News

Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

  • December 29, 2023 29 Dec'23

    Top 10 India IT stories of 2023

    We recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies

  • December 29, 2023 29 Dec'23

    Top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023

    From the UK government’s publication of its long-awaited AI whitepaper to its convening of the world’s first AI Safety Summit, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023

  • December 28, 2023 28 Dec'23

    Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023

    Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023

  • December 28, 2023 28 Dec'23

    Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2023

    We recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the innovations and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year

  • December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23

    Top 10 business applications stories of 2023

    Generative AI has become unavoidable for business applications suppliers. C-level executives offer insights here, while the fundamentals of user enterprise software strategy remain visible beneath the AI froth

  • December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23

    Top 10 police technology stories of 2023

    Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2023

  • December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23

    Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023

    Organisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI

  • December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23

    Top 10 Middle East stories of 2023

    Middle Eastern countries are on digital journeys, with many pinning their futures on expertise in advanced technologies

  • December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23

    Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2023

    Generative AI is the buzzword on every financial services IT professional’s lips as the technology promises to accelerate the ongoing fintech revolution

  • December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23

    Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage

    The UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Top 10 Benelux stories of 2023

    The Benelux region is researching some of the latest digital technologies of the future with efforts to ensure the region keeps pace in quantum computing and artificial intelligence

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Inside Zoom’s generative AI strategy

    Zoom’s federated approach towards generative AI allows it to use a combination of models that are most suitable for the task on hand while lowering costs for itself and customers

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 software development stories of 2023

    There have been two main trends driving software development this year: artificial intelligence and low-code/no-code tooling

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 information management stories of 2023

    Generative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 Nordic stories of 2023

    Known for its advances in digital technology, the Nordic region continues to pioneer the startup sector while making serious waves in Quantum computing and artificial intelligence

  • December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23

    Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2023

    It has been a busy year for the IT sector, building out AI-based software and hardware acceleration to meet customer requirements

  • December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23

    Police defend facial recognition target selection to Lords

    Senior police officers confirm to Lords committee that facial recognition watchlist image selection is based on crime categories attached to people’s photos, rather than a context-specific assessment of the threat presented by a given individual

  • December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23

    Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia

    Alibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications

  • December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

    Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia

    Cisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds

  • December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23

    No UK AI legislation until timing is right, says Donelan

    The UK government will not legislate on artificial intelligence until it has a better understanding of the technology, so is instead focusing on building up regulatory capacity and conducting safety-focused research, says digital secretary

  • December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

    NTT reveals acceleration to the future for photonics comms innovation

    NTT releases annual report on the development of photonics-based wired and wireless communications infrastructure, claiming breakthrough in distributed datacentres and addressing communications for AI and LLM use cases

  • December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

    Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024

    Generative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024

  • December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

    EU AI Act: The wording of the act is finalised

    The EU AI Act has climbed another rung up the legislative ladder, with its wording having been finalised

  • December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

    Competition and Markets Authority looks into Microsoft/OpenAI after Altman fiasco

    The firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s CEO, and the fallout, which could have seen Microsoft hire all its staff, has the regulator spooked

  • December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23

    AMD goes after Nvidia with AI accelerator and software library

    AMD has signed up major hardware companies to support its latest initiative to build out datacentre AI optimisation

  • December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

    How server makers are surfing the AI wave

    While hyperscalers extend the life of their x86 equipment, the industry’s desperate pleas to find a new killer application to drive up server sales may well be coming true

  • December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

    How Proofpoint is helping to mitigate AI security threats

    Proofpoint is offering monitoring tools to prevent leakage of sensitive information in generative AI models and other capabilities to mitigate AI mediated attacks

  • December 06, 2023 06 Dec'23

    Singtel’s DC Tuas datacentre to cater to AI workloads

    Offering 58MW of capacity, DC Tuas will be the first of Singtel’s new generation of artificial intelligence datacentres to incorporate more efficient cooling technologies

  • December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

    Singapore to develop Southeast Asia’s first large language model

    Singapore has spearheaded a S$70m initiative to build research and engineering capabilities in LLMs, including the development of Southeast Asia’s first LLM

  • December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

    CIO interview: Sasha Jory, Hastings Direct

    For a company aiming to be the biggest digital insurer in the UK, that means going cloud-first, and focusing on innovation for both customers and employees

  • December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

    Human augmentation tech requires dual use oversight

    Researchers investigating human augmentation technologies must acknowledge the potential military applications of their work, and military bodies cannot be allowed to dismiss ethical concerns in their pursuit of national security interests, says NGO...

  • December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

    Lords committee urges caution on UK use of autonomous weapons

    UK government must ensure proper democratic oversight of its development and use of AI-powered weapon systems, says Lords committee

  • December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

    The Security Interviews: Mark McClain, SailPoint Technologies

    SailPoint founder and CEO Mark McClain reflects on how the concept of identity has evolved over the past 20 years, and points to rapid evolution still to come

  • November 30, 2023 30 Nov'23

    AWS debuts model evaluation tool in Bedrock

    The Model Evaluation tool in Bedrock will help organisations evaluate and test large language models that are best suited to their needs based on criteria like accuracy, toxicity and cost

  • November 30, 2023 30 Nov'23

    Government sets out AI training framework for business

    The Alan Turing Institute’s AI Skills for Business Competency Guidance for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is now live

  • November 29, 2023 29 Nov'23

    Aerodyne taps AWS to power drone platform

    The Malaysia-based startup is running its Dronos platform on AWS to expand its footprint globally and support a variety of drone use cases, from agriculture seeding to cellular tower maintenance

  • November 29, 2023 29 Nov'23

    Re:Invent 2023: Selipsky cues Q to project future shape of work

    At Amazon Web Services’ annual conference in Las Vegas, Re:Invent, CEO Adam Selipsky hails GenAI capacity of product Q to reshape the future of work

  • November 28, 2023 28 Nov'23

    AWS sharpens focus in APAC

    AWS is doubling down on industry offerings and investing in cloud infrastructure and skills training, among other efforts, to tap growth opportunities in the region

  • November 27, 2023 27 Nov'23

    ‘Excited’ finance firms pump money into digital technology

    Over three-quarters of finance firms are currently restricted in what they can spend on technology due to the global economic climate, but expect spending to resume next year

  • November 27, 2023 27 Nov'23

    NCSC publishes landmark guidelines on AI cyber security

    The NCSC and its US counterpart CISA have brought together tech companies and governments to countersign a new set of guidelines aimed at promoting a secure-by-design culture in AI development