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• Microsoft Windows 10 'Redstone 3' test build brings back My People feature

  28-04-2017 19:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's latest Windows 10 'Redstone 3' test build, No. 16184, adds back a feature that Microsoft cut from the Creators Update back in January 2017: My People.
  
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• EU states failing to exchange information on cross-border cyber security attacks

  21-09-2026 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  European Union urged to deploy real-time European cyber alert platform to share information with member states on cross-border cyber attacks
  
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• AI hasn’t changed ‘core skills’ needed for work, say experts

  21-09-2026 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  AI is rapidly changing the world of work and how we navigate daily life, but the core skills schools need to instil in students haven’t changed
  
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• Barnet council bringing Capita IT work in-house after alternative contract ‘abandoned’

  21-09-2026 09:26 via computerweekly.com
  London Borough of Barnet’s extended IT service contract with Capita finally comes to an end
  
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• Digital Realty: Aaron Binkley’s passion and progress in sustainability

  21-09-2026 09:15 via computerweekly.com
  From farm to tech: How Aaron Binkley bridged real estate and big tech to drive Digital Realty’s global sustainability strategy and massive renewable energy shift
  
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• Will new grid rules put the future of UK datacentres at risk?

  21-09-2026 08:36 via computerweekly.com
  Ofgem's proposed commitment fees aim to clear grid-clogging data centres, but could the upfront costs deter viable projects and threaten the UK's AI ambitions?
  
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• Selective sovereignty: Why balance beats lockdown in the data debate

  21-09-2026 08:00 via computerweekly.com
  Everpure CTO Patrick Smith argues data sovereignty demands selective control, balancing strict workload rules with global cloud speed rather than an all-or-nothing lockdown
  
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• CW@60: A front-row seat – a journey through the tech startup scene across four countries

  21-09-2026 06:30 via computerweekly.com
  A former Computer Weekly colleague looks at a life in tech media, at the forefront of documenting technology all while the industry itself was being disrupted beyond recognition
  
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• CW@60: Geek is good (eventually) – a social journey through technology

  21-09-2026 05:00 via computerweekly.com
  When Computer Weekly's editor in chief first became an accidental technologist, it was not a cool place to be. Joyously, things have changed
  
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• CW@60: AI will change the economics of business more profoundly than the cloud

  21-09-2026 04:30 via computerweekly.com
  Having been a pioneer of cloud-based software, Evan Goldberg sees even greater potential benefits ahead from AI
  
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• Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone

  20-09-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading companies are sceptical of the warnings.
  
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• Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test

  19-09-2026 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.
  
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• Would Australians support a smart glasses ban?

  19-09-2026 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.
  
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• US cyber agency endorses ‘decoy’ tactics

  18-09-2026 14:28 via computerweekly.com
  
  Official US guidance suggests organisations consider using cyber decoys to strengthen their detection and response capabilities.
  
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• What a new ‘Nature’s Rights’ bill could mean for UK datacentres

  18-09-2026 13:48 via computerweekly.com
  A ‘Nature’s Rights’ bill to introduced to Parliament by Green peer Natalie Bennett could change the UK’s approach to datacentre planning and construction
  
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• Interview: François-Xavier Pierrel, chief data officer, TF1

  18-09-2026 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  As the French broadcaster looks to compete in a streaming-led world, its data strategy and use of AI agents will be fundamental to transforming the business
  
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• Data dive: London and M4 the datacentre hotspot, but not for long

  18-09-2026 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  A fresh count of the UK’s existing datacentres finds 1.6GW, mostly in London and the M4, while a projected 14.6GW heads north to get on the grid
  
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• Hillsborough Law should catch bosses at firms like Fujitsu and Capita

  18-09-2026 09:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Calls for the Public Office (Accountability) Bill to be expanded to government supplier bosses
  
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• Nvidia Doesn't Sell Chips. It Sells a Flywheel

  18-09-2026 09:13 via computerweekly.com
  Nvidia's greatest invention maybe building a business that continuously manufactures demand for its own products
  
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• Pacing the AI Frontier: the risk of artificial unintelligence

  18-09-2026 08:38 via computerweekly.com
  The most immediate risks stem not from artificial superintelligence but from artificial unintelligence
  
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• Meta’s $18bn settlement shows why the UK must act on children’s social media harms

  18-09-2026 08:06 via computerweekly.com
  Ministers must set out a clear timetable for raising the age of social media access to 16 and move at the pace children need.
  
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• GISEC: UAE advances collective cyber resilience in AI and quantum era

  18-09-2026 07:55 via computerweekly.com
  
  The UAE Cyber Security Council is advancing a strategy built on AI, cyber readiness and emerging technologies as organisations prepare for the next generation of threats
  
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• CW@60: Falling in love – why open source reflects my Scottish values

  18-09-2026 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  Discovering the values embodied by open source software turned Amanda Brock from a commercial lawyer into a technology lover
  
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• Capita boss gets ‘obscene’ pay packet while retired civil servants need emergency loans

  18-09-2026 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Adolfo Hernandez is said to have earned £1.6m in his yearly pay packet, as the government pension scheme he oversees fails to pay retirees
  
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• CW@60: What sport taught me about technology, and vice versa

  18-09-2026 05:30 via computerweekly.com
  The leadership traits required for building successful teams - and successful IT projects - span technology and sport, says Capgemini's CTO
  
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• CW@60: The language I could speak – and a lesson from a Sony Walkman

  18-09-2026 05:00 via computerweekly.com
  A career in technology was inconceivable to a young Sheridan Ash - but the opportunities that career has offered show why diversity of both thought and workforce are essential to the future of tech
  
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• CW@60: The foundation that makes new technology pay off

  18-09-2026 04:30 via computerweekly.com
  Context is everything - especially in a world driven by AI
  
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• The virtual worlds where robots are trained

  18-09-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
  
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• King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

  17-09-2026 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comments were made at a summit in Ayrshire with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.
  
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• Home Office challenged on ‘farcical’ secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ order

  17-09-2026 15:42 via computerweekly.com
  
  UK government argues that national security would be damaged if it departs from 'neither confirm nor deny policy' on Apple 'backdoor' notice
  
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