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News
30 Apr 2025
AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns
AI could enable investigations to cover far more individuals than was ever previously possible, which is why oversight is needed Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
30 Apr 2025
FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence
Financial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Apr 2025
FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence
Financial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
30 Apr 2025
APAC telcos forge alliances for AI sovereignty
Faced with fears over vendor lock-in and rising sovereignty demands, operators are turning to alliances to complement hyperscaler partnerships as they strike a balance between global scale and local control Continue Reading
By- Edwin Lin
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News
30 Apr 2025
Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’
World’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Apr 2025
Scattered Spider on the hook for M&S cyber attack
The infamous Scattered Spider hacking collective may have been behind the ongoing cyber attack on Marks and Spencer that has crippled systems at the retailer and left its ecommerce operation in disarray. Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
29 Apr 2025
Gov.uk One Login yet to meet government cyber security standards for critical public services
The government’s flagship digital identity system still does not fully conform to key national security standards three years after launch, while questions remain over whether historic security problems have been resolved Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
29 Apr 2025
Edinburgh University evaluation of NHS AI Lab finds early promise
A report into the NHS AI Lab from the University of Edinburgh identifies early signs of return on investment amid barriers to scaling and implementation Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
29 Apr 2025
VeeamON shows Veeam on Linux, RAG from backup, and cloud features
Veeam showed a new Linux appliance, features in Veeam Backup & Replication that will see it run corporate backups as RAG data, and new cloud features that include Entra ID backup Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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29 Apr 2025
Government faces claims of serious security and data protection problems in One Login digital ID
The Government Digital Service was warned about serious cyber security and data protection problems in its flagship digital identity system, with insider claims that the data of three million users may still be at risk Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2025
Interview: Sarah Hawkins, CEO, National Family Mediation
The CEO of the not-for-profit talks to Computer Weekly about how the organisation has finally automated referrals, after years of being told it was impossible, and launching its own mediation app Continue Reading
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E-Zine
29 Apr 2025
Making divorce digital
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CEO of the National Family Mediation charity about its tech overhaul and how divorce is going digital. The government’s One Login digital identity system is under scrutiny over security problems – we examine the issues. And we explain what’s happening in the UK competition watchdog’s investigation into AWS and Microsoft cloud services. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2025
Fujitsu UK staff will get bonus despite Post Office scandal fallout
Employees will receive bonuses as Fujitsu UK reaches sales target - suggesting that its pause on bidding for public sector business has had limited impact Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
28 Apr 2025
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know
Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
28 Apr 2025
Workers need more support for AI success
Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost the UK economy, but people need training and assurances that their jobs are not going to be disrupted Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
28 Apr 2025
Pharma leaders see AI revolutionising medicine
Pharmaceutical industry experts at Gitex Asia 2025 discuss how AI is revolutionising drug discovery, from accelerating clinical trials and diagnosing rare diseases to validating traditional medicines Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
25 Apr 2025
UK MoJ crime prediction algorithms raise serious concerns
The Ministry of Justice is using one algorithm to predict people’s risk of reoffending and another to predict who will commit murder, but critics say the profiling in these systems raises ‘serious concerns’ over racism, classism and data inaccuracies Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
25 Apr 2025
M&S suspends all online sales as cyber attack worsens
M&S shuts down online sales as it works to contain and mitigate a severe cyber attack on its systems Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
25 Apr 2025
Beyond the usual suspects: What’s really blocking public sector tech reform
Former GDS boss Steve Foreshew-Cain delves into why government is still struggling to deliver its digital transformation vision Continue Reading
By- Steve Foreshew-Cain
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News
24 Apr 2025
M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident
M&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
24 Apr 2025
Challenges persist as UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill moves forward
Elements of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill are welcome but questions remain about how best to act in the face of persistent challenges like geopolitical chaos, threats to critical infrastructure, and technological advances Continue Reading
By- James Morris, CSBR
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News
24 Apr 2025
South East Water modernises through Google Cloud
Utility’s five-year transformation project sees it adopt Google Cloud technologies to help change how it works Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Apr 2025
Interview: Daniele Tonella, CTO, ING
The bank’s global CTO has been in the role for less than a year and in that time has been working his way through four layers of tech Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Apr 2025
March ransomware slowdown probably a red herring
An apparent slowdown in ransomware attack volumes is raising eyebrows, but the statistics never tell the full story Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
23 Apr 2025
Rethink authentication to remove the burden on users
The rise of AI powered threats and non-human identities will push an already strained identity security model over the edge Continue Reading
By- Patrick Wardrop, IBM
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Feature
23 Apr 2025
Hitachi Vantara: VSP One leads revamped storage portfolio
Storage supplier profile: Block, file and object as part of full-stack IT offer for hybrid cloud and containerised applications comes via VSP One arrays and EverFlex as-a-service options Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Podcast
23 Apr 2025
Podcast: Quantum lacks profitability but it will come, says CEO
Computer Weekly talks to Quantum CEO Jamie Lerner about the company’s expertise in massive volumes of data and a roadmap that includes Myriad, a new file system for forever flash in the AI era Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
23 Apr 2025
Qualys goes to bat for US cricket side San Francisco Unicorns
Cloud security specialist Qualys partners with US T20 cricket squad San Francisco Unicorns and its Sparkle Army fanclub as the team prepares for its summer 2025 campaign Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
23 Apr 2025
Digital ID sector calls for changes to government data legislation
Suppliers urge technology secretary to work more collaboratively with private sector over concerns government’s digital wallet will gain a monopoly in the market Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
22 Apr 2025
Cyber attack downs systems at Marks & Spencer
A cyber attack at Marks & Spencer has caused significant disruption to customers, leaving them unable to make contactless payments or use click-and-collect services Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
22 Apr 2025
Beyond baselines - getting real about security and resilience
In an increasingly contested world, the UK government needs a security certification that goes beyond baseline measures. Continue Reading
By- Neil Ashdown and Tash Buckley
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News
22 Apr 2025
Government tests experimental AI for housing
The AI tool will be used to turn handwritten notes and scanned documents into high-quality data, aiming to improve efficiency in planning decisions for housing Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2025
Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against PSNI over evidence failures
Investigatory Powers Tribunal judges have called for the Home Secretary to step in after finding they have no powers to award costs against government bodies that fail to disclose evidence Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: Finding revenue gains from parked cars
Singapore real estate investment firm CapitaLand Investment taps machine learning models to optimise space utilisation across 23 commercial buildings and business parks Continue Reading
By- Eileen Yu
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News
21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: M1 aims to become digital-native telco
The digital-first telco is running all its back-end systems on the cloud, enabling it to speed up decision-making and enhance customer service Continue Reading
By- Eileen Yu
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News
21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: DBS AI assistant slashes call times and boosts productivity
The bank’s in-house generative AI tool is streamlining customer service, reducing manual work and speeding up response times, improving both employee and customer experience Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
17 Apr 2025
Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier
Many businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
16 Apr 2025
Footballers object to processing of performance data
Football players are seeking to gain more control of their performance data through ‘stop processing’ requests, in an attempt to strike a better balance between firms’ commercial interests and the data rights of footballers Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
16 Apr 2025
Interview: Markus Schümmelfeder, CIO, Boehringer Ingelheim
The pharmaceutical giant has built a digital and data platform based on cloud and standardisation, from which it is exploring technology opportunities in AI and quantum computing Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2025
Saudi Arabia struggling to reach global leadership in deeptech
Petrostate monarchy trying to build surrogate industry made of foreign startups because own ecosystem is too immature Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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Blog Post
16 Apr 2025
UK digital identity turns to drama (or farce?) over industry fears and security doubts
Government at loggerheads with industry. Warnings of serious security and data protection problems undermining a vital public service. A burgeoning political campaign seeking greater influence. You ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Feature
16 Apr 2025
Huawei rises in the storage ranks despite sanctions and tariffs
Supplier profile: Huawei has leapfrogged HPE in revenue and market share and broadened its storage offer towards AI, the cloud and as-a-service despite sanctions and tariffs Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
15 Apr 2025
Hertz warns UK customers of Cleo-linked data breach
Car hire giant Hertz reveals UK customer data was affected in a cyber incident orchestrated via a series of vulnerabilities in Cleo managed file transfer products Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Apr 2025
UK challenger bank targets US’s mid-tier banking sector with tech platform
Starling Bank expands its banking as a service platform sales operation into the North American market Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Apr 2025
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal explained
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a semi-secret judicial body that has made significant legal rulings on privacy, surveillance and the use of investigatory powers. What does it do and why is it important? Continue Reading
By- Bernard Keenan, UCL
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Opinion
15 Apr 2025
'I’m from the technocracy and I’m here to help' - how tech bros are taking over the world
The influence of billionaire tech leaders on Donald Trump may only be an early glimpse of their real intentions - the end of the nation-state concept as we know it Continue Reading
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E-Zine
15 Apr 2025
How will Trump’s tariffs hit tech?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the potential impact of additional US tariffs on the global tech supply chain – and what it means for IT budgets. We look at the key considerations for IT leaders looking to move off VMware as a result of its licensing changes. And we speak to the man in charge of reviewing the controversial loan charge tax policy that affects thousands of IT contractors. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2025
Computer and law experts respond to call for opinions on computer evidence
IT and legal experts have made submissions to a government consultation on the use of computer evidence in court Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
14 Apr 2025
Meta settles lawsuit over surveillance business model
Meta settles lawsuit over use of personal data in targeted advertising, opening up the possibility of other UK users raising legal objections to its processing Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2025
Government faces claims of serious security and data protection problems in One Login digital ID
The Government Digital Service was warned about serious cyber security and data protection problems in its flagship digital identity system, with insider claims that the data of three million users may still be at risk Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Opinion
14 Apr 2025
What’s the government up to with digital verification services? ‘ID’ like to know
Is the government really looking to compete with the private sector for provision of digital identity? Such a move risks fundamentally undermining public trust in critical digital verification services Continue Reading
By- Lord Chris Holmes, House of Lords
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Opinion
14 Apr 2025
How AI agents will reshape telecoms
For telecoms operators, embracing autonomous AI agents isn't optional – it’s the only way to survive in a hyper-competitive landscape, but challenges lie ahead Continue Reading
By- Edwin Lin
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Opinion
14 Apr 2025
Defending the grid with secure connectivity
Connectivity providers, device manufacturers and the energy companies they support must prioritise cyber security as the use of IoT grows in Singapore's energy sector Continue Reading
By- Simon Trend
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News
11 Apr 2025
AI surveillance towers place migrants in ‘even greater jeopardy’
The use of autonomous surveillance towers throughout the English coast forces migrants into increasingly dangerous routes and contributes to their criminalisation Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
11 Apr 2025
More than 100 Horizon victims are challenging Post Office offers on complex claims
Calls for advanced dispute resolution meetings by victims of the Post Office Horizon system have been ignored by the Department of Business and Trade Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Apr 2025
Wes Streeting launches digital qualification for social care leaders
As part of the government’s plan to create a digital national care service, social care leaders will be trained in adopting and using cutting-edge technology Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2025
Met Police to deploy permanent facial recognition tech in Croydon
The Met Police is set deploy permanent live facial recognition cameras on street furniture in Croydon from summer 2025, but local councillors say the decision – which has taken place with no community input – will further contribute the over-policing of Black communities Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
10 Apr 2025
GCHQ historian Dave Abrutat’s mission to preserve the UK’s forgotten signals intelligence history
Dave Abrutat, GCHQ’s official historian, is on a mission to preserve the UK’s historic signals intelligence sites and capture their stories before they disappear from folk memory. A new charity, NSIST, will raise funds and recruit volunteers Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
10 Apr 2025
Mattel taps into Google Cloud to accelerate product innovation in response to customer feedback
Barbie doll manufacturer Mattel reveals how leaning on Google Cloud has enabled it to respond to customer feedback quicker and speed up its product development processes Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Apr 2025
Companies House goes live with One Login ID verification
People can verify their identity with Companies House using Gov.uk One Login as the central government body becomes the 36th service to start using the digital identity system Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2025
Lloyds Bank moves AI work onto Google Cloud platform
Banking group is cutting its emissions and accelerating the development of AI platforms by moving work onto Google Cloud Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Apr 2025
Spirit of openness helps banks get serious about stopping scams
Recent announcements show that banks, financial services firms and IT companies are increasing efforts to curb online scams Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Apr 2025
Investigative reporter files legal action over police surveillance and social media monitoring
Journalist complains to Investigatory Powers Tribunal after Northern Irish police placed him under surveillance as he investigated their handling of a high-profile death Continue Reading
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Definition
09 Apr 2025
What is a lean water spider?
Lean water spider, or water spider, is a term used in manufacturing that refers to a position in a production environment or warehouse. Continue Reading
By- Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
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News
09 Apr 2025
Post Office gets extra £136m towards tech transformation as clock ticks on Horizon
Latest handout means government has given the Post Office more than a quarter of a billion pounds in ‘further’ funding, with half destined to support its technology transformation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Definition
09 Apr 2025
What is a digital twin?
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real-world entity or process. Continue Reading
By- Mary E. Shacklett, Transworld Data
- David Essex, Industry Editor
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News
08 Apr 2025
Labour MPs launch digital ID campaign
A large group of Labour MPs have called for the introduction of a digital ID system to crack down on illegal migration and benefits fraud Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
Spoofing vuln threatens security of WhatsApp Windows users
Meta has disclosed and patched a potentially dangerous spoofing flaw in WhatsApp for Windows that could have caused big problems for unwitting users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
08 Apr 2025
It’s time to stop the victim-blaming and insist on safer software
Businesses spend too much time and money protecting themselves against flaws and vulnerabilities in modern software products, when they ought to raise their expectations and insist on better solutions from providers Continue Reading
By- Mandy Andress, Elastic
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News
08 Apr 2025
Current funding models prevent health and social care integration, according to report
Whitepaper by telecare provider Tunstall calls for government to develop a national strategy to resolve fragmentation between health and social care Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
Interview: Sarah Hawkins, CEO, National Family Mediation
The CEO of the not-for-profit talks to Computer Weekly about how the organisation has finally automated referrals, after years of being told it was impossible, and launching its own mediation app Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
Government punts cyber governance code of practice for UK businesses
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s cyber security minister Feryal Clark announces a cyber security code of governance for UK businesses to follow Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
08 Apr 2025
Over £18m stolen from Santander UK customers in first three months of year
Bank’s latest quarterly report on scams said over £18m was stolen from its UK customers by scammers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
08 Apr 2025
UK authority’s search for answers over deleted Julian Assange emails comes too late to retrieve data
The Crown Prosecution Service has finally searched for information about the destruction of emails from the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer – but too late to retrieve data about the deleted documents Continue Reading
By- Stefania Maurizi
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08 Apr 2025
‘Bankenstein’ and a cold calculation means banking crashes will continue
Following a three-day crash at Barclays, UK banks were forced to explain to MPs when, how and why digital services became unavailable over past two years Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2025
UK SMEs losing over £3bn a year to cyber incidents
A lack of access to technology, little to no staff training, and competing priorities are losing UK SMEs up to £3.4bn to cyber incidents every year Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Apr 2025
Court rejects Home Office bid for blanket secrecy in hearings over Apple encryption case
Investigatory Powers Tribunal rejects Home Office arguments that identifying the ‘bare details’ of legal action by Apple would damage national security, leaving open possibility of future open court hearings Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
07 Apr 2025
Fintech body calls on government for national anti-fraud centre
Industry body says a national anti-fraud centre could be the vehicle required to effectively fight fraud through data sharing Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Apr 2025
Post Office can’t find evidence for over 1,000 Horizon scandal redress claimants
The Post Office has no evidence of errors for more than 1,000 subpostmasters applying for compensation through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Apr 2025
Norway and Nordic financial sector ramps up cyber security
Finans Norge sets up cyber security unit CTSU to support the finance sector in Norway amid increasing threats Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
04 Apr 2025
Banks to share fraud data with tech firms in cross-sector collaboration
UK banks join tech firms in fraud data-sharing initiative to enable collaboration on action to stop online scams Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Apr 2025
UN warns of economic productivity crash due to AI job losses
Artificial intelligence can improve productivity, but a report from the United Nations warns of potential job losses disrupting economies Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
03 Apr 2025
Taking a ‘good enough’ approach with cloud security isn't enough
In the wake of the January 2025 'Codefinger' attacks against AWS S3 users, Thales Rob Elliss argues that many organisations are dropping the ball when it comes to their understanding of cloud security best practice Continue Reading
By- Rob Ellis, Thales
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News
03 Apr 2025
Danish supercomputer to drive innovation
Supercomputer project will add a competitive edge to drive innovation and growth among Denmark’s enterprises and research organisations Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
03 Apr 2025
Virtual reality enterprise journey a marathon, not a sprint
IT supplier is using virtual reality in not-for-profit projects that demonstrate its wider potential Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
02 Apr 2025
Apple’s appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK’s encryption ‘backdoor’ explained
Apple has appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over an order by home secretary Yvette Cooper to give the UK access to customers’ data protected by Advanced Data Protection encryption. What happens next? Continue Reading
By- Bernard Keenan, UCL
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News
02 Apr 2025
UKtech50 2025 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2025
Tech sector still failing to rid supply chains of forced labour
KnowTheChain’s latest benchmark analysis of the IT sector’s efforts to address forced labour in supply chains shows there has been very little improvement in their due diligence practices over the last half decade Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Opinion
02 Apr 2025
Bridging Borders: The rise of Ukrainian-British tech collaboration
The IT sectors of the UK and Ukraine have built strong relationships since Russia’s invasion of the latter, and there is more to come, writes the IT Ukraine Association’s ambassador in the UK Continue Reading
By- Alexandra Govorukha
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News
01 Apr 2025
Gmail ‘bubble’ encryption may be an S/MIME killer, says Google
Marking the 21st anniversary of Gmail, Google is preparing to roll out an end-to-end encryption standard for its email service in hopes of democratising encryption and leaving old standards in the dust Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Apr 2025
Post Office Capture and Ecco+ users asked to make contact with Scottish statutory body
Scottish statutory body attempting to contact people that might have been wrongly convicted of crimes based on the Post Office’s flawed systems Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Apr 2025
Interview: Ray McCann, Loan Charge independent review lead
Former HMRC assistant director Ray McCann is leading the latest independent review into the UK government’s controversial Loan Charge policy, which has left thousands of IT contractors saddled with life-changing tax bills Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
01 Apr 2025
Scottish support group for Post Office scandal victims launched
Support group calls on former subpostmasters in Scotland who have been affected by Horizon errors to come forward Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Apr 2025
Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order
Home Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption services Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Blog Post
01 Apr 2025
Distrust builds between digital ID sector and government amid speculation over 'ID cards by stealth'
Wednesday 2 April sees the latest meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on digital identity. It’s more exciting than it sounds – honest! APPGs have no power or governmental role – ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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E-Zine
01 Apr 2025
Inside Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at Amazon’s robot-powered Swindon warehouse to see how AI and humans are working together. We examine the state of open source licensing and find out how it’s affecting datacentre operators. And we visit a 130-year-old wine and drinks company to find out how technology has brought operations into the modern age. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2025
How Singapore researchers are using AI to fight Parkinson’s disease
Singapore researchers are using Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold to understand the intricate protein interactions at play in Parkinson's disease, paving the way for potential diagnostics and treatments Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
31 Mar 2025
Top 1,000 IT service providers in scope of UK cyber bill
The government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is set to include regulatory provisions covering both datacentre operators and larger IT service providers Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
31 Mar 2025
Understanding of ‘black box’ IT systems will reduce Post Office scandal-like risk
A Parliamentary committee has reported that leadership teams need to understand the ‘black box’ IT systems that underpin their organisations Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
31 Mar 2025
Reassessing UK law enforcement data adequacy
Computer Weekly takes stock of proposed changes to the UK’s law enforcement data protection rules and how it could affect data adequacy with the European Union Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
31 Mar 2025
UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk
The UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help to simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Podcast
31 Mar 2025
Podcast: HDD safe from flash for a decade or more
We talk to Toshiba’s Rainer Kaese, who argues flash cannot replace spinning disk because it’s too costly to consider for anything but limited, performance-hungry applications Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor