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How 5GA and AI are reshaping heritage tourism

From Xi’an’s immersive heritage experiences to Dubai’s smart tourism ambitions, Shaanxi’s blend of 5G-Advanced networks, generative AI and digital cultural preservation offers a blueprint for the future of destination experiences
SNP council backs datacentre halt and creates Burnham dilemma

As Scottish National Party council passes a motion for Scotland datacentre moratorium, Andy Burnham’s avowed ‘power to the regions’ views face strain in light of critical national infrastructure designation
Space comms enters next phase as SpaceX raises the stakes

Research finds satellite industry that is seeing results of Elon premium in a frontier economy, with ownership of data and services becoming a key issue.
Capita civil service contract ‘prime candidate’ for insourcing

Minister said the government will make Capita pay for the government resources used to support it on pension administration scheme
Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?

The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains
Tesco VMware migration shows backup incompatibilities

VMware integration with third-party backup software improves performance and reduces admin. Alternative hypervisors are often less well-integrated

Datacentre dive: Inside nLighten’s Bristol edge datacentre

We visit nLighten’s BRS1 datacentre, and travel from gritty city centre fringe to a high-tech overhaul that makes the case for reusing legacy infrastructure over new construction
CW@60: A quarter-century as a CIO

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: From the Medici to machines - banking’s next renaissance

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

Free utility tool stipulates how AI uses human name, image, likeness & identity attributes- Open Source Insider

Human Consent Registry is a new free-to-use public utility tool built around the principle that each user’s identity should remain their own intellectual property. That sounds obvious, except ... Continue Reading
Do one thing well: the case for small open source testing tools- Open Source Insider

This is a guest post by Mikhail Golikov, a Hove-based software engineer who works as the sole QA on a backend team at a high-load e-commerce platform. A software engineer, he drove regression ... Continue Reading
Cloud, controlled: Nutanix tightens agentic AI governance & cost mechanisms- CW Developer Network

Cloud computing is for everyone, but not everything - or so the cloud industry’s mantra has variously specified over the years in an attempt to balance the -as-a-Service based model of software and ... Continue Reading
Lorex X Series puts embedded code intelligence into AI-powered security- CW Developer Network

At the risk of starting this piece in the first person (a punishable crime in many areas of journalism), I remember moving house to an apartment in London (where I still am) and not having Internet ... Continue Reading

Rethinking the consulting pyramid

Why the modern technology era demands a flatter, networked approach to business evolution
Can the UK become a digital maker instead of a service taker?

Not yet, but maybe. Home grown UK development is not in a digital dark age, but we are absolutely in need of digital re-development. The next government needs to tackle this
People behind the progress: preparing us for what comes next

The TechUK President’s Awards celebrate individuals across the tech sector who are helping to transform the world we live in for the better