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Met Police chief warns against new laws amid large tech expansion

The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
Risk management firm Optro opens Singapore hub

The AI-powered governance, risk and compliance platform aims to disrupt the underserved Asia-Pacific market and help customers such as Singapore’s OCBC Bank modernise their audit functions
Six companies selected as AI tutoring development partners

Six UK companies have been selected as part as UK government’s plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools
Former Post Office legal boss referred to disciplinary council

Post Office general counsel, who led court case against subpostmasters, failed to appear at statutory public inquiry
Nokia accelerates AI for networking drive

Spate of activity sees global comms tech provider announce expanded collaboration with hyperscaler, as well as a joint proof of concept with data and AI company to support autonomous networks for the AI era
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco

Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform

CW@60: Powering progress – the unsung hero of innovation

On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends - experts, trusted contacts, IT leaders and suppliers - for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades
CW@60: Fighting for justice - twice

On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends - experts, trusted contacts, IT leaders and suppliers - for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades
How can enterprise AI be made less sycophantic?

AI tools are increasingly deployed in enterprises, but their sycophancy and unreliability can hamper efficiency. How can organisations take advantage of AI without pain?

Viwoods AiPaper Mini- Inspect-a-Gadget

I have massively enjoyed using electronic writing pads up to now, including the Viwoods AiPaper product over the last couple of years; I rewrite my daily TO DO list at least twice a day (sorry if ... Continue Reading
Linux Foundation details intent to launch Agent Name Service - Open Source Insider

We need a new open standard to extend the Internet’s existing DNS infrastructure to enable portable identity, verification and discovery for the emerging agentic web. But what is the DNS ... Continue Reading
Shure: In an AI-code world, communication becomes a system dependency- CW Developer Network

A lot is written right now on the subject of developer productivity; everybody wants to know whether programmers will experience the boosts that AI-coding tools promise… and they want to know what ... Continue Reading
Why cloud-native applications need deep command-line observability- CW Developer Network

Virtue AI has announced “Shadow AI,” a new extension of the AgentSuite-Blue platform that gives enterprises comprehensive visibility into AI and agentic systems operating across their environments. ... Continue Reading

Inclusion in engineering needs rigour like other systems

Engineering needs rigour to fix gender imbalances. By treating inclusion as a design challenge with intent and accountability, firms build better teams and more resilient system
Delivering better government after decades of disappointment

For three decades, governments have promised that technology would transform and improve the state - yet the same failures keep recurring. The missing ingredient is to find a better way to prove that a policy works
Achievable sustainability targets in the age of AI infrastructure

AI demands high-density compute, challenging sustainability goals. CIOs must shift from vague targets to operational, audited metrics and responsible hardware lifecycle management