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• July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26

  Tech giants come under watch of UK finance regulators

  IT suppliers critical to the UK finance sector are now within the remit of the UK’s financial services regulators

• July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26

  The quiet rise of digital identity: Convenience, control and the new social contract

  Governments are rapidly expanding digital identity systems, promising greater convenience and faster access to services, but concerns around privacy, trust, surveillance and inclusion continue to grow

• July 12, 2026 12 Jul'26

  Singapore investors embrace AI but still lean on human advisers

  Singapore’s affluent investors are among the world’s keenest adopters of AI for investment research, but most still want a professional adviser to validate machine-generated insights

• July 10, 2026 10 Jul'26

  AI is making the mainframe harder to retire, not easier

  Once dismissed as legacy tech on the way out, the mainframe is being reframed as the trusted anchor of hybrid, AI-era architectures

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  MPs call on NHS to scrap Palantir and its Federated Data Platform

  Health and Social Care Committee urges health minister to get rid of US firm Palantir and its Federated Data Platform amid ‘mistrust’ and ‘contested benefits’

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield

  The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  UK Court of Appeal gives Microsoft complaint the green light

  The path is now clear for preowned software reseller ValueLicensing’s market abuse case against Microsoft to go ahead

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2026

  Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2026 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  Capita to lose money on pension debacle but ‘has government’s private parts in its grip’

  Joint select committee grilling reveals that the tech Capita planned to use to increase process automation did not work

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  The FDP debate is looking in the rear-view mirror – what’s around the next bend?

  The question is no longer whether the Federated Data Platform has delivered enough, but whether the NHS will have the data infrastructure to deploy AI before the workforce crisis forces the issue

• July 09, 2026 09 Jul'26

  UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages

  British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  Post Office Horizon replacement contract delayed further

  The Post Office has once more extended the standstill period before putting pen to paper on EPOS system

• July 08, 2026 08 Jul'26

  European Central Bank demands AI security ‘action plan’

  European Central Bank gives banks deadline to outline their plans to defend against artificial intelligence-based security threats

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Capita civil service pension contract ‘prime candidate’ for insourcing, says government minister

  Minister said the government will make Capita pay for the government resources used to support it on pension administration scheme

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?

  The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Tesco VMware migration shows backup incompatibilities

  VMware integration with third-party backup software improves performance and reduces admin. Alternative hypervisors are often less well-integrated

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings

  Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  M&S among first businesses to sign UK government’s resilience pledge

  Marks & Spencer joins the likes of Accenture, Microsoft and Vodafone by committing to take practical steps to improve cyber standards through the government’s voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data

  Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and ...

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Singapore Changi Airport’s 10-second border points to aviation’s AI future

  As passenger volume heads towards 10 billion a year, airlines, airports and governments are leaning on AI, biometrics and real-time data to keep travellers moving

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  US Anthropic restrictions dent UK tech sovereignty ambition

  The UK government cannot rely on allies. Instead, it must sort out startup funding and do more to build out a full tech stack

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Capita’s rush to hit civil service pension deadline risking errors, say staff

  Staff working on Civil Service pension administration transition concerned over pressure forcing unnecessary risks

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  Asda’s supply chain woes bring lessons for IT project planning

  In spite of preparing for the deployment of a cloud-based ERP system, Asda’s financial results show it faced months of supply chain disruption

• July 06, 2026 06 Jul'26

  UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review

  FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators

• July 05, 2026 05 Jul'26

  How Zoho’s full-stack strategy keeps it in control of cost and sovereignty

  Zoho’s ANZ lead Rakesh Prabhakar explains how building its own infrastructure keeps the SaaS firm in control of cost, pricing and data sovereignty

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Europe’s sovereignty ambitions stall at the procurement desk

  Nextcloud Summit in Munich shows that Europe’s sovereignty ambitions meet their real test not in the technology, but in the procurement decisions that will determine whether EU legislation changes anything on the ground

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  Platforms must shoulder burden of proof for social media design

  Under-16s social media ban should be tied to design features, with the burden of proof towards safety placed on companies, says technology psychologist

• July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26

  SAESL turbocharges aircraft engine maintenance with data and AI

  The world’s largest supplier of Rolls-Royce engine maintenance services is working with Kyndryl to modernise its IT infrastructure, build a single source of truth for data, and scale up the use of AI across its business

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UKtech50 2026 winner: Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO, DeepMind

  Third-time UKtech50 winner Demis Hassabis has shown what homegrown UK tech talent can do, and the importance of tech for good

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw

  An RCE vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that was mistakenly omitted from the May Patch Tuesday bulletin is being exploited in the wild, says Cisa

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  UK competition authority fast-tracks Nexfibre altnet acquisition

  UK regulatory watchdog approves next phase of UK broadband provider’s acquisition of leading independent company, but rivals warn of diminished competition

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Bank of England explores trading ‘kill switches’ to contain AI meltdowns

  UK central bank’s deputy governor outlines challenges facing regulators as artificial intelligence reshapes the finance sector

• July 02, 2026 02 Jul'26

  Data dive: Kill switch and catch-up – can Europe close the sovereignty gap?

  As the US demonstrates it can wield an AI ‘kill switch’, the EU and UK unleash a wave of sovereign tech measures. Can state-led industrial policy bridge a $2tn revenue chasm?

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  Japan revises AI strategy amid frontier AI threats

  Just six months after releasing its national AI framework, Tokyo is updating its guidelines to address the weaponisation of frontier AI models capable of finding and exploiting unknown vulnerabilities

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  Danske Bank extends AWS agreement for next phase of transformation

  Danish multinational bank and cloud service giant will work together on GenAI initiatives as part of the bank’s transformation strategy

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  Union calls for insourcing of pension contract as Capita ‘shit show’ goes on

  Outsourcer had until 30 June to fix issues with Civil Service Pension Scheme administration deal it took over in December 2025, but problems persist

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  Self-harm and cyberflashing added to online safety offences list

  The Online Safety Act has been updated to include ‘self-harm’ and ‘cyberflashing’ as ‘priority offences’, meaning online service providers will need to update their risk assessments of both categories

• July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26

  OCBC rolls out AI avatars for wealth management

  OCBC’s AI-native mobile app will serve as a digital financial companion for wealth customers as the Singapore bank commits over S$1bn a year to shore up its digital infrastructure and AI capabilities

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Post Office delays signing Horizon replacement for third time

  The Post Office has extended standstill period before formally signing contract for new EPOS system

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Finland bets industrial recovery on health AI, maths and quantum

  The ‘world’s first’ national AI model leads Finnish plan to concentrate national resources on industrial revival

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Nordic datacentre investments surge amid tightening licence rules

  Strains on national power grids in the Nordic region are pushing the region’s governments towards tougher regulation

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  HPE Discover 2026: Powering Siemens Healthineers’ life-saving vision

  Siemens Healthineers’ head of clinical marketing discusses the technology behind the firm’s advances in medical imaging

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Interview: How the CIO of Unilever delivers business empathy

  Reema Jain, who recently became CIO of Unilever, says IT leaders should build a culture where IT people can ‘play’ with new tech

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Gartner declares ‘agentic AI’ the next step function

  AI agents will transform complex data management, optimise cloud costs and overcome the limitations of standalone generative AI, according to Gartner

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  British public won’t tolerate cyber disruption any more

  The British public’s tolerance for cyber disruption, particularly at high-profile organisations such as retailers, is wearing thin, according to a TalkTalk Business study

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  Martha Lane Fox and other experts see AI arms race as damaging

  A compilation of essays penned by digital experts illustrates the risks of AI dominance and what lessons can be learned from history

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  India’s Hexaware to add 1,200 UK tech staff

  Indian heritage IT supplier plans to have 1,200 UK staff across multiple sites, with research and development centres to open this year

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware

  Data from the UK’s Report Fraud service reveals the scope of ransomware attacks is going underreported, with few businesses confident enough to identify themselves as victims

• June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26

  Tencent Cloud powers cloud migration for Indonesian telco

  Using AI agents to replace months of manual labour, Tencent Cloud consolidated XLSmart’s fragmented, multicloud IT estate into a unified platform and migrated over 15TB of core data assets in record time