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Aviva prepares for life after CIO retirement

Aviva has named the replacement for its outgoing technology chief, with former BT IT executive joining in the summer
Taara unveils photonics platform for wireless comms

Google Moonshot company unveils way to transmit ultra-high-speed internet through the air using light, shrinking core technology onto a single chip to deliver fibre-like speeds without cables or spectrum
Microsoft CEO opens London AI Tour with Copilot push

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used his event keynote to showcase how the artificial intelligence in M365 is a foundation for agentic AI in the enterprise
Where MENA CIOs draw the line on AI sovereignty

From patient data that cannot be outsourced to banking risk systems that must stay in-country, CIOs are keeping regulated cores sovereign while using global clouds for speed and scale
In-orbit test of Atlas-1 laser terminals sees 100x speed gain

Industry first test of compact and energy-efficient satellite laser terminals in orbit to pave way for more secure, high-bandwidth and affordable space-to-Earth communication for small satellite operators
UAE CIOs feel AI heat as 85% fear role risk within two years

Technology leaders say careers, credibility and corporate resilience now hinge on delivering measurable artificial intelligence outcomes

Neoclouds: Meeting demand for AI acceleration

We look at how neoclouds can deliver access to artificial intelligence acceleration faster and cheaper than public cloud providers
Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale

How the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio
The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected

Everywoman announces 2026 tech awards finalists- WITsend

The finalists for the 2026 Bupa Everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced prior to the awards ceremony in March. For the 16th year on a row, Everywoman has announced more than 80 ... Continue Reading
Tonic gins up agentic Mobilisation Coordinator - CW Developer Network

A new “decision-and-execution” has been detailed by Israel-based Tonic Security. The company’s platform continuously prioritises vulnerabilities and orchestrates remediation to create what its ... Continue Reading
AWS extends hands-on ‘experimental’ agentic development with Strands Labs- CW Developer Network

The AWS developer team has blogged to announce new services in Strands Labs, the company’s latest state-of-the-art, experimental approach to agentic development. Strands Labs is a new Strands ... Continue Reading
GreenOps - BlackLine: Why GreenOps needs finance-grade control to deliver value- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Philippe Omer-Decugis, general manager & SVP of sales at BlackLine. BlackLine is known for its cloud-based software ... Continue Reading

Inside the tech stack powering the next wave of digital assets

Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are steadily being adopted by the financial mainstream, driven by a convergence of regulation, security-first infrastructure and increasingly sophisticated technology.
Think Tank: Building the backbone of the UK’s AI economy

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?
Think Tank: Counting the cost of AI datacentres and energy use

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?