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• July 20, 2026 20 Jul'26

  Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder victim of mass Oracle breach

  Employee data at US-based cosmetics firm Estée Lauder was compromised through a vulnerability in Oracle's software, likely orchestrated by the Cl0p ransomware gang.

• 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 20, 2026 20 Jul'26

  Where AI fits in modern supply chains

  We find out how businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI), GenAI and agentic AI to streamline supply chain operations

• 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

  Scattered Spider hackers sentenced over TfL attack

  Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, the hackers behind the 2024 TfL cyber attack, have been sentenced to five-year prison terms at Woolwich Crown Court

• July 15, 2026 15 Jul'26

  Chaotic July Patch Tuesday threatens to overwhelm defenders

  Another mammoth Patch Tuesday update, likely topping 600 flaws in total, sends defenders into the weeds

• 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 15, 2026 15 Jul'26

  ICO ‘less effective as a regulator’ due to toxic culture

  Staff of the UK’s data protection watchdog say it was ‘less effective’ due to a toxic workplace culture upheld by senior leadership team

• July 15, 2026 15 Jul'26

  Inside AWS’s $1bn forward-deployed engineering initiative

  The cloud giant is embedding cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists and strategists with customers, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia among those already seeing results

• 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

  AI impacting stress levels among cyber professionals

  AI is affecting the day-to-day careers of cyber security pros in regard to stress levels, but respondents to an ISC2 data-gathering exercise are split over whether or not their stress levels are going up or down

• July 14, 2026 14 Jul'26

  Interview: Lucie Audibert, solicitor in MP Jess Asato’s Grok case

  AWO solicitor Lucie Audibert speaks with Computer Weekly about representing Labour MP Jess Asato’s legal claim against xAI’s chatbot Grok, its nudification capabilities and how this case may define what liability for developers of AI tools look like

• 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

  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 10, 2026 10 Jul'26

  AI is making the mainframe harder to retire, not easier

  Once dismissed as legacy tech on the way out, the mainframe is being reframed as the trusted anchor of hybrid, AI-era architectures

• 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

  Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield

  The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges

• 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 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

  Tesco VMware migration shows backup incompatibilities

  VMware integration with third-party backup software improves performance and reduces admin. Alternative hypervisors are often less well-integrated

• 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 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data

  Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and ...

• July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26

  Singapore Changi Airport’s 10-second border points to aviation’s AI future

  As passenger volume heads towards 10 billion a year, airlines, airports and governments are leaning on AI, biometrics and real-time data to keep travellers moving

• 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

  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

  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 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

• 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

  Post Office delays signing Horizon replacement for third time

  The Post Office has extended standstill period before formally signing contract for new EPOS system

• 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 30, 2026 30 Jun'26

  HPE Discover 2026: Powering Siemens Healthineers’ life-saving vision

  Siemens Healthineers’ head of clinical marketing discusses the technology behind the firm’s advances in medical imaging

• 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 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 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

  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

  Boomi CEO shares vision of AI cost management

  Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi, believes the answer is prompt routing, which sends queries to the LLM with the lowest token cost and caches responses

• June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26

  Finland drives AI growth amid low take-up concerns

  Survey reveals concerns over the take-up of artificial intelligence technology in Finland

• June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26

  Gartner warns AI model advantage is shrinking

  As foundational artificial intelligence capabilities converge, Gartner analysts urge IT leaders to focus on data quality, AI literacy and process integration, among other areas, rather than chasing the latest models