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GenAI in banking: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group about FinLLM and the bank’s ‘AI as a judge’ Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack

M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools

Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIO interview: Sebastiaan Kalshoven, ASN Bank

Sebastiaan Kalshoven combines boldness of vision with back-up plans in transformation of Dutch retail bank  Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Storage is key to AI projects that succeed

Artificial intelligence is a key project for enterprise IT currently, but the difference between success and failure rests on having the right infrastructure, especially in data storage Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision

The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead

Europe’s bid to win the race to build viable quantum computers wants details, money and confidence of the industry it is intended to serve Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Vote: Who should be crowned the 2025 most influential woman in UK tech?

Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 8 October Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Court to decide whether it is lawful for enterprises to sell unwanted software licences

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is to decide whether businesses can lawfully sell second-hand software following a £250m suit brought by a reseller against Microsoft Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

The UK government is under fire after details emerged that it has waved through three large-scale datacentre planning applications without conducting an environmental impact assessment first Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited

The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Splunk.conf: Splunk urges users to eat their ‘cyber veggies’

The dawn of AI-enabled cyber attacks makes it even more important for defenders to bring their A-game, particularly when it comes to getting the basics right Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fujitsu braced for double-digit decline triggered by ‘foolish display of legal machismo’

Internally, Fujitsu UK is braced for major revenue decline as Post Office scandal takes its toll Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Back to square one at DSIT - just as government tech policy needs to deliver

Labour Digital, a membership group set up to promote and encourage discussion around digital policies in the Labour Party, was justifiably pleased with itself after prime minister Keir Starmer’s ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Lessons from Jaguar Land Rover: How can businesses prepare for cyber attacks?

A cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover has halted production lines and caused widespread disruption. How can businesses protect themselves and mitigate the risks of such an attack? Continue Reading

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• Dominic Holden

Rimini Street CEO sounds death knell on ERP software

Believing monolithic ERP applications will become obsolete in a decade, Seth Ravin is positioning Rimini Street to help enterprises transition to agentic ERP processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care

We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation about making artificial intelligence relevant across its brands to support pet health Continue Reading

AI help for pet parents

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we do another deep-dive into the latest freedom of information request revelations that have emerged pertaining to Police Scotland’s use of Microsoft cloud technologies. Ex-Googler Kate Balingit, and head of digital innovation at Mars Pet Nutrition, opens up about how artificial intelligence is transforming pet care for the company’s customers. We also take a closer look at the possible impact the UK government’s devolution agenda could have on cloud spending trends within local authorities. And, in our final piece from this round of buyer’s guides, we delve into how platform engineering is affecting how enterprises approach DevOps-related projects. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Splunk.conf: Splunk and Cisco showcase unified platform

With 18 months having elapsed since Cisco closed its acquisition of Splunk, joint platform capabilities and developments are being showcased at the annual Splunk.conf fair Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dell AI server revenues leap but storage waits on Project Lightning

During the past quarter, Dell’s datacentre sales went through the roof due to new server and networking products for AI – but storage has not shared the same dynamic Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Liz Kendall appointed tech secretary

Former pensions secretary Liz Kendall replaces Peter Kyle as science, technology and innovation secretary in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame showcases the great women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

AI without borders: Why the next advantage is in model ownership, not just access

Enterprises have become familiar with AI tools by accessing publicly available models - but to gain true differentiation, it's time to explore ownership of your AI model Continue Reading

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• Dax Grant

Platform engineering is about more than what’s going on Backstage

We speak to industry experts about how they see the role of platform engineering supporting DevOps Continue Reading

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• Joe Fay

AI boom to push Australian IT spending past A$172bn

Australian IT spending is set to grow by 8.9% in 2026, driven by growing investments in artificial intelligence, datacentre systems and cloud, according to Gartner Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law

US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SLA promises, security realities: Navigating the shared responsibility gap

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Lloyds Bank to use Workday software to help select staff for redundancy

Lloyds Banking Group will analyse data on HR software to help it select staff for redundancy Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2025 longlist

In Computer Weekly’s search for this year’s top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, hundreds of women have been put forward for consideration. Here, we look at a list of everyone nominated in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How Metrobank is tapping VMware Cloud Foundation

The Philippine bank has adopted nearly all of the capabilities in VMware’s private cloud platform to modernise its IT infrastructure while reaping cost savings Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts: Post Office victims speak out

Report finds that former subpostmasters suffered and are continuing to suffer severe mental and physical problems due to their treatment by the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Number of UK banks reporting AI-driven productivity improvements doubles

Survey shows that half of UK banks will increase spending on artificial intelligence as more see AI-related productivity gains Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK sets out plans for AI assurance leadership

Labour wants the UK to become the world leader in artificial intelligence assurance Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Initiative to address escalating US broadband infrastructure attacks

US trade body for broadband telecoms and technology joins with Internet and Television Association to co-lead executive forum to elevate national response against threat to business Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

How telcos can win the AI talent war

With tech giants offering nine-figure deals for AI experts, telcos seem outmatched. But by focusing on national purpose, unique partnerships and tangible impact, they can attract top AI talent Continue Reading

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• Edwin Lin

Tech buying without regret

Too many technology decisions leave businesses tied to costly, underperforming tools. The solution requires CIOs to embed leadership throughout the buying journey and embrace lean and agile practices Continue Reading

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• Luke Ellery

Bridging the SLA gap: A guide to managing cloud provider risk

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• John Bruce, Quorum Cyber

European court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework data-sharing agreement

EU General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework, bringing certainty to businesses that exchange data with the US – for now. An appeal may be in the offing Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Microsoft shows potential of analogue optical computing in AI

Microsoft has worked with Barclays on a financial optimisation problem using consumer-grade electronics Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IT departments face huge Windows 10 support bill

When Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on October 14th, organisations will need to purchase an Extended Support contract to receive Microsoft patches Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google/DoJ antitrust ruling: Google must share data

The search engine giant will be able to continue offering the Chrome browser, but there will be no more exclusivity distribution agreements Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ethical challenges of LGBTQ+ data protection

America has rolled back data protection policies for the LGBTQ+ community, but what does that mean for the rest of the world? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Open banking take-up grows by a third

Rising payments are driving the adoption of open banking, with more than 15 million users in July Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

OpenAI targets India with datacentre push

The AI firm is planning to open a one-gigawatt datacentre in India, which could reduce latency, ensure regulatory compliance and give it an edge over hyperscalers Continue Reading

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• Mastufa Ahmed

Meet the IT leader In Lebanon who became an IT entrepreneur

Nassib Chamoun says CIOs could follow his lead in swapping IT management for life as a startup, but they must be prepared to make sacrifices Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Scottish Widows completes migration of millions of accounts to TCS platform

Pension provider reaches milestone in its digital transformation with Indian IT services giant Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fujitsu’s roots in government go too deep

MPs and peers call on prime minister to review Japanese supplier’s ‘eligibility’ to bid for government contracts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Agentic AI: Storage and ‘the biggest tech refresh in IT history’

We talk to Jeff Denworth of Vast Data about a future where employees are outnumbered by artificial intelligence agents and even smaller enterprises may need supercomputing levels of resources Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Do Fujitsu contracts cross the line?

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we examine the conflict of interest concerns that are growing around the police investigation into Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal, given the firm is a supplier of tech to police forces across the UK. We also catch up with Redwood Bank’s new IT boss, Simon Goodyear, and hear about his plans to eradicate the use of unnecessary Excel spreadsheets within the organisation, as part of a wider revamp of the firm’s digital processes. We also take a closer look at the possibility of the artificial intelligence investment bubble bursting, and the implications that could have on the continued take-up of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

What should platform engineering look like?

Platform engineering can help IT infrastructure and operations teams become faster, more responsive and empathetic with internal customers Continue Reading

Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank

Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet Continue Reading

Flash drive prices grow quickly while SAS and SATA diverge

Manufacturers have throttled back production of flash drives to tackle over-supply and it shows in rising prices Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Growing demand for AI-skilled cyber specialists  

 AI is increasingly at the heart of organisations’ digital transformation journeys – whether that’s to drive up efficiencies, generate powerful insights from data, delight customers, or supercharge internal productivity. Continue Reading

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• Peter Birch and Mo Gaibee, Harvey Nash

The government’s AI push needs clear accountability

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan reads like a technology leader’s wish list. But public sector AI needs to be designed with human oversight Continue Reading

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• Alastair Williamson-Pound

What should platform engineering look like?

Platform engineering can help IT infrastructure and operations teams become faster, more responsive and empathetic with internal customers Continue Reading

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• Charles Betz

Google Cloud brings on-premise Gemini AI to Singapore

Move allows government agencies and regulated industries to run Google’s most powerful artificial intelligence models in their own datacentres, directly addressing data security and residency requirements to fuel the nation’s AI ambitions Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit

The UK data regulator has released a summary of its facial recognition audit of two police forces Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital

Artificial intelligence pilot in Lebanon hospital aimed at freeing up time for medics to treat more Palestinian refugees Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How to manage Active Directory security

Understanding prevention and recovery steps is crucial for managing attacks on Active Directory Continue Reading

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• Bob Bobel

Zopa Bank seeks partners to form AI skills coalition

Survey by Juniper Research and Zopa Bank reveals full return on investment in artificial intelligence over next five years Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland

Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign

GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

VMware rides on private cloud renaissance in APAC

As enterprise rebalance workload placements and reinvest in private cloud infrastructure, Broadcom is positioning its VMware Cloud Foundation as the new standard for hybrid operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

IBM: AI cost pressures fuelling cloud repatriation

The drive to fund AI projects is forcing IT leaders to re-examine cloud spend, prompting a rethink of cloud-first strategies and a new focus on IT financial management Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

FairPrice taps Google Cloud to build agentic AI workforce

Singapore’s largest retailer is deploying a suite of agentic AI applications built on Google’s Gemini, Vertex AI and Agentspace to transform its customer experience and internal workflows Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

VMware virtualisation alternatives and the storage they need

We look at the main choices available to those that want to migrate away from VMware and the core requirements for storage to support virtualisation environments Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Incident response planning cuts the risk of claiming on cyber security insurance

Proper attention to incident response planning is emerging as a core cyber control when it comes to reducing the risk of having to claim on cyber security insurance, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

PDS confirms ‘strategic restructuring’ with series of interim senior leadership hires

The Police Digital Service has seemingly streamlined and revamped its senior leadership team, more than a year after two of its staff were arrested for suspected misconduct in public office Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Intel filing shows risks of US government stake

The US government now has a significant stake in Intel’s business. This could effect its ability to obtain grants from other governments Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Home Office Fujitsu contract is ‘de facto’ conflict of interest in Post Office police probe

Fujitsu supplies police with the network that supports national investigations, while its former staff are part of a national investigation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Ransomware activity levelled off in July, says NCC

Ransomware levels held steady in the month of July, although the risk remained as persistent as ever Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

TUC calls for government crackdown on business AI shortcuts

Artificial intelligence promises to boost productivity and shareholder value, but the Trades Union Congress is concerned that AI-fuelled economic growth is leaving workers behind Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Broadcom bundles private AI into VCF, adds security automation

At VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom unveiled an integrated private cloud stack with VMware Private AI now included in VCF subscriptions, alongside cyber security services and support for cloud-native object storage Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Three new Citrix NetScaler zero-days under active exploitation

Citrix patches three new vulnerabilities in its NetScaler lines warning of active zero-day exploitation by an undisclosed threat actor Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Okta makes AI identity play with Axiom acquisition

Okta says Axiom Security’s technology will reinforce its own offerings in privileged access management, especially when it comes to the growing number of non-human identities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Societal implications of enabling a better version of ourselves

In the Adam and Eve Garden of Eden that is artificial intelligence (AI), the forbidden fruit appears to be AI that is subtly better at being human than us. For all the potential to improve society, ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Dartmouth College’s infrastructure head on solving the VMware puzzle and serving Ivy League needs

Ty Peavey from Dartmouth College counts his rapid answer to the Broadcom-VMware farrago as one of his best calls Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Why digital transformation has a physical address

CCS Insight looks at how Sidara, Cisco, Schneider Electric, Ideal and Para have flipped building design to put digital and sustainability first Continue Reading

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• Bola Rotibi

Ransomware attack volumes up nearly three times on 2024

During the first six months of 2025, the number of observed and tracked ransomware attacks far outpaced the volume seen in 2024 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

ESG data collection: Guide and best practices

Sustainability initiatives won't succeed without quality data. Following an ESG data collection framework and best practices ensures program and reporting success. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Can the M1-Simba merger rewrite the telco playbook?

The merger of investment-heavy M1 and lean challenger Simba has created Singapore’s newest telecom giant. Their attempt to solve the “investment-agility paradox” could offer a blueprint for saturated telco markets in Asia-Pacific Continue Reading

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• Edwin Lin

Moscow exploiting seven-year-old Cisco flaw, says FBI

US authorities warn of an uptick in state-sponsored exploitation of a seven-year-old vulnerability in Cisco's operating system software Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Scale of MoD Afghan data breaches widens dramatically

Many more data breaches at the MoD's Arap programme to relocate at-risk Afghan citizens to Britain have emerged following an FoI request by BBC journalists Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw

Latest Apple zero-day found in the ImageIO framework opens the door for targeted zero-click attacks on iPhone users Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Police investigation into Post Office scandal to cost more than £50m

Metropolitan Police-led investigation into Post Office scandal is expected to run to 2030 and cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful

The UK’s equality watchdog has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Met Police’s live facial-recognition (LFR) technology use, which it claims is being deployed unlawfully Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Judge throws out NHS whistleblower’s challenge to ruling on deletion of 90,000 emails

Appeal tribunal dismisses doctor’s bid to quash decision that cleared London hospital trust of concealing evidence through attempted destruction of electronic documents during live court proceedings Continue Reading

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• Tommy Greene

Reserve Bank of India proposes framework for AI adoption in India’s finance sector

India’s central bank has proposed a framework to guide artificial intelligence adoption in the financial sector, along with recommendations to build shared infrastructure, implement safeguards and promote financial inclusion Continue Reading

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• Mastufa Ahmed

Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank

Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dell builds on $50m Singapore investment with new AI hub

Dell Technologies has opened an AI innovation hub to speed artificial intelligence adoption for enterprises across Asia-Pacific and upskill 10,000 students and mid-career professionals in Singapore Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Microsoft starts including PQC algorithms in cyber foundations

Microsoft updates on its post-quantum cyber strategy as it continues integrating quantum-safe algorithms into some of the core foundations underpinning its products and services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Commvault users told to patch two RCE exploit chains

Storage firm Commvault fixes four vulnerabilities that, when combined, create a pair of RCE exploit chains that could be used to target on-premise customers with ransomware and other nasties Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Warlock claims more victims as cyber attacks hit Colt and Orange

Ransomware gang Warlock is adding more victims to its data leak site as the impact of a spreading wave of cyber attacks continues to be felt Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Jack of all managed security services, or master of none?

Large managed cyber services providers rule the roost when it comes to security buying priorities, but could this be watering down the overall quality of services available on the market? Continue Reading

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• Andy Kays, Socura

Interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and technology officer, Pandora

The jewellery retailer is building on a four-year digital transformation by adding agentic AI alongside a major overhaul of its back-end ERP infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Metropolitan Police contract with Fujitsu is ‘potential conflict of interest’ amid Post Office probe

Freedom of information request reveals sub-contract between Fujitsu and the police force leading nationwide investigation of the IT firm’s part in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK chip strategy needs an AI acceleration slant

Analysis for the government shows gaps in Labour’s AI plan of action, but the big opportunity is in optoelectronics Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

India banks on mature-node chips to build semiconductor niche

India is doubling down on mature-node chips that power cars, healthcare and electronics, using incentives and global supply shifts to make its mark Continue Reading

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• Mastufa Ahmed

Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management

Google Cloud elaborates on its vision for securing artificial intelligence unveiling new protections and capabilities across its product suite Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor