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01 May 2026
Amazon Connect Talent: AWS enters AI interviewing market
AWS tosses its hat into a somewhat mature -- and crowded -- enterprise tech ring.
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01 May 2026
Weekly news roundup: Musk vs. Altman, Google’s Pentagon AI deal, China and EU hit Meta
Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.
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30 Apr 2026
Qlik's Capone departs after eight years as CEO
With AI the dominant trend in data and analytics, the vendor's leader leaves after guiding it through its cloud transition and additions of data integration and AI capabilities.
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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
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
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08 Apr 2026
Keir Starmer was warned about Post Office prosecution practices as director of public prosecutions
A Horizon scandal victim wrote to Keir Starmer in 2011, when he was director of public prosecutions for the CPS, alerting him to the Post Office’s controversial prosecution practices
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08 Apr 2026
Hyperscaler datacentres set to dominate by 2031
Driven by artificial intelligence deployments, hyperscaler datacentres are expected to comprise more than two-thirds of all capacity by 2031. Meanwhile, on-premise datacentre capacity will shrink to 20%, down from 56% in 2018
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07 Apr 2026
Russian cyber spies targeting consumer, Soho routers
The UK’s NCSC and Microsoft have shared details of an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting vulnerable network routers, orchestrated by Russian state actor Fancy Bear
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07 Apr 2026
UAE unveils Falcon Perception in push for AI independence
Technology Innovation Institute’s compact multimodal model rivals global heavyweights while signalling a shift towards efficient, real-world AI deployment
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02 Apr 2026
NHS digital drive hit by usability gaps despite progress, national survey finds
The shift from analogue to digital across the NHS is hindered by usability issues in electronic patient record (EPR), but the newly launched frontline productivity programme could be the answer
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02 Apr 2026
Fujitsu injects another £80m into UK arm amid Post Office scandal fallout
IT services provider’s UK arm has received a further £80m from parent company headquarters in Japan
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01 Apr 2026
AI driving changes in Nordic financial services
Traditional Nordic financial services businesses are reshaping to take on a new breed of competition
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01 Apr 2026
Post Office scandal supplier Fujitsu to cut nearly 10% of UK workforce
Troubled IT supplier announces voluntary redundancy programme with hundreds of UK jobs set to be cut
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31 Mar 2026
High Court dismisses judicial review against eVisa system
The High Court rules that the Home Office is acting lawfully in refusing to issue alterative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system, but both the judge and the department accepts that those affected by data quality and integrity issues are facing ‘real difficulties’ in their day-to-day lives
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31 Mar 2026
Agoda scales AI strategy, opens new APAC tech hub
The digital travel platform has set its sights on becoming an AI-powered travel companion as it changes how it builds software and moves its tech workforce into a new facility in Bangkok
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30 Mar 2026
Interview: Thierry Martin, head of enterprise data and analytics, Toyota Motor Europe
A sketch artist by night, and a vehicle engineer by training, Toyota Europe’s data chief is bringing elements of both capabilities to bear in delivering better data insights and building a foundation for AI
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30 Mar 2026
Stop Scams steps up to online fraud challenge
After years of putting the building blocks in place, Stop Scams is ready and able to react quickly to fight emerging fraud threats
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27 Mar 2026
UK government lacks ambition to fight tax fraud, says PAC
The Public Accounts Committee says the UK government has dropped the ball on the use of data analytics to tackle tax fraud and error, as the public purse haemorrhages billions of pounds
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27 Mar 2026
Lloyds admits coding fault exposed customer transactions
The bank has responded to the Treasury Committee’s request for information on a major data breach in its banking app
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27 Mar 2026
Flaws in government procurement show in HMRC £473m AWS award
After a rushed contract award with only one bidder and a tender notice ‘for hyperscalers only’, critics call for live oversight on government contracts, claiming the procurement is unfair and likely to be expensive
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27 Mar 2026
Second Post Office Capture conviction referred to appeal court
Conviction of 30 years has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission
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27 Mar 2026
Capita left to deal with 13,000 civil service pension cases over a year old
More details of the Civil Services Pension Scheme administration backlog left to Capita revealed in parliamentary committee hearing
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26 Mar 2026
Post Office still can’t find evidence for 1,400 scandal redress claimants, while people die waiting
Finding evidence for events that took place decades ago is a challenge for many subpostmasters seeking compensation through the Horizon Shortfall Scheme
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26 Mar 2026
UAE positions cyber security as pillar of national resilience and digital growth
Strategic investment and coordination reinforce the country’s ability to withstand complex cyber threats
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26 Mar 2026
Bank of England IT project offers lessons for wider government
The UK central bank’s core IT system replacement project surprised MPs, who were unaccustomed to reviewing success stories – its achievement could potentially serve as a model for future government IT initiatives
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25 Mar 2026
US government launches Bureau of Emerging Threats
The US’ Bureau of Emerging Threats sits within the State Department and will supposedly help address national security threats arising from cyber attacks, the weaponisation of space and other emerging technologies
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25 Mar 2026
Amazon Web Services bags Fujitsu’s HMRC loss
US tech giant wins contract to run three datacentres for the government department after cutting ties with Fujitsu
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25 Mar 2026
Emergency Microsoft, Oracle patches point to wider cyber issues
Emergency out-of-band patches from Microsoft and Oracle signal underlying security issues around update cycles and patching, and identity security and zero-trust, says the community
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25 Mar 2026
UK government boosts digital access for more than a million people
Since its launch last year, the UK government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan has consistently met its targets, helping over one million people access the digital world
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24 Mar 2026
HSBC gets its first artificial intelligence chief
UK bank appoints its first executive position dedicated to artificial intelligence as the technology embeds across the sector
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24 Mar 2026
More tech funding is coming, promises NHS England’s chief clinical information officer
NHS England’s CCIO says details on funding for NHS tech will be announced in a month’s time, and will shift focus to community and primary care
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24 Mar 2026
AI infrastructure investment in the Middle East enters a new geopolitical reality
As the region builds large-scale compute capacity, technology leaders are focusing on resilience, supply chains and semiconductor dependencies