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February 16, 2026

The Dirty Secret of AI Power Problems

AI datacentres are running out of juice. Literally. But a clever Indian startup, C2i, just raised $15M to rewire the power game – and it's a warning shot to every CIO and infra leader out there.

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February 16, 2026

Why Your AI Ambitions Hit a Power Wall

AI data’s eating the world—but the power grid isn’t keeping up. Meet C2i, a startup solving AI’s power bottleneck with fresh electrical swagger. Here’s what it means for hiring, infrastructure, and how you future-proof your tech ambitions.

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February 12, 2026

Want EU Talent? Stop Lying to Yourself

If we’re actually serious about competing on talent in a post-Brexit world, we need more than vague headlines and wistful glances across the Channel. Here's the hard truth — and what founders should do about it.

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February 12, 2026

The AI Hack You Didn’t See Coming

A calendar invite that hacks your AI assistant? Welcome to the new frontier of zero-click attacks. Here's what it means for your tech stack—and how to stay a step ahead without losing your mind (or your data).

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February 9, 2026

Hiring Myths That Refuse to Die

Bad hires aren’t caused by evil spirits (probably), but the myths we cling to about 'what good hiring looks like' can haunt your team for years. Here’s how to decapitate the dead ideas before they rise again.

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February 9, 2026

Hiring Horrors & the ‘Vampire’ Problem

A 400-year-old ‘vampire’ got decapitated to stop him rising again. Some hires today need the same treatment—metaphorically, of course. Here’s how deadweight talent still haunts modern teams—and what to do before it’s too late.

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February 5, 2026

Firefox Just Gave AI the Middle Finger

Firefox just added an AI kill switch. Bold move. Here’s why it should make other tech leaders sweat—and what it says about trust, autonomy, and building tools people actually want to use.

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February 5, 2026

What DWP’s Data Move Means for You

The Department for Work and Pensions is revamping its entire data model. But this isn’t just civil service admin—this holds big clues for how modern businesses (yes, like yours) should shape their data orgs to avoid chaos and cost.

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February 2, 2026

Hiring in a Storm? Read This First

Severe weather in the Southwest is hammering already-flooded communities—sound familiar? When you hire under pressure without fixing the root cause, you're doing the same thing. Here’s how to stop letting bad processes compound bad outcomes.

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February 2, 2026

AI Notetaker Devices Worth a Look

AI notetaker gadgets are popping up like mushrooms—and some of them might just save you hours after every meeting. Here’s how these nifty tools could help your teams move faster, think clearer, and stop bickering over who said what.

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February 2, 2026

TikTok Outage & the Oracle Ice Age

One Oracle data centre went offline due to bad weather—and TikTok limped for days. Here's what this icy mishap reveals about cloud risk, resilience and the tech hiring blind spots nobody wants to talk about.

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February 2, 2026

Your Data’s Been Hacked (Again)

Hackers lurked undetected for nearly a year in TriZetto’s systems before being spotted. Now over 700,000 victims are paying the price. Here's why this matters way beyond healthcare—and what tech leaders need to do differently.

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