Category: ComputerWeekly

CMA: AWS and Google slam Microsoft for claiming its cloud licensing tactics are not harming them
19
Sep
2024

CMA: AWS and Google slam Microsoft for claiming its cloud licensing tactics are not harming them

Microsoft has sought to discredit claims that its two biggest public cloud rivals – Amazon and Google – are being…

Post Office scandal victim becomes first to receive £600,000 under new redress scheme
19
Sep
2024

Post Office scandal victim becomes first to receive £600,000 under new redress scheme

A new redress scheme for victims of the Post Office scandal that was launched by the Labour government in July…

HSBC tests post-quantum VPN tunnel for digital ledgers
19
Sep
2024

HSBC tests post-quantum VPN tunnel for digital ledgers

HSBC has worked with Quantinuum to trial “the first application” of quantum-secure technology for distributing tokenised physical gold. The HSBC…

CMA extends investigation into anti-competitive behaviour in UK cloud market by four months
19
Sep
2024

CMA extends investigation into anti-competitive behaviour in UK cloud market by four months

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured a four-month extension to complete its investigation into inner workings of the…

UK government adds datacentres to CNI regime: Why did it take so long?
19
Sep
2024

UK government adds datacentres to CNI regime: Why did it take so long?

The UK government’s decision to add datacentres to the list of infrastructure types considered critically important to how the nation…

Global AI regulation is heating up: can the UK afford to remain silent?
18
Sep
2024

Global AI regulation is heating up: can the UK afford to remain silent?

It’s been a hot summer for global AI regulation. In a surprise move, California lawmakers voted for laws governing the…

Dreamforce 24: Salesforce taps Nvidia to power Agentforce
18
Sep
2024

Dreamforce 24: Salesforce taps Nvidia to power Agentforce

Salesforce and Nvidia have committed to a new partnership that will see Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform – including accelerated…

NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet
18
Sep
2024

NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as…

Europol provides detail on Ghost encrypted comms platform takedown
18
Sep
2024

Europol provides detail on Ghost encrypted comms platform takedown

A Europol official says the pan-European law enforcement agency is now the “go-to place” for international police investigations into the…

Workers and business leaders have different views on GenAI uses
18
Sep
2024

Workers and business leaders have different views on GenAI uses

Research from Experian and TechUK has found less than a third of employees are aware their employer is using generative…

Revised roadmap projects quantum advantage by 2029
18
Sep
2024

Revised roadmap projects quantum advantage by 2029

Quantum computing firm Quantinuum has brought forward the date when it believes quantum computers will become commercially viable. A study…

Public digital transformation will be challenged by austerity
18
Sep
2024

Public digital transformation will be challenged by austerity

The new Labour government’s mission-driven policy approach can help focus digital transformation efforts throughout the public sector, but tech-enabled service…