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Ericsson, Future Technologies scale wireless for industrial AI

Connectivity transformation systems integrator and comms tech giant expand collaboration to accelerate deployment of private 5G and enterprise wireless networks across North America
Neura Robotics accelerates next-generation physical AI

Robotics firm inks strategic collaboration with chip giant to advance next-generation robotics and physical AI, and work jointly on reference architectures for full-stack robotics systems
Whitehall launches digital ID consultation

Eight-week consultation aims to get the public’s view on how the proposed digital ID system would work, and contemplates introducing a universal unique identifier linked to the ID
Met Police to ‘trial’ handheld facial recognition tech

London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals in a scrutiny session with London Assembly members that the Met is set to trial a facial recognition phone app for police officers
Shared Rural Network scheme hits mast upgrade milestone in Wales

Latest expansion of government’s £1.3bn mobile coverage scheme sees significant expansion of mast construction in rural parts of Wales from all four UK operators
Microsoft Cowork: One data store for all your M365 assets

MIcrosoft has revealed the next stage of its plans to place its software at the heart of enterprise data, which is now powered by agentic AI

Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa

As Digital Realty opens its first datacentre in Ghana, executives explain how the country – and wider continent – sits in its global strategy, and how local partnerships are vital
‘Work is broken’: Can agentic AI fix it?

Agentic AI exposes flaws in enterprise workflows, highlighting weak data, unclear ownership and undefined processes, but better governance and integration can help
Edge AI: What’s working and what isn’t

In the past few years, edge AI has moved beyond experimental pilots and into real deployments across organisations, yet most uses stay narrow in scope rather than focusing on company-wide initiatives

Photonics and light-based computing: series brief - CW Developer Network

The Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) now embarks upon a series of guest analysis pieces covering the world of photonics. The flow of network packets via photonics light-based networks ... Continue Reading
GreenOps - Nutanix: Waste reduction through radically simplified infrastructure- CW Developer Network

Nutanix is built on a technology foundation designed to deliver hybrid multicloud compute efficiency at all levels. This is the mantra laid down by James Sturrock, director of systems engineering ... Continue Reading
GreenOps - Memgraph: Going green doesn’t mean going cloud-Free- CW Developer Network

Graph database expert and founder of Memgraph is Dominik Tomicevic. Memgraph is known for its in-memory graph database for real-time streaming, querying and data analysis. On the subject of ... Continue Reading
Pega Blueprint gets funky with vibe coding - CW Developer Network

Vibe coding (where a developer, or potentially, your average Joe punter user “describes” what they want an application to do in a deterministic fashion using a variety of standardised and extended ... Continue Reading

Cyber platformisation: Separating integration from theatre

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms.
NS&I’s modernisation: A £3bn lesson in how to lose public trust

The UK Public Accounts Committee’s description of NS&I’s digital modernisation as a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ should concern far more than technology teams
What Western companies misunderstand about China’s AI strategy

Executives in the West consistently underestimate technological progress in China – and the country’s differing approach to AI development will lead to a significant advantage if Western leaders fail to learn