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• April 21, 2025 21 Apr'25

  CW Innovation Awards: Transforming cyber security with AI

  Facing rising cyber threats and a shortage of experts, Citic Telecom International CPC developed an AI-powered penetration testing tool to automate security audits and reduce costs

• April 21, 2025 21 Apr'25

  CW Innovation Awards: Taking the big bang approach to reporting

  A company-wide SAP revamp has transformed Bosch Global Software Technologies’ financial and HR processes, delivering granular insights and streamlined operations

• April 21, 2025 21 Apr'25

  CW Innovation Awards: DBS AI assistant slashes call times and boosts productivity

  The bank’s in-house generative AI tool is streamlining customer service, reducing manual work and speeding up response times, improving both employee and customer experience

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  Windstream, Ciena boost 400G network capacity in Southeast US

  Optical communications technology enhances network infrastructure with its reconfigurable line system and coherent optical innovations, strengthening connectivity between Texas and Florida

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  ETSI highlights integrated sensing, communication 6G use cases

  European standards organisation releases report identifying the first use cases for next generation of mobile in sensing, spanning indoor, outdoor, mixed environments applications with targets including people, vehicles, UAVs and robots

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier

  Many businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  London falling behind in 5G mobile experience

  Research reveals mobile users in UK capital spend more time in mobile signal not-spots and experience slower 5G speeds than residents of other UK cities, resulting in poorer performance in everyday tasks

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  UK class action sets stage for Google showdown

  Another class action has been filed against search engine giant Google for anti-competitive practices that negatively affect small businesses

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  Standard Chartered grounds AI ambitions in data governance

  The bank’s group chief data officer, Mohammed Rahim, outlines how the bank is modernising its data infrastructure and governance practices to support its AI initiatives

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Footballers object to processing of performance data

  Football players are seeking to gain more control of their performance data through ‘stop processing’ requests, in an attempt to strike a better balance between firms’ commercial interests and the data rights of footballers

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Kraft Group enlists NWN for New England Patriots network upgrades

  North America’s largest AI-powered technology services provider to power fan experiences across entire sports enterprise business portfolio, including Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots and New England Revolution

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  CISA extends Mitre CVE contract at last moment

  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ridden to the rescue of the under-threat Mitre CVE Programme, approving a last-minute, 11-month contract extension to preserve the project’s vital security vulnerability work

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  CVE Foundation pledges continuity after Mitre funding cut

  With news that Mitre’s contract to run the world-renowned CVE Programme is abruptly terminating, a breakaway group is setting up a non-profit foundation to try to ensure the project’s continuity

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Interview: Markus Schümmelfeder, CIO, Boehringer Ingelheim

  The pharmaceutical giant has built a digital and data platform based on cloud and standardisation, from which it is exploring technology opportunities in AI and quantum computing

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Video telematics systems set for solid growth in North America, Europe

  Research from dedicated machine-to-machine and IoT analyst finds integration of cameras in commercial vehicle environments will be significant trend for fleet telematics

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  AI chip restrictions limit Nvidia H20 China exports

  The US government’s export controls have come into effect, limiting Nvidia’s ability to sell its H20 chip in China

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Fibre fine but US tariffs to take hit on broadband equipment

  Analyst predicts effect of US tariffs on telecoms and communications industry, revealing probable winners and losers

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Saudi Arabia struggling to reach global leadership in deeptech

  Petrostate monarchy trying to build surrogate industry made of foreign startups because own ecosystem is too immature

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Security leaders grapple with AI-driven threats

  Experts warn of AI’s dual role in both empowering and challenging cyber defences, and called for intelligence sharing and the need to strike a balance between AI-driven innovation and existing security practices

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Mitre warns over lapse in CVE coverage

  Mitre, the operator of the world-renowned CVE repository, has warned of significant impacts to global cyber security standards, and increased risk from threat actors, as it emerges its US government contract will lapse imminently

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Roadmap for commercial adoption of quantum computing gains clarity

  There has been plenty going on in the world of quantum computing, suggesting that commercial systems are on the horizon

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  UK altnets set to usher mass migration away from legacy broadband

  Research reveals how momentum is building in the alternative provider sector to drive gigabit broadband to rural and hard-to-reach locations the UK

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Hertz warns UK customers of Cleo-linked data breach

  Car hire giant Hertz reveals UK customer data was affected in a cyber incident orchestrated via a series of vulnerabilities in Cleo managed file transfer products

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  UK challenger bank targets US’s mid-tier banking sector with tech platform

  Starling Bank expands its banking as a service platform sales operation into the North American market

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  EU launches €104m call to advance European role in 6G

  EC announces investment in Europe’s journey towards 6G leadership bringing together vertical industries, academia and research institutions

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  The Investigatory Powers Tribunal explained

  The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a semi-secret judicial body that has made significant legal rulings on privacy, surveillance and the use of investigatory powers. What does it do and why is it important? 

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Qwilt covers more than 2,000 edge cloud nodes across six continents

  Distributed edge network technology provider claims milestone in Edge Cloud infrastructure through shift in how enterprises can deliver content and deploy latency-sensitive applications

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Alibaba Cloud bolsters AI offerings

  The Chinese hyperscaler has launched new models, tools and infrastructure upgrades for international customers following plans to advance its cloud computing and AI infrastructure

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Computer and law experts respond to call for opinions on computer evidence

  IT and legal experts have made submissions to a government consultation on the use of computer evidence in court

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  AI-led automation drives strategic forces for industrial transformation

  Research reveals eight key forces driving growth in smart factories, in what could be a revolution in automation, with AI-driven predictive maintenance for zero downtime a priority

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Meta settles lawsuit over surveillance business model

  Meta settles lawsuit over use of personal data in targeted advertising, opening up the possibility of other UK users raising legal objections to its processing

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Expect a tariff on semiconductors within two months, says US commerce secretary

  The Trump administration has separated out semiconductors in a bid to bring back manufacturing to the US

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Windtre Advances 5G offer with Juniper network architecture

  AI-native networking tech provider announces major collaboration with Italian operator to future-proof core and edge network infrastructure as demand for 5G and internet services surge

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Nokia networking backbone firms up ResetData AI factory

  Deployment of networking backbone to support immediate roll-out of Australia’s first sovereign and sustainable liquid immersion-cooled data centres looks to gain 75% reduction in energy consumption over previous generations

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Government injects extra funding to drive quantum growth

  The UK government has ploughed an extra £121m into quantum to drive development of the technology

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Government faces claims of serious security and data protection problems in One Login digital ID

  The Government Digital Service was warned about serious cyber security and data protection problems in its flagship digital identity system, with insider claims that the data of three million users may still be at risk

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  SUSE CEO champions open source choice

  Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen warns against suppliers diluting open source to lock in customers, and touts SUSE’s commitment to providing choice and support across multiple Linux and Kubernetes distributions

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  Qualcomm, Epec team to drive digital transformation in mobile machinery 

  Collaboration aims to transform off-highway heavy machinery sector combining machine system solutions and automation expertise with computing, AI and connectivity technologies

• April 14, 2025 14 Apr'25

  BT stretches Fabric further through Google Cloud partnership

  UK’s leading telco announces step forward in partnership with IT giant, deepening collaboration to offer customers cloud WAN routes via its Global Fabric network platform

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Work-life balance biggest barrier for women in tech, says survey

  A lack of work-life balance and discrimination are among the biggest challenges for women in tech, finds Lorien

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  AI surveillance towers place migrants in ‘even greater jeopardy’

  The use of autonomous surveillance towers throughout the English coast forces migrants into increasingly dangerous routes and contributes to their criminalisation

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Comms consortium calls for greater vigilance on subsea cable security

  Open letter from European telecommunications operators and subsea cable stakeholders calls on cables ecosystem to align security objectives with operational feasibility as well create viable business model based on risk-based best practices

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Nokia claims alien wavelength record, boosts event wireless connectivity

  Leading comms tech provider seals deals for 1,000km 800Gbps trial and to deliver private wireless connectivity for large domestic and international mass events.

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  More than 100 Horizon victims are challenging Post Office offers on complex claims

  Calls for advanced dispute resolution meetings by victims of the Post Office Horizon system have been ignored by the Department of Business and Trade

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  IT strategy implications of US tariffs

  When is the best time to buy IT equipment? With tariffs in place that are set to increase, tech CEOs have signalled price rises ahead

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Wes Streeting launches digital qualification for social care leaders

  As part of the government’s plan to create a digital national care service, social care leaders will be trained in adopting and using cutting-edge technology

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Google Cloud, Juniper Networks accelerate enterprise campus deployment

  AI-native networking platform to use Google’s Cloud WAN service to help accelerate new branch deployments, and offer simplified branch operations with security and agility

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Met Police to deploy permanent facial recognition tech in Croydon

  The Met Police is set deploy permanent live facial recognition cameras on street furniture in Croydon from summer 2025, but local councillors say the decision – which has taken place with no community input – will further contribute the ...

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Warranty fraud fuels hidden army of hardware hackers

  Widespread warranty fraud is not only costing companies billions but also creating a breeding ground for advanced hardware exploits, warns hardware hacker and researcher Bunnie Huang at Black Hat Asia 2025

• April 10, 2025 10 Apr'25

  Google bets on unifying security tools to ease CISO pain

  At Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, Google launches its Unified Security platform with the goal of bringing together disparate security solutions to help cyber leaders and practitioners address their most keenly felt pain points