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London’s Tube network extends 4G/5G connectivity

London Underground reveals more progress on introducing high-speed mobile coverage across the Tube network, with stations including Euston Square, Cannon Street and Battersea Power Station now gaining coverage, with more to go live soon
Microsoft urges tech rivals to cover datacentre energy costs

Microsoft claims it is not right for consumers to foot the bill for the rising energy costs caused by AI datacentre expansions, and is calling on the tech community to act accordingly
UK government backtracks on plans for mandatory digital ID

The proposed national digital identity app will no longer be compulsory for conducting right-to-work checks, removing the most contentious and widely criticised element of the scheme
$1bn subsea cable to link Japan with Malaysia and Singapore

The Intra-Asia Marine Cable will deliver 320Tbps capacity across the region, complementing subsea cable investments by hyperscalers such as Google and Meta in recent years
‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026

Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report
Samsung claims virtualised RAN first, driving AI-native, 6G nets

CE giant Samsung completes commercial call using its own vRAN solution powered by Intel Xeon 6700P-B processor series with up to 72 cores, on a Tier 1 US mobile operator’s live network

Auditing, classifying and building a data sovereignty strategy

We look at data sovereignty – what it is and how to build a data sovereignty strategy around data auditing
Results and prospects for AI in business applications in 2026

Agentic AI dominated enterprise IT discourse in 2025, evolving from generative AI. In 2026, AI convergence and governance will determine AI’s impact on enterprise IT
How charities are using customer applications to boost support

Age UK, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPCA reveal the CRM and digital experience platforms – along with other marketing technologies – they use to help boost support

UK government's U-turn on digital ID was inevitable from the start- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme were never going to be mandatory. That’s not some sort of scoop – although Computer Weekly predicted as much last year - nor is it ... Continue Reading
GreenOps & FinOps series brief, counting the cost of cloud- CW Developer Network

GreenOps is a growing movement… and its proliferation has sprouted a corresponding and commensurate increase in focus on FinOps. Another portmanteau in the DevOps style, GreenOps can be defined as ... Continue Reading
Google banks on Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for agentic commerce- Open Source Insider

Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) is a new open standard designed to allow AI agents to carry out shopping commerce autonomously. The new standard exists under the Apache 2 open source ... Continue Reading
Airbyte CEO: How ChatGPT changed the data integration game- CW Developer Network

AI needs data, lots of it. Because we know all the truisms that circulate in this arena (i.e. garbage in, garbage out and so on), we need to pay particular attention to the provenance of our data ... Continue Reading

MPs could be unintentionally going easy on Fujitsu

Fujitsu’s Post Office scandal bill should be a share of a figure much higher than the £1.8bn compensation costs cited by a Parliamentary committee
From promise to proof: making AI security adoption tangible

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype.
Computer Misuse Act reform is overdue

Let's not have any further anniversaries for the UK's outdated cyber security laws - the government has dragged its heels for too long and reform is urgently needed