IT management

Claude Mythos forces the conversation on defensive AI

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. Continue Reading

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• John Bruce, Quorum Cyber

Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment

Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers

As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact Continue Reading

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• Dave Howell

How AI is being used to manage networks

Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Is AI reducing IT costs? Tech leaders weigh in

IT leaders say AI is adding new costs faster than organizations can measure the benefits. This forces CIOs to weigh rising spending against uncertain productivity gains. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

Why AI won’t cut jobs: A Computer Weekly Downtime upload podcast

We speak to Gartner analyst Helen Poitevin about why business leaders should not use AI to reduce headcount Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training

The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Clare Hickie, EMEA CTO, Workday

The IT chief went from implementing Workday software at one of the firm’s largest customers to leading technology at the supplier – she discusses what she learned Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle

European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead

Capita launched civil service pension scheme site without ‘basic’ web security

Outsourcer went live with its troubled civil service pensions administration without a basic Domain Name System security feature Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip

A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Capgemini wins another 10-year HMRC deal

This particular deal is for contact centre as a service, which sees artificial intelligence being deployed to streamline processes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Scandinavia’s Kitron leans into AI but depends on ERP and local links to keep electronics production

Norway-headquartered Kitron Group is on a growth path and relies on local-market nous and partners Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

SXSW 26: Europe still struggles to invest in deep tech

At the South by Southwest 2026 conference, ARM’s co-founder and director discussed the lack of investor appetite in Europe, despite the region’s numerous startups Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Subpostmaster federation hit by ransomware attack

National Federation of Subpostmasters suffered a ransomware attack in April after hackers exploited a bug in the web hosting software it uses Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The unstoppable rise of the Chief AI Officer  

Chief AI Officers are proliferating as organisations look to deploy agentic AI, make a return on investment, and meet their governance obligations. Continue Reading

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• Kirsteen Bell and Peter Birch, Harvey Nash  

Agentic AI helps Microsoft speed-up viable quantum computer

Microsoft researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum reliability with the help of agentic artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Interview: Michael Cole, chief technology officer, DP World Tour

AI promises to revolutionise the experience of watching or taking part in the traditional sport of golf for players, fans and TV viewers – the IT chief leading the change explains how Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Fujitsu staff apply for voluntary redundancy in droves as morale plummets

Post Office IT scandal supplier’s voluntary exit scheme is oversubscribed as hundreds of staff want to make a break Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence

UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead

Sweden’s Hexagon takes a measuring tape to the industrial world… and its virtual counterpart

Stockholm-headquartered company is applying precision observability and digital twins to make a safer, more sustainable and efficient world Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

The great datacentre backlash: The campaigners

In part one of a series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at the organisations that oppose new builds, concerns and motivations, what the industry thinks and what solutions might resolve the various impasses Continue Reading

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• Andrew Donoghue

Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita

People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs

The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The AI agent governance gap: How CIOs can gain control

AI agents are spreading faster than CIOs can manage. AI governance platform CEO David Baum explains why traditional IT governance tools struggle to monitor them. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

The digital leader’s playbook: A guide for IT chiefs by Paul Coby

In this extract from his book, ‘The digital leader’s playbook’, CIO Paul Coby offers expert advice for established IT leaders and IT professionals who have set their sights on digital leadership Continue Reading

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• Paul Coby

Microsoft hits out over irresponsible vulnerability disclosure

Microsoft goes on the offensive after a disgruntled security researcher unleashed a series of zero-days without checking in first Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK and France begin AI collaboration for medical research

The two governments unveil ‘groundbreaking’ science and technology deal Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Also-ran Sweden bids for AI world leadership

Not satisfied with applying US AI systems, Nordic giant Sweden is hoping to change the rules of the game Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Navigating culture to govern AI successfully

Data governance is critical for scaling AI safely, but the biggest hurdles are people, not technology. Here’s why moving governance out of IT and securing executive buy-in are key for AI success Continue Reading

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• Sally Parker

How Canberra Institute of Technology is transforming classroom learning

Faced with a fragmented IT estate and poor room utilisation, CIT partnered with Cisco to standardise the institute’s physical and virtual classrooms, boosting inclusivity and slashing on-site support Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Agentic AI is driving rethink of enterprise architecture and tokenomics

The growing adoption of agentic AI will require IT leaders to rebalance their CPU and GPU estates, tightly integrate data layers, and redesign human workflows, according to Dell Technologies CTO John Roese Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions: Differences, with examples

With more companies tracking their carbon footprints, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions are under discussion. Discover what each is and the approaches to measure them. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

The AI knowledge gap and how to close it

Equinix found big gaps in people’s knowledge about AI and how it is used in everyday life. MD James Tyler says we need to close that gap to nurture AI skills and to support AI projects Continue Reading

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• James Tyler, MD, Equinix UK

Carnival cruise line confirmed as latest ShinyHunters victim

Travel company Carnival Corporation confirms the extent of an April 2026 supply chain breach that was claimed by ShinyHunters Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Realities of the AI age force sustainability to the fore

New standards force carbon accounting to be location-free. Meanwhile, AI and its energy appetite mean we have to build sustainability into an organisation's competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Shane Herath, Eco-Friendly Web Alliance

Challenging AI hype narratives with director Valerie Veatch

Computer Weekly speaks with Valerie Veatch, the director of a documentary charting the historical development of artificial intelligence, about the difficulties of challenging hype narratives and the pressing need to build a culture of technological refusal Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract amid civil service pension disaster

The ramifications of Capita’s botched Civil Service pension contract continue as politicians distance themselves. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CISO burnout: How to prevent contagion across the team

If employers fail to nip the problem of their CISO’s chronic, unmanaged stress in the bud, there could be serious consequences, not just for cyber security leaders themselves but for their teams too Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Inside FDP - part 5: Addressing the objections

Many people - in the NHS, in Parliament, in the tech sector and beyond - have raised objections to FDP and its supplier. Some have merit, others less so Continue Reading

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• Tom Bartlett, Bartlett Data

IT project success: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

A discussion on why, in spite of industry best practices, IT projects are still failing Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Kmart taps Google AI to launch virtual try-ons in retail first

The retailer is deploying Google Cloud’s AI capabilities to let customers preview clothes on themselves and visualise furniture in their homes as it embraces conversational commerce to win over shoppers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

StarHub to trial SIM-based IDs for governing AI agents

The telco is building a trust layer that will assign unique identities to AI agents, allowing it to monitor and block malicious agentic activity in real time Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts

Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces

CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub repositories, risking widespread supply chain compromise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NatWest inks AI deal for trade finance

NatWest bank wants to streamline trade finance while improving compliance through the use of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus

We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory

We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

When your biggest security risk has never signed a contract

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article we explore how the frontiers of identity are expanding in the agentic era, and why this requires new approaches to governance. Continue Reading

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• Lee Howells and Andrew Peel, PA Consulting

Agentic AI: Trading one lock-in for another

IT and business execs are being encouraged to move quickly to benefit from what IT providers are offering in terms of agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Martin Biggs

The Gentlemen emerging as key ransomware player

An emerging ransomware crew known as The Gentlemen is becoming a force to be reckoned with, according to NCC’s latest monthly threat data Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UKtech50 2026: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a long list of top-class nominees – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Sir Alan Bates questions UK government commitment to Post Office criminal investigation

The UK government needs to increase funding for police investigation of Post Office scandal crimes, or face a five-year delay Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What VTEX’s AI push really means for European retailers

Brazilian platform provider VTEX is pushing hard into Europe with bold claims around artificial intelligence, but how relevant is that pitch for European CIOs? Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Kazakhstan: The Freedom to tap into data reserves

Continuing our round-up of the IT communications industry in Kazakhstan, we look at who could be the country’s and the region’s main player in driving digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: FedEx digital chief unpacks agentic AI’s potential

Speaking to Computer Weekly at ServiceNow Knowledge 2026, Vishal Talwar, FedEx’s executive vice-president and CDIO, lays out the company’s mission to scale artificial intelligence responsibly Continue Reading

How FedEx aims to deliver on agentic AI

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief digital and information officer at courier giant FedEx about the challenges of implementing agentic AI. British MPs labelled the launch of the government’s digital ID policy a ‘fiasco’ – we examine why. And we look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UKtech50 2026: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders

Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2026 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.7 Max at inaugural Singapore conference

Chinese tech giant debuts AI model capable of extended autonomous tasks, alongside a major upskilling initiative backed by the Singapore government to ensure no jobless growth in the age of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

AI safety cannot wait for a ‘Chernobyl moment’, experts warn

As AI becomes increasingly capable, tech leaders at Singapore’s ATxSummit urge governments and industry to build safety and accountability into AI systems before a major disaster strikes Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Putting AI to work in network management

We explore how artificial intelligence is being integrated into network management tools, and the challenges it presents Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How APAC companies are rewiring their tech for the AI era

At Dell Technologies World, APAC tech leaders reveal how they are relying on hyperconverged infrastructure and digital sovereignty to shield themselves from supply chain shocks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Denodo expands AWS integrations to power agentic AI with governed enterprise data

Integrations with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, SageMaker and Quick aim to help Middle East enterprises operationalise agentic AI across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with trusted, real-time data access Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Google AI engineer claims dismissal for opposing tech sales to Israel

‘Our work on AI was sold to facilitate genocide’: Artificial intelligence engineer claims Google unfairly sacked them for internally criticising the company’s decision to continue supplying technology to the Israeli military, despite credible claims of war crimes committed in Gaza Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The Isle of Wight can settle more than the digital ID argument

The unique circumstances of the island and its residents offer a compelling location for testing out digital government initiatives in the real world - and to help avoid future IT failures Continue Reading

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• James Findlay and Jerry Fishenden

Handling AI disruption and failure to deliver

AI initiatives often fail due to a lack of understanding of the people impact, as well as the rigidity of existing business processes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Police op targets VPN service favoured by ransomware gangs

A multinational police operation has taken down the infamous First VPN service that provided cover for cyber criminal gangs and ransomware operators Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain

As embodied AI moves from proof of concept into real-world pilots, industry leaders at the ATxSummit conference in Singapore warn that large-scale enterprise adoption hinges on safety, cost and data governance Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Kazakhstan: Where data is set to be the real new oil

Spanning huge distances, Kazakhstan has amassed riches from beneath its ground and its ability to launch rockets into space above. Yet the country sees its future prosperity in exploiting digital riches Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Bridging the mainframe skills gap

Addressing the mainframe skills gap with early-career talent and AI-assisted learning is key to modernising legacy systems with confidence Continue Reading

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• Karla Bester

Social media addiction by design poses hard questions for business use

Governments are regulating social media for children, but adults can also suffer from addiction by design. How can employers balance business tech usage with digital well being? Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

How the AI boom is reshaping tech cost management

Practitioners are stepping up to manage AI expenses, optimise token usage and align cost-saving measures with sustainability goals to improve returns from AI investments Continue Reading

CW APAC - Trend Watch: Agentic AI

Agentic artificial intelligence is swiftly modernising business processes. In this handbook, focused on agentic AI in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at governance implications, silicon innovation and the OpenClaw phenomenon. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Why AI is making workflow automation trendy

As a technology that has been around for decades, workflow automation might finally have found its place Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

MPs call out Rockstar Games over alleged union-busting 

Three Scottish MPs criticise video game publisher for the firing of 31 UK union-member employees without warning Continue Reading

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• Anna Mahtani

Inside FDP – part 4: The NHS data model

The NHS needs both a data model and the products to enforce it - the combination will be a key measure of success for the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

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• Tom Bartlett, Bartlett Data

Agentic orchestration: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Jakob Freud, CEO of Camunda about who business processes are being reinvented in the age of agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security

The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What did we learn at Google Cloud Next 2026?

AI agents are moving fast and telecoms organisations are still working out how to run them safely. At Google Cloud Next in April, the conversation continued to move beyond chatbots, assistants, and experiments. Continue Reading

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• Jessie-Lee Fry, Amdocs

Vodafone hails Nokia and AWS-based IoT services trial

Mobile operator validates cloud infrastructure provider to run internet of things voice and data network applications on Nokia core systems in push to add capacity faster and extend coverage Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Why business process reinvention is needed for agentic AI workflows

Business processes were developed before AI, which makes them legacy. Camunda offers an agentic AI platform provider aiming to tackle this legacy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Avoid expensive AI agents with these five design imperatives

Dell Technologies’ chief operating officer Jeff Clarke offers a blueprint for the AI-native enterprise, warning that failing to integrate data and control tokenomics will result in high cloud bills and fragmented tools Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Government digital ID launch was a fiasco, report finds

Back-to-front policy and a rushed launch destroyed public confidence, as Home Affairs Committee is sceptical government has capacity to implement the digital ID programme Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches

Verizon’s annual cyber report reveals a major change in how data breaches originate, highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres

With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Assume autonomy: Why security teams need to rethink defence at machine speed

For years, cyber security strategy has been built around a simple premise, that attackers and defenders operate at roughly the same speed. But that assumption is now broken and new approaches are needed. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

Hot, or not? Why are there so few datacentre waste heat projects in the UK?

There are some on the way, in London and Yorkshire, but the UK lags behind other European countries. We look at the challenges of providing district heating from datacentre waste heat Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object

Volvo Cars is the only legacy carmaker in the world rated at the highest level of software-defined vehicle capability by S&P Global Mobility. Its chief engineering and technology officer, Anders Bell, tells us how it got there Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Home Office sitting on data about scale of eVisa errors

The Home Office holds data on the scale of errors and software issues with its electronic visa system, but is yet to release the information Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Gartner: How AI will transform managed network services

Network service providers are deploying artificial intelligence-powered tools for network admin tasks. Gartner looks at how AI is being used Continue Reading

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• Gaspar Valdivia

Generative AI is changing the game in video gaming

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we hear from executives at video game giant Ubisoft about how generative AI is being used to enhance the experience for gamers. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the ways AI is changing network management. And we find out why bug bounty programmes are coming under scrutiny as cyber security experts question how best to report vulnerabilities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Post Office objection to Capture appeals is ‘inexplicable and unconscionable’

In an ongoing exchange of letters, compensation advisory board attacks controversial decision to contest appeals against pre-Horizon convictions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

How geopolitical instability could reshape Gulf datacentre investments and sovereign AI strategies

Rising tensions are forcing hyperscalers, governments and investors to reassess risk, resilience and infrastructure strategies as the Gulf positions itself as a global AI powerhouse Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Buyers call for electronic invoicing

An emerging European standard for e-invoicing could streamline the order-to-cash process in UK businesses Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NHS Modernisation Bill promises single patient record by 2028

The NHS Modernisation Bill announced in the King’s Speech aims to transform the NHS, with plans to build a single patient record to be launched in two years Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Jaguar Land Rover profit slumps after cyber attack

The financial impact of last year’s cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover continues to be felt, with full-year sales and profits at the carmaker way down Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Startup founder says trust is biggest barrier to AI agents

Despite rapid progress in agentic AI, enterprises still face major concerns around control, cost and reliability. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

Post Office chair defends ‘inappropriate and harmful’ position on Capture appeals

Post Office chairman defends its position on contesting subpostmaster appeals against Capture-based convictions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: Agentic AI propelled ‘from concept to a movement’

ServiceNow vice-president of CRM and industry workflows Terence Chesire recounts the platform’s journey towards harnessing ‘the power of AI’ Continue Reading

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• Ryan Priest