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• January 22, 2026 22 Jan'26

  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

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  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

• January 09, 2026 09 Jan'26

  What will the DEI landscape of the tech sector look like in 2026?

  Over the past 10 years there has been an ongoing battle to increase representation of women and other underrepresented groups in the tech sector – but progress has been slow. What will 2026 have in store for this endeavour?

• January 08, 2026 08 Jan'26

  Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026

  Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026

• December 31, 2025 31 Dec'25

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2025

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion over the past 12 months

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2025

  Looking back at the skills and hiring landscape in 2025, Computer Weekly shares key moments for IT careers and skills over the past 12 months

• December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25

  Number of women in tech roles up by 1%, says BCS

  Research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the number of women working in the technology sector has continued to rise at a snail’s pace over the past five years

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  UK government launches Women in Tech Taskforce

  To help increase the number of women in technology, and prevent those already in the industry from leaving, the UK government has launched a Women in Tech Taskforce

• December 04, 2025 04 Dec'25

  Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025

  With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed

• November 26, 2025 26 Nov'25

  AI leads parents to change their careers advice to children

  Artificial intelligence is increasingly changing the workplace, leaving children and their parents concerned about the potential future of work

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Management reboot essential for agentic AI strategy

  Agentic AI is not just an investment in technology with a fixed term replacement cycle, it can also be an employee that improves over time, says report

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Artificial intelligence helps Klarna double revenues with half the staff

  Swedish fintech has gradually replaced half of its staff with artificial intelligence and doubled its revenues

• November 18, 2025 18 Nov'25

  Tech scaleups and startups lack women at the top

  The tech sector understands the importance of diverse decision-makers, but startups and scaleups are failing to put this in place early on, leading to a lack of diversity and representation

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  Gartner Symposium 2025: Get the IT team AI ready

  Research from Gartner suggests that CIOs believe every role in IT will be AI-augmented. IT staff are worried about job security

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  Inside HP’s plan to build the Middle East’s next generation of tech creators

  Through gaming labs, artificial intelligence mentorship and inclusive partnerships, HP is helping young people in the Middle East, especially women, turn digital skills into real-world careers

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Collaboration, founders and entrepreneurs – career path of 2025’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech

  Fully admitting her career path has been a happy accident, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, Naomi Timperley, tells us about her work with entrepreneurs and startups

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2025

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2025 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Naomi Timperley

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2025

  Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Police Digital Service defends IT contractor cuts amid concerns over IT project delivery

  The Police Digital Service has defended its decision to cut the size of its flexible IT workforce, as sources raise concerns about low staff morale and hampered IT project delivery times

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Microsoft strengthens UAE’s AI ambitions with launch of Elevate programme

  With the launch of Microsoft Elevate UAE, the tech giant deepens its commitment to artificial intelligence skilling, infrastructure and innovation across education, government and startups

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  Government to broaden ‘narrow’ computing curriculum

  Planned changes to the computer science curriculum announced following independent review recommendations

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS

  The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust

  Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI

  E-commerce giant Amazon has cited artificial intelligence as a key driver of its decision to lay off thousands of its corporate employees

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Government begins search for chief technology officer

  The government is looking for a chief technology officer to take charge of delivering its vision for digital public services

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Documentary to show women’s journey to becoming role models

  The challenges faced when learning to share and express one’s story are often unseen, but an upcoming documentary aims to highlight how 10 women built confidence in public speaking

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• September 09, 2025 09 Sep'25

  The digital forensics crisis in policing: What’s going wrong?

  Forensics experts say that most crime has a digital footprint, but the police are unable to keep up with the soaring number of devices that require analysis

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• August 26, 2025 26 Aug'25

  TUC calls for government crackdown on business AI shortcuts

  Artificial intelligence promises to boost productivity and shareholder value, but the Trades Union Congress is concerned that AI-fuelled economic growth is leaving workers behind

• August 21, 2025 21 Aug'25

  Number of girls taking GCSE computer science drops amid fall in overall candidates

  The number of students taking GCSE computing has fallen this year, with fewer girls and boys choosing the subject compared with 2024

• August 19, 2025 19 Aug'25

  ISACA launches AI security management certification

  ISACA accredited security professionals can now pursue a new AI security management credential

• August 18, 2025 18 Aug'25

  AI advances clear path to software development careers

  Programming skills are always in demand, but with artificial intelligence, people will have to adapt their approach to writing code

• August 14, 2025 14 Aug'25

  More girls take A-level computing despite overall dip in numbers

  While there was an overall dip in the number of people taking computing A-levels this year, the number of girls taking the subject is still on the up

• August 13, 2025 13 Aug'25

  Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026

  Spanish banking giant announces mandatory AI training for staff, and collaborates with OpenAI on a ‘data and AI-first transformation’

• August 12, 2025 12 Aug'25

  Obituary: Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist

  Dame Stephanie Shirley, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist known in the technology sector as Steve, has passed away

• August 05, 2025 05 Aug'25

  Investing in diverse business could boost UK equity market

  It’s difficult for female-led businesses to find investment, but if more funds were made available, it could boost UK equity, according to research

• August 04, 2025 04 Aug'25

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2025

  Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2025 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology

• July 30, 2025 30 Jul'25

  AI and machine learning engineers earn far less in UK than in US

  While there is plenty of demand for artificial intelligence engineers, there appears to be a disparity of salaries in different countries