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Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 21.08.2026

The UK must integrate digital and energy planning, and treat compute as a flexible grid asset through evidence-based modular design rather than building isolated hyperscale hubs

AI and jobs: people will be at the heart of making AI work

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 21.08.2026

AI may be eliminating some job roles but overall demand for human labour will increase amid signs of an 'AI boomerang'.

CW@60: The networks behind a connected society

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 21.08.2026

Computer Weekly may have chronicled IT in the UK for 60 years, but the country's telecoms infrastructure goes back three times that far

ICO police facial recognition audits reveal ‘mixed’ bag

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 20.08.2026

The use of facial recognition technologies by UK police forces requires ‘significant improvements’ to ensure accountability and public trust, says data regulator

Chatbots with skills: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 20.08.2026

We speak to Starling Bank’s deputing CIO, Fred Laurent, about smart tools for the bank’s customer facing AI agent

Starling Bank adds AI-powered skills to customer-facing chatbot

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 20.08.2026

The bank plans to introduce AI skills on a regular basis to build out the capabilities of the Starling Assistant

Number of girls choosing GCSE computing drops for second year in a row

Published in Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system on 20.08.2026

For a few years, the number of girls choosing computing at GCSE was on the rise, but it has since seen a two-year drop