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February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 News

EU-South Korea research consortium gets to work on lowering AI chip energy use

EU-South Korea research group is pioneering the use of photon-based hardware chips to help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence datacentres Continue Reading

February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 Blog Post

Convergence - The Sequel (And How To Avoid Trade-Offs)

I recently published a blog, post-conversation with Albert Estevez Polo (current leader in “Broadband-Testing name of the year 2026” competition) from Zero Networks about the importance of ... Continue Reading

February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 Blog Post

A questionable partnership

During numerous presentations given by IT industry executives, amongst the most over-used phrase is “partnership” and specifically, the supposedly “strategic partnership” they have with key ... Continue Reading

February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 Blog Post

CloudBolt analysis: Mass VMware exodus yet to come, but unwind underway

Two years after Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the fact that organisations are considering leaving VMware is (of course) not news. But, according to cloud cost optimisation company CloudBolt ... Continue Reading

February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 News

HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation Continue Reading

February 18, 2026 18Feb2026 Blog Post

Insider Information And The Art Of Zero Attack Surfaces

Thoroughly enjoyed a recent conversation with Albert Estevez Polo, Field CTO EMEA, Zero Networks, where we discussed what IS really required for cyber security in 2026 onwards, on the back of some ... Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Lumen targets AI bottlenecks with cloud gateway and metro expansion

AI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Silverstone takes mobile connectivity to full throttle

Permanent 5G connectivity for fans, race teams and broadcasters comes to the home of British motorsport in major network upgrade from neutral host and private network provider Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order

The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds

Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 In Depth

Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale

How the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 In Depth

The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Rakuten Mobile proposal selected for Jaxa space strategy

Mobile comms provider and University of Tokyo has secured up to £53m in funding from Japan’s national aerospace agency for an R&D project into AI-based next-gen satellite communications Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 In Depth

Interview: Pure Storage’s Niki Armstrong on achieving more with less in sustainability

Think about sustainability as a product in itself, urges the company’s legal and corporate sustainability leader Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Artificial intelligence ‘creeping into’ high-risk stock trading

Growing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Linx upgrades Lunar Digital datacentre to full resilient point of presence

Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Datacentre demand is huge but power and skills hold things back, survey shows

BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

House of Lords committee concerned over digital forensics backlog

Lords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard

Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: The digital diet and the growing cost of AI energy use

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage? Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 Blog Post

Palo Alto Networks: Global incident report 2026 analysis

Palo Alto Networks held its Ignite on Tour London 2026 event recently and an element of the organisation’s presentations mentioned the now-released Global Incident Report 2026. It’s an annual study ... Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Tesco vs VMware: Dell weighs in on VMware contractual obligation

Are negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Government pumps £20m into using tech to fight addiction

Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached

UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’ Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 Blog Post

GreenOps: From cloud spend to carbon spend, should sustainability drive SaaS decisions?

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Tim Schumacher, co-founder of saas.group and founding general partner at World Fund. Schumacher writes in full as ... Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Google Cloud supplants Azure as Unilever cloud of choice

Microsoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

British Transport Police start using live facial recognition

British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 News

Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G

Project sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 In Depth

Interview: CyrusOne on the sustainable innovation that drives datacentre business outcomes

Sustainability initiatives continue to drive competitive advantage in addition to cutting costs, reveals Kyle Myers of colocation giant CyrusOne Continue Reading

February 17, 2026 17Feb2026 E-Zine

Charities turn to tech for greater impact

The fallout from the Post Office scandal is a recurring theme of reporting for Computer Weekly, and in this week’s ezine, we find out how the organisation’s efforts to address the shortcomings of its Horizon software have resulted in it being hit ... Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Noah Donohoe inquest reveals issues with police ControlWorks system

An inquest heard that there were major issues with the system used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to record information reported by the public Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Pascal Brier, Capgemini: AI will prove its enterprise truth this year

Capgemini’s chief innovation officer says the 2025 rise and deployment of artificial intelligence agents put enterprise AI progress on hold, but laid the ground for acceleration to come Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Interview: Richard Corbridge, CIO, Segro

With a varied IT leadership career across healthcare, retail and central government, property development brought fresh challenges for the CIO – and a chance to share his experience in an industry not renowned for digital transformation Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 Opinion

IT Sustainability Think Tank: AI infrastructure, shared responsibility and the real cost of progress

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage? Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

NatWest hails progress after £1.2bn spent on tech last year, but true AI transformation to come

NatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’ Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals

Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Oracle readies AI note-taker for NHS

The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Next Tech Fest: Breaking tech role misconceptions

The Next Tech Girls event hosted women in technology to speak to young girls about how the industry is full of opportunity for their future careers Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Qatar advances sovereign cloud strategy to strengthen digital trust and national autonomy

Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 Blog Post

Automat-it LLM selection optimiser saves trial-and-error tax

With AI adoption being something of a headache for some of the enterprise software application development teams now tasked with is urgent implementation, those migration migraines are arguably ... Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 News

Myriota introduces satellite-based scalable global asset tracking

Global provider of satellite IoT connectivity unveils long-life asset tracker designed to deliver reliable global visibility beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks and overcome traditional barriers Continue Reading

February 16, 2026 16Feb2026 In Depth

Making sense of AI’s role in cyber security

Cyber security companies have jumped on the AI bandwagon. We look at where artificial intelligence is a useful add-on and where it poses potential risks Continue Reading

February 15, 2026 15Feb2026 News

Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations

Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 News

Direct-to-device connectivity set to underpin next generation of industrial IoT

Research from satellite comms firm finds D2D connectivity will underpin the next generation of industrial internet of things, with almost all IoT decision-makers set to adopt the technology in the next 18 months Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 News

UK government calls for review into mobile market

UK government creates programme to anticipate how the mobile market, and technologies that underpin it, will evolve over the next decade Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 In Depth

AI investment and the effect on urban digital twins

Investment in artificial intelligence will support development of the technology as an enabler for digital twins across many application areas, but analysts are concerned that AI spending has created a bubble that is ready to pop Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 News

UK National Crime Agency seeks CDIO, offering more than £100k for the role

The chief digital and information officer will be expected to set the National Crime Agency’s digital, data and technology sourcing strategy, secure multi-year investment and manage a £100m budget Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 News

Openreach appoints new chief executive

UK’s leading broadband provider announces that its deputy CEO will succeed incumbent chief executive from 1 April 2026, and that the company looks to maintain pace of full-fibre deployment Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 Blog Post

Virtue AI: New programming paradigms command AI-native security

Software application development is code-native, cloud-native… sometimes mobile-native and now AI-native, especially given the fact that code assistants and agentic programming functions have been ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 Blog Post

Clockwork VP: Neocloud revolution, what AI/ML engineers need to know

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Anita Pandey, vice president of growth at Clockwork. Clockwork is known for its software-driven fabric service designed to ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2026 13Feb2026 News

Singapore to form National AI Council, expands tax breaks to ease AI adoption

Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

Government bank digital project a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ exposing taxpayers to risk

National Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

Europe’s data protection supervisors warn over plans to ‘narrow’ privacy rights

European data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data as it gears up for a swathe of data protection reforms Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship

Capita is to ‘fast-track’ any technology, including artificial intelligence, that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension work Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds

Research questions AI’s trustworthiness in giving people accurate information about government services Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

Power supply issues flagged as major growth inhibitor of European datacentre market

The latest report into trends across the European datacentre market shines a light on how power supply issues are affecting growth Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 In Depth

Urban digital twins – missing pieces and emerging divides

The versatility of digital twins is substantial, but hurdles exist that prevent them to reach their full potential – and while AI can reduce existing limitations, its deployment can create its own problematic issues Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law

In a preliminary ruling, European Commission says TikTok’s additive design features are in breach of laws designed to create safer digital spaces Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

e& drives AI-first workforce transformation with Oracle Cloud

UAE technology group deploys Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM on OCI Dedicated Region to embed artificial intelligence across human resources while meeting national data sovereignty requirements Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

UK fintech investment slumped in 2025

Investment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most money Continue Reading

February 12, 2026 12Feb2026 News

College of Policing accounts ‘disclaimed’ by auditor for second year in wake of IT failure

Government auditors have refused to endorse the financial accounts of the professional body for policing in England and Wales for a second year, following IT project blunders Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year

The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysis Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use

In lieu of a full-blown ban on the technology, Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett has called for a number of new safeguards to be implemented that she feels would protect Londoners from ‘escalating’ biometric surveillance Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 Blog Post

Legacy IT? No problem

Maybe it’s time to press the pause button on artificial intelligence (AI). While the industry is dead set on promoting the benefits of multi-agent AI systems, the CIOs in many organisations ... Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away

Government indicates that there are 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed so far, but little progress has been made Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk

Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matter Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

APAC firms ditch Oracle Java to cut costs amid AI demands

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

UK government datacentre planning decisions queried over environmental oversight admission

The UK government’s admission that it made a mistake granting permission for a hyperscale datacentre to be built in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has raised questions about the validity of similar approved projects Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

CIOs discuss friction between legacy IT and innovation

While it may not be something IT leaders want to talk about, managing technical debt is critical to moving forward with IT innovation Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

Lack of resources greatest hurdle for regulating AI, MPs told

Regulators warned that statutory powers alone cannot address the ethical harms of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO

Post Office’s project to replace its controversial core system will contract suppliers by the summer of this year, with the aim to remove Fujitsu by summer 2027, according to its chief technology officer Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 In Depth

AI enters its ‘grassroots backlash’ era

As artificial intelligence permeates aspects of the economy and society, individuals and civic groups are devising creative ways to rebel - but any impact on AI’s development, adoption and regulation is unclear Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 News

Cisco shapes up for delivery of critical infrastructure in the AI era

Annual European expo reveals what IT and networking behemoth claims will be a leap forward in AI adoption, with new products encompassing switches, optics, agentic operations and SASE Continue Reading

February 11, 2026 11Feb2026 Opinion

The world’s default productivity tool is becoming a national security liability

The rapid exploitation of a bug in Office by Russian cyber attackers shows that the current system of patching - for a software application that is practically ubiquitous in enterprise IT - has become a security risk for everyone Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC

Following the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

February Patch Tuesday: Microsoft drops six zero-days

Microsoft releases patches for six zero-day flaws in its latest monthly update, many of them related to security feature bypass issues Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Researchers delve inside new SolarWinds RCE attack chain

Researchers at Huntress and Microsoft have shared findings from their analysis of a new SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 Opinion

How agentic AI could destroy social media: the need for proactive governance

If organisations using agentic and generative AI don’t codify ethics and oversight now, the future may be filled with AI agents using generative AI to communicate with other agents, destroying trust in social media Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Apple and Google pledge to improve app fairness

The CMA is seeking views on Apple and Google’s commitments to ensure fair app store practices to stoke the UK’s app economy, fintech and improve developer confidence Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era?

Trade deal between European Union and India simplifies the visa system for professionals from India, which could make the country’s suppliers more accessible Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Second ever international AI safety report published

More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have produced the second international AI safety report ahead of a summit in India, outlining a high degree of uncertainty about the development and risks of AI Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 E-Handbook

On the bug side cartoon collection – 2025: Inflating, Inflating, the AI bubble

Three times a week in Computer Weekly’s French sister title, LeMagIT, cartoonist François Cointe treats readers to his gentle and funny cartoons, which wonderfully recount the adventures and misadventures of IT in the corporate world. François is ... Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

G42 expands global AI ambitions with sovereign cloud partnership in Vietnam

UAE artificial intelligence champion takes its sovereignty-first model to Southeast Asia Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 E-Handbook

Removing barriers to tech careers

At a Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Harvey Nash, attendees shared advice for people from underrepresented groups seeking to work in the tech sector. Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 Blog Post

Kubernetes infrastructure now saved from 'minor repair bulldozer'

The Kubernetes community has released the latest version of Cluster API at version number 1.12 and it is described as a "significant update" for developers. A Kubernetes “sub-project” focused on ... Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

HPE goes for gold with Winter Olympics network performance

Networking firm reveals role played by its legacy business and that of acquired companies as the official network equipment hardware partner for Milano Cortina 2026, connecting venues, athletes, media and operational systems Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 Blog Post

Cloudera offers AI inferencing progression & unified data access

Cloudera has this month developed its expansion to Cloudera AI Inference and Cloudera Data Warehouse with Trino to on-premises environments. The company says this move will empower customers to ... Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 News

Artificial intelligence now finance sector’s ‘connective tissue’

Major study finds debate over AI adoption is over as almost every finance firm in the world is already using the technology Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 E-Zine

Zooming in on police technology plans

This week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine takes a closer look at the technology changes the Home Office is seeking to introduce to the UK policing sector as part of its wide-ranging reform programme. We also hear from the global CIO of PC ... Continue Reading

February 10, 2026 10Feb2026 Opinion

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