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US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security

A cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury – blamed on a Chinese state actor – raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a remote tech support product
Corporate cover-up behind world-beating cyber security record

Report ranking Gulf corporations ahead of US and EU counterparts for cyber security has sparked debate about the region’s tendency for secrecy and state control
Post Office staff list people who should have honours stripped

Staff of the Post Office and Royal Mail from the past and present have written to the Forfeiture Committee requesting honours to be stripped from 14 people with links to the Horizon scandal
Foodora tests drone and robot deliveries in Sweden

Food delivery firm tests out drone and robot deliveries in Swedish capital
Sir Alan Bates has ‘serious concerns’ over scandal redress budget

Campaigning former subpostmaster welcomed ‘positive’ select committee report but voiced concern over inclusion of legal costs in compensation pot
Government boosts Horizon R&D campaign

As part of its Plan for Change, Labour is ramping up efforts to get more UK businesses to apply for Horizon funding

Digital twins drive efficiency across machines and infrastructure

Digital twins of machines, facilities and infrastructures will create a portfolio of virtual representations that, in time, will connect to allow city planners and engineers to plan and monitor urban environments from the smallest features to its ...
Digital twins map the world and guide strategic decisions

Digital twins are seeing use in an increasing number of potential applications such as decision-making purposes with a focus on scenarios and potential dynamics to capture uncertainties and make them manageable
Collaborative transport optimisation helps towards decarbonisation goals

Real-life pilot projects show the potential, but industry mindset change is required to help retail and wholesale fleets drive major decarbonisation gains in the year ahead

Data engineering - Hycu: Bridging data & infrastructure, the evolving role of data engineers- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Subbiah Sundaram, senior vice president of products at data protection platform company HYCU, Inc. Subbiah spearheads ... Continue Reading
Microsoft Copilot: A Year of Learning- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

If 2023 was the year when generative AI burst onto the scene, 2024 has been one of experimentation and reality-checking. And nowhere is this more evident than in how UK CIOs have been responding to ... Continue Reading
Print Industry Trends, 2025- Quocirca Insights

In 2025, the print industry will be shaped by ongoing vendor consolidation, declining print volumes, and changing customer demands. Quocirca expects to see new entrants and diversification from ... Continue Reading
Data engineering - FlowX.ai: Orchestrating data pipelines for vertical AI agents - CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Bogdan Raduta in his role as head of research for FlowX.ai, a company that specialises in the creation of a developer ... Continue Reading

Why Keir Starmer’s plan to rewire Whitehall needs an IT-rethink

The government likes large scale IT projects but the prime minster’s plans to rewire Whitehall call for smaller, faster more agile work
A jobseeker’s guide to using AI and what it means for employers

Artificial intelligence tools can give you an edge in finding the right job if you use them in the right way. In this short guide, we explain what AI means for job hunters and recruiters, and how to take advantage of the latest technology
Hyperscale dominance: Is a new era of competition on the horizon?

With the dominant hold that Amazon and Microsoft has on the global cloud market under scrutiny by regulators across the world, could 2025 usher in a new era of cloud competition?