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• May 02, 2025 02 May'25

  Will the government be able to achieve its £45bn savings target through tech?

  Computer Weekly takes a closer look at Whitehall’s ambitious plans to save billions through the adoption of digital technologies, whether the goal is achievable, and why there is such a big focus on AI

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to fall victim to cyber attack

  Harrods confirms it is the latest UK retailer to experience a cyber attack, shutting off a number of systems in an attempt to lessen the impact

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Co-op instructs staff to be wary of lurking hackers

  Co-op tells staff to stop using their VPNs and be wary that their communications channels may be being monitored, as a cyber attack on the organisation continues to develop

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Tariffs could cost Meta $8bn in extra datacentre costs

  The owner of Facebook and WhatsApp has forecast an increase in CapEx due to higher IT infrastructure costs to power its AI strategy

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Progress made on government’s Post Office Capture redress, but concerns remain

  Latest meeting between campaigners and business department seen as positive, but frustration and concerns remain

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Microsoft commits to European datacentre footprint growth despite ‘geopolitical volatility’

  Microsoft makes ‘digital commitments’ amid pledge to continue growing its European datacentre footprint, in the face of growing geopolitical uncertainty

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  UK networks feel the strain under AI pressure

  Global internet company’s study finds almost half of UK organisations say their network and connectivity infrastructure is not ready to support new technology initiatives, in particular artificial intelligence

• May 01, 2025 01 May'25

  Thomas Herdman’s legal battle over Sky ECC encrypted phone distribution set to enter fifth year

  Computer Weekly speaks to Julie Kawai Herdman, daughter of Thomas Herdman, the only person in custody for distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Connectivity crucial to allaying drivers’ hacking concerns

  Study warns that automotive interfaces and infotainment systems at risk of hacking, but predictive maintenance, enhanced safety features and autonomous driving features most likely to drive recurring revenue

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO

  JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Co-op shuts off IT systems to contain cyber attack

  A developing cyber incident at Co-op has forced the retailer to pull the plug on some of its IT systems as it works to contain the attack

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  How AI can attack corporate decision-making

  As AI gets embedded in corporate systems, experts warn of emerging security risks caused by influencing retrieval augmentation systems

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Government funds training to build UK chip skills

  The UK semiconductor sector needs talent but a report highlights challenges

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Digital Catapult joins EU 6G innovation consortia

  Deep tech innovation organisation to participate in European Union-funded initiative to advance the development and deployment of 6G technologies

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns

  AI could enable investigations to cover far more individuals than was ever previously possible, which is why oversight is needed

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence

  Financial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Juniper doubles down on AI as HPE deal faces scrutiny

  Juniper’s ANZ chief highlights strong enterprise adoption of the Mist networking platform, with AI-powered automation delivering cost savings and operational benefits for customers

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’

  World’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Government bags 200 bids from local authorities wanting AI growth zones in their areas

  The government has received 200 expressions of interest in response to its AI growth zones application push, and is now seeking to progress some bids

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Scattered Spider on the hook for M&S cyber attack

  The infamous Scattered Spider hacking collective may have been behind the ongoing cyber attack on Marks and Spencer that has crippled systems at the retailer and left its ecommerce operation in disarray.

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Gov.uk One Login yet to meet government cyber security standards for critical public services

  The government’s flagship digital identity system still does not fully conform to key national security standards three years after launch, while questions remain over whether historic security problems have been resolved

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Three Business launches business eSIM trial

  Business arm of UK mobile operator unveils what it says is the UK’s first large-scale embedded subscriber identity module trial for business in two of the country’s largest cities to allow customers to test network capabilities before possible switch

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  UK National Parks deploys AI, IoT to transform environmental monitoring

  Telco and parks authority form technology-led partnership, showcasing how advanced AI, IoT and mobile network innovation are being deployed to protect and future-proof the UK’s most important natural spaces

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Edinburgh University evaluation of NHS AI Lab finds early promise

  A report into the NHS AI Lab from the University of Edinburgh identifies early signs of return on investment amid barriers to scaling and implementation

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Jobs requiring technical expertise more stable than other roles

  Though the competitive nature of the tech sector lends itself to job hopping, research by LiveCareer finds roles requiring technical skills are more stable than others

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  VeeamON shows Veeam on Linux, RAG from backup, and cloud features

  Veeam showed a new Linux appliance, features in Veeam Backup & Replication that will see it run corporate backups as RAG data, and new cloud features that include Entra ID backup

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Kaspersky calls for cyber immunity amid growing cyber threats

  The rise of professional cyber crime groups and state-sponsored actors targeting critical infrastructure requires a move towards inherently secure ‘cyber immune’ systems, says Kaspersky CEO Eugene Kaspersky

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  T-Mobile rolls out 5G Advanced across US

  So-called US ‘un-carrier’ highlights AI automation, immersive technology like AR/XR and ‘seemingly infinite’ new industrial use cases to benefit from next-generation mobile network

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Fujitsu UK staff will get bonus despite Post Office scandal fallout

  Employees will receive bonuses as Fujitsu UK reaches sales target - suggesting that its pause on bidding for public sector business has had limited impact

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Japanese researchers advance combinatorial problem solving

  Some tasks cannot be solved easily on classical computers. Quantum mechanics offers one approach, but an Ising machine tackles the problem differently

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Arelion expands network presence in Mexico with DWDM route

  Multinational enterprise connectivity provider opens up network route supporting key territory’s economic growth through resilient, terabit-scale communications infrastructure

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Digital twins critical for digital transformation to fly in aerospace

  Technology consortium publishes whitepaper to address the challenges of digital twin adoption in the aerospace and defence industries highlighting requirements for successfully deploying these digital twin-enabling technologies

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  HMRC predicts IR35-related £20m annual tax loss due to business size classification changes

  HMRC predicts that changes made by the government to the classification criteria used to decide if businesses should be considered small or medium-sized entities will cost the Treasury £20m each year in IR35 non-compliance

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Workers need more support for AI success

  Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost the UK economy, but people need training and assurances that their jobs are not going to be disrupted

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Pharma leaders see AI revolutionising medicine

  Pharmaceutical industry experts at Gitex Asia 2025 discuss how AI is revolutionising drug discovery, from accelerating clinical trials and diagnosing rare diseases to validating traditional medicines

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  Kingston Council taps Boldyn to improve digital infrastructure

  Partnership between London borough council, regional transport authority and leading large-scale network provider to see high-speed fibre links to CCTV locations, enabled through the construction of a 10km network covering main town centres

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  UK MoJ crime prediction algorithms raise serious concerns

  The Ministry of Justice is using one algorithm to predict people’s risk of reoffending and another to predict who will commit murder, but critics say the profiling in these systems raises ‘serious concerns’ over racism, classism and data inaccuracies

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  M&S suspends all online sales as cyber attack worsens

  M&S shuts down online sales as it works to contain and mitigate a severe cyber attack on its systems

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  Omdia: All-photonics infrastructure key to safer, smarter, more sustainable world

  Research revealed at Innovative Optical and Wireless Network global forum outlines future of digital economy, powered by all-photonics networks

• April 25, 2025 25 Apr'25

  How AI workloads are reshaping datacentre design

  At Gitex Asia 2025, industry leaders discuss how the computational demands of advanced AI models are forcing a rethink of datacentre power, cooling and networking infrastructure

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Saudi Arabia to be global kingpin of AI grunt work for US leader Groq

  Saudi Arabia is positioning itself to take on huge volumes of the grunt work required by the artificial intelligence sector

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Nokia seals strategic 5G RAN deal with T-Mobile US

  US ‘un-carrier’ deploys enhanced radio access network technology to boost 5G network, expanding footprint, modernising cell sites and enhancing connectivity to additional subscribers across the country

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident

  M&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  VMware patches put spotlight on support

  Recent security updates in VMware products have highlighted the challenge IT decision-makers face as they navigate Broadcom licensing changes

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Data breach class action costs mount up

  Organisations exposed to the US market paid out over $150m in class action settlements in just six months. Security leaders must do more to address cyber gaps, respond better to incidents and demonstrate compliance

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  South East Water modernises through Google Cloud

  Utility’s five-year transformation project sees it adopt Google Cloud technologies to help change how it works

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Critical Manufacturing and Twinzo unveil smart factory digital twin visualisation

  New connector designed to unlock ‘seamless’ manufacturing execution systems-to-3D twin integration, empowering manufacturers with dynamic operational visibility and strategic insights

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Ericsson boosts NetCloud SASE with integrated clientless ZTNA for wireless WAN

  Leading comms tech provider claims industry’s first fully integrated clientless zero-trust network access, designed for wireless wide area network with update to core secure access service edge platform

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  ASEAN telcos going beyond the 5G hype

  Telcos from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are moving beyond the 5G hype as they focus on driving enterprise 5G and AI adoption to drive value for customers

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  Interview: Daniele Tonella, CTO, ING

  The bank’s global CTO has been in the role for less than a year and in that time has been working his way through four layers of tech