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CW500 and IT leadership skills
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October 24, 2025
24
Oct'25
Government awards Post Office £2m contract to search for its own Capture records
Up to 1,500 claims expected from former users of the Post Office’s controversial Capture software
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October 23, 2025
23
Oct'25
Capita rubbishes Public Accounts Committee report claims
The outsourcing giant has missed IT deadlines, stoking fears it won’t be ready to take over the civil service pension contract
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October 22, 2025
22
Oct'25
Atos boss ‘utterly determined’ not to allow GenAI to pull up career drawbridge
AI is being used in all sectors of the economy and society, but adopters must ensure the next generation of professionals are not denied a first rung on the ladder because of it
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October 21, 2025
21
Oct'25
Startup law firm wants to ‘live and breathe technology’
Law firm will use artificial intelligence in its business from the word go, cutting the cost of managing large business contracts
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October 20, 2025
20
Oct'25
France’s Atos eyes UK public sector with investment in secure UK infrastructure
French IT services supplier invests in highly secure and accredited UK-based infrastructure
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October 20, 2025
20
Oct'25
The Netherlands faces €12bn R&D investment gap as productivity stagnates
Dutch government unveils nine-point plan to meet European 3% GDP target after its competitiveness ranking plummeted
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October 17, 2025
17
Oct'25
AI talent war sees UBS recruit leadership from JPMorgan
Research from Evident reveals US banks lead the way in AI adoption in the finance sector, with a talent war simmering
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
Gov.uk One Login live with digital Veteran Card
The digital version of the Veteran Card is the first government-issued document available in the Gov.uk One Login app, allowing veterans to use their smartphone to access discounts and services
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
Pet insurers fuel AI take up in veterinary sector
Through tech startups, insurers are offering artificial intelligence-based veterinary services as part of pet insurance contracts
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
Microsoft identifies boardroom cyber awareness as a top priority
Digital security report urges IT leaders to convince company boards that cyber security is a board-level problem
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
UK banks must be more like Big Tech to catch the US on AI, which comes with a high price
Evident research into artificial intelligence adoption in banking reveals US banks dominate when it comes to making AI work for the business
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
ICO fines Capita £14m after ransomware caused major data breach
Outsourcing giant hit with £14m fine over 2023 cyber attack, but costs could rise as legal actions continue
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
China responsible for rising cyber attacks, says NCSC
Ministers write to business leaders urging them to step up cyber security in wake of threats from ransomware and nation state-sponsored hackers
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October 14, 2025
14
Oct'25
Infosys multiplies UK public sector revenue by 160 with £1.2bn NHS deal
Gone are the days of Indian IT suppliers being shunned in UK government contracts through job and security fears
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October 14, 2025
14
Oct'25
Shameless Fujitsu boss confident firm will be back in ‘good books’ in 18 months
Pressure is mounting on Fujitsu as its internal culture and lack of genuine regret over its part in the Post Office scandal are revealed by Computer Weekly
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October 08, 2025
08
Oct'25
Interview: Fausto Fleites, vice-president of data intelligence, ScottsMiracle-Gro
The data leader’s hands-on experience with machine learning has helped to build a three-part strategy to maximise the benefits of AI at the gardening specialist
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October 08, 2025
08
Oct'25
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit: Prepare for AI failures
The AI bandwagon is about to be derailed, and CIOs are going to have to pick up the pieces
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October 08, 2025
08
Oct'25
Fujitsu boss said Post Office inquiry report wasn’t ‘that bad’, despite link to suicides
Computer Weekly reveals callous comments made by a senior Fujitsu executive about Post Office scandal inquiry report
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October 08, 2025
08
Oct'25
Interview: Change management for digitisation and agentic AI
We speak to Thomas Bodé, chief digital transformation officer at European energy company Met Group, about delivering successful digital initiatives
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
The Security Interviews: David Bradbury, CSO, Okta
Okta’s chief security officer talks security by default and explains why he thinks time is running out for the shared responsibility model
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
Vibe coding: A question of chicken feed or food
If used correctly, large language models promise to revolutionise software development – but they do not easily fit some obvious corporate IT use cases
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October 02, 2025
02
Oct'25
Aston University partners Capgemini for AI centre of excellence
University works with IT services giant to open artificial intelligence centre of excellence in London campus
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October 01, 2025
01
Oct'25
Interview: Wayne Barlow, head of terminal products, Bloomberg
Techie turned business leader Wayne Barlow heads up the development of Bloomberg’s customer-touching terminal software
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October 01, 2025
01
Oct'25
Over half of UK adults use mobile wallets
Cash accounted for less than 10% of payments in the UK in 2024, according to UK Finance figures
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September 29, 2025
29
Sep'25
Global payments network Swift builds blockchain capability
Not-for-profit global payments network to initially use blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments, with further use cases to follow
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September 26, 2025
26
Sep'25
Keir Starmer launches digital ID scheme, but does it stand a chance?
Amid an economic crisis, public scepticism and confusing messages, could the government’s digital identity programme fail before it even gets off the ground?
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September 26, 2025
26
Sep'25
Government to introduce mandatory digital ID
Prime minister Keir Starmer says the scheme, which will be compulsory by the end of this parliament, will help crack down on illegal workers, as well as provide benefits to citizens
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September 23, 2025
23
Sep'25
Post Office Capture appeals slowed by poor records
Poor data on the use of the Post Office Capture software is slowing the review of criminal convictions, says lawyer
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September 23, 2025
23
Sep'25
‘Our worst day’: The untold story of the Electoral Commission cyber attack
As head of digital at The Electoral Commission, Andrew Simpson’s mettle was tested when threat actors gained access to the regulator’s email systems and accessed sensitive voter data. Three years on, he tells his story to Computer Weekly
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September 23, 2025
23
Sep'25
EU to shut door on Big Tech in financial data sharing
US tech giants to be excluded from EU’s Financial Data Access initiative, which enables the sharing of certain customer financial data
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September 19, 2025
19
Sep'25
UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience
A report produced for the government by academics at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol sets out nine recommendations to strengthen the UK’s cyber sector
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September 18, 2025
18
Sep'25
UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago
More than half of UK banks still rely on computer code written in or before the 1970s, and which is understood by only a few of their staff
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September 17, 2025
17
Sep'25
Lufthansa pilots EU Digital Identity Wallet-based travel
Travellers will only be required to tap their phone to pass the various steps of checking in and boarding aircraft
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September 16, 2025
16
Sep'25
Interview: Using AI agents as judges in GenAI workflows
We speak to Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, about how the bank sees agentic AI in customer-facing chatbots
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September 15, 2025
15
Sep'25
‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry
The Post Office legal representation at public inquiry into Horizon scandal cost twice as much as the actual inquiry
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September 12, 2025
12
Sep'25
Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away
Sources say the Post Office doesn’t know whether millions of pounds of branch discrepancies are real or not
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September 11, 2025
11
Sep'25
M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems
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September 10, 2025
10
Sep'25
Vote: Who should be crowned the 2025 most influential woman in UK tech?
Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 8 October
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September 08, 2025
08
Sep'25
Liz Kendall appointed tech secretary
Former pensions secretary Liz Kendall replaces Peter Kyle as science, technology and innovation secretary in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle
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September 08, 2025
08
Sep'25
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame
Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame showcases the great women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector
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September 05, 2025
05
Sep'25
Lloyds Bank to use Workday software to help select staff for redundancy
Lloyds Banking Group will analyse data on HR software to help it select staff for redundancy
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September 05, 2025
05
Sep'25
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2025 longlist
In Computer Weekly’s search for this year’s top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, hundreds of women have been put forward for consideration. Here, we look at a list of everyone nominated in 2025
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September 04, 2025
04
Sep'25
Depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts: Post Office victims speak out
Report finds that former subpostmasters suffered and are continuing to suffer severe mental and physical problems due to their treatment by the Post Office
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September 04, 2025
04
Sep'25
Number of UK banks reporting AI-driven productivity improvements doubles
Survey shows that half of UK banks will increase spending on artificial intelligence as more see AI-related productivity gains
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September 03, 2025
03
Sep'25
Open banking take-up grows by a third
Rising payments are driving the adoption of open banking, with more than 15 million users in July
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September 02, 2025
02
Sep'25
Meet the IT leader In Lebanon who became an IT entrepreneur
Nassib Chamoun says CIOs could follow his lead in swapping IT management for life as a startup, but they must be prepared to make sacrifices
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September 02, 2025
02
Sep'25
Scottish Widows completes migration of millions of accounts to TCS platform
Pension provider reaches milestone in its digital transformation with Indian IT services giant
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August 29, 2025
29
Aug'25
AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital
Artificial intelligence pilot in Lebanon hospital aimed at freeing up time for medics to treat more Palestinian refugees
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August 28, 2025
28
Aug'25
Zopa Bank seeks partners to form AI skills coalition
Survey by Juniper Research and Zopa Bank reveals full return on investment in artificial intelligence over next five years
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August 28, 2025
28
Aug'25
UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign
GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses
