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• April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26

  HSBC collaborates on noisy qubit real-world application

  Researchers have demonstrated that usable results for financial modelling are achievable even on current noisy quantum computers

• April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26

  MP committees to double up on Capita’s civil service pension crisis

  Parliamentary committees to hold joint hearing to investigate the problems experienced in Civil Service Pension Scheme

• April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26

  Vernon Building Society uses AI to amplify human touch

  Century-old mutual society is using artificial intelligence to bring mortgage processing onto a single platform

• April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26

  DP World Tour Europe selects HCLTech for ‘total shop window rebuild’

  Sports association signs up Indian IT firm as global partner as it rebuilds its website and fan app in the ‘era of AI’

• April 29, 2026 29 Apr'26

  Monday.com targets third wave of AI with OpenClaw service

  The work management software firm’s Globster service brings OpenClaw to consumers and businesses in a bid to democratise access to agentic AI capabilities

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  WhatsApp’s encryption protects servers but leaves users exposed to client-side attacks

  The use of encryption helps to secure WhatsApp’s infrastructure, but researchers at Black Hat Asia warn platform’s architecture is driving hackers to target user devices directly

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Court of Appeal rejects Post Office Capture case delay request

  Three convictions based on the Capture system have reached the Court of Appeal, which has rejected the Post Office’s request to delay its response, advancing long-awaited justice for affected subpostmasters

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Vect ransomware actually destructive wiper malware

  Analysis of a form of ransomware called Vect has uncovered a serious flaw that breaks its core functionality and turns it from a locker to a wiper

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  UK data watchdog accused of dragging feet on eVisa investigation

  Despite longstanding data protection issues with the Home Office’s electronic visa system being flagged five months ago, the UK’s data regulator is yet to take any action

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Liz Kendall talks up work with ‘middle power nations’ on sovereign tech

  The technology secretary speaks about the importance of forging alliances to make UK tech more resilient to geopolitical pressure

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Zero waste drives datacentre sustainability shift in UAE

  Khazna’s DXB8 becomes the first datacentre globally certified for zero waste, highlighting how circular operations are emerging alongside power, cooling and AI infrastructure as a core design priority

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Lloyds Bank compensates another 1,625 customers after ‘alarming’ data breach

  Bank pays out compensation to more customers and reveals expansion of affected group

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Government funds self-learning AI company

  The £500m UK government Sovereign AI Unit co-invests with the British Business Bank to help AI company Ineffable Intelligence create self-learning algorithms

• April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26

  Oracle is turning corporate software over to AI agents

  As Oracle rolls out a slew of agentic AI tools and applications, a senior company executive explains how enterprise workflows are changing and why software pricing models may be due for a shake-up

• April 27, 2026 27 Apr'26

  Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?

  The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract

• April 27, 2026 27 Apr'26

  DSIT gets sums badly wrong on AI datacentre carbon footprint

  Government revises July 2025 projections for AI-driven datacentre carbon footprint upwards by around 100x, but Carbon Brief suggests the numbers could be much higher still

• April 27, 2026 27 Apr'26

  Almost 90% of women leave tech industry within 10 years

  Women aren’t staying in the tech sector for longer than 10 years, but may come back after leaving if the circumstances are right for their return

• April 27, 2026 27 Apr'26

  Port of Tyne advances connected mobility, autonomous logistics

  Autonomous port logistics project delivering improvements in terms of real operational challenges, safety, efficiency and sustainability

• April 26, 2026 26 Apr'26

  Black Hat Asia: Privacy and cyber security are inseparable

  The separation of privacy and security is no longer tenable in a world where exposed personal data is increasingly the entry point for major cyber incidents, delegates at Black Hat Asia 2026 were told

• April 26, 2026 26 Apr'26

  UKtech50 2026 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do

  At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  London Marathon runners get AI to go the extra mile

  TCS has launched an artificial intelligence-powered digital mapping tool to help runners and spectators lessen the stress and find the fun during the 2026 London Marathon

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  BT has now blocked over a billion clicks to malicious websites, says NCSC

  NCSC’s Share and Defend scheme has seen BT block over a billion clicks through to malicious websites

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Cisco advances path to quantum network with universal switch

  Research prototype designed to connect quantum systems from different suppliers, in all major encoding modalities, at room temperature, over standard telecom fibre

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Eseye boosts global IoT resilience with SGP.32 eSIM orchestration

  Internet of things connectivity provider combines SGP.32 remote provisioning with multi-IMSI, intelligent fallback and managed eSIM orchestration to ensure resilient global IoT connectivity

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Science, Innovation and Technology committee chair questions UK’s tech sovereignty approach

  House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee chair Chi Onwurah questions the UK’s approach to tech sovereignty

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  UAE targets agentic AI to power half of government operations

  With a two-year target to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations to agentic artificial intelligence, the UAE is positioning autonomous systems as the next phase of digital government

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Government should drop Capita from civil service scheme after it loses Royal Mail role, says union

  Union representing civil servants said that when outsourcing suppliers fail, they should be dropped

• April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26

  Capital injection, acquisition further Render Networks in critical infrastructure

  Critical infrastructure software platform provider gains fresh capital to accelerate sector and portfolio expansion

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Agentic AI speeds up mainframe modernisation, but human experts remain key

  Agentic AI tools are helping organisations overcome Cobol skills shortages and untangle legacy infrastructure, but successful modernisation still requires an expert in the loop to manage complexity

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores

  Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  5G market enters selective and strategic phase of development

  Research finds 5G market no longer defined simply by how many 5G networks exist, but by what those networks are becoming, shaped by ability of operators to translate technical capability into commercial value

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Medical data of half a million Britons on sale in China after Biobank breach

  Biobank operator is taking steps to improve security after biological, health and lifestyle information from its database was offered for sale on a Chinese website

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Freshwave claims next evolution of 5G indoor mobile

  In a claimed UK market first, a service powered by Ericsson’s Radio Dot System will offer all-operator 4G/5G signal indoors, with central London location already live

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Digital twin of athlete’s heart to demonstrate future of healthcare

  IT services firm opens a window to the future of healthcare and physical training as tech advancements converge

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  SITA launches campus network to keep airport operations connected

  Air transport industry technology provider taps networking giant to keep transport hubs connected and running smoothly, without the cost and effort of managing networks in-house

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Chinese hackers using compromised networks to spy on Western companies, says Five Eyes

  Companies urged to take countermeasures as Chinese hacking groups use networks of infected home and office devices ‘at scale’ to evade security monitoring systems

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  AI adoption is rapid but many stuck at basic levels, says AWS

  The UK could unlock £35bn of productivity – equivalent to the economy of Manchester – if organisations can move from basic use of AI to productive, often agentic, modes of working

• April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26

  Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict

  As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and ...

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Bunnings shows off AI shopping agent at Google showcase

  The Australian hardware chain has gone from digital laggard to e-commerce pioneer, teaming up with Google Cloud to launch a conversational AI assistant that turns simple queries into DIY project plans

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  NCSC heralds end of passwords for consumers and pushes secure passkeys

  UK National Cyber Security Centre is urging consumers to replace passwords and two-factor authentication with passkeys, following a technical study that shows they are more secure and easier to use

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Interview: Critical local infrastructure is missing link in UK cyber resilience

  Jonathan Lee, director of cyber strategy at Trend AI, argues for more focus on local and municipal cyber resilience

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Government terminates Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract

  Contract termination comes as Capita’s failings in a separate government pension scheme hit the headlines

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  UK to build ‘national cyber shield’ to protect against AI cyber threats

  Security minister Dan Jarvis calls for artificial intelligence companies to work with government to develop AI-driven cyber defences

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Lloyds Register evaluates AI-based nautical navigation

  Lloyds Register assessment used a computer vision system to identify and categorise complex navigation scenarios, working in conjunction with human crew

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Microsoft faces court battle in £2bn Windows Server class action

  The Competition Appeal Tribunal has allowed the unfair licensing case against Microsoft to go ahead

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  A&K Travel journeys with Colt for global quantum-safe network

  Travel giant chooses services arm of digital infrastructure provider to build out its global connectivity network based on quantum-safe encryption systems that operate without distance limitations

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

  With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  UK government beats drum for fintech industry at Fintech Week

  UK government announces open banking strategies during London Fintech Week, including regulation and £1m investment

• April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26

  Egypt targets nearshore IT outsourcing market as global demand shifts

  Talent scale, cost advantage and AI capability position Egypt as an alternative to Eastern Europe in evolving sourcing strategies