Microsoft has announced that it has successfully tested a hydrogen fuel cell system to replace its data centre backup power systems. The fuel cell system has a capacity of 3MW and is designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by replacing the existing diesel backup generators.

Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon have joined together to launch a public effort ditch the leap second, a one-second adjustment occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which keeps the clocks in sync with the Earth's actual rotation.

The technological research and consulting firm Gartner has reported that the worldwide PC market has declined by 12.6 per cent and that EMEA PC shipments have dropped 18 per cent in the second quarter.

Microsoft has announced that it will be returning to a three-year release cycle for new versions of Windows. The shift in schedule comes only a year after Microsoft announced that it was switching to a yearly release cycle. However, the company has decided to move to a more traditional schedule, which will see major releases every three years with an increase in rollouts of new feature in between.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Department for Education (DfE) have announced a joint £82 million investment to upgrade the broadband in primary schools across England.

Internet Service Provider Hyperoptic has announced the launch of a new “Fair Fibre Framework” which seeks to provide help for customers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The new framework sets out the measures which the company will take to support customers and follows the launch of last year’s Fair Fibre Plan, which is a social broadband tariff.

Essex County Council has released its new Digital Strategy for Essex which aims to boost digital connectivity and tackle digital exclusion in the county.

Openreach has announced that it will begin the ISP pilot phase of its new Single Order Transitional Access Product (SOTAP) in the UK starting from next month. The launch will commence at Mildenhall on 30 May and will then expand to additional available exchanges in East Anglia, London and regions in the South East on 25th July 2022 to meet the pilot exit volume.

EE has announced that it has pushed its 5G mobile broadband speeds to 2.2Gbps during testing. The mobile operator has claimed it is the “first European network” to reach these speeds by combining seven different spectrum carriers via its existing 3.4GHz and new 3.6GHz channels.

The UK government has announced a technology trial to deliver fast broadband through water pipes. Water pipes between Barnsley and Penistone in South Yorkshire will be used as part of the trial, which reportedly has the potential to connect up to 8,500 premises.