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Denodo expands AWS integrations to power agentic AI

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
Google AI engineer claims dismissal for opposing Israel sales

‘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...
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
Record fibre connections but BT posts mixed 2026 financial year

UK’s leading communications provider claims solid FY26, with highs in FTTP connections and cost control, but sees headwinds on broadband business
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
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

GCC firms rethink cyber defences as AI phishing surges

With AI now powering the majority of phishing campaigns and attacks expanding beyond email into Teams, calendars and AI tools, security leaders across the Gulf are rethinking trust models, accelerating investments in identity security and preparing ...
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
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?

Acceldata xLake architecture offers compute, governance, observability (and quality)- CW Developer Network

Agentic data management company Acceldata this week announced the general availability of its autonomous data & AI platform. The concept is simple enough… bring governed compute to wherever ... Continue Reading
Sagacious software: WisdomAI analytics agents act autonomously, with context- CW Developer Network

Just “doing” is no longer the standard by which we judge any agentic function’s worth, suitability or credibility. As the depth of agent-driven services in enterprise software stacks now elevates ... Continue Reading
Alteryx engineers contextualised business logic at the heart of agentic AI- CW Developer Network

Alteryx used its Alteryx Inspire 2026 conference in Orlando, Florida, this week to explain how the organisation is using its data analytics pedigree to put agentic automation into functional use, ... Continue Reading
The UK government cannot have 'favourites' when deciding tech policies- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

The UK government is very fond of telling us how well it gets on with the big AI companies – OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and so on. Ministers like to boast of the meetings they ... Continue Reading

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
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
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