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News
08 Jul 2025
SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
The US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation over alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of the supplier’s Orion platform by Russian cyber spies Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Jul 2025
Interview: Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1
As the British Grand Prix rolled into Silverstone for the annual jamboree of Formula One motor racing, we caught up with the Mercedes F1 team to find out how technology has advanced in the year since the last race Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2025
Zopa to embed into Manchester’s tech ecosystem
Challenger bank Zopa plans to eventually have 500 staff in its Manchester office, which will launch next month Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Jul 2025
NHS to be ‘digital by default’
Single Patient Records, a digitally enabled neighbourhood health service, and the NHS App becoming a ‘doctor in your pocket’ are all part of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS Continue Reading
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News
04 Jul 2025
Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore
The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
03 Jul 2025
Air France-KLM to increase intelligence of bots that have saved 200,000 hours
Airline group will now use agentic AI technology to make existing bots ‘more intelligent’ Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Jul 2025
US CISA agency extends Iran cyber alert, warns of CNI threat
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reiterates guidance for operators of critical national infrastructure as it eyes the possibility of cyber attacks from Iran Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Jul 2025
Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser
An actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrome web browser needs immediate attention from users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Jul 2025
Scattered Spider link to Qantas hack is likely, say experts
A developing cyber attack at Australian airline Qantas that started at a third-party call centre is already being tentatively attributed to Scattered Spider. Find out more and learn about the next steps for those affected Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Blog Post
02 Jul 2025
Why the Gov.uk App could (maybe, possibly...) be a turning point for digital government
Twelve years ago, the Government Digital Service (GDS) told us that it was “not ‘appy at all”. The March 2013 blog post that announced GDS would not develop a government mobile app and would ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
02 Jul 2025
TSB faces another risky IT migration as Santander eyes UK bank
TSB’s customers were moved to the in-house-developed platform of its parent, Sabadell, in a disastrous migration in 2018 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Jul 2025
Law professor urges CMA to take swift and urgent action over Microsoft cloud licensing
University of Leeds law professor has published an academic paper calling on the UK Competition and Markets Authority not to drag its heels on correcting Microsoft’s controversial cloud licensing habits Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
02 Jul 2025
Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions
Dutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
02 Jul 2025
Digital workers at US bank to get their own email accounts
The financial services sector is leading the way when it comes to using AI across operations – and it’s not afraid to talk about it Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
02 Jul 2025
Shared services in the public sector – is bigger really better?
CIO Sean Green discusses the role of shared services in the UK public sector today Continue Reading
By- Sean Green
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News
02 Jul 2025
DDN targets enterprise-shaped hole in its AI storage offer
Specialist in AI and HPC storage DDN has oriented towards higher performance array products more suited to the enterprise as it aims at $1bn in turnover for 2025 Continue Reading
By- Stéphane Larcher, LeMagIT
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News
01 Jul 2025
Cloudflare to let customers block AI web crawlers
Publishers and other providers of creative content now have the option to block AI crawlers from accessing and scraping their intellectual property with new tools from Cloudflare. Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Jul 2025
ING Bank transforming operations through agentic AI
Netherlands-headquartered international bank is using artificial intelligence throughout its operations Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
01 Jul 2025
NetApp: Not just NAS filers, and a comprehensive cloud strategy
NetApp market share has slipped, but it has built out storage across file, block and object, plus capex purchasing, Kubernetes storage management and hybrid cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Podcast
01 Jul 2025
Podcast: AIOps in storage management, security and sustainability
Dell’s Stewart Hunwick explains why AIOps – artificial intelligence for IT operations – is key to gaining efficiencies in storage management and sustainability, and discusses reactive and proactive data security Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
30 Jun 2025
Government launches Gov.uk App
The public beta version of the app will allow users to access government services on their phones, based on their needs and interests Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2025
IR35: Use of HMRC CEST tool drops by more than 70%, delayed FOI reveals
HMRC announced, via a freedom of information response, that use of its IR35 status checker tool is declining, as around 20% of its users continue to get an undetermined response from it. Caroline Donnelly reports Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2025
Precision-bred veg from Phytoform Labs: Meet the AI startup looking to boost the UK’s food security
Phytoform Labs is on a mission to shore up the nation’s food supplies using artificial intelligence-backed biotechnology – and the humble tomato Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
30 Jun 2025
Better governance is required for AI agents
The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions Continue Reading
By- Mandy Andress, Elastic
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News
27 Jun 2025
Scattered Spider cyber gang turns fire on aviation sector
Multiple reports are emerging of cyber attacks on airlines – Google Cloud’s Mandiant believes them to be linked Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
Over 2 million affected by US supermarket breach
Belgian-Dutch supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize reveals that more than two million people, including employees, had their data compromised following a November 2024 ransomware attack Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
Interview: Developing a CIO strategy for artificial intelligence
We speak to Chris Loake, group CIO at Hiscox, about the roll-out of Microsoft Copilot and how to succeed with AI projects Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance
The founder of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke with Computer Weekly at Infosecurity Europe 2025 about how artificial intelligence might disturb the attacker-defender security equilibrium Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
MPs propose ban on predictive policing
MPs are attempting to amend the UK government’s forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill so that it prohibits the use of controversial predictive policing systems Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
27 Jun 2025
UK joins global health regulator network for safe use of AI
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has become a founding member of the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network, aiming to get trustworthy artificial intelligence tools into the NHS Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2025
Fujitsu’s grip on HMRC loosening but bags of taxpayer cash still to be made
The complicated and risky nature of replacing IT suppliers in major government contracts means Fujitsu will be cashing in for years to come Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jun 2025
Silicon Valley execs sworn in to US Army reserves specialist unit
Four technology executives are brought into the military to make the armed forces ‘more lethal’, reflecting softening attitudes throughout the sector towards ‘the business of inflicting violence’ Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
26 Jun 2025
Seven main suspects under police investigation in national Post Office probe
The national police investigation into crimes related to the Post Office scandal expects the number of suspects to continue to rise Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jun 2025
British hacker IntelBroker faces years in a US prison cell
US authorities have unsealed charges against 25-year-old hacker Kai West, aka IntelBroker, accusing him of being behind multiple cyber attacks Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Jun 2025
Next phase of fintech reflected in strong financials, says World Economic Forum
Digital-powered finance firms might not be growing their customer base as fast as the immediate post-pandemic period, but revenue and profits are strong Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
26 Jun 2025
Glasgow Council services remain offline a week after cyber attack
Disruption continues a week after core services at Glasgow City Council were forced offline following a cyber attack on a third-party IT services provider Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Jun 2025
Public sector spends £16.6bn directly with tech suppliers every year
Government and public sector bodies spent big on technology last year, but the majority of the money went to large IT suppliers, with 84% of the total spend going to so-called ‘tech titans’, according to a report from Tussell Continue Reading
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Podcast
26 Jun 2025
Pure CTO drills down on key-value, no DFMs on FA//ST, and fast object
In this podcast, we talk to Pure Storage CTO Rob Lee about use of key-value stores in its storage OS, plus why its much-vaunted DirectFlash isn’t in the new FlashArray//ST product Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
24 Jun 2025
Wrongly convicted subpostmasters may have to wait another year for redress
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee say the government has not done enough to contact all those who qualify for Post Office scandal compensation schemes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jun 2025
UK ransomware costs significantly outpace other countries
UK organisations hit by ransomware attacks paid much higher ransoms than in other countries over the past 12 months, according to study Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
24 Jun 2025
Zopa Bank launches current account earlier than expected
Zopa launches its UK current account, five years after reinventing itself as a challenger bank Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jun 2025
Interview: Pure Storage on the AI data challenge beyond hardware
We talk to Pure Storage’s vice-president of AI infrastructure about data quality for artificial intelligence and the need for data engineering to ensure the integrity, completeness and appropriateness of data for AI training Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
24 Jun 2025
One year since being freed, Julian Assange still a victim of state secrecy
If the State Department’s arguments prevail in FOIA litigation, the truth about US action against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks journalists will never be known Continue Reading
By- Stefania Maurizi
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E-Zine
24 Jun 2025
Digital ID: cool or contentious?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we dig into the discourse surrounding the proposal to roll out a national digital identity scheme across the UK, and hear from HPE’s CIO on what he’s learned from his time previously working as an IT chief in the retail sector. We round out the buyer’s guide to cloud repatriation with a look at what’s driving the trend, before concluding the issue with a look at the controversy surrounding quantum computing. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2025
Widening Middle Eastern war increases cyber risk
With the entry of the US into the widening Middle Eastern conflict, cyber risk is likely to increase across the board Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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23 Jun 2025
MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme
Amid growing calls for a national digital ID scheme, Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into likely benefits and risks Continue Reading
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News
23 Jun 2025
Industrial strategy: Takeaways for UK tech innovations
Labour wants to put the UK at the forefront of tech innovation. Its industrial strategy offers a funding boost for tech and lighter-touch regulation Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
20 Jun 2025
Cyber Essentials certifications rising slowly but steadily
The number of businesses attaining the NCSC Cyber Essentials certification continues to increase, but much more can be done to raise awareness of the scheme Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Jun 2025
M&S, Co-op attacks a ‘Category 2 cyber hurricane’, say UK experts
The UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre has published its first in-depth assessment of a major incident, reflecting on the impact of and lessons learned from Scattered Spider attacks on M&S and Co-op Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Jun 2025
UK data reforms become law
UK passes wide-ranging data protection reforms to ‘simplify’ organisations’ sharing and processing of data, but questions remain whether changes will be accepted by European Commission when renewing UK data adequacy Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Opinion
20 Jun 2025
Beyond the AI hype: How data laws quietly handed power to government and Big Tech
The UK is at risk of becoming an ‘algorithm state’ as the government hands more power to Big Tech and reduces the rights of individuals Continue Reading
By- James Baker, Platform Power Programme Manager at Open Rights Group
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News
20 Jun 2025
Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty
The Netherlands’ ambitious talk of digital independence meets the unforgiving economics of global cloud dominance Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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News
20 Jun 2025
Government hires chief data officer
Former MoD data chief, Lindsay Mason, has taken on the role of chief data officer in earl on a temporary basis while government recruits for a permanent position Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2025
Report on integrity of current Post Office Horizon system due in autumn
Investigation into the integrity and discrepancy identification capabilities of Post Office core system being carried out by independent specialists Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jun 2025
Restaurant fills DR gap with all-flash Pure and dodges higher cloud cost
Seafood chain Red Lobster opted for Pure Storage as-a-service for rapid failover between datacentres. A fully cloud-based option was on the table, but would have been six times the cost Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
19 Jun 2025
Government announces details of Post Office Capture redress scheme
The government says it wants new scheme to take a ‘common sense’ approach to redress for former Capture users Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
19 Jun 2025
Should we trust Humphrey to boost public sector efficiency?
Labour is betting on Humphrey, an AI toolkit named after a Yes Minister character, to drive public sector efficiency Continue Reading
By- Elena Simperl
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News
19 Jun 2025
UBS employee data leaked after cyber attack on supplier
UBS and fellow Swiss bank Pictet have been affected by a cyber attack on a procurement service provider Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Jun 2025
Cyber action plan kicks off to ‘supercharge’ UK security sector
UK government says its cyber growth action plan will provide a large boost to Britain’s security industry as it sets out to create a roadmap for future growth Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
17 Jun 2025
Scattered Spider widens web to target insurance sector
Following a series of high-profile attacks on prominent retailers and consumer brands, the Scattered Spider cyber crime collective appears to be expanding its targeting to the insurance sector Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
17 Jun 2025
Artificial intelligence could fuel growth in global tennis
IBM launches artificial intelligence-driven tools to grow the sport’s reach, but AI’s role also reaches the on-court business Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Jun 2025
Patients to access clinical trials via NHS App
As government plans a £50m upgrade of the NHS App, people will be able to sign up to clinical trials that will match them to available studies Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2025
UKtech50: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of nearly 500 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology Continue Reading
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News
16 Jun 2025
IR35: Use of HMRC CEST tool drops by more than 70%, delayed FOI reveals
HMRC has revealed, via a Freedom of Information response, that use of its IR35 status checker tool is declining, as around 20% of users continue to get an undetermined response from it Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
16 Jun 2025
Intelligence sharing key to cyber security in Europe, says EU Commission cyber expert
Cyber criminals choose not to attack Europe due to its resilience and preparedness, says the EU Commission’s principal advisor for cyber security coordination, Despina Spanou Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Jun 2025
Fortifying retail: how UK brands can defend against cyber breaches
The recent spate of cyber attacks on UK retailers has to be a wake-up call to build more cyber resilience into digital supply chains and fortify against social engineering attacks Continue Reading
By- Jadee Hanson
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News
13 Jun 2025
Innovation culture is in our DNA, says Alibaba chairman
Alibaba chair Joe Tsai on why the company is open sourcing its large language model, how it dealt with the DeepSeek crisis, and plans for the future Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
UKtech50 2025: the longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2025 Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
Apple encryption row: Does law enforcement need to use Technical Capability Notices?
History shows that law enforcement can bring successful prosecutions without the need for the Home Office to introduce ‘backdoors’ into end-to-end encryption Continue Reading
By- Professor Peter Sommer, digital evidence expert witness
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News
12 Jun 2025
France is committed to AI, says president Macron
The French president wants homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and thinks plans to create a European cloud platform dedicated to AI will be a ‘game changer’ Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2025
Sweden gets help pulling its sovereign AI socks up
Urgent government calls for more high-powered sovereign computers to fulfil Swedish goal of building a more powerful AI industry answered by foreign financiers, US tech and Europe’s AI emergency fund Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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News
12 Jun 2025
MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme
Amid growing calls for a national digital ID scheme, Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into likely benefits and risks Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Opinion
12 Jun 2025
AI vs creative industries - the UK government's foolish choice
The UK government is cosying up to Big Tech when instead it should be vociferously protecting the creative industries from the avarice of AI giants Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2025
NHS IT the big winner in Reeves’ Spending Review
The chancellor of the exchequer has significantly upped spending on digital and technology initiatives in the current Spending Review period, with the NHS receiving a 50% tech funding increase Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Tip
11 Jun 2025
8 use cases for generative AI in manufacturing
Generative AI can potentially help manufacturers improve daily operations and increase efficiency, among other use cases. Learn more with these examples. Continue Reading
By- Donald Farmer, TreeHive Strategy
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Opinion
11 Jun 2025
Human vs digital therapy: AI falls short when IT pros need help
Stressed IT and cyber professionals are turning to AI chatbots for support, but is handing people's mental wellbeing over to algorithms really such a bright idea? Continue Reading
By- Malcolm Hanson, PTSD Revolution
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Opinion
11 Jun 2025
Investor behaviour in the wake of cyber's 'black swan' moment
So-called Black Swan events expose the blind spots in even the most sophisticated forecasting models, signaling a need to rethink how businesses, and those investing in them, quantify and prepare for cyber risk. Continue Reading
By- Ed Bartlett, Hicomply
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News
11 Jun 2025
Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row
Senior conservative MP David Davis says the Home Office should disclose how many secret orders it has issued against telecoms and internet companies to Parliament Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
11 Jun 2025
West Brom Building Society project to meet customers’ digital demands
Calls from customers for a choice of digital channels drove West Brom Building Society’s digital transformation project Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
11 Jun 2025
June Patch Tuesday brings a lighter load for defenders
Barely 70 vulnerabilities make the cut for Microsoft’s monthly security update, but an RCE flaw in WEBDAV and an EoP issue in Windows SMB Client still warrant close attention Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Jun 2025
Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say MPs
An APPG report warns that the government’s flagship cyber security legislation is too narrow in its scope and risks missing opportunities to embed resilience at the heart of the British economy Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Jun 2025
London Tech Week: More funding, fellowships and skills
The government wants to make the UK the best place for tech and AI, opening pathways for global talent and venture capital funding Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
10 Jun 2025
UK finance regulator tie-up with Nvidia allows firms to experiment with AI
FCA wants to support organisations in testing their ideas for the use of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
10 Jun 2025
Tariff turmoil: IT procurement and the public sector
In the first of a two-part series, we look at the current tariff turmoil in public sector IT procurement, the particular challenges faced by public sector procurement, and how the cloud and pay-as-you-go can help Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2025
UK defence scheme invests in future cyber tech Cheri
Cambridge-based SCI Semiconductors is awarded DTEP funding to work on the application of defensive Cheri technology Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
10 Jun 2025
IBM reorients storage to cloud, containers and as-a-service
Storage profile: We look at Big Blue’s storage offer, which spans file, block and object, on-premise, in the cloud, and mainframes, while also embracing containers and the cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
10 Jun 2025
HMRC paid Fujitsu £310m last year, but Post Office supplier’s UK business faces gradual decline
While victims are made to fight for every penny they are owed, the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal is handed hundreds of millions of pounds by UK government Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Blog Post
10 Jun 2025
The data deficit undermining Britain’s public sector AI push
This is a guest blogpost by Matthew Houlihan, senior director of government affairs, Cisco. The UK is racing to transform its public services for the digital age—and rightly so. The potential ... Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
10 Jun 2025
Third-party security weaknesses threaten Europe’s big banks
Security breaches via third parties increased by 25% at Europe’s largest finance firms Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Jun 2025
Labour commits £17.2m to support Spärck AI scholarships
The government has put up money to help drive the UK’s expertise in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
09 Jun 2025
Are we normalising surveillance in schools?
Children and teenagers are subjected to a vast array of surveillance technologies in schools. These are intended to keep them safe, but are we normalising surveillance for young people? Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2025
Compensation to Post Office scandal victims reaches £1bn milestone
The government has now paid out more than £1bn to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
09 Jun 2025
Starmer opens London Tech Week with £1bn AI boost
Prime Minister unveiled plans to boost UK’s high-performance compute capacity 20-fold, along with funding to bolster skills Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
09 Jun 2025
Government to create online platform for public sector tech buyers
The National Digital Exchange will be a one-stop shop for public sector tech buying, allowing organisations to rate and review products and gain access to pre-approved tech deals Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2025
Barclays rolls out Microsoft Copilot to 100,000 employees as AI adoption gathers pace
Barclays is doubling down on its adoption of artificial intelligence tools by moving to embrace Microsoft Copilot with a large-scale roll-out of the technology to 100,000 staff Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
09 Jun 2025
US lawmakers say UK has ‘gone too far’ by attacking Apple’s encryption
US politicians are calling for Congress to rewrite the US Cloud Act to prevent the UK issuing orders to require US tech companies to introduce ‘backdoors’ in end-to-end encrypted messaging and storage Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Opinion
09 Jun 2025
An industrial strategy without tech is no strategy at all
Ahead of the delivery of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, TechUK sets out how the tech sector can drive growth, and the steps the government should take to harness it Continue Reading
By- Julian David, TechUK
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Feature
09 Jun 2025
What happens if Silicon Valley’s AI investment bubble bursts?
US tech giants are burning through unprecedented amounts of capital to develop artificial superintelligence, but authoritarian regimes around the world could keep the pursuit of a techno-utopian future alive when the bubble subsides Continue Reading
By- Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly
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News
06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
The UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
05 Jun 2025
FairPrice taps Google Cloud for AI-powered store
The supermarket chain will leverage generative AI and cloud technologies to enhance customer experience and streamline in-store operations, starting with its upcoming Punggol Digital District outlet Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
05 Jun 2025
Whitehall fails to recognise digital procurement challenge, says PAC
Committee concerned that Government Commercial Function doesn’t understand the scale of reform needed to address long-standing digital procurement issues, including lack of skills and leadership Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2025
HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop
A breach at HMRC saw innocent taxpayers tricked into letting scammers impersonate them through simple phishing attacks leading to account takeover. Such attacks are avoidable, but hard to stop Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor