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Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 12.05.2026

As cars become increasingly software-driven and AI-enabled, the Volvo software chief is at the cutting edge of connected vehicles and advanced mobility tools for drivers and passengers

Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 12.05.2026

Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London

Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 12.05.2026

The system integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Saudi Aramco’s refinery planning framework, enabling higher prediction accuracy, smarter feedstock optimisation and scalable AI-driven refinery planning

Executive interview: Pros and cons of AI in academic research

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 12.05.2026

We speak to Jill Luber, chief technology officer at academic publisher Elsevier, about how large language models can support researchers

UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 11.05.2026

Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy

ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 11.05.2026

The ICO has levied a reduced fine on South Staffordshire Water following cyber improvements in the wake of a Cl0p ransomware attack

Security chiefs ‘too polite’ for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 11.05.2026

Cyber flywheel initiative aims to nudge chief information security officers (CISOs) to join ‘design partnerships’ with startups to solve pressing cyber security problems

Integrity with AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Published in Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars on 11.05.2026

We speak to Jill Luber, CTO of academic publisher, Elsevier, about creating AI tools to support researchers and protecting against fake science