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March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 News

Surging cyber threats drive IT directors to decentralised networks

As directors increasingly recognise the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated, AI-driven cyber attacks, risks are being mitigated by changes in physical infrastructure networks, research finds Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 Opinion

Can regulatory oversight alone unlock cloud competition?

CCS Insight’s chief of enterprise research looks at the Competition and Markets Authority’s plans to regulate public cloud Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 In Depth

What happened when a tech journalist experimented with AI on a PC?

Google Gemma, Meta Llama, Mistral and DeepSeek can all be downloaded free of charge for use on a personal machine without paying for online services or exposing your data to the cloud. But what are the results? Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 News

Research team demonstrates certified quantum randomness

A 56-qubit trapped ion quantum computer from Quantinuum has demonstrated quantum supremacy as a random number generator Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 News

Experts question court’s rejection of former Post Office manager’s Horizon appeal

Experts on the use of computer evidence question why Court of Appeal rejected former Post Office branch manager’s appeal against conviction Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 News

Ericsson, SoftBank team to seek out 6G, XR, AI potential

Leading comms tech and service provider forges strategic partnership with telco and IT conglomerate to drive innovation in technologies towards 2030 Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 Blog Post

SLM series - Digital Workforce: Beyond hallucinations & anthropomorphisation

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Rami Luisto, PhD, the healthcare AI lead data scientist at Digital Workforce. Luisto writes in full as follows... Large ... Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 Blog Post

Data Engineering – Hidden dangers in the dash to AI

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Rowan O'Donoghue, chief strategy officer and co-founder at Origina. O'Donoghue writes in full as follows ... In 1962, NASA ... Continue Reading

March 27, 2025 27Mar2025 News

Selangor teams up with Google Cloud on AI

The Teraju AI Selangor initiative will provide state agencies with access to Google Cloud’s AI tools and training to build AI applications in areas such as education and healthcare Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Advanced Software fined £3m over LockBit attack

The ICO has issued a £3m fine to software provider Advanced in the wake of security failings that led to significant disruption to NHS customers in a ransomware attack Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 Opinion

How to respond to digital regulation in 2025

A wave of UK and EU regulation to promote competition and consumer protection in digital markets and services has been introduced that requires a strategic response from companies in the year ahead Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Honeywell taps Verizon 5G to modernise energy grid and utility management

Connected smart utility meters to enable remote and autonomous utility management capabilities designed to improve energy efficiency, grid resiliency and operational effectiveness for utility companies Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use AI to catch wealthy tax dodgers

HMRC’s use of artificial intelligence is one of many initiatives outlined in Chancellor’s Spring Statement Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 Blog Post

Curve banking app on Amazfit

As someone who has never been comfortable with enabling payment on my smartphone, I’ve watched the increasing presence of people “tapping” their iPhones or Android devices in bars, restaurants and ... Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

More than 200 Lloyds Bank bosses to receive artificial intelligence training

Lloyds Banking Group is running a six-month training programme with the aim of building AI skills among its senior leadership Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

4 Day Week Foundation launches tech sector pilot

UK tech firms are being invited to join a pilot programme run by the 4 Day Week Foundation, which aims to help prepare them for implementing shorter working weeks Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Deutsches Forschungsnetz accelerates research with green IP network

IP network upgrade designed to give German national research and education network enhanced access to critical resources and more efficient collaboration with interface speeds up to 800 Gbps, increased capacity and 75% reduced power consumption Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Virgin Media O2 deploys small cells to improve city mobile connectivity

Mobile customers in Plymouth set to benefit from enhanced mobile connectivity as six high-capacity small cells go live across port city in southwest of England Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 Podcast

Podcast: AI data needs scalable flash, but also needs to be FAIR

We talk to Tim Sherbak of Quantum about the demands artificial intelligence puts on storage and the need for data management that can cope with large volumes of data that must be kept for long periods Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

Military AI caught in tension between speed and control

The use of artificial intelligence in military contexts can unlock a range of benefits for defence organisations, but also highlights a clear tension between speed and control baked into the technology Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 Podcast

Gartner on agentic AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Gartner’s Anushree Verma about the route from robotic process automation to agentic AI in corporate IT Continue Reading

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 Blog Post

What to expect from Qlik Connect 2025

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

March 26, 2025 26Mar2025 News

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 Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

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 Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

UK 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 Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Nokia, Numana, Honeywell Aerospace team to advance quantum-safe networks

Collaboration designed to drive innovation and enable a global post-quantum security economy for enterprises using quantum key distribution and advanced cryptographic network technologies to safeguard digital infrastructure Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Government needs to fix tech staff hiring process, says Whitehall’s AI boss

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 Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

ETSI launches first post-quantum encryption standard

European telco standards body launches its first post-quantum cryptography cyber standard, covering the security of critical data and communications Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

UK internet 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 Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 Blog Post

SLM series - Memgraph: The SLM-knowledge graph combo

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

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 Blog Post

Honor Magic7 Pro, a smartphone with an eye for AI

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

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Kroll reviewing Post Office Horizon’s current integrity and discrepancy identification

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

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise expands IoT connectivity with private 5G

Networking and communications solutions giant Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise inks strategic partnership with private 5G network firm Celona to expand internet of things connectivity in complex enterprise environments and large outdoor areas Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Scottish police hold almost no data on facial recognition use

It is currently impossible to assess Police Scotland’s use of retrospective facial recognition for efficacy and fairness because the force does not collect meaningful information that would enable a proper evaluation Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

MPs demand government reconsider response to Post Office compensation report

Select committee calls on government to ‘reflect and revise’ response to Post Office scandal compensation scheme Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Interview: The role of IT innovation at Royal Ballet and Opera

We speak to the Royal Ballet and Opera’s head of IT delivery, Keith Nolan, about how IT lowers costs and helps power stage innovations for world-class performances Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 E-Zine

NHS England scrapped – and what that means for health service digitisation

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the impact of scrapping NHS England on the health service’s long road to digital modernisation. We look at real-life examples of how digital twins are helping to improve manufacturing and urban ... Continue Reading

March 25, 2025 25Mar2025 News

Tech specialist files legal claim after being refused security clearance for MI6 role

An IT specialist has asked the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to investigate a series of hacking incidents after disclosing their social media accounts to MI6 vetting staff Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 Opinion

Does your organisation need an AI librarian?

An AI librarian ensures data accuracy and integrity, bridging the gap between powerful AI tools and reliable, human-validated knowledge Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

5G roaming spend to surpass 4G roaming by 2028

Study warns operators to implement 5G standalone network cores to maximise roaming revenue as competing technologies become more popular with mobile subscribers Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

Storage players ride the Nvidia bus at GTC 2025

As artificial intelligence’s big beast holds its annual shindig, storage firms line up to launch everything from new array products to validations, certifications and vague ideas around data ecosystems Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

CityFibre acquires Connexin’s full-fibre infrastructure

Strategic agreement enables the expansion of nationwide footprint of UK’s leading alternative and independent broadband provider by up to 185,000 premises Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 In Depth

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 Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

DE-CIX launches neutral internet exchanges in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro

DE-CIX opens two internet exchanges, partnering with datacentre operators Equinix, Elea and Ascenty to boost enterprise connectivity, and connect to 60 locations and over datacentres in 600 cities Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

VMO2 scores with 5G O-RAN to improve sports mobile experience

Details published of major demonstration of UK government-backed and operator-led project to test the potential of open networks to manage high-density mobile traffic and boost user experience at mass events Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 Opinion

Why I am challenging Yvette Cooper’s ‘secret backdoor’ order against Apple’s encryption

I took steps to lock down all personal data after I was named as an opponent of Russia. Now I am again worried about my family's safety after the home secretary issued a secret order against Apple Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 Opinion

Will DeepSeek force us to take application security seriously?

The rise of DeepSeek has prompted the usual well-documented concerns around AI, but also raised worries about its potential links to the Chinese state. The Security Think Tank considers the steps security leaders can take to counter threats posed by... Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 In Depth

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 ... Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

The Netherlands bets on brain-inspired computing for a greener future

The Netherlands is building a neuromorphic computing ecosystem, harnessing brain-inspired tech for unprecedented energy efficiency Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

‘Bankenstein’ and a cold calculation means banking crashes will continue

Following a three-day crash at Barclays, UK banks were forced to explain to MPs when, how and why digital services became unavailable over past two years Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

Neos expands BMC TV partnership to support UK live events broadcasting

Media network services provider teams with leading business connectivity provider aiming to deliver high-capacity, low-latency connectivity, addressing increasing live broadcast demands Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

Oracle plants agentic AI flag in business process automation

Oracle promotes its Agentic AI Studio, unveiled at OracleCloud World Tour London, as an avowed business process automation accelerant Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 In Depth

Cloud, colocation or on-premise? Consider all options

When it comes to datacentres, every option should be considered Continue Reading

March 24, 2025 24Mar2025 News

APIs key to unlocking AI agent potential, says MuleSoft

Most Asia-Pacific IT leaders have either implemented or intend to deploy agentic AI in the next two years, but success will hinge on the implementation of APIs that AI agents rely on Continue Reading

March 23, 2025 23Mar2025 News

How Jetstar is tapping data analytics

Low-cost carrier Jetstar is using the Snowflake data platform to optimise the number of meals to carry onboard and to generate flight schedules, among other data analytics initiatives to improve its operations Continue Reading

March 23, 2025 23Mar2025 Blog Post

SLM Series: Pryon - Mastering RAG implementation

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

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 News

NCSC, DSIT enlist IBM to spearhead cyber diversity agenda

IBM signs on to a partnership deal in support of the popular NCSC CyberFirst Girls scheme designed to foster gender diversity in the cyber security profession Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 News

UK government to make £45m connectivity investment in schools

UK government says ‘no child left behind’ as it releases plans to narrow the digital divide in education through setting core digital standards for all schools focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 News

Dutch workforce faces radical transformation as AI adoption accelerates

While the Netherlands leads Europe in AI adoption, a deeper analysis of the labour market reveals a more nuanced narrative than the apocalyptic predictions of job losses Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 News

Jaguar Land Rover goes live with large-scale retrofit private 5G manufacturing network

Leading UK auto manufacturer goes live with installation of private 5G network at its Solihull plant in project that is part of UK government-backed 5G Innovation Regions programme Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 In Depth

Going beyond flexibility: How 5G Standalone is changing the future of business

Recent deployments have shown what 5G Standalone networks can achieve, namely game-changing capabilities such as enhanced connectivity services, FWA, Massive IoT and private wireless networks Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 Podcast

Podcast: How customers use multi-cloud and mitigate key challenges

We talk to Vawlt CEO Ricardo Mendes about the key challenges of multi-cloud operations, and how customers can mitigate the security, billing and complexity challenges they face Continue Reading

March 21, 2025 21Mar2025 Podcast

IT in opera and ballet: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Keith Nolan, head of technology delivery, Royal Ballet and Opera about using IT to save money Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 E-Handbook

The future of API management: Key trends for IT leaders

As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, API management has become increasingly complex. IT leaders must navigate an evolving landscape where efficiency, security, and modernisation intersect—all while working with constrained resources. <... Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

Nokia enhances Wi-Fi 7-enabled FWA gateway portfolio

Nokia’s 5G fixed wireless access gateway with Wi-Fi 7 is designed to deliver 5G speeds of up to 4Gbps for faster, more reliable connectivity Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

Oxa taps Nvidia to accelerate industrial mobility automation

Self-driving vehicle software provider announces deepened collaboration with AI processor leader to accelerate plans in IMA sector, through the support of physical AI, generating photoreal virtual world states to enhance its own training tools Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

NCSC proposes three-step plan to move to quantum-safe encryption

The NCSC urges service providers, large organisations and critical sectors to start thinking today about how they will migrate to post-quantum cryptography over the next decade Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

Hyperscale datacentre capacities continue to rise off back of AI boom

Market data from Synergy Research Group confirms that artificial intelligence is fuelling growth of datacentres in both number and capacity terms Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

Government considering redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims

Campaign group brings together the children of subpostmasters to meet Post Office minister to discuss redress for their suffering Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

The datacentre energy deficit: How worried should operators be about power outages?

The UK government’s plans to lower the barriers to new datacentre developments has left industry watchers querying how all these server farms will be powered. But are they worrying about nothing? Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

Ofcom outlines plans to take UK full-fibre roll-out into ‘final phase’

UK communications regulator sets out plans that will help full-fibre gigabit broadband reach almost all UK homes and businesses over the next two years Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

NAS storage: TrueNAS aims to make it big in Europe

Aimed at the SME market, but with NAS systems that go to tens of petabytes, iXsystems brings dual controllers, NVMe and hybrid flash, AI-capable storage, and container support Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

IDC: global edge computing spending to approach $380bn by 2028

Leading analyst predicts robust spending on edge computing services to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% over next three years, with AI workloads fuelling massive hardware investments, particularly in AI-accelerated processors Continue Reading

March 20, 2025 20Mar2025 News

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