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March 20, 2026 20Mar2026 Blog Post

Photonics - Lumai: Scaling AI in the data centre power bottleneck

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Phillip Burr, head of product at Lumai. Lumai is an Oxford University spinout renowned for its 3D optical computing ... Continue Reading

March 20, 2026 20Mar2026 News

Telenor IoT expands global connectivity with launch of global APN

Internet of things division of leading Nordic telco aims to simplify global IoT deployments by enabling companies to use a single access point name across all regions Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Questions raised about Instagram memorialisation in Noah Donohoe inquest

Court hears that a mother was frozen out of her son’s social media a day after he tragically died, potentially depriving a coroner investigating the case of a ‘huge’ amount of information Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 Blog Post

Panther AI SOC platform ‘closes loop’ on security Ops

Panther Labs (hereafter just Panther) describes itself as a complete AI security operations centre (SOC) platform that is essentially characterised by its ability to scale security the whole ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Cisa tells US organisations to harden endpoint management after Stryker attack

Last week’s cyber attack on the systems of a US medical services company by Iranian hacktivists has prompted an alert from Cisa, urging organisations to reinforce their defensive posture Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

UK government puts brakes on opt-out copyright exemption for AI

The UK government has ruled out forcing creatives to opt out of their intellectual property being used by artificial intelligence developers as its preferred solution to the AI-copyright controversy, but may still implement copyright exemptions later Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Zenarmor extends distributed SASE architecture to mobile

Secure access service edge architecture now supports mobile endpoints and containerised environments, while enabling sovereign deployments across partner-operated and customer-controlled infrastructure Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

HPE taps Nvidia to transform distributed AI factories into intelligent AI grid

IT giant unveils slew of releases for Nvidia GTC 2026 based on scalable production-ready AI encompassing next-generation artificial intelligence factory, supercomputing and intelligent AI grid Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

AI makes debut in Bridewell cyber security in CNI report

Regulation has superseded cyber threats as the main driver of cyber security spending, and AI has made its debut for attack and defence, according to a CNI-focused report from Bridewell Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

HSS ProService ‘Uber-ifies’ with functional programming and agentic AI

HSS’s pivot from 130-depot hire business to a digital-only marketplace to handle messy transactions and old-school processes in the construction sector Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

NHS digital ambition needs reality check amid frontline work pressures

The NHS 10-year plan is ambitious and brave. However, Cheshire and Merseyside GP Tom Micklewright says limited funding flexibility and pressure on primary care are among the issues hindering success Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Gartner: Ditch ‘big transformation’ cyber strategies for continuous improvement

As artificial intelligence reshapes the enterprise, CISOs must abandon risky big bang security transformation initiatives in favour of incremental changes to build cyber resilience Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Government announces redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims

Government offers two routes to financial redress for the families of victims of the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 Blog Post

Boost Security fires turbo into developer security to secure AI-driven programming

Developers need a singular solution for testing, posture management, secure AI-development and compliance that works within their existing workflow - and they need a service that isn’t bolted ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 In Depth

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Interview: Sunrise, a supercomputer for nuclear fusion research

We speak to Rob Akers, director for computing programmes at the UK Atomic Energy Institute, about its new artificial intelligence supercomputer Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 Blog Post

A simple online login is key to digital government success

While it’s not perfect, there’s one thing that can be said of Microsoft Azure Active Directory. It basically does what it’s supposed to, providing a relatively straightforward login for enterprise ... Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Interview: Huy Dao, director of data and machine learning platform, Booking.com

Effective use of technology has already delivered significant cost savings at the online travel giant, and greater use of AI and machine learning promises to bring even greater opportunities to improve Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Zopa Bank continues its transformation with further growth

UK digital challenger bank has 1.7 million customers, five years after it completed its transformation from a peer-to-peer lender Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms

Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Hit the north! UK datacentre focus shifts to M62 and points north

Barbour ABI data shows 8GW of total datacentre pipeline with most big projects in the north and Scotland, while London and the M4 corridor are about 25% of projected capacity Continue Reading

March 19, 2026 19Mar2026 News

Apple issues first Background patch for WebKit browser flaw

Apple’s first ever Background Security Update fixes a WebKit browser engine bug that could enable threat actors to see and steal important data from their victims Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 Blog Post

SmartBear BearQ always-on teammates drive autonomous testing

SmartBear is a company focused on delivering what it calls “application integrity for modern tech stacks” today. So, in practice, that means API lifecycle management and observability capabilities ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 News

US lawmakers quiz Meta over ‘dangerous’ facial recognition plans for smart glasses

Democratic senators warn that Meta’s plans to introduce facial recognition technology into smart glasses could lead to normalisation of mass surveillance and breach citizens’ rights Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 News

UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems

The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its investment into military artificial intelligence in a bid to increase the ‘lethality’ of the British armed forces Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 News

Fast followers will fall behind in the AI race, warns ServiceNow

ServiceNow experts and customers highlight why acting at pace, deploying cross-system AI agents and governance are key in AI adoption Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 Blog Post

StrongestLayer offers AI-native email security detection & automated risk investigation

Enterprise technology companies are now defining themselves as AI-native, first and foremost, primarily because they have to in order to retain any level of credibility in the current market. Now ... Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 News

Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’

UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains Continue Reading

March 18, 2026 18Mar2026 News

Nvidia workforce to be dominated by AI agents in a decade

Jensen Huang expects digital workers to vastly outnumber human employees at Nvidia, while also revealing plans to restart mainland China operations and declaring autonomous driving a solved problem Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

AI tools offer ‘near-real-time’ analysis of data from seized mobile phones and computers

Cellebrite demonstrates how AI tools are able to analyse the contents of mobile phones and computers during crime investigations Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Digital IDs edge closer to practical reality for UK businesses

Industries and policymakers are strongly aligned on the need for digital company IDs for UK businesses, as progress is made towards the implementation of a practical standard Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 Blog Post

UK Digital Identity Policy - Issues, Choices and Questions in 850 words

How do we ensure that UK ID policy is effective and meaningful? 850 words, with 14 key actions and 12 foundational questions that need to be answered before moving forward on the introduction of a ... Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Technology accelerating crime, boosts case for national police service, says NCA chief

NCA director general Graeme Biggar says technology has helped criminals get smarter, faster and more connected, boosting case for National Police Service Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 Blog Post

Pathway builds truly native reasoning model to solve LLM Sudoku stumbling blocks

Pathway is a post-transformer AI lab that claims to be delivering a faster path to AGI through true continuous learning and long-horizon reasoning. First set out in a scientific paper last ... Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

MPs ask Lloyds Bank for more information about ‘alarming’ breach

Treasury Committee chair requests more information about the IT problem experienced by Lloyds Bank Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Contactless payment limit removal will happen overnight, but change won’t

Banks will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits from 19 March, following rule change by Financial Conduct Authority Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 Opinion

Beyond integration theatre: Building stronger cyber platforms

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. Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Alibaba joins AI agent race with Wukong launch

Following the viral success of OpenClaw and product launches from Nvidia and Tencent, Alibaba has unveiled an agentic AI platform that integrates with DingTalk to orchestrate business workflows Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows

Nordic bank to reduce headcount as it continues to introduce changes to meet its 2030 targets Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

NetApp targets E-Series at AI and neoclouds with EF50 and EF80

High-performance non-ONTAP workhorse targets AI use cases and aims to ensure GPUs get fed optimally, with claimed 2.5x boost in performance over previous models Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Health workers call for Palantir to be booted from NHS contracts

Health justice charity Medact warns that Palantir’s involvement in NHS data systems is a threat to patients and healthcare organisations Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer

Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Interview: D360 Bank redefines cyber security for Saudi Arabia’s cashless future

Muath Alhomoud, director of cyber security at D360 Bank, discusses payment security, cloud resilience and the responsible use of AI in a hyper-connected financial ecosystem Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 Podcast

Nuclear Fusion HPC: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to UKAEA director for computing programmes, Rob Akers, about the new Sunrise AI supercomputer for nuclear fusion research and development Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Funding and procurement to target UK quantum innovation

The government has ambitions to make the UK the first country to deliver quantum computing at scale, and has set aside £1bn to drive R&D Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 News

Lab for autonomous agents to drive boost in manufacturing in India

Frontier AI company launching Emergence India Labs (EIL) to accelerate the nation’s shift from IT services to autonomous systems and advanced process is use cases such as manufacturing Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 Blog Post

Chainguard tightens lid on software artefacts with ‘the’ Guardener

Not all products, places, people or things get to enjoy a ‘the’ prefix and bask in the glory of being a definite article. English language hangovers from the French Mandate of Le Liban meant that, ... Continue Reading

March 17, 2026 17Mar2026 E-Zine

How conflict is reshaping technology strategy in the Middle East

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to IT leaders in the Middle East about their challenges in keeping digital infrastructure running in a time of regional conflict. The chief data officer at Colgate-Palmolive explains the importance of getting ... Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Nvidia expands Vera Rubin platform, details Groq integration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks up efforts by the AI technology giant to pave the way for self-evolving, multi-agent systems with the integration of Groq LPUs and a software stack for the OpenClaw agent platform Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Everpure’s Evergreen One for AI brings Exa flash and GPU-based service-level agreements

Nvidia GTC is the occasion for beta launch of its Datastream appliance that marries software to ingest and manage AI data pipelines with Everpure storage and GPU resources Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 Blog Post

Nutanix Agentic AI bids to stoke up enterprise AI factories

Nutanix is positioning its agentic AI solution as a full software stack, purpose-built for real-world enterprise deployments. The company thinks we have now hit a tipping point where the barrier to ... Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Companies House restarts online services following cyber breach

Companies House was forced to pull its WebFiling service offline at the weekend after it emerged that a flawed update was putting data at risk of exposure Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 Opinion

The upcoming King’s Speech - where are the words on AI?

Despite past promises of regulation on AI, there is no indication the Labour government is planning any legislation in the next session of Parliament - and that's an economic and social mistake Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

SuperMicro takes on server leaders as AMD pushes on-premise AI

Lenovo and HPE pushed down as SuperMicro sees 134% AI growth, while AMD pushes on-premise Agent Computer Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy

Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Whitehall unable to reduce consultancy spend amid digital skills shortages

Digital transformation projects rely heavily on external consultants, and while government aims to reduce costs, it holds no accurate data on how much it spends on consultancy services Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

UK Atomic Energy Authority readies fusion simulation AI supercomputer

The AMD Epyc and Instinct-powered Dell hardware will deliver 6.74 exaflops to power digital twins to support nuclear fusion research Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Interview: There is no such thing as an IT project, only business projects, says CIO Paul Coby

The veteran CIO shares lessons from his 25-year career as an IT leader at some of the UK’s top FTSE 100 companies, emphasising business alignment, trust-building, visibility and AI's transformative potential Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Cyber flywheel aims to kick-start UK cyber security startups

Company founder rallies CISOs, venture capital funders and government leaders to back startups in cyber security Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 News

Revealed: How HMRC has been quietly building surveillance capabilities

HMRC has bought phone scanning equipment and analysis software capable of extracting data from mobile devices as it steps up its electronic intelligence gathering capabilities, an investigation by Computer Weekly reveals Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 Opinion

Azure Local Disconnected looks the part for sovereignty. It isn’t.

Despite fanfare, Microsoft’s air-gapped cloud offer is far from GA-ready, can’t run Azure Kubernetes Service, maxes out workload clusters, and at scale can’t be truly disconnected Continue Reading

March 16, 2026 16Mar2026 In Depth

Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?

A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them? Continue Reading

March 14, 2026 14Mar2026 Blog Post

Photonics - Xscape: Building the eight-wavelength laser for AI data

Xscape Photonics develops custom photonic platform products designed for ultra-high bandwidth connections inside datacentres to power AI systems. The company's proprietary ChromX platform targets ... Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 Opinion

Why AI Is shifting power left

Business leaders will need to re-think how they influence their organisations as work becomes more decentralised Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure

A major Interpol operation has resulted in the seizure of thousands of malicious cyber criminal IP addresses and servers, and multiple arrests Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 Opinion

How CISOs can build a truly unified and resilient security platform

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. Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

Shared Rural Network expansion removes Islay not-spots

Latest development in £1.3bn mobile expansion scheme sees mobile not-spots reduced on Scottish island as 4G site goes live, providing coverage from all mobile operators for the first time Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

UK falls behind on supercomputing amid slow investment, NAO warns

While UKRI has improved its oversight of research and innovation, funding remains fragmented and has been too slow to replace supercomputers Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

Openreach trials ‘pioneering’ fibre-optic water leak detection

UK’s leading broadband provider embarks on test of fibre‑optic leak‑detection system designed to turn cables into thousands of virtual sensors, claiming over two million litres of water saved each day Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

MTN launches click-to-deploy satellite service on AWS Marketplace

Global network operator’s StarEdge Horizon launched on global online platform, claiming to be the first satellite connectivity service of its kind available for one-click deployment Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

Unreliable fleet connectivity driving employee exodus

Study finds fleets experience an average downtime of 25%, equating to three to four days of downtime per month, while a third of fleet operators still rely on hotspots from mobile devices to provide connectivity on the move Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 Blog Post

Photonics - Salience Labs: Plugging into 32-port all-optical silicon photonic switching

Photonics has many aspects, functions and roles when applied to the modern enterprise software stack. One of its primary first touchpoints is its ability to transform the networking layer of AI ... Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

Altnets ‘force to be reckoned with’ in UK broadband

Research shows peers reaching around 19.7 million premises, with more than 3.5 million live connections, outperforming the major providers on customer satisfaction and value Continue Reading

March 13, 2026 13Mar2026 News

CityFibre, AllPoints Fibre introduce multi-gigabit FTTP

Partnership aims to bring together leading networks to simplify wholesale consumption to enable ISPs and MSPs to meet the demands of high-value customers with access to 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps FTTP speeds Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 News

Why real-time data is key for enterprise AI

Moving AI from experiment to production requires high-quality, real-time data streaming. Australia tech leaders from Confluent, Bendigo Bank, Telstra, and Coles share how they are turning systems of record into systems of action Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 News

MP report calls for legislation to overturn Post Office Capture convictions

Report from MPs warns of unknown number of unsafe subpostmasters convictions based on multiple pre-Horizon systems Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 News

UK government ‘flying blind’ with poor data in charting regional growth

The government is being impeded in its bid to stoke economic growth across the regions, according to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 News

Zoom expands enterprise agentic AI platform

AI-first work platform provider introduces new workflow capabilities across Workplace, phone and customer experience products, expanding its enterprise agentic AI platform Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 News

Lloyds banking app ‘glitch’ shows transactions of strangers

Customers of Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank experienced a glitch this morning, where details of other customers’ transactions were displayed in their online banking apps Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 In Depth

This rise of the splinternet? Data sovereignty risks and responses

We look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty, the fears for digital dependency and massive hyperscaler penetration in the UK public sector Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 In Depth

CES 2026: AI gets physical

Continuing our round-up of this year’s CES, we look at key use cases and how the generation of artificial intelligence and connected devices will evolve Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 In Depth

CES 2026: Connected vehicles accelerate the pace of AI

In a round-up of this year’s CES, we look at the rise of connected vehicles, robotics and artificial intelligence, with prototypes evolving into real deployments Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 In Depth

Vulnerability reports: Increase in quantity, decrease in quality?

Bug bounties have become a staple of the cyber security toolkit, offering researchers a way to get paid to find and report bugs and giving businesses a route to fix unknown flaws. However, this model is now facing scrutiny. What is driving these ... Continue Reading

March 12, 2026 12Mar2026 Podcast

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