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Oracle bets big on AI, drives Australian business transformation

At the Oracle CloudWorld Tour in Sydney, Oracle executives talked up the company’s strategy to integrate AI across its entire technology stack, empowering Australian businesses to move beyond experimentation and into practical AI-driven solutions
Public Accounts Committee calls out legacy IT

Unsupported and out-of-date software and hardware are hindering the government’s artificial intelligence plans for the public sector
Regulator consults on enabling direct satellite to mobile comms

UK to be first country in Europe to move ahead with plans to enable satellite calls to be made from standard smartphones, with people and businesses in hard-to-reach areas set to benefit most
Government needs to fix tech staff hiring process

Giving evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, tech experts highlighted the lack of clarity on data exchange, the need for the new Government Digital Service to execute, and a lack of actual tech experts
UK trade bodies issue best practice guidance for telecoms poles

Trade associations for providers of internet services in the UK offer guidance outlines that encourage a community-conscious approach to telecoms infrastructure deployment
Kroll reviewing Post Office Horizon’s current integrity

The Post Office appoints third party to review Horizon following concerns about current version of the system

CIO interview: Sean Green, Birkbeck, University of London

Birkbeck University interim CIO got a taste for the ‘exciting’ and ‘challenging’ role of a tech leader in higher education while in his previous role at the University of East Anglia
Ethical qualms prompt challenging social media migrations

Changing content moderation and artificial intelligence training practices means social media has undergone a fundamental shift in the past six months, presenting organisations and people migrating away from these platforms for ethical reasons with ...
Cloud, colocation or on-premise? Consider all options

When it comes to datacentres, every option should be considered

What to expect from Qlik Connect 2025- CW Developer Network

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to Qlik Connect 2025, held in Orlando from May 13-15, 2025. But how do you pronounce Qlik, what is Qlik as a platform, what has the company been rolling ... Continue Reading
SLM series - Memgraph: The SLM-knowledge graph combo- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dominik Tomicevic, CEO of Memgraph The original title in full for this piece is: From Better Reasoning to Faster QFS, An ... Continue Reading
Honor Magic7 Pro, a smartphone with an eye for AI- Inspect-a-Gadget

AI is everywhere… and it’s in the Honor (stylised as HONOR) Magic7 Pro smartphone. At first take, I hadn’t been positively “looking for” AI services on my smartphone and at no point was I say ... Continue Reading
SLM Series: Pryon - Mastering RAG implementation - CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) written by Chris Mahl in his role as CEO at Pryon. Pryon is an enterprise knowledge management platform designed to simplify ... Continue Reading

When open source isn’t really open

Vendor lock-in, once a threat from proprietary software, now lurks in open source and AI, trapping businesses in costly, inflexible ecosystems
Data protection and AI: what to know about new UK cyber standard

A strategic governmental steer on AI, putting guidance above rigid legislation offers the adaptability needed to innovate responsibly, contends Kiteworks executive John Lynch
UK tech growth is vibrant - now scale it to the world

The UK has proved its credentials for creating innovative tech startups - but has more to do when it comes to supporting those companies in scaling up their business to global success