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UK in critical need of regulation to fight misinformation online

Misinformation, where it is generated by AI, poses a serious threat due to the ease with which plausible false content can be created and spread Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Executive interview: Balancing AI with human creativity

We speak to the chief product officer at Getty Images and iStock about the role generative AI can play in the image-making process. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government could still replace Fujitsu in key nuclear contract

Fujitsu’s first government contract of the year could be just a stay of execution as department says that all replacement options are still being considered Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office boss said subpostmasters had hands in till and blamed technology for missing cash

Former boss reacted to 2009 Computer Weekly expose by telling a colleague that 'subbies with their hands in the till' were blaming technology for their own theft Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Facial recognition to play key role in UK shoplifting crackdown

UK government will fund roll-out of police facial recognition across the country as part of its crackdown on shoplifting and violence against retail staff, but civil society groups say the government is attempting to police its way out of the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Former Post Office executive’s neglect prolonged Horizon reliability myth

Executive’s failure to provide terms of reference for a controversial Post Office investigation into its own computer system resulted in a one-sided whitewash report Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI skills gap blocking public sector take-up

A Salesforce report claims that a lack of skills in artificial intelligence is preventing effective take-up of generative AI to enhance frontline citizen services across the public sector Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CMA set to tackle interconnected web of strategic AI partnerships

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Nvidia are all collaborating on AI foundation models, potentially to the detriment of fair, open and effective competition Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How GenAI use is evolving for Google Cloud customers

With more than one million developers now using Google Cloud’s generative AI systems to power their tools, Google customers have gone beyond experimentation and are now building their own agents Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Storage technology explained: AI and data storage

In this guide, we examine the data storage needs of artificial intelligence, the demands it places on data storage, the suitability of cloud and object storage for AI, and key AI storage products Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

IR35: HMRC restores Github access to deleted CEST source code, but confirms update data lost

After the source code for its much-maligned online IR35 status checker tool was deleted in error from Github, HMRC confirms it has now been re-uploaded, but any data about past updates to the tool have been lost Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Government dismisses Lords’ concerns over facial recognition

UK government is claiming police forces’ use of live facial recognition is comprehensively covered by existing laws, in response to a Lords investigation that found police lacked a clear legal basis to deploy it Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Breakthrough may herald secure home quantum computing

An emerging approach to quantum security dubbed blind quantum computing may one day help spur mass adoption of quantum computing safely and securely, using technology that is already available today Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers

Researchers share data on new technique whereby malicious actors are manipulating GitHub’s search function and using cleverly crafted repositories to distribute malware Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Google Cloud debuts agent builder to ease GenAI adoption

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

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Biden considering whether to end prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

US president Joe Biden says he is considering requests by Australia to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under espionage and computer fraud charges Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Subpostmasters stealing from branches ‘didn’t make sense,’ former judge tells inquiry

The former judge who chaired a scheme set up by the Post Office to settle claims against its Horizon system said he told bosses their prosecutions of subpostmasters "didn't make sense" Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain

The UK’s national semiconductor strategy aims to establish the country's credentials as a leader in the sector. We look at how it stacks up Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

VMware changes are hurting users in education

VMware has been officially part of Broadcom since November 2023. On March 14 2024, a hundred days on from the acquisition, CEO Hock Tan wrote a blog post stating: “We overhauled our software ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes

Salesforce has added new learning content to its Trailhead platform designed to help customers develop their own bug bounty programmes Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Report highlights shortcomings in UK chip plans

The national semiconductor strategy needs to encourage greater collaboration with international parters such as South Korea Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google Cloud embeds Gemini across product portfolio

Google Cloud’s Gemini model will power a slew of AI assistant capabilities across its portfolio to bring the benefits of generative AI to developers and enterprise users Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Civil servants more to blame for Post Office cover-up than ministers, says Alan Bates

Campaigning former subpostmaster believes the civil service has more to answer for than ministers in the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Mainframe Skills: Challenge or Opportunity?

People in mainframe circles have been talking about skills development and succession planning ever since it was pointed out that the average age of mainframe specialists was pretty high and ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

TeamViewer launches initiative to bring women into sports tech

TeamViewer’s flagship SheSportTech initiative aims to encourage more women into sports technology, offering ‘inspiration, training grants and access to unique experiences’ Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

UK plc failing on multiple cyber measures

Government report shows 50% of businesses and 32% of charities reported a cyber attack or breach in the past 12 months and organisations across the UK are failing on multiple cyber measures Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Public worried by police and companies sharing biometric data

More than half of the British public do not feel comfortable with police forces sharing biometric data with the private sector, including facial recognition images, to tackle crimes such as shoplifting Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Is a cyber arms control treaty out of reach?

The world needs cyber arms control more than ever, but the challenges facing a multilateral agreement will be hard to surmount, according to researchers at Germany’s Digital Society Institute Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Labour promises digital red book and smartphones for children with diabetes

The Labour Party has announced plans for children’s health records to be put on parents’ NHS App, while also partnering with Virgin Media O2 to give children with type 1 diabetes smartphones to check their blood sugar Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government struggles to upgrade legacy IT systems, says PAC chair

In her annual report, Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier calls legacy IT one of government’s ‘big nasties’ and says money urgently needs to be spent to fix the situation Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Surviving IT failures: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Junade Ali, author of How to Protect yourself from Killer Computers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Top AI infrastructure considerations

Artificial intelligence workloads can put considerable strain on technology infrastructure. Here are some of the key considerations when deploying AI infrastructure to harness its full potential Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Greek government fined over AI surveillance in refugee camps

Greece’s Data Protection Authority has issued a €175,000 fine against the country’s migration ministry over its deployment of artificial intelligence-powered security systems in refugee camps after the watchdog’s investigation found ‘serious shortcomings’ with the roll-out Continue Reading

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• Lydia Emmanouilidou

What Cisco’s Splunk acquisition means for APAC customers

APAC organisations can expect better visibility and insights into their networks and applications along with automation and response capabilities to improve their digital resilience Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

UK vet network CVS hit by cyber attack

Operations at UK-based veterinary network CVS have been disrupted by a cyber incident of an as-yet undisclosed nature Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UN adopts ‘landmark’ resolution on making AI safe and trustworthy

A UN draft resolution promoting the use of artificial intelligence in sustainable development and the protection of human rights was backed by over 120 member states Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Taking IT Cost Tracking and FinOps to the next level

A CIO I interviewed recently told me candidly: “It's always a bit nerve wracking when you go into a meeting with a set of top-level numbers that look very sound, but inside you're dreading being ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

Further extension to controversial Post Office contract with Fujitsu inevitable

Post Office is seeking software developers as it replaces the controversial Horizon system from Fujitsu with an in-house alternative Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft sets up AI hub in Paddington

The company is building a London team to support artificial intelligence innovation by developing the required infrastructure and tooling Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Some former Post Office staff should be jailed over scandal, says government minister

Government minister outlines the real prospect that people will be jailed for their roles in the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How Prospect Theory helps us understand software disasters

By understanding the human psychology behind IT system failures that directly impact people, we can better protect ourselves Continue Reading

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• Junade Ali

MPs will grill Cabinet Office over Fujitsu contract bidding pause

Parliamentary select committees have their eyes trained on Fujitsu’s response to the Post Office Horizon scandal, with its pause on bidding for contracts under scrutiny Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Five key principles for data insight success

Five key principles for using data to grow your organisation Continue Reading

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• Ian Bobbett, Crimson, and George Lynch, NashTech, part of Nash Squared

Seven ways to be sure you can restore from backup

Backups are no good if you can’t restore from them. We look at key elements of backup restoration, including backup audits, RPOs and RTOs, and how and when to test backups Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Startups: how to navigate at high velocity

When up to 90% of startups fail, tech entrepreneurs must do something different to get a different result and to be part of the 10% Continue Reading

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• Raihan Islam, defineXTEND

China ramps up use of AI misinformation

Microsoft researchers have identified a growing pattern of AI-laced misinformation and political interference coming from Chinese threat actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Future Councils pilot finds systemic blockers to digital innovation

Councils face a range of challenges, hindering digital transformation, including inconsistent approaches to making the case for change, complexities surrounding resource allocations, lack of data and time Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UKtech50 2024 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Changes needed for SOCs and CSIRTs, claims Dutch research institute

Cyber security specialists need a game-changer to keep up with their adversaries, who increasingly use automation and AI for their attacks Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Education sector facing huge VMware cost increases after Broadcom ends discounts

UK non-profit London Grid for Learning and Belgian university KU Leuven are just two of the academic organisations facing huge licensing increases after Broadcom scraps VMware academic discount scheme Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Forrester: IT departments are blowing their cloud budgets

A poll of IT decision-makers has found that cloud spending is rising, driven by more workloads and ineffective IT architecture planning Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Fujitsu should stop bending rules, stop bidding and pay up, says MP

MP Liam Byrne calls on Fujitsu to put actions behind the promises it made to MPs, victims of the Post Office scandal and UK taxpayers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Obituary: Professor Ross Anderson, pioneer in security engineering and campaigner

Ross Anderson, a titan in the field of security engineering and campaigner for privacy and security, has passed away Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Boomi CEO anticipates rise of the AI agent economy

Boomi CEO talks up the company’s efforts to build up an AI agent architecture, its upcoming AI capabilities set to debut next month, and its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Security Think Tank: Banning ransomware payments is not so straightforward

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good. Continue Reading

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• John Scott

RDP abused in over 90% of cyber attacks, Sophos finds

Threat actors continue to see great success using simple, tried and tested methods, and many defenders are failing to do the basics Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ransomware kill switch may save 99% of files from encryption

MDR specialist Adlumin says its new features will help customers stop in-progress ransomware attacks before they can cause significant damage Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fujitsu staff instructed how to bid for government contracts during self-imposed ban

Leak reveals how Fujitsu advises staff to approach UK government customers during its self-imposed bidding pause, as well as details of a multimillion-pound project to protect its reputation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Security Think Tank: How to tackle the scourge of ransomware?

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good. Continue Reading

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• Toby Sibley and Louise Barber

Microsoft pushes Teams out of M365 and O365 bundle globally

Microsoft claims Teams push out of bundle will simplify pricing, with enterprise IT buyers possibly better off Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Risks and rewards of AI in HCM

Research from Citi Commercial Bank warns of the risks associated with overusing AI in human capital management Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Flash storage prices rise by 25% as manufacturers chase profitability

Analysis of 30,000-plus drive prices shows cost of flash drives per gigabyte rose sharply since October 2023, as memory manufacturers limit supplies and increase prices Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Finnish industrial groups launch AI and robotics ventures

Industrial companies across a broad range of sectors in Finland are applying artificial intelligence to their operation Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Everyone involved – expert advice surrounding D&I in tech

At the 2023 Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Nash Squared, more than 100 experts from the tech and employment sectors shared their ideas for improving diversity in the technology industry Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

US and UK agree AI safety collaboration

The UK and US governments have signed an agreement to forge close ties between their respective AI Safety Institutes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Open source alert over intentionally placed backdoor

A backdoor in the open source XZ Utils data compression library could have led to widespread compromise across the Linux ecosystem - and the community is on the trail of a developer who seems to be behind it Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Security Think Tank: Ransomware lessons from the armed forces

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good. Continue Reading

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• Rob Dartnall, SecAlliance

Organisations getting better at spotting identity fraud

As the barriers to committing identity fraud continue to drop, organisations should consider more sophisticated technical measures to successfully up their game, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government lifts chip strategy with a bit more cash

Unlike the EU and US, the UK government appears to be taking its time on providing a large cash injection to build out the UK semiconductor sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK plc going backwards on cyber maturity, Cisco report claims

Fewer UK organisations believe their cyber security postures have reached a mature level than did so 12 months ago, as they struggle to keep up with new challenges and a fast-evolving threat landscape Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Sellafield to be prosecuted over alleged cyber compliance failure

Sellafield Ltd, the organisation responsible for cleaning up and decommissioning the UK's largest nuclear waste site, is to be prosecuted over alleged cyber security failings dating back to 2019 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Counter-eavesdropping agency unlawfully used surveillance powers to identify journalist’s source

More than 750 journalists had their communications data accessed by law enforcement and government agencies between 2018 and 2022 Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Facial recognition endangers us all without a clear legal basis

Technology researcher Stephanie Hare outlines the growing danger of the UK’s failure to legalise and regulate facial recognition technology Continue Reading

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• Stephanie Hare

Remote access is the Post Office’s known unknown

Calls for criminal investigation after covert recordings are latest evidence to reveal extent of Post Office knowledge of remote access to subpostmaster accounts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

A local government GDS might work - but only on top of standard technology

The old debate about an equivalent of the Government Digital Service for local authorities has swung round again - but it will only ever work if it's founded on common standards and technologies Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab

Podcast: What is distributed cloud storage and what are its benefits?

We talk to Enrico Signoretti of Cubbit about how distributed cloud allows customers to control their data in hybrid and multicloud storage and the workloads the company targets Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Balancing regulation and innovation to ensure the UK remains a global leader in AI

The EU has taken a lead in regulating artificial intelligence through its AI Act - the UK government needs to respond or it risks losing the UK's status as an AI innovation frontrunner Continue Reading

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• Gavin Poole, Here East

18 real-world use cases of the metaverse, plus examples

Use cases for the still-developing metaverse are growing as the technologies that enable this next iteration of the internet mature. Here are 18 enterprise and consumer examples. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from Scottish NHS board

Data stolen from an earlier attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been leaked by a ransomware gang that claims to be in possession of much more content Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber spies, not cyber criminals, behind most zero-day exploitation

Analysis from Google has found that zero-day vulnerabilities are much more heavily exploited for espionage purposes than for financially motivated cyber crime Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ofgem begins consultation on dynamic price caps

Smart meters make it possible to manage the electricity grid in a more flexible way, but millions are facing connectivity issues Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Indian large language models gain momentum

Indian LLMs trained on Indic languages are now being used by businesses and governments to better serve the needs of a diverse multilingual country Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Lord Holmes: UK cannot 'wait and see' to regulate AI

Legislation is needed to seize the benefits of artificial intelligence while minimising its risks, says Lord Holmes - but the government’s ‘wait and see’ approach to regulation will fail on both fronts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Leaked comms reveal Fujitsu eyeing huge UK government bounty, despite Post Office scandal promise

While subpostmasters fight tooth and nail for justice and financial redress, Fujitsu continues to target millions of UK taxpayer pounds Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Qilin ransomware gang claims cyber attack on the Big Issue

A ransomware attack on the systems of publisher and social enterprise Big Issue Group has been claimed by the Qilin gang Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT project management

IT project management is the process of planning, organizing and delineating responsibility for the completion of an organizations' specific information technology (IT) goals. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Ben Cole, Executive Editor

Cern: Challenges of GPU datacentre management

Cern is a major user of Kubernetes. The container orchestration technology offers a way to democratise AI hardware Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Alletra MP hardware changes see HPE orient arrays towards AI

HPE doubles controller nodes, boosts capacity with denser drives, cuts caches and builds in 100Gbps links to bring denser, faster storage aimed at all parts of the AI/ML pipeline Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Shareholders win when businesses do better at cyber

The more advanced a company’s cyber security performance, and the more engaged its board is with security issues, the greater the return for shareholders, a report has found Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Apple, Meta and Alphabet under EU scrutiny

Under the new Digital Markets Act, European commissioners are looking at potential issues with the way Apple, Alphabet and Meta operate their platforms Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Goldman Sachs discusses virtues of Kubernetes for virtual machine management

Kubernetes is not only a platform for orchestrating containers – Goldman Sachs has found it offers the same benefits when used to manage virtual machines Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How SAP is infusing AI into its business applications

SAP’s chief artificial intelligence officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company’s approach towards AI and how it is making the technology more accessible to customers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NCSC reaffirms guidance for those at risk of Chinese state hacking

As the UK and US governments announce sanctions and indictments of a Chinese state threat actor, the NCSC has reiterated its security advice for individuals at risk of being targeted for espionage purposes Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US authorities charge seven over Chinese hacking

The US Department of Justice has charged seven Chinese nationals linked to the APT31 threat actor that targeted politicians in the UK and US Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Sums of money Post Office ‘stole’ from subpostmasters may never be known

MP asks government minister for figure on how much money the Post Office took from subpostmasters who were wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What are IT buyers spending their money on?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the findings of our annual survey into the technologies that IT buyers are spending their money on this year. The European CIO at PepsiCo explains how to make digital transformation go with a pop. And we look at the growing importance of cloud-to-cloud backup for data protection and resilience. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Which? calls for government action on fake banking sites

Amid high volumes of spoofed, fraudulent banking websites, Which? is calling for the government to implement new legal obligations for domain registrars Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Making digital transformation pop

PepsiCo’s European CIO is targeting customer engagement, supply chain improvements and greater sustainability as it works on its digital transformation plans. Continue Reading

Budgets rise as IT leaders focus on security

Our exclusive spending survey identifies which technologies are likely to see the greatest investment this year. Continue Reading

Interview: Priyanka Sharma, executive director, CNCF

We speak to the Cloud Native Computing Forum chief about her own journey in software development and the continuous drive towards greater inclusivity Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor