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30 Jun 2026
Genesys acquires Pinkfish to speed up contact center AI deployments
Genesys jump-starts its agentic toolkit.
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30 Jun 2026
Couchbase evolution continues with new data layer for AI
New capabilities including Agent Memory and extension to edge devices help the vendor compete for market share as it grows beyond its database roots.
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30 Jun 2026
Latest MongoDB tools tackle top AI development hurdles
New capabilities address the data retrieval accuracy and regulatory compliance issues that often stall initiatives, and could help distinguish the vendor from competitors.
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30 Jun 2026
Post Office delays signing Horizon replacement for third time
The Post Office has extended standstill period before formally signing contract for new EPOS system
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30 Jun 2026
Singpass to roll out passkeys in fight against phishing scams
The passwordless feature will launch for iPhone users on 1 July 2026 with a device-bound model to avoid the security risks of cloud-synced passkeys
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30 Jun 2026
Interview: How the CIO of Unilever delivers business empathy
Reema Jain, who recently became CIO of Unilever, says IT leaders should build a culture where IT people can ‘play’ with new tech
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29 Jun 2026
British public won’t tolerate cyber disruption any more
The British public’s tolerance for cyber disruption, particularly at high-profile organisations such as retailers, is wearing thin, according to a TalkTalk Business study
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29 Jun 2026
Martha Lane Fox and other experts see AI arms race as damaging
A compilation of essays penned by digital experts illustrates the risks of AI dominance and what lessons can be learned from history
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29 Jun 2026
Online retail accessibility is failing disabled customers
Those with disabilities are consistently faced with accessibility issues during the retail experience, forcing them to use workarounds or give up entirely
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29 Jun 2026
UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware
Data from the UK’s Report Fraud service reveals the scope of ransomware attacks is going underreported, with few businesses confident enough to identify themselves as victims
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26 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Axians UK, TD Synnex, Commvault, N-able, Beyond Now, NTT Data and Scality
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26 Jun 2026
Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA that raises more questions than answers
We examine the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Metropolitan Police’s Palantir Foundry pilot, and the governance gaps it exposes around surveillance, transparency and staff consultation
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26 Jun 2026
Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA that raises more questions than answers
We examine the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Metropolitan Police’s Palantir Foundry pilot, and the governance gaps it exposes around surveillance, transparency and staff consultation
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26 Jun 2026
Former ICO boss found using ‘vulgar’ language with female staff
An independent investigation into UK’s former information commissioner John Edwards uncovers his use of ‘highly sexualised’ language with staff, days after his resignation
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26 Jun 2026
Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion
The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
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25 Jun 2026
Canvas breach hit 160 UK unis but caused limited damage
The April 2026 ShinyHunters breach of the Canvas learning management system caused downstream impacts at more than 150 higher education institutions in the UK, but the damage appears to have been limited
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25 Jun 2026
Former Post Office legal boss referred to disciplinary council
Post Office general counsel, who led court case against subpostmasters, failed to appear at statutory public inquiry
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25 Jun 2026
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco
Nationwide extends its VCF contract with Broadcom. Meanwhile, in the Tesco legal case, Broadcom disputes that VMware is a dominant software platform
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25 Jun 2026
EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency
Enhanced powers to collect and share data are at the heart of EU plans to expand Europol, putting it at loggerheads with human rights groups
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25 Jun 2026
MWC 2026 Shanghai: Huawei bets on token economy as telecoms seeks new AI revenues
AI-native networks, intelligent computing and token-based business models are emerging as the next frontier of digital infrastructure
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24 Jun 2026
UK’s cultural institutions failing on cyber security, warns PAC
The UK’s national museums and galleries have failed to heed the lessons of high-profile cyber attacks and remain highly vulnerable. The Public Accounts Committee is calling on DCMS to do more to help
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24 Jun 2026
Digital surveillance tech facilitates ‘arbitrary’ border abuses
Outsourcing migration processes to third countries via the transfer of powerful digital surveillance technologies is entrenching an ‘arbitrary and deterrent’ approach to border management that is hard to scrutinise and ultimately undermines the human rights of migrants
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24 Jun 2026
Met pushes ahead with major facial-recognition expansion
Metropolitan Police set to roll out live facial recognition (LFR) in the West End and Soho, but critics say police are ‘rushing ahead’ without regulation
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24 Jun 2026
Pegasystems CEO and founder Alan Trefler on AI agent ‘madness’
Pegasystems boss criticises big software suppliers for pushing enterprises to deploy unpredictable AI agents
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24 Jun 2026
CFIT is ‘shaking up business models’ with UK government backing
The Center for Financial Innovation and Technology received further government backing in April
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24 Jun 2026
Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses
Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
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24 Jun 2026
The £1,100 lock-in: CMA Microsoft probe exposes software ecosystem at a crossroads
A parish council, a £60m public sector bill, and the AI question that could define UK digital competition for a generation in responses to the CMA’s Strategic Market Status investigation
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23 Jun 2026
Roundtable: UK tech chiefs on agentic AI, workforce culture and tokenomics
Tech leaders from THG Ingenuity, Kingfisher, Rightmove and Deloitte speak at the Google Summit London about the transition to agentic systems and the rising focus on token costs
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23 Jun 2026
Google’s Andi Gutmans on the shift to agent-scale data management
We talk to PHP pioneer and Google agentic data cloud vice-president about ensuring agentic quality, including having agents voting against each other, and the risk of LLM lock-in
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23 Jun 2026
Australian government cloud mandate sparks migration warnings
As Australia prepares to enforce its whole-of-government cloud policy, industry experts warn agencies against rushed migrations, supplier lock-in and treating AI readiness as an afterthought
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22 Jun 2026
AI-powered cyber attacks may be just months away, warn Five Eyes
Frontier AI models will pose a greater cyber security risk to governments and businesses than previously thought, putting them at risk within months
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22 Jun 2026
Artificial intelligence-based law firm wins in court
AI-based law firm received Solicitors Regulation Authority approval in June last year in a landmark decision
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22 Jun 2026
Lloyds Bank staff have taken 400,000 AI courses since January
UK bank staff have already taken artificial intelligence-related training courses as part of AI Academy
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22 Jun 2026
Santander extends staff access to AI as first quarter delivers €35m value
Spanish bank expects artificial intelligence use to add €200m in value this year through cost savings and extra revenues
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22 Jun 2026
Wimbledon’s ‘hidden court 19’ uses IBM Bob to complete 10 years’ work in months
IBM unleashed its artificial intelligence-driven software development technology in preparation for the latest Wimbledon tennis tournament
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19 Jun 2026
Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited
Digital rights groups map out ‘minimum, necessary’ human rights protections to be included in UK government’s upcoming legal framework for police facial recognition
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19 Jun 2026
UK government publishes guidelines to ‘end era of outsourcing’ – will IT be in scope?
New strategy will see UK government apply Public Interest Test to outsourcing contracts worth £1m or more
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19 Jun 2026
Chilling effects of surveillance threaten democracy, UN finds
United Nations study finds the chilling effects of pervasive digital surveillance in modern life undermines an entire web of interconnected and interdependent human rights, representing a systemic threat to democratic norms and political participation
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19 Jun 2026
nLighten completes £15m refurbishment of Bristol ‘edge’ datacentre
European datacentre operator doubles potential AI-ready power capacity to 1.2MW with dry cooling at Bristol site as part of a wider £100m-plus UK modernisation programme
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19 Jun 2026
UK information commissioner John Edwards resigns after HR investigation
The UK’s information commissioner has resigned following an HR investigation, saying there were occasions when he exercised ‘poor judgement’ and made ‘inappropriate attempts at humour’
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19 Jun 2026
Scotland officially launches own NHS app
People in Scotland are able to download the first version of the MyCare.scot app on their smartphones, following the roll-out of the web-based version
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19 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Zyxel, TD Synnex, Connectus Business Solutions, Check Point, QBS Software, Cloudflare and Westcon-Comstor
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18 Jun 2026
US suspension of Anthropic models prompts AI sovereignty calls
The US government’s control order to suspend access to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models raises concerns about the UK’s over-reliance on American tech
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18 Jun 2026
Interview: Emmanuel Frenehard, chief digital officer, Sanofi
Leading technology in a quest to find life-changing answers to challenging scientific questions brings an extra level of motivation for the pharma giant’s digital chief
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18 Jun 2026
Gulf CIOs shift focus from recovery to cyber resilience as regional threats intensify
Commvault’s Yahya Kassab says organisations across the Gulf are reassessing recovery strategies, AI risks and cloud investments amid growing cyber threats
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18 Jun 2026
Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms
Increasing numbers of banks see emerging technology as a priority of growth with artificial intelligence top of the list
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18 Jun 2026
UAE’s push towards agentic AI raises stakes for governance and accountability
As the UAE accelerates plans to embed autonomous AI into government services, experts warn that governance frameworks must evolve from policy documents into operational controls that ensure transparency, accountability and trust
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18 Jun 2026
OpenAI deepens Japan footprint with Hitachi deal
Hitachi will use OpenAI’s Codex agent to unpick ageing mission-critical systems and gain early access to its frontier AI models in a slew of high-profile Japanese partnerships for the US AI lab
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17 Jun 2026
HSBC pens artificial intelligence deal with Google Cloud
HSBC and Google Cloud agree a multi-year contract to support UK bank’s adoption of artificial intelligence
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17 Jun 2026
Post Office delays signing Horizon software replacement contract
Lot 2 of the contract to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon EPOS system has still not been signed off
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17 Jun 2026
Cabinet Office states Capita set to miss Civil Service Pension Scheme deadline
Outsourcing firm’s botched takeover of civil service pension administration has seen scheme members experience financial hardship
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17 Jun 2026
Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system
The UK planning system is being reworked with artificial intelligence and computer vision to provide data in a consistent format
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17 Jun 2026
2026 World Cup billed as ‘largest entertainment attack surface in history’
With the tournament underway across North America, Palo Alto Networks warns that temporary supplier ecosystems, vulnerable municipal infrastructure and geopolitical tensions are creating risks for enterprises and fans
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16 Jun 2026
Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach
The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where the technology has been rolled out in a ‘legal vacuum’ without any formal scrutiny or debate
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16 Jun 2026
MPs call for UK government to back sovereign IT
Amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill calls for the government to publish a ‘digital sovereignty strategy’ to promote domestic technology
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16 Jun 2026
HPE adds Juniper programmes into the unified channel offering
Vendor will widen the scope of its Partner Ready Vantage programme even further to encourage portfolio selling
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16 Jun 2026
NHS trusts operating on fewer patients with Palantir FDP, warns Foxglove
Around 30% of English hospitals that use Palantir’s FDP tools for scheduling are carrying out fewer procedures than before adoption, according to data from campaign group Foxglove
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16 Jun 2026
US mortgage provider moves beyond ‘superficial AI integrations’
Pennymac Financial Services is using generative artificial intelligence tools from Amazon Web Services to bring borrowing up to date
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16 Jun 2026
UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints
The UK data regulator is being threatened with legal action after it was accused of ‘ignoring’ thousands of data protection complaints, with critics describing its new approach to complaint triage and investigation as akin to a ‘digital bin’ for the public’s concerns
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16 Jun 2026
Nordea Liv Norway migrates 58 million transactions to the cloud
Life and pensions provider migrates to the cloud as part of wider multi-year transformation project
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16 Jun 2026
Insurance industry AI recruitment correlates with success
Research shows that insurers have accelerated recruitment of artificial intelligence professionals
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16 Jun 2026
Amnesty calls for ban on AI risk-profiling systems
Amnesty International says AI-driven risk profiling systems are discriminatory and may lead to misleading results that violate international human rights law
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15 Jun 2026
Post Office Capture appeal objections not ‘right, just or fair’
Influential advisory group tells Post Office there is a ‘clear case’ that Capture convictions are unsafe
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15 Jun 2026
Data dive: Dodgy data derails datacentre water debate
The Government Digital Sustainability Alliance reports that we are on track for a massive water supply shortfall. The dataset it used suggests not. We look at the datacentre water use debate
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14 Jun 2026
UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it
Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report
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12 Jun 2026
The digital pivot: How HSS transformed hire with agentic AI
HSS ProService underwent a profound transformation from asset-heavy hire business to digital marketplace set to deploy agentic AI. CEO Tom Shorten tells us how it did it
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12 Jun 2026
Oracle fixes PeopleSoft flaw exploited by ShinyHunters
A zero-day vulnerability affecting Oracle’s PeopleSoft products is being exploited by a ShinyHunters campaign targeting schools and universities
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12 Jun 2026
Labour MP Jess Asato launches legal action over Grok deepfakes
After xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create sexualised images and videos of her, Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against the company in a bid to hold the firm accountable for the harms associated with its design choices
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12 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Leaseweb, Goldilock Secure, NCC Group, ConnectWise, Smarttech247, Pax8, Ten10 Solutions and Scale Factory
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11 Jun 2026
AI Summit London: AI’s role in UK defence
AI innovation moves quickly, unlike the speed of innovation in the military. How can AI be used to improve the UK armed forces?
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11 Jun 2026
Cyber resilience and female leadership: The new pillars of Middle East banking security
As banks accelerate digital services, open banking strategies and AI adoption, cyber security leaders across the region are calling for stronger resilience, ecosystem collaboration and greater female representation to secure the future of financial services
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11 Jun 2026
Government aims to make UK top spot for open source AI
AI minister Kanishka Narayan unveils funding for computer access to support open source developers of artificial intelligence technology
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11 Jun 2026
Motive AI Coach connected vehicle tech drives into UK
Connected vehicle solution deploys AI to deliver high-impact, personalised video feedback at scale, dynamically tailoring each script to drivers’ needs
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10 Jun 2026
ICO strips commissioner Edwards of responsibilities in HR inquiry
The UK’s information commissioner John Edwards has been temporarily stripped of his responsibilities in the wake of a workplace investigation
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10 Jun 2026
Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts at London Tech Week
Deputy PM David Lammy announces AI legal assistants for Crown Courts and AI tools for judges to tackle record backlogs
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10 Jun 2026
ING increases use of AI in mortgage application process
Bank using artificial intelligence to speed up mortgage applications as the company introduces the technology across its business
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10 Jun 2026
UK government invites experts and industry groups to advise on digital ID plans
After mounting criticism of its digital identity policy, the government is convening an independent advisory group and improving engagement with industry stakeholders in an attempt to improve public trust
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10 Jun 2026
Prince William charity and Salesforce set up data lab to tackle homelessness
Prince William’s Homewards charity is partnering with Salesforce and LandAid to launch a data lab with the aim of using data technology to predict and prevent homelessness
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09 Jun 2026
Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft has obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws and three zero-days
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09 Jun 2026
UK government launches AI Assurance Stakeholder Consortium
The consortium, launched in partnership with BCS, aims to build trust in artificial intelligence and help the UK economy grow through responsible AI adoption
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09 Jun 2026
Talabat Kitchens combines AI, data and partnerships to scale in MENA
Awais Malik, general manager for Kitchens MENA at Talabat, explains how the company’s technology-driven cloud kitchen strategy is helping restaurant partners scale faster, reduce costs and unlock growth opportunities across the region
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09 Jun 2026
UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption
Partnering with businesses, trade unions and workers, the UK government want to upskill workers and spread artificial intelligence adoption
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08 Jun 2026
Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes
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08 Jun 2026
Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity
Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member
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08 Jun 2026
Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment
Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan
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08 Jun 2026
Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers
As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact
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08 Jun 2026
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology
The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services
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05 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
We take a look at developments this week at Bechtle, Arrow, Artefact, Jigsaw24, SolarWinds and Snom
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04 Jun 2026
Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training
The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models
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04 Jun 2026
CyberSentriq welcomes CEO to accelerate MSP focus
Security player ushers in a trio of senior appointments as the firm looks to start its next chapter a year after it emerged into the market
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04 Jun 2026
EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle
European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack
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04 Jun 2026
Property sector plans for digital ID collapse over government policy concerns
A major initiative to introduce a standard digital identity scheme for house buying and selling has been shelved due to political uncertainty and lack of clear benefits
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04 Jun 2026
Capita launched civil service pension scheme site without ‘basic’ web security
Outsourcer went live with its troubled civil service pensions administration without a basic Domain Name System security feature
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03 Jun 2026
SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip
A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted
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03 Jun 2026
Capgemini wins another 10-year HMRC deal
This particular deal is for contact centre as a service, which sees artificial intelligence being deployed to streamline processes
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03 Jun 2026
E-invoicing and digital tax compliance reshape the GCC regulatory landscape
As Gulf governments accelerate tax digitisation initiatives, organisations face growing pressure to modernise financial systems, improve data quality and prepare for a future of continuous compliance
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03 Jun 2026
Interview: Michael Cole, chief technology officer, DP World Tour
AI promises to revolutionise the experience of watching or taking part in the traditional sport of golf for players, fans and TV viewers – the IT chief leading the change explains how
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02 Jun 2026
Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence
UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers
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02 Jun 2026
Over half a trillion dollars generated by global fintechs last year
Fintech sector has emerged from a “reset year” as a more mature industry, according to report
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02 Jun 2026
Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita
People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack
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29 May 2026
MEPs urge European Commission to take action over Europol’s shadow IT
MEPs have written to the European Commission calling for action following revelations that Europol and Frontex processed, stored and transferred personal data in ways that raise serious concerns about compliance with EU law
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29 May 2026
How Canberra Institute of Technology is transforming classroom learning
Faced with a fragmented IT estate and poor room utilisation, CIT partnered with Cisco to standardise the institute’s physical and virtual classrooms, boosting inclusivity and slashing on-site support
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28 May 2026
National cyber shield could be ready in five years
GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler confirms plans to build a national cyber defence capability using AI agents to defend critical infrastructure at ‘machine speed’
