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Met Police chief warns against new laws amid large tech expansion
The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
Former Post Office legal boss referred to disciplinary council
Post Office general counsel, who led court case against subpostmasters, failed to appear at statutory public inquiry
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco
Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform
CW@60: Powering progress – the unsung hero of innovation
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
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SES, Tototheo global expand multi-orbit maritime services
Space solutions company expands partnership with connectivity and technology firm promising to deliver worldwide maritime customers with consistent, reliable connectivity that supports critical vessel operations
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World Cup venues score with Extreme, MatSing multi-beam Wi-Fi
Strategic partnership delivers stadium connectivity promising increased capacity, simplified operations and reduced infrastructure requirements
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Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA with more questions than answers
We examine the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Metropolitan Police’s Palantir Foundry pilot, and the governance gaps it exposes around surveillance, transparency and staff consultation
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Former ICO boss found using ‘vulgar’ language with female staff
An independent investigation into UK’s former information commissioner John Edwards uncovers his use of ‘highly sexualised’ language with staff, days after his resignation
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AI surge sees fibre become nervous system of thinking economy
Study shows how fibre broadband and AI infrastructure are becoming increasingly interdependent – from datacentre interconnection and middle-mile capacity to edge connectivity, resilient transport and real-time applications
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Met Police chief warns against new laws amid large tech expansion
The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
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Viwoods AiPaper Mini- Inspect-a-Gadget
I have massively enjoyed using electronic writing pads up to now, including the Viwoods AiPaper product over the last couple of years; I rewrite my daily TO DO list at least twice a day (sorry if ... Continue Reading
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Linux Foundation details intent to launch Agent Name Service - Open Source Insider
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Shure: In an AI-code world, communication becomes a system dependency- CW Developer Network
A lot is written right now on the subject of developer productivity; everybody wants to know whether programmers will experience the boosts that AI-coding tools promise… and they want to know what ... Continue Reading
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Why cloud-native applications need deep command-line observability- CW Developer Network
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Inclusion in engineering needs rigour like other systems
Engineering needs rigour to fix gender imbalances. By treating inclusion as a design challenge with intent and accountability, firms build better teams and more resilient system
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Delivering better government after decades of disappointment
For three decades, governments have promised that technology would transform and improve the state - yet the same failures keep recurring. The missing ingredient is to find a better way to prove that a policy works
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Achievable sustainability targets in the age of AI infrastructure
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