IT innovation, research and development

Google demos next-gen error correction with Willow quantum tech

Willow represents Google’s latest development in its goal to produce quantum computing that can scale beyond error limits Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security

On the Seventh Day of AI, Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security, we explore the double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity and how businesses can protect themselves against the cyber grinches. Continue Reading

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• Justin Young, ANS

UK police continue to hold millions of custody images unlawfully

Annual report from the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner of England and Wales highlights the ongoing and unlawful retention millions of custody images of innocent people never charged with a crime by police Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government launches £100m innovation fund for public service reform

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster calls on Whitehall to adopt a ‘test-and-learn’ culture and pledges to make government ‘more like a startup’ Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

On the road to change at Aston Martin

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO at luxury car maker Aston Martin to find out how technology is helping tackle the huge challenges facing the automotive sector. The new National Cyber Security boss explains why organisations need to be extra vigilant against the growing online threats. And we examine the future of secure remote connectivity in the cloud era. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

AI and cloud: The perfect pair to scale your business in 2025

On the Sixth Day of AI, we explore how leveraging AI and cloud can enhance business performance and shares tips for successful implementation. Continue Reading

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• Matt Gallagher, ANS

Inside Prudential’s AI strategy

Prudential is leveraging AI across its operations, from enhancing customer interactions and streamlining internal processes to empowering its workforce through upskilling initiatives Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Six trends that will define cyber through to 2030

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Pierre-Martin Tardif, ISACA

Podcast: Storage and AI training, inference, and agentic AI

We talk to Hitachi Vantara CTO for AI Jason Hardy about training, inference and agentic AI, and how competing workloads bring context switching that storage for AI has to handle Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Are you on the naughty or nice list for responsible AI adoption?

On the Fourth Day of AI, we discuss the value of adopting AI responsibly, and outlines how businesses can build responsible adoption into their plans Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hill, ANS

Grab deepens AWS partnership to fuel AI ambitions and growth

Southeast Asian super app Grab names AWS as its preferred cloud provider to optimise costs, enhance infrastructure and support its growing AI workloads Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The most pressing challenges for CISOs and cyber security teams

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Elliot Rose, PA Consulting

2025: The year of AI for business - top trends to watch out for

On the Third Day of AI, we explore some of the key trends to keep an eye on, and prepare for, in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Chris Huntingford, ANS

AWS unveils new generative AI models

The Amazon Nova family of GenAI models boasts faster speeds and lower costs, and caters to needs from text and image generation to video creation and multimodal applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Australian utilities explore potential of AI

Australia’s utilities sector is exploring and implementing AI to enhance grid stability, manage rooftop solar and prepare for the influx of electric vehicles Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

All businesses want for Christmas is a clear definition of AI

On the second of the 12 Days of AI, we look at the importance of truly understanding what AI is to enable true organisational transformation. Continue Reading

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• Janet Robb, ANS

F1 heightens fan experiences with the power of Salesforce

Learn how the technical teams behind Formula One are using Salesforce’s tools to enhance fan activation and engagement at 24 races across the world, and how they are bringing AI into play with Agentforce capabilities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nordic states launch ambitious AI centre regional plan

Nordic states to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence to help region close gap on global leaders Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

CISOs will face growing challenges in 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

Unwrapping the benefits of AI for marketing

In the first of a new series of articles, the 12 Days of AI, we explore how AI is being used in marketing, the benefits and key use cases, as well as concerns and how marketers can best take advantage of AI Continue Reading

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• Sophie Rea, ANS

How SkyLab is democratising hybrid cloud management

SkyLab is challenging the cloud status quo with its orchestration platform, which allows telcos and enterprises to seamlessly manage workloads across multiple cloud providers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Swedish authorities urged to discontinue AI welfare system

Amnesty International is calling on Sweden’s social insurance agency to immediately discontinue its machine learning-based welfare system, following an investigation by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet that found it to be discriminatory Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Artificial intelligence can save UK public services – fact or fiction?

Sean Green asks whether artificial intelligence can save the UK public sector Continue Reading

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• Sean Green

Chulalongkorn University debuts GenAI platform

Thai university teams up with Google Cloud to empower its community with responsible and customisable AI tools for research, learning and administration Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Quantum computing technology pushes for IT advantage

Tech and funding issues remain. But work on error handling, an expanding software stack and the growth of quantum ecosystems are advancing the pursuit of 'quantum advantage.' Continue Reading

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• John Moore, Industry Editor

Scientists demonstrate Pixelator deepfake image verification tool

With the age of deepfake imagery upon us, a team led by York St John University researchers has created a tool to help people ‘navigate the fine line between reality and fabrication’ Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2025

Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2025 Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives that have transformed organisations in six industries Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Microsoft calls on Trump to ‘push harder’ on cyber threats

Microsoft’s Brad Smith urges president-elect Donald Trump to keep the faith when it comes to fighting back against hostile cyber actors from China, Iran and Russia Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users

Swiss ePost chief Renato Stalder bets on encrypted communications as demand for letter delivery falls Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

NHS Federated Data Platform celebrates first birthday

In its first year, more than 100 NHS organisations have signed up to the controversial platform, aiming to bring together data from different IT systems Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Driving innovation in emerging tech through international collaboration

The UK has seen success in forging international partnerships around technology - this experience should be enough to encourage the government to seek further agreements to support the digital economy Continue Reading

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• Daniel Clarke, TechUK

Grab taps GPT-4o to improve mapping service

Regional ride-hailing giant and super app Grab is leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-4o model to build hyperlocal, dynamic maps, cutting costs and boosting accuracy Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ORG urges ICO to revise public sector enforcement approach

The Open Rights Group is urging the Information Commissioner’s Office to revise its light touch approach to public sector data protection issues, arguing that its experimental policy of limiting its enforcement actions to reprimands and notices, rather issuing fines, is allowing bad practices to continue largely unabated Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office to harness technology to automate scandal financial redress payments

Technology that could speed up financial redress for subpostmasters is being worked on in-house by the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom

Technology secretary Peter Kyle sets out the government’s strategic priorities for how Ofcom should approach regulating online safety, including embedding safety by design and supporting innovation in technologies to help protect people online Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

CMA clears Google over Anthropic partnership

The UK competition watchdog has finished its initial investigation into Google’s partnership with Anthropic, with no follow-up on the cards Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Adventures in AI at Tripadvisor

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how travel site Tripadvisor is embracing AI to offer new products and services to its users. Gartner says the chance of a successful digital project is like ‘flipping a coin’ – we went to its annual IT leadership symposium to ask why. And we examine what companies must do to comply with the EU’s new NIS2 cyber security rules. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Infinidat gets in on the RAG act with workflow architecture offer

Storage array maker says customers can get data from any NFS storage to use in RAG for internal enterprise AI projects, and claims its OS metadata expertise enables this Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance

Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions

Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Preparing for future AI energy disruption

The explosive growth of AI is set to outstrip the capacity of global power grids, threatening to derail deployments. With datacentres facing power shortages and some countries halting construction, organisations must act now to secure their AI future Continue Reading

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• Jorge Lopez

MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Mike Potter’s departure leads to changes at the CDDO

The government digital officer left his role in September, and government chief technology officer David Knott is currently leading the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the interim while permanent arrangements are agreed Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Ping CEO on ForgeRock integration and future of identity

Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand discusses the company’s unified roadmap, commitment to customer stability and growth plans in the evolving identity landscape following the merger with ForgeRock Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Microsoft ramps up small language model effort

Microsoft is working with several industry sector specialist software providers to bring industry-specific AI models to its Azure AI platform Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Closing in on quantum computing with error mitigation

Current quantum computers are prone to error. IBM’s latest Heron machine uses software and hardware to get better results Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

European eArchiving project aims at eternal archive with smart metadata

The European Commission’s eArchiving project has got to version 2.0 and aims at open formats and sector-specific metadata to allow organisations to exploit data for decades to come Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How quantum computing could reshape financial services

Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What are the security risks of bring your own AI?

The rise of generative AI has led to a plethora of publicly accessible artificial intelligence tools, but what are the risks when external AI tools are used with corporate data? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Interview: Petra Molnar, author of ‘The walls have eyes’

Refugee lawyer and author Petra Molnar speaks to Computer Weekly about the extreme violence people on the move face at borders across the world, and how increasingly hostile anti-immigrant politics is being enabled and reinforced by a ‘lucrative panopticon’ of surveillance technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Lords shoplifting inquiry calls for facial recognition laws

A Lords committee has expressed concern about the use of facial recognition technology by retailers to combat shoplifting, and is calling on the government to introduce new laws to ensure there are minimum standards for their deployments Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How enterprises can ride the AI coding wave

GovTech leader urges developers to prioritise value, security and compliance when implementing AI coding tools in enterprise environments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

HCLTech to open AI lab in Singapore

The new facility in Singapore will be the latest in HCLTech’s network of global AI labs set up to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence applications and build local talent Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

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 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Bank of England warns against AI ‘complacency’

UK financial services regulator wants to increase understanding of AI’s benefits and how firms are managing the risks it poses, as take-up grows and use cases increase Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Niall Robinson, head of product innovation, Met Office

Weather and climate data is hugely valuable to government and businesses – and the Met Office is finding ways to innovate with data to deliver improved products and services Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

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 Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

From pixels to planets - the UK gaming and space sectors show how to lead on future technologies

The UK has a track record of innovation and achievement in gaming and space technologies - what can the rest of the tech sector learn from these success stories? Continue Reading

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• Rory Daniels, TechUK

UK launches cyber guidance package for tech startups

The NCSC and NPSA, alongside agencies from the Five Eyes alliance, have issued guidance for startups on how to secure themselves against common cyber threats and targeted industrial espionage Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Manulife is empowering sales and call centre agents with AI

Canadian insurance giant is leveraging generative AI to personalise customer experiences, transform contact centre workflows and automate underwriting processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

National quantum computer centre to open at Harwell

The new site will provide open access for industry and academia to 12 quantum computers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lords committee warns about risks of the UK losing its EU data adequacy

The UK government must work with the European Commission (EC) to secure a renewal of UK’s two data adequacy statuses, says cross-party Lords committee, in stark warning about impacts of losing the ability to seamlessly exchange citizens’ personal data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Prudential taps AI to improve health insurance experience

Insurance giant Prudential teams up with Google Cloud to streamline claims processing, personalise healthcare journeys and improve health outcomes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Nvidia deepens investment in India’s AI ecosystem

Nvidia is expanding its presence in India through new partnerships focused on building AI infrastructure, developing Indian language models and training AI professionals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Agentic AI sparks need for more orchestration, oversight

Orchestration all the way down: Experts say multiple levels of autonomous coordination and oversight will guide the near- and mid-term evolution of AI and computing. Continue Reading

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• John Moore, Industry Editor

How AI helps junior programmers and senior managers

Many believe artificial intelligence will not replace human software developers but will instead offer a way to help coders deliver software more easily Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Delivering Olympic IT

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to a former Olympian and CIO of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games about continuous improvement. We also look at new enterprise AI services from major IT providers and assess the unified communications as a service market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Techcombank’s tech investments set to fuel record profit

The Vietnam bank is targeting $1bn in profit in 2024 while maintaining a flat headcount and reducing physical branches, thanks to its investments in artificial intelligence and a data engine Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

How Philippine Airlines is transforming customer experience

The flag carrier of the Philippines discusses how its digital transformation journey has improved customer experience and streamlined internal processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NCSC chief warns of gap in cyber threats and defence capabilities

The UK and its allies must take collective action to improve their cyber resilience and repel the increasing volume of severe cyber attacks, says NCSC chief Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

EU cyber security bill NIS2 hits compliance deadline

The EU’s NIS2 bill will harmonise how companies and member states approach cyber security, but its success will depend on how well it is implemented and enforced Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Digitisation forum launched ahead of Norway’s digital strategy

Norway's government is preparing itself for the future by establishing an advisory hub to support its digital strategies Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

SUSE sees growth in multi-Linux support and containers

SUSE CEO talks up the company’s double-digit growth, fuelled by demand for its multi-Linux support offering, Rancher container platform and focus on artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Tech and digital skills key to improving police productivity

The Policing Productivity Review sees data and technology as a way of improving productivity and outcomes, as well as a potential means of restoring diminishing legitimacy, but warns there needs to be a revamp in digital skills, investment and coordination to harness the full range of benefits Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government unveils AI safety research funding details

Through its AI Safety Institute, the UK government has committed an initial pot of £4m to fund research into various risks associated with AI technologies, which will increase to £8.5m as the scheme progresses Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

A future of virtual collaboration

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are set to transform workplace collaboration. We look at how AI is helping to deliver improvements in customer experience. And we analyse the problems in the Post Office project to replace its troubled Horizon IT system. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

The future of collaboration in virtuality

The internet has introduced a host of applications to enable increasingly sophisticated collaboration across distances. Email catapulted economies into near real-time cooperation of teams, but new technologies promise to unleash immersive collaboration tools Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

How Zoom is charting its course towards an AI-first platform

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan talks up his vision for the future of work, the company's transition to an AI-powered platform and what it is doing to stay ahead of rivals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Gartner: AI can be catalyst for new business models

Gartner expert Nicholle Lindner explains how companies like Klarna are leveraging AI to drive new revenue, and what businesses need to consider when embracing the technology Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

UK and US pledge closer working on children’s online safety

In their first agreement on the subject of children’s online safety, the UK and US governments have said they will create a new working group to boost cooperation Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands

Dutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025 Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

OpenAI to open office in Singapore to spearhead APAC expansion

OpenAI will establish a regional hub in Singapore later this year, partnering with the government and AI Singapore to boost AI development across the region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Government accepts most quantum regulation recommendations

Three of the 14 recommendations on quantum regulations put forward by the Regulatory Horizon Council have been accepted in principle Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations

The newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Why responsible AI is a business imperative

Tools are emerging for real-world AI systems that focus more on responsible adoption, deployment and governance, rather than academic and philosophical questions about speculative risks Continue Reading

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• Mary Branscombe, Computer Weekly

NCSC celebrates eight years as Horne blows in

Outgoing NCSC interim leader Felicity Oswald shares her thoughts on the body’s work over the past eight years as she hands over the reins to incoming CEO Richard Horne Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says

The report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Meta fuels AI innovation in APAC with accelerator programme

Meta launches AI accelerator and incubator programmes to support startups and enterprises in building AI applications using its Llama model Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

DSIT launches digital government panel

The panel, which is being co-chaired by Martha Lane Fox and Paul Willmott, will help government create a 10-year vision for a ‘digital centre’ Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Nutanix courts VMware customers in APAC amid Broadcom concerns

Nutanix is driving double-digit growth across the region by capitalising on the evolving cloud landscape with its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence offerings, as well as anxieties about the future direction of VMware under Broadcom’s ownership Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

India’s fintechs find fortune in underserved segments

Indian fintech companies are leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain to address underserved customer segments, unearth hidden revenue opportunities and create innovative products Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Businesses are getting some value from AI, but struggling to scale

Survey from KPMG reveals IT leaders struggling to keep up with the pace of technology innovation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Open source is not a trust issue, it’s an innovation issue

Businesses are seeing greater value from open source software, such as greater levels of productivity and reduced operational costs Continue Reading

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• Joe Fay

How data literacy for all can accelerate the UK’s tech revolution

The ODI’s director of global policy and corporate affairs attends the Labour Conference and concludes that upskilling people in data and digital can deliver economic growth and prosperous communities Continue Reading

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• Emma Thwaites

Splunk and Cisco integration moving apace

Splunk is rapidly integrating with Cisco’s technology to enable seamless transitions between their platforms while delivering advanced threat detection capabilities Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NetApp maintains push to data management for AI

From data storage to intelligent data infrastructure – that’s the plan from NetApp, which has announced data curation for artificial intelligence as well as additions to its ASA and FAS storage arrays Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Gartner: Mitigating security threats in AI agents

Agents represent a step-change in the use of artificial intelligence in the enterprise - as attendees at Salesforce's annual conference saw first hand this month - but do not come without their risks Continue Reading

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• Avivah Litan, Gartner

UK, US and Canada to collaborate on AI and cyber security

International collaboration agreement will see the governments of Canada, the UK and the US work together to research, evaluate and test new defence technologies Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Medtech startup brings Oracle AI to bear on cancer drug research

Learn how Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and its cutting-edge AI features are bringing new benefits to cancer care by helping doctors identify better treatment options Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor