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UK unveils GBP £1.1 billion AI hardware investment

The package will fund chips, a supercomputer and skills training, as ministers seek to build domestic AI capacity and speed workplace adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

EduTech

de Novo to create 50 Welsh tech jobs in five years

Welsh tech consultancy de Novo plans to create 50 digital roles in Newport over five years under its new '50 in 5' hiring drive.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

DevOps

Secure I.T. completes fire system upgrade for council site

Secure I.T. Environments has upgraded the fire suppression system at the Isle of Wight Council's data centre in Newport, enhancing safety with advanced technology.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Apr 2025

Hyperscale

Gcore and Graphcore bring AI Cloud Cluster to the UK

The cluster will increase the number of Graphcore Intelligent Processing Units (IPUs) available to Gcore customers.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2023

Hyperscale

Gcore launches AI Cloud Cluster built with Graphcore's IPUs

The AL Cloud Cluster provides even the smallest companies with access to enterprise-scale IT resources, democratising opportunities for AI development.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jun 2023