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Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match
Data Protection

Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match

From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine's match worldwide.

By Samuel Liu • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap
Unified Communications

AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Digital Economy stories

ACI wins first UK bank for Connetic cloud platform
Software-as-a-Service

ACI wins first UK bank for Connetic cloud platform

ACI clinches its first UK bank for the Connetic cloud platform, unifying SWIFT, CHAPS and Faster Payments on Microsoft Azure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Manchester & Galway hubs forge start-up expansion pact
Artificial Intelligence

Manchester & Galway hubs forge start-up expansion pact

Manchester's GBP £1.7bn Sister hub and Galway's Platform94 sign a 12-month pact to ease cross-Irish Sea expansion for start-ups.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
LogChain moves global HQ to Liverpool digital trade hub
Hyperscale

LogChain moves global HQ to Liverpool digital trade hub

Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK's emerging digital trade hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Quantexa picks London South Bank for new HQ at Delft
Data Analytics

Quantexa picks London South Bank for new HQ at Delft

Data and AI firm Quantexa will move its global headquarters to The Delft on London's South Bank when the new development completes in 2027.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
Disaster Recovery

How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026

Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.

By Dominik Wurzer • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout
Data Protection

Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout

Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
PayNet, NETS to build Nexus cross-border payments hub
Hyperscale

PayNet, NETS to build Nexus cross-border payments hub

Malaysia's PayNet and Singapore's NETS win mandate to build and run the Nexus cross-border instant payments hub, targeting go-live in 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Economy stories

Singapore Budget 2026 backs secure, cost‑savvy AI push
Data Protection

Singapore Budget 2026 backs secure, cost‑savvy AI push

Singapore's Budget 2026 fires up a national AI drive, tying innovation to cyber resilience, third‑party risk controls and strict cost discipline.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026
Budget 2026 to drive AI adoption & skills in Singapore
Digital Transformation

Budget 2026 to drive AI adoption & skills in Singapore

Global tech firms say Singapore's Budget 2026 marks a shift from pilot projects to large-scale AI rollout and workforce-wide skills upgrades.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
ESG backs GeN+1 to boost UK data centre apprentices
DevOps

ESG backs GeN+1 to boost UK data centre apprentices

ESG teams up with GeN+1 to expand UK data centre apprenticeships amid growing skills shortages in AI-driven digital infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Tech roles top UK pay league as AI skills fuel rises
Artificial Intelligence

Tech roles top UK pay league as AI skills fuel rises

Tech roles keep topping UK pay charts as AI skills drive a 9% rise in median salaries to GBP £48,595, outpacing wider wage growth.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship
Human Capital Management

QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship

QA becomes an official NVIDIA training partner and launches a 19‑month Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship to tackle UK AI skills gaps.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
BT names new chiefs for Openreach & BT International
Unified Communications

BT names new chiefs for Openreach & BT International

BT reshapes top team as Clive Selley moves to lead BT International and Katie Milligan is promoted to chief of Openreach from 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Indosat profit up 12.2% as AI drives ARPU, broadband push
Unified Communications

Indosat profit up 12.2% as AI drives ARPU, broadband push

Indosat's FY 2025 profit climbs 12.2% to IDR5.5 trillion as AI lifts ARPU and a growing home broadband base underpins revenue gains.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge
Robotics

Tech giants plan USD $650 billion AI investment surge

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet eye USD $650 billion AI splurge for 2026, stirring investor unease over margins and cloud growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026