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09 May 2024
Barrister says Post Office lawyers misled him over Horizon cases
By Karl FlindersSimon Clarke told public inquiry he believes he was misled by Post Office internal lawyers over Horizon prosecutions
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09 May 2024
'Secure by design' makes waves at RSA Conference 2024
By Alexander CulafiCybersecurity vendors and public sector organizations heavily promoted the secure by design approach, particularly for generative AI tools and projects.
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09 May 2024
Red Hat CTO, Nvidia AI exec reveal joint LLMOps roadmap
By Beth PariseauThe company leaders discussed deepening integration between OpenShift AI and Nvidia NIMs, how they fit into RHEL AI and what's surprised them about AI growth so far.
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05 Jul 2023
HSBC explores quantum-safe comms to AWS edge
By Cliff SaranBanking group HSBC is looking at how to secure transactions and the benefits of quantum computing in finance
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04 Jul 2023
EU judgment sinks Meta’s argument for targeted ads
By Alex ScroxtonThe EU Court of Justice has issued a significant judgment against Meta, ruling that national anti-trust bodies can investigate GDPR breaches, disrupting the platform’s entire basis for carrying out targeted advertising
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04 Jul 2023
‘Political lethargy’ to blame for digital exclusion, says Lords
By Clare McDonaldA House of Lords report about digital exclusion across the UK has blamed slow and undedicated government intervention for the extent of digital exclusion
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04 Jul 2023
Scotland’s Techscaler programme joins forces with CivTech
By Lis EvenstadThe partnership between the scaler programme and the innovation accelerator means CivTech alumni companies will be offered Techscaler membership and gain access to its technology hubs, education initiatives and support
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04 Jul 2023
Coping with the ongoing chip crisis in the UK
By Cliff SaranChina has imposed export restrictions on key semiconductor compounds, so how will the UK's National Semiconductor Strategy cope?
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03 Jul 2023
BBVA launches tech job portal as it continues to add talent
By Karl FlindersSpanish bank BBVA ramps up its tech recruitment strategy with new online portal and target of 2,600 more people
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03 Jul 2023
CDO interview: Robert Michael, group head of data, DFS
By Mark Samuels‘Data Bob’ is transforming data strategy at furniture retailer DFS, aiming to build a digital twin of the company to improve business modelling – but his first task is to make sure people can trust data
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03 Jul 2023
Deutsche Bank completes migration of millions of Postbank customers
By Karl FlindersDeutsche Bank has completed the migration of 12 million Postbank customers to its banking platform
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03 Jul 2023
PAC slams HMCTS justice system transformation programme
By Lis EvenstadHMCTS has consistently underestimated the scale and complexity of the reforms, and criticises the programme, which only has £120m of its £1.3bn budget left with only just over half of projects completed, MPs say
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30 Jun 2023
AI can never be given control over combat decisions, Lords told
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonArtificial intelligence is technically incapable of distinguishing between the complex contextual factors of combat situations, and will likely never be able to, according to legal and software experts
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30 Jun 2023
SGN pens IT service desk outsourcing deal
By Karl FlindersUtility company SGN renews its internal IT services managed services contract with new supplier
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30 Jun 2023
Logicalis maintains Cisco relationship
By Simon QuickeChannel player renews global partner status to keep position in select bunch of channel partners
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30 Jun 2023
NHS data stolen in Manchester Uni ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe ransomware gang behind the cyber attack on the University of Manchester appears to have got its hands on an NHS dataset being used by the university for research purposes
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29 Jun 2023
NHS has potential to get digital transformation right
By Lis EvenstadNHS must address digital skills gap in its workforce, demonstrate the value of the NHS App and address the digital maturity gap in organisations if it wants to succeed, MPs say
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29 Jun 2023
NHS England signs five-year Microsoft 365 contract
By Caroline DonnellyHot on the heels of its earlier deployment of Microsoft Teams, NHS England is now going all-in on the rest of the software giant’s online productivity tools
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29 Jun 2023
NHS to launch Digital Health Check
By Lis EvenstadThe NHS Digital Health Check will be rolled out from spring 2024, and allow patients to do certain tests and get advice from their homes
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29 Jun 2023
The Finnish Food Authority uses AI to accelerate research
By Karl FlindersResearchers have reduced the time taken to get critical insights into potential public health crises and address issues in real-time, through artificial intelligence
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28 Jun 2023
Charity demands transparency in digital universal credit system
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe digital universal credit system needs overhauling to ensure greater transparency over benefit claims and more effective means of redress when things go wrong, says child poverty charity
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28 Jun 2023
Scottish government tech accelerator opens latest funding round
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Scottish government’s CivTech accelerator is seeking technology businesses to help develop new tools to improve public services, as well as to address pressing social and environmental issues
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28 Jun 2023
GDPR tax reclaim scheme preys on fears of SMEs
By Karl FlindersIT suppliers are a target of companies offering a tax reclaim scheme that preys on small businesses’ fears around General Data Protection Regulation compliance
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27 Jun 2023
Three years on, EncroChat cryptophone hack nets 6,500 arrests and seizures of €900m
By Bill GoodwinFrench and Dutch prosecutors say three years after they infiltrated the EncroChat cryptophone network in a novel hacking operation, Europe’s courts are opening the way for more collaboration and data sharing between law enforcement agencies
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27 Jun 2023
UK AI plans offer ‘inadequate’ human rights protection, says EHRC
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s equality watchdog says the government must properly consider human rights when implementing rules to regulate artificial intelligence, as current plan offers little protection
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27 Jun 2023
One Login’s Gov.uk ID check apps downloaded over two million times
By Lis EvenstadThe One Login digital identity system is being used by eight government services, and GDS has issued more than 1.5 million verified identities since summer 2022, while its ID check apps are proving popular
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27 Jun 2023
Infosys to acquire Danske Bank Indian IT centre as part of $454m outsourcing deal
By Karl FlindersAgreement will accelerate Danske Bank’s digital transformation and widen Infosys’ growing customer base in the Nordic region.
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27 Jun 2023
Johnson Controls opts for container-based app delivery with Portworx
By Antony AdsheadBuildings management giant built a suite of customer-facing products using containers and opted for Pure Storage Portworx for hybrid cloud container management and data protection
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26 Jun 2023
Partners: IT investment balances innovation, optimization
By John MooreIT service executives expect to see customers pursue the transformative potential of AI and cloud in the second half of 2023 -- while keeping a close watch on costs and results.
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26 Jun 2023
HSBC leaving Canary Wharf headquarters
By Karl FlindersHSBC is to leave its current Canary Wharf headquarters by 2027 as hybrid-working policies reduce demand for office space
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23 Jun 2023
ICO under fire for taking limited action over serious data breaches
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe ICO has come under fire from lawyers and data protection specialists for just issuing written warnings to two public bodies over serious data breaches that placed people’s lives at risk
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22 Jun 2023
Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang
By Alex ScroxtonStudents and staff members at the University of Manchester are being pressurised by an unnamed ransomware gang
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22 Jun 2023
UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS
By Karl FlindersTata Consultancy Services retains contract with UK pension scheme for another decade after extending a contract that was first signed in 2011
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22 Jun 2023
Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India
By Karl FlindersUK bank taps into Hyderabad tech ecosystem by opening a tech centre focused on improving digital experiences for customers
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21 Jun 2023
Kinaxis provides tool for sustainable supply chain
By Jim O'DonnellKinaxis debuted new applications designed to improve supply chain management, including sustainability reporting, planning and execution integration, and AI for demand sensing.
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21 Jun 2023
CIO interview: Stuart Hughes, chief digital information officer, Rolls-Royce
By Mark SamuelsThe aerospace giant uses internet of things and sensor technology to create a personalised digital twin for the airlines that fly its engines, but the benefits of further data science and analytics could be even bigger
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21 Jun 2023
Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023
By Karl FlindersBanks and investment firms are increasing their spending on IT despite gloomy economic outlook, but priorities have changed
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21 Jun 2023
Co-op Group adds nearshore engineering resources
By Karl FlindersManchester headquartered Co-op group adds additional engineering resources as competition for talent in the UK ramps up
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21 Jun 2023
Interview: Paul Cooper, director of technology operations, River Island
By Clare McDonaldRetailer River Island has had a recent in-store technology overhaul, making it easier for shop staff to cater to customers
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21 Jun 2023
CDO interview: Mary O’Callaghan, director of technology engagement, British Heart Foundation
By Mark SamuelsImplementing a new data strategy sits at the heart of the charity’s digital transformation as it looks to build on its status as the UK’s largest charity retailer and the highest-grossing charity on eBay globally
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20 Jun 2023
Mizuho Financial Group trials generative AI for development and maintenance
By Karl FlindersJapanese bank is working with Fujitsu to explore potential for using generative artificial intelligence technology in system development and maintenance
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20 Jun 2023
Post Office will not oppose potential Horizon conviction appellants
By Karl FlindersPost Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won't oppose them if they appeal
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20 Jun 2023
EDF deploys Dynatrace to fuel site reliability engineering drive
By Cliff SaranThe energy company has adopted the observability platform to support in-house software development
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20 Jun 2023
More than 50% of care providers have adopted digital records
By Lis EvenstadThe adoption of digital social care records has reached more than 50%, but the sector still has a way to go to reach the government’s target of 80% by March 2024
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20 Jun 2023
Tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth to chair AI Foundation Model Taskforce
By Lis EvenstadThe government has hired tech investor Ian Hogarth to lead its taskforce on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, aiming to tackle the safety challenges presented by AI and build public confidence in the use of the technology
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20 Jun 2023
Union chief calls for outsourced services to be brought in-house
By Karl FlindersUnison general secretary calls on Labour to bring outsourced public sector contracts in-house if they fail to meet certain tests
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19 Jun 2023
Salvation Army’s trading arm sets sights on helping enterprises reuse their IT devices
By Caroline DonnellyTrading arm of Christian church charity The Salvation Army is expanding beyond textile recycling to help businesses reuse and recycle their e-waste
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19 Jun 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure from banks to force tech firms to pay for online fraud
By Karl FlindersThe UK’s major banks have told the prime minister to force tech firms to do more to prevent fraud that the banks end up paying for
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19 Jun 2023
Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit
By Alex ScroxtonInvestigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack
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19 Jun 2023
Jordan’s Ahli Bank launches app on cloud-native platform
By Karl FlindersMiddle East bank launches app on latest cloud-native banking platform from Google-inspired company
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19 Jun 2023
Visa takeover means economic turmoil won’t slow Tink’s progress
By Karl FlindersTink is one of the pioneers of the open banking sector, and under Visa’s light-touch ownership is continuing to think like a startup
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19 Jun 2023
Dutch government puts up €123m to address shortage of ICT workers
By Kim LoohuisFinancial injection aimed at improving cooperation between vocational education and business in the Netherlands, and making the tech professions more attractive
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16 Jun 2023
Collaboration in finance sector develops prototype API for digital currency
By Karl FlindersThe Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of England worked with private sector on central bank digital currency experiment
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16 Jun 2023
BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS
By Karl FlindersBBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data
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16 Jun 2023
Citi US Personal Banking turns to AI to ‘delight’ customers with personalised services
By Bill GoodwinCitigroup’s US Personal Banking business has created a repository of customer data and is rolling out a decision engine to provide customers with personalised services
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15 Jun 2023
Exploitation of Barracuda ESG appliances linked to Chinese spies
By Alex ScroxtonIntelligence from Mandiant links exploitation of a flaw in a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to a previously untracked China-nexus threat actor
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15 Jun 2023
GTDC: Distributors are force-multipliers for innovation
By Simon QuickeThe role of disties in driving technological change was the central theme at the Global Technology Distribution Council’s EMEA Summit
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15 Jun 2023
Technology secretary Chloe Smith announces £54m package for AI
By Lis EvenstadIn her speech at London Tech Week, Smith launched funding to support a series of AI initiatives, including creating a research and innovation ecosystem for trustworthy and responsible AI, and developing AI technologies to help the UK reach its net-zero targets
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15 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Progress report
By Pat BransHalfway into its plan to give the country a makeover by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on technology is starting to pay off
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15 Jun 2023
Department for Education plans to assess AI risk and benefits
By Cliff SaranThe department has begun a consultation looking at the role of generative artificial intelligence in education
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14 Jun 2023
EU AI act passes a significant milestone
By Cliff SaranThe European Union’s AI Act will ban the use of artificial intelligence to profile people based on race or gender and prohibit use of biometric identification in public spaces
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14 Jun 2023
Blancco increases partner investment as it hunts for enterprise growth
By Simon QuickeData erasure specialist Blancco outlines a fresh partner programme and ambitions to significantly increase its enterprise business
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14 Jun 2023
TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year
By Karl FlindersTSB is the latest bank to demand more action from social media sector in helping to reduce online fraud
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14 Jun 2023
Google Cloud signs MoU to accelerate take-up of AI by UK defence sector
By Caroline DonnellyGoogle Cloud is continuing to make in-roads into the UK public sector after signing MoU with The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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14 Jun 2023
Banks still investing heavily in legacy payments systems
By Karl FlindersBanks are missing out on additional revenues through payment services because they are stuck with inflexible legacy payments systems.
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13 Jun 2023
IT services firms seek growth in generative AI services
By John MoorePartners launch specialized offerings and practices to address enterprise customer demand, citing generative AI's innovation and optimization potential.
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13 Jun 2023
Artificial intelligence creates 40,000 new roles at Accenture
By Karl FlindersAccenture is planning to add thousands of AI experts to its workforce as part of a $3bn investment in its data and artificial intelligence practice
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13 Jun 2023
Belgian bank leaps forward in digital transformation through core banking outsourcing deal
By Karl FlindersOnline bank moves to a software-as-a-service core banking platform to ‘leapfrog’ in-house development
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13 Jun 2023
GoCardless cuts jobs and wants its ‘startup spirit’ back
By Karl FlindersPayments fintech unicorn GoCardless will cut its workforce in the UK as part of a 15% reduction in its global workforce
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13 Jun 2023
London Tech Week: Keir Starmer calls for AI job loss discussion
By Cliff SaranLabour leader sees a need for a broad regulatory framework and a frank discussion with business to inform policy around job losses arising from artificial intelligence
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13 Jun 2023
Delivery charges and slow payments have customers abandoning baskets
By Clare McDonaldCustomer expectation has been on the rise, both on and offline, and no-code automation firm Primer finds there are several reasons why consumers are choosing not to checkout
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13 Jun 2023
Delayed Making Tax Digital programme to cost taxpayers extra £1.5bn
By Lis EvenstadHM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Making Tax Digital programme, which is running several years behind schedule, is expected to cost five times more than planned, National Audit Office (NAO) report finds
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12 Jun 2023
Ada Lovelace Institute warns against Covid app reuse
By Cliff SaranThere are a number of lessons policy-makers should take away from the use of apps developed as part of the Covid-19 response
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12 Jun 2023
Ofcom data stolen in MOVEit cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonCommunications regulator Ofcom says data on employees and regulated communications companies was stolen by the Clop gang
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12 Jun 2023
Rishi Sunak calls for urgency in building out UK tech
By Cliff SaranThe UK prime minister used his speech during London Tech Week to discuss funding tech, attracting talent and AI safety
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12 Jun 2023
Annual spend on regtech to reach more than £200bn by 2028
By Karl FlindersGlobal corporates will spend over $200bn in 2028 as the technology is used to help organisations in more industries comply with complex regulations.
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09 Jun 2023
Extreme Networks emerges as victim of Clop MOVEit attack
By Alex ScroxtonNetwork equipment and services supplier Extreme Networks has revealed its instance of Progress Software’s MOVEit tool was compromised in the ongoing Clop cyber attack
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09 Jun 2023
UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration
By Cliff SaranJoe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree greater collaboration on responsible artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Open RAN
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09 Jun 2023
UK and US move closer to transatlantic data bridge deal
By Alex ScroxtonThe British and American governments have committed, in principle, to a new data bridge agreement that will ease the free flow of personal data across the Atlantic
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09 Jun 2023
University of Manchester hit by cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe University of Manchester has been hit by a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature
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08 Jun 2023
CDEI publishes portfolio of AI assurance techniques
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published a variety of case studies to show how different assurance techniques can build and maintain trust in artificial intelligence systems
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08 Jun 2023
Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS
By Karl FlindersIkano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services
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08 Jun 2023
UK gets new rules to regulate crypto sector
By Alex ScroxtonThe Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new rules to regulate the cryptoasset sector, after being handed a government remit to oversee crypto promotions
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08 Jun 2023
Netherlands enables contactless payments on entire public transport network
By Karl FlindersAll modes of public transport now accept payments using contactless technology after the completion of major project in the Netherlands
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08 Jun 2023
Government and industry figures meet to discuss AI regulation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTech industry figures are broadly supportive of the need for artificial intelligence to be regulated, but despite growing consensus, there is still disagreement over what effective AI regulation looks like
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07 Jun 2023
UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology
By Lis EvenstadComputer Weekly has announced the 13th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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07 Jun 2023
UKtech50 2023 winner: Michelle Donelan/Chloe Smith, secretary of state, DSIT
By Lis EvenstadComputer Weekly looks at the achievements and successes of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as its secretary of state is recognised as the most influential person in UK technology for 2023
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07 Jun 2023
NatWest and University of Edinburgh form partnership to research data use in banking sector
By Karl FlindersScottish university and banking group set up research centre that will aim to improve the use of banking data
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07 Jun 2023
Abacus looks for growth while Imperva increases MSSP support
By Simon QuickeManaged security service provider Abacus hires CFO to drive growth, as elsewhere in the market Imperva enhances partner programme
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07 Jun 2023
Open banking regulator sets out next steps
By Karl FlindersPlans for ongoing evolution of the UK open banking sector have been set out by regulator in bid to grow the open banking sector in a ‘safe, scalable and economically sustainable way’
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07 Jun 2023
Payments regulator makes APP fraud reimbursement mandatory
By Karl FlindersUK payments regulator confirms changes to rules around repaying customers who lose money to authorised push payment fraudsters
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07 Jun 2023
Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund
By Karl FlindersGovernment to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities
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06 Jun 2023
Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme
By Alex ScroxtonCiting research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles
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06 Jun 2023
Indian IT services giant takes UK teachers’ pensions contract from Capita
By Karl FlindersTata Consultancy Services bolsters its growing UK public sector customer base with key contract win
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06 Jun 2023
Mercedes Pay turns vehicles into payment devices
By Karl FlindersGerman car manufacturer add contactless payment feature to enable drivers to find and book parking spaces and pay automatically when they arrive
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06 Jun 2023
ESA uses NetApp as-a-service for space data ‘hot’ archive
By Yann SerraThe European Space Agency collects data from millions of miles away. It must get storage right when there’s no chance of a u-turn to take more photos or re-record data
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06 Jun 2023
TechUK publishes ‘UK tech plan’ for next government
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTechnology businesses are calling on UK politicians to devise a ‘comprehensive, forward-thinking strategy’ to realise the benefits of technology ahead of the next general election
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05 Jun 2023
Partners could see enterprise AI rekindle tech innovation spend
By John MooreNew surveys suggest that generative AI is sparking interest among customers and optimism among partners. Is a resumption of forward-looking tech investment on the way?
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05 Jun 2023
Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonEmployees express discomfort towards employers’ use of various digital surveillance and monitoring techniques, which are often powered by artificial intelligence
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05 Jun 2023
Bank of International Settlement sets up channel secure from quantum breach
By Karl FlindersThe Bank of International Settlement has worked with two of Europe's central banks to explore preventing the security risks posed by quantum computers
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05 Jun 2023
UK has time limit on ensuring cryptocurrency regulatory leadership, says Parliamentary report
By Karl FlindersParliamentary report makes 53 recommendations to the government's plans to regulate cryptocurrency
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05 Jun 2023
Medical regulator drops probe into NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy amid dispute over email evidence
By Tommy GreeneThe General Medical Council has dropped an investigation into an NHS whistleblower who exposed widespread clinical harm at Morecambe Bay Trust amid questions over disputed email evidence
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05 Jun 2023
Sweden is developing its own big language model
By Pat BransArtificial Intelligence Sweden is leading an initiative to build a large language model not only for Swedish, but for all the major languages in the Nordic region: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese