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Police op targets VPN service favoured by ransomware gangs

A multinational police operation has taken down the infamous First VPN service that provided cover for cyber criminal gangs and ransomware operators.
Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain

As embodied AI moves from proof-of-concept into real-world pilots, industry leaders at the ATxSummit conference in Singapore warn that large-scale enterprise adoption hinges on safety, cost and data governance
Stellantis drives Qualcomm partnership past cockpit, connectivity

Car giant to use digital chassis solutions to support advanced, unified compute power across the entire vehicles, including cockpit, connectivity and advanced driver assist systems
Why AI is making workflow automation trendy

As a technology that has been around for decades, workflow automation might finally have found its place
Matrix NAP Info boosts Batam-Jakarta corridor with 1Tbps network

Optical comms tech provider sees 1Tbps per-wavelength deployment on undersea cable system, designed to position Indonesia at the forefront of next-generation digital connectivity
Post Office finally dumps Fujitsu and Horizon in £500m deals

Accenture wins contract to take over running of controversial IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, with One View Commerce brought in to deliver new retail software

Kazakhstan: Where data is set to be the real new oil

Spanning huge distances, Kazakhstan has amassed riches from beneath its ground and its ability to launch rockets into space above. Yet the country sees its future prosperity in exploiting digital riches
Social media addiction by design poses hard questions for business use

Governments are regulating social media for children, but adults can also suffer from addiction by design. How can employers balance business tech usage with digital well being?
Hot, or not? Why are there so few datacentre waste heat projects in the UK?

There are some on the way, in London and Yorkshire, but the UK lags behind other European countries. We look at the challenges of providing district heating from datacentre waste heat

Sagacious software: WisdomAI analytics agents act autonomously, with context- CW Developer Network

Just “doing” is no longer the standard by which we judge any agentic function’s worth, suitability or credibility. As the depth of agent-driven services in enterprise software stacks now elevates ... Continue Reading
Alteryx engineers contextualised business logic at the heart of agentic AI- CW Developer Network

Alteryx used its Alteryx Inspire 2026 conference in Orlando, Florida, this week to explain how the organisation is using its data analytics pedigree to put agentic automation into functional use, ... Continue Reading
The UK government cannot have 'favourites' when deciding tech policies- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

The UK government is very fond of telling us how well it gets on with the big AI companies – OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and so on. Ministers like to boast of the meetings they ... Continue Reading
Tricentis delivers agentic AI Testing for SAP Business Transformation- CW Developer Network

As we collectively build the new era of agentic AI automation services, we will need to constantly and consistently test agents. That core truth means we need to test agents, so that’s agentic ... Continue Reading

Bridging the mainframe skills gap

Addressing the mainframe skills gap with early-career talent and AI-assisted learning is key to modernising legacy systems with confidence
Inside FDP – part 4: The NHS data model

The NHS needs both a data model and the products to enforce it - the combination will be a key measure of success for the Federated Data Platform
Assume autonomy: Why we need to rethink defence at machine speed

For years, cyber security strategy has been built around a simple premise, that attackers and defenders operate at roughly the same speed. But that assumption is now broken and new approaches are needed.