The US military has confirmed for the first time it has deployed weapons in Earth’s orbit, triggering concerns of a global arms race and the militarisation of outer space. Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on 14 September 2026, the US secretary of the air force, Troy Meink, said Washington had active “on-orbit,…
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The first time I watched DeepSeek “think” inside AI coding agent Cline, it felt uncanny. It paused, reconsidered, said, “but wait,” weighed two approaches, then rewrote a script I hadn’t asked it to change. For a moment it looked like a colleague arguing with itself in the next room. It isn’t. It turned out I…
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When Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) acting vice-president for the worldwide public sector, David Appel, opened the firm’s UK Public Sector Symposium earlier this month, he drew a historical parallel to artificial intelligence (AI). Three miles west of the City of London venue we were at is the Crystal Palace, a million square feet of glass and…
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On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. To mark the milestone, we asked some of our friends – experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders and suppliers – for their perspectives on how tech has changed their lives over six decades. What’s changed the most for you since then? Back in 1966 when Computer Weekly was launched,…
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Pennymac Financial Services has chosen Amazon Web Services (AWS) generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools as part of its plan to “change how mortgages are made”. The US mortgage lender is expanding its current deal with AWS to include the tech giant’s GenAI offerings. The arrangement has seen Pennymac develop a natural language virtual assistant using…
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Alvarez/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While the work-from-home trend isn’t as strong as it was during the peak of the pandemic era, modern technology and a move to hybrid work arrangements mean there’s a pretty good chance that (if you work an office job) you also have a home…
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Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer (CDO) at biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, recognises that the CDO role often means different things in different companies. At Sanofi, it was decided that the role would be an all-encompassing position, overseeing business applications, infrastructure, cyber security, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services. There are also professionals in Frenehard’s team…
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Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Aramco’s refinery planning environment, creating what the companies describe as one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period refinery…
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Civil servants will demonstrate at Capita’s annual general meeting, demanding the supplier to be stripped of the pension administration contract. The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) administration, which manages the pensions of 1.7 million current and former civil servants, has been in chaos since Capita took over the contract in December. The Public and Commercial…
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Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, reckons that leading a team to develop the technology stack powering the next generation of mobility at the automotive giant is one of the best jobs you can imagine. “I’m not saying it’s always easy, but it’s incredibly rewarding and great fun,” he says. “People are…
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