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Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment

An equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory
Enterprise to the fore as Zoom claims strong Q1

First quarter of 2026 financial year sees AI-first work platform provider break $1bn revenue barrier, with especially strong rise in enterprise business and AI Companion usage, up nearly 40%
Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI

Southeast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals
HMRC’s £500m hunt for a hyperscaler proves controversial

HMRC is seeking a hyperscaler to manage a decade-long migration of its server workloads to the cloud, but the proposed deal is raising eyebrows among UK IT market experts
Virgin Media O2 Business offers Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile

UK operator’s business division looks to offer companies seamless, secure collaboration to support flexible working and gain enhanced productivity
BT returns to capital spending for full-fibre expansion

UK’s leading communications group lifts investment in order to beat previous build target and connect customers faster as part of mass transformation of UK’s Digital Infrastructure

Connectivity kicks in for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland AFC enhances high-demand density connectivity coverage, capacity and performance across stadium involving leading operator, shared network infrastructure provider, UK government and local city council
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
Gartner: Considerations when using GPUs in the datacentre

Deploying artificial intelligence workloads that use graphics processing units in datacentres requires specific network hardware and optimisations

Microsoft entices developers to build more Windows AI apps- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Microsoft’s annual developer conference is rather like a litmus test, showing the general direction of travel of the software industry. Given the massive footprint of Windows in desktop computing, ... Continue Reading
Red Hat launches llm-d community & project- Open Source Insider

Red Hat has announced the launch of llm-d, a new open source project designed to address generative AI’s future with inference at scale. Powered by a native Kubernetes architecture, llm-d features ... Continue Reading
Mobile Pixels Glance monitor range- Inspect-a-Gadget

There’s a lot of really way-out product development happening in the monitor space. We’re now at a point in the industry when companies like Mobile Pixels are creating large curved monitors, ... Continue Reading
RAD RHEL, Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite - CW Developer Network

Red Hat used its annual developer gathering this month to detail a new offering that combines platform engineering tools with enhanced security capabilities. The company says it wants to help ... Continue Reading

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

The UK government’s proposed Fraud Bill will disproportionately place millions of benefit claimants under constant surveillance, creating a two-tier system where people are automatically suspected of wrongdoing for seeking welfare
Why Microsoft’s wartime pact with the EU rings hollow

Microsoft has moved to assure its European customers that it will fight any attempt by President Trump to disrupt their ability to access its services, but can UK customers take the company at its word?
Jump in cyber attacks should put businesses on high alert

Three principles to help businesses get on top of cyber security