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August 20, 2025 20Aug2025 Blog Post

The four trends reshaping the UK’s energy resilience

In this guest post, Jodie Eaton, CEO of Shell Energy UK, looks at the trends that could shape the nation's energy security In July 2031, an explorer spacecraft from Earth will finally reach Jupiter ... Continue Reading

August 20, 2025 20Aug2025 News

Without a data strategy, AI will just scale your chaos

Snowflake’s chief data analytics officer, Anahita Tafvizi, explains why a data strategy focused on governance, consistency and accuracy is the only way to build artificial intelligence that users will trust Continue Reading

August 20, 2025 20Aug2025 News

India banks on mature-node chips to build semiconductor niche

India is doubling down on mature-node chips that power cars, healthcare and electronics, using incentives and global supply shifts to make its mark Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management

Google Cloud elaborates on its vision for securing artificial intelligence unveiling new protections and capabilities across its product suite Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Deepfake AI scammers target the Big Yin

Cyber criminal scammers exploiting GenAI to create deepfake AI tools are targeting one of the UK’s most beloved comics, and one of its strongest accents Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

ISACA launches AI security management certification

ISACA accredited security professionals can now pursue a new AI security management credential Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 Opinion

The future workforce is not fully human, and that is a good thing

Studies show AI agents can boost productivity of people at work but making the most of AI agents is not just an IT challenge, it is a leadership challenge. Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Lumen lights up 400GB datacentre connectivity to fuel AI

Network expansion across 16 major US metro markets and more than 70 third-party datacentres designed to support AI-first planning and multi-cloud architectures aimed to ensure high-performance environment for business applications Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

O2 to upgrade Haven holiday parks mobile networks

O2 continues programme of mobile upgrades at holiday locations with announcement of enhancements to networks at 22 UK sites, aimed at ensuring connectivity can keep up with increasing customer demand Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

HPE taps into AI market demand with Nvidia Blackwell-powered servers

HPE’s latest Nvidia Blackwell-powered GPU servers are due to start shipping soon, but could enterprises face delays when trying to get hold of them? Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

AI, streaming to deliver ‘network crunch’ by 2030

Research from carrier routing software provider finds that despite significant investment in AI, operators admit they can’t fully optimise networks without access to more real-time data and network modernisation delayed through staff issues Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 In Depth

Storage data management tools: What they do and what’s available

We look at data management tools from storage array makers, who supplies them, what they can do, and whether they stretch to managing third-party storage in customer datacentres Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care

We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation about making artificial intelligence relevant across its brands to support pet health Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple

US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 Blog Post

JetBrains details state of Python in 2025

JetBrains has detailed its eighth annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is conducted as a collaborative effort between the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains’ PyCharm team. ... Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Concierge now on call 24/7 for Zoom Phone

AI-first work platform provider unveils integration of virtual agent with phone platform to deliver concierge experience for organisations that ‘goes beyond’ basic call answering services or auto-attendants Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 E-Zine

A winning formula for peak performance

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a look under the hood at the IT powering the McLaren Formula 1 team, with the help of its director of business technology, Dan Keyworth. We also delve into the Metropolitan Police’s controversial ... Continue Reading

August 19, 2025 19Aug2025 News

Singapore board directors to get cyber crisis training

The Singapore Institute of Directors and Ensign InfoSecurity have launched a programme to equip 1,000 board leaders with the skills to navigate high-stakes decisions during a cyber crisis Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

China Unicom 5G-A network powers world’s first humanoid robot games

Leading Chinese telco offers robot showcase next-gen 5G network that supports embodied AI realising seamless connectivity for both spectators and robots even during peak usage Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks

A campaign of voice-based social engineering attacks targeting users of Salesforce’s services appears to have struck HR platform Workday Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

Extremist hacker who defaced websites and stole data imprisoned

Hacker Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky pled guilty to attacking multiple websites based on extremist political and religious ideology Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

L’Oréal to promote cyber resilience for Britain’s beauty salons

L’Oréal UK and Ireland will work with law enforcement, cyber educators and students, and other large organisations to help thousands of small salons across the UK improve their cyber resilience practice Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

UK fibre broadband continues progress

Study reveals continued pace of development of UK broadband market, with the number of fibre-to-the-premises locations rising 15.3% on an annual basis and the country’s leading provider passing fibre tipping point Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

AI advances clear path to software development careers

Programming skills are always in demand, but with artificial intelligence, people will have to adapt their approach to writing code Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

Okta: AI adoption fuels problems for identity management

Okta research indicates the emergence and growth of novel security problems, connected with the spread of AI agents and non-human identities Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

EE continues UK mobile leadership in first half of 2025

Study of UK mobile market reveals ‘measurable’ performance differences between operators, with median 5G download speeds varying by more than 140Mbps between the fastest and slowest networks in some cities Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 News

Docusign moves beyond e-signatures with AI-powered contract platform

Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen explains how the company is leveraging its brand recognition and GenAI capabilities to solve decades-old problems in how businesses create, negotiate and manage contracts Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 In Depth

An introduction to platform engineering

It is largely recognised that current software development practices are not sustainable – platform engineering is the IT sector’s remedy Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 Blog Post

Series brief: AI workflow platforms & tools

AI got to work. Well, to be clear, AI has “gotten” to work for us as it now permeates enterprise applications with its automations, accelerators and ancillary augmentations that we hope will make ... Continue Reading

August 18, 2025 18Aug2025 In Depth

The CMA anti-trust investigation into AWS and Microsoft explained: Everything you need to know

After regulator Ofcom raised red flags about the anti-competitive behaviour of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, the UK cloud market was referred to the Competition and Markets Authority – here’s why Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

Warlock claims ransomware attack on network services firm Colt

UK network services firm Colt is attempting to recover various customer-facing systems following a cyber attack that has been claimed by the Warlock ransomware gang and may have arisen via a SharePoint flaw Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 In Depth

Would you hire a hacker?

At a time when cyber security breaches are on the up and skills remain in short supply, security experts believe we may be missing a trick by overlooking unconventional sources of talent Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

UK cyber leaders feel impact of Trump cutbacks

The ripple effects of US cyber security cutbacks have reached this side of the Atlantic, according to a report Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

US trade body calls on Washington to cut cyber red tape

The US Information Technology Industry Council has called on the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director to cut burdensome regulations in areas such as AI and incident reporting, and to do more to build a unified security regime Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

Zendesk CTO on the new era of customer experience

Zendesk once pushed its AI vision, but now customers are leading the charge. Its CTO, Jason Maynard, explains how this reversal is creating roles like the ‘bot manager’ and shaping the future of customer experience Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 In Depth

Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings

Storage profile: We look at Lenovo, a key storage player that has played the partnership game to rise in the array maker rankings and corner the SME and entry-level market Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

Whitehall IT projects face complex challenges, Nista report finds

The annual report from the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority gives major police IT project ‘red’ rating, while several others are rated ‘amber’, including Gov.uk One Login and Making Tax Digital Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 Opinion

Teen hackers aren't the problem. They're the wake-up call

If we take the time to build the right pathways into cyber, young people could be our best line of defence. Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

Autocratic UAE gets democratic artificial intelligence

US-China rivalry has come to a head in authoritarian Gulf state UAE, where OpenAI is attempting to make a stand for democracy and free speech Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 In Depth

The UK’s Online Safety Act explained: what you need to know

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the UK’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, including controversies around age verification measures and the threat it poses to end-to-end encryption Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

India revives national datacentre policy amid AI push

The government is pushing for single-window clearances and distributed infrastructure to prepare India for AI and cloud workloads in its national datacentre policy Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

Vodafone Greece automates deals for customers, saves 500 staff-days of work

Vodafone Greece hired an implementation partner for a business process management project while its own staff observed and learned how to use the technology Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 Blog Post

Airborne answers to a waterborne problem: Could drones help solve UK droughts?

In this guest post, Peter Stirratt, head of inspection and survey at Skyports Drone Services, offers an airborne answer to the UK’s heatwave-induced droughts As the UK experiences the driest start ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 Opinion

Guardian agents: Stopping AI from going rogue

AI systems don't share our values and can easily go rogue. But instead of trying to make AI more human, we need a new class of guardian agents to act as digital sentinels, monitoring our autonomous systems before we lose control completely Continue Reading

August 15, 2025 15Aug2025 News

SK Telecom to build sovereign AI infrastructure

The South Korean telco is building the Haein Cluster AI infrastructure to support its Petasus AI Cloud service in a bid to meet the demand for AI training and inference within its borders Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

Private 5G market ‘nears mainstream’ with $5bn surge

Study finds private cellular networks based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are just on the cusp of becoming a mainstream technology, with a market potential exceeding that of established private LTE Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

Zen Internet, Sky Business Wholesale ink Ethernet partnership

Strategic partnership to see business customers gain access to Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

What’s going on inside Intel?

Chipmaker Intel has had a tough couple of weeks: job cuts, Donald Trump calling for the CEO’s resignation, and now an attack by its former chief executive Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

More girls take A-level computing despite overall dip in numbers

While there was an overall dip in the number of people taking computing A-levels this year, the number of girls taking the subject is still on the up Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 Opinion

Protecting your data in the EU means protecting an independent authority

As the EU faces mounting scrutiny over institutional transparency, ensuring the genuine independence of the European Data Protection Supervisor is key to preserving the rule of law and the credibility of the Union’s digital governance. Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 Blog Post

What to expect from Cloudera EVOLVE25

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to Cloudera Evolve25. The conference is held on September 25th at Glasshouse 660 in New York and is set to showcase the organisation’s anywhere cloud ... Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

AST SpaceMobile hits launch button on satellite expansion

Space-based cellular broadband network reveals plans to expand its satellite fleet by almost 10 times over the next 18 months Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 News

Professional services firms stuck in network security IT doom loop

Survey reveals a widening disconnect in the professional services sector where, despite near-universal adoption of SaaS and cloud strategies, core network and security services are failing to keep up through the likes of SASE Continue Reading

August 14, 2025 14Aug2025 In Depth

Mastering control of sovereign digital resilience

Internet infrastructure resilience has become a national security concern for several countries in recent years. Lithuania’s approach treats routing infrastructure, IP space, DNS and hosting as national and strategic assets Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

Fuel leak prompts Openreach full-fibre broadband upgrade

UK’s leading broadband provider deploys full-fibre infrastructure to enhance rural England village’s connectivity following leak that diminished comms services Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

BlackSuit ransomware payment recovered in takedown operation

US authorities reveal how over a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets laundered by the BlackSuit ransomware gang were seized ahead of a July takedown operation Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026

Spanish banking giant announces mandatory AI training for staff, and collaborates with OpenAI on a ‘data and AI-first transformation’ Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Opinion

What the UK's ransomware crackdown signals for Europe

The UK government is forging a bold path as it aims to ban ransomware payments from certain organisations. Its actions could herald an inflexion point in Europe's broader response to ransomware. Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Blog Post

Snyk CTO: Platform engineering is a DevOps ally in the AI era

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Danny Allan in his role as chief technology officer at Snyk. Allan writes in full as follows… There’s a common ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Blog Post

AI Agents and the data governance wild west

This is a guest blogpost by Fraser Dear, head of AI and innovation, BCN We’re now in an age where AI agents can summarise lengthy documents, trawl through SharePoint, and draft emails in seconds. ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Blog Post

Is document management the real hero of the AI boom?

This is a guest blogpost by John Bates, chief executive officer of SER Group. If you hadn’t noticed, document management (DM) is having a moment. Gartner had previously phased out the term in ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

SAP touts Business Suite as key to enterprise AI

The German software giant pitched its Business Suite set of integrated applications for the AI era, along with the SAP Joule copilot as the future orchestrator of business workflows, at its customer conference in Melbourne Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Blog Post

Rogue agents: how can organisations manage thousands of new micro decision makers?

This is a guest blogpost by Markus Mueller, global field CTO APIM at Boomi. AI agents are autonomous by definition, which makes them ideal for automating data analysis, orchestrating workflows, and ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 Podcast

AI in pet health: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation, Kate Balingit, about using computer vision with smartphone photos to assess pet health Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

Fujitsu orders staff to retain Post Office-related documentation as it braces for legal action

Japanese supplier tells all UK staff to preserve documents related to its work with the Post Office Continue Reading

August 13, 2025 13Aug2025 News

ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion

The Open Data Institute has published a manifesto to guide European Union data and artificial intelligence policy formation Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Macquarie Data Centres to offer Dell-Nvidia AI tech stack

The Australian datacentre operator will host the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia infrastructure platform in its sovereign facilities to meet growing demand for local, secure and compliant generative AI infrastructure Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list

Microsoft rolls out fixes for over 100 CVEs in its August Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Researchers firm up ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider link

ReliaQuest researchers present new evidence that firms up a potential link, or outright partnership, between the ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider cyber gangs Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

UK work visa sponsors are target of phishing campaign

Mimecast identifies a phishing campaign targeting UK organisations that sponsor migrant workers and students, opening the door to account compromise and visa fraud Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it

Workday research finds 75% of workers like AI as a teammate, but only 30% want it to be the boss. Trust in the technology may grow with use, but human focus, clear roles and governance are key Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

UK state-owned bank goes cloud-native

State-owned National Savings and Investments bank used contract renewal as an opportunity to keep pace with changes in the market Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 Opinion

What boards should look for in a CISO

The role of the chief information security officer has evolved dramatically over the years – and will continue to do so. What should boards really looking for when hiring a security leader in 2025? Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 Blog Post

What to expect from CamundaCon 2025

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to CamundaCon. Billed as the process orchestration and automation conference, Camunda firmly identifies itself in this marketplace and is known for its ... Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

MX Fiber extends gigabit access across south-east Mexico with optical network

New photonic net in region traditionally underserved by digital infrastructure set to transform connectivity for datacentres, industrial zones and subsea hubs, while laying groundwork for smarter commerce, transportation and public services Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Norway fixing Big Bang e-health botch with fintech security

Experts call for Europe’s health sector to protect medical APIs with security originated from UK open banking as officials take urgent measures against unprecedented attacks Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 In Depth

Industry 5.0: Applying the human touch

The second part of our look at how manufacturing and production companies are deploying new technology paradigms for efficiency and productivity gains, and what effect these are having on those employing them Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 In Depth

Industry 5.0: More than a numbers game for future manufacturing

In part one of a two-part look into Industry 5.0, we investigate how this new paradigm for engineering is opening vistas in terms of the possibilities, not just in how it is carried out, but also the personal and environmental contexts of processes Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Salesforce research: CFOs zealous for agentic AI

A Salesforce study says chief financial officers have shifted from agentic artificial intelligence caution to putting the technology front and centre of their business strategies Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Obituary: Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Dame Stephanie Shirley, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist known in the technology sector as Steve, has passed away Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

600 VodafoneThree UK sites now offer integrated coverage

Newly formed operator releases details on key element of merger, claiming hundreds of sites now offer ‘seamless’ integration with aim of unlocking greater capacity, eliminating 4G notspots and expanding 5G coverage across the UK Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 E-Zine

Keeping drivers driving at The AA

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how The AA is using AI and connected vehicle technology to get drivers back on the road as quickly as possible. The UK competition watchdog says Microsoft and AWS are too dominant in the cloud market – we ... Continue Reading

August 12, 2025 12Aug2025 News

Ola’s Krutrim builds ‘AI-first’ sovereign cloud for India

Krutrim is building a vertically integrated technology stack to make AI affordable, scalable and sovereign for Indian businesses while catering to the country’s linguistic needs Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 In Depth

ShinyHunters Salesforce cyber attacks explained: What you need to know

Computer Weekly gets under the skin of an ongoing wave of ShinyHunters cyber attacks orchestrated via social engineering against Salesforce users Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 Opinion

How CISOs can adapt cyber strategies for the age of AI

Traditional security measures may not be able to cope with the AI reality. In order to safeguard enterprise operations, reputation and data integrity in an AI-first world, security leaders need to rethink. Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

F&W Networks, Fusion Fibre team to accelerate gigabit broadband

Strategic partnership designed to reinforce broadband wholesaler’s position as a enabler of digital transformation across the UK and deliver on shared commitment to building a more connected future for homes and businesses in south of England Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

Overlooking IoT TCO risks millions in hidden costs

Research finds concentrating on cheap connectivity while overlooking the total cost of internet of things ownership risks millions in hidden costs, but accurate TCO assessments can identify multimillions in net savings Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

Why Intel’s woes show the fragility of the European Chips Act

Intel is facing political pressure and stress across its business, with its 2022 plans to manufacture in the EU one of the casualties Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

McCullough Review into PSNI spying on journalists and lawyers delayed

Angus McCullough KC is to present findings of an independent review of police spying on phone data of lawyers, journalists and NGOs in Northern Ireland in October Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 Podcast

Podcast: Key hurdles in AI from proof of concept to production

We talk to DDN CTO Sven Oehme about key technical and organisational hurdles when taking AI projects from test to production, in storage and building the technical team Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

EDGX closes €2.3m funding to boost AI compute for satellites

Belgian space tech company gains funding to aid its mission to deliver the world’s fastest edge computing service for satellite constellations, enabling fast and efficient data processing from space Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 In Depth

Looming retirements and the skills shortage

As many workers prepare to retire over the next few years, a large number of people will be leaving the tech talent pool, possibly exacerbating the skills shortage Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 Blog Post

Sysdig Sage, knows its cloud security threat onions

Sysdig is a “seasoned” player in the real-time cloud security arena. As such, the firm has now launched an agentic cloud security platform powered by Sysdig’s autonomous AI agents, which are ... Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

Arqit to join Vodafone network and ecosystem innovation centre

Innovation centre for leading-edge technologies welcomes encryption software service to scale its quantum-safe technology across operator’s ecosystem Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 In Depth

Will CDPs deliver on the marketing promise of personalisation?

Customer data platforms are being touted by suppliers as the means to deliver the single customer view after which organisations have long lusted. Will the promise finally be delivered? Continue Reading

August 11, 2025 11Aug2025 News

Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?

Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community? Continue Reading

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