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Cambridge MC boosts comms procurement with Carrier Club acquisition

International consulting firm swoops for ’unique’ procurement-as-a-service organisation to offer greater value to its clients in challenging times for businesses Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Why OpenClaw agents are the next big enterprise challenge

As users flock to deploy OpenClaw agents for everything from gig work to shopping, IT leaders warn that bringing these autonomous systems into the enterprise will require strict guardrails and a mix of AI models Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Cyber pros must grasp the vibe coding nettle, says NCSC chief

At RSA in San Francisco, NCSC chief exec Richard Horne says security professionals have an opportunity and a responsibility to get in front of the security issues raised by the popularity of ‘vibe coding’ Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

HSBC gets its first artificial intelligence chief

UK bank appoints its first executive position dedicated to artificial intelligence as the technology embeds across the sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

US government bans imported routers, raising tough questions

The US communications regulator has enacted a ban on all router hardware made outside America citing security concerns, but experts say the move may risk creating more issues than it solves Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

More tech funding is coming, promises NHS England’s chief clinical information officer

NHS England’s CCIO says details on funding for NHS tech will be announced in a month’s time, and will shift focus to community and primary care Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

AI talent strategy: How Rayburn Electric builds AI-ready teams

Rayburn Electric doesn't need to build its own AI models, but it needs AI champions who can implement the technology across operations. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

Cyber platformisation is a skills issue for security teams

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Haris Pylarinos, Hack the Box

Government digital identity – dystopia or dreamland?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the conflicting arguments for and against the UK government’s digital ID proposals. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at measuring the carbon footprint of AI. And we learn how a London NHS trust is using data to improve collaboration for the benefit of staff and patients. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

QuikBot and EFGH bring real-time insurance to physical AI

The two companies will embed insurance directly into the infrastructure governing autonomous robots, reducing claims processing and creating a trust layer for smart cities Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Irish government launches CNI resilience plan

Ireland’s National Strategy on the Resilience of Critical Entities sets out a pathway to improved cyber resilience for the nation’s critical infrastructure, and establishes compliance with an EU directive Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber platformisation: Don't fall into the 'integration debt' trap

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

DWP finally seeks reviewer of its subpostmaster prosecutions

Months after announcing review, the government has advertised for a reviewer to look over more than 100 prosecutions of subpostmasters by the Department of Work and Pensions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why IT leaders need to consider AI’s energy footprint

With the availability of generative artificial intelligence, energy usage in datacentres has been rising, which presents a major environmental problem Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CUDA at 20: From billion-dollar gamble to agentic AI

As Nvidia marks two decades of CUDA, its head of high-performance computing and hyperscale reflects on the platform’s journey, the power of software optimisation, and how the fusion of GPUs and LPUs will shape the future of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scotland launches five-year AI strategy

Scottish deputy first minister says the country aims to become a leader in AI through responsibly harnessing the economic and social benefits of the technology Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Essex Police halts live facial recognition over bias and accuracy risks

LFR deployments by Essex Police will not continue until risks associated with bias and inaccuracy have been reduced Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Jem Walters, CTO, Vanquis

Having come into the company through the acquisition of his money-saving app, the IT chief is bringing an agile and startup culture to the 146-year-old financial services firm Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Understanding quantum: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Lucy Robson, a quantum algorithm scientist at Universal Quantum, about her work in helping to develop simulations for drug discovery Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cisa tells US organisations to harden endpoint management after Stryker attack

Last week’s cyber attack on the systems of a US medical services company by Iranian hacktivists has prompted an alert from Cisa, urging organisations to reinforce their defensive posture Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government puts brakes on opt-out copyright exemption for AI

The UK government has ruled out forcing creatives to opt out of their intellectual property being used by artificial intelligence developers as its preferred solution to the AI-copyright controversy, but may still implement copyright exemptions later Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

NHS digital ambition needs reality check amid frontline work pressures

The NHS 10-year plan is ambitious and brave. However, Cheshire and Merseyside GP Tom Micklewright says limited funding flexibility and pressure on primary care are among the issues hindering success Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government announces redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims

Government offers two routes to financial redress for the families of victims of the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

Interview: Sunrise, a supercomputer for nuclear fusion research

We speak to Rob Akers, director for computing programmes at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, about its artificial intelligence supercomputer Sunrise Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Interview: Huy Dao, director of data and machine learning platform, Booking.com

Effective use of technology has already delivered significant cost savings at the online travel giant, and greater use of AI and machine learning promises to bring even greater opportunities to improve Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Zopa Bank continues its transformation with further growth

UK digital challenger bank has 1.7 million customers, five years after it completed its transformation from a peer-to-peer lender Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms

Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Hit the north! UK datacentre focus shifts to M62 and points north

Barbour ABI data shows 8GW of total datacentre pipeline with most big projects in the north and Scotland, while London and the M4 corridor are about 25% of projected capacity Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems

The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its investment into military artificial intelligence in a bid to increase the ‘lethality’ of the British armed forces Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Fast followers will fall behind in the AI race, warns ServiceNow

ServiceNow experts and customers highlight why acting at pace, deploying cross-system AI agents and governance are key in AI adoption Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’

UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Digital IDs edge closer to practical reality for UK businesses

Industries and policymakers are strongly aligned on the need for digital company IDs for UK businesses, as progress is made towards the implementation of a practical standard Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MPs ask Lloyds Bank for more information about ‘alarming’ breach

Treasury Committee chair requests more information about the IT problem experienced by Lloyds Bank Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Contactless payment limit removal will happen overnight, but change won’t

Banks will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits from 19 March, following rule change by Financial Conduct Authority Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Beyond integration theatre: Building stronger cyber platforms

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Joe Mayhew and Ahmed Tikail, PA Consulting

Alibaba joins AI agent race with Wukong launch

Following the viral success of OpenClaw and product launches from Nvidia and Tencent, Alibaba has unveiled an agentic AI platform that integrates with DingTalk to orchestrate business workflows Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows

Nordic bank to reduce headcount as it continues to introduce changes to meet its 2030 targets Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Health workers call for Palantir to be booted from NHS contracts

Health justice charity Medact warns that Palantir’s involvement in NHS data systems is a threat to patients and healthcare organisations Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Lendi Group standardises on MongoDB for AI-ready data layer

Following a merger that left the Australian fintech with a fragmented data architecture, Lendi Group has consolidated its databases onto MongoDB Atlas to reduce microservices sprawl and power AI-driven broker tools Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Nuclear Fusion HPC: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to UKAEA director for computing programmes, Rob Akers, about the new Sunrise AI supercomputer for nuclear fusion research and development Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Funding and procurement to target UK quantum innovation

The government has ambitions to make the UK the first country to deliver quantum computing at scale, and has set aside £1bn to drive R&D Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How conflict is reshaping technology strategy in the Middle East

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to IT leaders in the Middle East about their challenges in keeping digital infrastructure running in a time of regional conflict. The chief data officer at Colgate-Palmolive explains the importance of getting your data foundations in place. And we find out how to overcome the barriers for underrepresented groups to get into tech. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

How companies are reducing their carbon footprints

Companies' reliance on digital technologies has an environmental cost that few CIOs and IT teams understand. Learn why a digital carbon footprint is critical and how to address it. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Nvidia expands Vera Rubin platform, details Groq integration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks up efforts by the AI technology giant to pave the way for self-evolving, multi-agent systems with the integration of Groq LPUs and a software stack for the OpenClaw agent platform Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Everpure’s Evergreen One for AI brings Exa flash and GPU-based service-level agreements

Nvidia GTC is the occasion for beta launch of its Datastream appliance that marries software to ingest and manage AI data pipelines with Everpure storage and GPU resources Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Companies House restarts online services following cyber breach

Companies House was forced to pull its WebFiling service offline at the weekend after it emerged that a flawed update was putting data at risk of exposure Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The upcoming King’s Speech - where are the words on AI?

Despite past promises of regulation on AI, there is no indication the Labour government is planning any legislation in the next session of Parliament - and that's an economic and social mistake Continue Reading

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• Lord Chris Holmes, House of Lords

SuperMicro takes on server leaders as AMD pushes on-premise AI

Lenovo and HPE pushed down as SuperMicro sees 134% AI growth, while AMD pushes on-premise Agent Computer Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Whitehall unable to reduce consultancy spend amid digital skills shortages

Digital transformation projects rely heavily on external consultants, and while government aims to reduce costs, it holds no accurate data on how much it spends on consultancy services Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK Atomic Energy Authority readies fusion simulation AI supercomputer

The AMD Epyc and Instinct-powered Dell hardware will deliver 6.74 exaflops to power digital twins to support nuclear fusion research Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Revealed: How HMRC has been quietly building surveillance capabilities

HMRC has bought phone scanning equipment and analysis software capable of extracting data from mobile devices as it steps up its electronic intelligence gathering capabilities, an investigation by Computer Weekly reveals Continue Reading

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• Amaar Chowdhury

Azure Local Disconnected looks the part for sovereignty. It isn’t.

Despite fanfare, Microsoft’s air-gapped cloud offer is far from GA-ready, can’t run Azure Kubernetes Service, maxes out workload clusters, and at scale can’t be truly disconnected Continue Reading

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• Owen Sayers, Secon Solutions

Do neoclouds mean a world where anything is possible?

A small group of companies have dominated cloud compute infrastructure. Neoclouds are able to boost AI workloads. Should you consider them? Continue Reading

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• Joe Fay

Why AI Is shifting power left

Business leaders will need to re-think how they influence their organisations as work becomes more decentralised Continue Reading

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• Yoav Ziv

Interpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure

A major Interpol operation has resulted in the seizure of thousands of malicious cyber criminal IP addresses and servers, and multiple arrests Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK falls behind on supercomputing amid slow investment, NAO warns

While UKRI has improved its oversight of research and innovation, funding remains fragmented and has been too slow to replace supercomputers Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

MP report calls for legislation to overturn Post Office Capture convictions

Report from MPs warns of unknown number of unsafe subpostmasters convictions based on multiple pre-Horizon systems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Lloyds banking app ‘glitch’ shows transactions of strangers

Customers of Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank experienced a glitch this morning, where details of other customers’ transactions were displayed in their online banking apps Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The rise of the splinternet? Data sovereignty risks and responses

We look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty, the fears for digital dependency and massive hyperscaler penetration in the UK public sector Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Vulnerability reports: Increase in quantity, decrease in quality?

Bug bounties have become a staple of the cyber security toolkit, offering researchers a way to get paid to find and report bugs and giving businesses a route to fix unknown flaws. However, this model is now facing scrutiny. What is driving these concerns? Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

AI at Rimini Street: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this podcast interview, we speak to Seth Ravin, CEO of Rimini Street about how AI improves support call handling Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The UK government’s digital identity scheme: Dystopian nightmare or modernised public services?

Critics and supporters of digital ID are honing their arguments for the government’s consultation – but it’s the public that will decide. How should you choose? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Enormous AI growth zone datacentre gets planning approval

North Lincolnshire Council approves 1GW datacentre with nearby electricity generation, but environmental campaigners say the developers did their sums wrong Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Is AI our agent, or are our governments becoming agents for AI?

Yet more billions are being spent on agentic AI, despite warnings of its potentially extreme fallibility. Just who are governments serving when they spout the messaging of Big Tech companies? Continue Reading

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• Emer Coleman

What it takes to succeed with AI

With research showing the use of AI may temporarily reduce productivity, Cloudera’s Vini Cardoso urges businesses to adopt an organisation-wide platform approach driven by measurable value and trusted data Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Met Office ‘supercomputing as a service’ one year old

Artificial intelligence is not key to the weather picture, as the forecasting and climate prediction agency lauds the benefits of moving from on-site supercomputers to cloud computing for scientific modelling Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

UK government announces package to get more women in tech

The UK government aims to add billions of pounds to the economy through getting more women into the tech sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Mastercard bots target C-suite roles

Card giant offers SMEs a virtual chief financial officer through artificial intelligence technology, with other C-suite roles to follow Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Iran war a melting pot for other cyber threats

State-backed cyber threat actors from non-combatant states are taking advantage of the Israeli-US war on Iran to fulfil their own goals, according to Proofpoint analysts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government reforms could see datacentres jump grid connection queue

With electricity grid demand ballooning, the UK government plans for consultation and reform to ensure feasible and prioritised projects get the thumbs up Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

Cyber industry welcomes women, but challenges persist

Three-quarters of women working in security say they feel comfortable in the field, but women are still much more likely to be laid off and face persistent challenges around career advancement, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Salesforce tracks possible ShinyHunters campaign targeting its users

Salesforce warns users of an uptick in malicious activity targeting Experience Cloud customers with misconfigured user settings via an open source tool Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Oracle cost-cutting points to AI infrastructure gamble

Over the past few weeks, cracks have started to appear in the tech sector’s growth plans for artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Confidence in AI-powered cyber must be earned, not assumed

In security, familiar testing and validation approaches are not enough when it comes to AI. The question is not just whether an AI-powered tool works but how it actually behaves when it is stressed, manipulated, or forced to operate outside already known conditions. Continue Reading

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• Haris Pylarinos, Hack The Box

Why the CMA must act now on cloud before the UK loses its digital future

The UK competition watchdog is prevaricating over tackling the dominance of AWS and Microsoft in the cloud market - it needs to enforce change soon or UK businesses will suffer Continue Reading

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• Bill McCluggage

Strong security balances consolidation and best-of-breed capabilities

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Martin Riley, Bridewell Consulting

Child rapist could have profiled victims through unaudited access to NHS databases

NHS analyst’s conviction for child sexual abuse offences raises concerns over unaudited access to patient data Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The real opportunity for enterprises lies in Agentic AI

This is a guest blogpost by Arunava Bag, CTO, Digitate. Enterprise adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a question open to debate. Last year, PwC’s June 2025 Value in Motion report ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Zendesk to acquire Forethought in major agentic AI play

Zendesk is acquiring Forethought to bolster its agentic AI chops with specialised and self-learning AI agents capable of managing complex customer service workflows Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Labour scarcity is forcing IT leaders to rethink automation economics

How can AI be used to run an organisation with fewer people and tighter budgets Continue Reading

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• Seth Ravin

Welsh government boosts funding for cyber education

The Welsh government’s Tech Valleys programme is providing three-quarters of a million pounds to help reach thousands of primary school children with security education and careers guidance Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Neurons over silicon: Singapore plans first biological datacentre

DayOne and Cortical Labs are bringing ‘wetware’ computing to the city-state, using living neurons grown from stem cells to support the demand for AI while addressing sustainability concerns Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Microsoft patches zero-days in .NET and SQL Server

Zero-days in .NET and SQL Server, and a handful of critical RCE bugs, form the nucleus of Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Whitehall launches digital ID consultation

Eight-week consultation aims to get the public’s view on how the proposed digital ID system would work, and contemplates introducing a universal unique identifier linked to the ID Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Met Police to ‘trial’ handheld facial recognition tech

London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals in a scrutiny session with London Assembly members that the Met is set to trial a facial recognition phone app for police officers Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Microsoft Cowork: One data store for all your M365 assets

MIcrosoft has revealed the next stage of its plans to place its software at the heart of enterprise data, which is now powered by agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa

As Digital Realty opens its first datacentre in Ghana, executives explain how the country – and wider continent – sits in its global strategy, and how local partnerships are vital Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

Open banking presents £43bn opportunity for UK economy if warnings are heeded

Open banking has already delivered billions of pounds to the UK economy and has huge future potential, but industry leaders warn against complacency Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI chooses nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises

With artificial intelligence increasingly deployed in analysis and decision-making in armed conflict, research shows AI systems will not naturally default to ‘safe’ outcomes in nuclear crises Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Why Asia needs its own model of digital sovereignty

Framing digital sovereignty simply as a “US versus non-US cloud” debate is no longer fit for purpose. Asia must forge its own path through data jurisdiction, technical portability, and operational control Continue Reading

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• Terry Maiolo

UK to launch cyber fraud squad in April

The UK’s Online Crime Centre, launching next month, will bring together government, police, intelligence agencies, banks, mobile networks and tech firms to take coordinated action against cyber fraud Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security

The US has unveiled a six-pillar national cyber security strategy, with developing technological areas such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence front and centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Nick Pearson, CIO, Ricoh Europe

Working for a company undergoing a major pivot in its business model means variety and opportunity for the supplier’s tech chief Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

AI factory builder Nscale announces another $2bn of funding

Nscale has a pipeline of 1.3GW of capacity across the UK, Norway and the US, with contracted supply of 200,000 Nvidia GPUs, and is name-checked as a British supplier of AI factories Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

DBS rewires operating models for AI reasoning era

The bank expects AI tools to evolve from being a copilot to an autopilot as it undergoes organisational transformation to prepare its workforce for agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scattered Spider attack on TfL affected 10 million people

The 2024 Scattered Spider attack on Transport for London affected approximately 10 million people, many of whom remain blissfully unaware their data was compromised Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Platformisation without illusion: Separating integration from theatre

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Lloyds Bank to sell more customer data and cut costs by 35%

High street giant will increase proportion of total staff that work in technology and data Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA