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Microsoft to invest $5.5b in Singapore’s AI infrastructure

The tech giant is spending over $5bn through 2029 to bolster its footprint in the city-state while rolling out programmes to equip students, educators and non-profit leaders with AI skills
SpaceLocker launches first shared satellite mission

French startup looks to redefine space infrastructure by turning satellites into shared platforms, and claims faster, more sustainable missions
Post Office scandal supplier Fujitsu to cut 10% of UK staff

Troubled IT supplier announces voluntary redundancy programme with hundreds of UK jobs set to be cut
High Court dismisses judicial review against eVisa system

The High Court rules that the Home Office is acting lawfully in refusing to issue alterative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system, but both the judge and the department accepts that those affected by data quality and ...
CityFibre launches 8.5Gb across wholesale multi-gig network

UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform provider makes the next step in its roll-out of its 10Gb-capable network, and claims strong customer growth continuing as it approaches one million users
Cato Networks unveils modular adoption model for SASE platform

SD-WAN, SSE, AI security and UZTNA standalone modules at heart of a converged platform that unlocks operational simplicity, resilient connectivity and stronger security

Middle East datacentre capacity set to triple by 2030

Driven by government vision, booming demand for cloud and artificial intelligence, and strategic investments, the region is rapidly becoming a global digital hub, reshaping the future of connectivity and technology
‘Hot’ property: Azzurri Group’s chicken chain and the greenfield tech opportunity

Dave’s Hot Chicken provides rare ‘greenfield’ tech development opportunity for Azzurri Group, says tech director Jim Hingston, amid rumours of an imminent sale of the US-themed food chain
Getting started with measuring AI’s carbon footprint

We speak to industry experts about how demand for AI acceleration is driving new approaches to measuring greenhouse gas emissions

GreenOps - Starburst: Abstracting the complexity of (legacy) distributed data estates- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jitender Aswani in his role as senior vice president of engineering at Starburst. Aswani writes in full as follows… There ... Continue Reading
GreenOps - Revenium: To optimise AI for cost and sustainability, start with outcomes- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Daithi Walsh, director of Product at Revenium. With decades of hands-on experience across software engineering, cloud ... Continue Reading
Photonics - WeAreDevelopers: Dawn of a major new computational power, or just faster plumbing?- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by WeAreDevelopers CEO, Sead Ahmetovic. Ahmetovic writes in full as follows... There is a popular narrative that frames ... Continue Reading
What to expect from SAS Innovate 2026- CW Developer Network

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to SAS Innovate 2026, held from April 27 to 30 2026, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas… so what can we expect? The ... Continue Reading

How the UK’s ‘Neet’ youth can power the digital economy

One in eight people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet). For the UK technology sector, facing skill shortages in AI, software engineering, and cybersecurity, they are a vital untapped pool of talent.
Banning routers won’t fix what’s already broken

America's foreign-made router ban sparked valid debate about supply chains, geopolitics and trust, but the truth is that the ban addresses tomorrow’s procurement decisions far more than today’s security exposure.
AI agents are here. Are we ready for the security implications?

Agentic AI adoption may be surging, but security is lagging behind and its fundamental principles need to be intelligently re-scaled for a non-deterministic world