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July 21, 2026 21 Jul'26
Kanishka Narayan takes on AI sovereignty in Burnham cabinet

AI minister will attend cabinet meetings held by UK prime minister Andy Burnham, with focus on ownership of UK tech
July 20, 2026 20 Jul'26
Burnham government to drop digital ID and tech department

Controversial ID Scheme and government technology department to be tossed on scrap heap as new prime minister enters 10 Downing Street
July 20, 2026 20 Jul'26
Dutch Surf tests practical route out of Big Tech dependency

The Netherlands’ education and research IT cooperative is running pilots with open source tools, placing working alternatives alongside existing Big Tech services
July 17, 2026 17 Jul'26
Frustration as Post Office Horizon replacement contract signing delayed again

If signed off, cloud-based EPOS system will replace controversial Horizon software from Fujitsu

July 16, 2026 16 Jul'26
Palantir: Can anyone else do what it does?

Palantir is a US defence-intelligence company, born from the CIA's venture arm that now operates inside the UK public sector. We examine the claim that its technology does what no other supplier can
July 15, 2026 15 Jul'26
Prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham takes aim at outsourcing

Soon-to-be-appointed prime minister adds weight to government’s existing plan to ‘end era of outsourcing’
July 14, 2026 14 Jul'26
PAC raises more questions over Capita’s role in government

Report demands answers on Capita’s suitability to run HR and payroll services to 250,000 civil servants
July 14, 2026 14 Jul'26
Pure DC launches €7.5bn Finland AI datacentre campus

550MW AI datacentre project – with Microsoft reportedly signed up – reflects shift as European market moves north to bypass power constraints in traditional Flap-D hubs
July 14, 2026 14 Jul'26
Scottish Building Society subscribes to embedded AI to begin a new journey

Oldest remaining building society becomes first customer to sign up to embedded AI offering from current supplier SBS
July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26
Cyber body Crest launches AI security charter

Crest’s industry-backed AI charter commits signatories to supporting responsible AI adoption and aims to foster trust in AI-enabled security services.

July 13, 2026 13 Jul'26
European Commission accepts SAP’s on-premise ERP commitment

The ERP provider has accepted that it will no longer charge admin fees for returning maintenance customers, and has stated it will offer on-premise flexibility
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review

FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
Former Post Office legal boss referred to disciplinary council

Post Office general counsel, who led court case against subpostmasters, failed to appear at statutory public inquiry
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco

Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform
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
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes software ecosystem at a crossroads

A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Gartner: AI coding agents will cost more than real developers

As organisations ramp up the use of AI coding agents in software development, they may find costs increase significantly if such tools are overused
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management

We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in
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
Santander extends staff access to AI as first quarter delivers €35m value

Spanish bank expects artificial intelligence use to add €200m in value this year through cost savings and extra revenues
June 22, 2026 22 Jun'26
Wimbledon’s ‘hidden court 19’ uses IBM Bob to complete 10 years’ work in months

IBM unleashed its artificial intelligence-driven software development technology in preparation for the latest Wimbledon tennis tournament
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
UK government publishes guidelines to ‘end era of outsourcing’ – will IT be in scope?

New strategy will see UK government apply Public Interest Test to outsourcing contracts worth £1m or more
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Tesco offloads VMware and CA software as Broadcom case rolls on

The contract and licensing dispute with Broadcom over its right to use VMware and CA Technologies has led retailer Tesco to begin an accelerated migration
June 19, 2026 19 Jun'26
Google Cloud boosts for enterprise agentic at London Summit

Hyperscaler prioritises process automation in UK showcase, with frontier models, agent platforms and development tools to the fore, with customers such as Unilever in the spotlight
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
Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms

Increasing numbers of banks see emerging technology as a priority of growth with artificial intelligence top of the list
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