News Archive | January 2026

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January 28th
- Hackers are using LLMs to generate malicious JavaScript in real time – and they’re going after web browsers
- AI coding is taking off in the US – but developers in another country are “catching up fast”
- Veeam ramps up growth plans with trio of leadership hires
- CDOs are facing an uphill battle with upskilling and data management
January 27th
- "We want AI to work for Britain": The UK government wants to upskill 10 million Brits in AI by 2030 – and the courses are free to access
- Everything we know so far about the Nike data breach
- Business leaders are using AI as a “license to reduce headcount” – new Morgan Stanley research lays bare the impact on UK workers
- AI is “forcing a fundamental shift” in data privacy and governance
- Cisco looks to showcase “unique value” with revamped 360 Partner Program
- IT teams are battling a surge in outages over missed critical alerts
January 26th
- Microsoft unveils Maia 200 accelerator, claiming better performance per dollar than Amazon and Google
- Infosys expands Swiss footprint with new Zurich office
- Pegasystems wants to help you modernize outdated Lotus Notes applications
- Dawn, one of the UK’s most powerful supercomputers, is about to get a huge performance boost thanks to AMD
- Nationwide forges closer ties with AWS in cloud transformation push
- Thousands of Microsoft Teams users are being targeted in a new phishing campaign
January 23rd
- Half of agentic AI projects are still stuck at the pilot stage – but that’s not stopping enterprises from ramping up investment
- What Anthropic's constitution changes mean for the future of Claude
- Microsoft warns of rising AitM phishing attacks on energy sector
- Lloyds Banking Group wants to train every employee in AI by the end of this year – here's how it plans to do it
- Mid-market firms bring cybersecurity in-house as vendor trust wanes
January 22nd
- Why the UK is primed to lead a global charge in ‘green AI’ innovation
- A torrent of AI slop submissions forced an open source project to scrap its bug bounty program – maintainer claims they’re removing the “incentive for people to submit crap”
- 90% of companies are woefully unprepared for quantum security threats – analysts say they need to get a move on
- Trade groups claim EU’s Digital Networks Act risks “favoring the interests of outdated telecom monopolies”
- Fears over “AI model collapse” are fueling a shift to zero trust data governance strategies
- Experts welcome EU-led alternative to MITRE's vulnerability tracking scheme
January 21st
- ‘This is a platform shift’: Jensen Huang says the traditional computing stack will never look the same because of AI – ChatGPT and Claude will forge a new generation of applications
- TP-Link promotes Kieran Vineer to distribution channel director for UK&I
- LastPass issues alert as customers targeted in new phishing campaign
- Abzorb cuts ribbon on new UK channel partner clinics
- CEOs are fed up with poor returns on investment from AI: Enterprises are struggling to even 'move beyond pilots' and 56% say the technology has delivered zero cost or revenue improvements
January 20th
- Satya Nadella says a 'telltale sign' of an AI bubble is if it only benefits tech companies – but the technology is now having a huge impact in a range of industries
- ‘Resilience debt’ is now one of the most pressing cyber challenges for enterprises – here's what it means and how you can tackle it
- ‘There’s been tremendous agent washing’: Dell Technologies CTO John Roese says the real potential of AI agents is just being realized – and they could end up managing humans
- DeepSeek rocked Silicon Valley in January 2025 – one year on it looks set to shake things up again with a powerful new model release
- OpenAI CFO teases new money-making plans as AI giant targets 'practical adoption' gains in 2026 and beyond
- NCSC names and shames pro-Russia hacktivist group amid escalating DDoS attacks on UK public services
January 19th
- 26% of privacy professionals expect a “material privacy breach” in 2026 as budget cuts and staff shortages stretch teams to the limit
- An AWS CodeBuild vulnerability could’ve caused supply chain chaos – luckily a fix was applied before disaster struck
- Wasabi Technologies wants to be a "more predictable alternative to the hyperscalers" after $70m funding round
- Nasuni bolsters leadership team with double C-suite appointment
- UK government launches industry 'ambassadors' scheme to champion software security improvements
January 16th
- 1,800 MSPs impacted in Pax8 data leak after company shared partner information via email
- Workers are wasting half a day each week fixing AI ‘workslop’
- IBM Sovereign Core targets AI and cloud data residency gains for European enterprises
- Keepit bolsters partner-first strategy with new-look global channel team
- Companies continue to splash out on AI, despite disillusionment with the technology
January 15th
- ‘They’re more productive than ever’: Marc Benioff says hiring in software engineering is ‘mostly flat’ at Salesforce because of AI – but the company is expanding headcount in one key area
- Finance and security leaders are odds over cyber priorities, and it’s harming enterprises
- Microsoft just took down notorious cyber crime marketplace RedVDS – and found hackers were using ChatGPT and its own Copilot tool to wage attacks
- Shareholder lawsuit over 2024 CrowdStrike outage dismissed as cybersecurity firm welcomes court ruling
- What the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud means for enterprises
- Irish data center expansion plans draw fire
January 14th
- Darktrace just hired its first chief information officer
- Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot is down as company confirms ‘elevated error rates’ for Opus 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5
- MoD and Oracle forge closer ties as IT modernization accelerates
- There’s a dangerous new ransomware variant on the block – and cyber experts warn it’s flying under the radar
January 13th
- A new study claims AI will destroy 10.4 million roles in the US by 2030, more than the number of jobs lost in the Great Recession – but analysts still insist there won’t be a ‘jobs apocalypse’
- Not keen on Microsoft Copilot? Don’t worry, your admins can now uninstall it – but only if you've not used it within 28 days
- The AI-enabled Slackbot is now generally available – Salesforce says it could save more than a day’s work per week
- CrowdStrike targets identity security gains with $740 million SGNL acquisition
- Google’s Apple deal is a major seal of approval for Gemini – and a sure sign it's beginning to pull ahead of OpenAI in the AI race
- Supply chain and AI security in the spotlight for cyber leaders in 2026
- Everything you need to know about Claude Cowork, including features, pricing, and how to access the new productivity tool
January 12th
- UK channel partners to increase data-driven innovation for growth in 2026
- Generative AI data violations more than doubled last year
- Cyber criminals recruiting insiders at specific organizations
January 9th
- So much for ‘trust but verify’: Nearly half of software developers don’t check AI-generated code – and 38% say it's because it takes longer than reviewing code produced by colleagues
- Veeam patches Backup & Replication vulnerabilities, urges users to update
- New Gemini features are coming to Gmail, but don't worry, you can switch them off – Google says they're not a 'forced requirement' and users can opt for the classic version
- A critical HPE OneView flaw is being exploited in the wild – here’s everything we know so far
- Microsoft is shaking up GitHub in preparation for a battle with AI coding rivals
- NinjaOne gearing for 2026 growth after record fiscal year
January 8th
- Businesses aren't laying off staff because of AI, they're using it as an excuse to distract from 'weak demand or excessive hiring'
- AI’s future rests on copper, and global supply shortages could hamper big tech infrastructure plans
- Salt Typhoon attack on US congressional email system ‘exposes how vulnerable core communications systems remain to nation-state actors’
- Retailers are turning to AI to streamline supply chains and customer experience – and open source options are proving highly popular
- Hacked London council warns 100,000 households at risk of follow-up scams
- Ping Identity snaps up Keyless to tackle AI-powered security threats
- Phishing kits soared in popularity last year as rookie hackers ramped up DIY cyber attacks
January 7th
- Hacker offering US engineering firm data online after alleged breach
- Infosys teams up with AWS to fuse Amazon Q Developer with internal tools
- Lisa Su says AI is changing AMD’s hiring strategy – but not for the reason you might think
- Virtus Data Centres eyes further expansion under new CEO
- AI could truly transform software development in 2026 – but developer teams still face big challenges with adoption, security, and productivity
- Motorola's new premium smartphone is a melting pot of camera innovation
- Lenovo reveals slick rollable screen concept and a voice-controlled ThinkBook at CES 2026
January 6th
- CES 2026: All the live updates as they happen from day one
- Startups get seal of approval from CrowdStrike, AWS, and Nvidia
- AWS just quietly increased EC2 Capacity Block prices – here's what you need to know
- Accenture acquires Faculty, poaches CEO in bid to drive client AI adoption
- JFrog names go-to-market veteran as new CMO
- Productivity gains on the menu as CFOs target bullish tech spending in 2026
January 5th
- Return of the XPS: Dell resurrects iconic brand at CES after customer demand
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants an end to the term ‘AI slop’ and says 2026 will be a ‘pivotal year’ for the technology – but enterprises still need to iron out key lingering issues
- These Microsoft Teams security features will be turned on by default this month – here's what admins need to know
- Cyber crime group claims successful attack on security firm, crows about it on Telegram – but it was all an elaborate honeypot
January 2nd
- Cybersecurity experts face 20 years in prison following ransomware campaign
- UK firms aim for growth through AI investment but lack of talent is a concern
- Samsung unveils plan for AI transformation across all devices