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DWP finally seeks reviewer of its subpostmaster prosecutions

Months after announcing review, the government has advertised for a reviewer to look over more than 100 prosecutions of subpostmasters by the Department of Work and Pensions
Trade-ins returned $6.4bn to US mobile consumers in 2025

Quarterly study of US mobile trade-in arena finds that strong interest in new features – paired with clear, competitive promotions – drove record trade-in value in full‑year 2025 data
Bucks landfill datacentre gains Nationally Significant status

300MW proposed project is the first to be allowed to benefit from streamlined national-level planning process after being given Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project status by ministers
Starlink launches services in UAE and Kuwait

Starlink now provides satellite-based internet in the UAE and Kuwait, joining Oman, Qatar, Israel and Yemen in the Middle East
Fire and rescue services implement shared comms command centre

Control room technology rolled out across three emergency services to make it possible to jointly manage emergency call handling, crew dispatch and incident coordination in mutual aid scenarios
Scotland launches five-year AI strategy

Scottish deputy first minister says the country aims to become a leader in AI through responsibly harnessing the economic and social benefits of the technology

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 evironmental 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?

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
Panther AI SOC platform ‘closes loop’ on security Ops- CW Developer Network

Panther Labs (hereafter just Panther) describes itself as a complete AI security operations centre (SOC) platform that is essentially characterised by its ability to scale security the whole ... Continue Reading
Boost Security fires turbo into developer security to secure AI-driven programming - CW Developer Network

Developers need a singular solution for testing, posture management, secure AI-development and compliance that works within their existing workflow - and they need a service that isn’t bolted ... Continue Reading
A simple online login is key to digital government success- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

While it’s not perfect, there’s one thing that can be said of Microsoft Azure Active Directory. It basically does what it’s supposed to, providing a relatively straightforward login for enterprise ... Continue Reading

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.
The upcoming King’s Speech - where are the words on AI?

Despite past promises of regulation on AI, there is no indication the Labour government is planning any legislation in the next session of Parliament - and that's an economic and social mistake
Azure Local Disconnected looks the part for sovereignty. It isn’t

Despite fanfare, Microsoft’s air-gapped cloud offer is far from GA-ready, can’t run Azure Kubernetes Service, maxes out workload clusters, and at scale can’t be truly disconnected