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Met Police to ‘trial’ handheld facial recognition tech

London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals in a scrutiny session with London Assembly members that the Met is set to trial a facial recognition phone app for police officers Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa

As Digital Realty opens its first datacentre in Ghana, executives explain how the country – and wider continent – sits in its global strategy, and how local partnerships are vital Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

Open banking presents £43bn opportunity for UK economy if warnings are heeded

Open banking has already delivered billions of pounds to the UK economy and has huge future potential, but industry leaders warn against complacency Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI chooses nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises

With artificial intelligence increasingly deployed in analysis and decision-making in armed conflict, research shows AI systems will not naturally default to ‘safe’ outcomes in nuclear crises Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

UK to launch cyber fraud squad in April

The UK’s Online Crime Centre, launching next month, will bring together government, police, intelligence agencies, banks, mobile networks and tech firms to take coordinated action against cyber fraud Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security

The US has unveiled a six-pillar national cyber security strategy, with developing technological areas such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence front and centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IBM takes a second shot at Post Office contract to replace Horizon

The US tech giant is bidding for a £323m contract to replace the Post Office’s flawed Horizon IT system, a decade after its previous attempt was abandoned due to complexities Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Nick Pearson, CIO, Ricoh Europe

Working for a company undergoing a major pivot in its business model means variety and opportunity for the supplier’s tech chief Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

AI factory builder Nscale announces another $2bn of funding

Nscale has a pipeline of 1.3GW of capacity across the UK, Norway and the US, with contracted supply of 200,000 Nvidia GPUs, and is name-checked as a British supplier of AI factories Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

DBS rewires operating models for AI reasoning era

The bank expects AI tools to evolve from being a copilot to an autopilot as it undergoes organisational transformation to prepare its workforce for agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Scattered Spider attack on TfL affected 10 million people

The 2024 Scattered Spider attack on Transport for London affected approximately 10 million people, many of whom remain blissfully unaware their data was compromised Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Platformisation without illusion: Separating integration from theatre

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Lloyds Bank to sell more customer data and cut costs by 35%

High street giant will increase proportion of total staff that work in technology and data Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Regulate AWS and Microsoft, says UK cloud provider survey

Open Cloud Coalition survey, commissioned ahead of the CMA’s decision on measures against the two hyperscale giants, finds competing cloud providers demand regulation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing

Nordic petrostate is preparing for war and turning the spotlight on vulnerabilities in its critical industries, as adversaries look for ways to damage the most important oil and gas producer to the EU Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Nordics ally with Baltics to accelerate digital wallet roll-out

Baltic and Nordic countries work together on a common certification system to support digital wallet applications Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Quarter of social care staff don’t use technology to deliver care

Government-commissioned survey finds 27% of care providers do not use any technology to provide care for patients Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK government departments not sold on shared services strategy, NAO report finds

Eight years on from the launch of the government’s shared services strategy, there is no clear ownership, funding remains uncertain and some departments are yet to fully commit Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients

Almost every NHS trust will have moved onto a digital system by this spring. Experts have cautioned many patients are still struggling to access their own health data Continue Reading

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• Will Grimond

Sweden recommends citizens keep £81 in cash per adult in case of payment system crash

The central bank of Sweden says rapid digitisation could cause vulnerabilities in payment systems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states

Exploitation of zero-days by commercial surveillance and spyware developers outpaced exploitation by nation-state actors last year, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Capita secures decade-long government contract amid failure in public sight

Outsourcing firm has won 10-year contract to supply government departments with tech-enabled business services Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Huge grid and heat challenges ahead as Nvidia set for 1MW rack

With Nvidia Feynman in 2028, 1MW datacentre racks will produce as much heat as 200 5kW ovens. Industry and government must respond, says Schneider Electric UK datacentre executive Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Government wants to build digital ID system in-house

The Home Affairs Committee hearing on digital ID reveals consultation is due next week; there will be no central database; and while government wants to build the system in-house, it will not replace private digital ID providers Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Scandal victim gets leave to appeal decision to split case against Post Office and Fujitsu

Prominent scandal victim given leave to appeal High Court decision in his legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Delivery comms, intelligent fulfilment, and AI’s growing influence

Some 90% of retailers planning to boost spending on artificial intelligence to optimise e-commerce operations, as new research identifies different AI shopper personas and The Delivery Conference provides forum for debate Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low

Hacktivist activity surrounding the Iran war is sky-high but Iran’s state-backed cyber espionage actors have yet to show their hands, giving security teams a valuable window of time to shore up their defences Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack

Google and Qualcomm have tag-teamed a serious vulnerability in the chipsets used in Android mobile devices, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Tycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation

A Europol-led sting against the infamous Tycoon2FA MFA bypass phishing service has been successful, with operations disrupted and ringleaders and cyber criminal users identified Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK lab gets funding to drive foundational AI research

The government is providing six years of funding worth up to £40m in a bid to support UK researchers developing artificial intelligence models Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Landmark legal challenge against Home Office eVisa system heard

The UK High Court will examine whether the Home Office policy of refusing to issue alternative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system is lawful Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Civil service veteran ‘incandescent’ as wait for pension hits four months amid outsourcing mess

Public servant of over 40 years, who has been waiting four months for pension payments to begin, says government has lost control Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI workloads force a fundamental redesign of Middle East datacentres

From hyperscale GPU clusters to sovereign AI ambitions, Huawei outlines how infrastructure must evolve to meet regional demand Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Transnational AI regulation needed to protect human rights in the UK

Tech companies have told MPs and Lords they would welcome greater harmonisation in regulatory standards at a global level Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Interview: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham on getting ‘hands-on’ with AI

From continually exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to actually building and introducing AI-enabled systems for his company, George Graham is leaning into the age of agentic commerce Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

Open cyber standards key to cross-platform integration

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Stephen McDermid, Okta

Santander and Mastercard complete test of AI-initiated payment

Bank and payments giant complete first payment initiated by artificial intelligence in a controlled environment Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NS&I’s modernisation programme: A £3bn lesson in how to lose public trust

The UK Public Accounts Committee’s description of NS&I’s digital modernisation as a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ should concern far more than technology teams Continue Reading

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• Ben Terrett

NHS SBS launches £250m patient communication framework

The procurement framework aims to help NHS organisations buy products and services to help communicate with patients more efficiently Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

NCSC: No increase in cyber threat from Iran, but be prepared

While cyber threat levels remain stable following the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the weekend, at-risk organisations in the UK should take steps to ward off potential reprisals from Iran-linked threat actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NS&I seeks Bank of England counsel over project disaster

The Bank of England’s successful IT transformation, praised by the National Audit Office, is being used as a model for government departments, including NS&I, which faces a failing IT project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MPs launch inquiry into use of tech in education

The use of tech and artificial intelligence has the potential to help delivery of education in the UK, so a committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into its opportunities and challenges Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Demand necessitates digital twin and data visualisation at National Grid

In-house project replaces spreadsheet-based planning for future electricity network Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Virtual twins and AI companions target enterprise war rooms

Dassault Systèmes claims platform can answer complex business questions in seconds, but approach requires rethinking enterprise data architecture Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

UK government consults on social media ban for under-16s  

A UK government consultation launched today asks whether under-16s should be banned from social media, and age restrictions introduced for VPNs and chatbots Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

UK has laid track for open banking, but failed to run trains

The UK risks losing its fintech leadership, with open banking progress slow, as countries such as the UAE and India advance rapidly Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How mainframe modernisation is powering government digital transformation

Mainframes are no longer seen as a constraint on public sector digital transformation, with government agencies abandoning rip-and-replace strategies in favour of modernising mainframe systems with hybrid cloud and AI Continue Reading

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• Michael Vincetic

Australia inks five-year deal with Microsoft to drive AI and cloud adoption

The Digital Transformation Agency’s new agreement promises cost certainty, improved discounts, and a skills fund to support the government’s digital transformation agenda Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Qilin crew continues to dominate ransomware ecosystem

The Qilin ransomware gang remained ‘top dog’ in January 2026, with over 100 observed cyber attacks to its name, amid a rapidly evolving and fragmenting cyber criminal ecosystem Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

India AI Impact Summit: Open source gains ground, but sovereignty tensions persist

While open source artificial intelligence gained unprecedented recognition during the latest global AI summit, divisions over governance, market concentration and regulatory power cast doubt on whether the technology will benefit society as a whole Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Deputy prime minister vows to reform justice system with AI

Initiatives to transform UK courts include launching a justice AI academy, an AI listing assistant and a new High Court digital system Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Santander pins €1bn business value gain on AI

Bank said artificial intelligence will be fully embedded into the business, personalising customer experiences Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Khazna’s NexOps shift signals new operating model for AI-scale infrastructure

Managing director Bart Holsters explains why hybrid insourcing, competence assurance and sovereign readiness are becoming essential as artificial intelligence pushes datacentres to their limits Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

US artificial intelligence developers accuse Chinese firms of stealing their data

Artificial intelligence developers are accusing Chinese firms of stealing their intellectual property following a spate of ‘distillation attacks’, despite their own alleged theft of training data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

The UK’s proposed social media ban explained

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem if they ignore the structural power of big tech Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Atos ‘IT services staff of the future’ begin apprenticeships

Atos has taken on its first cohort of apprentices who will become an ‘artificial intelligence-ready’ workforce Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Application exploitation back in vogue, says IBM cyber unit

IBM’s X-Force unit observes an uptick in the exploitation of vulnerable public-facing software applications Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Police created ‘intelligence profile’ of BBC journalist subject to phone surveillance

Police and MI5 conducted seven unlawful operations to obtain phone data relating to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

UK government commits £483m to Post Office for IT transformation

The UK government is to provide the next round of funding to support the Post Office’s move away from its controversial Fujitsu Horizon IT system Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Institutionalised AI puts Visa top of ranking

The payment card services giant leads the way in applying artificial intelligence in its sector, according to research Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NUHS and GSMA Foundry team up on 5G and AI in healthcare

Singapore’s National University Health System is working with GSMA Foundry, Ericsson and Singtel to drive the use of 5G-enabled robotics, ambient AI and holographic surgery in healthcare Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Aviva prepares for life after CIO retirement with early announcement

Aviva has named the replacement for its outgoing technology chief, with former BT IT executive joining in the summer Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft CEO opens London AI Tour with Copilot push

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used his event keynote to showcase how the artificial intelligence in M365 is a foundation for agentic AI in the enterprise Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UAE CIOs feel AI heat as 85% fear role risk within two years

Technology leaders say careers, credibility and corporate resilience now hinge on delivering measurable artificial intelligence outcomes Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Starling expands internationally as demand for banking as a service continues to rise

UK challenger bank has expanded its banking-as-a-service business with entry into New Zealand Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Email from 1999 reveals Post Office ECCO+ system crash problems

ECCO+ system experienced freezes during transactions, which could have left Post Office branch account discrepancies Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Retirement plans postponed as tech issues delay pension payments

In this week’s Computer Weekly ezine, we dig into the tech issues affecting the Civil Service Pension Scheme, which have left some members in severe financial difficulties. We also sit down with Segro CIO Richard Corbridge to find out how he is bringing to bear his experience of working in both the private and public sector to make digital transformation happen at the property management company. The buyer’s guide this week starts a series of articles about neocloud providers, and how the rising demand for artificial intelligence and sovereign capabilities are reshaping the cloud computing market. And, rounding out the issue, we have a feature looking at the work that is going into creating a viable quantum internet. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Governments urged to step up enforcement of big tech amid rush to ban social media for under-16s

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights says that European governments should consider better enforcement against big tech companies before banning children from social media Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

€126bn in Dutch tech projects blocked by permits and grid limits

Ex-ASML chief Peter Wennink’s deregulation solution triggers warnings from academics and government advisors Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Interview: Ankur Anand, group CIO, Nash Squared

Recruitment is one of the industries that is supposedly most likely to be transformed by AI, but the CIO of one top firm is looking more to how the technology can help its team enhance their own jobs Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

UK AI alignment project gets OpenAI and Microsoft boost

Altogether, £27m is now available to fund the AI Security Institute’s work to collaborate on safe, secure artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Inside the tech stack powering the next wave of digital asset adoption

Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins are steadily being adopted by the financial mainstream, driven by a convergence of regulation, security-first infrastructure and increasingly sophisticated technology. Continue Reading

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• Mustafa Budak

What it takes to secure agentic commerce

With AI agents increasingly acting as digital concierges for shoppers, verifying bot identities, securing the APIs they rely on and detecting anomalous behaviour will be key to safeguarding automated transactions, according to Akamai Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber attack

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising from a 2017-18 cyber attack at electronics retailer Currys PC World Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

European politicians amplify disinformation about UN rapporteur

Government officials from the US and Europe have condemned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for remarks about Israel she never made, based on a truncated clip circulating online that takes her statements out of context Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Bank of Ireland UK fined for late security system implementation

The payments regulator has fined the bank nearly £4m after it missed a deadline to implement a system to check payees Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UKRI sets out strategy to make UK an AI leader by 2031

The strategic framework for 2031 lays out the steps the UK needs to take to drive forward innovation and academic research in artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal

House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

India AI Impact Summit begins

The summit aims to democratise AI and bridge the growing divide between countries, but critics warn that it risks becoming a mere spectacle if the technology only serves the interests of power and profit Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Flaws in Google and Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue

Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash

A ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step

Post Office IT chief tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds

Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

The evolution of threat research: Looking beyond best-of-breed

Traditional models of threat research as a service are changing and evolving towards a more bespoke model that puts more control in the hands of end-user cyber teams Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

The ethical challenges of America’s social media vetting policy

The US government is incorporating social media vetting as part of its border control policy, leading to concerns about what data will be collected and how it will be protected Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Artificial intelligence ‘creeping into’ high-risk stock trading

Growing reliance on artificial intelligence is encroaching into the stock market, finds research Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

House of Lords committee concerned over digital forensics backlog

Lords’ Science and Technology Committee warns policing and justice system is unequipped to make use of technologies such as AI, and calls on government to handle digital forensics backlog Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Banks to discuss UK alternative to Visa and Mastercard

Banks prepare to discuss a new payments infrastructure that would remove heavy reliance on US firms Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government pumps £20m into using tech to fight addiction

Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction Continue Reading

Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached

UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

British Transport Police start using live facial recognition

British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Charities turn to tech for greater impact

The fallout from the Post Office scandal is a recurring theme of reporting for Computer Weekly, and in this week’s ezine, we find out how the organisation’s efforts to address the shortcomings of its Horizon software have resulted in it being hit with a multimillion-pound IR35-related tax bill. We also sit down with Checkout.com CTO Mariano Albera to find out how he’s applying his knowledge of e-commerce to the finance sector, and why coding will always have a special place in his heart. In the third and final instalment of the AI security buyer’s guide, we take a look at how the technology can both help and hinder enterprise IT security strategies. And, rounding out the issue, we find out how five different charities are using CRM and digital experience technologies to bolster donations. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Noah Donohoe inquest reveals issues with police ControlWorks system

An inquest heard that there were major issues with the system used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to record information reported by the public Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Interview: Richard Corbridge, CIO, Segro

With a varied IT leadership career across healthcare, retail and central government, property development brought fresh challenges for the CIO – and a chance to share his experience in an industry not renowned for digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

NatWest hails progress after £1.2bn spent on tech last year, but true AI transformation to come

NatWest Bank describes the past 12 months of its tech transformation as ‘the year of [AI] deployment at scale’ Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals

Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Oracle readies AI note-taker for NHS

The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Wesfarmers to deploy agentic AI in retail operations

Retail conglomerate behind Kmart and Officeworks signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy AI agents for customer service and internal productivity Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget