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May 15, 2026 15 May'26
Jaguar Land Rover profit slumps after cyber attack

The financial impact of last year’s cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover continues to be felt, with full-year sales and profits at the carmaker way down
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 15, 2026 15 May'26
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: Agentic AI propelled ‘from concept to a movement’

ServiceNow vice-president of CRM and industry workflows Terence Chesire recounts the platform’s journey towards harnessing ‘the power of AI’
May 15, 2026 15 May'26
Singapore unveils space lab to fuel ASEAN space economy

Supported by Deloitte, the lab aims to spur adoption of space technologies in non-space sectors, connect space startups with potential investors and drive regional partnerships

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
CMA launches investigation into Microsoft business software

The CMA says it will investigate whether Microsoft’s product bundles, product integration and default settings are anti-competitive
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
Software developers shift to AI code reviewers

Using artificial intelligence to generate code is not necessarily a productivity boost, with programmers spending far more time reviewing AI-generated code

May 14, 2026 14 May'26
BlackBerry doubles down on secure communications

Having sold its Cylance endpoint security portfolio to Arctic Wolf, the former smartphone pioneer is doubling down on military-grade encryption and post-quantum cryptography to shield critical infrastructure from AI-driven threats
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Zopa AI skills foundation launches after 22 partners sign up

In the next four years, the Jobs2030 coalition aims to train 100,000 UK financial services professionals to use artificial intelligence in their work
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill

Reform of the Computer Misuse Act is to be folded into a wider National Security Bill granting more powers for law enforcement to protect the UK against a wider spectrum of threats
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Interview: Luke Gebb, head of global innovation, American Express

Amex is pioneering agentic commerce for its cardholders – just one of a series of digital innovations driving transformation at the company
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres

Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off

From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Sovereign AI fund supports Hassabis startup, Isomorphic

Isomorphic, which is building a unified drug discovery product based on artificial intelligence, is the third company to receive Sovereign AI funding from the UK government
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
IDCA datacentres report: Global concentration and the Goldilocks zone

International Data Center Authority report shows capacity concentrated in a few developed nations, while ‘Goldilocks index’ shows which states can benefit from rapid development
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Microsoft releases rare zero-day free Patch Tuesday update

No zero-day flaws were addressed in May’s Patch Tuesday update but as usual there is much for admins to chew over in the coming days
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Interview: Hitachi Vantara takes long view on business and sustainability

We talk to Hitachi Vantara’s Simon Ninan about how the company looks to the far horizon when trying to match business needs with those of society
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Celonis acquires MIT-linked decision intelligence firm Ikigai

Celonis has acquired MIT-linked Ikigai to aid in its drive to eliminate artificial intelligence blind spots from enterprise IT, and launched a ‘context model’ digital twin, said to give AI operational clarity
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars

As cars become increasingly software-driven and AI-enabled, the Volvo software chief is at the cutting edge of connected vehicles and advanced mobility tools for drivers and passengers
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 12, 2026 12 May'26
Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson

The system integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Saudi Aramco’s refinery planning framework, enabling higher prediction accuracy, smarter feedstock optimisation and scalable AI-driven refinery planning
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Executive interview: Pros and cons of AI in academic research

We speak to Jill Luber, chief technology officer at academic publisher Elsevier, about how large language models can support researchers
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen

Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
UAE launches sovereign AI-driven Cyber Factory security initiative

UAE Cyber Security Council and CPX unveil national cyber manufacturing initiative aimed at strengthening digital sovereignty, AI-powered defence and critical infrastructure resilience
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
ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach

The ICO has levied a reduced fine on South Staffordshire Water following cyber improvements in the wake of a Cl0p ransomware attack
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: FedEx digital chief unpacks agentic AI’s potential

Speaking to Computer Weekly at ServiceNow Knowledge 2026, Vishal Talwar, FedEx’s executive vice-president and CDIO, lays out the company’s mission to scale artificial intelligence responsibly
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Commerzbank to cut 3,000 jobs as it ‘leverages AI even more’

Part of the German bank’s transformation will see a total of 3,000 jobs cut across the business
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 11, 2026 11 May'26
Inside the global datacentre squeeze

A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet
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 07, 2026 07 May'26
Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors

Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon

Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise
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
Broadcom updates VCF to address on-premise AI

VMware is being repositioned as a platform to lower the total cost of hosting artificial intelligence workloads in private clouds
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
Netherlands moves GPT-NL from lab to live: first pilots under way

Dutch national language model enters real-world testing with a €13.5m public budget and a project-claimed world-first licensing deal with national news publishers
May 06, 2026 06 May'26
How Singapore firms are scaling AI initiatives

At AWS Summit Singapore, Certis and Grab showed how they are embedding AI in their business, such as automating finance operations and deploying robots in public safety and security patrols
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 06, 2026 06 May'26
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: McDermott proclaims fully automated cyber defence

Chief executive’s conference keynote launches agentic artificial intelligence cyber security features for enterprise software player’s centralised platform
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
EU finance firms urged to get on with anti-money laundering compliance

Two-thirds of finance firms in the European Union are at risk of missing next year’s deadline to comply with anti-money laundering regulations
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Tech sector job losses show AI replacement in action

Tech leaders are making big changes to their labour force as artificial intelligence advances. Business leaders are following this trend. But are their businesses ready?
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
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
IBM: Enterprise AI to shift from ‘light bulb’ to ‘electric motor’ era

Enterprises are set to make productivity gains as business shifts from point use cases for artificial intelligence to orchestrated, policy-driven deployment of agentic AI, says IBM CEO
May 05, 2026 05 May'26
Google’s Agentic Data Cloud to power ‘systems of action’

As enterprises move from reactive analytics to AI agents, Google Cloud’s data chief details new metadata, cross-cloud and database tools to help them govern and scale AI agents