Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-01-29
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RAMP ransomware forum goes dark in probable FBI sting (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 12:26:00)
RAMP, an infamous Russian-speaking cyber crime forum, has gone off the air after an apparent US operation. -
Forward Networks claims first network digital twin for enterprises (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 11:45:00)
Network operations platform capability pairs agentic AI operations with network digital twin to enable NetOps and SecOps teams to ask complex questions, understand network behaviour and validate outcomes -
Metropolitan Police needs effective constraints on live facial recognition use, court hears (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 11:45:00)
The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of live facial recognition against a legal challenge that claims there are no effective constraints on where it can deploy the technology, arguing there are a number of protections in place against arbitrary decision-making -
Skills key to successful AI adoption, says IBM (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 10:43:00)
Research from IBM states that employees will need AI skills in the near future for organisations to benefit from the technology -
Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 08:57:00)
The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK -
UK government signs more partners to boost AI skills across the country (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 08:31:00)
The government is seeking to educate 10 million adults in the UK on how to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline their work -
Meta’s latest results show diversification of datacentre capacity strategy (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-01-29 05:55:00)
The social media giant is facing increased datacentre costs due to rising server, memory and storage prices