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October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI

E-commerce giant Amazon has cited artificial intelligence as a key driver of its decision to lay off thousands of its corporate employees Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Alan Turing Institute refocuses on security following Peter Kyle intervention

A letter by the former secretary of state at DSIT, Peter Kyle, has led to a major transformation, with 78 projects taken off its books Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

UK citizens raise red flags over environmental impacts of datacentres in poll

A poll of 1,000 UK citizens reveals deep concerns about the energy and water usage habits of the nation’s growing footprint of datacentres Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 Blog Post

IFS progresses from ‘promise to performance’ on Industrial AI

No longer ‘just’ the ERP company that we perhaps once thought of, IFS has over the last decade shown itself to be aligned to a defined set of specific verticals for the provision of field service ... Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Effective cyber sanctions require a joined-up approach, says Rusi

Calling out and sanctioning cyber threat actors can be an effective tool, but is not a universal panacea, and needs to be considered as part of a wider, strategic approach, say Rusi think tank analysts Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 In Depth

Pulling the plug: A way to halt a cyber attacker in your network?

Rumours of an organisation taking its systems offline during a cyber attack spurred conversation on the consequences of simply pulling the power, or internet access, to stop intruders. We consider the ethics and practicality Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

VodafoneThree network sharing unlocks ‘significant’ coverage improvements

Network analyst finds recently merged company’s strategy to pool network resources is paying off for users from broader reach to faster, more reliable connectivity Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Qualcomm gears up for AI inference revolution

Rack-based AI acceleration hardware is being positioned as a cost-effective and straightforward way to power AI inference workloads Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 In Depth

Interview: Lenovo’s Mary Jacques on combining environmental sustainability with circularity

The Hong Kong-headquartered hardware supplier remains serious about tackling climate change – and achieving results, including Scope 3 emissions reduction Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Government begins search for chief technology officer

The government is looking for a chief technology officer to take charge of delivering its vision for digital public services Continue Reading

October 28, 2025 28Oct2025 News

Cisco and Splunk plot multi-year data fabric journey

Company leaders talk up their vision for the Cisco Data Fabric that will allow enterprises to gain insights about their IT infrastructure and security posture from machine data wherever it resides, from the network edge to the cloud Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 Opinion

Use second-layer tools for AI safety

While some enterprises find it difficult to adopt AI, they can now use second-layer AI tools that enable businesses to implement the technology safely Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

Ericsson, Nokia, Fraunhofer HHI team to drive 6G-era video coding standard

Comms tech giants and mobile and optical systems manufacturer form collaboration to drive the next generation of video coding standardisation, creating a proof of concept intended to power immersive and AI-driven media in the 6G era Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 In Depth

AI and digital twins to serve increasingly complex robot management

Proliferating fleets of robots, diffusion of humanoids, and the emerging robot class of androids will increase complexities of robot management in the future. AI and digital twins will become increasingly important management tools Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

LockBit 5.0 expands targeting amid ransomware escalation

The LockBit RaaS operation is back in action, with technical features and expanded targeting, and is contributing to a steadily growing number of ransomware attacks Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 In Depth

NRF Europe – AI quietly does it…

NRF’s European event highlighted many of the tech themes that are ongoing in the retail sector, with AI making a prominent yet quiet appearance Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 Blog Post

A case for AI Qwerty

Techies love the 80:20 rule. Imagine there’s a bit of tech that would do the 20% of laborious tasks people have to do during their working day. Over the course of a 35-hour week, a 20% not working ... Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 Opinion

Why layered resilience is the only true safeguard for SMEs

Real resilience doesn’t come from last minute panic once the storm has hit, it comes from layering defences through education, prevention, cure and – most importantly – recovery. Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

AT&T unveils Open RAN call milestone

US communication giant pushes forward on evolution of wireless networks and the industry’s move towards open architectures with first Open RAN call using third-party radios over commercial network Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

Hamas lawyer seeks appeal following police’s seizure of his phone at Welsh port

Police say that solicitors cannot have a ‘cast iron defence’ to protect their electronic devices from ever being searched Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

Requtech retrofit programme sees creation of Satcom hub

Long-standing antenna design company that boasts deployments of parabolic, phased array and troposcatter antennas expands portfolio into the infrastructure side of the Satcom industry Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 In Depth

Is agentic AI the beginning of the end for ERP?

The rise of agentic AI promises much for ERP, possibly even its supersession. But ERP isn’t dead – it’s evolving as it seeks to govern AI Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

Post Office paid one law firm more for inquiry representation than cost of actual inquiry

Public inquiry into one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history cost less to run than the Post Office paid one law firm for representation during the four-year process Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 In Depth

Windows 10: Microsoft Extended Support Upgrade programme explained

Gartner explains how IT leaders can manage their migration from Windows 10 to Windows 11 using the Microsoft ESU programme Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 Opinion

Building trustworthy technology: How AI and data can improve government

AI is reshaping government and public services. We should harness it to make government more efficient, fairer and more responsive Continue Reading

October 27, 2025 27Oct2025 News

BDO Unibank taps Zscaler to secure cloud migration

Zscaler’s deal with the Philippine bank comes as it is expanding its platform’s capabilities and footprint across Asia Continue Reading

October 26, 2025 26Oct2025 Blog Post

AI workflows - Elastic: Hope-flows and hard truths

This is a guest post by Nic Palmer, head of customer architecture for international, Elastic - the company known for its open source platform that powers search, observability, security and wider ... Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

UK ramps up ransomware fightback with supply chain security guide

Multinational guidance, developed by the UK and Singapore, is designed to help organisations reinforce their supply chain against ransomware attacks Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

Documentary to show women’s journey to becoming role models

The challenges faced when learning to share and express one’s story are often unseen, but an upcoming documentary aims to highlight how 10 women built confidence in public speaking Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

Banks’ AI cost-cutting benefits won’t last, will ‘erode’ profits

Banks are making significant cost savings through initial artificial intelligence implementations, but the technology will eventually hit their profits Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 Blog Post

Who knew? How Starmer kept his digital ID plan secret for months

When prime minister Keir Starmer announced on 26 September that the government was to introduce a mandatory national digital ID scheme, it came as a surprise to many people – not least those in the ... Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 In Depth

Taking the unusual route into a career in tech

Not everyone chooses to go into tech from a young age, with some people ending up in tech entirely by accident – here, we follow two professionals who took unconventional paths into the industry Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

Government awards Post Office £2m contract to search for its own Capture records

Up to 1,500 claims expected from former users of the Post Office’s controversial Capture software Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

AI chip challenger Groq eyes APAC expansion

Groq’s novel chip architecture that speeds up AI inferencing has attracted a fast-growing developer base as it plans its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

Canva to save 30,000 work hours with agentic AI

The graphic design giant is training hundreds of staff on a low-code AI platform and agentic AI tools that are set to save around 30,000 person-hours this year and generate financial returns Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 News

Interview: Inside Abu Dhabi’s fast-track formula for deep-tech startups

With its integrated model for research, innovation, and commercialisation, VentureOne’s CEO says the incubator is helping turn the UAE’s bold tech ambitions into globally competitive companies. Continue Reading

October 24, 2025 24Oct2025 Blog Post

AI workflows - Snyk: Embedding developer-centric security into the AI pipeline

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Randall Degges, head of developer relations & community, Snyk. Degges writes in full as follows… AI-powered workflows ... Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Capita rubbishes Public Accounts Committee report claims

The outsourcing giant has missed IT deadlines, stoking fears it won’t be ready to take over the civil service pension contract Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Abu Dhabi bets on autonomous racing to accelerate AI and mobility innovation

Through the Autonomous Racing League, Aspire and the Advanced Technology Research Council are using high-speed competition to test and advance real-world AI and robotics systems Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Bereaved families call for public inquiry over suicide forum

The Molly Rose Foundation and families bereaved by suicide claim Ofcom and government departments have not taken effective action to deal with a forum promoting suicide Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Amid CISA cuts, US state launches first VDP

Legislators in Annapolis, Maryland, have teamed up with Bugcrowd to launch a statewide vulnerability disclosure programme Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Ministry of Justice’s OpenAI deal paves way to sovereign AI

OpenAI has been busy signing deals with the UK government to bolster UK artificial intelligence. It’s now launching data residency for UK customers Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 Opinion

The US government shutdown is a wake-up call for cyber self-reliance

As the US government shutdown heads towards a second month, could the disruption to cyber security programmes be the impetus end-users need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps? Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Cabinet Office pinches digital ID responsibility from GDS

Prime minister Keir Starmer announces Cabinet Office will take over responsibility for the government’s new digital identity scheme Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

NHS could save millions of hours a year using AI, pilot shows

A Microsoft Copilot AI trial in 90 NHS organisations found that a national roll-out could save up to 400,000 hours per month Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

AWS apologises for 14-hour outage and sets out causes of US datacentre region downtime

Days after its largest US datacentre region experienced a lengthy outage, causing service disruption to web users across the globe, Amazon Web Services issues an explanation and apology regarding what happened Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 In Depth

AI, XR, digital twins set to transform robotics

The availability of advanced sensors, artificial intelligence, digital twins, XR and robotics has changed technology-driven markets. We look at how the intersection of these technologies will create commercial opportunities Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

Business leaders raise concerns over public cloud data sovereignty

The unpredictable geopolitical climate is having an impact on IT strategies, a report from Kyndryl has found Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 News

UAE’s datacentre boom powers AI ambitions and digital sovereignty

Surging investments in cloud infrastructure and hyperscale capacity position the UAE as a regional digital powerhouse and a magnet for global tech giants Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 Blog Post

NTT DATA Inc: Resilience brilliance needs a helicopter view

AI is changing things. Aside from the surface-level services now helping people create amusing videos and images, the penetration of artificial intelligence is helping people research more broadly ... Continue Reading

October 23, 2025 23Oct2025 Blog Post

Jozu drives open source ModelPack & KitOps Modelkit

DevSecOps company Jozu is taking a prominent role in two open source projects, KitOps and ModelPack. KitOps is an open source DevOps tool that packages (and version tracks) an AI or ML model, a ... Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Singapore unveils efforts to govern agentic AI, prepare for post-quantum era

Guidelines and tools will help organisations in the city-state manage risks from AI agents and prepare for a future where quantum computers could break current encryption Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Jaguar Land Rover attack to cost UK £1.9bn, say cyber monitors

The UK's Cyber Monitoring Centre calculates the overall cost of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack will be almost two billion pounds Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Render Networks unveils next-generation business intelligence platform

Digitising network provider embeds advanced data and AI capabilities in bid to ‘redefine’ how entire broadband value chain anticipates risks, forecasts outcomes and uncovers opportunities across large-scale environments Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Government faces questions about why US AWS outage disrupted UK tax office and banking firms

The government is facing questions about why a multi-hour outage originating in a US-based cloud region belonging to Amazon Web Services caused service disruption to UK banking giants and HM Revenue and Customs Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Nokia lands railway comms, optical networking wins across Asia

Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company to deploy internet protocol/multi-protocol label switching technology, while GBI to build optical network for faster, more resilient connectivity across Middle East Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

More openness on the cards for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

Competition and Markets Authority will look closely at the openness of Google and Apple’s mobile platforms after designating both with strategic market status Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 Podcast

Podcast: SSD for high performance, but HDD suits ‘warm’ workloads

We talk to Axel Stoermann of drive maker Kioxia about the efficiencies and performance that flash storage can bring, but why hard disk drives are still a key choice in some use cases Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Atos boss ‘utterly determined’ not to allow GenAI to pull up career drawbridge

AI is being used in all sectors of the economy and society, but adopters must ensure the next generation of professionals are not denied a first rung on the ladder because of it Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Container storage: Five key things you need to know

We look at container storage and backup, diving deep into how storage works in containers, container storage interface, container-native storage, and the management platforms storage suppliers offer Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 Blog Post

Valkey 9.0 ‘unlocks’ atomic slot migration & straddles real-time workloads

Valkey is an open source key-value database that resides under the Linux Foundation. It is built for high performance, horizontal scalability and observability. As nicely defined by AWS, a ... Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services

What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 News

Building security and trust in AI agents

AI agents require standardised guidelines, clear human responsibility and a shared language between developers and policymakers to be secure and trusted, experts say Continue Reading

October 22, 2025 22Oct2025 Blog Post

What to expect from Confluent Current 2025

Officially just known as ‘Current’ - and we say this every year, Confluent doesn’t necessarily include its own brand name in an event that is itself driven by the data streaming platform company - ... Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Do government services need a rethink for AI and automation?

Evidence presented in a new Public Accounts Committee report covering smart public services delivery suggests a change in tack is needed Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

US healthcare providers tap Verizon for neutral host, private 5G combo nets

Leading comms provider shows continued momentum in the healthcare space for neutral host network and private 5G network products Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

OpenInfra Summit Europe: Migrating off VMware

With Broadcom’s focus on VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions, OpenStack is being positioned as the open source alternative Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Government to launch AI sandbox scheme

The proposed AI Growth Lab aims to cut red tape and allow companies to test artificial intelligence products in a safe environment Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 Blog Post

Series brief: Self-service developer tools

Software application developers love users and operations professionals… and that feeling holds for database administrators to sysadmins to penetration testers and security professionals. What’s ... Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Scottish university claims mobile net breakthrough for remote medicine

Scottish university engineers use off-the-shelf hardware to build haptic controller for robot arm Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Startup law firm wants to ‘live and breathe technology’

Law firm will use artificial intelligence in its business from the word go, cutting the cost of managing large business contracts Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

AWS and e& launch AI and cloud training programme to build UAE’s future-ready workforce

The ‘AI Nation – Afaaq’ initiative will train 30,000 individuals in AI and machine learning, addressing critical skills gaps and supporting the UAE’s digital transformation ambitions Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

T‑Mobile unveils Edge Control, T-Platform business networks

5G Advanced network to support networks designed to cut latency, costs and security risk, controlled by ‘first-of-its-kind’ unified management platform for business solutions. Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Dell Technologies accelerates AI and digital transformation across the Middle East

Through strategic partnerships and innovations unveiled at Gitex 2025, Dell is helping UAE organisations harness AI, multi-cloud, and edge computing to drive faster, smarter business transformation Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

New cyber resilience centre to help SMEs fend off cyber threats

Spearheaded by the Singapore Business Federation, the cyber resilience centre will equip SMEs in the city-state with cyber security capabilities to mitigate and recover from cyber attacks Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 E-Zine

A feast for the sensors

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we pay a visit to the Natural History Museum in London to hear about an urban biodiversity boosting project that combines cloud computing, AI and Raspberry Pi devices. We also hear from some senior ... Continue Reading

October 21, 2025 21Oct2025 News

Viasat unveils smartphone connectivity via satellite first in Mexico

Satellite operator demonstrates the potential of D2D networks to bridge the connectivity gap in areas where traditional wireless comms services are unreliable or non-existent Continue Reading