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Quintas Energy deploys AI through Box to power workflows

The company is using artificial intelligence with Box to help it classify and understand documentation
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:56:00 GMT

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2026 longlist

In Computer Weekly’s search for this year’s top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, hundreds of women have been put forward for consideration. Here, we look at a list of everyone nominated in 2026
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT

CW@60: Still amazed - three times computers changed my life

Despite disappointment at the pollution of the internet's utopian ideals, cyber security expert Martin Lee sees hope in future generations experiencing the spark of amazement that launched his career in tech
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Rimini Street bids to broaden CIO appeal with agentic AI move

Rimini Street made its name in third-party enterprise software maintenance but says it is now branching out to attract IT leaders bewildered by complexity
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT

A-level computing on the rise as more girls choose to code

The number of students choosing to study computing at A-level has increased slightly this year, and the number of girls taking the subject has grown for the seventh year running
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:30:00 GMT

Ryanair signs five-year Google Cloud AI partnership

Ryanair adds Google Cloud to existing AWS estate, to deploy Gemini Enterprise and DeepMind models to 35,000 staff for crew scheduling and operational decision-making
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:46:00 GMT

At least six police forces have racked up contracts with Palantir worth £7.8m

A joint investigation by Computer Weekly and Good Law Project reveals six police forces have used Palantir’s data analytics software, while several other forces are believed to have access through regional taskforces
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:35:00 GMT

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets hybrid quantum capabilities

Oracle has partnered with Quantinuum to bring the company’s Helios system to OCI customers
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:03:00 GMT

How to structure a sustainability governance framework

A sustainability governance framework integrates leadership, business processes and technology to align sustainability with the core business strategy.
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:04:00 GMT

Dubai ranks second globally in AI adoption as investment in digital infrastructure accelerates

BCG’s Intelligent Cities Index highlights how the emirate is translating artificial intelligence ambitions into large-scale deployment, supported by investments in datacentres, sovereign AI initiatives and digital infrastructure
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:40:00 GMT

NBN Co passes fibre tipping point as speed uplift carries FY26 growth

Australia’s wholesale broadband operator met or beat its full-year guidance as copper-to-fibre migration hit record levels
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:33:00 GMT

CW@60: A ringside seat as computers transformed banking

Few industries have been transformed by technology as much as financial services - and banking veteran James Martin has been there to see it happen
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT

CW@60: Information management in a world of ‘too much to know’

Information management goes back several centuries – long before what we now call information technology. For Computer Weekly journalist Brian McKenna, it’s a perfect parallel for contextualising modern techniques
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Where next for digital government?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after new UK prime minister Andy Burnham scrapped the Whitehall department responsible for technology, we examine the future for digital government. As pressure grows on cyber security leaders, we find out how security chiefs can avoid burnout. And the CTO of Thomson Reuters discusses how to keep up with the pace of AI developments. Read the issue now.
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:59:00 GMT

Sovereignty beyond residency: Why Gulf governments must rethink AI control

Vast Data’s Haider Aziz argues that auditability, portability and governance will determine the success of sovereign artificial intelligence initiatives across the Middle East
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:45:00 GMT

Why sexualisation of women by Grok’s GenAI is a data privacy issue

MP Jess Asato discusses her landmark legal case against xAI, explaining why she believes AI companies must be held accountable for privacy violations
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:09:00 GMT

Nearly 60% of people regretted taking social media financial advice

TSB survey of 2,000 people found that one in four have used artificial intelligence for financial advice
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:56:00 GMT

Why the next AI race will be won at the inference layer

Growing adoption of agentic AI is exposing the limitations of single-stack infrastructure, prompting enterprises to rethink how models, hardware and sovereignty are managed
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT

CW@60: From the absurd to the obvious - the day we laughed at the future

It's easy to get stuck in the present - the successful tech careers come to those with the skill to reason forward and work out the next trend before it happens, as a computing legend once demonstrated to his students
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:00:00 GMT

Gartner: Why cyber security must shift to outcomes against AI-led attacks

Anthropic’s revelation that a model broke out of its test environment three times and accessed external systems shows the power of these models
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:15:00 GMT