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• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Google I/O: LLM capabilities power agentic AI search

  As Google strives to make AI universal, it is starting to integrate agentic AI into Google Search to fast-track purchasing on websites

• May 06, 2025 06 May'25

  Options for Google as DoJ seeks divestiture

  The US Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its adtech business. Google says it’s impossible. But is there an alternative?

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  Interview: Tomer Cohen, chief product officer, LinkedIn

  The professional social network’s product chief is leading the introduction of artificial intelligence for the firm’s in-house development processes and to enhance services for users

• March 12, 2025 12 Mar'25

  Apple slated in CMA mobile browser investigation

  Apple policies are main focus, but Google doesn’t escape the regulator’s scrutiny either, with its business practices to promote Chrome coming under fire

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  Interview: Digital tech fuels AutoTrader’s drive into the future

  Led by a technology enthusiast, AutoTrader is on a digital journey that began when it decided to take a different route in 2007

• January 24, 2025 24 Jan'25

  High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler

  UK High Court rules that Sky Betting acted unlawfully after breaching a customer’s data protection rights when it obtained his personal data through cookies and used it to profile him for the purposes of direct marketing, despite his ‘impaired’ ...

• December 20, 2024 20 Dec'24

  Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024

• November 27, 2024 27 Nov'24

  Stage is set for legal battles over Big Tech dominance

  Having lost its case to drop a £7bn collective claim, Google is facing increased legal scrutiny on a number of fronts over its business practices

• November 04, 2024 04 Nov'24

  Government to roll out Gov.uk Forms across its websites

  The tool, which is already in use, aims to transform how the public fill out applications and information online, making it easier and more intuitive

• October 30, 2024 30 Oct'24

  Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor emphasises importance of tech for UK growth

  In her first budget, Rachel Reeves reiterated the vital role of technology in delivering economic growth and improving productivity and efficiency in public services

• October 08, 2024 08 Oct'24

  Google to appeal Play Store ruling

  Google’s ongoing fight with Epic Games is game-over, after a judge ruled in favour of the developer to open up access to Android apps

• August 22, 2024 22 Aug'24

  New Qilin tactics a ‘bonus multiplier’ for ransomware chaos

  Sophos X-Ops caught the Qilin ransomware gang stealing credentials stored by victims' employees in Google Chrome, heralding further cyber attacks and breaches down the line.

• July 22, 2024 22 Jul'24

  Interview: Embedding better accessibility in software and websites

  We speak to a CIO who relies on a screen reader to do his job and find out how accessibility technology has evolved

• July 10, 2024 10 Jul'24

  Tennis and technology: How Wimbledon gave fans a GenAI experience

  Computer Weekly goes behind the scenes at Wimbledon to see how tennis fans are benefiting from the latest developments in artificial intelligence

• June 07, 2024 07 Jun'24

  European data chief prepares bid to get UK to join EU digital single market

  Data initiative Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into a planned digital European single market, as the EU seeks to extend the reach of vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains

• June 05, 2024 05 Jun'24

  Executive interview: Richard Wazacz, CEO, Travelex

  The data-savvy chief executive is rebuilding Travelex as an omnichannel, digital business after the company foundered during the pandemic

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Invasive tracking ‘endemic’ on sensitive support websites

  Websites set up by police, charities and universities to help people get support for sensitive issues like addiction and sexual harassment are deploying tracking technologies that harvest information without proper consent

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  Interview: EU data chief Ulrich Ahle on obstacles to Europe’s digital single market

  EU data scheme Gaia-X is trying to plug the UK into Europe’s planned digital single market as opposition mounts to efforts to extend the reach of Europe’s vast and controversial data laws over global supply chains

• May 13, 2024 13 May'24

  Norway bolsters digital transformation drive

  Norway’s government backs digital transformation with major capital investment this year

• April 10, 2024 10 Apr'24

  Google Cloud debuts agent builder to ease GenAI adoption

  Vertex AI Agent Builder is touted to enable developers with different levels of expertise to build conversational AI agents grounded in enterprise data

• March 21, 2024 21 Mar'24

  US sues Apple, alleging smartphone monopoly

  A major legal action against Apple over its dominance of the smartphone market has kicked off in the US, alleging anticompetitive practices on Apple’s part that have damaged the sector and restricted consumer choice

• February 23, 2024 23 Feb'24

  CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association

  England men’s and women’s football teams have had a good few years – and like any successful organisation, they are supported by technology. We meet the IT chief behind football in England and Wales

• February 16, 2024 16 Feb'24

  Vonage unveils network API availability

  Comms platform provider announces network API availability, and claims first-to-market developer registration service to simplify network API access and adoption

• 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

• November 16, 2023 16 Nov'23

  Cancer Research UK uses AWS for payments and trial search function

  Charity Cancer Research UK has been using AWS to make its donations platform more scalable, as well as making it easier for patients to find clinical trials

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Facebook pins future on Quest 3 and AI development

  Parent company Meta has focused on establishing Twitter rival Threads and its new augmented reality headset Quest 3

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Google, Microsoft and Mozilla push browser updates to foil zero-day

  A zero-day in Google’s Chrome browser was first reported by surveillance researchers at The Citizen Lab and Apple, but also affects other browsers

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Banks less focused on metaverse technology than last year

  Senior banking executives have reduced their focus on investigating metaverse technology in the past 12 months

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Innovative UK SMEs spend half of turnover on tech

  UK SMEs are increasing spending on technology, with dedicated IT teams set up to enable them to keep pace with tech change

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  Google speeds up security update frequency for Chrome

  Changes to Google’s security update policy are supposed to help close the gap in which cyber criminals can exploit n-day vulnerabilities

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Delivery charges and slow payments have customers abandoning baskets

  Customer expectation has been on the rise, both on and offline, and no-code automation firm Primer finds there are several reasons why consumers are choosing not to checkout

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Enterprise and industrial metaverses exceeding expectations

  Across use cases, particularly industrial and enterprise, early metaverse adopters report benefits more often than companies still in the planning phase, with capex reduction and sustainability showing largest difference

• May 05, 2023 05 May'23

  Bing AI push rings in price change

  Microsoft’s large investment in OpenAI has seen an expansion of AI in Bing. This appears to be reflected in new Bing API licensing

• April 26, 2023 26 Apr'23

  Researchers deal blow to Gootloader gang that supported REvil

  Thousands of compromised WordPress blogs have been spreading the Gootloader malware for years, but eSentire’s security research team are turning the tables on the gang that played a key role in REvil ransomware attacks

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  How William Hill’s IT copes with big sporting events

  The Grand National is one of those events that pushes online betting sites beyond their limits. Understanding where there are bottlenecks is key

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Millions in the Arab world use VPNs to overcome restrictions and bandwidth throttling

  Citizens in the Arab world are using VPNs to help them bypass internet restrictions and increase available bandwidth

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  BNPL accounted for 12% of UK online spending in January

  Buy now, pay later products from fintech providers accounted for 12% of the £8bn spent online in the UK in January, according to analysis

• January 31, 2023 31 Jan'23

  Digital banking changing the high street forever as banks close branches and open alternatives

  Banks are reshaping their channels as customers move to digital services, with physical innovation complementing digital strategies

• January 16, 2023 16 Jan'23

  CIO interview: Matt Grest, Very Group

  The Covid-19 pandemic changed many things, including an increase in remote working – so how is the Very Group approaching the workplace and talent post-Covid?

• December 21, 2022 21 Dec'22

  Top 10 retail technology stories of 2022

  Computer Weekly looks at what 2022 had in store for the retail industry – after the pandemic increasing technology adoption for most of the retail sector, what have firms put in place to survive the next few years?

• December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

  Twitter ‘replacement’ Hive Social shuts off service in privacy alert

  Hive Social, a recently established social media network, has temporarily closed its servers to address deep structural privacy issues identified by ethical hackers

• November 18, 2022 18 Nov'22

  Is Elon Musk’s Twitter safe, and should you stop using it?

  With a litany of security and compliance issues exposed and in many cases caused by Elon Musk’s takeover of social media platform Twitter, some may be asking if it’s still safe or appropriate to use

• November 13, 2022 13 Nov'22

  Metaverse could add up to $1.4tn a year to Asia’s GDP

  The metaverse may still be in its infancy, but sustained investments in the technology over the next decade could have a significant impact on Asia’s economy

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  The Security Interviews: Building trust online

  Consumer reviews website Trustpilot has built and scaled its IT security team and is now turning to agile methods and DevSecOps to further enhance its cyber capabilities

• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  KPMG: IT chiefs vote for innovation, but are they forgetting tech debt?

  New study from KPMG shows businesses are keen to adopt new technologies to drive improvements to customer experience

• September 22, 2022 22 Sep'22

  Privacy Pledge signatories dream of alternative internet

  A group of privacy-focused organisations have come together to establish a set of principles for taking the internet back from big tech and surveillance capitalism

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  Government pauses Online Safety Bill’s progress

  The government has paused the Online Safety Bill’s journey towards becoming law, amid timetable pressure

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Ofcom publishes Online Safety Roadmap

  The roadmap sets out how the online harms regulator will approach implementing the UK’s online safety regime, and tells tech firms to start preparing for the new rules

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Deliciously Ella – how the brand adopted D2C during the pandemic

  Plant-based brand Deliciously Ella did not intend to sell directly to customers, but shifting unsold stock during the pandemic opened digital doors for the brand

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Digital Poverty Alliance unveils evidence review

  Evidence review into the state of digital poverty in the UK sets out policy principles and recommendations, which will be used as the basis for a national action plan to eliminate the issue