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July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Orange Belgium, Proximus ink memorandum of understanding to expand Wallonia gigabit access

Belgian operators plan to join forces and deploy accessible fibre to the home, with the intended partnership to benefit nearly 1.4 million residences and businesses in more medium-low populated areas Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 Opinion

The UK’s ransomware payment ban is a strategic win

The UK's proposed public sector ransomware payment ban could be a bold step, but it can't operate in isolation. Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 In Depth

The emerging network of mutualistic technologies

Four major technologies are advancing large investments – and not only will these open new opportunities and applications, but each seem set to act as an enabler for the other technologies’ applications Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Software-defined vehicles drive next-gen auto architectures

Research highlights trend in automotive industry towards software-defined vehicles where functionality, user experience and monetisation opportunities are governed increasingly by software rather than hardware Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Post Office will not compensate subpostmasters for IT outage

Subpostmasters were unable to trade for nearly two hours last week when a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre put the Horizon system offline, but they will receive no payment for lost business Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 In Depth

Data, digital receipts and demanding customers

More UK retailers are switching from paper to digital receipts, but what are the benefits and challenges, and what are the tech implications? Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Interview: Cambridge Consultants CEO Monty Barlow scans for tech surprises

Cambridge Consultants is a technology and consulting business unit of Capgemini. Its chief executive, Monty Barlow, talks about its heritage and vision for the future of digital technology Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Why the Middle East is winning the quantum race

While Europe debates quantum cyber security policies, the UAE has implemented quantum-resistant algorithm requirements, offering crucial lessons for organisations preparing for the post-quantum era Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Viasat hails ‘revolution’ for global satellite IoT

Satellite communications firm launches its next-generation internet of things connectivity service, which it says is set to revolutionise global IoT capabilities with two-way messaging connectivity Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 News

Fujitsu to cut at least 100 more UK staff

Some Fujitsu employees feel they are suffering for the actions of the company’s management in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

July 25, 2025 25Jul2025 Blog Post

Platform engineering - Anaconda: It’s a journey, not a destination

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ken Thompson in his capacity as VP of engineering at Anaconda. Thompson writes in full as follows… Organisations are ... Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance

US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

SharePoint users hit by Warlock ransomware, says Microsoft

Microsoft’s security analysts confirm a number of cyber attacks on on-premise SharePoint Server users involve ransomware Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 Blog Post

CNCF: Argo CD is top of the GitOps pops for Kubernetes

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has shared results from the 2025 Argo CD End User Survey. Argo is an enterprise software suite of open source tools designed to underpin and enable ... Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Scattered Spider victim Clorox sues helpdesk provider

Cleaning products manufacturer Clorox fell victim to a Scattered Spider social engineering attack two years ago – it blames its IT helpdesk provider, Cognizant Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

SAP Q2 2025: 9% revenue growth to €9bn, with steady pace in cloud ERP

Amid what SAP CEO Klein has called this year’s ‘economic uncertainty’, the supplier posted 9% revenue growth for Q2 2025, with cloud revenue up 24% Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Arelion launches US-Mexico terabit-scale fibre route

Multinational enterprise connectivity provider furthers presence in Mexico with fibre link to support wholesale and enterprise customers with terabit-scale capacities and high-speed connectivity to US technology markets Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

IBM chief confident AI isn’t eroding other parts of the business

Chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna talks of growth and margin expansion as Big Blue expects artificial intelligence to deliver internal savings of $4.5bn this year Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

UK loses second spot in global fintech to UAE

The UK has been pushed into third spot on global fintech market size data for the first half of this year Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Europe ‘sleepwalking’ into deeper dependency on Microsoft cloud technologies, claims OCC

Research compiled by global economic consultancy reveals deep hold that Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity tools have on public sector organisations in the European Union Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

PUMA makes tracks to cloud-based telephony on Microsoft Teams

Multinational cloud telephony provider selected by leading global sports brand to accelerate its global move to cloud telephony by introducing local telco contracts with a fully cloud-based collaboration solution Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

L4S adoption sees T-Mobile writing ‘next chapter of 5G’

US operator claims first mover advantage through 5G Advanced network offering first steps towards programmable 5G, supporting use cases such as extended reality and remote driving Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Dutch researchers use heartbeat detection to unmask deepfakes

Dutch method to counter deepfakes analyses blood flow patterns in faces that current deepfake generation tools cannot yet replicate Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Google chief says cloud spend is paying off

While Google’s public cloud business ramps up thanks to artificial intelligence, agentic search is the new frontier to conquer Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 In Depth

The rise (or not) of AI ethics officers

Job titles vary, but the principles shouldn’t – put AI ethics in the org chart, fund it and give it authority, so that good intentions turn into trust, accountability and good business Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Monzo’s £21m fine highlights banks’ cyber security failures

Monzo’s recent fine over failings in its customer verification processes highlights wider security and privacy shortcomings in the personal finance world Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

Avaya accelerates Model Context Protocol for customer experience

Latest part of corporate evolution sees enterprise software provider accelerate innovation-first ‘moonshot’ initiative into core customer experience platform’s 2025 roadmap Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

AI’s uneven distribution widening diversity divide

Access to AI depends in many cases on salary, gender and company size, according to research Continue Reading

July 24, 2025 24Jul2025 News

ServiceNow tackles ‘sidecar AI’ chaos with agentic workforce strategy

ServiceNow unveils agentic workforce strategy to orchestrate autonomous AI agents across business processes to help organisations avoid the complexity and problems with managing disconnected applications Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’

Investigatory Powers Tribunal to hear arguments in public over lawfulness of secret UK order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 Opinion

Is it time to rethink the OWASP Top 10?

The OWASP Top 10 serves as a key reference point for developers and security professionals, but with a new iteration on the horizon, we need to confront a hard truth: has it lost its effectiveness, or have we failed to implement it meaningfully? Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 In Depth

Disaster recovery: As-a-service vs on-premise?

It’s easy to backup to the cloud, and we run lots of applications there now, too. So, running DR as-a-service in the cloud makes perfect sense for many. We look at the pros and cons Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

CMA prepares roadmap ahead of Apple and Google SMS decision

The two major mobile ecosystems have provisionally been given Strategic Market Service status. Now the Competition and Markets Authority has set out a roadmap of measures Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 In Depth

Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons

While extensive powers of crime prediction are still some time away, policing is already making use of predictive analytics – but what are its benefits and risks? Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 Opinion

AI legislation in the UK - has anybody seen any?

The government has promised a consultation and legislation to govern the use of AI - but with nothing planned in the short term, is it leaving this essential consideration too late? Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

Partners revealed in UK’s £3.7bn connected and automated mobility sector drive

Successful projects announced in next-gen automotive feasibility programme designed to help firms demonstrate commerciality of services Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

Judge questions HP’s ‘exaggerated’ Autonomy loss claim

Did HP pay 10% more than it needed to for Mike Lynch’s company? Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

VodafoneThree enhances connectivity, digital learning in Wales

As part of long-term commitment to closing the digital divide in rural communities, UK operator’s digital skills initiative provides students in Wales with interactive workshops and digital devices, and delivers high-capacity mobile coverage for ... Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

Subpostmasters shoulder costs of Fujitsu’s Post Office IT outage

Fujitsu datacentre outage hit subpostmaster sales for two hours, leaving subpostmasters to seek compensation Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 News

Interview: Is there an easier way to refactor applications?

We speak to the inventor of OpenRewrite about how enterprise IT can manage code across thousands of source code repros Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 Blog Post

Datacentre energy demand set to go nuclear

In this guest post, Patrick Smith, field CTO for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Pure Storage, examines the toll that growing AI use is taking on datacentre energy demands, and finds out what can ... Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 Blog Post

Viwoods Aipaper E Ink writer

The Viwoods Aipaper is more remarkable than the reMarkable. I’ve been working with a reMarkable for some time and it’s good, but this product is rather better. The Viwoods Aipaper is more usable, ... Continue Reading

July 23, 2025 23Jul2025 In Depth

Business resilience needs comprehensive approach

The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer showed the vulnerability of even very established companies. But business applications resilience goes beyond cyber security basics Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Colt targets crypto traders with low-latency connectivity

Connectivity service aims to give digital asset traders and enterprises deploying AI applications a performance edge by connecting cloud regions faster than native backbones Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Microsoft confirms China link to SharePoint hacks

Microsoft confirms two known China-nexus threat actors, and one other suspected state-backed hacking group, are exploiting vulnerabilities in SharePoint Server Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 Opinion

Overconfidence in cyber security: a silent catalyst for CNI breaches

Many CNI organisations are perilously overconfident in their ability to manage and combat cyber risks, according to Bridewell research. This is leaving vital systems exposed. Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Chinese cyber spies among those linked to SharePoint attacks

Exploitation of the ToolShell RCE zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint continues to gather pace, with evidence emerging of exploitation by nation state-backed threat actors Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

EE 5G standalone network ready to scale for mass usage

UK’s leading mobile comms provider reveals latest evolution of 5G network has passed a tipping point after reaching over half of the UK population Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

UK government to bring in ransomware payment ban

Critical infrastructure operators, hospitals, local councils and schools will be among those banned from giving in to cyber criminal demands as the UK moves forward with proposals to address the scourge of ransomware Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

ASEAN urged to seize 5G-AI opportunity

A report warns the region could miss out on economic opportunities as the growing digital divide between ASEAN member states threatens to undermine its competitiveness Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

UK government signs partnership with OpenAI

Deal sees firm behind ChatGPT collaborate with government on AI security research to explore investment opportunities Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

AI-driven predictive maintenance gaining traction

Study reveals recent technological trends, including digital twin technology, IoT and edge computing, are increasingly being used in predictive maintenance and AI Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Interview: How OpenAI is making ChatGPT public and private sector-ready

We speak to OpenAI’s solution engineering lead, Matt Weaver, about enterprise adoption and making ChatGPT secure Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 In Depth

Adding digital transformation firepower to Arsenal FC

Arsenal football club deploys customer experience and engagement systems from digital transformation partner to bring fans closer to the game while blending club traditions with a fresh approach to technology Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage

S3 Vectors allows customers to store AI vector data in S3 object storage, a move that potentially allows for much cheaper storage of vectorised data usually held in vector databases Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

The Bank of England’s quiet ‘Big Bang’

The Bank of England has completed its generational project to replace part of the UK’s critical infrastructure, which went unnoticed beyond the sector it underpins Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 Podcast

App refactoring recipe: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Moderne CEO and OpenRewrite inventor, Jonathan Schneider, about application modernisation Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Hitachi Vantara claims Hitachi iQ the most complete AI stack

Hitachi Vantara says its approach to storage and AI offers the most comprehensive solutions, based on its industrial heritage and RAG-like functionality it claims others don’t have Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 News

Fresh allegations of ‘sustained’ police and MI5 surveillance against BBC reporters

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is investigating claims that police spied on the phone of investigative journalist Chris Moore amid further claims of a sustained monitoring operation against BBC reporters in Northern Ireland between 2006 and 2022 Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 E-Zine

UKtech50 2025: The most influential people in UK IT

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we share the results of this year’s UKTech50 list of the IT leaders who are shaping the UK’s digital economy. We also feature a profile of this year’s winner, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who is the first ... Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 Opinion

Why enterprise application strategies fail

Enterprise applications are vital for business, yet more than half of all projects fail to deliver a clear return on investment. We explore the common pitfalls and how to build a strategy that ensures success Continue Reading

July 22, 2025 22Jul2025 Blog Post

Platform engineering - Percona: Driving data in the new normal

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Michal Nosek, senior enterprise architect at Percona. Nosek writes in full as follows... Platform engineering is about ... Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US

UK government officials say that attempts by the Home Office to require Apple to introduce ‘backdoors’ to its secure encrypted storage service will cross US red lines Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Darktrace buys network visibility specialist Mira

AI cyber giant Darktrace buys network security firm Mira for an undisclosed sum, seeking to enhance the tech stack it offers to highly regulated sectors Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Patch ToolShell SharePoint zero-day immediately, says Microsoft

The active exploitation of a dangerous zero-day vulnerability chain in Microsoft SharePoint – which was disclosed over the weekend – is underway. Immediate action is advised Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 In Depth

How AI is shaping the future of business intelligence

As organisations race to build resilience and agility, business intelligence is evolving into an AI-powered, forward-looking discipline focused on automated insights, trusted data and a strong data culture Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

The Security Interviews: Jason Nurse, University of Kent

Jason Nurse, reader in cyber security at the University of Kent, discusses the psychological side of cyber and online safety, why placing blame on users as ‘the weakest link’ is wrong – and why security pros should think about user needs more Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 In Depth

Meet the deepfake fraudster who applied to work at a deepfake specialist

A recruiter at voice fraud specialist Pindrop had a shock when they came face-to-face with the same deepfake job candidate not once, but twice. Hear their story and learn how to start to protect your hiring process Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Urban-rural connectivity gap widens in OECD countries

Dataset reveals urban-rural connectivity gap across 60 countries worldwide, highlighting that while access and quality have been improving, divides continue to persist Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Linx, Megaport expand connectivity for London networks

London Internet Exchange announces a strategic partnership with global network-as-a-service provider offering one invoice, one port and one point of contact for engineering support Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 Opinion

One year on from the CrowdStrike outage: What have we learned?

A year has passed since the CrowdStrike outage caused widespread disruption to enterprise IT systems and infrastructure, but what - if anything - has been learned from the situation? Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Government consults public on self-driving vehicles

The consultation will inform the creation of laws and regulations for autonomous vehicles as the government aims to begin piloting self-driving taxis in spring 2026 Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Interview: Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development, The Premier League

Digital media is core to engaging nearly two billion fans of Premier League football around the world, with data analytics and AI playing an ever-more important role Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Singapore under ongoing cyber attack from APT group

Nation-state actor UNC3886 is actively targeting Singapore’s critical national infrastructure in a sophisticated espionage and disruption campaign, with the country mounting a whole-of-government response Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 Blog Post

F5 expands AI-XOps automation & customisation controls

As part of a recent round of platform updates, the Computer Weekly Developer Network notes that F5 has announced new tools to reduce the complexity that cross-functional operations (XOps) teams ... Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 News

Netherlands calls for European shift to post-tracking internet as privacy laws fail

Dutch research institute argues decade of regulation hasn’t curbed surveillance capitalism, proposes fundamental business model change Continue Reading

July 21, 2025 21Jul2025 In Depth

The role of customer data platforms

We look at where a customer data platform sits alongside other technologies that offer features to boost customer experience Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

NCSC exposes Fancy Bear's Authentic Antics malware attacks

Amid a new round of UK government sanctions targeting Moscow's intelligence apparatus, the NCSC has formally attributed attacks orchestrated with a cleverly-designed malware to the GRU's Fancy Bear cyber unit Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

Soracom unveils Connectivity Hypervisor to expand IoT flexibility

IoT technology and services provider takes step towards intelligent connectivity management, giving deployments ‘unprecedented’ flexibility and control over cellular connectivity Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

CISPE criticised over securing preferential cloud pricing on Microsoft products for members

Microsoft has signed an agreement with cloud trade body CISPE to secure more agreeable pricing on the software giant’s cloud products for its members, much to the chagrin of the wider European cloud community Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny

Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque use of AI in the UK benefits system treats claimants as suspicious and is shielded from public scrutiny Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

Sizewell C deploys VodafoneThree dedicated 5G

UK operator inks strategic agreement as a tier one contractor for currently underway nuclear power station project deploying dedicated 5G masts and fibre installations, ensuring Wi-Fi, LAN and WAN connectivity Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

Is history repeating itself with the government’s push to open public sector cloud deals to SMEs?

The UK government wants to help public sector IT buyers do away with legacy tech and migrate to the cloud, with the help of a soon-to-be-launched procurement marketplace. But haven’t we heard all this before? Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 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

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

Peer warns IT suppliers against partnering with Fujitsu in government contracts

According to publicly available figures, Fujitsu has won over half a billion pounds in government business as prime contractor since January 2024, but there is more than what has been reported Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 Blog Post

OWC USB-C quad HDMI 4K adapter

Not enough connections. Well, not enough HDMI connections… and it has always been a problem that I’ve been trying to work around. On my constant mission to find more productive ways of working, I ... Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 Blog Post

Perforce puts agentic functions in test scripts

AI ubiquity is driving every vendor worth its salt to detail new functions in its platform. Where we (as the IT industry) were once obsessed with AI, then retrieval augmented generation and then ... Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

Charities struggle to find the skills to adopt AI

Charities are building pace with digital adoption, but in many cases a lack of skills stands in the way of properly utilising tech Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

First Post Office Capture conviction referred to Court of Appeal

A former Capture software user’s 1998 theft conviction is the first to be referred to the Court of Appeal Continue Reading

July 18, 2025 18Jul2025 News

European 5G suffers from fragmentation, two-speed competitiveness

Carrot-and-stick mix of spectrum management, subsidies and coverage obligations sees Northern and Southern territories lead in European 5G availability Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 News

European cyber cops target NoName057(16) DDoS network

A Europol operation has succeeded in disrupting a pro-Russian hacktivist network accused of conducting DDoS cyber attacks on targets in Ukraine and Europe Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 News

Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA

Research from data backup provider Veeam indicates that vast majority of European financial services firms do not feel ready to meet the resiliency requirements of the EU’s DORA act Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 News

UK government plans to ramp up sovereign computer capacity

Isambard-AI and Dawn are two of the supercomputers that mark the beginning of the UK’s goal to deliver 420 Exaflops of computer by 2030 Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 News

Thousands of women in tech leave their roles each year

At the launch of the Lovelace Report, experts state that women in the tech workplace aren’t being promoted, which in turn is pushing them out of the industry Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 E-Zine

CW EMEA: Vive la AI

In this quarter’s CW EMEA, we look at how one of the Netherlands’ leading technology education centres, Eindhoven University of Technology, fell victim to sophisticated cyber attacks. What unfolded in the university’s reaction is evidence that the ... Continue Reading

July 17, 2025 17Jul2025 News

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