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Wide misconception that AI investment information is regulated

With many using information generated by artificial intelligence to support their investments, the Financial Conduct Authority spells out the risks
US citizens hold onto iPhones longer than ever

Research finds mobile trade-in programmes return $1.43bn to US consumers in second quarter of 2026 as smartphones reach four-year upgrade milestone
NBN upgrade floats all boats for Australian fixed broadband

Research finds all Australian fixed-line retail service providers see big increases in ratings since national network’s significant upgrade in speed tiers
When AI agents fail, companies can’t play the blame game

Singapore Academy of Law’s Yeong Zee Kin, who helped shape Singapore’s model AI governance framework, sets out who answers when AI causes harm – and why the trail usually leads back to a human decision
Passenger data stolen from major UK airports

Identifying data on passengers who flew from East Midlands, Stansted and Manchester airports has been stolen by an unnamed threat actor
Meta pays $18bn to settle US child safety lawsuit

As part of a legal settlement over its child safety measures, Meta will have to pay $18bn over a 10-year period, and implement a number of changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms

CW@60: Pursuing the most impactful tech investigations

Technology had changed Tony Collins' work as a journalist even before he joined Computer Weekly and led some of the highest-profile investigations of the era
Emirati Women’s Day: Building the future of autonomous mobility

From the garage to the forefront of AI-driven racing, Emirati women are helping shape the next generation of engineering and autonomous technology
CW@60: Technology must move businesses forward, not hold them back

Alan Trefler, founder and CEO at Pega, explains why, in the technology industry, it pays to think a few steps ahead

Will AI ruin society?- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

In the same week that Nvidia posted yet another record quarter, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft issued a warning about artificial intelligence (AI). Nothing seems to be stopping Jensen Huang, ... Continue Reading
Edge series - Palo Alto Networks: What distributed compute means for cybersecurity- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post written by Scott McKinnon, UK&I CSO at Palo Alto Networks. McKinnon’s original title for the piece is “Secured at the Edge: What Distributed Compute Means for ... Continue Reading
Nutanix targets AI silos with dual-native tools to help developers get agents into production - CW Developer Network

Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8 is now with us. This is the cloud platform company’s Kubernetes-based platform designed to streamline inference endpoint management, a key part of the toolset that ... Continue Reading
DuckLabs joins AWS to get its data in a row & quack open a new era for analytics- Open Source Insider

DuckLabs, the development team behind DuckDB, will now become part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). DuckDB is an analytical database system that DevOps practitioners can deploy anywhere (from edge ... Continue Reading

Beyond detection: the challenge of infrastructure AI

How AI can monitor the growth of cracks and defects in engineering structures to predict the need for repairs
How can UK plan rationally for the datacentre future it needs?

Navigating the UK datacentre boom requires robust site planning, early stakeholder engagement, and strategic grid alignment to overcome regulatory delays
Datacentre planning must be part of broad industrial plan

The UK must integrate digital and energy planning, and treat compute as a flexible grid asset through evidence-based modular design rather than building isolated hyperscale hubs