Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics
Read about the latest trends and technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, machine learning and robotics. Learn what AI and automation mean for enterprise IT strategies and how organisations are using AI for business benefit
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News
20 Dec 2024
Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank
The retail bank is moving at pace to introduce generative AI into key customer-facing services as part of a wider digital transformation across the organisation Continue Reading
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News
20 Dec 2024
Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024 Continue Reading
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E-Zine
23 Jul 2024
Serving up a GenAI experience at Wimbledon
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at Wimbledon to find out how technology is improving the tennis experience for fans. We talk to Meta’s AI research chief about the challenges and opportunities of large language models. And we find out why cloud databases are becoming increasingly popular. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jul 2024
Interview: Embedding better accessibility in software and websites
We speak to a CIO who relies on a screen reader to do his job and find out how accessibility technology has evolved Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2024
The sky’s the limit with the two sides of AI and networking
Generative AI is a hyped topic in virtually all industries. But within the realms of infrastructure management, there are two aspects to consider: AI for networking, and networking for AI Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Jul 2024
Fundamental guardrails to address AI risk and value
Leveraging existing governance approaches and current success will make AI governance less daunting while supporting business goals Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jul 2024
Interview: Nvidia on AI workload demands and storage performance
We talk to Charlie Boyle of Nvidia about AI impacts on storage I/O, key performance metrics for storage for AI, and storage attributes required across differing AI workloads Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2024
Derby City Council eyes £12.25m annual savings with AI and chatbot deployments
East Midlands-based council has identified 261 tasks where officials believe AI can make improvements and efficiencies to the way it works Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2024
LG integrates artificial intelligence into smart factory services
After officially entering the market earlier this year, LG advances smart factory services business by integrating manufacturing data and assets with artificial intelligence and digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2024
DBS rolls out GenAI assistant for customer service teams
The CSO Assistant was built entirely in-house and uses a large language model tailored to local languages Continue Reading
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18 Jul 2024
Austrian AI: from academia to commercial success and beyond
Austria has established itself as a European frontrunner when it comes to artificial intelligence exploration and, importantly, deployment. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Jul 2024
CW EMEA: Keeping across the rules
This issue includes all you need to know about the EU’s artificial intelligence regulations, plus an in-depth look at Saudi Arabia’s ambitious smart city project. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jul 2024
Neo4j eyes GenAI workloads in APAC
Neo4j is targeting GenAI workloads in the fast-growing APAC market by leveraging knowledge graphs to improve the accuracy and explainability of large language models Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
How the Mercedes F1 IT team helped Lewis Hamilton win the British Grand Prix
Computer Weekly went behind the scenes with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team, during its victorious British Grand Prix weekend, to find out about the role of IT in beating the stopwatch Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jul 2024
Accessibility: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
CIO, Suleyman Gokyigit discusses his experiences of using screen readers to support blind and visually impaired users navigate websites and apps Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
How iProov is fending off deepfake fraud
Facial biometrics and controlled illumination can detect liveness, verify identities and help prevent deepfake attacks Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
CMA looks deeper into Microsoft’s AI hirings
Microsoft recently hired two former co-founders of AI specialist Inflection AI, and signed a deal to host the company’s AI model on Azure Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
Legal, tax and audit professionals look forward to AI efficiency promise
Hundreds of hours a year could be saved through the use of AI in the legal, tax, and risk and compliance fields Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
Cloud spend trumps AI but data, security and cost a common headache
Nasuni-sponsored survey finds cloud projects higher on the to do list than AI, but data management, security and cost reduction are common themes in all areas of investment Continue Reading
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News
16 Jul 2024
Massive hyperscaler GenAI spend raises questions on costs
How much will IT buyers be expected to pay, as hyperscalers ramp up investment in AI-powered servers to support GenAI? Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Jul 2024
IOWN explained: Everything you need to know
In this essential guide, Computer Weekly investigates the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network project, and why the technology it’s aiming to produce could form the future basis of networking Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2024
DACH education ‘ready for AI’ as parents call for next phase of innovation
A rallying cry for digital intervention in the sector across the DACH region could set the tone for a continental shift towards more dynamic and intuitive learning in the years to come Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2024
How Snowflake is tackling AI challenges
Snowflake’s regional leader Sanjay Deshmukh outlines how the company is helping customers to tackle the security, skills and cost challenges of AI implementations Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Jul 2024
The human side of the industrial metaverse
As the metaverse evolves, could workers get lost in the process of implementing advanced simulations, automated operations and increasing connectivity between systems? Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Jul 2024
Updating agriculture: Can data analysis save farming?
Modern agriculture is experiencing challenges due to increased costs and environmental disruption. Could data analysis help farmers overcome these issues? Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2024
How Howdens used GenAI to power app user experience
The Howdens app has been updated with a GenAI-powered digital assistant that helps its trade customers tackle technical issues Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2024
IBM: Reimagine processes to unlock AI’s value
Asia-Pacific organisations must reimagine processes for AI success, says IBM’s general manager for the region, Paul Burton Continue Reading
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News
11 Jul 2024
Challenges of deploying AI to run public services more efficiently
A report from an organisation headed by former prime minister Tony Blair has set an AI challenge for the Labour government Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2024
Tennis and technology: How Wimbledon gave fans a GenAI experience
Computer Weekly goes behind the scenes at Wimbledon to see how tennis fans are benefiting from the latest developments in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Jul 2024
Week one of a new government and it’s time to talk tech
The new UK government is already making changes around technology delivery and its legislative agenda needs to focus on some important digital priorities, says Lord Chris Holmes Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2024
Setting the high bar in digital transformation
Roel Louwhoff, Standard Chartered’s chief transformation, technology and operations officer, outlines what it takes for the company to become a client-focused, data-driven bank Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jul 2024
Welcome minister, the next Horizon scandal is here in your department
Ministers in the new UK government should take prompt action to ensure that incorrect use of AI and algorithmic decision-making does not turn into the next Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2024
Fewer than half of organisations achieve GenAI efficiency gains
Research finds that many organisations lack the IT infrastructure needed to deploy generative AI applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jul 2024
Bringing Bridget Jones’ diary into the AI era
Why Bridget Jones’s diary may be a better version of machine intelligence than the famous Turing Test Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jul 2024
Data is the key to unlocking the UK’s AI potential
Data has the potential to transform the British economy and AI could potentially increase the size of the UK’s GDP by £550bn by 2035 Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jul 2024
Automating public services - a careful approach
Automation is increasingly integrated into public services, promising enhanced efficiency, cost savings, and improved service quality Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Jul 2024
Rise of the citizen developer: GenAI and the democratisation of code
Computer Weekly asks artificial intelligence and data specialists for their take on the large language model-powered rise of so-called ‘citizen developers’ Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Jul 2024
How data drives decisions at BAE Systems
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief data officer of one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers, BAE Systems, about data strategy and diversity. Microsoft’s claims over sovereign cloud for government IT are under scrutiny – we examine the issues. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at trends in cloud databases. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2024
APAC career guide on software development
In this career guide, we look at what it takes to land a career and thrive in the fast-moving world of software development Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Jul 2024
Enterprises must stop GenAI experiments and start long-term strategies
Steven Webb, chief technology & innovation officer, Capgemini UK argues for enterprise organisations to put aside GenAI experimentation and build long-term strategies with it Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2024
How Qualtrics is driving experience management with AI
During the Sydney leg of its X4 conference, Qualtrics’ top executives dived deeper into its efforts to help organisations improve customer and employee experiences with AI Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Jul 2024
The post-AI era - Epicor: A new industrial landscape emerges
There’s a big question in AI. Okay, there are many big questions in artificial intelligence: which large language model (LLM) should an IT team use, which AI models need to be integrated together ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2024
Dassault Systèmes and Mistral AI team to accelerate edge AI generative economy
Leading provider of engineering design systems and artificial intelligence firm form partnership combining industrial ecosystem and frontier AI to industries in a trusted environment, to deliver secure, scalable, AI-driven services Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2024
How IAG is tapping data streaming
The insurance group is using Kafka’s data streaming capabilities to integrate disparate data sources and provide real-time data services to support its business Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2024
Interview: Nvidia on AI workloads and their impacts on data storage
We talk to Charlie Boyle of Nvidia about data challenges in artificial intelligence, key practical tips for AI projects, and demands on storage of training, inferencing, RAG and checkpointing Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2024
How FWD is driving its digital strategy
FWD’s group chief technology and operations officer talks up how the pan-Asian insurer is driving change faster and putting technology at the heart of its services Continue Reading
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Podcast
28 Jun 2024
Podcast: Storage for AI needs scale, hybrid cloud and multiple integrations
We talk to NetApp’s Grant Caley about AI and data storage, the need for scale, performance and hybrid cloud, and to move, copy and clone data for wrangling for inference runs Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Jun 2024
Why on-device AI Is the future of consumer and enterprise applications
While it may seem logical to run AI workloads in the cloud, the emergence of AI on PC hardware provides a local compute alternative Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2024
UKtech50 2024: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 14th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2024
Halo Trust partners with AWS to accelerate AI-led landmine clearance in Ukraine
Landmine clearance organisation Halo Trust is drawing on AWS’s AI expertise to see if the technology can accelerate the pace of its work in Ukraine Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Jun 2024
Databricks bids to marry AI and BI
At its recent Data+AI Summit, data platform provider Databricks introduced a product that might be a harbinger of a new wave of AI-backed Business Intelligence Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2024
Wales partners with OpenAI to improve Welsh language tech
The Welsh government’s data partnership with the company behind ChatGPT aims to improve how artificial intelligence technologies work in the Welsh language Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2024
TDCX and Supa team up on data labelling
TDCX has teamed up with data labelling firm Supa to speed up data labelling with up to 98% accuracy using the human-in-the-loop approach Continue Reading
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E-Zine
25 Jun 2024
A revolution in space
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to astronaut Tim Peake about the imminent revolution in space tech and what it means for IT leaders. AI is set to transform the movie industry – we hear from the producers of the latest Mad Max film about how it’s already changed the process for them. And we find out about plans for Neom, the Saudi Arabian smart city in the desert. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2024
Buckinghamshire Council drives efficiencies with Microsoft Copilot
With local government facing a funding crisis, Buckinghamshire Council hopes artificial intelligence can boost efficiency and reduce outgoings Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2024
Global Telco AI Alliance founders establish LLM joint venture
Founders of a global consortium of telcos looking to make best use of artificial intelligence form joint venture to codevelop and launch multilingual large language model tailored to companies such as themselves Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Jun 2024
AI and outsourcing: What’s the future for relationships and contracts? (Part two)
In the second part of this two-part series, two technology lawyers offer guidance on what the integration of artificial intelligence in IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing will mean for customers and providers in outsourcing relationships and contracts Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2024
Executive interview: Open models pros and cons
We speak to Meta’s vice-president of AI research about recent publicly released research and models, and the role of closed AI models Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2024
IT leaders share tips for AI success
With everyone talking about artificial intelligence, at a recent event in London, speakers shared their experiences of deploying AI business applications Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2024
The pros, cons and misconceptions of dynamic pricing for retailers
The terms dynamic pricing and surge pricing are often conflated, leaving retailers battling against misconceptions and angry consumers as they use technology to implement price flexibility across their stores Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2024
Bupa turns to data to provide personalised health services
Private healthcare provider Bupa says a project to deploy business process automation is bringing it closer to APAC customers Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Jun 2024
IOWN: Putting vision into reality
Continuing our look at the work of the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network project, we find out what use cases the infrastructure will support and look at the application of IOWN technologies Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Jun 2024
Why AI is talking politics this year
AI is already playing a part in this year’s General Election - for good and bad Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2024
HPE Discover 2024: HPE, Nvidia team to accelerate GenAI revolution
Partnership on product and sales channels to feature what is described as first-of-its-kind turnkey, private-cloud AI service including sustainable accelerated computing with full lifecycle services to streamline time to value with AI Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2024
Benelux specialised venture capital fund finds global deep tech investments
A venture capital fund in Belgium partners with tech research organisation in its search for investments Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2024
Why AI could finally get CIOs a seat at the table
Companies are looking for an exec to lead their corporate artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The CIO is the obvious choice, but there are some challenges ahead Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2024
Digital leaders spending more on tech for efficiency gains
In spite of the economic slowdown, IT budgets are on the rise, but GenAI deployments are being marred by poor corporate data Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Jun 2024
General election 2024 – the digital policies examined
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the digital policies revealed in the three main political parties’ general election manifestos. Our new buyer’s guide looks at the latest trends in cloud security. And we find out about the EU’s plans for a digital single market that could span the globe. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2024
Artificial intelligence to make Olympic Games more inclusive
The International Olympic Committee is working with Intel to use AI at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jun 2024
Autonomous weapons systems defy rigid attempts at arms control
In an ever more dangerous world, the technology is outpacing diplomacy and holds clear strategic value. Retaining human control over its use will require embracing imperfect solutions Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2024
IBM deploys GenAI to power new Wimbledon features
With Wimbledon 2024 running at the start of July, IBM has used the Watsonx platform with GenAI to power a new catchup feature Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Jun 2024
AI and outsourcing: What’s the future? (Part one)
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in the outsourcing industry, with some predicting that it will revolutionise IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing, while others warn of its potential dangers and challenges Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2024
General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure
The Labour Party manifesto for the UK general election promises a new industrial strategy and an overhaul of planning rules to help support the digital and tech sector Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2024
AI’s environmental cost could outweigh sustainability benefits
Artificial intelligence can help organisations manage and mitigate their environmental impacts in a number of ways, but the highly polluting nature of the technology could outweigh its other sustainability benefits if not dealt with Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2024
Case study: BT rolls out Amazon’s generative AI developer tool to more coders
Amazon Q Developer tool has helped the telecoms giant write 200,000 lines of code Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
Tableau CEO on AI moves to ease analytics adoption
Tableau’s head honcho Ryan Aytay talks up Tableau’s efforts to bring more consumerisation and personalisation capabilities to data analytics through the use of AI Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies
The Conservative Party manifesto contains little by way of new commitments for tech and digital, but lays out plans to continue existing policies and promises made under the last government Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
Apple adopts ChatGPT to put the ‘A’ in AI
At its worldwide developer conference, Apple updated macOS and iOS, making Siri more context-aware Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
CDO interview: Sophie Gallay, global data and client IT director, Etam
The French retailer has some catching up to do on its data strategy and digital transformation – and its new data chief has an ambitious roadmap to deliver on data science, business intelligence and artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2024
Interview: Astronaut Tim Peake on an imminent revolution in space tech
Britain’s first male astronaut discusses the UK’s successful space sector, its overlaps with enterprise IT, and how to encourage more young people to work in science and technology Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Jun 2024
Drilling into data to help the UK’s energy transition
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how data is accelerating the UK’s energy transition to net zero. With Windows 10 support ending next year, we examine the issues around preparing to upgrade to Windows 11. And we explore the key considerations when deploying artificial intelligence infrastructure to harness its full potential. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2024
General election 2024: Liberal Democrats thread digital commitments throughout manifesto
The Lib Dems have promised a new industrial strategy and emphasised the importance of the digital sector, skills and regulating AI, as they lay out plans for the UK general election Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2024
AI firms can’t be trusted to voluntarily share risk information
Workers at frontier AI firms have warned that their employers – including OpenAI, DeepMind and Anthropic – can’t be trusted to voluntarily share information about their systems capabilities and risks with governments or civil society Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2024
SAP Sapphire 2024: AI in all its forms – but not only AI
SAP talked a lot about artificial intelligence at its big annual event in Orlando. But the supplier has more discreetly addressed other issues closer to the concerns of clients Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2024
Driving customer experience through cloud and AI
Autodesk’s global CIO Prakash Kota explains how the company is modernising its IT infrastructure and adopting cloud and AI to drive customer experience Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2024
Juniper Networks claims first with AIOps to WAN routing
Juniper Networks announces industry leadership with enhancements to cloud-native Mist AI engine for all network domains, claiming to deliver insight for exceptional experiences Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2024
Salesforce boosts London AI scene
SaaS pioneer Salesforce has chosen London as the location of its new AI centre, enabling users to test-drive and work on AI-driven business innovation Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2024
Rapid AI development poses supervisory challenges in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the financial regulator and the monetary authority are grappling with the pace of artificial intelligence development and its implications for the financial industry Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2024
Nvidia sees massive datacentre compute growth, says networking is next
After posting revenues of $19.4bn in its datacentre business, Nvidia is now looking to revolutionise ethernet interconnects Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2024
HPE takes $4.5bn in enterprise IT AI server orders
The server company is prepping everything for greater enterprise artificial intelligence demand Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2024
How Dataiku is supporting ‘everyday AI’
Dataiku president Krish Venkataraman outlines what it takes for enterprises to scale and govern their use of artificial intelligence while making the technology accessible across their business Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2024
Cisco Live: AI to fuel Cisco mission to connect and protect everything
Networking giant plots future where harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and data will allow companies to connect and protect everything across a global network where data is the ultimate differentiator Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Cisco gears up to cash in on AI innovation and investments
Networking giant plots out artificial intelligence-powered future within networks to build digital resilience and offer secure visibility, observability and insight across digital footprints, with $1bn global AI investment fund Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Having female AI decision-makers is a priority for 37% of UK business leaders
Research from IBM reveals almost 40% of UK business leaders think getting women into decision-making positions is increasingly important in the era of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Mad Max production company gets Dell PowerScale to leverage generative AI
One supplier enters, one supplier leaves: Australian film production company replaces HPE with Dell storage and compute as it leverages GenAI Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2024
Researchers demonstrate value of AI in predicting heart disease
A decade-long study using an AI-based risk score of 40,000 people has shown it’s possible to detect the level of inflammation of heart arteries Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2024
AI Seoul Summit review
Dozens of governments and tech companies attending the second global AI Safety Summit have committed themselves to the safe and inclusive development of the technology, but questions remain around whether the commitments made go far enough Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2024
Uktech50 2024: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
UKtech50 received a record-breaking 434 nominations for the 2024 list. Unfortunately, there wasn’t space for everyone in the top 50, and as you can see for yourself in this year’s longlist, it was a difficult decision for the judges Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Jun 2024
Proposed AI Bill scuppered by general election – so what comes next?
Lord Chris Holmes explains why he intends to bring his Private Member's Bill on AI back to Parliament once the new government is in place Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2024
IBM, AI Singapore to bolster Sea-Lion LLM
IBM will work with AI Singapore on technical exchanges to enhance Sea-Lion and make the region’s first LLM available to data scientists and engineers through its AI use case library Continue Reading
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Feature
30 May 2024
The need for speed: How AI is driving faster cars for VCARB Formula One team
We go behind the scenes with the Visa Cash App RB F1 team to find out how data, AI and ERP are helping to deliver the millisecond improvements in lap time that make all the difference in Grand Prix racing Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2024
FWD teams up with AWS on cloud
The pan-Asian insurer plans to host its core applications on AWS in a five-year agreement that comes on the heels of an earlier deal with Microsoft to tap Azure cloud and AI services Continue Reading