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04 Sep 2026
Defenders call out OpenAI defense pledge, Astra release timing
OpenAI pledged $1B to cyber defenders the same day it released Astra -- its most powerful offensive model yet. Some experts warn that defense is getting left behind.
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04 Sep 2026
The human in the loop is falling asleep
AI agents can overwhelm human reviewers, creating new security risks. CIOs must rethink how they oversee AI agents and decide when humans should step in.
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03 Sep 2026
Genesys banks on AI customer service agents -- and their orchestration
The agentic SaaS playbook is emerging: Throw open your platform to agents of all stripes, and provide a harness or orchestration layer to manage it all.
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06 Aug 2026
Capita CEO receives scathing rebuttal from employee over botched contract
Capita CEO criticised after making Civil Service Pension Scheme claims in a message to staff
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06 Aug 2026
South Korea's government overtakes telcos as top cyber attack target
Kaspersky researcher Sojun Ryu says ransomware crews have joined nation-state groups in going after South Korean organisations, as traces of LLM output start turning up inside malware
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05 Aug 2026
Power scarcity pushes APAC datacentre pipeline to record 26.5GW
Asia-Pacific’s datacentre development pipeline grew by 7.1GW in the first half of 2026, with Southeast Asia now accounting for half of all capacity under construction
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05 Aug 2026
Mythos ran real-life supply chain attack in AI safety body test
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 has been caught orchestrating a real-world open source supply chain attack using social engineering techniques during a test run by the UK’s AI Security Institute
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05 Aug 2026
Chi Onwurah pushes to curb digital twins of real people
The chair of the science, technology and innovation committee says digital twins of people should be covered by data protection law
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05 Aug 2026
ECI snaps up Prima
ERP specialist acquired as Tracxn Technologies shines a light on the general state of European technology investments
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04 Aug 2026
Government gives regulatory boost to support AI in legal sector
Legal firms have been invited to participate in the new Legal Services AI Growth Lab to reduce barriers to the use of artificial intelligence in legal services
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04 Aug 2026
ADNOC shifts AI strategy from isolated pilots to enterprise-wide operations
UAE energy giant embeds artificial intelligence across its value chain as it moves from experimentation to operational scale
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04 Aug 2026
Time to rethink US frontier AI model dominance
DeepSeek has done it again, usurping US AI power when it comes to cost by demonstrating that artificial intelligence can be done on the cheap
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04 Aug 2026
Time to rethink US frontier AI model dominance
DeepSeek has done it again, usurping US AI power when it comes to cost by demonstrating that artificial intelligence can be done on the cheap
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04 Aug 2026
Nvidia-backed Open Secure AI Alliance puts AI security and sovereignty in focus for Middle East
Industry coalition aims to develop open tools for securing artificial intelligence systems, a model that could resonate strongly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as governments and enterprises seek greater control over AI infrastructure, data and cyber risk
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04 Aug 2026
Payment fraud a ‘fully fledged’ transnational security threat, says think tank
Authorised payment fraud has moved way beyond being a consumer protection issue, says the Royal United Services Institute
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04 Aug 2026
Many medical AI developers unfamiliar with regulations
Most developers feel responsible for the AI tools they build, but few know the frameworks meant to keep patients safe, according to a study by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University
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03 Aug 2026
Apple files fresh claim against Home Office move to access encrypted cloud data
Apple has filed another legal complaint over a secret Home Office order requiring the supplier to provide access to encrypted iCloud data stored by UK customers
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03 Aug 2026
Court document in Asato case reveals xAI/Grok sexual prompts
Grok’s design and training allows it to generate harmful sexualised content, according to the policy file in its GitHub repository
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03 Aug 2026
Bechtle UK expands London base
Channel player increases office size with an eye on the future and showing a sign of commitment to the capital
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03 Aug 2026
MPs demand answers on Fujitsu’s inclusion in lucrative frameworks
Controversial supplier Fujitsu was included in major government procurement opportunities in July 2026
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03 Aug 2026
Kaspersky to scan AI agents for backdoors as shadow AI spreads
The security supplier will release a tool this month that vets agent skills, models and artificial intelligence development components before they reach corporate networks to defend against threats from shadow AI
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02 Aug 2026
TeamViewer touts self-healing IT as turnaround takes hold
CEO Oliver Steil sets out the supplier’s push into autonomous IT management and the guardrails around it, as its latest results point to a recovery from a year spent absorbing the acquisition of 1E
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31 Jul 2026
Anthropic lost control of Claude in latest AI cyber blunder
Days after two OpenAI frontier AI models conducted their own real-world cyber attacks, Anthropic admits that three of its models went off the rails and hacked external organisations thanks to a ‘misunderstanding’ with one of its technical partners
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31 Jul 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Integrity360, TrustedTech, BCN, Exclusive Networks, Park Place Technologies, TD Synnex and AvePoint
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31 Jul 2026
Weekly news roundup: Anthropic hacking and Al safety concerns, plus ServiceNow layoffs
Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.
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31 Jul 2026
AI will support all Lloyds Bank customer interactions by 2030
Artificial intelligence was a major contributor to the bank’s £2bn cost savings in past four years
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31 Jul 2026
CIOs face IT knowledge loss as baby boomers retire
As baby boomers retire, CIOs risk losing critical institutional knowledge. CIO Joe Locandro explains how to identify knowledge gaps and preserve expertise with storytelling and AI.
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31 Jul 2026
EE launches 8Gbps full-fibre broadband as switch to all-digital beckons
BT-owned comms provider unveils advanced full-fibre broadband with speeds ranging from 2.3Gbps to 8Gbps as parent company warns of impending switch to all-digital infrastructure
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31 Jul 2026
Microsoft earnings reflect efficiency gains from faster GPU deployment
With delays in GPU orders, Microsoft has focused on getting its AI chips installed in Azure datacentres more quickly
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31 Jul 2026
Offshore support staff don’t fear artificial intelligence
Workers supporting business from offshore locations are unconcerned about the impact of AI on their jobs
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31 Jul 2026
The Security Interviews: Nicole Darden Ford, Microsoft
As a black woman in the white, male-dominated world of cyber security, Microsoft’s Nicole Darden Ford has worked hard to carve out her space in the room. She talks about developing confidence and self-belief, building community, and leading with humility
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30 Jul 2026
Amazon pins multiple open source compromises on North Korea
Amazon threat researchers found one threat actor behind four distinct open source compromises, including the March 2026 incident affecting the axios NPM library
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30 Jul 2026
Annual search for UK’s unsung cyber heroes kicks off
The organisers of the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards call for nominations for this year’s edition
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30 Jul 2026
Police monitored phone data of BBC security editor Brian Rowan to identify confidential sources
Northern Ireland police monitored phone communications of former BBC security editor Brian Rowan after he wrote about a police and MI5 agent in Northern Ireland
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30 Jul 2026
Meta results reveal people are vying for its compute
While it builds out its own AI infrastructure, Meta appears to be considering a new revenue stream, as a provider of processing power
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30 Jul 2026
Climb benefits from vendor portfolio performance
Channel player shares Q2 numbers that were buoyed by an acquisition and the performance of its leading suppliers
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30 Jul 2026
The Security Interviews: Bronwyn Boyle, Cybermindz
Cyber security can be a stressful career and this is becoming a growing concern for organisations. So what can be done to alleviate the pressure?
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30 Jul 2026
Subpostmasters anxious over Horizon replacement as it is delayed yet again
Mounting delays in signing the Post Office Horizon replacement contract are fuelling widespread anxiety and uncertainty across the subpostmaster network, raising operational concerns
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30 Jul 2026
CMA investigates ‘free’ Copilot subscription in M365
The regulator is looking at whether the Personal and Family Microsoft 365 subscription lured people into a premium Copilot subscription on renewal
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29 Jul 2026
OCBC taps agentic AI to cut private banking onboarding time
The bank’s Helios platform front-loads compliance checks to reduce account opening times and turn its compliance function into a source of quality leads for its private banking business
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29 Jul 2026
Dynatrace execs dish details on Bluebox autonomous AI
The new sub-venture, made available to early adopters this month, completely rethinks the software delivery lifecycle, taking humans out of the loop.
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29 Jul 2026
Department for Education suffers data breach
The UK’s Department for Education has disclosed a serious data breach orchestrated via a social engineering attack on its external-facing helpdesk
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29 Jul 2026
Laundry Bear pivots to new exploit days after Zimbra alert
The NCSC and partners warned of a novel phishing technique being deployed against high-profile users of Zimbra’s Communication Suite, but the threat actor behind the campaign already seems to be moving on to new targets
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29 Jul 2026
Ofgem targets datacentre builds with megawatt connection charge
The energy regulator wants to fast-track viable projects and deter speculative projects that request grid connectivity
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29 Jul 2026
GTDC: Distribution continues to evolve
Industry group underlines the ability of its members to respond to the needs of vendors, resellers and the wider ecosystem
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29 Jul 2026
What’s behind SAP’s change to maintenance and support?
Following the EU’s antitrust investigation, SAP has agreed to make changes to how it provides support and maintenance
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29 Jul 2026
Ofcom directs Openreach to withdraw full-fibre broadband offer
UK comms watchdog tells leading broadband provider to withdraw its Incremental New to Openreach Offer on grounds of maintaining sustainable competition between networks
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29 Jul 2026
Open banking payments exceed one billion mark
Payments made in the UK through open banking have exceeded one billion in number since its launch eight years ago
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29 Jul 2026
Interview: Fabrizio Pilotti, CIO, Aston Martin Formula One
Managing IT for a Formula One racing team is almost as much of a high-speed experience as the cars themselves – and tech is becoming more and more embedded into the sport
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29 Jul 2026
NUS builds AI assistant to ease research process
AI Sense Maker draws on 150,000 NUS research papers and digitised Southeast Asian materials to help students and researchers generate insights from trusted sources
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28 Jul 2026
Stateless MCP seen as step forward for enterprise AI
Experts say the project's update this week will make it more suitable for enterprise production use, but it comes with a breaking change for existing systems.
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28 Jul 2026
Inside police plans to share intelligence and crime data across the UK
Computer Weekly examines how UK police will use Palantir’s AI tools to dramatically increase intelligence sharing between forces, enabling investigators to analyse mobile phone data and sensitive information at scale
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28 Jul 2026
Technology teams to be hit by Visa’s 7% jobs cull
Payments giant Visa set to cut thousands of jobs as competition in the sector intensifies
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28 Jul 2026
Did an AI agent really break free and attack another company?
The reality of the AI-orchestrated cyber attack on Hugging Face is rather more complicated, and much more worrying, than it might appear at face value
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28 Jul 2026
UK public don’t trust Fujitsu, but government does
Quick poll reveals that the public mistrust Fujitsu two and a half years on from its public shaming
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28 Jul 2026
DBS holds off on letting AI agents run on their own as controls lag capability
The bank has strung together as many as 80 agents to prepare credit approvals for big corporate clients but says the industry’s ability to police such systems is advancing at a fraction of the pace of the technology itself
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27 Jul 2026
Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for spyware attack against UK dissidents, top UK court rules
The UK’s Supreme Court rules that Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for infecting the computers of two UK-based dissidents with German-made FinFisher spyware
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27 Jul 2026
All agentic AI data access, orchestration hinges on these two standards
A vibe check on the state of the two foundational generative AI standards.
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27 Jul 2026
Nvidia pushes ahead with security alliance for AI openness
Nvidia and several businesses have formed a cross-industry alliance to promote open, secure AI to improve cyber defences
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27 Jul 2026
HSBC chooses Singapore for global AI centre of excellence
UK-headquartered bank will develop artificial intelligence in Singapore-based centre of excellence
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27 Jul 2026
AI agents move from experiment to operations in UAE retail
As the UAE’s retail sector expands and operations become more complex, AI agents are being deployed across pricing, inventory and merchandising, but fragmented data and the rise of shadow AI could create risks for businesses
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24 Jul 2026
US government to consider AI Kill Switch law
Two US congressmen have introduced a bill to give Washington the power to pull the plug on rogue AI models in an emergency
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24 Jul 2026
NetScout doubles AI DDoS defenses after infrastructure buy
NetScout boosts its attack mitigation capacity to 33 Tbps and plans to strengthen integration between its on-premises and cloud-based tools.
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24 Jul 2026
IBM infrastructure revenue down; open source, quantum on rise
IBM is looking to close what its CEO is calling "delayed sales" and eyeing a quantum future. While infrastructure and mainframe revenue is down, other units are up.
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24 Jul 2026
Patrick Vallance returns as AI taskforce chair
Following stepping down as science minister, Vallance’s return marks a rethink on AI, taking best practices from the UK’s Covid-19 Taskforce
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24 Jul 2026
SAP signals channel role as AI becomes increasingly embedded
Research from SAP Engagement Cloud underlines the shift in the market and the need for experts who can talk data, privacy and customer experience
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24 Jul 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at 11:11 Systems, Ignition Technology, Phoenix Software, Bechtle, Keepit and BCE
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24 Jul 2026
OpenUK calls for a UK version of the Linux Foundation
Tech sovereignty needs to be a part of the UK government’s reindustrialisation plans, and this requires an open source focus
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24 Jul 2026
‘It beggars belief’ as DWP ‘drags its heels’ over subpostmaster prosecutions reviews
Government department prosecuted around 100 subpostmasters in relation to benefits fraud, with support from the Post Office, and has made no advancement in the 18 months since its independent review of prosecutions was announced
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24 Jul 2026
Russian APT Laundry Bear perfects zero-click phishing attack
A newly identified Russian state threat actor is using a novel zero-click phishing technique, likely developed with the help of an AI, to target Western users of Zimbra software products
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24 Jul 2026
UK broadband altnets call for telecoms to be at heart of growth agenda
Trade body for the UK’s independent broadband providers warns government over effects of new policy concerning country’s digital infrastructure on broadband delivery, digital inclusion and network resilience
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24 Jul 2026
Why embodied AI security extends beyond the robot
As AI moves into robots, autonomous vehicles and industrial systems, attackers are likely to target the credentials, cloud services and update channels that control them
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23 Jul 2026
MI5 and PSNI ordered to pay damages to BBC journalist Vincent Kearney over unlawful surveillance
The Security Service, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney following multiple attempts to identify his confidential sources
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23 Jul 2026
Connectivity becomes the weakest link in Britain’s workplaces
Study finds internet and connectivity failures have overtaken software problems as the biggest cause of lost productivity, with the average UK employee losing 93 working hours a year to IT issues
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23 Jul 2026
Will digital government recover from DSIT breakup?
Computer Weekly looks at what Andy Burnham’s decision to dismantle the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology means for the UK tech sector, and how the department will be split up
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23 Jul 2026
Digital government services increase accessibility gap
Many adults are unable to access digital government services in the UK, leading the digital divide to widen
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23 Jul 2026
Alphabet borrows $100bn to pay for AI investments
The parent company of Google and YouTube has increased its debt portfolio from $16bn to $100bn to pay for AI infrastructure
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23 Jul 2026
AI takes centre stage at Microsoft partner event
Talk of evolving models and expanding skillsets dominated the MCAPS Start for Partners agenda
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23 Jul 2026
Why AI coding agents won’t kill SaaS
Investors may fear that AI coding agents will wipe billions off SaaS valuations, but SiteMinder CTO Tom Varsavsky thinks the technology will speed up software delivery, reduce tech debt and force IT leaders to master token economics
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23 Jul 2026
UK’s low-income areas suffer with continued broadband digital divide
Study shows that despite steady growth and progress in rolling out high-speed internet across the UK, broadband black spots still exist
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22 Jul 2026
Harness Agent DLC targets AI agent development gaps
DevSecOps for AI agents requires more than code review -- Harness beefs up behavioral and security controls and hints at a possible observability expansion.
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22 Jul 2026
Hugging Face ‘hacker’ was rogue OpenAI model
A hacker who broke into Hugging Face’s systems last week has been exposed as a pair of advanced OpenAI frontier models that were trying to cheat on an exam
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22 Jul 2026
House of Lords questions Andy Burnham’s AI plans
An urgent question relating to the disbandment of DSIT has put the new administration under pressure to clarify funding and strategy for AI and science
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22 Jul 2026
Singapore to hold CII boards accountable as AI reshapes OT threat landscape
The Cyber Security Agency’s first update to its critical infrastructure code of practice since 2022 will make boards directly answerable for cyber resilience
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22 Jul 2026
‘Modest but notable’ regional spread of fintech funding in UK
Hubs outside London have made some headway in the UK fintech sector, but overall funding has dropped
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22 Jul 2026
Middle East faces new cyber reality: attackers logging in, not breaking in
Geopolitical tensions, stolen credentials and increasingly rapid attacker movement are reshaping the Middle East’s cyber threat landscape, putting pressure on organisations to look beyond traditional, alert-driven security models
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21 Jul 2026
Singapore’s military to explore quantum computing for mission planning
The Singapore Armed Forces’ Digital and Intelligence Service and the Defence Science and Technology Agency are working with IBM to test quantum optimisation for military logistics
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21 Jul 2026
Jisc recommits to academic cyber collaboration network
Academic IT services network Jisc re-signs a collaborative MoU with partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US
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21 Jul 2026
AMD CTO: Europe’s AI opportunity lies beyond semiconductor manufacturing
Mark Papermaster says Europe’s commitment to interoperability and diversity of supply could become a strategic advantage as AI infrastructure grows more heterogeneous
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21 Jul 2026
Acquia talks how vibe coding, Hermes agents build the next content AI
Acquia AI tools are built with -- you guessed it -- a heavy dose of AI.
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21 Jul 2026
Change of prime minister seen as a chance to improve tech sector
The advent of Andy Burnham’s premiership creates an opportunity to accelerate investment in AI, advance digital skills training, and enhance outcomes for the channel and its customers
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21 Jul 2026
Ofcom green-lights UK Wi-Fi access across entire 6 GHz band
UK comms regulator announces prioritised spectrum sharing framework for Wi-Fi in the Upper 6 GHz band, available on the same licence exempt basis as the Lower 6 GHz band
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21 Jul 2026
Kanishka Narayan takes on AI sovereignty in Burnham cabinet
AI minister will attend cabinet meetings held by UK prime minister Andy Burnham, with focus on ownership of UK tech
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21 Jul 2026
UK regulator crackdown on finfluencers gathers pace
After a slow start, the Financial Conduct Authority’s is taking action to curb the activities of unregulated individuals who use social media to give financial advice
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20 Jul 2026
Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder victim of mass Oracle breach
Employee data at US-based cosmetics firm Estée Lauder was compromised through a vulnerability in Oracle’s software, likely orchestrated by the Cl0p ransomware gang
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20 Jul 2026
How Lithuania became a tech startup nation
Lithuania has built a network of tech startup companies the hard way, through bootstrapping. Today, it claims six companies with valuations over a billion dollars
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20 Jul 2026
Westcon-Comstor UK sales lead looking for growth
The freshly appointed UKI executive shares her priorities and first impressions of the task ahead
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20 Jul 2026
Burnham government to drop digital ID and tech department
Controversial ID Scheme and government technology department to be tossed on scrap heap as new prime minister enters 10 Downing Street
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20 Jul 2026
Dutch Surf tests practical route out of Big Tech dependency
The Netherlands’ education and research IT cooperative is running pilots with open source tools, placing working alternatives alongside existing Big Tech services
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20 Jul 2026
Where AI fits in modern supply chains
We find out how businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI), GenAI and agentic AI to streamline supply chain operations
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20 Jul 2026
Singapore spells out how personal data can be used in GenAI
Advisory guidelines clarifying when organisations can scrape and reuse personal data to build GenAI models are among a raft of announcements at the inaugural Singapore Data Festival
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17 Jul 2026
Interview: Dan Cherowbrier, CTO, Formula E
For the tech chief at the electric vehicle racing organisation, innovation extends from everything digital to all the technology elements that make the growing motorsport operation a success
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17 Jul 2026
Frustration as Post Office Horizon replacement contract signing delayed again
If signed off, cloud-based EPOS system will replace controversial Horizon software from Fujitsu
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17 Jul 2026
NatWest signs up to quantum trial for fraud detection
The retail bank is one of 11 organisations testing quantum technologies as part of Digital Catapult’s quantum technology access programme