August 20, 2026
Chatbots with skills: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Starling Bank’s deputing CIO, Fred Laurent, about smart tools for the bank’s customer facing AI agent
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20
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Aug 2026
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A light-hearted look at the week in tech by the Computer Weekly team
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August 17, 2026
Privacy vs Grok GenAI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In June, MP Jess Asato began a legal case over AI-generated explicit images of herself generated without her permission by the xAI Grok AI engine
July 23, 2026
The LEO story: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Peter Byford, chair of the LEO Computer Society about the world’s first business computer and his experiences programming it
June 29, 2026
AI in fashion retail: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Przemek Czarnecki, chief technology officer of Asos, about how the company is deploying AI and agentic AI
June 23, 2026
Empathy with business: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Reema Jain, CIO of Unilever about how to ensure IT teams remain focussed while innovating with new technology
June 15, 2026
Agentic workflows: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Joel Hron, chief technology officer at Thomson Reuters about how MCP-connectivity into Claude to streamline legal work
June 5, 2026
Why AI won’t cut jobs: A Computer Weekly Downtime upload podcast
We speak to Gartner analyst Helen Poitevin about why business leaders should not use AI to reduce headcount
May 28, 2026
IT project success: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
A discussion on why, in spite of industry best practices, IT projects are still failing
May 21, 2026
Agentic orchestration: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Jakob Freud, CEO of Camunda about who business processes are being reinvented in the age of agentic AI
May 11, 2026
Integrity with AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Jill Luber, CTO of academic publisher, Elsevier, about creating AI tools to support researchers and protecting against fake science
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