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12 May 2026
SAP rolls out customer experience AI agents, assistants
SAP woos users with more tools to plug customer experience into back-end ERP data.
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12 May 2026
Red Hat AI updates target mounting cost, sovereignty worries
Red Hat furthers its hybrid cloud AI push with Model-as-a-Service and sovereignty features amid growing enterprise concerns about ROI and geopolitical risk.
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11 May 2026
Alation intros AI governance suite to ensure compliance
As enterprises launch agents and other cutting-edge applications into production, remaining compliant with evolving regulations is challenging.
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12 May 2026
Europe and US negotiate deal to share citizens’ biometric data, UK also approached
The UK has received a request from the US to share biometric data of citizens, as Europe negotiates a similar deal with US Department of Homeland Security
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12 May 2026
Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars
As cars become increasingly software-driven and AI-enabled, the Volvo software chief is at the cutting edge of connected vehicles and advanced mobility tools for drivers and passengers
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12 May 2026
Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis
Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London
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12 May 2026
Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson
The system integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Saudi Aramco’s refinery planning framework, enabling higher prediction accuracy, smarter feedstock optimisation and scalable AI-driven refinery planning
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12 May 2026
Executive interview: Pros and cons of AI in academic research
We speak to Jill Luber, chief technology officer at academic publisher Elsevier, about how large language models can support researchers
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12 May 2026
In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen
Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life
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11 May 2026
UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge
Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy
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11 May 2026
ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach
The ICO has levied a reduced fine on South Staffordshire Water following cyber improvements in the wake of a Cl0p ransomware attack
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11 May 2026
Commerzbank to cut 3,000 jobs as it ‘leverages AI even more’
Part of the German bank’s transformation will see a total of 3,000 jobs cut across the business
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11 May 2026
Commerzbank to cut 3,000 jobs as it ‘leverages AI even more’
Part of the German bank’s transformation will see a total of 3,000 jobs cut across the business
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11 May 2026
The Netherlands leads in quantum technology but lags on quantum security
The Dutch government has invested €615m to build a world-class quantum technology ecosystem, but many institutions have not started any quantum-specific preparations to protect themselves against the security threat
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11 May 2026
Core42 partners with Solutions+ on Mubadala sovereign AI
Agreement announced at Make it in the Emirates will see Core42 provide sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure while Solutions+ delivers implementation services and enterprise AI applications across Mubadala portfolio companies and government entities
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11 May 2026
AI cyber attack threatens global financial crisis, warns International Monetary Fund
The IMF calls for stronger policy and international cooperation in the face of Mythos and artificial intelligence-powered cyber risks
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08 May 2026
Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses as it sits on Post Office scandal contribution
IT supplier will pay bonuses to UK staff again this year as it continues to hold back contribution to costs of Post Office scandal
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08 May 2026
MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol following concerns over shadow IT
Expansion of Europol’s mandate should be paused while allegations investigated, a number of MEPs say
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08 May 2026
Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it
UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base
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07 May 2026
Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground
As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise
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07 May 2026
Technology innovations should improve life for partners
Innovations coming from WatchGuard, Inforcer and CrowdStrike indicate a growing trend among the vendor community to use the latest tools to work with their channel bases
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06 May 2026
UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon
Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise
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06 May 2026
Police wrongly identified solicitor Fahad Ansari as Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizure
A police officer wrongly described a solicitor acting for Hamas in an appeal against its proscribed status in the UK as a Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizure
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06 May 2026
UK High Court dismisses facial-recognition judicial review case
The Metropolitan Police has won a judicial review case that argued its live facial-recognition policy was unlawful
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06 May 2026
Closing the AI trust gap in MENA: Why visibility, governance and data quality matter more than hype
Alteryx’s Sabya Sen explains why confidence in AI remains low for high-stakes decisions, and what CIOs must do to turn adoption into real business value
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06 May 2026
Opaque acquires Abu Dhabi cryptographic AI tech from TII
The announcement was made at Make it in the Emirates as UAE-developed post-quantum and confidential AI technologies move from Abu Dhabi research labs to global enterprise deployment
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06 May 2026
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox
We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation
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05 May 2026
Post Office acknowledges ECCO+ user’s calls for help three decades ago
A former subpostmaster repeatedly asked the Post Office for help when unexplained shortfalls occurred in her branch while using ECCO+ software, with evidence of her requests still in the organisation’s possession
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05 May 2026
EU finance firms urged to get on with anti-money laundering compliance
Two-thirds of finance firms in the European Union are at risk of missing next year’s deadline to comply with anti-money laundering regulations
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05 May 2026
Google AI workers vote to unionise over IDF and US military tech
Unions send letter to management requesting recognition for Google DeepMind employees, in particular over the company’s involvement in hi-tech systems used in Gaza and Iran wars
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05 May 2026
‘They protect the law while breaking it’: Inside Europol’s shadow IT system
Under pressure to deliver in the fight against serious cross-border crime, Europol built and operated a shadow data analysis platform containing large volumes of sensitive information, which operated without key legal and technical safeguards
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01 May 2026
IAM tools help Oracle Red Bull Racing keep pace with strict F1 regulations
Oracle Red Bull Racing massively improved the efficiency of its aerodynamics testing procedures after implementing new identity technology from 1Password. Learn more about this unlikely link
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01 May 2026
Scottish government publishes AI guidance for schools
Scotland has issued national guidance on the use of AI in the country’s schools, aiming to support safe use of the technology for teachers and pupils
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01 May 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Restore Technology, Westcon-Comstor, Nebula Global Services, Creative ITC, Pax8 and Apogee
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30 Apr 2026
Almost half of UK businesses hit by cyber attacks
The government’s annual cyber security report reveals UK businesses are still struggling with the impact of attacks and breaches
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30 Apr 2026
Global study reveals biggest risks of AI in finance sector
University of Cambridge study reveals the risks facing the finance sector as it adopts artificial intelligence
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30 Apr 2026
Cloud revenues up 35% YoY in a hot market that’s accelerating
Synergy Research figures put Q1 cloud revenues at $129bn. Meanwhile, AWS, Microsoft and Google have 63% of the world market, which shows an acceleration delta of 13%
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30 Apr 2026
Umbrella companies not working for IT contractors, survey finds
IT skills market impacted as contractors forced to use umbrellas or opt out altogether, while tax compliance remains deeply uncertain, with late payments and payslip inaccuracy rife
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29 Apr 2026
MPs call on UK government to learn from central bank’s IT project success story
Members of a parliamentary committee want the wider government to learn from success of Bank of England project
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29 Apr 2026
HSBC collaborates on noisy qubit real-world application
Researchers have demonstrated that usable results for financial modelling are achievable even on current noisy quantum computers
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29 Apr 2026
MP committees to double up on Capita’s civil service pension crisis
Parliamentary committees to hold joint hearing to investigate the problems experienced in Civil Service Pension Scheme
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29 Apr 2026
Vernon Building Society uses AI to amplify human touch
Century-old mutual society is using artificial intelligence to bring mortgage processing onto a single platform
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29 Apr 2026
DP World Tour Europe selects HCLTech for ‘total shop window rebuild’
Sports association signs up Indian IT firm as global partner as it rebuilds its website and fan app in the ‘era of AI’
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28 Apr 2026
Court of Appeal rejects Post Office Capture case delay request
Three convictions based on the Capture system have reached the Court of Appeal, which has rejected the Post Office’s request to delay its response, advancing long-awaited justice for affected subpostmasters
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28 Apr 2026
Vect ransomware actually destructive wiper malware
Analysis of a form of ransomware called Vect has uncovered a serious flaw that breaks its core functionality and turns it from a locker to a wiper
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28 Apr 2026
UK data watchdog accused of dragging feet on eVisa investigation
Despite longstanding data protection issues with the Home Office’s electronic visa system being flagged five months ago, the UK’s data regulator is yet to take any action
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28 Apr 2026
Liz Kendall talks up work with ‘middle power nations’ on sovereign tech
The technology secretary speaks about the importance of forging alliances to make UK tech more resilient to geopolitical pressure
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28 Apr 2026
Zero waste drives datacentre sustainability shift in UAE
Khazna’s DXB8 becomes the first datacentre globally certified for zero waste, highlighting how circular operations are emerging alongside power, cooling and AI infrastructure as a core design priority
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28 Apr 2026
Lloyds Bank compensates another 1,625 customers after ‘alarming’ data breach
Bank pays out compensation to more customers and reveals expansion of affected group
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28 Apr 2026
Government funds self-learning AI company
The £500m UK government Sovereign AI Unit co-invests with the British Business Bank to help AI company Ineffable Intelligence create self-learning algorithms
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27 Apr 2026
Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?
The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract
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26 Apr 2026
UKtech50 2026 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list
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24 Apr 2026
London Marathon runners get AI to go the extra mile
TCS has launched an artificial intelligence-powered digital mapping tool to help runners and spectators lessen the stress and find the fun during the 2026 London Marathon
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24 Apr 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Target Components, Everpure, Also, Peer Software, Brother UK and ISACA
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24 Apr 2026
Science, Innovation and Technology committee chair questions UK’s tech sovereignty approach
House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee chair Chi Onwurah questions the UK’s approach to tech sovereignty
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24 Apr 2026
UAE targets agentic AI to power half of government operations
With a two-year target to move 50% of government sectors, services and operations to agentic artificial intelligence, the UAE is positioning autonomous systems as the next phase of digital government
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24 Apr 2026
Government should drop Capita from civil service scheme after it loses Royal Mail role, says union
Union representing civil servants said that when outsourcing suppliers fail, they should be dropped
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23 Apr 2026
FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores
Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations
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23 Apr 2026
Digital twin of athlete’s heart to demonstrate future of healthcare
IT services firm opens a window to the future of healthcare and physical training as tech advancements converge
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23 Apr 2026
AI adoption is rapid but many stuck at basic levels, says AWS
The UK could unlock £35bn of productivity – equivalent to the economy of Manchester – if organisations can move from basic use of AI to productive, often agentic, modes of working
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22 Apr 2026
Government terminates Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract
Contract termination comes as Capita’s failings in a separate government pension scheme hit the headlines
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22 Apr 2026
Lloyds Register evaluates AI-based nautical navigation
Lloyds Register assessment used a computer vision system to identify and categorise complex navigation scenarios, working in conjunction with human crew
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22 Apr 2026
UK government beats drum for fintech industry at Fintech Week
UK government announces open banking strategies during London Fintech Week, including regulation and £1m investment
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22 Apr 2026
Egypt targets nearshore IT outsourcing market as global demand shifts
Talent scale, cost advantage and AI capability position Egypt as an alternative to Eastern Europe in evolving sourcing strategies
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21 Apr 2026
More finance firms join FCA’s AI testing initiative
Barclays, Experian and UBS join the FCA’s live AI testing initiative, exploring cutting-edge technologies like agentic AI and SLMs to ensure safe, responsible innovation in UK financial markets
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21 Apr 2026
Sans Institute preps live systems for Nato cyber exercise
Cyber training body the Sans Institute is preparing live power generation IT and OT systems for Nato’s annual Locked Shields blue team exercise, which this year appears more relevant than ever
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21 Apr 2026
‘Platitudes’ hide struggle as Post Office scandal redress scheme closing date announced
Scheme for group that took the Post Office to court and exposed the widest miscarriage of justice in history to be completed by the year’s end
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21 Apr 2026
Danish logistics giant under pressure to rush world’s largest IT integration
The emergence of AI-driven competition has lit a fire beneath global logistics firm DSV, while it is distracted with integrating the global IT systems of a €14bn merger and trying to get its finances back to full health
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21 Apr 2026
Middle East CIOs move from cloud-first to sovereign-first in a high-risk digital era
As artificial intelligence scales and regulatory pressure intensifies, resilience – not cost – is becoming the defining metric of enterprise technology strategy, says Nischal Kapoor, chief revenue officer at e& enterprise
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20 Apr 2026
Scottish Labour’s 2026 manifesto vows to upskill and invest in tech
Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election, Labour promises digital and tech NHS funding worth £680m, ‘digital playgrounds’ and to create a digital skills passport
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17 Apr 2026
Surging CVE disclosures force NIST to shake up workflows
NIST announces big changes to the way it categorises and manages CVEs, which are set to have a big impact on how organisations manage patching and remediation
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17 Apr 2026
North Korean social engineering campaign targets MacOS users
A MacOS-focused social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korea-based threat actor Sapphire Sleet has been exposed by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Unit
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17 Apr 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments of note this week from Kaseya, Azul, PFU, Gartner, 10ZiG Technology, Veeam Software and Medallia
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17 Apr 2026
Bank cyber teams on red alert as Anthropic promises them Mythos next week
Artificial intelligence supplier promises UK banks opportunity to review AI model, which has already revealed thousands of security flaws
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17 Apr 2026
Capita lacked ‘detail and thoroughness’ in planning botched Civil Service Pension Scheme takeover
CEO of former civil service pension administrator claims Capita’s pre-takeover processes were inadequate
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16 Apr 2026
UK’s Sovereign AI supports supercomputing and drug discovery AI startups
The UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund announces first cohort of startups backed to boost economic growth and national security
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16 Apr 2026
CyberUK 2026: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros
Ahead of next week’s CyberUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK’s hacking laws urges the government to keep focus and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution
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16 Apr 2026
Interview: Bernhard Seiser, vice-president of digital, data and IT, AOP Health
With long experience of tech in the life sciences sector, AOP’s digital leader is building a foundation for further data insights in all areas of the business
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16 Apr 2026
Finance regulators to address AI risks after MPs say they are ‘not doing enough’
After a Treasury committee stated that public and finance systems are ‘exposed to potential serious harm’ from AI because regulators are ‘not doing enough’ to manage risks, finance regulators say they will take action to address concerns
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16 Apr 2026
Dubai rolls out AI training for 50,000 government staff
An initiative under Digital Dubai, in partnership with government HR and AI bodies, reflects the wider UAE strategy to embed artificial intelligence across public services, workforce development and economic diversification plans
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16 Apr 2026
UK government’s £500m sovereign AI fund bids to commercialise research
The UK government is launching a £500m Sovereign AI Unit to boost artificial intelligence startups and drive economic growth through strategic and long-term investments
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16 Apr 2026
UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning
Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty
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15 Apr 2026
UK businesses must face up to AI threat, says government
Technology secretary Liz Kendall urges Britain’s business community to sit up and pay attention to emerging AI threats, following the debut of Anthropic’s new frontier model, Mythos
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15 Apr 2026
Ordnance Survey works with Snowflake to tackle flood risk
AI-based tool developed with Snowflake improves policymakers’ understanding of properties at risk of flooding
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15 Apr 2026
Danske Bank upgrade error exposed 20,000 customer addresses
Danish bank revealed details of a customer data leak last year which affected thousands of customers
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15 Apr 2026
ControlUp looks for channel growth after hitting ARR milestone
Autonomous endpoint management player is keen to expand its partner base and build on the momentum it has built up in the past year
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15 Apr 2026
England Rugby chooses Capgemini as it targets half a million new fans
French supplier will support the Rugby Football Union’s four-year plan to ensure the sport thrives in England
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15 Apr 2026
SMRT taps AI and analytics to predict rail faults and speed up maintenance
The Singapore rail operator has developed an intelligent analytics platform to support predictive maintenance and pinpoint track issues, maximising its three-hour nightly maintenance window
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14 Apr 2026
April Patch Tuesday brings zero-days in Defender, SharePoint Server
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update may be one of the largest in history, with more than 160 issues in scope
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14 Apr 2026
Department for Transport shows how its AI system avoids bias
A report looking at a system to extract themes from public consultations highlights human and LLM-based checks
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14 Apr 2026
Finance regulator outlines its open finance vision
Financial Conduct Authority wants small businesses and consumers to be able to use their data to get better finance deals
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14 Apr 2026
UK financial regulators rush to assess risks of Anthropic AI model
Banks called in by regulators as latest artificial intelligence model identifies thousands of software vulnerabilities
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14 Apr 2026
Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to AI-power drug development
The Danish pharmaceutical company has a strategic plan to use AI across its business. OpenAI is helping it to achieve this objective
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13 Apr 2026
‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Rockstar hit by hackers again
The notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective menaces video game publisher Rockstar and says it will leak data on 14 April
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13 Apr 2026
Go West! US datacentres head for available and cheap energy
Texas the hotspot as US datacentres enter the GW age, Virginia set to hold its status as ‘datacentre alley’, while constrained west coast states set for market share decline
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13 Apr 2026
In the AI race, a global bank bets on the human touch
Standard Chartered’s technology and security chief, Alvaro Garrido, says AI will transform finance, but the industry’s biggest vulnerabilities lie outside its own walls
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10 Apr 2026
OpenAI ‘pauses’ Stargate UK: Sudden setback or calculated move?
OpenAI’s decision to pause Stargate UK, much vaunted and based on a memorandum of understanding with government, cites energy costs and regulation, but may be driven by wider uncertainties
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10 Apr 2026
Moscow champions digital sovereignty and AI-driven city management
By ensuring strategic technology capabilities are developed in-house, megacities can protect their critical infrastructure from cyber threats and global unpredictability, says Moscow government minister
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09 Apr 2026
UK Navy deters Russian submarines near critical undersea cables
Operation by Navy and RAF tracks Russian submarine operations close to critical undersea cables
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09 Apr 2026
PC market enjoys growth in Q1
In what could be one of the last good quarters before shortages make their full impact, Omdia tracks an improvement in global shipments
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08 Apr 2026
Capita’s troubled Civil Service Pension Scheme hit by data breach
A data breach affecting 138 members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme piles pressure on the service’s administrator, Capita, amid ongoing issues
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08 Apr 2026
Rapid7 enhances Pact programme after partner feedback
The raft of enhancements to its Pact programme have come as a result of listening to its channel community
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08 Apr 2026
Azure customers up in arms over ‘full’ UK South region
Microsoft customers report being refused capacity, migration projects stuck halfway, and accusations that AI is being prioritised over ‘bread and butter’ offerings
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08 Apr 2026
Hammer moves to dispel AI confusion
Distributor looks to make it easier for partners to devise, pitch and prove that artificial intelligence will work for customers