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US TikTok ban imminent after appeal fails

TikTok’s appeal against a United States government ban has failed, with a judge dismissing its arguments that its First Amendment free speech rights are being restricted
Trains delayed due to ‘nationwide fault’ with comms system

A fault instigated by the installation of new hardware at a major communications hub hindered the ability of train drivers and signallers to automatically log in to onboard radio communications system
TfL cyber attack cost over £30m to date

TfL provides more detail on the financial impact of the September 2024 cyber attack that crippled several of its online systems
What the Home Secretary’s policing reforms mean for PDS

The government is to create a new central body for policing with IT strategy in its proposed purview, but what does this mean for the Home Office-backed Police Digital Service?
Government urged to use encrypted messaging after US telecom hack

Chinese hacking of US telecom networks raises questions about the exploitation by hostile hacking groups of government backdoors to provide lawful access to telecoms services
Met challenged on community engagement around LFR in Lewisham

A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial-recognition tech in Lewisham brings into question the force’s previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’

Is diversity suffering because of budget management?

Many are considering quitting their jobs over the next year because of rising workloads and falling team sizes. Are firms misallocating budgets and causing retention issues?
From front to back: tech vice-president Dan Lake on Notonthehighstreet.com’s tech strategy

Notonthehighstreet.com vice-president of technology, Dan Lake, says that the online marketplace has underinvested in back-end systems – but it’s time for change
AIOps and storage management: What it is and who provides it

We look at AI-powered tools to manage storage and data protection that can help to detect infrastructure issues and help to optimise performance and even cloud costs

Greater industry collaboration will help move customers to the latest tech- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

The annual UK and Ireland SAP User Group Connect in Birmingham at the start of December, gave a little insight into the challenges SAP faces. It clearly costs loads of money to support each variant ... Continue Reading
What to expect from OpenUK’s State of Open Con 2025- Open Source Insider

OpenUK, the non-profit organisation representing the UK’s Open Technology sector, confirmed its State of Open Con 2025 will take place on 4th and 5th February 2025 at Convene Sancroft St. Pauls in ... Continue Reading
Amazon SageMaker, knows its onions- CW Developer Network

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) used AWS re:Invent 2024 to announce its next generation of Amazon SageMaker. Amazon SageMaker AI is a fully managed machine learning (ML) service for data scientists ... Continue Reading
AWS re: Invent 2024: A ‘critical inflexion point’ for AI & data- CW Developer Network

Suitably named for his deep-tech expertise and expansive knowledge of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) universe is Swami Sivasubramanian in his role as VP for AI and data at AWS. Hosting the day two ... Continue Reading

Are you on the naughty or nice list for responsible AI adoption?

On the Fourth Day of AI, we discuss the value of adopting AI responsibly, and outlines how businesses can build responsible adoption into their plans
2025: The year of AI for business - top trends to watch out for

On the Third Day of AI, we explore some of the key trends to keep an eye on, and prepare for, in 2025
All businesses want for Christmas is a clear definition of AI

On the second of the 12 Days of AI, we look at the importance of truly understanding what AI is to enable true organisational transformation.