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April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26
Court of Appeal rejects Post Office Capture case delay request

Three convictions based on the Capture system have reached the Court of Appeal, which has rejected the Post Office’s request to delay its response, advancing long-awaited justice for affected subpostmasters
April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26
Liz Kendall talks up work with ‘middle power nations’ on sovereign tech

The technology secretary speaks about the importance of forging alliances to make UK tech more resilient to geopolitical pressure
April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26
Government funds self-learning AI company

The £500m UK government Sovereign AI Unit co-invests with the British Business Bank to help AI company Ineffable Intelligence create self-learning algorithms
April 28, 2026 28 Apr'26
Oracle is turning corporate software over to AI agents

As Oracle rolls out a slew of agentic AI tools and applications, a senior company executive explains how enterprise workflows are changing and why software pricing models may be due for a shake-up

April 26, 2026 26 Apr'26
UKtech50 2026 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do

At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
London Marathon runners get AI to go the extra mile

TCS has launched an artificial intelligence-powered digital mapping tool to help runners and spectators lessen the stress and find the fun during the 2026 London Marathon
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Science, Innovation and Technology committee chair questions UK’s tech sovereignty approach

House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee chair Chi Onwurah questions the UK’s approach to tech sovereignty
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
UAE targets agentic AI to power half of government operations

With a two-year target to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations to agentic artificial intelligence, the UAE is positioning autonomous systems as the next phase of digital government
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Capital injection, acquisition further Render Networks in critical infrastructure

Critical infrastructure software platform provider gains fresh capital to accelerate sector and portfolio expansion

April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
Agentic AI speeds up mainframe modernisation, but human experts remain key

Agentic AI tools are helping organisations overcome Cobol skills shortages and untangle legacy infrastructure, but successful modernisation still requires an expert in the loop to manage complexity
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores

Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
Digital twin of athlete’s heart to demonstrate future of healthcare

IT services firm opens a window to the future of healthcare and physical training as tech advancements converge
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
SITA launches campus network to keep airport operations connected

Air transport industry technology provider taps networking giant to keep transport hubs connected and running smoothly, without the cost and effort of managing networks in-house
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
AI adoption is rapid but many stuck at basic levels, says AWS

The UK could unlock £35bn of productivity – equivalent to the economy of Manchester – if organisations can move from basic use of AI to productive, often agentic, modes of working
April 23, 2026 23 Apr'26
Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict

As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and ...
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Bunnings shows off AI shopping agent at Google showcase

The Australian hardware chain has gone from digital laggard to e-commerce pioneer, teaming up with Google Cloud to launch a conversational AI assistant that turns simple queries into DIY project plans
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
UK to build ‘national cyber shield’ to protect against AI cyber threats

Security minister Dan Jarvis calls for artificial intelligence companies to work with government to develop AI-driven cyber defences
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Lloyds Register evaluates AI-based nautical navigation

Lloyds Register assessment used a computer vision system to identify and categorise complex navigation scenarios, working in conjunction with human crew
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Microsoft faces court battle in £2bn Windows Server class action

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has allowed the unfair licensing case against Microsoft to go ahead
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
UK government beats drum for fintech industry at Fintech Week

UK government announces open banking strategies during London Fintech Week, including regulation and £1m investment
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
A tsunami of flaws: When frontier AI and Patch Tuesday collide

Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday drop was the second-largest in history, falling just shy of an October 2025 record. What is behind the spike in vulnerability disclosures, and is there a connection to Anthropic’s bug-hunting Claude Mythos AI model?
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Three-quarters of UK IT leaders without strong AI governance plans

Almost one in nine British IT leaders say their organisations use agentic AI, but with few putting in place strong governance plans, according to a Red Hat survey
April 21, 2026 21 Apr'26
More finance firms join FCA’s AI testing initiative

Barclays, Experian and UBS join the FCA’s live AI testing initiative, exploring cutting-edge technologies like agentic AI and SLMs to ensure safe, responsible innovation in UK financial markets
April 21, 2026 21 Apr'26
‘Platitudes’ hide struggle as Post Office scandal redress scheme closing date announced

Scheme for group that took the Post Office to court and exposed the widest miscarriage of justice in history to be completed by the year’s end
April 21, 2026 21 Apr'26
Danish logistics giant under pressure to rush world’s largest IT integration

The emergence of AI-driven competition has lit a fire beneath global logistics firm DSV, while it is distracted with integrating the global IT systems of a €14bn merger and trying to get its finances back to full health
April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26
Singapore pushes for global standard to test generative AI

The proposed standard aims to ensure trustworthy AI by standardising benchmarking and red teaming methodologies, as IMDA’s chief urges faster action on global rules
April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26
Business leaders marked down on AI workforce strategy

Research from Accenture has found that while workers feel their jobs will change, employers are less likely to invest in workforce transition
April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26
Scottish Labour’s 2026 manifesto vows to upskill and invest in tech

Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election, Labour promises digital and tech NHS funding worth £680m, ‘digital playgrounds’ and to create a digital skills passport
April 20, 2026 20 Apr'26
Scientists map coral reefs off northern Australia

Researchers have mapped a previously uncharted network of coral and rocky reefs hidden in the murky coastal waters of Australia’s north, without ever setting foot on a boat
April 17, 2026 17 Apr'26
Surging CVE disclosures force NIST to shake up workflows

NIST announces big changes to the way it categorises and manages CVEs, which are set to have a big impact on how organisations manage patching and remediation
April 17, 2026 17 Apr'26
Bank cyber teams on red alert as Anthropic promises them Mythos next week

Artificial intelligence supplier promises UK banks opportunity to review AI model, which has already revealed thousands of security flaws
April 17, 2026 17 Apr'26
UK government seeks collaborators for AI tutoring tools for schools

To build on plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools, the UK government is searching for companies to develop educational resources
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
UK’s Sovereign AI supports supercomputing and drug discovery AI startups

The UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund announces first cohort of startups backed to boost economic growth and national security
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
Interview: Bernhard Seiser, vice-president of digital, data and IT, AOP Health

With long experience of tech in the life sciences sector, AOP’s digital leader is building a foundation for further data insights in all areas of the business
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
Finance regulators to address AI risks after MPs say they are ‘not doing enough’

After a Treasury committee stated that public and finance systems are ‘exposed to potential serious harm’ from AI because regulators are ‘not doing enough’ to manage risks, finance regulators say they will take action to address concerns
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
UK government’s £500m sovereign AI fund bids to commercialise research

The UK government is launching a £500m Sovereign AI Unit to boost artificial intelligence startups and drive economic growth through strategic and long-term investments
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
How the AI boom is reshaping tech cost management

FinOps practitioners are stepping up to manage AI expenses, optimise token usage and align cost-saving measures with sustainability goals to improve returns from AI investments
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
UK businesses must face up to AI threat, says government

Technology secretary Liz Kendall urges Britain’s business community to sit up and pay attention to emerging AI threats, following the debut of Anthropic’s new frontier model, Mythos
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
Ordnance Survey works with Snowflake to tackle flood risk

AI-based tool developed with Snowflake improves policymakers’ understanding of properties at risk of flooding
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline?

Looking at datacentre development internationally, we see how the UK faces apparent relative decline, how countries are responding to the AI age, and what MW vs GDP can tell us
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
TDX 2026: Salesforce depicts SaaS as an agentic evolution

Salesforce paints a picture of software as a service evolving in an agentic direction, at its developer conference in San Francisco, with AgentExchange as an ecosystem lubricant
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
OCBC rolls out generative AI training for wealth advisors

First programme of its kind allows wealth advisors to hone their pitches through realistic AI role play, resulting in double the client appointments and a 50% growth in revenue in three months
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
SMRT taps AI and analytics to predict rail faults and speed up maintenance

The Singapore rail operator has developed an intelligent analytics platform to support predictive maintenance and pinpoint track issues, maximising its three-hour nightly maintenance window
April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26
April Patch Tuesday brings zero-days in Defender, SharePoint Server

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update may be one of the largest in history, with more than 160 issues in scope
April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26
UK government accelerates autonomous vehicle development funding

Projects exploring how autonomous vehicles could benefit businesses and communities across the UK receive government backing as part of £150m CAM Pathfinder programme
April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26
Department for Transport shows how its AI system avoids bias

A report looking at a system to extract themes from public consultations highlights human and LLM-based checks
April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26
SES gains altitude for in-flight connectivity with Boeing, Japan Airlines

Satellite operator claims milestone towards line-fit offer for multi-orbit connectivity, with streamlined factory installation on Boeing craft and deal with Japanese carrier
April 14, 2026 14 Apr'26
Finance regulator outlines its open finance vision

Financial Conduct Authority wants small businesses and consumers to be able to use their data to get better finance deals