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• 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

  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

  Digital readiness gaps emerge around FIFA World Cup 2026

  Dynatrace research highlights disparities in federation website performance around the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Saudi Arabia among the slowest performers, as organisations turn to AI and observability to manage unpredictable traffic spikes

• 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

  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

• June 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  Singpass to roll out passkeys in fight against phishing scams

  The passwordless feature will launch for iPhone users on 1 July 2026 with a device-bound model to avoid the security risks of cloud-synced passkeys

• 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

  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 26, 2026 26 Jun'26

  Former ICO boss found using ‘vulgar’ language with female staff

  An independent investigation into UK’s former information commissioner John Edwards uncovers his use of ‘highly sexualised’ language with staff, days after his resignation

• June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26

  Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion

  The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues

• June 26, 2026 26 Jun'26

  Secure Code Warrior CEO on surviving the AI ‘vulnerability apocalypse’

  As enterprises embrace agentic AI and vibe coding, Secure Code Warrior CEO and co-founder Pieter Danhieux warns that code-generating models are still producing critical security flaws

• June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26

  Risk management firm Optro opens Singapore hub

  The AI-powered governance, risk and compliance platform aims to disrupt the underserved Asia-Pacific market and help customers such as Singapore’s OCBC Bank modernise their audit functions

• June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26

  Canvas breach hit 160 UK unis but caused limited damage

  The April 2026 ShinyHunters breach of the Canvas learning management system caused downstream impacts at more than 150 higher education institutions in the UK, but the damage appears to have been limited

• June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26

  EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency

  Enhanced powers to collect and share data are at the heart of EU plans to expand Europol, putting it at loggerheads with human rights groups

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  UK’s cultural institutions failing on cyber security, warns PAC

  The UK’s national museums and galleries have failed to heed the lessons of high-profile cyber attacks and remain highly vulnerable. The Public Accounts Committee is calling on DCMS to do more to help

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  Digital surveillance tech facilitates ‘arbitrary’ border abuses

  Outsourcing migration processes to third countries via the transfer of powerful digital surveillance technologies is entrenching an ‘arbitrary and deterrent’ approach to border management that is hard to scrutinise and ultimately undermines the ...

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses

  Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce

  At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  Trump directs US government focus to quantum

  In an Executive Order, president Trump directed the US government to work to establish a cohesive, collaborative approach to the development of quantum technology

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  nLighten CEO Dawn Childs on edge datacentres and sovereignty

  We talk to the CEO of nLighten about the limits of the UK power grid, why that makes ‘edge’ datacentres a good idea, and navigating contemporary data sovereignty requirements

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  Philippine government taps Google Cloud to deploy AI agents

  The Filipino government will equip public servants with Gemini Enterprise AI tools, launch a cross-agency cyber defence alliance and upgrade subsea network infrastructure

• June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26

  Australian government cloud mandate sparks migration warnings

  As Australia prepares to enforce its whole-of-government cloud policy, industry experts warn agencies against rushed migrations, supplier lock-in and treating AI readiness as an afterthought

• June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26

  AI-powered cyber attacks may be just months away, warn Five Eyes

  Frontier AI models will pose a greater cyber security risk to governments and businesses than previously thought, putting them at risk within months

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited

  Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  Chilling effects of surveillance threaten democracy, UN finds

  United Nations study finds the chilling effects of pervasive digital surveillance in modern life undermines an entire web of interconnected and interdependent human rights, representing a systemic threat to democratic norms and political ...

• June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26

  UK information commissioner John Edwards resigns after HR investigation

  The UK’s information commissioner has resigned following an HR investigation, saying there were occasions when he exercised ‘poor judgement’ and made ‘inappropriate attempts at humour’

• June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26

  US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls

  The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech

• June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26

  Gulf CIOs shift focus from recovery to cyber resilience as regional threats intensify

  Commvault’s Yahya Kassab says organisations across the Gulf are reassessing recovery strategies, AI risks and cloud investments amid growing cyber threats

• June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26

  OpenAI deepens Japan footprint with Hitachi deal

  Hitachi will use OpenAI’s Codex agent to unpick ageing mission-critical systems and gain early access to its frontier AI models in a slew of high-profile Japanese partnerships for the US AI lab

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  Hostile states launched nearly 200 attacks on UK infrastructure in 12 months, says NCSC chief

  Hackers will use AI-enabled cyber capabilities to exploit known vulnerabilities in legacy technology at scale by 2028, says National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  NPL to run world’s first quantum standards network

  National Quantum Standards Network will be overseen by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, with the aim of establishing the rules of the road for quantum computing and accelerating British innovation

• June 17, 2026 17 Jun'26

  2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’

  With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

  The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any ...

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT

  Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints

  The UK data regulator is being threatened with legal action after it was accused of ‘ignoring’ thousands of data protection complaints, with critics describing its new approach to complaint triage and investigation as akin to a ‘digital bin’ for the...

• June 16, 2026 16 Jun'26

  Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems

  Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law

• June 15, 2026 15 Jun'26

  Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban

  Keir Starmer announces UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services

• June 14, 2026 14 Jun'26

  UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

  Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters

  A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Labour MP Jess Asato launches legal action over Grok deepfakes

  After xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create sexualised images and videos of her, Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against the company in a bid to hold the firm accountable for the harms associated with its design choices

• June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26

  Strict sovereign AI policies could cost APAC economies billions

  Oxford Economics report reveals that pursuing total AI self-sufficiency will lead to economic trade-offs, delayed enterprise adoption and higher carbon footprints across the Asia-Pacific region

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Established enterprise patching models dead in the water, says report

  Vulnerability discovery and exploitation was surging dramatically even before Anthropic decided to unleash its frontier Mythos model. As such, an Action1 report finds old approaches to patching are no longer fit for purpose

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence

  AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces?

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security

  As banks accelerate digital services, open banking strategies and AI adoption, cyber security leaders across the region are calling for stronger resilience, ecosystem collaboration and greater female representation to secure the future of financial ...

• June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26

  Google Cloud unpacks governance challenges of AI agents

  With AI agents poised to act as digital co-workers, Google Cloud’s Michael Gerstenhaber argues that IT leaders must rethink identity management, security and observability to build trust in the technology

• June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26

  ICO strips commissioner Edwards of responsibilities in HR inquiry

  The UK’s information commissioner John Edwards has been temporarily stripped of his responsibilities in the wake of a workplace investigation

• June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26

  Dutch critical infrastructure lags Europe’s cloud sovereignty divide, SAP executive warns

  France has an established sovereign cloud framework and Germany launched one earlier this year, whereas the Netherlands is still just building its policy foundation

• June 10, 2026 10 Jun'26

  UK government invites experts and industry groups to advise on digital ID plans

  After mounting criticism of its digital identity policy, the government is convening an independent advisory group and improving engagement with industry stakeholders in an attempt to improve public trust