About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 18
Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
Security and governance fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots, even as leaders raise budgets and pursue tightly supervised use cases.
Data resilience & trust seen as key to safe AI use
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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virtualisation
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data protection
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dr
Data Privacy Day puts spotlight on how trusted, resilient data underpins safe AI adoption, compliance and business continuity.
Public safety LTE & 5G spend to top USD $6.3 billion
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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smart cities
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digital entertainment
Global public safety LTE and 5G spending will climb from USD $5bn in 2025 to over USD $6.3bn annually by 2028, SNS Telecom & IT says.
Data Privacy Week spotlights app conflicts, web risks
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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data protection
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vpns
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physical security
Data Privacy Week warns overlapping security apps and hidden web trackers are eroding consumer safety and exposing firms to fresh risks.
Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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apm
Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
Workers get just 2-3 hours of real focus time a day
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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hcm
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erp
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genai
New Hubstaff data shows workers average only 2-3 hours of true focus a day as meetings, app overload and AI tools fragment attention.
Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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ransomware
Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.
Rocket Software unveils ContentEdge for safer GenAI
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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document management
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hybrid cloud
Rocket Software launches ContentEdge to give organisations safer GenAI access to sensitive unstructured data across hybrid environments.
Attest unveils Compass AI co-pilot to speed up research
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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digital entertainment
Attest launches Compass, an AI co-pilot to help insight teams design surveys faster, surface key findings and craft stakeholder-ready stories.
BenchBee warns UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
BenchBee says UK IT consultancies waste GBP £3.06bn a year on idle staff, urging a shared-talent model inspired by government reforms.
3PL to handle UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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martech
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supply chain
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omnichannel
3PL has been chosen to run UK multi-channel fulfilment for Vahdam Teas, handling complex B2B orders for major retail and wholesale partners.
Kani & TransactPay expand data partnership for scale
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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payment technologies
Kani deepens its tie-up with TransactPay, adding Data-as-a-Service to streamline global payments data as the issuer ramps up scale.
Fears UK under-16 social media ban will hurt creators
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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data privacy
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ai
Plans for a UK under-16 social media ban spark warnings it could damage the creator economy while missing deeper online safety flaws.
Global Switch signs RWE wind PPA for AI data centre
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Global Switch inks eight-year RWE wind PPA to power its AI-focused London Docklands data centre with Welsh onshore renewable electricity.
Syrenis launches US hub to tap privacy tech demand
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cx
Syrenis opens an Atlanta hub to drive North American growth as state privacy laws fuel demand for consent and preference tech.
GoTo boosts automotive platform with AI & Tekion link
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
GoTo adds AI Receptionist, deeper Tekion links and real-time reporting to its automotive platform to cut missed calls and speed service.
Atos secures first dual Scopism SIAM Assured status
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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it services
Atos becomes the first organisation worldwide to achieve dual Scopism SIAM Assured status for both service provision and consultancy.
UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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dr
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devops
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digital transformation
UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.
AI reshapes fire protection design for data centres
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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dr
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hyperscale
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dc
AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.
Aliter unites trio as Serbus to drive UK security push
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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hyperscale
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iot security
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dc
Aliter folds three tech firms into Serbus to target UK critical infrastructure security, eyeing GBP £75m revenue within two years.