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UK information commissioner resigns after HR investigation

The UK’s information commissioner has resigned following an HR investigation, saying there were occasions when he exercised ‘poor judgement’ and made ‘inappropriate attempts at humour’
Scotland officially launches own NHS app

People in Scotland are able to download the first version of the MyCare.scot app on their smartphones, following the roll-out of the web-based version
Google Cloud boosts for enterprise agentic at London Summit

Hyperscaler prioritises process automation in UK showcase, with frontier models, agent platforms and development tools to the fore, with customers such as Unilever in the spotlight
4G persists as European 5G availability and usage gap widens

Research reveals that the vast majority of Europe’s connectivity is still over 4G, and while the performance uplift of 5G Standalone is real, deployment in the region is localised to just 11 networks
US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech
Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi

Leading technology in a quest to find life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions brings an extra level of motivation for the pharma giant’s digital chief

The great datacentre backlash: The industry response

In part two of a two-part series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at how developers and operators have responded to the wave of anti-datacentre sentiment sweeping through communities and what their plan is to avoid further escalation
Freshworks Refresh 2026: pivot to AI-driven employee experience

Freshworks is pivoting to AI-driven employee experience, launching its AI Agent Studio, MCP Gateway and AI dashboards
‘Don’t break the business’: Lessons from Ann Summers’ ESB transformation

Ann Summers’ technology and supply chain director Jeannette Copeland talks through lessons learned during the retailer’s recent ESB overhaul

Linux Foundation launches Appia Foundation to build standardised specifications for AI- Open Source Insider

The Linux Foundation this week announced the formation of the Appia Foundation. Why did the LF do this? Regulations around the world are moving to active enforcement and firms require evidence of ... Continue Reading
Earnix AIOS ensures insurers get 'anchored intelligence' for native AI tools & services- CW Developer Network

Earnix is an AI company for insurance decisioning. The company claims to offer “production-grade” AI and decisioning technology into the workflows and decisions that shape insurance performance ... Continue Reading
EVs: The software integration challenge- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

While there appears to be an on-going political debate over whether we do or don’t ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, a big concern putting people off electrical vehicle (EV) ... Continue Reading
PoC in the clouds: Google Cloud’s Model Garden at Platform 37- CW Developer Network

So-called Proof-of-Concept “labs” have evolved massively over the last 30-years. Back in the day - and we’re talking pre-Windows 95 here - Microsoft used to roll out a bunch of enterprise apps, ... Continue Reading

What frontier AI actually means for enterprise security

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.
Digital ID must not deepen exclusion

UK government plans for a national digital identity scheme risk embedding further inequalities and barriers to public services for the 19 million people currently experiencing digital exclusion
Why AI monetisation, not 6G, is the real prize for telcos

In the first of a three-part series exploring the role of telcos in the AI economy, we examine why operators must look beyond next generation 6G networks and focus on capturing the value of AI workloads