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November 26, 2021
26
Nov'21
Post Office inquiry clears up opaque stance on subpostmaster compensation
The chair of the Post Office scandal public inquiry has confirmed the compensation of a group of subpostmasters will be revisited
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November 25, 2021
25
Nov'21
Post Office supported 1999 law change that eased prosecutions using computer evidence
The Post Office made clear its support for a change in UK law regarding computer evidence that was making prosecution 'onerous' - a change which later helped to wrongfully convict subpostmasters
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November 24, 2021
24
Nov'21
Kazakhstan’s IT industry growing rapidly thanks to heavy government support
Kazakhstan’s IT sector is being prepared for international expansion through government investment
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November 24, 2021
24
Nov'21
Police tech introduced with little scrutiny or training
A Lords inquiry into the adoption of advanced algorithmic technologies by police in England and Wales has been told that new tools are being introduced without proper training and with little scrutiny of their impacts
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November 19, 2021
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Nov'21
Subpostmasters asked to withdraw support for Post Office scandal inquiry
Subpostmaster campaign group founder calls for members to withdraw support for public inquiry into Horizon IT scandal over lack of adequate compensation
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November 17, 2021
17
Nov'21
Post Office agrees to share privileged legal information with Horizon scandal inquiry
The Post Office will waive professional legal privilege for documents relating to legal advice it received regarding subpostmaster prosecutions
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November 15, 2021
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Nov'21
Convictions of eight former subpostmasters in Scotland under review
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission is investigating eight potential miscarriages of justice linked with faulty Post Office IT system
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November 12, 2021
12
Nov'21
Cost reduction is still the biggest driver of banks’ cloud adoption
More than 80% of banks now have a clear cloud strategy following a injection of urgency during the Covid-19 pandemic
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November 12, 2021
12
Nov'21
CaixaBank to complete IT integration of Bankia in two days
Spanish bank embarks on a massive migration of customer accounts following merger
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November 11, 2021
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Nov'21
Stockholm and Copenhagen: Different IT innovation journeys, similar success
Swedish and Danish capitals have build compelling tech startup success stories, and now rub shoulders with the likes of San Francisco
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Standard Chartered picks Starling Bank tech for product launch
Standard Chartered able to quickly launch new product through fintech platform
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Vienna’s tech startup ecosystem gathers momentum
After a sustained period of inactivity, Vienna’s startup environment is finally on the rise again
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Blockchain technology will help banks will cut cross-border payment costs by $10bn in 2030
The use of blockchain technology in cross-border payments will save global banks $10bn in 2030, according to research
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Government and Post Office should stop discussing Horizon victim compensation and pay it
The first hearing in the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry hears why victims should be paid compensation immediately
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November 07, 2021
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Nov'21
Belfast City Airport: Most apps in the cloud by 2031
George Best Belfast City Airport has already achieved 50/50 cloud and on-premise working, with 80% of workloads expected to be cloud-based in the next decade. We look at what hybrid cloud means in practice
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November 05, 2021
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Nov'21
Police interview former Fujitsu staff for second time in potential perjury investigation
Former Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in subpostmaster trials have been questioned by police for a second time
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November 04, 2021
04
Nov'21
What is Kyndryl?
As IBM spins out its Global Technology Services business, we speak to the UK chief of the new independent company about its plans
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November 03, 2021
03
Nov'21
UK’s Labour Party hit by third-party data breach
Data on Labour Party members was recently compromised in an apparent cyber attack on a third-party data processor
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November 02, 2021
02
Nov'21
HSBC standardises on DevOps platform
HSBC to standardise and automate software development through CloudBees platform
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November 02, 2021
02
Nov'21
Cloud-fuelled European IT outsourcing spend hits record high
European IT services spend up on the back of strong demand for cloud-based services
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November 02, 2021
02
Nov'21
Dell rolls out financing arm in Singapore
Dell Financial Services will offer flexible and consumption-based payment options in local and regional markets as more enterprises consume and operate IT infrastructure via an as-a-service model
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October 28, 2021
28
Oct'21
Illegal state surveillance in Africa ‘carried out with impunity’
Analysis of surveillance laws and practices in six African countries finds that existing privacy laws are failing to protect citizens from illegal digital surveillance, which is being facilitated and enabled by global tech companies
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October 27, 2021
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Oct'21
Russian IT market growing steadily after pandemic
Russia’s enterprise IT sector is recovering steadily after a slowdown caused by Covid-19
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October 27, 2021
27
Oct'21
TSB opens 100-seat tech centre in Scottish capital
TSB has opened its latest tech centre in Scotland while IT services provider CGI announces the creation of hundreds of UK tech jobs
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October 26, 2021
26
Oct'21
Thought Machine: Google-inspired banking fintech to unicorn and beyond
UK fintech unicorn Thought Machine is transforming the IT of large traditional banks, while working with fledgling digital-only challengers
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October 22, 2021
22
Oct'21
Post Office board ‘appalling’ and ‘short-sighted’, said minister researching Horizon project in 2000
A government minister investigating the controversial Horizon IT project in 2000 described the Post Office board of directors as ‘appalling, short-sighted and partisan’
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October 20, 2021
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Oct'21
Oracle NetSuite embeds HSBC corporate banking services into ERP
Oracle Netsuite integrates HSBC corporate banking services into its latest software
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October 20, 2021
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Oct'21
Police IT buyers should compel suppliers to prove AI claims
House of Lords told that UK law enforcement bodies should use their position as buyers to compel private sector suppliers to divulge more information about how their AI-powered technologies work
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October 20, 2021
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Oct'21
Barbershop is part of digital revolution in small business sector
Barbershop continues to add digital functionality to its business after the pandemic proved its value
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October 18, 2021
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Oct'21
How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force
The National Cyber Force, a new branch of the military, is gearing up to fight battles in cyber space from the fields of Lancashire. Its presence is expected to bring a high-tech renaissance to the region
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October 18, 2021
18
Oct'21
DCMS appoints Plexal to drive telecoms diversity strategy
Government chooses UK innovation company to understand and develop the role of SMEs in the telecoms market with particular reference to how to create a diverse market that supports the creation of home-grown, sovereign technology
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October 15, 2021
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Oct'21
Global IT outsourcing sees record spending and no sign of slowing
Cloud services are being taken up by enterprises rapidly as they accelerate digital transformations
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October 13, 2021
13
Oct'21
Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry announces first public hearing
Public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal will hold its first public hearing next month
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October 07, 2021
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Oct'21
HCL Benelux telco partnership targets SME and government
Indian IT service provider signs partnership that will see it modernise the core technology of Proximus to offer its services through
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Tech Nation adds 30 fintech scaleups to growth programme as funding continues to rise
UK government-backed startup network adds 30 fintechs to its growth programme amid record investments in finance tech sector
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Netherlands’ Team Liquid revolutionises e-sports with data analytics
Data analysis is often used by enterprises, but the discipline is also gaining ground in other areas in the Netherlands, such as e-sports
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October 05, 2021
05
Oct'21
CIO interview: Lisa Heneghan, chief digital officer, KPMG
KPMG UK’s digital leader says that in her 25-year career she has never known a more exciting time to work in IT
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October 05, 2021
05
Oct'21
Microsoft’s financial services cloud available next month
Financial finance sector-focused cloud service will be available at the beginning of November
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October 04, 2021
04
Oct'21
How GYG Singapore moved to paperless contracts
The Singapore franchisee of Mexican cuisine specialist Guzman y Gomez has turned to electronic agreements and digital signatures to ease the administrative burden on its HR team
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October 01, 2021
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Oct'21
Met Police purchase new retrospective facial-recognition system
Retrospective facial-recognition software purchased for £3m by the Met Police will be deployed in coming months amid continuing controversy around the use of biometric technologies by law enforcement bodies
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October 01, 2021
01
Oct'21
Norway and IoT: A match made in heaven
Norway is becoming a centre of internet of things innovation as tech developers look for answers to some of the country's unique challenges
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September 30, 2021
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Sep'21
Starling Bank takes its banking-as-a-service into European Union
API-based banking-as-a-service offering means customers can access services such as current accounts or debit cards without the need for heavy tech development or regulatory approval
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September 28, 2021
28
Sep'21
Pure launches Fusion cloud control layer for storage
Pure Fusion is a storage control plane across cloud and datacentre. Portworx Data Services also launches to provide database management for container storage platform
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
IR35 reforms: HMRC confirms compliance checks under way in financial services, oil and gas sectors
Less than six months after the roll-out of the IR35 reforms to the private sector, HMRC has confirmed it has started writing letters to companies requesting details of their compliance procedures
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
London publishes guidelines for ethical use of smart city tech
Latest draft of the ‘Emerging Technology Charter for London’ encourages local authorities, public services and technology companies to improve how they implement technology in the capital
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September 23, 2021
23
Sep'21
Tech Nation announces 15 startups for 10th Future Fifty cohort
Fifteen high-growth startups set to join Tech Nation’s 10th annual Future Fifty programme to help them scale further
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September 22, 2021
22
Sep'21
JP Morgan Chase to replace core banking system with Google-inspired cloud platform
JP Morgan Chase is the latest bank to acquire the cloud-native core banking technology of UK fintech Thought Machine
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September 15, 2021
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Sep'21
UN human rights chief calls for moratorium on AI technologies
High commissioner’s call for a moratorium on the use of AI systems that pose a serious risk to human rights is accompanied by a UN report on the negative human rights impacts associated with the technology
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September 15, 2021
15
Sep'21
Transport for London contracts TCS as it modernises taxi and private hire operation
TfL signs 10-year deal with Indian IT services giant to digitally transform taxi and private hire administration
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September 14, 2021
14
Sep'21
Renault set to test out Google supply chain digital twin
Digital twin simulation of supply chain draws in disparate data sources to deliver efficiencies and prevent disruptions