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White House AI order draws fresh cybersecurity scrutiny
Data Protection

White House AI order draws fresh cybersecurity scrutiny

Voluntary model reviews may leave gaps as advanced AI systems move closer to critical infrastructure and enterprise data.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

Cloud stories

OpenAI & Oracle to offer models on OCI Marketplace
Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI & Oracle to offer models on OCI Marketplace

Oracle cloud users will be able to charge eligible OpenAI model and Codex usage to existing Universal Credits within weeks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Lexful raises USD $7 million seed round for MSP AI docs
Software-as-a-Service

Lexful raises USD $7 million seed round for MSP AI docs

The seed cash will speed product development as managed service providers seek better ways to capture and use scattered IT knowledge.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Tech Data & AnywhereNow team up for ANZ Microsoft Teams
Software-as-a-Service

Tech Data & AnywhereNow team up for ANZ Microsoft Teams

Channel partners in Australia and New Zealand gain Microsoft Teams-based customer service tools, as Tech Data adds AnywhereNow to its portfolio.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Smartsheet adds ChatGPT & Copilot links to MCP Server
Software-as-a-Service

Smartsheet adds ChatGPT & Copilot links to MCP Server

Enterprise teams can now use live Smartsheet work data through ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini Enterprise, as AI adoption races across workplaces.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Leaseweb names Jeroen Verkroost as Chief Marketing Officer
Hybrid Cloud

Leaseweb names Jeroen Verkroost as Chief Marketing Officer

The hire comes as cloud providers jostle for business from customers weighing AI workloads, sovereignty and compliance in Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Tumeryk joins Cloud Security Alliance on AI risk scoring
Cloud Security

Tumeryk joins Cloud Security Alliance on AI risk scoring

Enterprises could gain a more standard way to compare AI risk, as the Cloud Security Alliance expands its RiskRubric ecosystem with Tumeryk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Kaleidoscope warns finance teams over AI data risks
Software-as-a-Service

Kaleidoscope warns finance teams over AI data risks

Finance teams risk exposing sensitive data by using AI tools without clear retention and governance checks, Kaleidoscope says.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout
Digital Transformation

UK public sector IT teams struggle with AI rollout

Most UK public sector IT teams lack the infrastructure and trust needed to scale AI safely, a SolarWinds survey found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud with SambaNova
Hybrid Cloud

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud with SambaNova

British firms seeking compliant AI processing can now keep inference workloads inside the UK as energy and data rules tighten.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
UK data centre operators lag on predictive maintenance
Industrial IoT

UK data centre operators lag on predictive maintenance

Six hours of unplanned downtime a year is prompting UK data centre operators to rethink maintenance as predictive tools remain rare.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Oil India launches digital wellhead monitoring with Kellton
Digital Transformation

Oil India launches digital wellhead monitoring with Kellton

Real-time data from 77 wells should cut manual checks and speed maintenance across Oil India's dispersed field operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Apatura submits plans for Larbert data centre campus
Data centers

Apatura submits plans for Larbert data centre campus

The proposed campus could bring more than 1,300 long-term jobs and nearly GBP £1 billion in investment if Falkirk Council approves it.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Scotland data centre charter sets five green principles
Data centers

Scotland data centre charter sets five green principles

Developers face fresh planning pressure as the charter demands renewable power, low water use and heat links for new Scottish sites.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays
Data centers

UK innovation firms eye growth at home despite delays

Delayed procurement is making revenue visibility harder for UK innovation firms, even as 56 per cent plan their next growth phase at home.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Scale Factory merger targets UK AI projects gone live
DevOps

Scale Factory merger targets UK AI projects gone live

UK businesses struggling to push AI pilots into production will get onshore support from a merged consultancy focused on delivery, quality and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout
Data centers

Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout

The deal secures rare long-term UK AI capacity as demand for power-hungry inference computing outstrips available data centre infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago