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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 government IT stories of 2023

In the year that gave life to four new government departments, Whitehall bosses have continued to fly the flag for technology, with mixed results and success. Here are the stories that made waves in 2023

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 21, 2023 21 Dec'23
Top 10 networking stories of 2023

This year has seen the continued adoption of software-defined wide area networks and secure access service edge as firms phase out multi-protocol label switching infrastructures, with artificial intelligence also stepping into the networking ...
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’

The increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra
December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal

MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives

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 20, 2023 20 Dec'23
Top 10 cloud stories of 2023

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2023
December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23
Government reveals its own slow progress in compensating Post Office scandal victims

Few of the subpostmasters who unearthed the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history have been compensated so far, four years after their court victory
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
Jaguar Land Rover taps Tata Communications to drive production

Car maker's new technology and connectivity framework is designed to power next-generation vehicle production by improving line performance and vehicle quality using AI and real-time data insights
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
ICO complaint seeks answers from prosecutors over deleted Assange emails

An Italian journalist has complained to the data protection watchdog after the Crown Prosecution Service gave conflicting explanations over its deletion of key emails on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23
Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up

Executives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people
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 14, 2023 14 Dec'23
Developer burnout caused by flawed productivity metrics

Software development methodologies that provide a framework to improve productivity may be inadvertently leading to project delays and stress
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 13, 2023 13 Dec'23
Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days

Barely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023
December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23
Inside the Singapore government’s cloud journey

The Smart Nation Group’s chief digital technology officer outlines the government’s cloud journey, including its approach to cloud migration and how it came to host mission-critical workloads on AWS
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
Broadcom drops VMware perpetual licences and support

Customers are being offered a big discount to migrate onto a VMware subscription service
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
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’

Former Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’
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 08, 2023 08 Dec'23
Executive interview: Handling vanilla S/4Hana change management

We speak to the transformation lead at household goods manufacturer McBride about moving people onto a non-customised S/4Hana implementation
December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23
SAP strategy: Why customers need an innovation plan

Rise appears to be the place where SAP has promised customers the latest innovations, raising the question of what happens to everyone else
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
NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering

NHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering
December 06, 2023 06 Dec'23
Post Office prioritised its ‘bottom line’ over justice

The Post Office was more concerned with saving money and recovering unexplained losses than getting to the bottom of subpostmaster claims that Horizon errors caused shortfalls, inquiry told
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
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution

Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry
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
December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23
Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame

Senior Post Office criminal lawyer was just following orders and claims his only mistake was believing those that told him the Horizon system was robust
November 30, 2023 30 Nov'23
Yarra Valley Water to roll out smart water meters

The move is expected to stem water losses, alert customers to possible leaks and improve the affordability of water