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June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers

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
June 08, 2026 08 Jun'26
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology

The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle

European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Property sector plans for digital ID collapse over government policy concerns

A major initiative to introduce a standard digital identity scheme for house buying and selling has been shelved due to political uncertainty and lack of clear benefits

June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Capita launched civil service pension scheme site without ‘basic’ web security

Outsourcer went live with its troubled civil service pensions administration without a basic Domain Name System security feature
June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip

A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted
June 03, 2026 03 Jun'26
Capgemini wins another 10-year HMRC deal

This particular deal is for contact centre as a service, which sees artificial intelligence being deployed to streamline processes
June 02, 2026 02 Jun'26
Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence

UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers
June 02, 2026 02 Jun'26
Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita

People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack
May 29, 2026 29 May'26
MEPs urge European Commission to take action over Europol’s shadow IT

MEPs have written to the European Commission calling for action following revelations that Europol and Frontex processed, stored and transferred personal data in ways that raise serious concerns about compliance with EU law

May 29, 2026 29 May'26
How Canberra Institute of Technology is transforming classroom learning

Faced with a fragmented IT estate and poor room utilisation, CIT partnered with Cisco to standardise the institute’s physical and virtual classrooms, boosting inclusivity and slashing on-site support
May 28, 2026 28 May'26
National cyber shield could be ready in five years

GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler confirms plans to build a national cyber defence capability using AI agents to defend critical infrastructure at ‘machine speed’
May 28, 2026 28 May'26
Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract amid civil service pension disaster

The ramifications of Capita’s botched Civil Service pension contract continue as politicians distance themselves.
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
UK has ‘narrowing window’ to stay ahead of tech threats, says GCHQ chief Keast-Butler

UK needs to treat cyber security 10 times more urgently in the wake of threats from Russia, China and other adversaries, says GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus

We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory

We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways
May 27, 2026 27 May'26
UKtech50 2026: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a long list of top-class nominees – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
May 26, 2026 26 May'26
Sir Alan Bates questions UK government commitment to Post Office criminal investigation

The UK government needs to increase funding for police investigation of Post Office scandal crimes, or face a five-year delay
May 26, 2026 26 May'26
UKtech50 2026: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders

Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2026
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Spanish police ‘systematically’ hid cryptophone intercepts from courts, claims ex chief

Former Spanish police chief, on trial for drug trafficking, claims UK and Colombian police assisted in creating fictitious intelligence reports to hide use of intercept from encrypted phone networks Sky ECC and Anom
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security

The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Presight and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence build AI-driven public safety platform

Cooperation agreement between Presight and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority signals the next phase of AI-driven emergency response, strengthening the UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in smart cities, crisis management and digital public...
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
Government digital ID launch was a fiasco, report finds

Back-to-front policy and a rushed launch destroyed public confidence, as Home Affairs Committee is sceptical government has capacity to implement the digital ID programme
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
Home Office sitting on data about scale of eVisa errors

The Home Office holds data on the scale of errors and software issues with its electronic visa system, but is yet to release the information
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
MPs propose ‘kill switch’ to shut down rogue AI systems

An amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill proposes giving the government a ‘kill switch’ to close datacentres hosting AI if they pose a critical threat to UK infrastructure or national security
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
Post Office objection to Capture appeals is ‘inexplicable and unconscionable’

In an ongoing exchange of letters, compensation advisory board attacks controversial decision to contest appeals against pre-Horizon convictions
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
NHS Modernisation Bill promises single patient record by 2028

The NHS Modernisation Bill announced in the King’s Speech aims to transform the NHS, with plans to build a single patient record to be launched in two years
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
Nick Clegg-backed company using AI to fill global education gaps

Backed by former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Efekta is rolling out AI language lessons to state schools around the world
May 15, 2026 15 May'26
Post Office chair defends ‘inappropriate and harmful’ position on Capture appeals

Post Office chairman defends its position on contesting subpostmaster appeals against Capture-based convictions
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
Gov.uk chatbot makes government services faster to access

Chatbot functionality in the Gov.uk app now provides citizens and businesses with a natural language interface across government online services in the UK
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
Post Office to contest Capture conviction appeal despite chairman support for overturning en masse

Post Office to contest Capture conviction appeal despite its chairman agreeing all should be overturned
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
Bradford datacentre with heat reuse gains planning consent

Deep Green’s 5.6MW AI datacentre will take 24 months to build and will link up to an energy centre to heat buildings across Bradford city centre via pre-laid pipes
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
King’s Speech paves the way for digital ID

The speech outlined plans for a Digital Access to Services Bill, establishing a legal framework for the use of digital identity, which has received mixed responses
May 14, 2026 14 May'26
Accenture joins IBM in battle for £323m Post Office Horizon deal

Services giant is bidding to take over existing Post Office Horizon operations alongside fellow IT giant IBM
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Europe and US negotiate deal to share citizens’ biometric data, UK also approached

The UK has received a request from the US to share biometric data of citizens, as Europe negotiates a similar deal with US Department of Homeland Security
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge

Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
The Netherlands leads in quantum technology but lags on quantum security

The Dutch government has invested €615m to build a world-class quantum technology ecosystem, but many institutions have not started any quantum-specific preparations to protect themselves against the security threat
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Core42 partners with Solutions+ on Mubadala sovereign AI

Agreement announced at Make it in the Emirates will see Core42 provide sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure while Solutions+ delivers implementation services and enterprise AI applications across Mubadala portfolio companies and government entities
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses as it sits on Post Office scandal contribution

IT supplier will pay bonuses to UK staff again this year as it continues to hold back contribution to costs of Post Office scandal
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol following concerns over shadow IT

Expansion of Europol’s mandate should be paused while allegations investigated, a number of MEPs say
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it

UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base
May 07, 2026 07 May'26
Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground

As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Police wrongly identified solicitor Fahad Ansari as Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizure

A police officer wrongly described a solicitor acting for Hamas in an appeal against its proscribed status in the UK as a Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizure
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
UK High Court dismisses facial-recognition judicial review case

The Metropolitan Police has won a judicial review case that argued its live facial-recognition policy was unlawful
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Opaque acquires Abu Dhabi cryptographic AI tech from TII

The announcement was made at Make it in the Emirates as UAE-developed post-quantum and confidential AI technologies move from Abu Dhabi research labs to global enterprise deployment
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox

We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Post Office acknowledges ECCO+ user’s calls for help three decades ago

A former subpostmaster repeatedly asked the Post Office for help when unexplained shortfalls occurred in her branch while using ECCO+ software, with evidence of her requests still in the organisation’s possession
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Google AI workers vote to unionise over IDF and US military tech

Unions send letter to management requesting recognition for Google DeepMind employees, in particular over the company’s involvement in hi-tech systems used in Gaza and Iran wars