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June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Opinion

The truth about Claude Mythos is less dramatic than it seems

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Post Office Capture appeal objections not 'right, just or fair'

Influential advisory group tells Post Office that there is a ‘clear case’ that Capture convictions are unsafe Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate

The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Blog Post

Big Tech has only itself to blame for the UK government's social media ban

Increasingly, speaking about anything to do with “Big Tech” is becoming a divisive, often ideological activity. On topics such as Palantir, digital identity, AI, datacentres and social media – to ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Swedish industrial AI deal exemplifies Indian software fix to AI threat

As India does big deals in the Nordics, the sub-continent’s role for the artificial intelligence age begins to become apparent Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban

Keir Starmer announces UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

More than 2,000 global organisations deploy private mobile networks

Private mobile network sector continues to show growth in enterprise LTE and 5G customer deployments, with research showing 2,003 organisations deploying networks with a contract value above €100,000 across 88 countries by end of Q1 26 Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Boldyn enhances transport communications for TfL, BART

Global neutral host provider updates major transport projects in the US and UK with free Wi‑Fi at four additional stations in US, while London Underground sees new 4G, 5G connections to tunnels, key stations and major hubs Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Blog Post

The role of software engineers in the AI datacentre fabric

When software engineers think about AI, the conversation almost always gravitates toward the compute side: GPUs, model architecture, parallelism frameworks and inference optimisation. But the ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

FCC gives assist to World Cup nets as Virgin Media O2 warns of broadband surge

US comms and broadcast regulator reveals role in supporting World Cup network infrastructure, while leading UK operator warns of broadband and mobile network surges Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

European Union unveils €8m 6G smart networks security project

‘Landmark’ project brings together 19 international partners across industry, academia and SMEs, designed to shape future European 6G network architecture Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 News

Fujitsu exits hardware business in ASEAN in IT consulting move

Fujitsu is walking away from its legacy hardware business in the region and pitching itself as a supplier-neutral technology consultant to help customers cut through the AI hype Continue Reading

June 15, 2026 15Jun2026 Podcast

Agentic workflows: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Joel Hron, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters about how MCP-connectivity into Claude to streamline legal work Continue Reading

June 14, 2026 14Jun2026 News

UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

The digital pivot: How HSS transformed hire with agentic AI

HSS ProService underwent a profound transformation from asset-heavy hire business to digital marketplace set to deploy agentic AI. CEO Tom Shorten tells us how it did it Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters

A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

CIO interview: Damian Leach, Vistra

CIO Damian Leach discusses Vistra’s digital platform, which he says will harness artificial intelligence in its financial professional services offering Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Lincolnshire County Council upgrades wide area network services

Lincolnshire County Council to replace legacy PSN infrastructure with unified, high-performing network environment, enabling greater agility Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 In Depth

Freshworks Refresh 2026: pivot to AI-driven employee experience

Freshworks is pivoting to AI-driven employee experience, launching its AI Agent Studio, MCP Gateway and AI dashboards Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Labour MP Jess Asato launches legal action over Grok deepfakes

After xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create sexualised images and videos of her, Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against the company in a bid to hold the firm accountable for the harms associated with its design choices Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 In Depth

‘Don’t break the business’: Lessons from Ann Summers’ ESB transformation

Ann Summers’ technology and supply chain director Jeannette Copeland talks through lessons learned during the retailer’s recent ESB overhaul Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 Opinion

Frontier AI models could be an adversary's force multiplier

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Shure, Zoom evolve collaboration with flexible workspaces

Partnership unveils more flexible solutions for Zoom Spaces to support the growing role of human-AI collaboration in meetings and learning, enabling ‘consistent, high‑quality’ audio capture Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 Blog Post

Ferrari Competizioni speeds data decision engines with Natzka

Natzka is a Swiss agentic decision intelligence company that operates with a self-stated mission to combine data, human and artificial intelligence within a dynamic digital twin of the enterprise. ... Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Singapore to transform industrial island into AI-ready datacentre hub

A joint report by Singapore government agencies and industry players details how the city-state's Jurong Island will be redesigned into a highly secure, circular digital infrastructure hub by 2050 Continue Reading

June 12, 2026 12Jun2026 News

Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Telefónica and Halotech drive smart industrial safety with IoT and AI

Firms unite to offer advanced industrial safety solutions, combining IoT connectivity with AI-powered sensors, to anticipate risk situations Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Established enterprise patching models dead in the water, says report

Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no longer fit for purpose Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Finland, Sweden strengthen joint 6G programme

Finnish, Swedish researchers team to make 6G communication networks more capable, robust, secure and trusted through a programme offering a foundation for stable societies Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 Blog Post

Why Big Tech should not play at politics

Prior to the start of the second Donald Trump presidency, former deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, stepped down as Meta’s president of global affairs. During his seven years tenure at the social ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence

AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces? Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security

As banks accelerate digital services, open banking strategies and AI adoption, cyber security leaders across the region are calling for stronger resilience, ecosystem collaboration and greater female representation to secure the future of financial ... Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Government aims to make UK top spot for open source AI

AI minister Kanishka Narayan unveils funding for computer access to support open source developers of artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Motive AI Coach connected vehicle tech drives into UK

Connected vehicle solution deploys AI to deliver high-impact, personalised video feedback at scale, dynamically tailoring each script to drivers’ needs Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 Opinion

Why culture matters more than you think when complex tech goes wrong

IT professionals should feel free to speak up about things that are going wrong, which might require a culture change Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Wi-Fi 7 gains ground but advanced Wi-Fi standards lag in Europe

Study reveals wireless internet market in flux with Wi-Fi 4 in rapid decline, Wi-Fi 6 the net recipient, and Wi-Fi 7 beginning to scale but only in the most advanced markets Continue Reading

June 11, 2026 11Jun2026 News

Google Cloud unpacks governance challenges of AI agents

With AI agents poised to act as digital co-workers, Google Cloud’s Michael Gerstenhaber argues that IT leaders must rethink identity management, security and observability to build trust in the technology Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 Blog Post

An answer to the token economics phenomenon: Linux Foundation Tokenomicon

Tokenomics, for the uninitiated, is a practice designed to analyse the economic design, supply and distribution mechanisms governing an AI agent's utility token use and wider ecosystem. Following ... Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

ICO strips commissioner Edwards of responsibilities in HR inquiry

The UK’s information commissioner John Edwards has been temporarily stripped of his responsibilities in the wake of a workplace investigation Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 Opinion

The UK cannot afford a box-ticking solution to cloud dominance

Big tech companies often find ways out of regulatory directives, so the CMA must come up with enforceable commitments, across the whole investigation, and quickly Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 Opinion

Mythos is turning up the heat on risk, not rewriting the rules

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

Dutch critical infrastructure lags Europe’s cloud sovereignty divide, SAP executive warns

France has an established sovereign cloud framework and Germany launched one earlier this year, whereas the Netherlands is still just building its policy foundation Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

UK minister for AI calls for more attractive datacentre builds

Speaking at the AI Summit in London, Kanishka Narayan launches a competition to encourage UK datacentre designs people can be proud of Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts at London Tech Week

Deputy PM David Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts and AI tools for judges to tackle record backlogs Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

London not calling as planning regs mar mobile development

The UK capital is losing mobile coverage in some of its busiest areas as operators are being forced to close cell sites faster than replacements can be secured Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

ING increases use of AI in mortgage application process

Bank using artificial intelligence to speed up mortgage applications as the company introduces the technology across its business Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

Interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on how to keep the lid on skyrocketing AI costs

Pegasystems offers an alternative take on how enterprises can use artificial intelligence to automate their business processes without burning through their budgets Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

UK government invites experts and industry groups to advise on digital ID plans

After mounting criticism of its digital identity policy, the government is convening an independent advisory group and improving engagement with industry stakeholders in an attempt to improve public trust Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

Prince William charity and Salesforce set up data lab to tackle homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards charity is partnering with Salesforce and LandAid to launch a data lab with the aim of using data technology to predict and prevent homelessness Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

UK government and Cisco unveil AI, digital skills initiative

Networking giant and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announce strategic collaboration to help increase AI adoption and widen access to digital skills Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 Opinion

For Indian fintechs, compliance is survival

With India’s fintech firms facing a growing number of compliance obligations, adopting automated, continuous compliance processes will help cut repetitive manual work and remain audit-ready Continue Reading

June 10, 2026 10Jun2026 News

The politicisation of Silicon Valley

Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg speaks about his tenure at Meta and how the tech giants have turned to Maga Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise

Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update

Microsoft has obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws and three zero-days Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

BT looks to strengthen network defences with Project Glasswing

Comms provider becomes the first UK company to confirm it has joined AI provider’s Project Glasswing scheme Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

CityFibre breaks one million connections barrier

UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform announces significant landmark with the number of premises connected to its UK-wide broadband network now hitting seven figures Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

UK government launches AI Assurance Stakeholder Consortium

The consortium, launched in partnership with BCS, aims to build trust in artificial intelligence and help the UK economy grow through responsible AI adoption Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

Talabat Kitchens combines AI, data and partnerships to scale in MENA

Awais Malik, general manager for Kitchens MENA at Talabat, explains how the company’s technology-driven cloud kitchen strategy is helping restaurant partners scale faster, reduce costs and unlock growth opportunities across the region Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption

Partnering with businesses, trade unions and workers, the UK government want to upskill workers and spread artificial intelligence adoption Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 Blog Post

Encoding the agentic carbon layer: IFS Zero evolves greentech with Emissions Operating System

Industrial AI software company IFS this month detailed the workings of its new IFS Zero offering. This is an agentic Emissions Operating System designed for the world’s most asset-intensive ... Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

Enterprises that succeed in agentic AI start by ‘reimagining’ business process, finds Pega research

Study of IT leaders finds businesses that succeed in deploying agentic artificial intelligence start by rethinking their business processes Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 E-Zine

Inside the AI factory of the future

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we visit the latest in AI factory technology and construction at TeraWulf’s Lake Ontario datacentre, where a former coal-fired power station is being rapidly transformed. American Express talks about the latest ... Continue Reading

June 09, 2026 09Jun2026 News

Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region

Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier

India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud

The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 Blog Post

Pega targets token tax on agentic application development

Pegasystems Inc. (commonly known as Pega) used its PegaWorld conference in Las Vegas this week to explain how developers can design, build and run agentic workflows across Pega Infinity 26 without ... Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity

Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients was stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 Opinion

Claude Mythos forces the conversation on defensive AI

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people

Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment

Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 Blog Post

Pushing pilots-to-production: NTT DATA expands collaboration with Google Cloud

NTT DATA (hereafter NTT Data) wants software application developers to be able to go from pilot to production (not a branded or de facto industry term, but it should be) in the most fluid, ... Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers

As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology

The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Gulf enterprises face the resilience gap ransomware is exposing

Ransomware pressure and stricter resilience expectations are exposing a gap that Gulf enterprises have not fully confronted Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 News

Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response

AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026 Continue Reading

June 08, 2026 08Jun2026 In Depth

How AI is being used to manage networks

Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data Continue Reading

June 07, 2026 07Jun2026 Blog Post

How the UK should take AI from sandboxes to scale

This is a guest blogpost by Rupal Karia, SVP & GM – UKI, Northern Europe & MEA at Celonis. As we enter London Tech Week, many conversations will be focused on how to make the UK a key ... Continue Reading

June 05, 2026 05Jun2026 News

Widespread struggle to gain effective connectivity on UK trains

Study from national regulator reveals mobile performance was poor on 58% to 83% of tests carried out on UK trains Continue Reading

June 05, 2026 05Jun2026 News

ViaTunisia subsea segment reaches ready-for-service status

Subsea cable segment connecting Marseilles in France and Bizerte in Tunisia has officially reached ready-for-service status, making leap from infrastructure design to live connectivity Continue Reading

June 05, 2026 05Jun2026 News

TeamViewer, Microsoft bring AI, AR for clearer, smarter remote assistance

TeamViewer inks new partnership with Microsoft to bring on-device AI capabilities to spatial computing platform, enhancing remote assistance for frontline and industrial workers Continue Reading

June 05, 2026 05Jun2026 News

UAE launches national cryptography discovery platform to accelerate post-quantum security transition

Partnership between the UAE Cyber Security Council and QuantumGate aims to provide nationwide visibility of cryptographic assets, helping critical infrastructure operators to prepare for the emerging risks posed by quantum computing Continue Reading

June 05, 2026 05Jun2026 Podcast

Why AI won’t cut jobs: A Computer Weekly Downtime upload podcast

We speak to Gartner analyst Helen Poitevin about why business leaders should not use AI to reduce headcount Continue Reading

June 04, 2026 04Jun2026 News

Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training

The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models Continue Reading

June 04, 2026 04Jun2026 Blog Post

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