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• September 20, 2026 20Sep2026 Blog Post

  Why AI coding agents don't need to live in vendor clouds

  Coder this month announced Claude Code support with Coder’s new Agent Relay, a self-hosted execution environment for cloud coding agents.  This integration is designed to enable software engineers ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  US cyber agency endorses ‘decoy’ tactics

  Official US guidance suggests organisations consider using cyber decoys to strengthen their detection and response capabilities. Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Orange, Telesat open gateway for space communications

  Teleport for next-generation low Earth orbit constellation now installed and commissioned to boost secure, reliable and low-latency connectivity for enterprise and government Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 In Depth

  What a new ‘Nature’s Rights’ bill could mean for UK datacentres

  A ‘Nature’s Rights’ bill introduced to Parliament by Green peer Natalie Bennett could change the UK’s approach to datacentre planning and construction Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Interview: François-Xavier Pierrel, chief data officer, TF1

  As the French broadcaster looks to compete in a streaming-led world, its data strategy and use of AI agents will be fundamental to transforming the business Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Data dive: London and M4 the datacentre hotspot, but not for long

  A fresh count of the UK’s existing datacentres finds 1.6GW, mostly in London and the M4, while a projected 14.6GW heads north to get on the grid Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Ericsson looks to meet customer control demand in wireless WAN

  Customer-hosted wireless offering designed to address a global trend where organisations face critical infrastructure requirements that can restrict use of public cloud network management Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 Blog Post

  Alation AIOS expands six ways to boost AI

  Intelligence operating system company Alation Inc. used its revAlation annual user conference to announce six AIOS components designed to extend the system’s ability to govern data, context, and ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Hillsborough Law should catch bosses at firms like Fujitsu and Capita

  Calls for the Public Office (Accountability) Bill to be expanded to government supplier bosses Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 Opinion

  Nvidia Doesn't Sell Chips. It Sells a Flywheel

  Nvidia's greatest invention maybe building a business that continuously manufactures demand for its own products Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 Opinion

  Pacing the AI Frontier: the risk of artificial unintelligence

  The most immediate risks stem not from artificial superintelligence but from artificial unintelligence Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  XRHealth prescribes augmented reality glasses for real-time telehealth

  Augmented reality platform designed to enable clinicians to connect live with patients, see what patients see, and provide guidance while patients remain present in their real-world environment Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 Opinion

  Meta’s $18bn settlement shows why the UK must act on children’s social media harms

  Ministers must set out a clear timetable for raising the age of social media access to 16 and move at the pace children need. Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 Blog Post

  AI agents guardrails are so last year, runtime security is next

  Arcjet is a security platform company that “ships inside” a developer’s AI code. The company has launched agent runtime security, a product designed to help engineering teams secure the AI agents ... Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  GISEC: UAE advances collective cyber resilience in AI and quantum era

  The UAE Cyber Security Council is advancing a strategy built on AI, cyber readiness and emerging technologies as organisations prepare for the next generation of threats Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  TLD Robotics launches to deploy autonomous operations at scale

  Merger culminates a decade of collaboration, builds on momentum of 35 global operations and 50,000 autonomous missions, and brings driverless operations together under one autonomous vehicle business Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 News

  Capita boss gets ‘obscene’ pay packet while retired civil servants need emergency loans

  Adolfo Hernandez is said to have earned £1.6m in his yearly pay packet, as the government pension scheme he oversees fails to pay retirees Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Falling in love – why open source reflects my Scottish values

  Discovering the values embodied by open source software turned Amanda Brock from a commercial lawyer into a technology lover Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: What sport taught me about technology, and vice versa

  The leadership traits required for building successful teams - and successful IT projects - span technology and sport, says Capgemini's CTO Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The language I could speak – and a lesson from a Sony Walkman

  A career in technology was inconceivable to a young Sheridan Ash - but the opportunities that career has offered show why diversity of both thought and workforce are essential to the future of tech Continue Reading

• September 18, 2026 18Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The foundation that makes new technology pay off

  Context is everything - especially in a world driven by AI Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Home Office challenged on ‘farcical’ secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ order

  UK government argues that national security would be damaged if it departs from ‘neither confirm nor deny policy’ on Apple ‘backdoor’ notice Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Interview: Stephen Wood, chief operating officer, Rathbones Asset Management

  Data is so important for the financial services firm that its COO leads the strategy – and it’s enabling them to forge ahead with AI and agentic technologies Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  MSPs reject datacentre moratorium but pause planning decisions

  Government pledges planning guidance by Christmas and environmental impact assessments for schemes of more than 50MW, with Scotland’s committed pipeline at 14 schemes and 2.4GW Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  TechUK calls for 10-year digital infrastructure strategy

  UK tech association warns that the country’s economic growth, productivity and national resilience depend on urgent action to strengthen its digital infrastructure foundations Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 Blog Post

  Acceldata drives new AI application power with xFactory

  Acceldata positions itself as a maverick player in the agentic data management space. Maverick as in ability to drive new product tiers, formats, services and tools for data developers to use in ... Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Microsoft showcases AI-powered cyber defence tools at GISEC

  The company highlights new security capabilities as businesses across the UAE look to secure growing artificial intelligence deployments Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 Blog Post

  Fronter AI models: Industry or government control?

  The question for all governments is whether we need to legislate  n frontier AI (artificial intelligence) models to keep the public safe. It is probably not something the people in Whitehall want ... Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Six stories for sixty years

  Human-centric technology empowers us all - and that experience is more important than ever today as the risk from bad actors using AI becomes a global conversation Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  London infrastructure planning rules could see £2.7bn output loss 

  Report calls for mobile connectivity needs to be addressed, identifying mobile sites earlier and introducing mechanisms to speed up infrastructure replacement Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  GISEC Global highlights growing influence of women leaders in cyber resilience

  Female cyber security leaders from government, finance, research and international organisations share how opportunity, inclusion and confidence are helping shape the next generation of cyber talent across the Middle East and beyond Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Sixty years of hurt, hope, and high technology

  Fans of the England men's football team may have suffered 60 years of hurt, but for IT author Mark Hillary it's been a wild ride through a time of transformative change Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Multi-tenanted environments form path to boost enterprise mobility

  Mobile industry trade body study finds giving multiple businesses private-grade, logically isolated connectivity over shared infrastructure presents under-recognised opportunity Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Train connectivity expectations go beyond Wi-Fi

  Study of 48 long-distance rail brands across 26 European countries finds that 92% now offer on-train Wi-Fi, while only 21% provide passengers with a full onboard platform Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 News

  Saffron Building Society drinks its ‘first drop’ of artificial intelligence

  Mutual society adopts artificial intelligence platform from FintechOS for end-to-end mortgage origination Continue Reading

• September 17, 2026 17Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Sixty years of progress - but still not everyone's invited

  Technology can be amazing - but it's not so amazing when you're excluded from its life-changing benefits. We can and must do better, says Karen Blake Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Salesforce wants ASEAN customers to stop thinking in tokens

  The region’s customers have stopped bankrolling open-ended AI pilots, and Salesforce is responding with action-based pricing, forward-deployed engineers and tools that hand simple tasks to cheaper models Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says technology platforms will have to prove they are safe before children can access them Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Why Thomson Reuters developed its own proprietary AI model

  The content and technology provider has spurned the offerings of AI providers to instead develop an in-house large language model that it believes will bring significant competitive advantage Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Executive interview: Reckitt has no fear of missing out on the AI frenzy

  How Bastien Parizot, senior vice-president of global business services and AI at Reckitt, focuses on business outcomes Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Dreamforce 2026: Marc Benioff beats customer data drum for business AI use

  Salesforce launches AIforce, an artificial intelligence management layer for its CRM, integrating Anthropic’s Claude, focused on unlocking business value from ‘trapped data’ Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Advice for CIOs on AI’s 'existential threat'

  Statements by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, following an essay by Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, raise concerns over the safety of frontier models Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Anthropic picks Singapore for fifth APAC office

  The Claude developer has hired a former Google Cloud executive to run its ASEAN business, days after CEO Dario Amodei called on the AI industry to slow down Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 News

  Verizon furthers forum for 6G development

  Leading US comms provider expands 6G ecosystem readiness alongside pre-standard integrated sensing and communication Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The splice of life – how much has changed, and yet how little

  Across a career spent in networking - from research labs to writing about the industry - much has improved, but many things remain familiar, says Computer Weekly's Joe O'Halloran Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: What Doom taught me about networking, security and trust

  How John Kindervag went from setting up LAN parties for playing Doom at the office, to creating the zero-trust model of cyber security Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: 'Get in the kitchen' – how lack of inclusion harms women in tech every day

  In her youth, Computer Weekly's Clare McDonald thought a career in IT looked appealing - until she experienced the uncomfortable truth about attitudes towards women in tech Continue Reading

• September 16, 2026 16Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The human imperative - what 30 years in tech taught me about innovation

  Today's tech job titles would seem like science fiction back in the 1960s, but what hasn't changed is the human perspective on innovation Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Zopa Bank launches voice-controlled banking

  Digital challenger bank is removing more manual tasks by offering customers the ability to bank through natural speech Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Cisco users urged to patch email gateway flaw

  Cisco warns defenders to patch a critical vulnerability in its Secure Email Gateway appliance that may be used by attackers to gain root privileges Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Capita doesn’t get to ‘walk away from’ civil service pension mess, says minister

  UK government minister tells a packed-out Westminster debate that Capita must sort out Civil Service Pension Scheme problems before any decision on future of scheme Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Splunk Conf 26: Splunk hopes to build confidence in agentic AI

  With trust in AI agents close to rock bottom in the popular imagination, Splunk and Cisco unveiled a series of platform enhancements designed to enhance observability and confidence in agentic AI Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  UK, US and Netherlands warn of Iranian state spyware campaign

  Cyber attackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security are targeting opponents and opposition groups with Windows spyware   Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Soaring phone component costs threaten global connectivity divide

  Report on wireless internet connectivity calls for urgent action to boost access to affordable smartphones and ensure AI reaches everyone Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  SES deepens collaboration to advance direct-to-device services

  Satellite operator uses non-terrestrial mobile connectivity company’s D2D technology to enable seamless mobile roaming capabilities for European businesses Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Salesforce puts Claude and Slack in front of its CRM

  CRM giant productises the plumbing that lets its own and third-party AI agents operate on the Salesforce platform, and reveals Koa, a reasoning model built with Nvidia Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Cisco, Kets tech to integrate quantum-safe networks

  Collaboration aims to demonstrate how quantum-safe security can be introduced into existing enterprise networks without requiring overhaul of existing infrastructure Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 Blog Post

  Bland co-founder: Human parity is the wrong benchmark for voice AI

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network, written by Isaiah N. Granet, co-founder of Bland. Bland is known for its full-stack, self-hosted voice AI infrastructure, running ... Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 Opinion

  The UK AI Strategy: Reorganisation is not delivery

  The UK government is making lots of AI commitments, but how many is it actually delivering? A coherent strategy is being lost in a haze of reorganisations Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  UK Atomic Energy Authority readies US artificial intelligence collaboration

  The UKAEA plans to work with the US Department of Energy to combine supercomputing power for nuclear fusion research Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Open Cosmos raises €300m for real-time space connectivity, intelligence

  Satellite firm celebrates ‘one of the largest funding rounds’ in European space to date, as infrastructure becomes as critical to governments as energy, transport and digital networks Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Mitsubishi Electric inks satellite partnership with SWISSto12

  Memorandum of understanding and additional contract between tech giant and space comms firm said to signal a new phase of collaboration on market development in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Data dive: The revolving door between Whitehall and big tech

  A Computer Weekly data analysis reveals a steady revolving door between Whitehall and major technology suppliers, mapping 63 moves by senior officials to AI and IT suppliers since 2010 Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 News

  Nokia looks to gain AI edge for more resilient field operations

  Comms tech provider releases platform designed to offer edge computing and operational AI in a single field-deployable system, initially for mining, public safety and defence Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 Opinion

  Transformers: More than meets the eye in datacentre grid connection

  As hyperscale AI data centres scale up to handle intense workloads, advanced super-grid transformers are emerging as the hidden linchpin for resilient, sustainable capacity Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Don’t forget your toothbrush - guarding sources, exposing the secret state

  Computer Weekly's Bill Goodwin has seen both sides of the courtroom during a career spent exposing the surveillance state and protecting those who wish to let the world know its secrets Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 E-Zine

  How to survive and thrive as a modern CIO

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the growing complexity of the CIO role – and talk to leading IT chiefs about their tips for success. Amid all the fuss and investment around AI datacentres – is there a better, cheaper way than the billions... Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The sibling view - why the channel matters

  Having sat alongside Computer Weekly for many years, the editor of MicroScope shares some thoughts about the milestone the publication has reached Continue Reading

• September 15, 2026 15Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Navigating the waves and storms of technological change

  Technology has changed dramatically in the last 60 years - but the principles underlying its successful use in enterprises remain constant Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 News

  UK rolls out digital ID for alcohol sales

  Changes to the law that will enable the retail and hospitality industry to introduce digital identity checks for alcohol sales are being rolled out Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 News

  CDC chief backs datacentre standards as social licence runs short

  CDC Data Centre’s Greg Boorer says the proposed national rules on water and energy will be good for the industry, but warns that years of deliberate anonymity have left operators with no community relationships to fall back on Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 News

  UK lawmakers call for new law to protect human rights from AI systems

  MPs and peers call for the UK to create a statutory AI oversight body with powers to test and evaluate high-risk uses of AI and to prevent the deployment of AI that poses risks to human rights Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 In Depth

  Skills, culture and leadership: The foundations of the UAE’s digital economy

  Fatma Ashkanani, chief people and culture officer at Khazna Data Centers, discusses the changing nature of technology talent, the importance of inclusive leadership and the growing role of Emirati women in shaping the country’s digital future Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 News

  NPO consortium sets out international standards for optics ecosystem

  Optical comms standards summit reaches consensus on international NPO standards to lay a foundation for the industry upgrade and large-scale commercial use of near-packaged optics Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 News

  Finnish government AI plan puts thousands of public sector jobs at risk

  Nordic government estimates huge cost savings and productivity gains through public sector AI plan Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 In Depth

  UK cyber shortfalls: A skills gap and/or a gender gap?

  There is both a skills and gender gap occurring in UK cyber, says Code First Girls – something it is looking to remedy with an innovative partnership with Lloyds Banking Group Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 Blog Post

  Andela skills index exposes AI talent misdirection

  While we humans still have jobs, the question of skills and training is never far from general discussion hubs. Aiming to assess where the job market moves in real terms is AI-native talent and ... Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: The moment technology became personal

  The excitement of being in Silicon Valley as technology changed the world showed Claire Reid why managing people through change is the key to digital success Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 In Depth

  Gartner: Why the cloud is holding back agentic AI

  Edge computing has stopped being a niche networking conversation and is showing up in board-level infrastructure discussions Continue Reading

• September 14, 2026 14Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: This computer malarkey - one life-changing moment after another

  Technology has shaped Avril Chester's life - but it's the people, the conversations and the connections created that define a career in IT Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ surveillance

  Congress warns that the UK’s unprecedented secrecy over a ‘backdoor’ surveillance order against Apple is straining relations between the two countries Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  Eurocontrol extends critical European aviation network

  UK’s leading comms provider extends its contract with European air traffic management firm to continue supporting and delivering resilient network services through to 2033 Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  UK government to create team to validate Capita’s data on troubled pension scheme

  Cabinet Office is setting up a function to check the civil service pension scheme data provided by Capita Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 Opinion

  GDPR wasn't designed for AI and that's a security problem

  The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm. Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 In Depth

  IT event dive: Through the AWS public sector symposium revolving door

  What goes on in the gaps between reporting on vendor events, with a morning spent absorbing thousands of words at the AWS Public Sector AI Symposium in London Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 Blog Post

  Draft Brief for Workshop to Update UCAS Website on Digital Career Choices

  Demand for coding skills is in decline but demand for systems thinkers to use digital technology to improve productivity and address the problems of today and tomorrow, from on-line safety and ... Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  AI improves reliability of 5G multicast broadcasting

  Japanese university study presents ‘lightweight’ approach for improving the reliability of mobile broadcasting to help prevent temporary video freezing caused by lost data during wireless transmission Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  Civil service union welcomes pension scheme insourcing plan

  PCS union chief met Cabinet Office minister to discuss troubled pension scheme run by Capita Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 Opinion

  Why Asia’s IT leaders are skipping the all-or-nothing virtualisation rebuild

  VMware subscriptions signed after the Broadcom deal are coming up for renewal across ASEAN, and the new terms look nothing like the old ones. Absorbing the increase or rebuilding everything on containers are not the only two choices Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  AWS AI Symposium: Public sector must shape AI, use open source

  As frontier models outpace cyber defences, two public sector voices set out different answers to the same security question – transparency and procurement leverage Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 Blog Post

  Edge series - NetApp Instaclustr: Managed edge needs a place for data

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Anil Inamdar, head of data services at NetApp Instaclustr. NetApp Instaclustr is known for its work to provide a managed ... Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, Toyota demo voice messaging over satellite

  Roaming agreement extends leading mobile operator’s internet of things coverage onto Iridium’s satellite network Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 News

  Ericsson private 5G network lands at Minneapolis–St Paul airport

  Cellular network supports mobility and claims consistent performance across expansive site, supporting airside operations and future airport innovation Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Nobody notices when it works

  Sixty years of invisible engineering exists behind the systems we take for granted, explains Amazon's CTO Continue Reading

• September 11, 2026 11Sep2026 In Depth

  CW@60: Data is the new cure

  Former digital and health secretary Matt Hancock shares his history with tech, both inside and outside government, and explains why data will do for health what it has already done for everything else Continue Reading

• September 10, 2026 10Sep2026 News

  ANZ firms put data foundations before agentic AI

  At Boomi World Tour Sydney, Brickworks, Bakers Delight and Cochlear explain how they are shoring up the integration, data and governance foundations that AI agents depend on Continue Reading

• September 10, 2026 10Sep2026 News

  Inside Google AI worker’s union drive to instil company ethics

  ‘Google is in the military kill chain’: Google DeepMind’s AI workers are attempting to unionise over ethical concerns around the provision of cloud and AI technologies to the US and Israeli militaries, but the company is pushing back Continue Reading

• September 10, 2026 10Sep2026 News

  AWS AI Symposium: TeenTech alumni call for AI literacy in schools

  Maggie Philbin charity urges public sector leaders to mentor and sponsor, as students demand education reform, soft-skill extracurriculars and a ‘mission in AI literacy’ Continue Reading

• September 10, 2026 10Sep2026 News

  Nationwide consolidates 19 data stores to one in the cloud

  Building society creates a single company-wide data platform using Microsoft cloud technology Continue Reading

• September 10, 2026 10Sep2026 News

  AWS AI Symposium: UHCW adds an operation a day with AI

  UHCW added daily theatre capacity and got correct utilisation data using Proximie’s AI as part of what partners describe as the NHS’s largest surgical AI deployment Continue Reading