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July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield

The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
UK Court of Appeal gives Microsoft complaint the green light

The path is now clear for preowned software reseller ValueLicensing’s market abuse case against Microsoft to go ahead
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
Capita to lose money on pension debacle but ‘has government’s private parts in its grip’

Joint select committee grilling reveals that the tech Capita planned to use to increase process automation did not work
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
Insurer Unum aims to deliver benefits of $20m using AI to re-write old Cobol code

We speak to Shelia Anderson, chief information and digital officer of insurance company Unum, about its project to ‘reimagine’ mainframe software

July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
R&A drives AI critical networking infrastructure refresh at Open

Golf governing body partners with networking and comms giant to deliver critical networking infrastructure to major championships and new global headquarters bringing AI-based next-gen connectivity
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
The FDP debate is looking in the rear-view mirror – what’s around the next bend?

The question is no longer whether the Federated Data Platform has delivered enough, but whether the NHS will have the data infrastructure to deploy AI before the workforce crisis forces the issue
July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26
NCS: Chinese open AI models gaining ground in Singapore

As American and Chinese AI worlds pull apart, the Singtel unit is courting both by putting OpenAI and Alibaba engineers on the same stage and folding Chinese models into its own products
July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26
Post Office Horizon replacement contract delayed further

The Post Office has once more extended the standstill period before putting pen to paper on EPOS system
July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26
NTT Data and HYMH claim physical AI breakthrough

Collaboration embeds AI‑driven quality assurance directly into production, helping validate assembly process in real time to support quality assurance, improve efficiency and enable smarter manufacturing
July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26
Lumen completes Alkira acquisition to boost enterprise networking

Acquisition designed to bring together network and digital services with intelligent networking software and simplify enterprise connections across cloud, AI and hybrid environments

July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26
European Central Bank demands AI security ‘action plan’

European Central Bank gives banks deadline to outline their plans to defend against artificial intelligence-based security threats
July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26
Road to higher vehicle automation accelerates

Research reveals how vehicle autonomy systems are advancing steadily, with as many as eight million new passenger cars sold globally in 2025 equipped with L2+ advanced driver assistance systems capabilities
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
AI workloads to test mobile network capability

Research across 22 markets finds which 5G network metrics emerging AI use cases will place under stress, relative to standard internet traffic
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?

The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings

Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data

Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and ...
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Singapore Changi Airport’s 10-second border points to aviation’s AI future

As passenger volume heads towards 10 billion a year, airlines, airports and governments are leaning on AI, biometrics and real-time data to keep travellers moving
July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26
US Anthropic restrictions dent UK tech sovereignty ambition

The UK government cannot rely on allies. Instead, it must sort out startup funding and do more to build out a full tech stack
July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26
Asda’s supply chain woes bring lessons for IT project planning

In spite of preparing for the deployment of a cloud-based ERP system, Asda’s financial results show it faced months of supply chain disruption
July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26
UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review

FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators
July 05, 2026 05 Jul'26
How Zoho’s full-stack strategy keeps it in control of cost and sovereignty

Zoho’s ANZ lead Rakesh Prabhakar explains how building its own infrastructure keeps the SaaS firm in control of cost, pricing and data sovereignty
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
Zoom inks deal to acquire Common Room

AI-first communications and collaboration firm enters into definitive agreement to acquire AI-native go-to-market intelligence platform
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
Interview: Oracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg – SaaSpocalypse averted

The executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite discusses the evolution of AI in SaaS ERP, countering any SaaSpocalypse narrative, citing an ecosystem knowledge edge
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
Breach of IBM-managed environment exposes personal data of 70,000 in Singapore

Unauthorised access to a development and testing environment managed by IBM has exposed the names, NRIC numbers and property addresses of about 70,000 people held by the Singapore Land Authority
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
SAESL turbocharges aircraft engine maintenance with data and AI

The world’s largest supplier of Rolls-Royce engine maintenance services is working with Kyndryl to modernise its IT infrastructure, build a single source of truth for data, and scale up the use of AI across its business
July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26
UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology

Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26
UKtech50 2026 winner: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, DeepMind

Third-time UKtech50 winner Demis Hassabis has shown what homegrown UK tech talent can do, and the importance of tech for good
July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26
Bank of England explores trading ‘kill switches’ to contain AI meltdowns

UK central bank’s deputy governor outlines challenges facing regulators as artificial intelligence reshapes the finance sector
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
Japan revises AI strategy amid frontier AI threats

Just six months after releasing its national AI framework, Tokyo is updating its guidelines to address the weaponisation of frontier AI models capable of finding and exploiting unknown vulnerabilities
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
Tata Communications strengthens India-Singapore connectivity corridor

AI-ready connectivity investments look to enable enterprises to connect across continents with secure, high-speed, dynamic, self-managed and low-latency infrastructure
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
Danske Bank extends AWS agreement for next phase of transformation

Danish multinational bank and cloud service giant will work together on GenAI initiatives as part of the bank’s transformation strategy
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Post Office delays signing Horizon replacement for third time

The Post Office has extended standstill period before formally signing contract for new EPOS system
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Finland bets industrial recovery on health AI, maths and quantum

The ‘world’s first’ national AI model leads Finnish plan to concentrate national resources on industrial revival
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Vodafone looks to serve 5G+ ace at Wimbledon

UK operator claims world-first 5G+ Serve experience as official connectivity partner of tennis championships uses network slicing to make shots from robotic arm
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
HPE Discover 2026: Powering Siemens Healthineers’ life-saving vision

Siemens Healthineers’ head of clinical marketing discusses the technology behind the firm’s advances in medical imaging
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Interview: How the CIO of Unilever delivers business empathy

Reema Jain, who recently became CIO of Unilever, says IT leaders should build a culture where IT people can ‘play’ with new tech
June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26
Gartner declares ‘agentic AI’ the next step function

AI agents will transform complex data management, optimise cloud costs and overcome the limitations of standalone generative AI, according to Gartner
June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26
Martha Lane Fox and other experts see AI arms race as damaging

A compilation of essays penned by digital experts illustrates the risks of AI dominance and what lessons can be learned from history
June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26
India’s Hexaware to add 1,200 UK tech staff

Indian heritage IT supplier plans to have 1,200 UK staff across multiple sites, with research and development centres to open this year
June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26
Tencent Cloud powers cloud migration for Indonesian telco

Using AI agents to replace months of manual labour, Tencent Cloud consolidated XLSmart’s fragmented, multicloud IT estate into a unified platform and migrated over 15TB of core data assets in record time
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
Risk management firm Optro opens Singapore hub

The AI-powered governance, risk and compliance platform aims to disrupt the underserved Asia-Pacific market and help customers such as Singapore’s OCBC Bank modernise their audit functions
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Intelligent eyewear market sees opportunities

Study shows accelerating adoption of augmented reality and smart glasses, while virtual reality segment declines after weak consumer demand, ageing product cycles and limited new product introductions
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
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco

Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform