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UK government outlines next wave of AI investment plans

The UK government continues to build on the release of its AI Opportunities Action Plan, with the announcement of another AI Growth Zone plus investment opportunities for the nation's startup community
Fujitsu milks £110m from HMRC in six months without a stir

IT giant Fujitsu pockets £110m from deals with HMRC in six months since the end of March this year
AWS claims cloud-provider first with DWDM transponder

IT and cloud giant reveals in-house development project for dense wavelength division multiplexing transponder system showing significant bandwidth gains, and reduced failure rates and power consumption
Orange claims Euro first with satellite direct-to-device SMS

Telco’s customers in France, England and 35 other countries will be able to use core mobile network to send messages even if they have no mobile or Wi-Fi coverage using direct-to-device satellite technology
Finland uses tax reform to attract foreign tech investment

Finland is attempting to attract more foreign technology investment through lower corporate tax
Qualcomm and Humain launch AI engineering centre in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia strengthens its artificial intelligence ambitions under Vision 2030 with a new Qualcomm-powered datacentre hub, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlights tech innovation during his US visit

Data retention in the UK: How long should you keep data?

We look at data retention periods, what the key laws and regulations say, how long they recommend to keep different kinds of data, and the software tools that can help
Getting started with agentic AI

We find out how organisations can take automation to the next level using agentic artificial intelligence
Interview: EcoOnline’s David Picton on finding a business case for IT sustainability

EcoOnline’s senior vice-president for ESG and sustainability explains why sustainability practices should not be seen as a burden, but as a driver of business growth and long-term resilience in an unstable environment

Software syncopation: Rhythm & news in NTT's next LLM ‘tsuzumi 2’- CW Developer Network

As the march (let’s not say race) towards building, implementing and interconnecting intelligence functions into enterprise software stacks deepens, the palpable (but largely friendly) division ... Continue Reading
Self-service tools - PagerDuty: The shift from ‘we deploy’ to ‘you deploy, we observe'- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Mandi Walls, DevOps advocate at PagerDuty. Walls, in her inimitable style, writes in full as follows… Organisations are ... Continue Reading
NTT & OptQC build 1-million qubit optical quantum computer- CW Developer Network

NTT and OptQC aim to build a 1-million qubit quantum computer built on light-based photonics principles (rather than electricity) to enhance the reliability, scalability and practicality of the ... Continue Reading
NTT R&D Forum 2025: Live keynote report- CW Developer Network

NTT Inc. CEO Akira Shimada kicked off the NTT R&D Forum 2025 conference this year, with the event itself billed as a “Quantum Leap Into The Future”, this gathering was designed to clarify and ... Continue Reading

How Australian governments can advance AI innovation

To overcome AI adoption challenges, every government department must now develop a formal strategy that puts governance, trust and measurable value at its core
Save money and carbon: The rise of the minimalist CIO

With the link between IT over-consumption and carbon emissions now firmly established, analyst house Gartner sets out how CIOs can counter this trend by taking a more "minimalist" stance on IT projects and spend
Gartner Symposium 2025: VMware NSX migration tips

How should organisations approach migrating off VMware NSX