Four Silicon Valley executives have been recruited into a specialist tech-focused unit of the US Army Reserves in a bid to “bridge the commercial-military tech gap” and make the armed forces “more lethal”. According to an official US Army press release, the tech executives have been instantly appointed to senior officer ranks in Detachment 201:…
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In April 2025, at the ITER Private Sector Fusion Workshop in Cadarache, something remarkable unfolded. In a room filled with scientists, engineers and software visionaries, the line between big science and commercial innovation began to blur. Three organisations – Microsoft Research, Arena and Brigantium Engineering – shared how artificial intelligence (AI), already transforming everything from…
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The recent teaser advert from OpenAI founder Sam Altman and Jony Ive, co-designer of the iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch and AirPods, was among the areas of discussion at South by South West (SXSW) in London. The YouTube video, which begins in a coffee shop, has Altman speaking about the limitations of ChatGPT, caused by how it…
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Giving autistic people the opportunity to experience a major sporting event in a safe environment is the latest project in IT supplier CGI’s virtual reality (VR) operation. The supplier’s pro bono work has already seen it provide students at a special educational needs (SEN) school in Cheltenham with VR technology that helps them learn to…
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Finland’s fast-expanding defence sector is witnessing a surge in tech startups chasing new business opportunities on the back of the country’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) in April 2023. The so-called Nato dividend is causing the country’s defence sector to experience accelerated growth as more companies capitalise on membership to innovate,…
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Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world’s biggest financial services organisations. Now, she’s using that experience to drive even more innovation. After four years as CIO for collaborative technology solutions with Deutsche Bank, Redshaw says she was eager…
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In a recent newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman detailed Apple’s purported plans to give the Vision Pro a major gaming boost. The strategy reportedly involves coopting Sony to turn its PlayStation VR2 (PSVR) controllers into Vision Pro controllers.The main purpose of the PSVR controllers is to support more precise gaming controls on a device that…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 15 October 2024 A future of virtual collaboration Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are set to transform workplace collaboration. We look at how AI is helping to deliver improvements…
The UK tech sector continues to struggle with skills shortages, especially in emerging and high-priority areas such as cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI). One of the contributory factors is a lack of interest in computer science education in schools. Computer Weekly recently reported that low uptake of computing-related subjects at GCSE level is threatening…
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With the rise of the handheld gaming PC market, we’ve seen PC vendors and their partners toy with a number of tricks and tweaks to improve improve framerates in games, with some of their latest efforts on display at this year’s Computex trade show. Perhaps the most interesting find thus far comes from ADATA sub-brand…
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