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Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost project velocity

Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member
Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients were stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis.
Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people

Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world
Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy

Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan
Red tape or responsible tech?

As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive tech

The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services

Scandinavia’s Kitron leans into AI but depends on ERP and local links to keep electronics production

Norway-headquartered Kitron Group is on a growth path and relies on local-market nous and partners
Sweden’s Hexagon takes a measuring tape to the industrial world… and its virtual counterpart

Stockholm-headquartered company is applying precision observability and digital twins to make a safer, more sustainable and efficient world
The great datacentre backlash: The campaigners

In part one of a series looking at attitudes to datacentres, we look at the organisations that oppose new builds, concerns and motivations, what the industry thinks and what solutions might resolve the various impasses

Pega targets token tax on agentic application development- CW Developer Network

Pegasystems Inc. (commonly known as Pega) used its PegaWorld conference in Las Vegas this week to explain how developers can design, build and run agentic workflows across Pega Infinity 26 without ... Continue Reading
Pushing pilots-to-production: NTT DATA expands collaboration with Google Cloud - CW Developer Network

NTT DATA (hereafter NTT Data) wants software application developers to be able to go from pilot to production (not a branded or de facto industry term, but it should be) in the most fluid, ... Continue Reading
How the UK should take AI from sandboxes to scale- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Rupal Karia, SVP & GM – UKI, Northern Europe & MEA at Celonis. As we enter London Tech Week, many conversations will be focused on how to make the UK a key ... Continue Reading
Harness tightens up AI ROI spend with new tools- CW Developer Network

Software delivery company Harness produced two new products recently. The directly-named AI DLC Insights and Cloud & AI Cost Management arrive with a promise of their ability to give software ... Continue Reading

The unstoppable rise of the Chief AI Officer

Chief AI Officers are proliferating as organisations look to deploy agentic AI, make a return on investment, and meet their governance obligations.
Tech bros beware - Erin Brockovich is coming for you

The campaigning heroine of the eponymous movie has AI datacentres in her sights - just as Big Tech spending on memory chips sends PC and mobile prices spiralling up
Navigating culture to govern AI successfully

Data governance is critical for scaling AI safely, but the biggest hurdles are people, not technology. Here’s why moving governance out of IT and securing executive buy-in are key for AI success