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AI drives autonomous networks and customer service gains

Survey from AI tech leader reveals growing advances of AI in telecoms, underscoring strong AI adoption, impact and investment in the industry
European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur

Government officials form the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context
Bank of Ireland UK fined for late security system implementation

The payments regulator has fined the bank nearly £4m after it missed a deadline to implement a system to check payees
Neom partners with DataVolt on $5bn datacentre project

The landmark 1.5GW renewable-powered facility at Oxagon signals the Kingdom’s accelerating investment in AI infrastructure, sustainable computing and next-generation digital cities
UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031

The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence
T-Labs demos commercial viability of quantum networking

The research and development arm of telco Deutsche Telekom has worked with Qunnect to demo quantum networking over 30km of optical fibre

Interview: Sarwar Khan on shaping BT’s green future and delivering sustainability at scale

How the sustainability practice enables BT to move on ‘tough topic’ targets that increase innovation, efficiency and success across its product portfolio
The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected
Interview: Pure Storage’s Niki Armstrong on achieving more with less in sustainability

Think about sustainability as a product in itself, urges the company’s legal and corporate sustainability leader

FinOps Foundation on state of the FinOps nation: AI value & skills at the fore- Open Source Insider

The FinOps Foundation says it has extended and updated its mission to reflect the discipline's progression and evolution from reactive cloud cost management to a more proactive focus on technology ... Continue Reading
AI? Remember Automation…- Networks Generation

With the endless AI buzz dominating every technology headline and press release, it’s easy to forget the origins of “computer intelligence”; namely the likes of expert systems, macros and the “A” ... Continue Reading
Elastic developer advocate: Self-service tools & the end of blind production ownership- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Carly Richmond, developer advocate lead at Elastic. Elastic provides a search-powered platform for enterprise search, ... Continue Reading
Convergence - The Sequel (And How To Avoid Trade-Offs)- Networks Generation

I recently published a blog, post-conversation with Albert Estevez Polo (current leader in “Broadband-Testing name of the year 2026” competition) from Zero Networks about the importance of ... Continue Reading

Think Tank: Counting the cost of AI datacentres and energy use

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?
Generative and agentic AI in security: What CISOs need to know

AI is introducing new risks that existing evaluation and governance approaches were never designed to manage, creating a widening gap between what AI-backed security tools promise and what can be realistically controlled.
Think Tank: Rethinking energy and accountability in the AI era

When it comes to the environmental impacts of AI, should big tech firms or enterprises, and their IT departments, be expected to “do their bit” to limit the potential environmental fallout of the technology's growing usage?