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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One

  Leading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90%

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum

  Enterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Dell unveils disaggregated infrastructure strategy

  Dell makes push for disaggregated infrastructure, aiming to offer enterprises the independent scaling of three-tier architectures with the operational benefits of hyperconverged systems

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC

  Computer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning

  Windows machine learning is one of the highlights of this year’s Microsoft annual developer event. The company is also paving the way to multi-agent artificial intelligence in Windows

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI

  A new AI datacentre is among the initiatives the White House announced during the president’s Middle East visits

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech

  Dutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential

  Organisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive

• May 18, 2025 18 May'25

  AI’s thirst for power pushing enterprises into supercomputing

  The compute and energy demands of large-scale AI are turning enterprise AI infrastructure into supercomputing, though the search for a killer app and concerns over initial infrastructure costs remain

• May 16, 2025 16 May'25

  Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance

  Whether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work

• May 15, 2025 15 May'25

  How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?

  At a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT

• May 15, 2025 15 May'25

  Smart ball analytics proves value in rugby

  Welsh professional rugby player Dan Biggar gives his thoughts on the role of data analytics in his sport, at an event where the Sportable smart ball was demonstrated

• May 14, 2025 14 May'25

  UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data

  Electronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups

• May 14, 2025 14 May'25

  BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool

  Data reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT

• May 14, 2025 14 May'25

  Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation

  AI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes

• May 14, 2025 14 May'25

  Australian public cloud spending to hit A$26.6bn in 2025

  Gartner forecasts strong growth in cloud infrastructure and platform services even as Australian organisations grapple with scaling AI initiatives and managing rising cloud expenditure

• May 12, 2025 12 May'25

  Italian bank signs 10-year deal with Google Cloud

  UniCredit will transform operations through cloud, AI and data analytics technologies from Google Cloud

• May 09, 2025 09 May'25

  Interview: Amanda Stent, head of AI strategy and research, Bloomberg

  Hallucinating AI, which lies through its teeth, keeps Amanda Stent busy at data analytics and intelligence giant Bloomberg

• May 09, 2025 09 May'25

  Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign

  The justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates

• May 09, 2025 09 May'25

  AI training gap puts Europe at a disadvantage

  Forrester study finds that workers in the US are more likely than their European counterparts to have received AI training to support their job roles

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

  Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  Oracle NetSuite’s Goldberg: Autonomous AI next applications phase

  Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteConnect 2025 in London, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence in ERP is evolving

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  Data streaming matures, cultural shift is key

  Confluent’s Tim Berglund warns that a cultural transformation towards creating valued data products is vital even as the technology for data streaming is maturing

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  DSIT aims to bolster expertise with year-long secondments

  To drive forward its Plan for Change, the Labour government is looking to hire 25 experts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Fellowship programme

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  Bill Gates hails ‘stunning’ AI progress, urges focus on global equality

  The Microsoft co-founder underscored AI’s transformative potential in healthcare, education and agriculture while highlighting the need to ensure its benefits reach lower-income nations

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  UK critical systems at risk from ‘digital divide’ created by AI threats

  GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that a growing ‘digital divide’ between organisations that can keep pace with AI-enabled threats and those that cannot is set to heighten the UK's overall cyber risk

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  ServiceNow K25: McDermott vaunts agentic AI platform as revolutionary

  At its Knowledge 25 customer and partner conference in Las Vegas, ServiceNow painted an orchestrated agentic AI future for its Now platform and targeted CRM as prime field for growth

• May 06, 2025 06 May'25

  EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness

  Lack of private investors, malformed markets and over-regulation present a big challenge for European officials trying to turn the continent into a global AI superpower

• May 06, 2025 06 May'25

  Data issues cost Australian businesses nearly A$500k annually

  Research reveals Australian organisations are losing an average of nearly half a million dollars annually due to poor data integrity, hindering their ability to leverage AI and eroding their competitive edge

• May 06, 2025 06 May'25

  CIOs prepare for recession with greater cost control

  Tariffs and the risk of economic slowdown have brought IT budgets into focus, with many IT leaders dropping projects and reducing tech investments

• May 06, 2025 06 May'25

  Interview: Joe Depa, global chief innovation officer, EY

  Accounting firm EY is focused on ‘AI-ready data’ to maximise the benefits of agentic AI and enable the use of emerging frontier technologies for its business and clients

• May 05, 2025 05 May'25

  How AsiaPac transformed into a multicloud powerhouse

  AsiaPac CEO Andrew Cheng outlines the company’s growth from a laptop PC distributor to a regional technology service provider known for its multicloud capabilities

• May 02, 2025 02 May'25

  India’s Hexaware targets public sector business as it expands UK operation

  Indian heritage IT services firm opens office in Canary Wharf and sets is sights on growing its UK public sector business

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Tariffs could cost Meta $8bn in extra datacentre costs

  The owner of Facebook and WhatsApp has forecast an increase in CapEx due to higher IT infrastructure costs to power its AI strategy

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  UK networks feel the strain under AI pressure

  Global internet company’s study finds almost half of UK organisations say their network and connectivity infrastructure is not ready to support new technology initiatives, in particular artificial intelligence

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO

  JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  How AI can attack corporate decision-making

  As AI gets embedded in corporate systems, experts warn of emerging security risks caused by influencing retrieval augmentation systems

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns

  AI could enable investigations to cover far more individuals than was ever previously possible, which is why oversight is needed

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence

  Financial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Juniper doubles down on AI as HPE deal faces scrutiny

  Juniper’s ANZ chief highlights strong enterprise adoption of the Mist networking platform, with AI-powered automation delivering cost savings and operational benefits for customers

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’

  World’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Government bags 200 bids from local authorities wanting AI growth zones in their areas

  The government has received 200 expressions of interest in response to its AI growth zones application push, and is now seeking to progress some bids

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Edinburgh University evaluation of NHS AI Lab finds early promise

  A report into the NHS AI Lab from the University of Edinburgh identifies early signs of return on investment amid barriers to scaling and implementation

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  VeeamON shows Veeam on Linux, RAG from backup, and cloud features

  Veeam showed a new Linux appliance, features in Veeam Backup & Replication that will see it run corporate backups as RAG data, and new cloud features that include Entra ID backup

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Workers need more support for AI success

  Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost the UK economy, but people need training and assurances that their jobs are not going to be disrupted

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Pharma leaders see AI revolutionising medicine

  Pharmaceutical industry experts at Gitex Asia 2025 discuss how AI is revolutionising drug discovery, from accelerating clinical trials and diagnosing rare diseases to validating traditional medicines

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  UK MoJ crime prediction algorithms raise serious concerns

  The Ministry of Justice is using one algorithm to predict people’s risk of reoffending and another to predict who will commit murder, but critics say the profiling in these systems raises ‘serious concerns’ over racism, classism and data inaccuracies

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  Omdia: All-photonics infrastructure key to safer, smarter, more sustainable world

  Research revealed at Innovative Optical and Wireless Network global forum outlines future of digital economy, powered by all-photonics networks

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  How AI workloads are reshaping datacentre design

  At Gitex Asia 2025, industry leaders discuss how the computational demands of advanced AI models are forcing a rethink of datacentre power, cooling and networking infrastructure

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Saudi Arabia to be global kingpin of AI grunt work for US leader Groq

  Saudi Arabia is positioning itself to take on huge volumes of the grunt work required by the artificial intelligence sector