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  • January 24, 2024 24 Jan'24

    Inside Cisco’s security platform strategy

    Raj Chopra, senior vice-president of Cisco’s security business, outlines the company’s security platform strategy and how it brought different products together into a single platform

  • January 24, 2024 24 Jan'24

    AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC

    The benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks

  • January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

    Dutch companies not ready for AI

    Many Dutch organisations are not ready to start working with AI, according to the Cisco AI Readiness Index

  • January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

    Upgraded Arabic large language model is twice as big

    Techniques that were used to double the power of what was already the largest LLM for Arabic can now be applied to other languages whose native speakers do not yet have access to AI

  • January 21, 2024 21 Jan'24

    Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space

    The Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building

  • January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

    ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality

    The UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government

  • January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

    Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers

    Accessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support

  • January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

    Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice

    Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu

  • January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

    Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance

    Cabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems

  • January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

    AWS plans huge investment in Japan cloud infrastructure

    Amazon Web Services plans to invest over $15bn into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by 2027 to meet growing customer demand

  • January 17, 2024 17 Jan'24

    NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues

    The NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative

  • January 17, 2024 17 Jan'24

    Michelle Donelan aims high on tech innovation growth

    The science, innovation and technology secretary wants the UK to match US VC investment as a proportion of GDP

  • January 17, 2024 17 Jan'24

    Singapore proposes governance framework for generative AI

    AI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority have proposed a governance framework for generative AI to address the risks and concerns about the emerging technology

  • January 16, 2024 16 Jan'24

    Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy

    Update reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently

  • January 16, 2024 16 Jan'24

    AMD bets on India, doubles down on AI

    The chipmaker recently inaugurated its largest global design facility in Bangalore as part of a $400m investment in India to support its expanded portfolio and build artificial intelligence capabilities

  • January 15, 2024 15 Jan'24

    AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF

    While artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities

  • January 15, 2024 15 Jan'24

    APAC leaders expect tech disruption to accelerate

    Nearly two-thirds of C-suite leaders in the region expect the pace of technology disruption to accelerate further in 2024, driven by advancements in generative AI

  • January 11, 2024 11 Jan'24

    MHRA launches roadmap for medtech regulations

    The roadmap covers plans for regulations on medical technologies, including implantable devices, artificial intelligence and healthcare software, with core elements of a new framework to be in place by 2025

  • January 09, 2024 09 Jan'24

    QuEra Computing sets out plan for error-correcting quantum computing

    QuEra Computing is betting on transversal gates, a technology which it believes is key to simplifying error correction

  • January 08, 2024 08 Jan'24

    Government to push NHS roll-out of digital pathology

    Department for Health and Social Care wants to increase use of digital pathology in cancer screening, following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee

  • January 07, 2024 07 Jan'24

    India firms warm to responsible AI

    Almost two-thirds of organisations said their responsible AI practices and policies were mature or they had taken steps towards responsible AI adoption, according to a Nasscom study

  • 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 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 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 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2023

    In the year we said goodbye to NHS Digital, the NHS has made some serious strides in digitising the health service, but many challenges remain. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2023

  • 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 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 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 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 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

    Quantum supercomputing: IBM plots roadmap beyond Condor

    New quantum system and classical computing hybrid forms the basis of next-gen supercomputing at IBM

  • 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 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

    CTO interview: Greg Lavender, Intel

    Computer Weekly caught up with Intel’s chief technology officer to find out the semiconductor giant’s plans for the European market

  • December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

    Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract

    IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany

  • 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