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Post Office offered bailout to cover £104.4m IR35 tax bill linked to Horizon IT scandal

The Department for Business and Trade offers to pay the £104.4m the Post Office owes HMRC for incorrectly assessing the IR35 status of the ‘unusually large’ population of contractors it engaged to assist with the fallout from the Horizon IT scandal Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

SolarWinds RCE bug makes Cisa list as exploitation spreads

Exploitation of CVE-2025-40551, an RCE flaw affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk, appears to be spreading, with defenders on high alert Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government must get its hands dirty on security, report says

As the UK government develops its National Cyber Action Plan, a report from the Rusi think tank urges Westminster to take a more interventionist approach Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Is banking IT and business relationship still a case of ‘them and us’?

As the UK government appoints senior IT executives at two banks to help it guide artificial intelligence deployment in the sector, Computer Weekly asks one IT professional in banking what he thinks Continue Reading

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• Banking IT professional

Banks reduce reliance on OpenAI as strategies mature

Banks are increasingly using alternative AI providers as Anthropic and Google eat into OpenAI’s dominance Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds

Ransomware-as-a-service operations are increasingly seeking to forge connections with employees, contractors and trusted partners of their target organisations as an alternative to straight-up hacking, says NCC Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The European offensive against encrypted phone evidence

Defendants and lawyers are demanding transparency about digital evidence from police hacking operations used in criminal prosecutions across Europe following a series of critical court judgments. Continue Reading

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• Yehudi Moszkowicz

CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long

IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation

While the UK has the data assets and the expertise to deliver real public benefit with artificial intelligence, a lack of consistency, completeness and interoperability in its data foundations risks missing these opportunities Continue Reading

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• Resham Kotecha, The Open Data Institute

Banks on the hook for £173m in APP fraud reimbursement

Banks paid 88% losses claimed by customers that fell victim to authorised push payment fraud last year Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why the UK needs to rethink the Investigatory Powers Act and allow intercept evidence in court

The UK needs clear and unambiguous laws around the use of digital evidence in court. The law has become tangled following rulings in the country’s EncroChat prosecutions. It’s time to allow intercept data to be used as evidence in legal cases Continue Reading

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• Peter Sommer

Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town

The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Datacentre indecision: UK government’s back and forth on planning

This week’s Computer Weekly ezine digs into the latest twist in a long-running datacentre planning saga, concerning a server farm in Iver, Buckinghamshire, that the government has now admitted it was wrong to grant planning permission for. We also hear from the head of advanced analytics at Dutch Bank ING about how its foray into using AI technologies is benefiting both its business and the customers it serves. Sticking with the AI theme, we take a deep dive into how the technology is being used as an enabler for the development of urban digital twins, and find out how it can be used to assist IT security teams. Read the issue now. NOTE: There are gremlins in the system, feasting on our download button, so for now, please paste this link into your browser to view the ezine: https://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1770105656_805.html Continue Reading

The UK government’s AI skills programme betrays UK workers and our digital sovereignty

The government's plans to offer AI skills training to the public depends almost entirely on US big tech companies - how is this meant to support the aim of supporting homegrown AI firms and enhancing sovereignty? Continue Reading

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• Tania Duarte, on behalf of co-contributors

HMRC chooses cloud SAP S/4Hana for tax system overhaul

HM Revenue & Customs is bidding to modernise its tax systems by migrating from ECC6 to SAP’s cloud-based Rise with SAP programme, adopting S/4Hana and AI to enhance efficiency and taxpayer experience Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Birmingham Oracle project: Data cleansing and resourcing issues

Councillors at audit committee urged to ensure strong project governance, adequate tech staffing levels and change management procedures Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Police intercept evidence from Sky ECC cryptophone network ‘unreliable’, Antwerp court told

Intercepted communications data used to prosecute drug crime gangs is unreliable and does not conform to international standards of evidence, according to an expert report presented to a court in Antwerp Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made

Early signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Police Digital Service future remains uncertain as ‘radical’ Home Office policing reform unveiled

The UK government’s long-awaited ‘radical’ policing reform whitepaper has finally dropped, but there is a distinct lack of detail in it about how exactly the Police Digital Service will fit into its vision for a nationally led policing sector Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Home Office announces sweeping police technology plans

The Home Office plans to ramp up its deployment of artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technologies under wide-ranging reforms to UK policing Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Sir Alan Bates slams ‘nonsense’ reported about his financial redress settlement

Campaigning subpostmaster speaks out about the highly inaccurate claims about the compensation he received Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Ex-directors of firm linked to Satoshi Nakamoto imposter sue over whistleblowing retaliation claims

Two former directors of London tech company nChain, associated with a computer scientist who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, have told an employment tribunal they were dismissed in retaliation for whistleblowing Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Metropolitan Police needs effective constraints on live facial recognition use, court hears

The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of live facial recognition against a legal challenge that claims there are no effective constraints on where it can deploy the technology Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths

The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government signs more partners to boost AI skills across the country

The government is seeking to educate 10 million adults in the UK on how to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline their work Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Troubleshooter steps in as Capita and civil service bosses apologise for pension scheme problems

High volumes of customer calls, backlogs and complex requests blamed for shaky start to life on civil service pension scheme for Capita Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sonia Patel to become interim UK government chief technology officer

NHS England’s chief technology officer has taken on the same role for government on an interim 12-month fixed-term contract Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Fujitsu boss ‘falls on his sword’ before settling with Post Office scandal victims

Fujitsu's European chief Paul Patterson is stepping down from his role amid the troubles brought on by the supplier’s central role in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Scotland gets AI growth zone boost in Lanarkshire

CoreWeave is building a 500MW AI cloud, providing the region with 800 high-paid jobs in artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government to develop AI tutoring tools

Schools will soon have access to free AI tools to help provide 1:1 tutoring to students, potentially levelling the playing field for those from disadvantaged backgrounds Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

ENEC, TII and Aspire test autonomous aerial systems for critical infrastructure security

Abu Dhabi proof-of-concept project evaluates whether drone-based patrols are mature enough for safety-critical environments Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

FCA launches review as ‘non-human intelligence’ surpassing human reasoning is plausible

The Financial Conduct Authority will consider the impact of emerging artificial intelligence adoption in the financial services sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI

Nationwide will have access to artificial intelligence-powered tools to help staff in their everyday interactions with its members Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide

Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast

The ShinyHunters hacking collective that caused chaos in 2025 is ramping up a new voice phishing campaign, with several potential victims already identified Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government’s National Data Library works up steam

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology finishes ‘discovery phase’ of £100m National Data Library programme, including pilot projects Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta

The funding from Meta will be used to support experts in the development artificial intelligence to improve UK public services Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Peer demands independent investigation into DWP’s prosecution of subpostmasters

The DWP’s promised review of subpostmaster prosecutions doesn’t satisfy the demands of politicians and campaigners Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware

A court has found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subjected a London-based human rights activist to abuse and physical violence after infecting his phone with Pegasus spyware Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift

A coding error in an emergent strain of ransomware leaves victims unable to recover their data, even if they cooperate with the hackers’ demands Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Florence Mottay, global CISO, Zalando

Florence Mottay moved from mathematics to software engineering, and is now leading security at Zalando, a high-tech online fashion retailer Continue Reading

Tech nationalism: The need to build and protect UK digital sovereignty

This week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine has a focus on digital sovereignty, as we delve into why the Open Rights Group thinks it is high time the UK government has a formalised strategy, championing homegrown tech providers. The last in our recent run of buyer’s guides also touches on this topic. Elsewhere, we hear from the CISO of online retailer Zalando about how she’s drawing on her career in tech to reshape the firm’s approach to security. Rounding out the ezine, we find out how the adoption of AI is affecting employee autonomy in the workplace. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Landmark legal challenge against police facial recognition begins

The High Court will examine whether the Metropolitan Police is acting lawfully with its deployments of live facial recognition, in the UK’s first judicial review of how the technology is being used Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Spanish court acquits suspects denied access to ‘raw’ Sky ECC intercepts in landmark decision

Prosecutors have been told they cannot rely on intercept evidence from the Sky ECC encrypted phone network in the absence of other evidence, unless they disclose the raw intercept data to defendants in decision that could have a significant impact on future prosecutions Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

AI claims are cheap: The challenge is to work out what's real

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype. Continue Reading

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• Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

Ransomware, reputation, risk: Black Hat Europe in review, 2026 in view

Black Hat Europe made clear that cyber security can no longer be separated from politics, economics and behaviour, as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures combine Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

Inside the trend of tech ‘spinouts’ solving real-world problems

Technology companies churn out services for retail and hospitality businesses, but there are still problems to solve in these sectors, driving a trend for in-house software developments being ‘spun out’ Continue Reading

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• Glynn Davis

Macquarie Bank rolls out AI agent to personalise customer support

Australian bank launches a 24/7 intelligent assistant capable of asynchronous human hand-off, joining the country’s major financial institutions in the race to deploy AI-powered services Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

JPMorgan CEO urges slowdown of AI roll-out to ‘save society’

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence will prompt ‘civil unrest’ if governments and companies fail to protect workers from its displacing effects, says JPMorgan boss Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Estonian healthtech a hotbed of innovation for UK and Europe

Estonia is a thriving hub for advancements in healthcare technology, harnessing artificial intelligence and genomics. Its healthtech industry is targeting the UK and Europe for collaboration and market development Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

DWP review of Post Office worker prosecutions yet to start, months after announcement

The DWP said in August that it would carry out an independent review of prosecutions of subpostmasters, but it has yet to appoint a reviewer Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sportswear firm Under Armour falls victim to data breach

Details of over 70 million customers of US sportswear giant Under Armour were leaked following a supposed ransomware attack by the Everest gang Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Davos 2026: Smart thinking needed for sovereign AI investment

Policy-makers need to figure out how they can carve a niche in a world dominated by China and the US Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

EU researchers inch closer to a viable quantum internet

Pioneering research physicists in Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria tell Computer Weekly about their breakthroughs, dilemmas and the immense challenges on the road to a quantum internet Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Dell Technologies Forum Dubai highlights AI as the next great economic accelerator

At its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how AI leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

UK government begins trials of digital driving licence

The digital version of the physical driving licence will be made available through an app-based digital wallet, with testing underway before wider roll-out later this year Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK and China reach out across cyber no-man's land

London and Beijing have supposedly conducted high-level talks seeking to establish a joint security forum to help de-escalate potential cyber flashpoints, according to reports Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Barry Panayi, group chief data officer, Howden

The fast-growing insurance firm wants data insights and artificial intelligence to give customer-facing employees all the information they need at their fingertips through data-powered conversational interfaces Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

UK government appoints banking tech bosses as AI champions

Appointment of artificial intelligence champions from banking sector comes as MPs make stern warning about AI risks in financial services Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models

Organisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs

Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NatWest Boxed tech team drives business on embedded finance wave

NatWest Boxed tech team doubles up as the force behind NatWest’s challenger bank, as well as its white-label banking service Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Met claims success for permanent facial recognition in Croydon

Met Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review assessing the technology’s lawfulness Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Lloyds Bank to train all staff on artificial intelligence

UK high street bank is already training senior staff to get the most out of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

G42 introduces Digital Embassies framework for sovereign AI

The framework enables governments to deploy artificial intelligence securely and at scale, while maintaining full legal authority over data and systems, regardless of the location of the infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Swedish government software developer counters poor health apps claim

As national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims unsatisfactory health apps deter doctor visits Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

How open banking is evolving to unlock finances

In this week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine, we take a look at how – eight years after its introduction – the concept of open banking is expanding and evolving, and giving rise to new use cases within financial services. We also sit down with the CTO of Norsk Global and find out how swapping out its legacy VMware estate for Nutanix’s technology has saved it money and helped it shift away from having a reactive IT strategy. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out how agentic AI is shaking up business processes within the enterprise architecture landscape. And in the second of our three buyer’s guide features on digital sovereignty, we find out why this is a topic IT buyers and IT departments need to get a handle on in 2026. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK financial regulators exposing public to ‘potential serious harm’ due to AI positions

MPs warn that action is needed to ensure artificial intelligence is adopted safely in the finance sector as companies capitalise on its opportunities Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK open banking is eight years old and ready to grow into the wider economy

The next phase of open banking will have a greater impact as it morphs into cross-sector open finance Continue Reading

UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI

As the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Liverpool FC signs WasabiAiR for fast video tagging and search

Reds can tag video frame-by-frame with AI-based ML-as-a-service to get rapid search and ‘hyper-personalisation’ of footage for fan engagement and partner content Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

UAE signs Pax Silica declaration to advance AI-era security

The United Arab Emirates becomes the ninth signatory to Pax Silica, an economic security coalition for the AI age, reinforcing its leadership in trusted technology, energy and digital infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

UK government kicks off plan to revamp citizen digital interaction

Labour has set out a roadmap for modernising digital government in a bid to streamline services and cut costs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan calls for urgent action to boost the capital’s AI workforce

Khan has launched a taskforce to tackle the risk of mass unemployment that could occur as artificial intelligence threatens London jobs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Dutch researcher’s AI breakthrough tackles the structured data paradox

Table representation learning unlocks 99% of organisational data that remains unused Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

PSNI resorted to pen and paper after issues with ControlWorks command and control software

Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland for clarification after it emerged the PSNI has not reported IT issues that affected its ability to record reports from the public to the oversight body Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
• Cormac Kehoe

Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador

Professional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption

New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

TII’s Falcon-H1 Arabic sets global standard for Arabic AI

Abu Dhabi’s TII launches Falcon-H1 Arabic, setting a global benchmark for Arabic artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Microsoft DCU uses UK courts to hunt down cyber criminals

Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of the US Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government's U-turn on digital ID was inevitable from the start

The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme were never going to be mandatory. That’s not some sort of scoop – although Computer Weekly predicted as much last year - nor is it ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK government backtracks on plans for mandatory digital ID

The proposed national digital identity app will no longer be compulsory for conducting right-to-work checks, removing the most contentious and widely criticised element of the scheme Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026

January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026

Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Police Digital Service ex-staffers launch employment tribunal action over mistreatment claims

The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Berlin anarchists cite AI in attack on key energy infrastructure

Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office scandal’s oldest victim calls for total ban on Fujitsu

Betty Brown wants the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal banned from all government contracts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cutting through the noise: SaaS accelerators vs. enterprise AI

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype. Continue Reading

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• Richard Watson-Bruhn, PA Consulting

UK open banking is eight years old and ready to grow into the wider economy

The next phase of open banking will have a greater impact as it morphs into cross-sector open finance Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Oldest victim of Post Office scandal awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2026

The New Year Honours List 2026 conferred an OBE on the oldest living victim of the Post Office scandal, as well as hailing members of the UK technology community Continue Reading

Every Post Office victim deserves an OBE, says Betty Brown

In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in compensation for UK businesses that have been allegedly overcharged by Microsoft for opting to run its software in competing cloud environments. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out why automotive enterprises are being advised to revamp their networks and embrace openness. And in the first of our three buyer’s guide features on the knotty topic of digital sovereignty, we find out what role data auditing has to play in building a cast-iron data sovereignty strategy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF

C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers

As a company that installs and maintains telecoms towers across Africa and the Middle East, Helios is looking to boost digital inclusion in the countries it serves as well as grow through technology improvements Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Welsh government launches £2.1m fund to help SMEs adopt AI

The funding is being used to deliver artificial intelligence awareness and adoption support to businesses, as well as to upskill staff, enabling them to take advantage of AI Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK regains second spot in global fintech investment ranking

Global fintech investment was up 21% and the UK retook second spot in the market ranking for the full year 2025 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI

The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Singapore and Japan team up on quantum computing

The two countries will work together to bridge the gap between quantum research and real-world commercialisation, marking Singapore’s first government-to-government pact dedicated to the technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UAE’s VentureOne to deploy secure autonomy technologies in Europe through Unikie and Solita partners

Partnerships with Finland’s Unikie and Solita will bring UAE-developed secure autonomy technologies to critical infrastructure, public safety and AI-enabled operations across Northern Europe Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

MPs could be unintentionally going easy on tech ‘parasite’ in Post Office scandal bill

Fujitsu’s Post Office scandal bill should be a share of a figure much higher than the £1.8bn compensation costs cited by a Parliamentary committee Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

From promise to proof: making AI security adoption tangible

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka