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Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder victim of mass Oracle breach

Employee data at US-based cosmetics firm Estée Lauder was compromised through a vulnerability in Oracle's software, likely orchestrated by the Cl0p ransomware gang.
How Lithuania became a tech startup nation

Lithuania has built a network of tech startup companies the hard way, through bootstrapping. Today, it claims six companies with valuations over a billion dollars
Burnham government to drop digital ID and tech department

Controversial ID Scheme and government technology department to be tossed on scrap heap as new prime minister enters 10 Downing Street
Dutch Surf tests practical route out of Big Tech dependency

The Netherlands’ education and research IT cooperative is running pilots with open source tools, placing working alternatives alongside existing Big Tech services
Where AI fits in modern supply chains

We find out how businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI), GenAI and agentic AI to streamline supply chain operations
Singapore spells out how personal data can be used in GenAI

Advisory guidelines clarifying when organisations can scrape and reuse personal data to build GenAI models are among a raft of announcements at the inaugural Singapore Data Festival

Interview: Virgin Media O2's Dana Haidan on growing a green strategy

Virgin Media O2’s CSO Dana Haidan is driving growth by embedding sustainability into core strategy, slashing emissions, boosting circularity and championing digital inclusion
CW@60: The real promise of technology is human

The next chapter of technology will not be judged merely by the speed of its systems, but by its capacity to build trust, bridge societal divides and unlock human potential, says Dell's Asia-Pacific chief
Datacentre dive: Through the looking glass at Telehouse South

We visit London’s Docklands datacentre cluster, where former docks now house windowless, aluminium-clad monoliths and Telehouse South is Thames-side fortress of edge connectivity

Edge series: Stop the fraying, maintaining security in edge-computing architectures- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Aparna Rayasam, CEO, Atsign. Atsign is known for its open source zero-trust protocol (atsign/atPlatform), a technology ... Continue Reading
Why AI is bringing the workstation to the datacentre- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Benjamin Boxer in his capacity as CEO of Phaze. Phaze aims to build the best enterprise remote desktop experience to access ... Continue Reading
Chronosphere details mechanics of modern approach to observability- CW Developer Network

The observability platforms market is expanding. Dynatrace is still there, as is Datadog, Elastic and New Relic. All the while, Grafana is making more noise than your average Splunk, Honeycomb or ... Continue Reading
Cribl nibbles up CardinalOps to serve up no quibble AI detection engineering- CW Developer Network

AI telemetry company Cribl this week acquired CardinalOps, an agentic detection engineering company. The move is designed to add “detection engineering capabilities” to Crible that help users ... Continue Reading

Viva la devolution – rebalancing power through technology

A note for Andy Burnham - on how digital operating models and infrastructure can improve UK devolution and strengthen democratic accountability
Does the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill make you feel secure?

The UK government's latest cyber security regulations are hugely important but remain riddled with inconsistencies and vagaries - substantial changes are needed before it becomes law
Has Microsoft overstretched its cloud elasticity?

Microsoft promised "infinite" cloud scalability, but signs of capacity strain and regional rollbacks suggest it may be overstretched, forcing customers to rethink vendor lock-in