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Lords to challenge DWP plans to monitor bank accounts

Members of the House of Lords are pressing for amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill following concerns over government powers to monitor the bank accounts of people receiving benefits
Gov.uk One Login accounts on the rise

Since August 2023, more than 1.8 million people verified their identity using the Gov.uk One Login app, while face-to-face verifications have also increased
IT expert will investigate controversial Capture system if asked

IT expert Jason Coyne, who played a critical part in exposing the Post Office Horizon scandal, said he would examine the Capture System
Wireless Logic enters Starlink orbit for IoT deployments

Global internet of things connectivity platform provider joins forces with satellite broadband constellation to offer fully managed service combining cellular and satellite connectivity to expand options for IoT and enterprises worldwide
CIO interview: Attiq Qureshi, CDIO, Manchester United

For any IT professional who is also a football fan, there can’t be many more appealing jobs than CIO of a Premier League club – we find out what it’s like to be the IT chief at Manchester United
BMC boosts network observability with Netreo acquisition

Autonomous digital enterprise operations technology firm announces takeover of provider of smart and secure IT network and application observability solutions

EU AI Act explained: What AI developers need to know

A guide to help enterprises building and deploying AI systems understand EU AI regulations
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal
Big tech’s cloud oligopoly risks AI market concentration

The oligopoly that big tech giants have over cloud computing could translate to a similar domination in the AI market, given the financial and compute resources needed to make the technology effective at scale

Appian World 2024: Live keynote report- CW Developer Network

Appian World was held this year at the Gaylord Inner Harbor resort in Washington DC from 15-17 April 2024. Starting off proceedings this year as always was Appian CEO Matt Calkins. With more than ... Continue Reading
The mainframe skills crunch; an outsider vs insider perspective- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

During my career, I’ve worked hands-on with a great many operating systems, programming languages, mainstream database engines and countless generations of different hardware and application ... Continue Reading
Appian & AWS accelerate AI automation accessibility- CW Developer Network

Accessibility matters. When users first say Microsoft’s ‘accessibility’ features appear some three decades ago, not everybody knew what was being offered. Stanford University’s history of ... Continue Reading
Organising the political scrutiny of Digital Manifestos- When IT Meets Politics

The first step is to identity those with budgets, resources, expertise and experience, who are interested in working together to identify topics and problems of interest to candidates and voters, ... Continue Reading

How 5G technology can help ignite the creative spark

Have you ever reached for a special bottle of wine only to realise the bottle opener is nowhere to be found? So much potential but no way to access it. In a way, it’s a problem affecting businesses right now regarding comms
2024 election security: Confronting disinformation and deepfakes

Although disinformation and deepfakes are a threat to electoral integrity, we already have ways to counter emerging threats and there is an opportunity is to adapt and scale these approaches to counter the challenge to democracy, writes Saj Huq.
Assessing the sustainability of cloud AI services

Using AI-optimised hardware and minimising data movements are some of the ways to mitigate the environmental impact of using cloud AI platforms