NHS breach helpline left staff carrying a 'significant emotional burden'
Team given a day's notice faced distressed callers, safeguarding decisions during project that stretched from 2 weeks to 11
The ICT Trends: latest ICT industry news
Telecom & 5G
All stories →Spectrum overhauls operating model in bid to reignite growth
'We recognize that we have not generated the customer growth and performance we expect,' said Spectrum CEO Chris Winfrey, noting that the company is being redesigned 'at every level.'
Cable One warns of Chapter 11 possibility if financing falters
With its Mega Broadband deal still in limbo, Cable One disclosed it might be necessary to file for bankruptcy if it's unable to clinch a new financing deal and manage near-term debt.
Comcast co-founder Julian Brodsky dies at 93
Julian Brodsky, a Comcast co-founder and cable industry pioneer, died on November 5 at the age of 93, Comcast said. #pressrelease
AST seeks launch boost with in-house rocket
AST SpaceMobile decided the best way to offset future disruptions to its satellite launch plans would be to build its own rocket, which it hopes to let fly late in 2028.
How NVIDIA Open Source Tools Are Helping Researchers Build Next-Generation 6G Networks
A year ago, NVIDIA open sourced its Aerial wireless software, joining Sionna and a broader suite of open source tools for accelerating next-generation 6G network development.
Ericsson moves mmWave radio production from US to Estonia
Ericsson stops making millimeter wave radios at its 5G smart factory in Lewisville, Texas, and consolidates production at manufacturing site in Estonia.
Cloud & Data Centers
All stories →SpaceXAI plans data center in Arizona, Musk's firm claims it will have 6GW capacity
Construction work could start in March 2027
Two days of anti-data center protests planned across Europe
Stop Dirty Data Centres 'days of action' follow anti-data center midterms in the US
ING Bank looks to sell $500m in data center loans at once, including at Stargate site
Further spooking investors in a wobbly market
Why Ireland’s data centers need a new approach to energy resilience
And why recovery is the central challenge to navigate
More than 100 protesters break into Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam
Protesting water use, AI, and ties to Israel
Plans for Poland’s National Data Processing Center fleshed out by NASK
The research and development institute said that the facility’s first phase will now require up to 15MW of power
Artificial Intelligence
All stories →Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO
AI usage keeps climbing, but spending has stalled. Price cuts and smarter cost controls among the biggest spenders could challenge investor assumptions about AI hypergrowth.
AIQ accelerates global expansion with AI-native energy innovation, say top officials
AIQ’s senior leadership outlines how agentic AI, intelligent automation and human oversight are transforming energy operations, strengthening resilience and driving…
Meta does a U-turn on controversial new AI terms for businesses
Meta has hit pause on new terms of service for its business customers that would have granted it the right to grab any content from their websites.
Vertiv Launches SmartIT Infrastructure Solution for High-Density AI Deployments
Vertiv Holdings Co., a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, introduced the Vertiv™ SmartIT solution, a pre-engineered architecture designed to simplify high-density AI deployments for…
Seagate highlights widening gap between AI ambitions and data infrastructure readiness
Sameer Bhatia, Senior Regional Director for India, Middle East, Türkiye and Africa at Seagate Technology, examines the growing demands of…
Enterprises must take blame for their AI agents’ mistakes, say regulators
The UK’s digital watchdogs have warned enterprises that they can’t evade their legal responsibilities by blaming errors on AI agents that they have deployed.
Cybersecurity
All stories →Japan Announces Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following a Wave of Attacks
The emergency package comes after dozens of companies and government agencies were hit by unauthorized access to their systems and leaks of client data, prompting uneasiness across Japan.
QNAP says hackers breaching NAS devices in Plex2Shell attacks
QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server to the latest version available in the QNAP App Center, as hackers are exploiting the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain.
Installing the Fix for an Exploited WordPress Flaw Can Expose Some Sites One Last Time
Some WordPress sites can still be attacked while they install the fix for an actively exploited flaw, according to Umut Bayram, the Picus Security researcher who found it.
Hackers Target OpenSSH SSHole Flaw Within Hours of Disclosure, Gain Root on Honeypot
Threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed security flaw impacting OpenSSH that can enable sign-ins to accounts that have no password set, according to Previdian.
IMSI vs IMEI: What Your Phone Broadcasts and Who Can Read It
IMSI and IMEI are IDs your phone shares with networks. Learn how they differ, how attackers get them, and why rotating your IMSI blunts tracking.
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Cyber After AI Helps Find 81 Firefox Flaws, 948 Linux Exploits
OpenAI on Thursday unveiled GPT‑6 Cyber, which it described as a major step forward in security research that brings together stronger cybersecurity capabilities with a step-change improvement in model alignment.
Semiconductors
All stories →Ongoing labor dispute sees Micron pause construction at its $4.5bn memory fab in Taoyuan, Taiwan – report
Micron is latest memory chip maker to face pushback from employees over profit sharing bonuses
Two dead and five injured following fire at Panasonic chip packaging facility in Taiwan
Fire broke out at 2:00 am local time on November 4
DRAM demand stays strong, fuelling gains
DRAM revenue surged during Q3 despite minimal growth in shipments, as demand for AI and data centres continued to keep prices high, Counterpoint Research figures showed.
Viettel reveals homegrown security chip co-developed with Vietnam govt
Viettel Group and Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee revealed on Wednesday they have jointly developed a semiconductor security platform featuring VGC v1.0, a homegrown chipset that integrates a domestic cryptographic algorithm directly…
Fast, Sub-Volt HZO Ferroelectric Capacitors For DRAM-Like Memory (SNU)
Seoul National University-led researchers published “Resolving the Kay–Dunn limit and the speed–endurance dilemma in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 for DRAM-class sub-volt capacitors.” The first author, Geun Hyeong Park, Ph.D., summarizes the…
AI Is Changing How Semiconductor Fabs Work — and Engineers Are Moving Faster Because of It
Demand for advanced chips is rising. The processes to build them are getting more complex. And the margin for error is shrinking.
Enterprise IT
All stories →Mac lookalikes multiply as Linux raids Apple's wardrobe
New and revived desktops promise Cupertino polish, but our quick tests found a few seams showing
Oak Ridge labs gets hybrid quantum-HPC system to test qubit error correction
Co-design platform for quantum error correction melds IBM quantum kit with AMD CPUs and GPUs
Veeam warns of Software Appliance boot failures on AMD EPYC hosts
Veeam warned customers about boot failures affecting Software Appliance virtual machines (VMs) on hosts with AMD EPYC processors.
Crowd fave Linux Mint update approaches, fresh from autumn release of Cinnamon desktop
Mint 27 to land before Christmas, with stable Wayland display upgrades, as punters try out Cinnamon 6.8
Human-in-the-loop decision systems for multi-domain operations
TII’s Dr Chaouki Kasmi explains how TACTICAAI connects multi-domain intelligence through AI while keeping human judgement firmly at the centre…
Adapting to a time of volatility
In this month's MicroScope, we look at how wars, rising energy costs, stubborn inflation and component shortages are affecting channel business.
IoT & Smart Cities
All stories →eSIM Market Outlook & Opportunities in IoT: 2026
Explore the 2026 eSIM market outlook, including SGP.32 commercialisation, RSP-capable iSIM, in-factory profile provisioning and the opportunities shaping large-scale IoT deployments. OPEN PDF IN BROWSER
The advent of 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Networks
Explore how 3GPP NTN brings satellite connectivity into the cellular ecosystem, enabling hybrid coverage for remote, mobile and geographically dispersed IoT deployments. OPEN PDF IN BROWSER
Beyond static forecasts: Finding hidden IoT revenue opportunities
A market forecast can show where IoT is growing. But how useful is it to a commercial team deciding which opportunities to pursue this quarter? In the first video of … Continued
Infineon’s Steve Tateosian Talks IoT, Consumer, and Industrial MCUs at OktoberTech
Sponsored: EDN's Majeed Ahmad talks to Infineon's Steve Tateosian on edge systems, application examples, and the growth of the market.
IoT Global Awards 2026 winners announced
Recognising innovation in iSIM, industrial AI and fleet technology, the winners of the IoT Global Awards for 2026 have been selected. Following a rigorous evaluation by an independent judging panel … Continued
Omdia lifts lid on edge IoT deployments
A majority of businesses are prioritising edge computing in IoT deployments, with the approach now at a tipping point in terms of delivering tangible benefits, research by Omdia showed.