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ITER builds global, high-speed data backbone for remote scientific participation

ITER, the international mega-project constructing the world’s largest experimental fusion reactor, expects thousands of scientists from partner countries to participate in experiments once the machine begins operating in the 2030s – but ITER is regulated like a nuclear fission facility, which means remote control of plant systems is strictly prohibited. While scientists abroad cannot log…

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In an AI-first world, the future of cyber security is its workforce

The future of cyber security will not only be largely unrecognisable when compared with today, believes David Foote, chief analyst and research partner at Foote Partners LLC, it will also be “messy” and “unpredictable” as AI steadily reshapes the world. The current focus of the profession is mainly on dealing with managed services, cloud workloads,…

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What lies in store for the security world in 2026?

If 2024 and 2025 were the years organisations felt the strain of tightening budgets, 2026 is the year those decisions will fully manifest in their cyber risk exposure. Across both the private and public sectors, years of belt-tightening have led to reduced headcount, ageing infrastructure and postponed modernisation. Analyst reports show growth in cyber security…

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Vintage rail freight system showcases 50-year-old innovation

Fifty years ago, three IBM System 370 mainframes powered a pioneering scheduling system run by the UK’s national rail operator, British Rail. Called Total Operations Processing System (Tops), when it went live on 27 October 1975, the system revolutionised the control of all rail freight operations across Britain online and in real time. It used…

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AWS emerges as ‘sole bidder’ for HMRC’s £500m datacentre migration project as rivals exit

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the last supplier standing in the controversial £500m race to become the hyperscaler responsible for overseeing a 10-year datacentre exit project for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Computer Weekly has learned. As previously reported by Computer Weekly, the government tax collection agency needs a hyperscale provider to manage the migration…

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Labour fleshes out R&D funding

The government has fleshed out details of how it plans to spend £55bn on research and development (R&D) out of the £86bn committed as part of the 2025 Spending Review. The funding, spread over the next five years, is a key pillar in Labour’s industrial strategy to grow the economy and improve people’s lives. Earlier…

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Container storage: Five key things you need to know

Most enterprises now run applications in containers, and so they must pay attention to how they store and manage data for containerised applications. The Nutanix enterprise cloud index, compiled for the cloud software supplier by VansonBourne and published earlier this year, found 54% of firms have containerised all their applications and as many as 98%…

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Google Hates Patents… But Collects 1,800 New Patents This Year Alone

Despite publicly belittling software patents and lobbying for patent reform that would make it difficult for companies to use such patents in patent-based lawsuits, Google is building an impressive arsenal of patents of its own at a much faster rate than in previous years. While the move may be perceived as an attempt to defend its…

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Cloud file storage: Key benefits and use cases

File servers are at the core of almost all IT infrastructures. File sharing is essential to collaboration and is a vital component of growing volumes of unstructured information. File storage is a key part of general document storage, and access to the information therein is vital for analytics, including artificial intelligence (AI). File systems also…

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Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead

Europe’s quantum startups fear a bureaucratic European Union (EU) administration will take too long to implement its strategy to become a global leader in the emerging technology, while inhibitive native investors threaten to starve them out of business for want of capital.With the second administration of European Commission (EC) chief Ursula von der Leyen concerned with US…

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