has left tens of thousands of exposed systems and a trail of hijacked tools and malicious add-ons.
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Moderne launches Bauhaus for agent-driven dev tools

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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Moderne unveils Bauhaus, a selective programme backing startups building lifecycle infrastructure for an agent-driven dev future.
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Island adds browser AI controls to AWS Security Hub

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
Island brings browser-based security and AI governance tools to AWS Security Hub Extended, offering unified buying, billing and support.
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ShinyHunters pivots to subdomain phishing & vishing

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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mfa
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cloud security
ShinyHunters shifts to subdomain-brand phishing and vishing on mobiles, bypassing domain checks to hijack SSO logins and SaaS sessions.
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NETSCOUT boosts telco AI with Omnis smart data tools

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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digital transformation
NETSCOUT expands Omnis AI tools so telcos can turn noisy 5G network data into AI-ready streams for customer experience and operations.
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Tenable warns AI outpacing security, widening risk gap

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Tenable warns cloud and AI adoption is creating a widening 'zero‑margin' security gap as exposure grows faster than defenders can respond.
Ai driven banking operations room with robots and developers

Synechron teams with Cognition to bring Devin into banks

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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fintech
Synechron partners with Cognition to embed AI engineer Devin in bank modernisation work, targeting faster upgrades and legacy code overhauls.
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RingCentral taps OpenAI to power live AI voice calls

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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uc
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data protection
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digital transformation
RingCentral integrates OpenAI's GPT-5.2 to power live AI voice calls, launching new assistants to support customers and employees in real time.
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Ataccama named Leader in 2026 Gartner data quality MQ

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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it automation
Ataccama named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for augmented data quality, topping the Completeness of Vision axis.
Modern data center control room it admin secure remote monitoring

Vertiv unveils secure KVM platform for remote IT control

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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network infrastructure
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encryption
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hyperscale
Vertiv launches Avocent MergePoint Unity 2 KVM, promising secure, centralised remote management for data centres, edge sites and branches.
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Android PromptSpy malware harnesses Gemini for stealth

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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endpoint protection
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mdm
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phishing
PromptSpy Android malware taps Google's Gemini AI to navigate screens, lock itself in recent apps and thwart users' attempts to remove it.
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8x8 unveils Smart Assist to boost AI contact centres

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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8x8 debuts Smart Assist, embedding real-time AI guidance and automated summaries into its contact centre workspace to speed agent workflows.
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Infobip named top RCS for Business vendor by Juniper

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Infobip tops Juniper RCS for Business 2026 leaderboard, hailed as leading Established Leader on reach, innovation and operator ties.
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Study reveals middle managers falter under pressure

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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hcm
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recruitment
Middle managers' performance collapses by up to 70% under reputational risk and fuzzy authority, Interactive EQ's 2026 index finds.
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Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Tata and OpenAI strike a sweeping India-focused AI pact spanning enterprise tools, new data centres and youth skills programmes.