Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-06-17
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What frontier AI actually means for enterprise security (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 14:57:00)
The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. -
Hostile states launched 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in five months, says NCSC chief (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 13:10:00)
Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne -
Uplink traffic gains momentum as 5G subscriptions top three billion (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 11:57:00)
Research from Ericsson counts 162 million new 5G subscriptions in the first quarter of 2026, bringing the total to 3.1 billion, with steadily growing service offerings based on 5G SA network slicing -
Motorola Solutions looks to boost public safety with expanded Assist AI (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 09:45:00)
Tech firm rolls out mission-critical AI for public safety use cases to reduce administrative burden and accelerate incident response -
KDDI inks Aeris IoT accelerator connectivity management agreement (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 08:43:00)
Contract will see internet of things accelerator platform deliver unified global IoT solutions for automotive manufacturers and utilities, allowing scale without complexity and providing agentic AI capability -
Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 04:55:00)
The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format -
NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 04:15:00)
National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation -
Digital ID must not deepen exclusion (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-17 04:00:00)
UK government plans for a national digital identity scheme risk embedding further inequalities and barriers to public services for the 19 million people currently experiencing digital exclusion