Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-10-26
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EU makes progress towards PHP patching, UK lags behind (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 16:30:00)
Five days into the PHP2Shell incident, and patch rates are creeping upwards, but the majority of publicly visible PHP hosts remain exposed.
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UK secrecy over AI in immigration and asylum decisions under fire (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 16:24:00)
Home Office seeks technical fixes to immigration and asylum while invoking national security to avoid disclosing the growing use of AI in decision making, claims report
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Employees must be empowered to refuse AI tools at work, says UTAW (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 12:45:00)
Tech worker union says meaningful consultation over artificial intelligence deployments and new rights of refusal are needed to protect workers from the negative impacts of the technology’s proliferation in their workplaces
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6G-Rocket launches at University of Oulu for AI-native RAN (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 12:40:00)
Finland-based 6G development programme looks to move beyond simulations and demonstrate practical AI-based radio access network technologies in GPU-accelerated testbeds
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National Parks UK taps VodafoneThree for wildfire resilience programme (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 10:30:00)
Programme to strengthen long-term resilience in UK natural landscapes bringing together emergency services, government and industry to bolster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery
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‘Blackmail’ call as Warwickshire council approves £9m Microsoft renewal (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 10:30:00)
Warwickshire County Council approves a three-year Microsoft 365 renewal worth about £9m, up £375,000 a year, as the council’s former leader calls the licence model ‘blackmail’
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How Luxembourg built a secure sovereign instant messaging service for residents (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 07:30:00)
Luxembourg is rolling out a secure encrypted messaging service based on the open source Matrix protocol, for use by government, businesses and citizens, offering a sovereign alternative to WhatsApp and Signal
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Toshiba looks to deliver quantum-safe networks at scale (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 06:15:00)
Carrier-grade platform enables businesses to integrate quantum-safe protection across existing networks with reduced complexity, footprint and cost
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Gartner: Winning in the edge (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-26 05:00:00)
Gartner analysts assess how the market for edge AI is likely to evolve to support growing demand for artificial intelligence models running outside public clouds