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The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Is Coming—Here’s How to Watch

The highlight of the year, the Geminids are the most active and colorful meteor shower, offering the chance to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour when they peak in mid-December.

A call to action to rebuild the UK’s semiconductor industry

Computing

The UK has a chance to shape the next era of chip technology. The challenge is turning pockets of excellence into national strength

University of York plumps for Workday to spruce up HR and finance

Computing

The University of York is replacing 57 HR and finance systems with a Workday platform, supported by KPMG, aiming for real-time insights and simpler processes

Quantum risk to quantum readiness: A PQC roadmap

Computing

No one knows exactly when quantum computing will arrive, but accelerating progress is prompting security and IT leaders to recognise the potential risks. So how do organisations begin implementing post-quantum cryptography?

What lies in store for cyber security skills in 2026?

Computing

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026.

Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College

Computing

With both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients

Three in five businesses more confident in Wi-Fi investment

Internet, Technology

Research finds 60% of businesses see converged Wi-Fi and 5G as key to enterprise flexibility, with 38% planning to roll out Wi-Fi 7 in 2025/2026, while 65% say 6 GHz availability is important to their Wi-Fi business

Consumers trade up smartphones for AI

Internet, Technology

Quarterly study of US mobile trade-in arena finds 46% growth year-on-year driven by accelerated adoption of AI-enabled devices and expansion of the secondary market, with the third consecutive record-breaking quarter for revenues

Digital Ethics Summit 2025: Open sourcing and assuring AI

Computing

Industry experts met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with assuring AI systems, and how open source approaches can challenge concentrations of capital and power

Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

Business

The order creates a Justice Department task force to challenge state AI laws and directs the Commerce Department to pull future broadband funding from states that pass “onerous” legislation.

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