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January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22
Law passes to give UK government enhanced screening powers for M&A tech deals

The National Security and Investment Act, which gives the UK government powers to intervene on M&A deals in 17 tech-related areas, has now come into force
December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21
Top 10 startup stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2021
December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021
December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21
Top 10 Post Office Horizon stories of 2021

The past 12 months have seen some of the biggest landmarks in the unravelling of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Computer Weekly takes a look at a selection of key articles in 2021

December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21
Top 10 Nordic IT stories of 2021

Computer Weekly selects some of the biggest Nordic tech stories of 2021
December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21
Top 10 IR35 stories of 2021

The extension of the IR35 reforms to the private sector in April 2021 has provided Computer Weekly with lots to write about this year
December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21
Top 10 Benelux stories of 2021

Computer Weekly looks at the top IT stories from the Benelux region in the past year
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Renault, Dassault Systèmes strengthen partnership to accelerate car manufacturing

Leading car manufacturer is adopting 3DEXPERIENCE on the cloud globally to power the next phase of its mobility journey and develop programmes for new vehicles and mobility services
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

The Middle East is about more than oil these days, with advanced technology industries developing across the region. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21
Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2021

Computer Weekly selects 10 key stories from the financial services IT sector over the past year
December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021

Office work has largely remained hybrid this year. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Large organisations turning to digital currencies for stored value

Gartner predicts a major acceleration in the use of digital currencies over the next couple of years
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
UK tech startups raise almost £30bn in record year

The UK tech sector has achieved record growth in the past 12 months after the Covid pandemic paused investment
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 cloud storage, DR and datacentre storage stories of 2021

Key articles from 2021 that demonstrate the growing importance of cloud storage and disaster recovery, but also the snags that lead to cloud repatriation and difficulties restoring from the cloud
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 software development stories of 2021

Business recovery is leading to more emphasis on software projects. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories for 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
IT Priorities 2022: Cloud-first mindset growing in India

Nearly half of organisations in India are expected to spend more on cloud services, underscoring the growing cloud-first mindset that is taking root in the subcontinent
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Finnish government launches digital economy transformation projects

The Finnish government launches two transformation projects as part of the country’s mission to pioneer a digital economy
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2021

This year, artificial intelligence has moved to operationalisation, explainability and regulatory frameworks. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 artificial intelligence stories for 2021
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Top 10 ransomware and backup stories of 2021

Key articles from 2021 that highlight the link between ransomware and snapshots and backup and their role in repelling attacks, plus effects of the pandemic on backup and recovery
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Tokopedia ups ante on observability capabilities

Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia has consolidated its observability capabilities on a single cloud-based platform, enabling it to improve customer service and identify infrastructure issues
December 17, 2021 17 Dec'21
HSBC fined £64m for automated transaction monitoring failures

Bank hit by multimillion-pound fine for failures related to its transaction monitoring, which failed to spot potential money-laundering activity
December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21
Nationwide Building Society moves website to Azure cloud

Building society’s tech teams work with consultancy Contino to implement new website using the chaos engineering method
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Pressure on government to pay fair compensation to subpostmasters left out of current schemes

MPs demand that the subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in court should be properly compensated for their losses and suffering
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Gig economy algorithmic management tools ‘unfair and opaque’

Report published by Worker Info Exchange warns of algorithmically enabled rights abuses in the gig economy, noting the insufficient transparency of employers and the lacklustre nature of legal redress
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
After Log4j, December Patch Tuesday piles on the pressure

December’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains several critical CVEs, but this month all attention is focused on the fall-out from Log4Shell, and burn-out is becoming a real issue
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Digital Ethics Summit: Innovation needs regulation to be ethical

Experts attending the 2021 Digital Ethics Summit spoke out against the idea that regulation will stifle technological innovation, arguing that setting clear rules will produce more ethical innovation
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
AIB signs up to z15-powered transformation

Irish bank has continued its investment in IBM z-series hardware and the Red Hat software portfolio to help it achieve its digital transformation goals
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
UK government to take ‘whole-of-society’ approach to cyber

Second iteration of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy broadens its focus to build a ‘whole-of-society’ security posture
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
CMA wants Apple and Google to open up mobile ecosystem

Interim report from Competitions and Markets Authority finds Apple and Google exert too much control over the mobile device market
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Which? tells banks to stop rushing branch closures

Consumer rights protector says banks should pause branch closures until they can ensure people have access to cash and services
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
UK advances research of autonomous robots in lab environments

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has been awarded new funding to develop the equipment alongside industry and academia
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Increased Altice BT shareholding fuels UK government jitters

Significant increase in stakeholdership by potential buyer of UK incumbent telco prompts UK government to warn of potential threat to levelling-up agenda
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Multibillion-dollar quantum opportunities if error rate recedes

Management consultant McKinsey discusses a potential $700bn opportunity in the pharma, finance, automotive and chemicals sectors
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Almost half of networks probed for Log4Shell weaknesses

Close to half of corporate networks have already been actively targeted by individuals seeking to exploit the critical Log4Shell Apache bug
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Joint committee publishes report on improving Online Safety Bill

MPs and peers release report on Online Safety Bill following five-month inquiry into the draft legislation and make a number of recommendations on how it can be improved to deal with harmful content and abuse on the internet
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Lords urge regulators to evolve as digital change accelerates

A cooperative approach with common objectives is needed to resolve potential conflicts between bodies in digital regulation as well as better oversight, according to a House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee report
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
Government must go further after agreeing to pay compensation for wrongly convicted subpostmasters

The government has agreed to pay compensation to former subpostmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, but continues to refuse to pay a significant group of victims
December 14, 2021 14 Dec'21
How to scale up your AI initiatives

Executive sponsorship, a strong data foundation and having ‘analytics artists’ are among ways to scale up AI initiatives beyond the pilot stage
December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21
Industry group aims to tackle energy-efficient software development

How many processor cycles does an algorithm use? Can it use less and, if so, how will this reduce overall energy usage and greenhouse emissions?
December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21
Scottish government announces support for right to disconnect

The Scottish government is the first in the UK to publicly support a right to disconnect, which would give people the ability not engage in digitally enabled work-related activities outside of their contracted hours
December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21
What is Log4Shell, and why are we panicking about it?

It’s been described as a ‘design failure of catastrophic proportions’ that threatens the very fabric of the digital world. Find out what the Log4j2 Log4Shell panic is all about, and what you should do about it
December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2022

Operationalising zero trust, talent retention and containerisation are just some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2022
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
SMEs dominate list of 200 fastest growing tech companies

List of 200 fastest growing companies in the public sector is made up primarily of small and medium-sized enterprises, which collectively earned £936m from government contracts in the past fiscal year
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US to face espionage and hacking charges, court rules

High Court overturns decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder after US government gives assurances over his treatment
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
Singapore and UK sign digital trade deal

Described as the world’s most comprehensive digital agreement between two countries, the deal supports the UK’s bid to join Trans-Pacific Partnership to build trade connections with 11 Indo-Pacific markets
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
C-suite’s biggest ransomware fear: Post-attack regulatory sanctions

Exposure to regulatory sanctions such as fines are the biggest worry for C-suite executives in the wake of a ransomware attack
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
Finland looks to democratise the ‘wild west’ of artificial intelligence

Finland could play an important role in increasing the understanding of what artificial intelligence software can do for society
December 10, 2021 10 Dec'21
UAE joins the race to produce a usable quantum computer

As part of its ongoing effort to keep up with the latest technology, the United Arab Emirates has begun work on the region’s first quantum computer