A government review of a local council's decision to block a US-based company from building a hyperscale datacentre in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has concluded the project should proceed. Buckinghamshire Council…
Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world's biggest financial services organizations. Now,…
In 2024, Computer Weekly’s data and ethics coverage continued to focus on the various ethical issues associated with the development and deployment of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).…
WhatsApp has rolled out a series of new features to enhance user experience during the festive season, the company announced on Thursday. As the New Year approaches, WhatsApp is offering…
Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union's intensifying efforts to get the iPhone…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines and the datacentres, but with it comes a range of performance and operating considerations that impact storage as much as any other…
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping industriesbut it's also creating an unprecedented demand for energy. Datacentres supporting AI workloads are expanding at a breakneck pace to meet…
The Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) decision to increase its cloud hosting spend with Amazon Web Services (AWS) mid-contract by 89% is under scrutiny from procurement professionals. The government's procurement…
As 2024 comes to a close and we reach the midpoint of a decade that might generously be described as having so far been 'turbulent'I'd like to inject a…
Two amendments to the Data (Access and Use) Bill that would have established a statutory legal defense for security professionals and ethical hackers to protect them from prosecution under…
