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National cyber shield could be ready in five years

GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler confirms plans to build a national cyber defence capability using AI agents to defend critical infrastructure at ‘machine speed’
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
Why DDoS attacks have become a threat for Gulf enterprises

AI-powered attacks and regional tensions are driving a new era of persistent cyber disruption across the Middle East
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...
Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract

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

UAE retailers turn to AI agents to drive faster decisions and smarter automation

UiPath warns that governance, orchestration and security will determine whether agentic AI delivers value across retail and manufacturing
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
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?

Boost CEO: AppSec needs to get back in the room- CW Developer Network

There’s a huge focus right now on application portability and the need to enable multi-cloud interoperability (to chase specific cost advantages, to maintain data sovereignty, to grasp ... Continue Reading
Valkey 9.1 grows up: "It's a database," says key maintainer- Open Source Insider

The Valkey team has announced version 9.1.0 of its core software base. Valkey is an open-source, high-performance, in-memory data store used as a database, cache and message broker, created as an ... Continue Reading
StitcherAI weaves threads to assess whether AI ROI is dressed for success- CW Developer Network

StitcherAI offers an IT Finance system of intelligence. The company has announced the availability of technology designed to steer every technology investment decision a human or agent makes ... Continue Reading
OurSQL Foundation launches to support MySQL developers- Open Source Insider

A new community initiative aims to support MySQL users around best practices, future developments and knowledge sharing. The OurSQL Foundation is a vendor-neutral MySQL community initiative aimed ... Continue Reading

Global conflicts accelerate cyber threats against CNI

Geopolitical tensions are stoking cyber threats to UK critical infrastructure. State actors and ransomware groups are targeting industrial systems. Operators must improve visibility
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
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