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‘It’s a Modern-Day Draft’: Why Stanford Students Walked Out on Sundar Pichai’s Commencement Speech

Last month, more than a hundred Stanford students left their own graduation to protest Google’s military contracts and deals with ICE. Two organizers, Amanda Campos and Eva Jones, tell us why.

A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

Security

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to unlock, track, and disable cars.

AI kicks in for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Computing

Computer Weekly looks at the technological backbone in place for global football’s pinnacle event, the FIFA World Cup, and how AI has become a permanent fixture and first on the timesheet

O2 hits Giga Site mobile network milestone

Internet, Technology

UK operator reveals latest part of Mobile Transformation Plan passing the halfway mark on plan to have 1,000 advanced mobile sites across the country

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

Business

Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.

Etsy Is In Its Flop Era, and Sellers Are Fleeing

Once a quirky bastion of amateur vulva jewelry and pet portraits, Etsy is now deluged with mass-produced goods and AI knockoffs. Some customers don’t seem to mind.

Ofcom green-lights UK Wi-Fi access across entire 6 GHz band

Computing

UK comms regulator announces prioritised spectrum sharing framework for Wi-Fi in the Upper 6 GHz band, available on the same licence exempt basis as the Lower 6 GHz band

Kanishka Narayan takes on AI sovereignty in Burnham cabinet

Computing

AI minister will attend cabinet meetings held by UK prime minister Andy Burnham, with focus on ownership of UK tech

UK regulator crackdown on finfluencers gathers pace

Computing

After a slow start, the Financial Conduct Authority’s is taking action to curb the activities of unregulated individuals who use social media to give financial advice

How the CIO of Unilever delivers business empathy

Computing

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Unilever’s global CIO about empowering people to innovate – from IT departments to entrepreneurial women in India. We analyse the arguments for and against the NHS’s controversial Federated Data Platform project. And veteran IT leader Paul Coby shares his top tips for business success. Read the issue now.

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