Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics
Read about the latest trends and technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, machine learning and robotics. Learn what AI and automation mean for enterprise IT strategies and how organisations are using AI for business benefit
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News
30 Oct 2025
US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
Rapid7: Cyber defences stuck in the 1980s as threats mount
The company’s chief product officer notes that many defence tactics are still stuck in the past, urging organisations to adopt AI-driven security platforms to improve threat detection and response Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2025
AI advances clear path to software development careers
Programming skills are always in demand, but with artificial intelligence, people will have to adapt their approach to writing code Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2025
Okta: AI adoption fuels problems for identity management
Okta research indicates the emergence and growth of novel security problems, connected with the spread of AI agents and non-human identities Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2025
US trade body calls on Washington to cut cyber red tape
The US Information Technology Industry Council has called on the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director to cut burdensome regulations in areas such as AI and incident reporting, and to do more to build a unified security regime Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2025
Zendesk CTO on the new era of customer experience
Zendesk once pushed its AI vision, but now customers are leading the charge. Its CTO, Jason Maynard, explains how this reversal is creating roles like the ‘bot manager’ and shaping the future of customer experience Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Aug 2025
Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings
Storage profile: We look at Lenovo, a key storage player that has played the partnership game to rise in the array maker rankings and corner the SME and entry-level market Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2025
Autocratic UAE gets democratic artificial intelligence
US-China rivalry has come to a head in authoritarian Gulf state UAE, where OpenAI is attempting to make a stand for democracy and free speech Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Aug 2025
Guardian agents: Stopping AI from going rogue
AI systems don't share our values and can easily go rogue. But instead of trying to make AI more human, we need a new class of guardian agents to act as digital sentinels, monitoring our autonomous systems before we lose control completely Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2025
SK Telecom to build sovereign AI infrastructure
The South Korean telco is building the Haein Cluster AI infrastructure to support its Petasus AI Cloud service in a bid to meet the demand for AI training and inference within its borders Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2025
What’s going on inside Intel?
Chipmaker Intel has had a tough couple of weeks: job cuts, Donald Trump calling for the CEO’s resignation, and now an attack by its former chief executive Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2025
Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026
Spanish banking giant announces mandatory AI training for staff, and collaborates with OpenAI on a ‘data and AI-first transformation’ Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2025
SAP touts Business Suite as key to enterprise AI
The German software giant pitched its Business Suite set of integrated applications for the AI era, along with the SAP Joule copilot as the future orchestrator of business workflows, at its customer conference in Melbourne Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2025
Rogue agents: how can organisations manage thousands of new micro decision makers?
This is a guest blogpost by Markus Mueller, global field CTO APIM at Boomi. AI agents are autonomous by definition, which makes them ideal for automating data analysis, orchestrating workflows, and ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
13 Aug 2025
AI in pet health: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation, Kate Balingit, about using computer vision with smartphone photos to assess pet health Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2025
ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion
The Open Data Institute has published a manifesto to guide European Union data and artificial intelligence policy formation Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Macquarie Data Centres to offer Dell-Nvidia AI tech stack
The Australian datacentre operator will host the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia infrastructure platform in its sovereign facilities to meet growing demand for local, secure and compliant generative AI infrastructure Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it
Workday research finds 75% of workers like AI as a teammate, but only 30% want it to be the boss. Trust in the technology may grow with use, but human focus, clear roles and governance are key Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Aug 2025
Industry 5.0: More than a numbers game for future manufacturing
In part one of a two-part look into Industry 5.0, we investigate how this new paradigm for engineering is opening vistas in terms of the possibilities, not just in how it is carried out, but also the personal and environmental contexts of processes Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Salesforce research: CFOs zealous for agentic AI
A Salesforce study says chief financial officers have shifted from agentic artificial intelligence caution to putting the technology front and centre of their business strategies Continue Reading
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E-Zine
12 Aug 2025
Keeping drivers driving at The AA
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how The AA is using AI and connected vehicle technology to get drivers back on the road as quickly as possible. The UK competition watchdog says Microsoft and AWS are too dominant in the cloud market – we examine what it means for IT leaders. And we look at the storage options for AI training and inference. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Ola’s Krutrim builds ‘AI-first’ sovereign cloud for India
Krutrim is building a vertically integrated technology stack to make AI affordable, scalable and sovereign for Indian businesses while catering to the country’s linguistic needs Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Aug 2025
How CISOs can adapt cyber strategies for the age of AI
Traditional security measures may not be able to cope with the AI reality. In order to safeguard enterprise operations, reputation and data integrity in an AI-first world, security leaders need to rethink. Continue Reading
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Podcast
11 Aug 2025
Podcast: Key hurdles in AI from proof of concept to production
We talk to DDN CTO Sven Oehme about key technical and organisational hurdles when taking AI projects from test to production, in storage and building the technical team Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2025
EDGX closes €2.3m funding to boost AI compute for satellites
Belgian space tech company gains funding to aid its mission to deliver the world’s fastest edge computing service for satellite constellations, enabling fast and efficient data processing from space Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2025
Will CDPs deliver on the marketing promise of personalisation?
Customer data platforms are being touted by suppliers as the means to deliver the single customer view after which organisations have long lusted. Will the promise finally be delivered? Continue Reading
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News
11 Aug 2025
Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?
Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community? Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2025
OpenAI closes gap to artificial general intelligence with GPT-5
As OpenAI’s latest large language model delivers smarter AI, experts are wary of the risks GPT-5 poses to human creativity Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2025
Interview: Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer, Thomson Reuters
As a technologist who also runs corporate operations, Thomson Reuters’ CTO believes her tech background gives her a unique edge as the business information group looks to transform its products with AI Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2025
DeepSeek shows enterprises model distillation opportunity
DeepSeek showed how it is possible to run an AI model using far less compute than existing models. AI model distillation is now becoming mainstream Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2025
Government looks at tech to tackle peak electricity demand
Forecasting, AI, smart meters and electrical vehicle batteries are part of an ambitious project to reduce the use of fossil fuels on the UK's energy grid Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2025
NCSC updates CNI Cyber Assessment Framework
Updates to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework are designed to help providers of critical services better manage their risk profiles Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2025
OpenAI now offers open AI models, but CIOs need to assess the risk
Open models offer enterprise IT a way to build tailored LLMs trained on corporate content. Open AI is now offering two open models Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2025
Australian scaleup to bring AI-led data protection to the MoD
The UK’s Ministry of Defence is embracing AI-led data protection in the wake of a major privacy breach, enlisting Australian cyber firm Castlepoint Systems to oversee sensitive records Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2025
Broadcom unveils Jericho4 for distributed AI networking across datacentres
Global semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions provider scales over one million specialised processing unit clusters beyond single facility limits Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Aug 2025
Why every department has a stake in Responsible AI implementation
This is a guest blogpost by Michelle Dawkins, vice -president for solution consulting, UKI & EMEA at Workday. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the enterprise landscape, and the rise ... Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2025
How StanChart balances AI-powered innovation with security
Alvaro Garrido, Standard Chartered’s technology and security chief, explains how multi-layered defences and its approach to data protection allows the bank to embrace artificial intelligence without compromising on security Continue Reading
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E-Zine
05 Aug 2025
Digitising fan experience
In this issue, discover the latest twist regarding a secret Home Office order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud. Also discover how the Premier League is using digital means to reach fans, and learn about identity security in SaaS deployments. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2025
Proliferation of on-premise GenAI platforms is widening security risks
Research finds increased adoption of unsanctioned generative artificial intelligence platforms is magnifying risk and causing a headache for security teams Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2025
Agentic AI a target-rich zone for cyber attackers in 2025
At Black Hat USA 2025, CrowdStrike warns that cyber criminals and nation-states are weaponising GenAI to scale attacks and target AI agents, turning autonomous systems against their makers Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Aug 2025
How a hundred AI Interns can beat a Moonshot Project
AI projects seem to be associated with big ideas, big budgets and a promise to solve even bigger problems. Many fail to deliver Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2025
Interview: How ITSM helps deliver results at McLaren Racing
We speak to Dan Keyworth, director of business technology at McLaren Formula One Team, about how IT keeps the F1 team on track Continue Reading
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News
03 Aug 2025
NUS and Google team up on AI research centre
The National University of Singapore and Google will set up a joint research centre focused on applied AI in education, law, and public health while also building a talent pipeline for the city-state Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Met Police to double facial recognition use amid budget cuts
The UK’s largest police force is massively expanding its use of live facial recognition technology as it prepares to lose 1,700 officers and staff Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Securing agentic identities focus of Palo Alto’s CyberArk buy
Palo Alto Networks is entering the identity security space with a multibillion-dollar acquisition, and plans to address growing concerns around protecting identities associated with AI agents Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Aug 2025
The blind spot: digital supply chain is now a board-level imperative
Many companies lack visibility into complex digital supply chains, meaning hidden risks and regulatory exposure. Cyber security requires continuous mapping and board engagement Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Ministry of Justice unveils strategy for safe, secure AI
A new chief AI officer, together with a framework co-developed with the Alan Turing Institute, form part of a three-year AI action plan at the MoJ Continue Reading
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News
01 Aug 2025
Microsoft, DISG launch AI agent accelerator programme
Microsoft and DISG’s programme will provide cloud credits, training and tools to local businesses as part of a national push to create ‘frontier firms’ where humans work alongside autonomous AI agents Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
ITU, IOWN further collaboration on next-gen photonics network
Collaboration forged between UN agency for digital tech and Innovative Optical and Wireless Network to achieve ‘a more sustainable and smarter world on a global scale’ Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Microsoft reports massive cloud uptick as CMA questions licensing
The company’s latest quarterly results show that the Microsoft cloud is booming. But the CMA is not happy with how it’s winning business Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2025
AI that gets things done: how agentic transformation is reshaping Customer Experience
This is a guest blogpost by Richard Bassett, VP of CX Automation & AI, NiCE. In customer service, the most valuable AI isn’t the kind that talks – it’s the kind that acts. While much recent ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25bn
The deal marks Palo Alto Networks’ entry into the identity and access management space amid the growing need to secure human, machine and emerging AI agent identities Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Meta prepares for gigawatt datacentres to power ‘superintelligence’
Meta’s latest results show a big jump in datacentre costs as it builds out personal AI capabilities Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
ServiceNow targets ‘data hell’, eyes BI play
The workflow giant is building a data foundation for agentic AI and eyeing a slice of the business intelligence and analytics market Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
Be wary of enterprise software providers’ AI
IT leaders need to assess lock-in risk, data silos, a lack of openness, removal of discounts and product bundling in AI offerings Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jul 2025
Don’t let the AI buzz drown out the value of data sovereignty
This is a guest blogpost by Rick Vanover, vice president, product strategy, Veeam. AI has been constantly held up as the latest ‘business-transformer’ and, according to the recent McKinsey Global ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI-enabled security pushes down breach costs for UK organisations
Organisations that are incorporating AI and automation into their cyber security practice are seeing improved outcomes when incidents occur, according to an IBM study Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI and machine learning engineers earn far less in UK than in US
While there is plenty of demand for artificial intelligence engineers, there appears to be a disparity of salaries in different countries Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Jul 2025
GDPR’s 7th anniversary: in the AI age, privacy legislation is still relevant
Seven years after GDPR reshaped data protection, AI is forcing a fresh look at governance. GDPR’s principles remain critical, guiding ethical AI use, risk management, and trusted innovation Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
International AI Alignment effort tackles unpredictability
Given AI systems are probabilistic, a group of international experts are collaborating to ensure such systems operate in the best interest of society Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2025
European Commission ignores calls to reassess Israel data adequacy
The European Commission is ignoring calls to reassess Israel’s data adequacy status in spite of concerns raised about its data protection framework and use of personal data in ‘repressive practices’ Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Jul 2025
Burnout burden: why CISOs are at breaking point, what needs to change
CISOs face growing burnout as their roles expand beyond security, with high stress, low organisational authority, and short tenure. AI can help but change requires autonomy Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Jul 2025
Building digital resilience in retail
Retail is suffering economically and from hacking attacks. What steps can retailers can take to prevent cyber attacks, supply chain disruptions and migration downtime? Continue Reading
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News
29 Jul 2025
Logicalis targets APAC’s mid-market with ‘GSI quality’ services
The global technology service provider is banking on its ‘think global, act local’ strategy, a deep focus on application modernisation and security to differentiate itself in the region Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jul 2025
Coding with GenAI: How businesses can manage the process
Managing generative AI use across the software development cycle may mean mixing and matching relevant tools, metrics and approaches Continue Reading
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News
28 Jul 2025
Microsoft opens first Southeast Asia research lab
Microsoft Research Asia’s Singapore facility will pursue breakthroughs in domain-specific foundation models and agentic AI for sectors like healthcare and finance, aligning with the country’s AI strategy Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
Data, digital receipts and demanding customers
More UK retailers are switching from paper to digital receipts, but what are the benefits and challenges, and what are the tech implications? Continue Reading
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News
25 Jul 2025
Interview: Cambridge Consultants CEO Monty Barlow scans for tech surprises
Cambridge Consultants is a technology and consulting business unit of Capgemini. Its chief executive, Monty Barlow, talks about its heritage and vision for the future of digital technology Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance
US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
SAP Q2 2025: 9% revenue growth to €9bn, with steady pace in cloud ERP
Amid what SAP CEO Klein has called this year’s ‘economic uncertainty’, the supplier posted 9% revenue growth for Q2 2025, with cloud revenue up 24% Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
IBM chief confident AI isn’t eroding other parts of the business
Chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna talks of growth and margin expansion as Big Blue expects artificial intelligence to deliver internal savings of $4.5bn this year Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Google chief says cloud spend is paying off
While Google’s public cloud business ramps up thanks to artificial intelligence, agentic search is the new frontier to conquer Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2025
The rise (or not) of AI ethics officers
Job titles vary, but the principles shouldn’t – put AI ethics in the org chart, fund it and give it authority, so that good intentions turn into trust, accountability and good business Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
AI’s uneven distribution widening diversity divide
Access to AI depends in many cases on salary, gender and company size, according to research Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
ServiceNow tackles ‘sidecar AI’ chaos with agentic workforce strategy
ServiceNow unveils agentic workforce strategy to orchestrate autonomous AI agents across business processes to help organisations avoid the complexity and problems with managing disconnected applications Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons
While extensive powers of crime prediction are still some time away, policing is already making use of predictive analytics – but what are its benefits and risks? Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
AI legislation in the UK - has anybody seen any?
The government has promised a consultation and legislation to govern the use of AI - but with nothing planned in the short term, is it leaving this essential consideration too late? Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
Judge questions HP’s ‘exaggerated’ Autonomy loss claim
Did HP pay 10% more than it needed to for Mike Lynch’s company? Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Business resilience needs comprehensive approach
The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer showed the vulnerability of even very established companies. But business applications resilience goes beyond cyber security basics Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Colt targets crypto traders with low-latency connectivity
Connectivity service aims to give digital asset traders and enterprises deploying AI applications a performance edge by connecting cloud regions faster than native backbones Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Overconfidence in cyber security: a silent catalyst for CNI breaches
Many CNI organisations are perilously overconfident in their ability to manage and combat cyber risks, according to Bridewell research. This is leaving vital systems exposed. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
ASEAN urged to seize 5G-AI opportunity
A report warns the region could miss out on economic opportunities as the growing digital divide between ASEAN member states threatens to undermine its competitiveness Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
UK government signs partnership with OpenAI
Deal sees firm behind ChatGPT collaborate with government on AI security research to explore investment opportunities Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Interview: How OpenAI is making ChatGPT public and private sector-ready
We speak to OpenAI’s solution engineering lead, Matt Weaver, about enterprise adoption and making ChatGPT secure Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2025
Adding digital transformation firepower to Arsenal FC
Arsenal football club deploys customer experience and engagement systems from digital transformation partner to bring fans closer to the game while blending club traditions with a fresh approach to technology Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage
S3 Vectors allows customers to store AI vector data in S3 object storage, a move that potentially allows for much cheaper storage of vectorised data usually held in vector databases Continue Reading
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Podcast
22 Jul 2025
App refactoring recipe: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Moderne CEO and OpenRewrite inventor, Jonathan Schneider, about application modernisation Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2025
Hitachi Vantara claims Hitachi iQ the most complete AI stack
Hitachi Vantara says its approach to storage and AI offers the most comprehensive solutions, based on its industrial heritage and RAG-like functionality it claims others don’t have Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2025
Why enterprise application strategies fail
Enterprise applications are vital for business, yet more than half of all projects fail to deliver a clear return on investment. We explore the common pitfalls and how to build a strategy that ensures success Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Darktrace buys network visibility specialist Mira
AI cyber giant Darktrace buys network security firm Mira for an undisclosed sum, seeking to enhance the tech stack it offers to highly regulated sectors Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
How AI is shaping the future of business intelligence
As organisations race to build resilience and agility, business intelligence is evolving into an AI-powered, forward-looking discipline focused on automated insights, trusted data and a strong data culture Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
The Security Interviews: Jason Nurse, University of Kent
Jason Nurse, reader in cyber security at the University of Kent, discusses the psychological side of cyber and online safety, why placing blame on users as ‘the weakest link’ is wrong – and why security pros should think about user needs more Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Jul 2025
Meet the deepfake fraudster who applied to work at a deepfake specialist
A recruiter at voice fraud specialist Pindrop had a shock when they came face-to-face with the same deepfake job candidate not once, but twice. Hear their story and learn how to start to protect your hiring process Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Government consults public on self-driving vehicles
The consultation will inform the creation of laws and regulations for autonomous vehicles as the government aims to begin piloting self-driving taxis in spring 2026 Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Interview: Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience development, The Premier League
Digital media is core to engaging nearly two billion fans of Premier League football around the world, with data analytics and AI playing an ever-more important role Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny
Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque use of AI in the UK benefits system treats claimants as suspicious and is shielded from public scrutiny Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2025
Charities struggle to find the skills to adopt AI
Charities are building pace with digital adoption, but in many cases a lack of skills stands in the way of properly utilising tech Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA
Research from data backup provider Veeam indicates that vast majority of European financial services firms do not feel ready to meet the resiliency requirements of the EU’s DORA act Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
UK government plans to ramp up sovereign computer capacity
Isambard-AI and Dawn are two of the supercomputers that mark the beginning of the UK’s goal to deliver 420 Exaflops of computer by 2030 Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2025
Microsoft remains committed to AI in France
During its AI Tour event in Paris on March 26, 2025, Microsoft reiterated its commitment to investing more than it ever has before in France Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Jul 2025
CW EMEA: Vive la AI
In this quarter’s CW EMEA, we look at how one of the Netherlands’ leading technology education centres, Eindhoven University of Technology, fell victim to sophisticated cyber attacks. What unfolded in the university’s reaction is evidence that the hard work and preparation for such an event pays off. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Travelex replacing its software spine as part of cloud migration
The foreign currency supplier is replacing its legacy supply chain backbone to enable its migration to the cloud Continue Reading