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• August 20, 2018 20 Aug'18

  Job losses caused by artificial intelligence will dwarf those of Victorian revolution

  The disruption to the jobs market caused by artificial intelligence will be far greater than that caused by industrialisation in Victorian times

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Cyber Security Challenge UK to scale up

  Cybersecurity Challenge UK plans to scale up its events and its role in coordinating UK industry efforts to attract talented people to the cyber security profession

• August 17, 2018 17 Aug'18

  Apple confirms teen hacker took no customer data

  Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data

• August 16, 2018 16 Aug'18

  Industry excitement as Stem A-level numbers rise

  The number of students taking and achieving grades in A-levels related to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) is on the rise this year, giving the industry hope for the future

• August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18

  ICS security at risk in key verticals, report shows

  The security of industrial control systems (ICS) is at risk in key verticals due to under staffing, under investment and human error, a report reveals

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  NHS Digital staff at risk of redundancy as part of restructure

  More than 600 NHS Digital employees have been told they may have to reapply for their jobs, as redundancies loom in the first wave of the organisation’s restructure

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Education secretary urges tech industry to transform classrooms

  Education secretary Damian Hinds has called upon large technology firms to use tech to tackle some of the biggest issues in schools

• August 09, 2018 09 Aug'18

  Ex-HMRC tax inspector sounds alarm over suitability of IR35 online status checker tool

  As the private sector consultation on IR35 draws to a close, a former HM Revenue & Customs inspector calls into further question the suitability of the government's online tool for assessing contractors’ tax status

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  IPSE warns government off private sector IR35 reform, as 'no deal' Brexit fears grow

  As the government prepares to close its consultation on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, IPSE airs concerns over the economic impact the move could have, as talk of a "no deal" Brexit for the UK continues

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Liam Maxwell to swap government for AWS

  Government tech adviser Liam Maxwell is understood to be leaving government for a role at Amazon Web Services

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Cyber security double agents most common in the UK

  Cyber security professionals who alternate between criminal and legitimate activities or move full-time into cyber criminal activity are more common in the UK than other countries, a report reveals

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  Government invests £3m in Wales-based Stem hub

  A science centre in Wales will be given £3m to develop a Stem hub, which will reach more diverse audiences for its delivery of science and technology teaching content

• August 07, 2018 07 Aug'18

  A quarter of Brits expect their jobs to be replaced by tech

  A quarter of UK workers are worried their jobs will disappear because of automation and a third expect the technology to change their jobs for the worse

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Only 11% of employers do not expect a tech skills shortage in the next year

  The majority of employers in the UK believe they will be facing a shortage of skilled technology professionals in the next year

• July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18

  Commerzbank creates Hadoop-based platform for business-critical insights

  German bank creates an entire new department to build and support a platform to provide business-critical insights

• July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18

  Barclays to open tech hub in Glasgow

  Banking group’s campus in Glasgow will host technology and operations teams using the latest technologies

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Just Eat on the lookout for 150 tech professionals

  Online food marketplace Just Eat has announced it is on the lookout for talent to fill 150 technology roles, 80 of which have been recently created

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Collaborative alliance to advance UK’s cyber security profession

  Leading UK organisations in cyber security have united to develop a national professional body in the field

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Committee proposes new laws for immigration of skilled workers after Brexit

  The Science and Technology Committee has released a report proposing new rules surrounding the immigration of skilled workers once Brexit has come into force

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  NHS on the hunt for chief data officer

  The NHS CDO will report directly to NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, get paid up to £176,750 and be responsible for a budget of around £57m

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  Deloitte launches EMEA-wide initiative to close cyber security gender gap

  Professional services organisation Deloitte expands its UK efforts to encourage more women into cyber security to cover the EMEA area

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  Global trading infrastructure firm opens office in Ireland because of Brexit

  Financial services firms are attracted to Ireland as the UK prepares to leave the EU, leading to the creation of IT jobs in the Emerald Isle

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Voting open: vote now for the most influential woman in UK technology 2018

  Submit your vote for who you think deserves the title of most influential woman in UK technology 2018

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

  Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Code First: Girls teaches more women to code in UK than universities

  Social enterprise partners with BT to offer more women the opportunity to learn tech skills

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Expect jobs equilibrium if government sticks with AI plan

  If the government keeps to its artificial intelligence sector deal, the number of new jobs created through the use of AI and automation will balance the job losses

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Half of young girls don’t think tech careers are exciting

  Young women are put off of technology careers because they don’t perceive them to be exciting, according to research

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Brexit proposal calls for standards alignment and data sharing

  Although the government’s Brexit whitepaper focuses on curbing immigration, collaboration on cyber crime, data sharing and services are among the bargaining chips

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Most influential women in UK tech: The 2018 longlist

  Each year, Computer Weekly asks the technology industry to nominate who it thinks are the most influential women in UK tech. Here is the longlist of nominees for 2018

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  We need to take ‘black box’ out of AI to increase diversity, says panel

  Many users of artificially intelligent systems have no understanding of what they do, making diverse and ethical development of these systems increasingly important

• July 08, 2018 08 Jul'18

  TechUK calls on UK to adopt recent EU trade deals to boost digital sector

  The EU deal with Canada, as well as forthcoming trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, could boost the UK tech sector – if adopted after Brexit

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  CNet Training calls on datacentre sector for input on skill shortage research

  Technology skills and education provider CNet Training is calling on the datacentre community to help inform its research into what is behind the sector's skill shortages

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  HSBC previews the banking staff of the future

  The digital revolution in banking is set to create previously unknown jobs, and HSBC has outlined three of the job roles that will be created in the future

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  UK labour market could be harmed by private sector roll-out of IR35 reforms, consultancy warns

  As the government continues to consult on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, research suggests contractors will not take kindly to the move

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Slow broadband fuels a post-Brexit storm for rural communities

  Lack of access to reliable broadband and mobile networks threatens rural livelihoods after Brexit, according to a Local Government Association report

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Take our 2018 salary survey and tell us what you think about your job in IT

  Computer Weekly's annual salary survey aims to reveal IT professionals' attitudes to employment and training

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  Amazon develops transgender resources for employees

  Online retail giant Amazon has launched a pack of resources to its UK employees to help make the workplace a more inclusive environment for transgender people

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  Almost 30% of LGBT+ young people choose to avoid a Stem career

  A large number of young people who identify as LGBTUA+ have avoided choosing a career in science, technology, engineering and maths because of discrimination fears

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  TeenTech announces its 2018 award winners

  Not-for-profit TeenTech announces the winners of its annual awards that showcase students who have used technology to solve real-world problems

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  BEIS and DfE not addressing Brexit impact on Stem skills, says PAC

  A Public Accounts Committee report has raised concerns that government departments are not doing enough, quickly enough, to understand how Brexit will affect the supply of science, technology, engineering and maths skills in the UK

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  Surge in number of women in IT contracting roles

  The number of women taking IT contractor roles has increased by nearly a quarter in the past year

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Lloyds Bank cuts 450 jobs to make way for digitisation roles

  Lloyds Banking Group has axed 450 jobs to create 255 digital-focused roles as it adapts to changes in customer banking habits

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  How NHS visa cap exemption could help boost tech sector

  The government has announced that NHS doctors and nurses will no longer be subject to Tier 2 visa caps, but what does this mean for the technology industry?

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Banks already looking for EU-based IT staff for post-Brexit operations

  UK banks already have plans to move some of their operations to the EU, with the search for EU-based IT professionals under way

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Tech firms partner to double female and BAME founders by 2020

  A number of technology organisations have joined forces to develop an initiative that aims to increase the number of women and black, Asian and minority ethnic startup founders in the UK

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Girls taking key stage four computing subjects down 30,000 from 2014

  The number of girls taking computing subjects at GCSE or equivalent level is significantly less than when the curriculum was introduced in 2014

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Brexit Britain be warned, there are countries better geared to take the world's tech talent

  The founder of an Estonian recruitment platform tells Computer Weekly about how Estonia addresses its IT skills shortage

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Bank uses AI to select job candidates

  Singapore’s DBS Bank is using artificial intelligence to automate parts of its recruitment process

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Nominations open: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2018

  Computer Weekly is calling for nominations for its 2018 awards for the Most Influential Women in UK Technology

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Prime minister announces new visa for startups

  The government promises new “startup” visa for entrepreneurs, a £2.5bn British Patient Capital fund to support UK companies going global, and plans for two international tech hubs