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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26
Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA that raises more questions than answers

We examine the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Metropolitan Police’s Palantir Foundry pilot, and the governance gaps it exposes around surveillance, transparency and staff consultation
June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26
AI surge sees fibre become nervous system of thinking economy

Study shows how fibre broadband and AI infrastructure are becoming increasingly interdependent – from datacentre interconnection and middle-mile capacity to edge connectivity, resilient transport and real-time applications
June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26
Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion

The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26
Secure Code Warrior CEO on surviving the AI ‘vulnerability apocalypse’

As enterprises embrace agentic AI and vibe coding, Secure Code Warrior CEO and co-founder Pieter Danhieux warns that code-generating models are still producing critical security flaws

June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Six companies selected as AI tutoring development partners

Six UK companies have been selected as part as UK government’s plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Nokia accelerates AI for networking drive

Spate of activity sees global comms tech provider announce expanded collaboration with hyperscaler, as well as a joint proof of concept with data and AI company to support autonomous networks for the AI era
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Boomi CEO shares vision of AI cost management

Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi, believes the answer is prompt routing, which sends queries to the LLM with the lowest token cost and caches responses
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Qualcomm gains AI edge with Modular acquisition

Connected comms tech platform provider makes strategic buyout to accelerate adoption of edge-to-cloud AI platforms by developers, OEMs, ODMs, cloud service providers and model creators
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Finland drives AI growth amid low take-up concerns

Survey reveals concerns over the take-up of artificial intelligence technology in Finland
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency

Enhanced powers to collect and share data are at the heart of EU plans to expand Europol, putting it at loggerheads with human rights groups

June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
MWC 2026 Shanghai: Huawei bets on token economy as telecoms seeks new AI revenues

AI-native networks, intelligent computing and token-based business models are emerging as the next frontier of digital infrastructure
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Gartner warns AI model advantage is shrinking

As foundational artificial intelligence capabilities converge, Gartner analysts urge IT leaders to focus on data quality, AI literacy and process integration, among other areas, rather than chasing the latest models
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Digital surveillance tech facilitates ‘arbitrary’ border abuses

Outsourcing migration processes to third countries via the transfer of powerful digital surveillance technologies is entrenching an ‘arbitrary and deterrent’ approach to border management that is hard to scrutinise and ultimately undermines the ...
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Met pushes ahead with major facial-recognition expansion

Metropolitan Police set to roll out live facial recognition (LFR) in the West End and Soho, but critics say police are ‘rushing ahead’ without regulation
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Pegasystems CEO and founder Alan Trefler on AI agent ‘madness’

Pegasystems boss criticises big software suppliers for pushing enterprises to deploy unpredictable AI agents
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses

Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes software ecosystem at a crossroads

A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Gartner: AI coding agents will cost more than real developers

As organisations ramp up the use of AI coding agents in software development, they may find costs increase significantly if such tools are overused
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce

At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Gartner: Prioritise governance to beat AI hype

Gartner analysts call for IT leaders to prioritise foundational investments in governance, change management and talent to realise the benefits of AI
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Oxford and UCL labs receive £60m AI funding boost

Recognising it cannot compete with big tech just by throwing large amounts of cash and compute at AI, the UK’s funding is more grassroots-based
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics

Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management

We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Philippine government taps Google Cloud to deploy AI agents

The Filipino government will equip public servants with Gemini Enterprise AI tools, launch a cross-agency cyber defence alliance and upgrade subsea network infrastructure
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Australian government cloud mandate sparks migration warnings

As Australia prepares to enforce its whole-of-government cloud policy, industry experts warn agencies against rushed migrations, supplier lock-in and treating AI readiness as an afterthought
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Artificial intelligence-based law firm wins in court

AI-based law firm received Solicitors Regulation Authority approval in June last year in a landmark decision
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Lloyds Bank staff have taken 400,000 AI courses since January

UK bank staff have already taken artificial intelligence-related training courses as part of AI Academy
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Santander extends staff access to AI as first quarter delivers €35m value

Spanish bank expects artificial intelligence use to add €200m in value this year through cost savings and extra revenues
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Interview: How a startup mentality helps keep pace with AI

The pace of change in artificial intelligence can be overwhelming. We speak to Thomson Reuters CTO Joel Hron about how to innovate at pace
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
GitLab CIO rejects ‘tokenmaxxing’ as it rebuilds work around agentic AI

Manu Narayan tells Computer Weekly why he’s steering clear of vanity metrics such as ‘tokenmaxxing’, why reports of SaaS’s death are overblown, and why the biggest pressure is simply keeping pace
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Wimbledon’s ‘hidden court 19’ uses IBM Bob to complete 10 years’ work in months

IBM unleashed its artificial intelligence-driven software development technology in preparation for the latest Wimbledon tennis tournament
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited

Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Chilling effects of surveillance threaten democracy, UN finds

United Nations study finds the chilling effects of pervasive digital surveillance in modern life undermines an entire web of interconnected and interdependent human rights, representing a systemic threat to democratic norms and political ...
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Google Cloud boosts for enterprise agentic at London Summit

Hyperscaler prioritises process automation in UK showcase, with frontier models, agent platforms and development tools to the fore, with customers such as Unilever in the spotlight
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Keysight’s chief technologist on the path to 6G

Balaji Raghothaman, Keysight’s chief technologist for 6G, discusses what it takes for the telecoms industry to move to 6G, from supporting AI workloads to integrating with satellites connectivity and driving enterprise use cases
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi

Leading technology in a quest to find life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions brings an extra level of motivation for the pharma giant’s digital chief
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms

Increasing numbers of banks see emerging technology as a priority of growth with artificial intelligence top of the list
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
UAE’s push towards agentic AI raises stakes for governance and accountability

As the UAE accelerates plans to embed autonomous AI into government services, experts warn that governance frameworks must evolve from policy documents into operational controls that ensure transparency, accountability and trust
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
OpenAI deepens Japan footprint with Hitachi deal

Hitachi will use OpenAI’s Codex agent to unpick ageing mission-critical systems and gain early access to its frontier AI models in a slew of high-profile Japanese partnerships for the US AI lab
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
HSBC pens artificial intelligence deal with Google Cloud

HSBC and Google Cloud agree a multi-year contract to support UK bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
Motorola Solutions looks to boost public safety with expanded Assist AI

Tech firm rolls out mission-critical AI for public safety use cases to reduce administrative burden and accelerate incident response
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
UK companies can seize £50bn prize by industrialising AI, claims Celonis

Celonis claims FTSE 100 firms could save £4.4bn by closing ‘execution gaps’ in workflows through process intelligence software, potentially rising to £50bn with agentic AI
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system

The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format
June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26
HPE Discover 2026: Neri heralds ‘unique’ placement to transcend network bottleneck

CEO talks up HPE’s self-driving future, as well as partnerships with eight companies in its mission to blaze the trail for hybrid classical-quantum applications
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
STT GDC launches 30MW datacentre in South Korea

The Singapore-based datacentre operator has entered the South Korean market with STT Seoul 1, a hyperscale-ready facility built though a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any ...
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove

Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
US mortgage provider moves beyond ‘superficial AI integrations’

Pennymac Financial Services is using generative artificial intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services to bring borrowing up to date
June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26
Interview: Ashwin Ballal, CIO, Freshworks

After a career in marketing, engineering, product and operations, a CIO role seemed unlikely for Ashwin Ballal – until he tried it