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Pave Space raises $40M to hasten satellite deployment

Swiss startup building orbital transfer vehicles capable of delivering satellites to operational orbits in under 24 hours, addressing a growing bottleneck in the space economy
UK government lacks ambition to fight tax fraud, says PAC

The Public Accounts Committee says the UK government has dropped the ball on the use of data analytics to tackle tax fraud and error, as the public purse haemorrhages billions of pounds
Lloyds admits coding fault exposed customer transactions

The bank has responded to the Treasury Committee’s request for information on a major data breach in its banking app
Virgin Media Business Wholesale boosts high-capacity delivery

Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of leading UK operator announces biggest ever upgrade to its wholesale network, delivering 32% Ethernet lead time reduction and 10G delivery accelerated by up to 40 days
Flaws in government procurement show in HMRC £473m AWS award

After a rushed contract award with only one bidder and a tender notice ‘for hyperscalers only’, critics call for live oversight on government contracts, claiming the procurement is unfair and likely to be expensive
Antevia joins O-RAN Alliance to simplify enterprise 5G deployment

Private network technology provider looks to strengthen commitment to development of open, interoperable and simplified enterprise cellular deployments and scale enterprise 5G

Why IT leaders need to consider AI’s energy footprint

With the availability of generative artificial intelligence, energy usage in datacentres has been rising, which presents a major environmental problem
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal
Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?

A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them?

Bland AI assistant adds spice to build production-ready voice agents - CW Developer Network

Wouldn’t it be nice to get an AI assistant purpose-built for voice agent development, turning weeks of development into minutes? That’s what Bland, a voice AI platform built for real conversations, ... Continue Reading
Things to consider about Oracle's Agentic Fusion- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Beyond the Oracle Fusion Agentic Applications announcement that coincided with the Oracle AI Tour London event, there is the inevitable question of what it actually does. By default, it seems the ... Continue Reading
Sysdig commemorates 10 Years of Falco - Open Source Insider

News at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 has seen real-time, AI-powered cloud defence company Sysdig announced a $70,000 ($52,000) donation to the Falco project through the Linux Foundation’s ... Continue Reading
Photonics - Lumai: Scaling AI in the data centre power bottleneck- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Phillip Burr, head of product at Lumai. Lumai is an Oxford University spinout renowned for its 3D optical computing ... Continue Reading

Cyber platformisation is a skills issue for security teams

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms.
Cyber platformisation: Avoid the the 'integration debt' trap

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms.
Beyond integration theatre: Building stronger cyber platforms

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms.