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September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision

The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 Blog Post

o9 Solutions aim10x 2025: Inside new agentic functions in demand planning

Enterprise planning software platform company o9 Solutions hosted its aim10x Americas event this month in Dallas, Texas, to a full crowd of attendees that included the Computer Weekly Developer ... Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack

The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 In Depth

Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead

Europe’s bid to win the race to build viable quantum computers wants details, money and confidence of the industry it is intended to serve Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Vote: Who should be crowned the 2025 most influential woman in UK tech?

Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 8 October Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Court to decide whether it is lawful for enterprises to sell unwanted software licences

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is to decide whether businesses can lawfully sell second-hand software following a £250m suit brought by a reseller against Microsoft Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 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

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

The UK government is under fire after details emerged that it has waved through three large-scale datacentre planning applications without conducting an environmental impact assessment first Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 Blog Post

AI workflows - Camunda: BPMN as a tool for creating & orchestrating AI workflows

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Daniel Meyer in his capacity as CTO of Camunda. Camunda is known for its open source platform that automates business ... Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

EU Data Act prompts Google to scrap data transfer fees for UK multicloud users

With the EU Data Act coming into effect, Google has confirmed that users of its cloud services across the UK and Europe will no longer pay to transfer data between its platform and competitors’ clouds Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited

The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

IAA mobility: LG looks to accelerate in-vehicle experience with Xbox, Zoom

CE giant continues its drive into automotive, claiming to redefine software-defined vehicle era through partnerships offering in-car gaming and meetings delivered over standard content platform Continue Reading

September 10, 2025 10Sep2025 News

Open source security and sustainability remain unsolved problem

While software bills of materials offer some transparency over software components, they don’t solve the imbalance between corporate consumption of open source software and the lack of investment in its security and health Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

Splunk.conf: Splunk urges users to eat their ‘cyber veggies’

The dawn of AI-enabled cyber attacks makes it even more important for defenders to bring their A-game, particularly when it comes to getting the basics right Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

Fujitsu braced for double-digit decline triggered by ‘foolish display of legal machismo’

Internally, Fujitsu UK is braced for major revenue decline as Post Office scandal takes its toll Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 Blog Post

Back to square one at DSIT - just as government tech policy needs to deliver

Labour Digital, a membership group set up to promote and encourage discussion around digital policies in the Labour Party, was justifiably pleased with itself after prime minister Keir Starmer’s ... Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

The digital forensics crisis in policing: What’s going wrong?

Forensics experts say that most crime has a digital footprint, but the police are unable to keep up with the soaring number of devices that require analysis Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

IAA Mobility 2025: Qualcomm and Google Cloud team to enhance in-car experience

So-called ‘landmark’ technical collaboration brings together Gemini models and Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions to help automakers create deeply personalised and advanced AI agents to redefine customer experience Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

UK AI sector balloons by 85% to 5,800 companies from 2023 to 2025

A Perspective Economics study commissioned by DSIT sizes the UK AI sector at 5,800 companies, an increase of 85% over two years Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

IAA Mobility 2025: Cerence AI develops AI agent for working on the go

Artificial intelligence-based conversational user experience firm develops voice AI agent for the car that integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot to address the rise of mobile work and associated distracted driving risks Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

IAA Mobility: BMW drives to software-driven future with Snapdragon Ride Pilot

AI-enabled automated driving system, powered by latest system-on-chips and an automated driving software stack, debuts in the BMW iX3 Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 Opinion

Lessons from Jaguar Land Rover: How can businesses prepare for cyber attacks?

A cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover has halted production lines and caused widespread disruption. How can businesses protect themselves and mitigate the risks of such an attack? Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

Rimini Street CEO sounds death knell on ERP software

Believing monolithic ERP applications will become obsolete in a decade, Seth Ravin is positioning Rimini Street to help enterprises transition to agentic ERP processes Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 E-Zine

AI help for pet parents

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we do another deep-dive into the latest freedom of information request revelations that have emerged pertaining to Police Scotland’s use of Microsoft cloud technologies. Ex-Googler Kate Balingit, and head ... Continue Reading

September 09, 2025 09Sep2025 News

Nokia readies for comms AI super cycle with R&D facility

Research centre in Oulu to address comms industry on verge of next generation of mobile, as well as global marketplace in flux Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Splunk.conf: Splunk and Cisco showcase unified platform

With 18 months having elapsed since Cisco closed its acquisition of Splunk, joint platform capabilities and developments are being showcased at the annual Splunk.conf fair Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Northern Ireland police kept inspectors in dark over surveillance of journalists

The Police Service of Northern Ireland failed to inform the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office about surveillance operations against journalists during annual inspections Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Dell AI server revenues leap but storage waits on Project Lightning

During the past quarter, Dell’s datacentre sales went through the roof due to new server and networking products for AI – but storage has not shared the same dynamic Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Liz Kendall appointed tech secretary

Former pensions secretary Liz Kendall replaces Peter Kyle as science, technology and innovation secretary in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame showcases the great women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Gibraltar government backs plans to build 250MW datacentre on island to tap into AI boom

The government of Gibraltar is throwing its weight behind a plan to build a £1.8bn datacentre on the island Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

PCI council eyes wider data protection role beyond payments

Hailed as the gold standard for securing credit card information, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) could be extended to protect other kinds of data following industry feedback Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

Rising network outages are proving costly to businesses

Research finds ongoing rise of network outages has cost over a third of organisations between $1m and $5m over the past year, putting datacentres at risk of significant disruption Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

IDTechEx: significant confusion surrounds SDV core meaning

Research firm questions whether software-defined vehicles are built for those actually driving them or for the industry selling them Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 Opinion

AI without borders: Why the next advantage is in model ownership, not just access

Enterprises have become familiar with AI tools by accessing publicly available models - but to gain true differentiation, it's time to explore ownership of your AI model Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 In Depth

Platform engineering is about more than what’s going on Backstage

We speak to industry experts about how they see the role of platform engineering supporting DevOps Continue Reading

September 08, 2025 08Sep2025 News

AI boom to push Australian IT spending past A$172bn

Australian IT spending is set to grow by 8.9% in 2026, driven by growing investments in artificial intelligence, datacentre systems and cloud, according to Gartner Continue Reading

September 07, 2025 07Sep2025 Blog Post

What to expect from Cognite Impact: 2025

Global industrial AI company Cognite is staging its annual user, partner & customer symposium in Houston, Texas from 13-16 October and the Computer Weekly Developer Network team will be in ... Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Water efficiency of English datacentres scrutinised in TechUK report

TechUK survey suggests English datacentres are consuming less water than perhaps expected, but concerns persist about how transparent the sector is being about its water usage Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Q2 2025 strongest second quarter on record for smartphone trade-ins

Quarterly investigation of US phone trade-in market shows record value Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law

US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack keeps workers at home

The recent cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is keeping workers out of the plants as possible attack group identity becomes public Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 Opinion

SLA promises, security realities: Navigating the shared responsibility gap

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

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Lloyds Bank to use Workday software to help select staff for redundancy

Lloyds Banking Group will analyse data on HR software to help it select staff for redundancy Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Neos Networks to deliver live broadcast connectivity for Premier League

Provider of global connectivity services for broadcast and events taps dedicated B2B network provider to ensure high-quality delivery of Premier League football Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2025 longlist

In Computer Weekly’s search for this year’s top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, hundreds of women have been put forward for consideration. Here, we look at a list of everyone nominated in 2025 Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 News

How Metrobank is tapping VMware Cloud Foundation

The Philippine bank has adopted nearly all of the capabilities in VMware’s private cloud platform to modernise its IT infrastructure while reaping cost savings Continue Reading

September 05, 2025 05Sep2025 Blog Post

AI workflows - TetraScience: When AI meets the lab (lessons from scientific data workflows)

This is a guest post written by Naveen Kondapalli, chief development officer for TetraScience. TetraScience is a vendor-neutral, open cloud platform designed to transform raw scientific data into ... Continue Reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 29, 2025 29Aug2025 News

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