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$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
PDS ex-staffers launch employment tribunal claims of mistreatment

The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered
Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure

Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development
Post Office scandal’s oldest victim calls for full ban on Fujitsu

Betty Brown wants the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal banned from all government contracts

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

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
Reolink video doorbell & floodlight cameras- Inspect-a-Gadget

True story, I had to be out of the country on some international travel for a couple of technology trade conferences. Nothing unusual there so far. But, also true, I had planned to extend the ... Continue Reading
What to expect from Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite London 2026 event- CW Developer Network

Closer to home than Las Vegas (or indeed Barcelona, or any of the other usual suspect venues), the Computer Weekly Developer Network is headed to Old Billingsgate, London on Thursday, 5 February ... 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