Retailers are not having an easy time. The June 2025 report from the CBI reveals that retail sales fell for the ninth consecutive month and are expected to continue their rapid decline throughout July. There was a thin sliver of light, as online retail sales volumes grew slightly and are predicted to rise again next month.…
The warning signs were already there. When VMware customers on perpetual licences began receiving cease-and-desist letters for applying patches while out of support – and audits started to follow – it became clear that “owning” the software was no longer enough to guarantee the right to use it securely. Recent weeks have seen a wave…
Intel’s CEO has reportedly addressed staff members worldwideLip-Bu Tan seemingly laid out some very frank observations and clear goalsAll this indicates a focus on streamlining and also breaking into the AI arena – though not to catch Nvidia directly, but with so-called edge AIIntel’s (relatively) new CEO has apparently admitted the gravity of the struggles…
Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and served as its first CEO from 2013 to 2020. He is a distinguished former civil servant who has worked directly with five prime ministers and a variety of senior ministers across three political parties, and has held senior positions at HM Treasury and the…
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It has long been said that an organisation’s greatest asset is its people. Employees are the driving force behind innovation, customer engagement, revenue growth, and company culture. In an era where political, social, and economic climates are in constant flux, particularly with ongoing debates surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), it is more critical than…
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The government has announced £5.5m of funding to support projects that will be streamlined by the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) to cut bureaucracy. The RIO, headed by David Willetts, was set up by the government to cut red tape, remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the time it takes to bring emerging technologies to market.…
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ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott hailed AI as an “absolute requirement” for the survival of humanity at the supplier’s Knowledge 2025 customer and partner conference in Las Vegas. “AI is civilization’s opportunity of this century. It is a gateway to prosperity. It is the only $22tn global market opportunity between now and 2030. It’s the only…
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Cisco has unveiled its plans to prepare networking for the era of quantum computing. As it officially opened its Quantum Labs in Santa Monica, the company announced that it has developed a prototype quantum network entanglement chip, in collaboration with the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara. According to Cisco, the chip generates pairs of…
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Daniele Tonella, global head of IT at ING Bank, tells Computer Weekly about his first nine months in the job, which has so far seen him navigate four layers of tech. The chief technology officer (CTO), who describes himself as “a mechanical engineer by mistake” with a passion for tech, started coding when he was…
When it comes to internet browsers, most people expect a fair trade-off: fast access to information, a few ads, and, hopefully, a bit of privacy. But with the upcoming Perplexity browser, that balance might tilt a bit too far in the wrong direction.Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas recently revealed that the company’s new browser, Comet, is…
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