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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
AI in driver’s seat for real-time, in-vehicle experience
Platform designed to help automakers bring AI-powered features to vehicles faster, without waiting for new chips or cloud connectivity Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
Depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts: Post Office victims speak out
Report finds that former subpostmasters suffered and are continuing to suffer severe mental and physical problems due to their treatment by the Post Office Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
Number of UK banks reporting AI-driven productivity improvements doubles
Survey shows that half of UK banks will increase spending on artificial intelligence as more see AI-related productivity gains Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
UK sets out plans for AI assurance leadership
Labour wants the UK to become the world leader in artificial intelligence assurance Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
EE boosts City of London mobile coverage with added outdoor small cells
Deployment of nearly 50 outdoor small cell sites go live for leading mobile network operator in UK’s financial hub, expanding coverage, and improving 4G and 5G connectivity Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
Some 87% of enterprises see private wireless, edge ROI in a year
Research reveals surge of ROI and AI-enabled use cases with on-premise edge and private wireless sectors blossoming with many industrial enterprises deploying edge with AI-driven applications Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team chooses SAP Cloud ERP to gain edge
Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas has chosen SAP Cloud ERP to help it comply with upcoming regulatory changes from the FIA Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
News
Initiative to address escalating US broadband infrastructure attacks
US trade body for broadband telecoms and technology joins with Internet and Television Association to co-lead executive forum to elevate national response against threat to business Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
Blog Post
Kong acquires OpenMeter
Cloud API company Kong has acquired of OpenMeter, an open source and SaaS platform for usage-based metering and billing. The acquisition is hoped to bring “usage-based monetisation capabilities” to ... Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
Opinion
How telcos can win the AI talent war
With tech giants offering nine-figure deals for AI experts, telcos seem outmatched. But by focusing on national purpose, unique partnerships and tangible impact, they can attract top AI talent Continue Reading
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September 04, 2025
04Sep2025
Opinion
Tech buying without regret
Too many technology decisions leave businesses tied to costly, underperforming tools. The solution requires CIOs to embed leadership throughout the buying journey and embrace lean and agile practices Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
Opinion
Bridging the SLA gap: A guide to managing cloud provider risk
The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
European court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework data-sharing agreement
EU General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework, bringing certainty to businesses that exchange data with the US – for now. An appeal may be in the offing Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
Microsoft shows potential of analogue optical computing in AI
Microsoft has worked with Barclays on a financial optimisation problem using consumer-grade electronics Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
IT departments face huge Windows 10 support bill
When Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on October 14th, organisations will need to purchase an Extended Support contract to receive Microsoft patches Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
Google/DoJ antitrust ruling: Google must share data
The search engine giant will be able to continue offering the Chrome browser, but there will be no more exclusivity distribution agreements Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
In Depth
Ethical challenges of LGBTQ+ data protection
America has rolled back data protection policies for the LGBTQ+ community, but what does that mean for the rest of the world? Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
Blog Post
Windows 10 end-of-life: A time to open up
Broadly speaking, there are two types of people in IT: those who like to tinker, constantly seeking the next best thing and those who yearn for a stable environment. Years ago, businesses and IT ... Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
CityFibre appoints Simon Holden as CEO
UK independent broadband provider sees new role for senior executive credited with being the driving force of its current status as ‘leading digital infrastructure challenger’ Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
Open banking take-up grows by a third
Rising payments are driving the adoption of open banking, with more than 15 million users in July Continue Reading
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September 03, 2025
03Sep2025
News
Fastly CEO plots course through AI and security
Chief exec Kip Compton explains how Fastly’s unified platform is solving the web’s biggest challenges, from content scrapping by AI bots to distributed denial-of-service attacks Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
OpenAI targets India with datacentre push
The AI firm is planning to open a one-gigawatt datacentre in India, which could reduce latency, ensure regulatory compliance and give it an edge over hyperscalers Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
Cyber attackers damage Jaguar Land Rover production
Jaguar Land Rover reports a cyber attack has ‘severely disrupted’ its vehicle production and retail operations, recalling similar attacks on other prominent British brands this year Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
Meet the IT leader In Lebanon who became an IT entrepreneur
Nassib Chamoun says CIOs could follow his lead in swapping IT management for life as a startup, but they must be prepared to make sacrifices Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
In Depth
Will AI wipe out entry-level jobs?
Traditionally, entry-level roles have been the junior employee’s first step into an organisation, but is artificial intelligence set to change this? Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
In Depth
Interview: Holland & Barrett CDO preparing a Michelin star-worthy data strategy
Holland & Barrett’s chief data officer discusses the framework – and reasons – behind the retailer’s multi-layered data strategy Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
Scottish Widows completes migration of millions of accounts to TCS platform
Pension provider reaches milestone in its digital transformation with Indian IT services giant Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
Fujitsu’s roots in government go too deep
MPs and peers call on prime minister to review Japanese supplier’s ‘eligibility’ to bid for government contracts Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
Podcast
Agentic AI: Storage and ‘the biggest tech refresh in IT history’
We talk to Jeff Denworth of Vast Data about a future where employees are outnumbered by artificial intelligence agents and even smaller enterprises may need supercomputing levels of resources Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
AWS goes live in New Zealand
The AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region, comprising three availability zones and powered by renewable energy, will enable organisations to store sensitive data in the country Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
Netomnia completes £300m junior debt raise with additional £140m
Funding facility designed to strengthen wholesale fibre operator’s claimed position as the UK’s fastest-growing altnet, supporting path to profitability in 2025 and to its target of five million premises by 2027 Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
News
JFrog extends DevSecOps playbook to AI governance
The software security specialist is leveraging its capabilities in DevSecOps to address security, data provenance and bias in AI models Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
Blog Post
AI workflows - xtype: Everything you wanted to know (no, really, everything)
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Scott Willson, head of product marketing at xtype. The company is a venture-backed startup that provides platform ... Continue Reading
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September 02, 2025
02Sep2025
E-Zine
Do Fujitsu contracts cross the line?
In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we examine the conflict of interest concerns that are growing around the police investigation into Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal, given the firm is a supplier of tech to police forces across the... Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
News
Enterprise 5G set for ‘potentially intensive’ growth over next five years
Whitepaper notes rise of enterprise 5G use cases through AI, the cloud and 5G Standalone/5G Advanced with the support of key stakeholders such as regulators, governments, CSPs and connectivity ecosystem Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
News
Flash drive prices grow quickly while SAS and SATA diverge
Manufacturers have throttled back production of flash drives to tackle over-supply and it shows in rising prices Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
Opinion
Growing demand for AI-skilled cyber specialists
AI is increasingly at the heart of organisations’ digital transformation journeys – whether that’s to drive up efficiencies, generate powerful insights from data, delight customers, or supercharge internal productivity. Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
News
DE-CIX India adds Starlink to interconnection ecosystem
Global internet exchange operator becomes first of its kind in sub-continent to integrate satellite provider’s low-earth orbit technology to bring high-speed internet access to remote areas Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
Opinion
The government’s AI push needs clear accountability
The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan reads like a technology leader’s wish list. But public sector AI needs to be designed with human oversight Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
In Depth
What should platform engineering look like?
Platform engineering can help IT infrastructure and operations teams become faster, more responsive and empathetic with internal customers Continue Reading
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September 01, 2025
01Sep2025
Blog Post
AI Workflows - WisdomAI: Why we must move beyond reactive analysis
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Soham Mazumdar in his capacity as co-founder & CEO of WisdomAI. WisdomAI is a knowledge platform that connects into ... Continue Reading
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August 31, 2025
31Aug2025
News
Google Cloud brings on-premise Gemini AI to Singapore
Move allows government agencies and regulated industries to run Google’s most powerful artificial intelligence models in their own datacentres, directly addressing data security and residency requirements to fuel the nation’s AI ambitions Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit
The UK data regulator has released a summary of its facial recognition audit of two police forces Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital
Artificial intelligence pilot in Lebanon hospital aimed at freeing up time for medics to treat more Palestinian refugees Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
HPE ups ante in self-driving net ops with enhanced Mist agentic AI
Merged company simplifies IT operations portfolio with aim of elevating user experiences with more autonomous actions delivered via agentic workflows and expanded digital experience twinning Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
Cable plant spending to grow steadily, Open RAN stabilising
Analyst optimistic on tech spend on both wired and wireless comms with 2026–2028 to be peak years for spending, as operators prepare their networks for Docsis 4.0 and Open RAN showing signs of growth at last Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
Blog Post
All You Start-Ups (Or Upstarts): It's Your Final Call For The Flight To Tech Trailblazers 25
Yes, it’s that time of year again. No, not the “C” word, though there are only 119 shopping days to Christmas as I type. And yes, it is almost football transfer deadline day but... No – I’m talking ... Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
8x8 lines up for Southampton FC to boost customer experience
Integrated customer experience platform provider extends role as official partner of English Football League Championship team, with cloud platform supporting ticketing and hospitality and delivering unique fan experiences Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
DFA, Ciena fibre test reveals capacity record
Planned deployment of optical connectivity technology designed to future-proof South African wholesale network and drive economic growth across country Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
Blog Post
AI workflows - Storyblok: Delivering AI impact in the digital experience
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Facundo Giuliana, solutions engineering team manager at Storyblok - the company is known for its headless content ... Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
Opinion
How to manage Active Directory security
Understanding prevention and recovery steps is crucial for managing attacks on Active Directory Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
Community Fibre inks strategic wholesale agreement with VodafoneThree
London-based altnet to connect customers of leading UK comms operator to more than 1.3 million homes in metropolitan region as part of strategic wholesale agreement Continue Reading
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August 29, 2025
29Aug2025
News
Enterprises believe networking will make or break AI adoption
Research reveals more than 40% of enterprises in advanced stages of GenAI adoption plan to integrate artificial intelligence into 20-30 applications, further raising the stakes for modernised networks Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
In Depth
AI and backup: How backup products leverage AI
We look at how AI helps with backup, from AI analysis of backup jobs and their integrity through natural language support functionality to ransomware and anomaly detection Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
Blog Post
HONOR Magic V5
A smartphone that's the right size at last… and it’s about time. I’ve been saying it for weeks, months and years… in the age of the mobile-first ubiquity, the rise of smartphone OEMs telling us ... Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
Nokia signals commercial 5G offering for next-gen digital railways
Rail communications service features commercial 5G radio for the 1900 MHz (n101) band, purpose-built to accelerate the sector’s digital transformation Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang lobbies Trump administration to sell Blackwell to China
The AI acceleration technology provider is looking at the massive opportunity in selling high-end chips to China Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
Opinion
Cyber Girls First is encouraging girls to study tech at university
A charitable initiative is alerting girls to opportunities to study technology in universities and through sponsored apprenticeships Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
Zopa Bank seeks partners to form AI skills coalition
Survey by Juniper Research and Zopa Bank reveals full return on investment in artificial intelligence over next five years Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland
Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign
GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
Community Fibre, Hey!Broadband claim major growth milestones
London area-based comms provider expands business to offer an international data roaming eSIM while fellow altnet announces it has surpassed 40,000 customers across southeast England Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
Blog Post
What to expect from NTT R&D Forum 2025
NTT R&D Forum 2025 is staged at Tokyo’s Musashino R&D Center this November… and the Computer Weekly Developer Network team is ready to attend, read, listen and report… so what can we ... Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
Blog Post
Yugabyte CEO: The rise and sprawl of PostgreSQL
This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Karthik Ranganathan, CEO and co-founder of Yugabyte. Reminding us that every time you buy something online, stream a video, ... Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
5G mobile core market surges in Q2 2025
Research predicts robust growth for 5G mobile core market driven by RedCap-enabled IoT devices, 5G smartwatches, expanding MEC deployments and dynamic network slicing Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
News
VMware rides on private cloud renaissance in APAC
As enterprise rebalance workload placements and reinvest in private cloud infrastructure, Broadcom is positioning its VMware Cloud Foundation as the new standard for hybrid operations Continue Reading
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August 28, 2025
28Aug2025
In Depth
IBM: AI cost pressures fuelling cloud repatriation
The drive to fund AI projects is forcing IT leaders to re-examine cloud spend, prompting a rethink of cloud-first strategies and a new focus on IT financial management Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
FairPrice taps Google Cloud to build agentic AI workforce
Singapore’s largest retailer is deploying a suite of agentic AI applications built on Google’s Gemini, Vertex AI and Agentspace to transform its customer experience and internal workflows Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
Incident response planning cuts the risk of claiming on cyber security insurance
Proper attention to incident response planning is emerging as a core cyber control when it comes to reducing the risk of having to claim on cyber security insurance, according to a report Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
PDS confirms ‘strategic restructuring’ with series of interim senior leadership hires
The Police Digital Service has seemingly streamlined and revamped its senior leadership team, more than a year after two of its staff were arrested for suspected misconduct in public office Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
Intel filing shows risks of US government stake
The US government now has a significant stake in Intel’s business. This could effect its ability to obtain grants from other governments Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
Home Office Fujitsu contract is ‘de facto’ conflict of interest in Post Office police probe
Fujitsu supplies police with the network that supports national investigations, while its former staff are part of a national investigation Continue Reading
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August 27, 2025
27Aug2025
News
Ransomware activity levelled off in July, says NCC
Ransomware levels held steady in the month of July, although the risk remained as persistent as ever Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
TUC calls for government crackdown on business AI shortcuts
Artificial intelligence promises to boost productivity and shareholder value, but the Trades Union Congress is concerned that AI-fuelled economic growth is leaving workers behind Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Broadcom bundles private AI into VCF, adds security automation
At VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom unveiled an integrated private cloud stack with VMware Private AI now included in VCF subscriptions, alongside cyber security services and support for cloud-native object storage Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Three new Citrix NetScaler zero-days under active exploitation
Citrix patches three new vulnerabilities in its NetScaler lines warning of active zero-day exploitation by an undisclosed threat actor Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Okta makes AI identity play with Axiom acquisition
Okta says Axiom Security’s technology will reinforce its own offerings in privileged access management, especially when it comes to the growing number of non-human identities Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Qualcomm claims enterprise mobile processor world first
New chip combines integrated RFID with AI and advanced connectivity, enabling edge devices across retail, commercial and industrial sectors to connect, compute and interact in smarter, proximity-aware ways Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
In Depth
Storage suppliers’ market share and strategy
We look at the top eight enterprise storage suppliers’ market share, product offer and how they’ve responded to AI, hybrid cloud, as-a-service purchasing and containerisation Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Private mobile network deployments return to growth
Research finds that mobile private network landscape is diversifying, with specialist and smaller players gaining traction Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Boldyn powers up 5G for VMO2 users at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light
Virgin Media O2 mobile users are first to benefit from Sunderland stadium’s 5G neutral host network, delivered under the auspices of the Open Network EcosysTem project Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
Blog Post
Societal implications of enabling a better version of ourselves
In the Adam and Eve Garden of Eden that is artificial intelligence (AI), the forbidden fruit appears to be AI that is subtly better at being human than us. For all the potential to improve society, ... Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
News
Social media algorithms exposing children to violent pornographic content, report shows
A report by the Children’s Commissioner reveals that social media algorithms are pushing unsolicited, violent, pornographic content to children who use these platforms Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
In Depth
Dartmouth College’s infrastructure head on solving the VMware puzzle and serving Ivy League needs
Ty Peavey from Dartmouth College counts his rapid answer to the Broadcom-VMware farrago as one of his best calls Continue Reading
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August 26, 2025
26Aug2025
Opinion
Why digital transformation has a physical address
CCS Insight looks at how Sidara, Cisco, Schneider Electric, Ideal and Para have flipped building design to put digital and sustainability first Continue Reading
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August 25, 2025
25Aug2025
News
How to secure the identity perimeter and prepare for AI agents
Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand explains why identity has become the critical security battleground, how decentralised credentials will reduce data breach risks, and why AI agents will need their own identities to be trusted Continue Reading
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August 25, 2025
25Aug2025
News
Ransomware attack volumes up nearly three times on 2024
During the first six months of 2025, the number of observed and tracked ransomware attacks far outpaced the volume seen in 2024 Continue Reading
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August 22, 2025
22Aug2025
Blog Post
Vast revs up SyncEngine to drive data mobility
Data mobility is of paramount importance… a) always, regardless b) especially in the age of multi-cloud distributed computing c) due to the now widely variegated information landscape that AI ... Continue Reading
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August 22, 2025
22Aug2025
Blog Post
UBS banks on Domino Data Lab
Enterprise technology vendors sell to customers. That makes vendors vendors and it makes customers customers, usually. Every now and again, that part of the fabric in the space-time continuum gets ... Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
Opinion
Can the M1-Simba merger rewrite the telco playbook?
The merger of investment-heavy M1 and lean challenger Simba has created Singapore’s newest telecom giant. Their attempt to solve the “investment-agility paradox” could offer a blueprint for saturated telco markets in Asia-Pacific Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
Moscow exploiting seven-year-old Cisco flaw, says FBI
US authorities warn of an uptick in state-sponsored exploitation of a seven-year-old vulnerability in Cisco's operating system software Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
Scale of MoD Afghan data breaches widens dramatically
Many more data breaches at the MoD's Arap programme to relocate at-risk Afghan citizens to Britain have emerged following an FoI request by BBC journalists Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw
Latest Apple zero-day found in the ImageIO framework opens the door for targeted zero-click attacks on iPhone users Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
ICO investigates lawfulness of algorithms used in immigration enforcement
The UK information commissioner is investigating claims that the use of algorithms by the Home Office to make recommendations on migrants breaches privacy laws Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
‘Historic’ shift in broadband usage heralds expansion phase
Latest edition of report into broadband finds data consumption growth in second quarter is overcoming traditional seasonal declines to mark milestone Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
In Depth
European digital sovereignty: Storage, surveillance concerns to overcome
As China and the US increase surveillance capabilities, are European companies caught in the middle of a data security storm? Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
Police investigation into Post Office scandal to cost more than £50m
Metropolitan Police-led investigation into Post Office scandal is expected to run to 2030 and cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
Subpostmaster federation accepted money from Fujitsu in run-up to High Court Post Office trial
The National Federation of Subpostmasters accepted sponsorship money from Fujitsu in the run-up to a High Court case examining the IT firm’s faulty Post Office system Continue Reading
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August 21, 2025
21Aug2025
News
UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful
The UK’s equality watchdog has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Met Police’s live facial-recognition (LFR) technology use, which it claims is being deployed unlawfully Continue Reading