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The environmental impact of AI is a growing area of study and one that businesses must begin to seriously consider.
When you power a data center with coal, it’s obvious that it’s having a detrimental impact on the environment. But is a ‘green’ data center really green? And to what extent might the benefits of AI outweigh potential environmental negatives?
In this episode, Jane and Rory discuss the shifting sustainability targets of the world’s public cloud giants, as caused by AI, and what they’re doing to get back on track.
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Microsoft Environmental Sustainability Report 2025
Amazon 2024 Sustainability Report
Google 2025 Environmental Report
Google emissions have surged 51% in five years – but it’s making solid progress in data center efficiency
Data center carbon emissions are set to skyrocket by 2030, with hyperscalers producing 2.5 billion tons of carbon
Small businesses are ‘flying blind’ on carbon emissions and struggling to meet sustainability goals – and the blame lies with big tech vendors
Big tech’s solution for AI-related carbon emissions could be more AI
Microsoft wants to drastically cut carbon emissions, so it’s building data centers with wood
Can small modular reactors meet data center power demand?
Google just confirmed the location of its first small modular reactor

The tech sector started this year with a bang at CES 2026, the annual event that brings together over 140,000 attendees to share the latest innovations in consumer and business technology.
Unsurprisingly, at this year’s event AI was a primary focus – with more details on Nvidia and AMD’s latest hardware, alongside AI PC innovations by brands like Lenovo.
Alongside these headlines, however, we also saw a return to form by companies such as Dell, with the resurrection of the XPS laptop range.
What did we learn from CES about what to expect in business hardware over the coming year?
In this episode, Jane and Rory are joined by Mike Moore, deputy editor at TechRadar Pro, to discuss the biggest moments from CES 2026.

We’re just over a week into 2026 but already, enterprise cybersecurity teams will be hard at work repelling attacks – and business leaders will be worrying about the year ahead.
On the one hand, we’re told that AI tools are beginning to empower security teams to go further and faster. On the other, the use of AI by hackers to launch attacks also appears to be on the rise.
All of this is happening against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and continual attacks by state-sponsored hacking groups against businesses. How will all this come together in 2026 and beyond?
In this episode, Jane and Rory are joined by Jamie Collier, lead advisor in Europe at Google Threat Intelligence Group, to explore the risks – both novel and ordinary – enterprises face in 2026.
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NCSC issues urgent warning over growing AI prompt injection risks – here’s what you need to know
Cyber experts have been warning about AI-powered DDoS attacks – now they’re becoming a reality
Salt Typhoon attack on US congressional email system ‘exposes how vulnerable core communications systems remain to nation-state actors’
OpenAI says prompt injection attacks are a serious threat for AI browsers – and it’s a problem that’s ‘unlikely to ever be fully solved'
OpenAI turns to red teamers to prevent malicious ChatGPT use as company warns future models could pose 'high' security risk
A flaw in Google’s new Gemini CLI tool could’ve allowed hackers to exfiltrate data
Google says you shouldn't worry about AI malware – but that won’t last long as hackers refine techniques
North Korean IT workers: The growing threat
North Korean hackers...

As we ring in the new year, we’re returning to the ITPro tradition of looking ahead and discussing the key trends that will shape the tech sector in 2026.
While there will undoubtedly be surprises ahead, both exciting and concerning, it’s also possible to look at some of the standout moments from 2025 to help us understand where we’re headed.
So what can we expect IT decision makers to come up against in 2026?
For this new year’s edition of the podcast, Jane and Rory welcome back Ross Kelly, ITPro’s News and Analysis Editor, to discuss the key trends that will shape 2026.
Footnotes
AI adoption is finally driving ROI for B2B teams in the UK and EU
AI is finally delivering bang for its buck, according to Microsoft
UK firms are pouring money into AI, but they won’t see a return on investment unless they address these key issues
Former NCSC head says the Jaguar Land Rover attack was the 'single most financially damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK' as impact laid bare
If you're not taking insider threats seriously, then the CrowdStrike incident should be a big wake up call
North Korean IT workers: The growing threat
US Department of Energy’s supercomputer shopping spree continues with Solstice and Equinox
Inside Isambard-AI: The UK’s most powerful supercomputer
Nvidia just announced new supercomputers and an open AI model family for science at SC 2025

2025 has almost come to a close and the new year is right around the corner.
At this time of year, it’s usual to reflect on the year and consider some of the biggest, most impactful things that have happened. But here at ITPro, we like to take a different approach: what didn’t happen?
The tech industry can’t help but make bold promises and some just don’t pan out. What are some of the biggest targets, trends, and predictions that just haven’t come to fruition in 2025?
In this episode, Jane and Rory are once again joined by Ross Kelly, news and analysis editor at ITPro, to discuss the biggest misses of the year.
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Is enterprise agentic AI adoption matching the hype?
‘Agent washing’ is here: Most agentic AI tools are just ‘repackaged’ RPA solutions and chatbots – and Gartner says 40% of projects will be ditched within two years
Agentic AI carries huge implications for security teams - here's what leaders should know
'It's slop': OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy pours cold water on agentic AI hype – so your jobs are safe, at least for now
IBM is targeting 'quantum advantage' in 12 months – and says useful quantum computing is just a few years away
SAS thinks quantum AI has huge enterprise potential – here's why
SAS rejects generative AI hype in favor of data fundamentals at Innovate 2025
Post-quantum cryptography is now top of mind for cybersecurity leaders
Why does Nvidia have a no-chip quantum strategy?
Meta executive denies hyping up Llama 4 benchmark scores – but...