Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-06-23
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Trump directs US government focus to quantum (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 14:45:00)
In an Executive Order, president Trump directed the US government to work to establish a cohesive, collaborative approach to the development of quantum technology.
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Physical AI to drive private 5G market (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 12:00:00)
Study finds non-public networks based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are increasingly replacing LTE across many verticals, with a market potential far exceeding that of previous technology generations
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Oxford and UCL labs receive £60m AI funding boost (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 11:00:00)
Recognising it cannot compete with big tech just by throwing large amounts of cash and compute at AI, the UK’s funding is more grassroots-based
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South Essex councils deploy IoT networks to power smart city services (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 08:56:00)
Councils create a shared regional network to help roll out smarter local services faster and at lower cost, with the project delivered £40,000 under budget while achieving 98% regional coverage
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The brain was never just a language model (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 07:55:00)
The future of AI: the brain is much more than a large language model. It is a fusion engine, able to weigh multiple streams of data at the same time.
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Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 07:30:00)
Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs
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Blue Planet, Telefónica unveil AI-powered 5G slicing design proof of concept (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 07:15:00)
German telco joins forces with optical tech provider on joint proof of concept demonstrating how AI agents can support the design and fulfilment of 5G network slicing services, reducing complex service design tasks
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Why sovereign cloud is a marketing fix, not an architectural one (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 06:33:00)
Sovereign cloud wrappers fail against physical and legal risks. True sovereignty requires building mathematically-enforced, multi-jurisdictional infrastructure, not vendor contracts
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Empathy with business: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 06:15:00)
We speak to Reema Jain, CIO of Unilever about how to ensure IT teams remain focussed while innovating with new technology
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Ransomware bans won’t stop ransomware. Resilience might (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 06:12:00)
Proposals to ban UK government organisations from paying ransomware gangs appear to have lost momentum. The conversation should move towards making critical systems more resilient to attack
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nLighten CEO Dawn Childs on edge datacentres and sovereignty (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 05:40:00)
We talk to the CEO of nLighten about the limits of the UK power grid, why that makes ‘edge’ datacentres a good idea, and navigating contemporary data sovereignty requirements
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Nokia, t3 Broadband, Aureon team to deploy optical AI connectivity (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 05:30:00)
Comms tech provider teams with US operator to provide AI-ready optical route connecting North Dakota datacentre to Chicago metro area
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Datacentre resilience means more than uptime: Here’s what to change (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 05:26:00)
Datacentre resilience must evolve beyond uptime to anticipate interconnected climate, grid, and geopolitical risks by embedding adaptive design and strategy into early planning
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Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-23 05:00:00)
We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in