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Boomi executives talk up the company’s artificial intelligence and automation capabilities and its growing traction in ANZ during a recent event in Sydney

As alarm grows around the world about the impact of the so-called Citrix Bleed vulnerability, Boeing has shared details of its experience at the hands of the LockBit ransomware crew with the US authorities to help others

According to TechUK figures, the tech sectors economic footprint has grown by 25% in that time, adding more than £150bn to the UK economy and now employing nearly two million people – compared to 1.3 million back in 2013. Job done? Not yet.

In his autumn statement, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a range of measures intended to boost investment in innovation and technology.

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how large language models are being used to teach, support and assess students, enhancing education rather than impairing it. We look at how the AI revolution is impacting the semiconductor sector as the big tech companies put off server upgrades. And we find out how generative AI is changing the way enterprise software works. Read the issue now.

The British Library, which was hit by a ransomware attack that has disabled its computer systems, website, phone network and public Wi-Fi for more than three weeks, confirmed yesterday that internal HR documents have been leaked following the attack. The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack and launched a seven-day auction on its website, offering data it claims to have stolen from the British Library.

Large numbers of people convicted of serious offences are likely to seek to have their cases overturned through the Criminal Cases Review Commission if EncroChat is found inadmissible.

A lack of digital skills and technology expertise among elected officials encourages government bodies to contract out IT work instead of building up internal capacity, creating a situation where the public sector is becoming increasingly reliant on outside knowledge to get things done

The government has come under fire for dismissing an appeal for a datacentre development in west London to proceed because of the soaring demand for compute capacity, and created a debate about how to balance the need for new development with protecting the UKs green spaces.

Recruitment efforts commonly focus on relatively new graduates, potentially ignoring harder to reach segments – such as people looking for a career change or returning to the workforce after some time away.