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March 04, 2026 04 Mar'26
Transnational AI regulation needed to protect human rights in the UK

Tech companies have told MPs and Lords they would welcome greater harmonisation in regulatory standards at a global level
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
Interview: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham on getting ‘hands-on’ with AI

From continually exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to actually building and introducing AI-enabled systems for his company, George Graham is leaning into the age of agentic commerce
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
Santander and Mastercard complete test of AI-initiated payment

Bank and payments giant complete first payment initiated by artificial intelligence in a controlled environment
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
NHS SBS launches £250m patient communication framework

The procurement framework aims to help NHS organisations buy products and services to help communicate with patients more efficiently

March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
NCSC: No increase in cyber threat from Iran, but be prepared

While cyber threat levels remain stable following the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the weekend, at-risk organisations in the UK should take steps to ward off potential reprisals from Iran-linked threat actors
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
NS&I seeks Bank of England counsel over project disaster

The Bank of England’s successful IT transformation, praised by the National Audit Office, is being used as a model for government departments, including NS&I, which faces a failing IT project
March 03, 2026 03 Mar'26
MPs launch inquiry into use of tech in education

The use of tech and artificial intelligence has the potential to help delivery of education in the UK, so a committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into its opportunities and challenges
March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26
Demand necessitates digital twin and data visualisation at National Grid

In-house project replaces spreadsheet-based planning for future electricity network
March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26
Virtual twins and AI companions target enterprise war rooms

Dassault Systèmes claims platform can answer complex business questions in seconds, but approach requires rethinking enterprise data architecture
March 02, 2026 02 Mar'26
UK government consults on social media ban for under-16s

A UK government consultation launched today asks whether under-16s should be banned from social media, and age restrictions introduced for VPNs and chatbots

February 27, 2026 27 Feb'26
UK has laid track for open banking, but failed to run trains

The UK risks losing its fintech leadership, with open banking progress slow, as countries such as the UAE and India advance rapidly
February 27, 2026 27 Feb'26
Australia inks five-year deal with Microsoft to drive AI and cloud adoption

The Digital Transformation Agency’s new agreement promises cost certainty, improved discounts, and a skills fund to support the government’s digital transformation agenda
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
Qilin crew continues to dominate ransomware ecosystem

The Qilin ransomware gang remained ‘top dog’ in January 2026, with over 100 observed cyber attacks to its name, amid a rapidly evolving and fragmenting cyber criminal ecosystem
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
India AI Impact Summit: Open source gains ground, but sovereignty tensions persist

While open source artificial intelligence gained unprecedented recognition during the latest global AI summit, divisions over governance, market concentration and regulatory power cast doubt on whether the technology will benefit society as a whole
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
Deputy prime minister vows to reform justice system with AI

Initiatives to transform UK courts include launching a justice AI academy, an AI listing assistant and a new High Court digital system
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
Santander pins €1bn business value gain on AI

Bank said artificial intelligence will be fully embedded into the business, personalising customer experiences
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
Khazna’s NexOps shift signals new operating model for AI-scale infrastructure

Managing director Bart Holsters explains why hybrid insourcing, competence assurance and sovereign readiness are becoming essential as artificial intelligence pushes datacentres to their limits
February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26
US artificial intelligence developers accuse Chinese firms of stealing their data

Artificial intelligence developers are accusing Chinese firms of stealing their intellectual property following a spate of ‘distillation attacks’, despite their own alleged theft of training data
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
The UK’s proposed social media ban explained

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem ...
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
Atos ‘IT services staff of the future’ begin apprenticeships

Atos has taken on its first cohort of apprentices who will become an ‘artificial intelligence-ready’ workforce
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
Application exploitation back in vogue, says IBM cyber unit

IBM’s X-Force unit observes an uptick in the exploitation of vulnerable public-facing software applications
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
Police created ‘intelligence profile’ of BBC journalist subject to phone surveillance

Police and MI5 conducted seven unlawful operations to obtain phone data relating to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
UK government commits £483m to Post Office for IT transformation

The UK government is to provide the next round of funding to support the Post Office’s move away from its controversial Fujitsu Horizon IT system
February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26
Institutionalised AI puts Visa top of ranking

The payment card services giant leads the way in applying artificial intelligence in its sector, according to research
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
NUHS and GSMA Foundry team up on 5G and AI in healthcare

Singapore’s National University Health System is working with GSMA Foundry, Ericsson and Singtel to drive the use of 5G-enabled robotics, ambient AI and holographic surgery in healthcare
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Aviva prepares for life after CIO retirement with early announcement

Aviva has named the replacement for its outgoing technology chief, with former BT IT executive joining in the summer
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Microsoft CEO opens London AI Tour with Copilot push

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used his event keynote to showcase how the artificial intelligence in M365 is a foundation for agentic AI in the enterprise
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
UAE CIOs feel AI heat as 85% fear role risk within two years

Technology leaders say careers, credibility and corporate resilience now hinge on delivering measurable artificial intelligence outcomes
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Starling expands internationally as demand for banking as a service continues to rise

UK challenger bank has expanded its banking-as-a-service business with entry into New Zealand
February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26
Email from 1999 reveals Post Office ECCO+ system crash problems

ECCO+ system experienced freezes during transactions, which could have left Post Office branch account discrepancies
February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26
Governments urged to step up enforcement of big tech amid rush to ban social media for under-16s

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights says that European governments should consider better enforcement against big tech companies before banning children from social media
February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26
€126bn in Dutch tech projects blocked by permits and grid limits

Ex-ASML chief Peter Wennink’s deregulation solution triggers warnings from academics and government advisors
February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26
Interview: Ankur Anand, group CIO, Nash Squared

Recruitment is one of the industries that is supposedly most likely to be transformed by AI, but the CIO of one top firm is looking more to how the technology can help its team enhance their own jobs
February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26
UK AI alignment project gets OpenAI and Microsoft boost

Altogether, £27m is now available to fund the AI Security Institute’s work to collaborate on safe, secure artificial intelligence
February 20, 2026 20 Feb'26
What it takes to secure agentic commerce

With AI agents increasingly acting as digital concierges for shoppers, verifying bot identities, securing the APIs they rely on and detecting anomalous behaviour will be key to safeguarding automated transactions, according to Akamai
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising from a 2017-18 cyber attack at electronics retailer Currys PC World
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur

Government officials from the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Bank of Ireland UK fined for late security system implementation

The payments regulator has fined the bank nearly £4m after it missed a deadline to implement a system to check payees
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031

The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal

House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court
February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26
India AI Impact Summit begins

The summit aims to democratise AI and bridge the growing divide between countries, but critics warn that it risks becoming a mere spectacle if the technology only serves the interests of power and profit
February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26
Flaws in Google and Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue

Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well
February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26
0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash

A ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding
February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26
Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step

Post Office IT chief tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches
February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26
HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation
February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26
Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds

Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation
February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26
Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks
February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26
Artificial intelligence ‘creeping into’ high-risk stock trading

Growing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research
February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26
House of Lords committee concerned over digital forensics backlog

Lords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog
February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26
Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard

Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms