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09 Jun 2025
Starmer opens London Tech Week with £1bn AI boost
By Cliff SaranPrime Minister unveiled plans to boost UK’s high-performance compute capacity 20-fold, along with funding to bolster skills
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09 Jun 2025
Government to create online platform for public sector tech buyers
By Lis EvenstadThe National Digital Exchange will be a one-stop shop for public sector tech buying, allowing organisations to rate and review products and gain access to pre-approved tech deals
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09 Jun 2025
Barclays rolls out Microsoft Copilot to 100,000 employees as AI adoption gathers pace
By Caroline DonnellyBarclays is doubling down on its adoption of artificial intelligence tools by moving to embrace Microsoft Copilot with a large-scale roll-out of the technology to 100,000 staff
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06 Jun 2025
CSC, Surf and Nokia achieve 1.2 Tbps data transfer in supercomputer trial
By Joe O’HalloranTrial designed to help research networks prep for high-performance computing clusters and AI factories handling high-intensity workloads, confirming feasibility of multi-domain, high-capacity data transfers across multiple domains
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06 Jun 2025
More reasoning, interoperability key to future of agentic AI
By Eric AvidonAs agents evolve from hype to reality, research and industry must collaborate to improve agents' recall and ability to work together so that they can realize their full potential.
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06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition
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06 Jun 2025
‘Severe’ network outages costing $160bn globally
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals costly impact of outages and spotlights a critical turning point in enterprise network architecture changing how IT leaders think about the network, such as what it is, what it enables and how it protects organisations
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05 Jun 2025
FairPrice taps Google Cloud for AI-powered store
By Aaron TanThe supermarket chain will leverage generative AI and cloud technologies to enhance customer experience and streamline in-store operations, starting with its upcoming Punggol Digital District outlet
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05 Jun 2025
Whitehall fails to recognise digital procurement challenge, says PAC
By Lis EvenstadCommittee concerned that Government Commercial Function doesn’t understand the scale of reform needed to address long-standing digital procurement issues, including lack of skills and leadership
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05 Jun 2025
SXSW: An immersive experience is the future of AI
By Cliff SaranOpenAI’s recent acquisition heralds a new direction for generative AI, away from the screen-based user experience
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05 Jun 2025
Australia’s CommBank completes migration of data to AWS in AI drive
By Karl FlindersPutting all of its data in AWS cloud will support bank’s use of artificial intelligence to offer customers more personalised services
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05 Jun 2025
Real AI use cases emerge for SDVs but readiness gaps persist
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds nearly two-thirds of global automakers believe artificial intelligence use cases – such as predictive maintenance, over-the-air optimisation and personalisation – will drive software-defined vehicle adoption
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05 Jun 2025
How GitLab is tapping AI in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanGitLab CISO Josh Lemos explains how the company is weaving AI, through its Duo tool, into the entire software development lifecycle to enhance efficiency and automate incident response
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05 Jun 2025
Istres deploys private 5G network to bolster smart city safety
By Joe O’HalloranSouthern French city establishes dedicated mobile infrastructure to improve coordination and emergency rapid response capabilities, and support fixed and mobile video surveillance and encrypted communications
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04 Jun 2025
Investigatory powers: Guidelines for police and spies could also help businesses with AI
By Bill GoodwinComputer Weekly talks to Muffy Calder, technology advisor to the UK’s investigatory powers commissioner, about privacy, intrusion and artificial intelligence
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04 Jun 2025
SXSW London: Risk of AI removing choice
By Cliff SaranThe modern era, where AI speeds up day-to-day chores, is undermining creativity and the ability to make choices
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04 Jun 2025
Artificial intelligence to initiate and manage litigations after ‘landmark’ approval
By Karl FlindersThe Garfield Project created an artificial intelligence-based litigation service for small claims, but how far can the technology reach in the legal sector
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04 Jun 2025
Snowflake continues to add AI, boost Cortex capabilities
By Eric AvidonFeatures that enable users to develop agents, coupled with the integration of agentic capabilities into the vendor's own platform, show the vendor's growth beyond data management.
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04 Jun 2025
European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonCivil society organisations have urged the European Commissioner to not renew the UK’s data adequacy, given the country’s growing divergence from European data protection standards
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04 Jun 2025
Interview: Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer, Ordnance Survey
By Mark SamuelsThe UK mapping service has moved on a long way from paper maps as it now looks to use artificial intelligence to understand, interpret and derive insights from geographical data
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04 Jun 2025
Interview: Pega’s ‘Blueprint’ for breaking the curse of legacy IT
By Bill GoodwinLegacy IT is a drag on profits and innovation, but AI agents will help companies rebuild their processes better than before, claims Pegasystems CTO Don Schuerman
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04 Jun 2025
Open source adoption faces reality checks
By Aaron TanIndustry leaders lauded the power of open source to drive innovation but warned that its adoption requires significant effort, due diligence and a clear understanding of inherent complexities and licensing challenges
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04 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: SMEs feel on their own in the face of cyber attacks
By Brian McKennaProject findings to be presented at Infosecurity Europe 2025 highlight vulnerability of SMEs to cyber attack
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03 Jun 2025
Snowflake acquisition of Crunchy Data adds Postgres database
By Eric AvidonThe deal, which comes shortly after rival Databricks also purchased a PostgreSQL database vendor, adds open source capabilities aimed at better enabling AI development.
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03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features.
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03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
By Eric AvidonThe vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features.
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03 Jun 2025
Fintech growth three times that of finance sector as a whole
By Karl FlindersGlobal fintech revenues reached £280bn in 2024, according to Boston Consulting Group report
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03 Jun 2025
HMRC aims to improve customer service with £1.5bn IT investment
By Lis EvenstadThe department is on the hunt for customer relationship management system and contact centre as a service suppliers, following criticism of its customer service
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03 Jun 2025
SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security
By Aaron TanSailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents
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03 Jun 2025
Analysis of job vacancies shows earnings boost for AI skills
By Cliff SaranEven when parts of a job are being automated, those who know how to work with artificial intelligence tools can expect higher salaries
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02 Jun 2025
Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work
By Cliff SaranOver a third of Microsoft 365 users who took part in trials across government departments claimed they saved more than half an hour in productivity a day
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02 Jun 2025
Agentic AI set to handle 68% of customer service interactions by 2028
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals that advanced artificial intelligence will drive more personalised, proactive and predictive support to transform customer experience delivery
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02 Jun 2025
AI in IT services and the diminishing correlation between people and growth
By Karl FlindersWhile non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from generative AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers are prepared for change
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02 Jun 2025
Roig Arena to open with 6GHz Wi-Fi network and advanced analytics
By Joe O’HalloranState-of-the-art sports and events arena set to open in Valencia in September 2025 reveals connectivity set up to guarantee expected fan experience with high-speed connectivity plus optimised venue operations
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02 Jun 2025
NPCC calls for better tech investment
By Lis EvenstadThe National Police Chiefs’ Council sets out a series of digital ambitions and asks for £220m per year in the upcoming spending review to scale up science and technology capabilities
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02 Jun 2025
AI should be used to improve boardroom efficiency
By Cliff SaranArtificial intelligence is not just for business efficiency. Company boards should deploy the technology to support their own processes
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02 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: NCA cyber intelligence head spells out trends
By Brian McKennaWill Lyne, head of cyber intelligence at the National Crime Agency, sketches out cyber criminal trends as ransomware and other attack varieties become democratised beyond Russophone, skilled software developers
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02 Jun 2025
How Mistral is driving growth through open source and enterprise AI
By Aaron TanCompany CEO Arthur Mensch details how the French startup is balancing its open source ethos with a strong enterprise focus and delivering efficient, customisable AI to solve business problems and expand its global reach
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30 May 2025
Grammarly secures $1B in funding as it plans for the future
By Esther ShittuGeneral Catalyst's investment shows confidence in Grammarly's AI and language expertise. The vendor plans to transition from an AI tool to a communications and productivity platform.
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29 May 2025
Workday adds seven agents to Illuminate platform
By Alexander S. GillisWorkday expanded its Illuminate platform, adding new automation features for HR, finance and workforce management.
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29 May 2025
The New York Times in multiyear licensing deal with Amazon
By Esther ShittuThis is the first licensing agreement the publisher has made with a company in the GenAI era. It is indicative of a trend in media, as many publishers partner with AI vendors.
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29 May 2025
Wildix rolls out embedded agentic AI for UCaaS
By Joe O’HalloranUCaaS provider offers real-time, codeless automation with shared memory, native privacy controls and ‘proven’ return on investment, live across more than 1,000 environments
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29 May 2025
Sapphire 2025: BASF evolves business with move to SAP S/4Hana
By Brian McKennaGermany-based global chemical giant BASF has elected to move its SAP IT estate to S/4Hana private cloud to evolve its business in uncertain times
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29 May 2025
Monte Carlo adds observability for unstructured data
By Eric AvidonWith AI tools requiring large amounts of high-quality input to be accurate, the vendor is making it easier to monitor all types of information as users build modern applications.
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29 May 2025
CEOs and IT chiefs misaligned on AI readiness
By Cliff SaranA report from Kyndryl shows a significant gap in how business leaders perceive the AI infrastructure of their organisations compared with IT chiefs
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29 May 2025
Nvidia takes $4.5bn hit due to export restrictions
By Cliff SaranNvidia warns it could miss out on $50bn market opportunity as China ramps up its AI capabilities
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28 May 2025
UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public
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28 May 2025
Sisense unveils new suite of AI-powered capabilities
By Eric AvidonFeaturing a natural language interface and autonomous capabilities to augment human analysis, the vendor's toolkit simplifies developing and embedding advanced applications.
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28 May 2025
ANZ firms spending more on data management
By Stephen WithersNearly nine in 10 organisations in Australia and New Zealand increased their overall spend on data management last year to cope with higher data volumes and growing use of artificial intelligence, study finds
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28 May 2025
Infor bets on ‘micro-verticalisation’, sees uptick from SAP customers
By Aaron TanInfor’s head honcho in Asia-Pacific and Japan details how the company's deep industry focus and cloud-native business applications are driving growth and attracting customers, including those rethinking their SAP roadmaps
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27 May 2025
Salesforce pays $8bn for Informatica to underpin agentic AI play
By Alex ScroxtonSalesforce is to pay approximately $8bn for cloud data management specialist Informatica as it looks to shore up the foundations of its developing agentic AI strategy
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27 May 2025
Government launches search to link UK to European supercomputers
By Cliff SaranAs part of Horizon 2020, the UK recently signed up to an EU initiative to support the expansion of high-performance computing for AI
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27 May 2025
Interview: Richard Masters, vice-president of data and AI, Virgin Atlantic
By Mark SamuelsThe airline’s data chief is applying his expertise as a PhD in astrophysics to the nitty-gritty details of using artificial intelligence to improve customer experience
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27 May 2025
Imec ITF World 2025: The hardware horizon for AI
By Pat BransAt its recent ITF World 2025 conference in Antwerp, Belgian research institute Imec delivered a pointed message: as AI accelerates, the world needs new thinking – not just in software, but in the hardware ecosystems underpinning it
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27 May 2025
Norway’s autonomous bus moves into the fast lane
By Pat BransIn a small but ambitious project in Stavanger, Norway, autonomous buses are proving they might one day solve a critical problem: the chronic shortage of bus drivers
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23 May 2025
Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAn equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory
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23 May 2025
Data embassies and US embargo halt give Saudi AI hope
By Mark BallardGulf autocracy gets access to powerful AI chips subject to export ban and pursues legal reforms to make foreign computing firms feel comfortable about putting their data there
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23 May 2025
Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin
A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings
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23 May 2025
Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI
By Aaron TanSoutheast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals
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22 May 2025
U.S. policy moves reflect big tech issues with state AI laws
By Makenzie HollandHouse Republicans proposed a 10-year moratorium on state AI rules, reflecting a concern among tech companies about the growing patchwork of state AI and data privacy measures.
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22 May 2025
Anthropic intros next generation of Claude AI models
By Esther ShittuThe models are designed for coding. Opus 4 helps with sustained coding tasks, and Sonnet 4 replaces 3.7 Sonnet. The models give insight into a shift in the GenAI market.
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22 May 2025
Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM
By Karl FlindersIndustry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance
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22 May 2025
Google gets in gear with Volvo to drive connected vehicle AI
By Joe O’HalloranSwedish car giant and IT behemoth expand partnership with integration of Gemini artificial intelligence to accelerate automotive innovation
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22 May 2025
Agentic AI to drive heavy infrastructure demands
By Aaron TanAs organisations begin to explore agentic AI, Dell’s Soo Mei May warns that scaling these intelligent systems will have higher compute, memory, storage and networking requirements, far exceeding those for generative AI
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21 May 2025
Mistral AI intros Devstral, new coding LLM
By Esther ShittuThe model is aimed at coders. It expands the coding context window and focuses on enhancing current code. The LLM also shows what is possible with agentic technology.
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21 May 2025
Microsoft agent design, Power Apps evolve in sophistication
By Don FluckingerMicrosoft bets big on agents and apps.
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21 May 2025
State AI law moratorium shapes congressional debate
By Makenzie HollandWhile some policymakers argue that protecting consumers from AI-related harms means regulation, others say existing rules offer sufficient protection.
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21 May 2025
Sapphire 2025: SAP mints business AI flywheel with Palantir on board
By Brian McKennaSAP CEO Christian Klein put economic and geopolitical uncertainty at the centre of the opening keynote at the supplier’s global Sapphire event in Orlando
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21 May 2025
Google I/O: LLM capabilities power agentic AI search
By Cliff SaranAs Google strives to make AI universal, it is starting to integrate agentic AI into Google Search to fast-track purchasing on websites
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21 May 2025
Interview: Rom Kosla, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
By Mark SamuelsThe IT chief of one of the world's biggest tech companies still has to get the technology right - and he's building on cloud, application consolidation and data to bring new capabilities in AI to his users
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21 May 2025
SAP sits Joule at the helm of apps, data 'flywheel'
By David EssexThe vendor also made its Sapphire 2025 conference a showcase for solving AI data challenges with Business Data Cloud and integrated 'suites' of cloud applications.
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21 May 2025
Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine
By Antony AdsheadVast has built out into data management from its roots and will now offer customisable agentic AI agents that can tap into its existing storage, database and messaging capabilities
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21 May 2025
Capital One pushes out data tokenisation
By Cliff SaranOrganisations using the Databricks and Snowflake platforms will be able to use Capital One’s Databolt tool to secure their data
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21 May 2025
Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One
By Joe O’HalloranLeading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90%
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21 May 2025
Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum
By Aaron TanEnterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week
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20 May 2025
Google expands Gemini model, Search as AI rivals encroach
By Esther ShittuThe tech giant introduced a slew of new generative AI capabilities as the pace of innovation in search technology intensifies.
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20 May 2025
Court to weigh divestiture in Google ad tech antitrust case
By Makenzie HollandForcing Google to divest assets in the DOJ's advertising market antitrust case against it will present a challenging issue to the court during the upcoming remedies trial.
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20 May 2025
Dell unveils disaggregated infrastructure strategy
By Aaron TanDell makes push for disaggregated infrastructure, aiming to offer enterprises the independent scaling of three-tier architectures with the operational benefits of hyperconverged systems
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20 May 2025
New Microsoft database, analytics tools target agentic AI
By Eric AvidonNew features across the tech giant's broad array of BI and data management offerings, including Fabric and OneLake, provide developers with tools for agentic AI development.
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20 May 2025
Dell Technologies CEO expects AI ubiquity in the enterprise
By Tim McCarthyMichael Dell says he anticipates smaller, focused AI deployments for enterprise applications, but IT experts foresee challenges in adoption and security.
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20 May 2025
Nvidia AI platform for cloud GPU providers widens supply
By Esther ShittuThe vendor is addressing the AI chip supply and demand challenge while also helping some lower-tier cloud GPU providers that are facing challenges in the GPU-as-a-service market.
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20 May 2025
Alation boosts agentic AI with Numbers Station acquisition
By Eric AvidonThe acquisition adds capabilities such as Chat that enable users to embed agents in workflows to complement the vendor's existing plans for agentic development.
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20 May 2025
Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
By Cliff SaranComputer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries
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20 May 2025
Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning
By Cliff SaranWindows machine learning is one of the highlights of this year’s Microsoft annual developer event. The company is also paving the way to multi-agent artificial intelligence in Windows
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19 May 2025
Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI
By Cliff SaranA new AI datacentre is among the initiatives the White House announced during the president’s Middle East visits
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19 May 2025
Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech
By Kim LoohiusDutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility
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19 May 2025
Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential
By Stephen WithersOrganisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive
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18 May 2025
AI’s thirst for power pushing enterprises into supercomputing
By Aaron TanThe compute and energy demands of large-scale AI are turning enterprise AI infrastructure into supercomputing, though the search for a killer app and concerns over initial infrastructure costs remain
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16 May 2025
AWS intros Strands Agents SDK
By Esther ShittuMany developers find agentic AI difficult, so the new SDK is meant to help them deploy the technology and connect models and tools. The toolkit also aligns with AWS' SDLC strategy.
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16 May 2025
Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance
By Karl FlindersWhether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work
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15 May 2025
Together AI acquires startup to improve data quality
By Esther ShittuThe startup has a family of models for data tasks. The acquisition adds complementary capabilities to improve AI model quality.
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15 May 2025
Proposed U.S. budget cuts raise fears about tech innovation
By Makenzie HollandPresident Donald Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget slashes funding for federal agencies, including NSF and NIST, which support tech research and innovation in the U.S.
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15 May 2025
Salesforce acquisition of Convergence adds Agentforce talent
By Don FluckingerSalesforce beefs up its Agentforce engineering corps, leadership.
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15 May 2025
Qlik evolves to keep up with latest AI, analytics trends
By Eric AvidonThe longtime BI vendor continues to expand beyond its historical base to keep current with what's happening in GenAI and agentic development, analytics, and data management.
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15 May 2025
How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?
By Cliff SaranAt a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT
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15 May 2025
Smart ball analytics proves value in rugby
By Brian McKennaWelsh professional rugby player Dan Biggar gives his thoughts on the role of data analytics in his sport, at an event where the Sportable smart ball was demonstrated
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14 May 2025
Alteryx One launch aims to unify, simplify vendor's platform
By Eric AvidonThe updated version of the data integration vendor's platform aims to make it easier to prepare data for AI and analytics, while new GenAI tools further simplify data preparation.
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14 May 2025
Databricks adds Postgres database with $1B Neon acquisition
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's latest purchase comes six months after it raised $10B in funding. By adding PostgreSQL database capabilities, it aims to better enable users to build AI applications.
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14 May 2025
Informatica to build agents, foster agentic AI development
By Eric AvidonWith agents now a major trend in data management, the vendor plans to join the fray by developing agentic capabilities and providing customers with the tools to do the same.
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14 May 2025
Qlik unveils agentic AI capabilities, launches lakehouse
By Eric AvidonAn insight generation tool and capabilities that unlock unstructured data are among the longtime analytics vendor's latest features, while a data lakehouse represents expansion.
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14 May 2025
UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonElectronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups
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14 May 2025
BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool
By Karl FlindersData reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT
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14 May 2025
Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation
By Cliff SaranAI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes