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• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  MPs call on NHS to scrap Palantir and its Federated Data Platform

  Health and Social Care Committee urges health minister to get rid of US firm Palantir and its Federated Data Platform amid ‘mistrust’ and ‘contested benefits’

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield

  The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  UK Court of Appeal gives Microsoft complaint the green light

  The path is now clear for preowned software reseller ValueLicensing’s market abuse case against Microsoft to go ahead

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2026

  Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2026 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Capita to lose money on pension debacle but ‘has government’s private parts in its grip’

  Joint select committee grilling reveals that the tech Capita planned to use to increase process automation did not work

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Insurer Unum aims to deliver benefits of $20m using AI to re-write old Cobol code

  We speak to Shelia Anderson, chief information and digital officer of insurance company Unum, about its project to ‘reimagine’ mainframe software

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Circular IT turns sustainability ambitions into measurable technology for UAE organisations

  As the UAE accelerates its Net Zero 2050 Strategy, CIOs are embedding sustainability into technology lifecycle management, circular IT and data-driven decision-making to reduce emissions, improve efficiency and tackle the growing challenge of e-waste

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  R&A drives AI critical networking infrastructure refresh at Open

  Golf governing body partners with networking and comms giant to deliver critical networking infrastructure to major championships and new global headquarters bringing AI-based next-gen connectivity

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  The FDP debate is looking in the rear-view mirror – what’s around the next bend?

  The question is no longer whether the Federated Data Platform has delivered enough, but whether the NHS will have the data infrastructure to deploy AI before the workforce crisis forces the issue

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  NCS: Chinese open AI models gaining ground in Singapore

  As American and Chinese AI worlds pull apart, the Singtel unit is courting both by putting OpenAI and Alibaba engineers on the same stage and folding Chinese models into its own products

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages

  British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  Post Office Horizon replacement contract delayed further

  The Post Office has once more extended the standstill period before putting pen to paper on EPOS system

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  NTT Data and HYMH claim physical AI breakthrough

  Collaboration embeds AI‑driven quality assurance directly into production, helping validate assembly process in real time to support quality assurance, improve efficiency and enable smarter manufacturing

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  Lumen completes Alkira acquisition to boost enterprise networking

  Acquisition designed to bring together network and digital services with intelligent networking software and simplify enterprise connections across cloud, AI and hybrid environments

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  Hamad International Airport launches one of the world’s largest biometric passenger journeys

  Sita-powered Fast Pass enables travellers to use facial recognition from check-in to boarding across more than 700 touchpoints, highlighting the GCC’s growing leadership in smart airport technology

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  European Central Bank demands AI security ‘action plan’

  European Central Bank gives banks deadline to outline their plans to defend against artificial intelligence-based security threats

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  Road to higher vehicle automation accelerates

  Research reveals how vehicle autonomy systems are advancing steadily, with as many as eight million new passenger cars sold globally in 2025 equipped with L2+ advanced driver assistance systems capabilities

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  AI workloads to test mobile network capability

  Research across 22 markets finds which 5G network metrics emerging AI use cases will place under stress, relative to standard internet traffic

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Druid Software acquires Node-H to accelerate private 4G, 5G

  Core network software provider adds team and IP assets of RAN software and user equipment technologies developer to increase capacity to support customers and partners

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  How 5GA and AI are reshaping heritage tourism

  From Xi’an’s immersive heritage experiences to Dubai’s smart tourism ambitions, Shaanxi’s blend of 5G-Advanced networks, generative AI and digital cultural preservation offers a blueprint for the future of destination experiences

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  SNP council backs datacentre halt and creates Burnham dilemma

  As Scottish National Party council passes a motion for Scotland datacentre moratorium, Andy Burnham’s avowed ‘power to the regions’ views face strain in light of critical national infrastructure designation

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Space comms enters next phase as SpaceX raises the stakes

  Research finds satellite industry that is seeing results of Elon premium in a frontier economy, with ownership of data and services becoming a key issue.

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Capita civil service pension contract ‘prime candidate’ for insourcing, says government minister

  Minister said the government will make Capita pay for the government resources used to support it on pension administration scheme

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?

  The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Tesco VMware migration shows backup incompatibilities

  VMware integration with third-party backup software improves performance and reduces admin. Alternative hypervisors are often less well-integrated

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings

  Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  M&S among first businesses to sign UK government’s resilience pledge

  Marks & Spencer joins the likes of Accenture, Microsoft and Vodafone by committing to take practical steps to improve cyber standards through the government’s voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data

  Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and ...

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Singapore Changi Airport’s 10-second border points to aviation’s AI future

  As passenger volume heads towards 10 billion a year, airlines, airports and governments are leaning on AI, biometrics and real-time data to keep travellers moving

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  US Anthropic restrictions dent UK tech sovereignty ambition

  The UK government cannot rely on allies. Instead, it must sort out startup funding and do more to build out a full tech stack

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Capita’s rush to hit civil service pension deadline risking errors, say staff

  Staff working on Civil Service pension administration transition concerned over pressure forcing unnecessary risks

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Asda’s supply chain woes bring lessons for IT project planning

  In spite of preparing for the deployment of a cloud-based ERP system, Asda’s financial results show it faced months of supply chain disruption

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review

  FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Telehouse completes fossil fuel-free datacentre retrofit as £251m West 2 build begins

  Docklands campus operator strips all gas from ex-Thomson Reuters facility, cutting PUE from 1.74 to 1.27, while breaking ground on its largest global datacentre at 22MW

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Middle East urged to prioritise prevention as cyber workforce gap hits 300,000

  As cyber attacks accelerate and organisations expand their digital footprints, security leaders are being urged to prioritise prevention and zero-trust architectures over expectations that AI will close the region’s growing skills gap

• July 05, 2026 05 Jul'26

  How Zoho’s full-stack strategy keeps it in control of cost and sovereignty

  Zoho’s ANZ lead Rakesh Prabhakar explains how building its own infrastructure keeps the SaaS firm in control of cost, pricing and data sovereignty

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Zoom inks deal to acquire Common Room

  AI-first communications and collaboration firm enters into definitive agreement to acquire AI-native go-to-market intelligence platform

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  AI to revolutionise industrial internet in oil and gas markets

  Research shows how the global industrial internet market is experiencing rapid expansion, with upstream segment at the forefront of adoption

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Europe’s sovereignty ambitions stall at the procurement desk

  Nextcloud Summit in Munich shows that Europe’s sovereignty ambitions meet their real test not in the technology, but in the procurement decisions that will determine whether EU legislation changes anything on the ground

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Interview: Oracle NetSuite’s Evan Goldberg – SaaSpocalypse averted

  The executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite discusses the evolution of AI in SaaS ERP, countering any SaaSpocalypse narrative, citing an ecosystem knowledge edge

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Platforms must shoulder burden of proof for social media design

  Under-16s social media ban should be tied to design features, with the burden of proof towards safety placed on companies, says technology psychologist

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Breach of IBM-managed environment exposes personal data of 70,000 in Singapore

  Unauthorised access to a development and testing environment managed by IBM has exposed the names, NRIC numbers and property addresses of about 70,000 people held by the Singapore Land Authority

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  SAESL turbocharges aircraft engine maintenance with data and AI

  The world’s largest supplier of Rolls-Royce engine maintenance services is working with Kyndryl to modernise its IT infrastructure, build a single source of truth for data, and scale up the use of AI across its business

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UKtech50 2026 winner: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, DeepMind

  Third-time UKtech50 winner Demis Hassabis has shown what homegrown UK tech talent can do, and the importance of tech for good

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw

  An RCE vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that was mistakenly omitted from the May Patch Tuesday bulletin is being exploited in the wild, says Cisa

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Digital readiness gaps emerge around FIFA World Cup 2026

  Dynatrace research highlights disparities in federation website performance around the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Saudi Arabia among the slowest performers, as organisations turn to AI and observability to manage unpredictable traffic spikes

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UK competition authority fast-tracks Nexfibre altnet acquisition

  UK regulatory watchdog approves next phase of UK broadband provider’s acquisition of leading independent company, but rivals warn of diminished competition

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Bank of England explores trading ‘kill switches’ to contain AI meltdowns

  UK central bank’s deputy governor outlines challenges facing regulators as artificial intelligence reshapes the finance sector

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Data dive: Kill switch and catch-up – can Europe close the sovereignty gap?

  As the US demonstrates it can wield an AI ‘kill switch’, the EU and UK unleash a wave of sovereign tech measures. Can state-led industrial policy bridge a $2tn revenue chasm?