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CFIT is ‘shaking up business models’ with government backing

The Center for Financial Innovation and Technology received further government backing in April
Overwhelming support for CMA Microsoft SMS designation

Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes ecosystem

A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
GSMA launches global satellite regulatory playbook

Guide designed to provide practical recommendations for regulators seeking to create harmonised, technology-neutral satellite frameworks that prioritise societal needs, consumer protection and sustainable investment
Gartner: AI coding agents will cost more than real developers

As organisations ramp up the use of AI coding agents in software development, they may find costs increase significantly if such tools are overused
Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce

At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI

CW@60: Fighting for justice - twice

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
How can enterprise AI be made less sycophantic?

AI tools are increasingly deployed in enterprises, but their sycophancy and unreliability can hamper efficiency. How can organisations take advantage of AI without pain?
Navigating the AI access control minefield

Rather like the early days of e-commerce, everyone seems to be ‘doing artificial intelligence’. IT leaders must now ensure these systems have secure access to enterprise data

Why cloud-native applications need deep command-line observability- CW Developer Network

Virtue AI has announced “Shadow AI,” a new extension of the AgentSuite-Blue platform that gives enterprises comprehensive visibility into AI and agentic systems operating across their environments. ... Continue Reading
How Apprenticeships Are Powering the Next Generation of Skills- ITWorks

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post Rhodri Arrowsmith, managing partner of IBM Consulting in the UK and Ireland, discusses the use of apprenticeships to develop a workforce with the ... Continue Reading
The Business and IT partnership of the future- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Andy MacMillan, CEO of Alteryx. 64% of UK organisations now use AI, up from 52% in 2025. This widespread and growing adoption reflects how quickly AI has moved to ... Continue Reading
Forget The North-South Divide - It's All About East-West- Networks Generation

Recently had a catch-up at my first trade event in seven years 😊 with Zero Networks’ amiable, straight-talking Albert Estevez Polo (still heading the “name of the year” awards table). We ... Continue Reading

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
Achievable sustainability targets in the age of AI infrastructure

AI demands high-density compute, challenging sustainability goals. CIOs must shift from vague targets to operational, audited metrics and responsible hardware lifecycle management
The brain was never just a language model

The future of AI: the brain is much more than a large language model. It is a fusion engine, able to weigh multiple streams of data at the same time.