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Assange appeals against Priti Patel’s extradition order

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to raise concerns over the political nature of his prosecution, the likelihood of him receiving a fair trial and the risk of a coercive plea bargain
Telstra taps Ericsson, Ciena to quadruple service capacity

Leading Australian operator forges partnership with leading comms tech providers to make enhancements to next-generation optical network to increase the service capacity of optical network to 400 Gbps Ethernet
UK rural primary schools to receive huge broadband upgrade

Government announces up to 3,000 primary schools across rural England will get gigabit broadband as part of £82m investment designed to encourage roll-out of better broadband
Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E access points to more than treble by 2024

Wi-Fi 6E market set to flourish in next two years thanks to innovation and prospect of greatly improved throughput and latency rates
Why is it so hard to fix the chip crisis?

Through subsidies and grants, the EU and the UK are focused on building out local chip manufacturing to alleviate semiconductor shortages
US court rules no conflict of interest in mining deaths case

A US district court judge who dismissed a forced labour case against five technology companies was found to have investments in four of the firms, with a separate court now ruling against the victims’ motion for reversal that there was no conflict ...

File, block and object: Storage fundamentals in the cloud era

We look at the three basic ways that storage accesses data – via file, block and object – as well as the ways in which the rise of the cloud and distributed systems have brought changes to them
Tech sector efforts to root out forced labour are failing

Digitally mapping supply chains to identify forced labour and slavery is no longer a technology problem for the IT sector, but a lack of government enforcement and corporate inaction are major barriers to effective change
Legislation and certification of XR applications: challenges to adoption and diffusion

Virtual and augmented reality may be changing the game, but such cutting-edge applications run ahead of many regulatory issues. How can the metaverse avoid uncertainties that could slow the adoption of XR and related enabling technologies?

Digital levelling up must be a priority for the tech community- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

The UK government’s plans for “levelling up” have, justifiably, come in for criticism. Nice rhetoric, but where’s the delivery? Fair comment. But for the tech community, attempts at digital ... Continue Reading
Circular IT series - Alibaba Cloud: Open sesame on carbon management- Inspect-a-Gadget

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence division of Alibaba Group, has announced the global launch of Energy Expert. Not a person as such (although plenty of the organisation’s staff ... Continue Reading
How open source supply chain technology collaboration can help fight climate change- Green Tech

In this guest post, Justin Griffith, CTO of supply chain software company StayLinked illustrates how open source technologies can be both environmentally friendly and profitable Open source ... Continue Reading
MuleSoft Connect 2022: Live notes from the keynote- CW Developer Network

Nobody likes donkey work. This is clearly true, the poor old donkey, mule & jackass often gets his/her name applied to the so-called 'grunt work' that goes on inside organisations where the ... Continue Reading

Now is the time to think about cyber insurance

Many IT leaders shy away from cyber insurance, but new, innovative developments in the market can help organisations take an approach that suits their needs
Assessment and knowledge: Your key tools to secure suppliers

There is no silver bullet that will resolve all the issues arising from today’s interconnected businesses and complex supply chains, but there are some key tools at your disposal
The balance between innovation and data security in healthcare

As the government launches its data strategy for health and social care, a fine line must be trodden between innovating through privacy-enhancing technologies, and retaining data security for patients