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Cyber Scheme launches company accreditation programme

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Cyber Scheme extends professional standards to firms with new company accreditation backed by UK council benchmarks and procurement access.
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Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034

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Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.
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Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio across EMEA

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Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.
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CIQ launches Linux compliance platform ahead of deadlines

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CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.
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ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children

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ICO launches its biggest child privacy drive, with Nexer Digital building an accessible hub to help parents guide primary school children online.
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QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide awards

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QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide Awards after supporting 12,000 learners and posting a 97.5% achievement rate.
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UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit

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UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.
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UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

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UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.
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Waterstons backs CyberNorth strategic partnership in North East

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Waterstons joins CyberNorth as strategic backer in North East push to expand cyber skills, SME support and regional growth.
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Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit

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Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.
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Cera launches AI Lab with eight-figure care investment

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Cera to use new AI Lab and eight-figure funding to develop care tools for providers, as pressure mounts on ageing-health systems.
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Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security

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Sitehop unveils pocket-sized SAFEcore Edge to secure remote network links for critical infrastructure, finance and government against quantum threats.
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Public sector urged to put data provenance at AI core

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Butterfly Data's Maja Strawinska says public bodies must track where AI data comes from, not just clean it, to meet governance and fairness tests.
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Unit4's Scanmarket tops sourcing data quadrant again

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Unit4's Scanmarket wins top spot in Info-Tech's Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant for a second year as new customers boost source-to-contract momentum.
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Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform

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Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.
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VQ adds advanced conferencing controls in version 4.8

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VQ Communications' latest Conference Manager release adds operator-led conferencing controls, faster failover and automation for regulated sectors.
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Manchester tech event spotlights AI, cyber & trust

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Manchester tech conference to probe AI governance, cyber defence and deepfake hiring as business leaders weigh trust, risk and customer experience.
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HousingAI appoints Phil Shelton ahead of England launch

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HousingAI names Phil Shelton as Chief Executive as it gears up to roll out an AI knowledge platform for social housing providers in England.
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Forrester maps AI shift from digital into physical use

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Forrester says the next wave of AI will reach robotics, transport and commerce, with agentic tools, security and trust set to pay off first.
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TrendAI partners Anthropic to embed Claude in security ops

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TrendAI and Anthropic join forces to embed Claude in Vision One, targeting AI vulnerability research and automated cyber defences.