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MI5 and PSNI ordered to pay damages over BBC phone spying

The Security Service, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to a former BBC journalist, Vincent Kearney, following multiple attempts to identify his confidential sources
Connectivity becomes the weakest link in Britain’s workplaces

Study finds internet and connectivity failures have overtaken software problems as the biggest cause of lost productivity, with the average UK employee losing 93 working hours a year to IT issues
Uplink internet traffic growth breaks further record

Study finds upstream demand reshaping network performance and capacity with upstream usage up 19.2% year on year in second quarter of 2026, three times that of downstream
Will digital government recover from DSIT breakup?

Computer Weekly looks at what Burnham’s decision to dismantle DSIT means for the UK tech sector, and how the department will be split up
Samsung brings Galaxy ecosystem into eyewear

Smart devices developed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker intended to show how intelligent eyewear can become part of a user’s personal style
Digital government services increase accessibility gap

Many adults are unable to access digital government services in the UK, leading the digital divide to widen

Journalist Richard Medhurst had his mobile phone seized. Did using a secure phone protect his data?

How can journalists protect confidential data and sources on their phones when crossing borders?
CW@60: How tech escaped the machine room - and why it never really did

Julian David, CEO of the influential tech trade association TechUK, looks at what’s changed in tech across his career – and perhaps more importantly, what hasn’t
AI kicks in for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Computer Weekly looks at the technological backbone in place for global football’s pinnacle event, the FIFA World Cup, and how AI has become a permanent fixture and first on the timesheet

Updating Cyber/Digital Careers Guidance for the Age of Augmented Intelligence- When IT Meets Politics

We need create better linkages between cyber/digital and mainstream skills and employment policy, from access to careers advice and guidance in schools, through enabling NEETs to "prove" their ... Continue Reading
Sonar: Why token optimisation is the next imperative in AI development- CW Developer Network

According to automated code analysis for clean, secure software company Sonar, the IT industry keeps measuring the wrong thing. Every AI development conversation fixates on the visible progress ... Continue Reading
Digital downgrade: Andy Burnham's fragmentation of tech policy is a backward step for the UK- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

It’s taken a few days to work out exactly what has happened to technology policy and digital delivery in the aftermath of new prime minister Andy Burnham’s day-one scrapping of the Department for ... Continue Reading
Veraification Of The Need To Track And Control Those Pesky AI Agents (no spelling mistakes)- Networks Generation

Increasingly, AI is turning into a Science Fiction movie - the real life version. Meantime, the fightback has started - from within. For starters, why have one company in this AI era, when you can ... Continue Reading

Stop debating frontier AI – start defending against it

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.
Viva la devolution – rebalancing power through technology

A note for Andy Burnham - on how digital operating models and infrastructure can improve UK devolution and strengthen democratic accountability
Does the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill make you feel secure?

The UK government's latest cyber security regulations are hugely important but remain riddled with inconsistencies and vagaries - substantial changes are needed before it becomes law