Day Headlines in Computers News: 2025-07-15
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Current approaches to patching unsustainable, report says (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 13:52:00)
Organisations are struggling to prioritise vulnerability patching appropriately, leading to situations where everything is a crisis, which helps nobody, according to a report.
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MoD cyber breach put thousands of Afghan lives at risk (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 12:59:00)
Over 18,000 Afghan citizens eligible to relocate to the UK under a government programme to protect them from the Taliban were put at risk in a heretofore unreportable data breach.
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Memphis Light, Gas and Water deploys private 5G for grid modernisation (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 11:45:00)
Collaboration said to mark a milestone in building a smarter, more resilient and future-ready utility infrastructure with private 5G wireless network to modernise comms, cyber defence and operations
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SailGP unfurls private, public 5G connectivity across UK event sites (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 11:15:00)
Leading UK operator and comms tech provider forge partnership with global racing championship that will see its 5G Standalone network slicing capabilities deliver real-time communications, telemetry and live video
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NCSC sets up Vulnerability Research Initiative (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 10:41:00)
The NCSC is expanding its vulnerability research project to draw in external expertise
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Businesses say they are getting four Oracle Java audits a year (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 09:00:00)
Changes to Oracle Java licensing now means that IT leaders need to be wary of the footprint of this widely deployed enterprise platform
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Interview: Philip Colligan, CEO, Raspberry Pi Foundation (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 08:44:00)
With the trend of ‘vibe coding’ growing, Raspberry Pi Foundation’s CEO warns schools should not be complacent about continued coding education
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Enhanced mobile connectivity takes flight at Manchester Airport (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 08:00:00)
Passengers to UK’s third busiest airport now served by enhanced indoor wireless network coverage and capacity, especially when the outdoor signal from cell towers doesn’t effectively penetrate into buildings
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Ada Lovelace: using market forces to professionalise AI assurance (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 07:47:00)
The Ada Lovelace Institute examines how ‘market forces’ can be used to drive the professionalisation of artificial intelligence assurance in the context of a wider political shift towards deregulation
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Soaring cloud costs force firms to curtail IT staff hiring and AI efforts, research shows (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 07:15:00)
Research from Akamai Technologies shines a light on how rising cloud costs are affecting business spending in other areas of IT
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UK government adds funding for connected and automated mobility (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 06:45:00)
Funding added for UK connected and automated mobility pathfinder programme that addresses the challenges of bringing CAM vehicles to market
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The big lie of artificial intelligence (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-07-15 06:00:00)
The companies promoting AI fail to mention it's often underpinned not by code but by humans tagging data and viewing unsavoury content - AI could not exist without cheap labour largely outsourced to the Global South