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Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Agentic AI Foundation taps AWS executive David Nalley as board chair while expanding to 146 members to push standards for agent-based AI.
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Linux report shows open source giving fivefold returns

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Linux Foundation research finds active open source contributors gain up to a fivefold ROI, while passive users rack up hidden technical debt.
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HPE launches AI‑native telecom kit spanning core to edge

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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HPE debuts AI-native telecom kit from core to edge, unifying Juniper routing, ProLiant telco servers and new cloud ops software stack.
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AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.
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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks hit in minutes, warns CrowdStrike

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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AI is fuelling a surge in cyber attacks, with CrowdStrike warning criminals now move from breach to lateral movement in under 30 minutes.
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Cloudflare adds quantum-safe encryption across SASE

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Cloudflare has enabled quantum-safe encryption across its SASE platform, securing IPsec, WAN and Zero Trust links without extra cost.
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Namibia above and before space when it comes to data centers

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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As tech titans eye orbital servers, sun-rich Namibia emerges as a cheaper, greener and sovereign hub for Africa's booming data demand.
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Tenable warns AI outpacing security, widening risk gap

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Tenable warns cloud and AI adoption is creating a widening 'zero‑margin' security gap as exposure grows faster than defenders can respond.
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Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Tata and OpenAI strike a sweeping India-focused AI pact spanning enterprise tools, new data centres and youth skills programmes.
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StorONE targets flash cost surge with 9x ROI tiering push

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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StorONE's 3.9 platform debuts 9x ROI flash tiering, mixing SSD and HDD to curb soaring flash costs without sacrificing performance.
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Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Unilever taps Google Cloud's AI and data platforms in a five-year deal to build an enterprise-wide digital backbone for its global brands.
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Check Point named GigaOm cloud network security leader

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Check Point tops GigaOm's 2025 Radar for cloud network security for a third year, named a Leader and Fast Mover for its unified platform.
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NVIDIA touts GB300 to slash AI agent inference costs

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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NVIDIA claims its GB300 NVL72 platform slashes AI agent and coding assistant inference costs by up to 35x as cloud rollouts accelerate.
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Chainguard adds Fulfilment Dashboard, expands Helm focus

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Chainguard launches a Fulfilment Dashboard and expands its vetted Helm charts, aiming to streamline and secure Kubernetes deployments.
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Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
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Brinqa brings exposure management platform to Google Cloud

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Brinqa lists unified exposure management on Google Cloud Marketplace, streamlining procurement and deployment for committed cloud customers.
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eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
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ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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ECL launches FlexGrid, a multi-fuel power platform to scale AI edge data centres where grid capacity and hydrogen ecosystems are limited.
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VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.