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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January
Smart metering reaches 20 million premises across Britain

UK-wide smart metering network is now connected to more than 20 million homes and small businesses, reaching more than 33 million smart meters, as part of a plan to deliver meaningful benefits to Britain and its energy consumers
£150m AI framework agreement set to drive NHS forward

NHS Shared Business Services is looking to deploy artificial intelligence across the NHS
LightSpeed, Neos expand connectivity across Midlands, East UK

Critical network infrastructure firm teams with high-speed broadband provider to bolster FTTH and wholesale services
Researchers say AI fails to describe complexities of Holocaust

Using AI in Holocaust education will require the responsible digitisation of historical assets, as well as collaboration between system providers and domain-specific experts, to ensure effective guardrails that protect against misuse
Zoom enhances Team Chat to streamline collaboration

Zoom updates productivity tool to include a sidebar to organise and streamline chat communication, support for code blocks and in-line code, and AI Companion integrations to help users improve productivity

A guide to DORA compliance

We look at the new EU regulation for cyber resiliency, the role of IT asset management in auditing and third-party risks
Backup technology explained: The fundamentals of enterprise backup

We look at backup and its role in enterprise data protection, including what to backup and how often, RPO and RTO, full and incremental, and if backups can be replaced by snapshots
Third-party storage: Key storage supplier offers in big three clouds

We look at storage supplier offerings available in the big three public clouds, their pros and cons, and key use cases

Spot the difference: National Data Strategy/National Data Library- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

The Labour government appears to be taking every opportunity to emphasise that it has a plan for growth. This is set against the backdrop of the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president and the ... Continue Reading
Data engineering - Percona: Measure twice, implement once, the art of thinking ahead - CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Bennie Grant in his role as chief operating officer at Percona. Grant writes in full as follows… The phrase “measure twice, ... Continue Reading
The UK government's AI plan covers all the bases but needs a dose of pragmatism- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

With the launch of its AI Opportunities Action Plan, few people can complain that the UK government is not taking the potential of artificial intelligence seriously. With 50 recommendations in the ... Continue Reading
Data engineering - TetraScience: From lab to enterprise, what scientific data teaches us- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Justin Pront, senior director of Product at TetraScience. TetraScience is known for its Tetra Scientific Data and AI Cloud ... Continue Reading

Cyber innovation to address rising regulatory, threat burden

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders should best navigate the multitude of new national and multinational regulations affecting their work, and ensure their organisations remain compliant and protected
Can AI deliver a long-promised digital government transformation?

The UK government sees artificial intelligence as a tool for 'national renewal' - but unless it overhauls its approach to policymaking and delivery for the AI age, its plans are doomed to fail
Former insider reveals Post Office culture

Rupert Lloyd Thomas joined the Post Office in 1974, where he spent the best part of 30 years. He reveals the inner working of the organisation which contributed to the widest miscarriage of justice in history.