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NHS Federated Data Platform celebrates first birthday

In its first year, more than 100 NHS organisations have signed up to the controversial platform, aiming to bring together data from different IT systems
EU promotes plan to usurp US Big Tech with digital market

European Union is at an important point in its plan to build a single market and strengthen its cloud computing sector
Government looking into third faulty Post Office IT system

The Department for Business and Trade will look into claims that a third Post Office branch system caused unexplained shortfalls that branch workers and subpostmasters were blamed for
Indoor 6G trial shows major throughput gain

Trial of indoor communications shows AI propels 6G throughput by 6-16% and stationary tests conducted at 25 points along a test route confirm 18% improvement
Microsoft slaps down Egyptian-run rent-a-phish operation

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has conducted a successful takedown of almost 250 malicious websites used in the cyber criminal ONNX phishing-as-a-service operation
Networks lagging in compute tech evolution, says HPE

As AI brings about unprecedented transformation, leading network firm plots course to offer viable infrastructure for businesses to gain competitive edge

Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Three years of shocking revelations

Nearly three years of shocking revelations from the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal
Storage technology explained: Ransomware and storage and backup

We look at ransomware attacks, and the importance of good backup practice as well as immutable snapshots, air-gapping, network segmentation, AI anomaly detection and supplier warranties

NTT R&D Forum 2024: New horizons for photonics-based chips, clouds & qubits- CW Developer Network

NTT R&D Forum 2024 was staged this week in Tokyo and the Computer Weekly Developer Network was on the spot to listen to Shingo Kinoshita's keynote in his capacity as head of research and ... Continue Reading
Diversity in tech: To work for all, AI needs input from all- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

If there’s one sector of the business world that has benefited most from the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, it’s market research. Rarely have there been so many surveys ... Continue Reading
NIS2 - GDPR Revisited?- Networks Generation

NIS2 – have we another “GDPR” on our hands in its own way here? That’s to say, another “does this apply to us?” mentality that led to an almighty scramble at the last minute (and beyond) for ... Continue Reading
NTT R&D Forum 2024: Optical quantum machines & large 'person' models- CW Developer Network

The great and the good descended upon Tokyo’s Musashino R&D Center for this year’s NTT R&D Forum keynote presentations this month. The integral Innovation Optical and Wireless Network ... Continue Reading

Driving innovation in emerging tech with international partners

The UK has seen success in forging international partnerships around technology - this experience should be enough to encourage the government to seek further agreements to support the digital economy
Underfunded, under pressure: We must act to support cyber teams

With almost half of cyber pros experiencing more incidents this year, security leaders say their teams are coming under increasing strain. Businesses must be more proactive approach about building a resilient, future-ready workforce
Overcoming the cyber paradox: Shrinking budgets – growing threats

The challenging macro environment has left security budgets stretched thin even while new tech like AI presents a threat multiplier. In the face of these challenges, it becomes vital for security leads to do more to maintain funding