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23 Oct 2026
Meta's $25B fine underscores risks of data privacy missteps
The fine imposed by a New Mexico judge shows how serious the consequences of misusing customer data can be for companies, as the risks of that grow in the AI era.
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23 Oct 2026
Siemens, Nvidia deploy industrial AI to reduce engineering effort
The partners are using digital twins and AI agents as part of a roadmap to create AI-powered manufacturing facilities.
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23 Oct 2026
AI cost controls lag as CFOs' influence grows, Deloitte finds
CFOs are taking a bigger role in AI investments, but spending controls aren't keeping pace. Deloitte found 53% still review AI usage costs after the fact.
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10 Jun 2026
ING increases use of AI in mortgage application process
Bank using artificial intelligence to speed up mortgage applications as the company introduces the technology across its business
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10 Jun 2026
Interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on how to keep the lid on skyrocketing AI costs
Pegasystems offers an alternative take on how enterprises can use artificial intelligence to automate their business processes without burning through their budgets
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10 Jun 2026
UK government invites experts and industry groups to advise on digital ID plans
After mounting criticism of its digital identity policy, the government is convening an independent advisory group and improving engagement with industry stakeholders in an attempt to improve public trust
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10 Jun 2026
UK government and Cisco unveil AI, digital skills initiative
Networking giant and UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announce strategic collaboration to help increase AI adoption and widen access to digital skills
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10 Jun 2026
The politicisation of Silicon Valley
Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg speaks about his tenure at Meta and how the tech giants have turned to Maga
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09 Jun 2026
Brace for cloud price hikes and AI failures amid pressure to modernise
Organisations risk losing control of their IT infrastructure unless they embrace platform-centric models, modernise procurement and cut through the agentic AI hype, Gartner analysts warn
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09 Jun 2026
Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft has obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws and three zero-days
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09 Jun 2026
The MSP coding renaissance has begun
The channel is spotting gaps and coming up with its own solutions to help fix customer problems
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09 Jun 2026
UK government launches AI Assurance Stakeholder Consortium
The consortium, launched in partnership with BCS, aims to build trust in artificial intelligence and help the UK economy grow through responsible AI adoption
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09 Jun 2026
UK government launches AI Assurance Stakeholder Consortium
The consortium, launched in partnership with BCS, aims to build trust in artificial intelligence and help the UK economy grow through responsible AI adoption
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09 Jun 2026
Talabat Kitchens combines AI, data and partnerships to scale in MENA
Awais Malik, general manager for Kitchens MENA at Talabat, explains how the company’s technology-driven cloud kitchen strategy is helping restaurant partners scale faster, reduce costs and unlock growth opportunities across the region
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09 Jun 2026
UK government pumps £200m into AI skills and adoption
Partnering with businesses, trade unions and workers, the UK government want to upskill workers and spread artificial intelligence adoption
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09 Jun 2026
Alibaba Cloud opens Johor cloud region
Chinese tech giant unveils two new datacentres in Johor, cementing its largest infrastructure presence in Southeast Asia while capitalising on spillover demand from Singapore
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08 Jun 2026
Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes
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08 Jun 2026
SKT teams up with Nvidia on gigawatt-scale AI cloud
The Korean telco continues its push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, leveraging Nvidia’s DSX architecture to build an AI factory for sovereign workloads and token generation
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08 Jun 2026
Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity
Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member
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08 Jun 2026
Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients was stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis
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08 Jun 2026
Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people
Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world
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08 Jun 2026
Starmer announces sovereign compute strategy amid £1.1bn chip investment
Prime minister launches strategy to develop UK sovereign compute capability as government pumps £1.1bn into AI hardware plan
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08 Jun 2026
Red tape or responsible tech? Regulation’s growing influence on govtech suppliers
As artificial intelligence and digital regulations tighten across the UK and Europe, government technology suppliers are redesigning products and absorbing rising compliance costs, raising questions about regulatory impact
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08 Jun 2026
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology
The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services
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08 Jun 2026
Zoom directing partners to UC and CC opportunities
Collaboration player has seen its share of the unified comms and contact centre markets rise
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08 Jun 2026
Gulf enterprises face the resilience gap ransomware is exposing
Ransomware pressure and stricter resilience expectations are exposing a gap that Gulf enterprises have not fully confronted
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08 Jun 2026
Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response
AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026
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05 Jun 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
We take a look at developments this week at Bechtle, Arrow, Artefact, Jigsaw24, SolarWinds and Snom
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05 Jun 2026
Advania CEO says possible further acquisitions ahead
Two acquisitions have been struck so far this year in Iceland and Denmark, but Advania’s CEO says more deals could be sealed
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05 Jun 2026
UAE launches national cryptography discovery platform to accelerate post-quantum security transition
Partnership between the UAE Cyber Security Council and QuantumGate aims to provide nationwide visibility of cryptographic assets, helping critical infrastructure operators to prepare for the emerging risks posed by quantum computing
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04 Jun 2026
Cisco agentic AI security push faces enterprise trust gap
Cisco officials urged customers to "meet the Mythos moment" with new agentic defenses, but businesses' mistrust of AI cuts both ways.
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04 Jun 2026
Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training
The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models
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04 Jun 2026
CyberSentriq welcomes CEO to accelerate MSP focus
Security player ushers in a trio of senior appointments as the firm looks to start its next chapter a year after it emerged into the market
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04 Jun 2026
Interview: Clare Hickie, EMEA CTO, Workday
The IT chief went from implementing Workday software at one of the firm’s largest customers to leading technology at the supplier – she discusses what she learned
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04 Jun 2026
EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle
European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack
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04 Jun 2026
Capita launched civil service pension scheme site without ‘basic’ web security
Outsourcer went live with its troubled civil service pensions administration without a basic Domain Name System security feature
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03 Jun 2026
SIT Committee urges Palantir exit in push to end US cloud grip
A Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report contains recommendations that would radically alter UK public sector IT, procurement and relationship with hyperscalers if adopted
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03 Jun 2026
Capgemini wins another 10-year HMRC deal
This particular deal is for contact centre as a service, which sees artificial intelligence being deployed to streamline processes
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03 Jun 2026
SXSW 26: Europe still struggles to invest in deep tech
At the South by Southwest 2026 conference, ARM’s co-founder and director discussed the lack of investor appetite in Europe, despite the region’s numerous startups
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03 Jun 2026
Subpostmaster federation hit by ransomware attack
National Federation of Subpostmasters suffered a ransomware attack in April after hackers exploited a bug in the web hosting software it uses
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03 Jun 2026
E-invoicing and digital tax compliance reshape the GCC regulatory landscape
As Gulf governments accelerate tax digitisation initiatives, organisations face growing pressure to modernise financial systems, improve data quality and prepare for a future of continuous compliance
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03 Jun 2026
Agentic AI helps Microsoft speed-up viable quantum computer
Microsoft researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum reliability with the help of agentic artificial intelligence
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03 Jun 2026
Interview: Michael Cole, chief technology officer, DP World Tour
AI promises to revolutionise the experience of watching or taking part in the traditional sport of golf for players, fans and TV viewers – the IT chief leading the change explains how
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03 Jun 2026
Fujitsu staff apply for voluntary redundancy in droves as morale plummets
Post Office IT scandal supplier’s voluntary exit scheme is oversubscribed as hundreds of staff want to make a break
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02 Jun 2026
Data dive: Mapping the UK public sector’s hyperscale dependence
UK government and local authorities have built critical infrastructure amid a web of US hyperscaler cloud and other providers, which brings risks of exposure to a narrow set of non-UK suppliers
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02 Jun 2026
Over half a trillion dollars generated by global fintechs last year
Fintech sector has emerged from a “reset year” as a more mature industry, according to report
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02 Jun 2026
AI becomes the ultimate CEO performance test in the UAE
Study shows that success with artificial intelligence directly affects how long chief executives keep their jobs in the UAE
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02 Jun 2026
Cisco Cloud Control unites AgenticOps for IT infrastructure
Cisco's control plane for AI agent-based infrastructure management marks a significant convergence of previously disparate tools, according to analysts.
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02 Jun 2026
Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita
People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack
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01 Jun 2026
AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs
The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks
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01 Jun 2026
Redcentric continues on MSP journey
Firm shares trading update and welcomes fresh CFO as it pursues its path to becoming a pure-play MSP
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29 May 2026
Microsoft hits out over irresponsible vulnerability disclosure
Microsoft goes on the offensive after a disgruntled security researcher unleashed a series of zero-days without checking in first
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29 May 2026
UK and France begin AI collaboration for medical research
The two governments unveil ‘groundbreaking’ science and technology deal
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29 May 2026
MEPs urge European Commission to take action over Europol’s shadow IT
MEPs have written to the European Commission calling for action following revelations that Europol and Frontex processed, stored and transferred personal data in ways that raise serious concerns about compliance with EU law
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29 May 2026
Also-ran Sweden bids for AI world leadership
Not satisfied with applying US AI systems, Nordic giant Sweden is hoping to change the rules of the game
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29 May 2026
How Canberra Institute of Technology is transforming classroom learning
Faced with a fragmented IT estate and poor room utilisation, CIT partnered with Cisco to standardise the institute’s physical and virtual classrooms, boosting inclusivity and slashing on-site support
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29 May 2026
Agentic AI is driving rethink of enterprise architecture and tokenomics
The growing adoption of agentic AI will require IT leaders to rebalance their CPU and GPU estates, tightly integrate data layers, and redesign human workflows, according to Dell Technologies CTO John Roese
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28 May 2026
Carnival cruise line confirmed as latest ShinyHunters victim
Travel company Carnival Corporation confirms the extent of an April 2026 supply chain breach that was claimed by ShinyHunters
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28 May 2026
Why DDoS attacks have become a permanent threat for Gulf enterprises
AI-powered attacks and regional tensions are driving a new era of persistent cyber disruption across the Middle East
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28 May 2026
Computacenter extends US reach with GAI buy
Channel player seals its second North American deal this year as it continues to expand on the other side of the Atlantic
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28 May 2026
Challenging AI hype narratives with director Valerie Veatch
Computer Weekly speaks with Valerie Veatch, the director of a documentary charting the historical development of artificial intelligence, about the difficulties of challenging hype narratives and the pressing need to build a culture of technological refusal
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28 May 2026
Ministers refused to sign off £563m Capita contract amid civil service pension disaster
The ramifications of Capita’s botched Civil Service pension contract continue as politicians distance themselves.
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28 May 2026
Kmart taps Google AI to launch virtual try-ons in retail first
The retailer is deploying Google Cloud’s AI capabilities to let customers preview clothes on themselves and visualise furniture in their homes as it embraces conversational commerce to win over shoppers
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27 May 2026
StarHub to trial SIM-based IDs for governing AI agents
The telco is building a trust layer that will assign unique identities to AI agents, allowing it to monitor and block malicious agentic activity in real time
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27 May 2026
Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts
Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise
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27 May 2026
Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces
CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub repositories, risking widespread supply chain compromise
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27 May 2026
NatWest inks AI deal for trade finance
NatWest bank wants to streamline trade finance while improving compliance through the use of artificial intelligence
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27 May 2026
Advania extends AI skills with Evolv buy
Channel player adds Icelandic business to the portfolio as it looks to deepen autonomous capabilities
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27 May 2026
IT orgs cautiously try AI agents for infrastructure as code
Enterprise IT leaders at regulated companies keep a tight leash on AI agents for infrastructure as code, but some envision a new agentic front door for developer access.
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27 May 2026
TD Synnex continues to bolster Microsoft support
Distributor providing UK team to support CSPs, while ANS cements its position as an Azure specialist
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?
Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: AI factory power draw changes the grid calculus
We look at energy as the key driver – and bottleneck – in development, and why water use is less of an issue now datacentres use liquid cooling over air cooling
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory
We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways
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27 May 2026
Datacentre dive: ‘We’re at Chinese levels’ at TeraWulf 750MW AI factory
We see the latest in artificial intelligence factory technology and construction at TeraWulf’s Lake Ontario datacentre, where a former coal-fired power station is the site of a rapid transformation
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27 May 2026
The Gentlemen emerging as key ransomware player
An emerging ransomware crew known as The Gentlemen is becoming a force to be reckoned with, according to NCC’s latest monthly threat data
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27 May 2026
UKtech50 2026: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a long list of top-class nominees – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
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26 May 2026
Sir Alan Bates questions UK government commitment to Post Office criminal investigation
The UK government needs to increase funding for police investigation of Post Office scandal crimes, or face a five-year delay
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26 May 2026
UKtech50 2026: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2026
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26 May 2026
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3.7 Max at inaugural Singapore conference
Chinese tech giant debuts AI model capable of extended autonomous tasks, alongside a major upskilling initiative backed by the Singapore government to ensure no jobless growth in the age of AI
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25 May 2026
AI safety cannot wait for a ‘Chernobyl moment’, experts warn
As AI becomes increasingly capable, tech leaders at Singapore’s ATxSummit urge governments and industry to build safety and accountability into AI systems before a major disaster strikes
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25 May 2026
How APAC companies are rewiring their tech for the AI era
At Dell Technologies World, APAC tech leaders reveal how they are relying on hyperconverged infrastructure and digital sovereignty to shield themselves from supply chain shocks
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22 May 2026
Denodo expands AWS integrations to power agentic AI with governed enterprise data
Integrations with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, SageMaker and Quick aim to help Middle East enterprises operationalise agentic AI across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with trusted, real-time data access
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22 May 2026
Weekly tech news: Musk lawsuit verdict, Anthropic acquisition, Meta layoffs and billions for quantum
Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.
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22 May 2026
Google AI engineer claims dismissal for opposing tech sales to Israel
‘Our work on AI was sold to facilitate genocide’: Artificial intelligence engineer claims Google unfairly sacked them for internally criticising the company’s decision to continue supplying technology to the Israeli military, despite credible claims of war crimes committed in Gaza
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22 May 2026
Handling AI disruption and failure to deliver
AI initiatives often fail due to a lack of understanding of the people impact, as well as the rigidity of existing business processes
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22 May 2026
AI demand benefits Softcat
Channel player shares Q3 trading update and revises its expectations for the full-year upwards
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21 May 2026
Police op targets VPN service favoured by ransomware gangs
A multinational police operation has taken down the infamous First VPN service that provided cover for cyber criminal gangs and ransomware operators
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21 May 2026
The AI war IBM isn't fighting -- and the one it thinks it can win
IBM wants to differentiate itself in the market by targeting enterprises with the most complex environments, such as those that are hybrid and in regulated industries.
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21 May 2026
Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain
As embodied AI moves from proof of concept into real-world pilots, industry leaders at the ATxSummit conference in Singapore warn that large-scale enterprise adoption hinges on safety, cost and data governance
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21 May 2026
UK Connect offers engineers as a service
Firm looks to help MSPs and resellers plug expertise gaps with an on-demand offering
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21 May 2026
Why AI is making workflow automation trendy
As a technology that has been around for decades, workflow automation might finally have found its place
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21 May 2026
Fujitsu finally thrown out of Post Office in £500m Horizon replacement deals
Accenture wins contract to take over running of controversial IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, with One View Commerce brought in to deliver new retail software
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21 May 2026
MPs call out Rockstar Games over alleged union-busting
Three Scottish MPs criticise video game publisher for the firing of 31 UK union-member employees without warning
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20 May 2026
Spanish police ‘systematically’ hid cryptophone intercepts from courts, claims ex chief
Former Spanish police chief, on trial for drug trafficking, claims UK and Colombian police assisted in creating fictitious intelligence reports to hide use of intercept from encrypted phone networks Sky ECC and Anom
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20 May 2026
Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security
The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment
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20 May 2026
Presight and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence build AI-driven public safety platform
Cooperation agreement between Presight and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority signals the next phase of AI-driven emergency response, strengthening the UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in smart cities, crisis management and digital public services
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20 May 2026
Vodafone hails Nokia and AWS-based IoT services trial
Mobile operator validates cloud infrastructure provider to run internet of things voice and data network applications on Nokia core systems in push to add capacity faster and extend coverage
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20 May 2026
Why business process reinvention is needed for agentic AI workflows
Business processes were developed before AI, which makes them legacy. Camunda offers an agentic AI platform provider aiming to tackle this legacy
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20 May 2026
Avoid expensive AI agents with these five design imperatives
Dell Technologies’ chief operating officer Jeff Clarke offers a blueprint for the AI-native enterprise, warning that failing to integrate data and control tokenomics will result in high cloud bills and fragmented tools
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19 May 2026
Government digital ID launch was a fiasco, report finds
Back-to-front policy and a rushed launch destroyed public confidence, as Home Affairs Committee is sceptical government has capacity to implement the digital ID programme
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19 May 2026
Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches
Verizon’s annual cyber report reveals a major change in how data breaches originate, highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence
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19 May 2026
As AI costs spiral, Dell pitches return to on-premise datacentres
With agentic AI driving up public cloud consumption, Dell Technologies is pitching local and hybrid infrastructure to shield enterprises from soaring token costs
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19 May 2026
Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object
Volvo Cars is the only legacy carmaker in the world rated at the highest level of software-defined vehicle capability by S&P Global Mobility. Its chief engineering and technology officer, Anders Bell, tells us how it got there
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19 May 2026
Home Office sitting on data about scale of eVisa errors
The Home Office holds data on the scale of errors and software issues with its electronic visa system, but is yet to release the information