

A data prep agent and caching capabilities aimed at helping users control spending help the vendor stand out from its peers as it evolves toward becoming an agentic data platform.
New Agentic Data Plane features enable users to create a governance layer for agents and could help the vendor differentiate itself from its closest competitors.
With standard RAG pipelines proving unreliable, the vendor's new feature uses knowledge graphs to add needed context to the data retrieval process that fuels AI outputs.

The ICO has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising from a 2017-18 cyber attack at electronics retailer Currys PC World.

Hims & Hers is acquiring Eucalyptus, which operates digital health clinics in Australia, Japan and Europe, giving the U.S. telehealth company access to new markets.

A newly-uncovered malware targeting the Android operating system seems to exploit Google’s Gemini GenAI tool to help it maintain persistence.

Merck and Mayo Clinic team up on AI-powered drug discovery, combining Merck's AI and ML tools with Mayo's Platform architecture and clinical datasets to drive early development decisions.

Survey from AI tech leader reveals growing advances of AI in telecoms, underscoring strong AI adoption, impact and investment in the industry

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

The payments regulator has fined the bank nearly £4m after it missed a deadline to implement a system to check payees

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

The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence

The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence

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

IT and networking giant collaborates with scalable quantum networks firm for what is said to be a successful demonstration of quantum networking connecting a datacentre to two research facilities in New York City

Comms tech provider opens Yokohama-based research facility and enters collaborations to make connected PCs easier to deploy and manage remotely as well as boost agentic network operations

House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court

The summit aims to democratise AI and bridge the growing divide between countries, but critics warn that it risks becoming a mere spectacle if the technology only serves the interests of power and profit

Chip giant unveils compute expansion with L&T, Yotta and E2E Networks at the India AI Impact Summit, paving the way for domestic heavyweights to build AI agents and physical AI applications

Athenahealth will roll out new AI-powered text and voice capabilities by the end of the year that allow patients to self-schedule appointments and fill waitlist slots.

Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well

A ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding

Research suggests there are gaps in the smartwatch's ability to detect undiagnosed hypertension, particularly among older adults who experience higher rates of the condition.

Eli Lilly’s late-stage psoriasis study shows promising results for combining its obesity drug Zepbound with Taltz, potentially setting the stage for expanded approval.

Post Office IT chief tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches

While many are tempted to lean on agentic AI, the rush to do so is potentially creating more risk

Acquisition of UK’s second-largest altnet by broadband major claimed to be able to unlock value of £3.5bn, creating sustainable, scaled network competition and wholesale choice in the UK

An increasing number of customers are questioning their data decisions, opening up opportunities to the likes of OVHcloud’s channel base

Annual study of 5G SA market reveals coverage gap between major economic blocs narrowing by the end of 2025, but with growing signs of more consequential signs of divergent spectrum strategies, investment depth and network optimisation

EU-South Korea research group is pioneering the use of photon-based hardware chips to help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence datacentres

As the options for health-related AI chatbots increase, most patients still prioritize information from their doctors of medical professionals.

Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation

HHS is seeking industry feedback on implementing a 340B rebate model after it scrapped a similar pilot earlier this month.

AI network provider introduces enterprise capabilities designed to accelerate data movement across distributed artificial intelligence environments while aiming to lower complexity and cost

Permanent 5G connectivity for fans, race teams and broadcasters comes to the home of British motorsport in major network upgrade from neutral host and private network provider

OCR will now accept notifications of substance use disorder patient record breaches as part of its new Part 2 civil enforcement program.

The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious

Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation

Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks

CenterWell's acquisition of MaxHealth's primary care clinics is another step in a growing trend of health insurance vertical integration.

Mobile comms provider and University of Tokyo has secured up to £53m in funding from Japan’s national aerospace agency for an R&D project into AI-based next-gen satellite communications

Growing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research

Manchester-based datacentre upgrading its network resilience with London Internet Exchange to support network traffic

BCS Consultancy survey finds demand for datacentres is growing apace, but power constraints and skills shortages are hampering delivery and operations

Lords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog

Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms

Are negotiated software renewal fees binding? Dell is arguing that this provision in Tesco’s VMware 2021 contract amounts to a commitment

Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction

UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’

Microsoft Azure provided ‘the bulk’ of provision when Unilever went all-in on cloud in 2023, but now Google will be the ‘destination’ for the multinational’s cloud and data platform

British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology

Project sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations

An inquest heard that there were major issues with the system used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to record information reported by the public

Capgemini’s chief innovation officer says the 2025 rise and deployment of artificial intelligence agents put enterprise AI progress on hold, but laid the ground for acceleration to come

With a varied IT leadership career across healthcare, retail and central government, property development brought fresh challenges for the CIO – and a chance to share his experience in an industry not renowned for digital transformation

Appointments of note have been made at Maintel, Smart CT, OneTrust, StorMagic and Silverfort

NatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’

Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software

Being able to meet the requirements the national body recommends is a positive for managed service providers
The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work

The Next Tech Girls event hosted women in technology to speak to young girls about how the industry is full of opportunity for their future careers

Deloitte’s Cloud Centre of Excellence in Lusail is helping public and private sector organisations adopt sovereign, AI-ready cloud environments aligned with Qatar’s regulatory vision

Global provider of satellite IoT connectivity unveils long-life asset tracker designed to deliver reliable global visibility beyond the reach of traditional cellular networks and overcome traditional barriers

Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding answers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services as the data breach count grows.

IBM FlashSystem refresh includes a high-capacity flash module amid a memory supply crunch and automated data placement at block storage speed.

Research from satellite comms firm finds D2D connectivity will underpin the next generation of industrial internet of things, with almost all IoT decision-makers set to adopt the technology in the next 18 months

UK government creates programme to anticipate how the mobile market, and technologies that underpin it, will evolve over the next decade

Catch up on developments this week at Exclusive Networks, Apptio, Nebula Global Services, meshcloud UK and Version 1

The chief digital and information officer will be expected to set the National Crime Agency’s digital, data and technology sourcing strategy, secure multi-year investment and manage a £100m budget

UK’s leading broadband provider announces that its deputy CEO will succeed incumbent chief executive from 1 April 2026, and that the company looks to maintain pace of full-fibre deployment

Vendor makes a trio of appointments, including in the UK, as it looks to refresh its partner leadership team

Research from Context indicates the appetite for second-life devices is continuing to grow across Europe

Singapore government unveils plans to spur AI adoption through fiscal incentives, implementation guidance and workforce skilling in a concerted effort to drive the nation’s AI agenda

National Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme

Viking Therapeutics is progressing the oral version of its leading drug candidate, VK2736, into phase 3 testing this year, following a mid-stage win.

The report showed that 95.5% of adults with a primary care provider get screenings for chronic disease prevention, compared to just 67.6% of those without a PCP.

European data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data as it gears up for a swathe of data protection reforms

Fewer U.S. rural hospitals are operating at a loss, but sweeping Medicaid reform over the next few years could offset these small financial improvements.

The telepsychiatry provider has doubled its total funding with this latest financing round, suggesting continued interest in telehealth-enabled behavioral health services.

Capita is to ‘fast-track’ any technology, including artificial intelligence, that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension work

Research questions AI’s trustworthiness in giving people accurate information about government services

The latest report into trends across the European datacentre market shines a light on how power supply issues are affecting growth

In a preliminary ruling, European Commission says TikTok’s additive design features are in breach of laws designed to create safer digital spaces

Vendor’s close ties with distributor deepen further a year into an exclusive relationship in Europe and North America

UAE technology group deploys Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM on OCI Dedicated Region to embed artificial intelligence across human resources while meeting national data sovereignty requirements

Investment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most money

Government auditors have refused to endorse the financial accounts of the professional body for policing in England and Wales for a second year, following IT project blunders

The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysis

The standard and accompanying framework aim to provide clear guidance and expectations for health AI tools that interact with patients.

Cisco's entrée into 102.4 Tbps silicon boasts in-place programmability and new AgenticOps features as enterprise AI infrastructure spending ramps up.

The settlement stemmed from two separate ransomware attacks that McLaren Health Care experienced in 2023 and 2024.

In lieu of a full-blown ban on the technology, Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett has called for a number of new safeguards to be implemented that she feels would protect Londoners from ‘escalating’ biometric surveillance

Government indicates that there are 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed so far, but little progress has been made

Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matter

Net savings from voluntary bundled payment models are possible, but likely have a short shelf life, according to researchers from Brown University.

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions

The UK government’s admission that it made a mistake granting permission for a hyperscale datacentre to be built in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has raised questions about the validity of similar approved projects

The U.S. is teetering on a healthcare affordability crisis, as employee health plan premiums and deductibles represent 10% of wages and salaries stagnate.

Customers want to adopt artificial intelligence, but there continue to be factors holding them back, which are areas the channel can help with

The Sequoia Project emphasized the importance of aligning state-level health data laws with national technical standards to ease patient consent challenges.

While it may not be something IT leaders want to talk about, managing technical debt is critical to moving forward with IT innovation

Regulators warned that statutory powers alone cannot address the ethical harms of artificial intelligence

Trading update lifts lid on financial performance ahead of its fiscal year coming to a conclusion next month