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The UK government has confirmed in a legal letter that it is now of the view that its decision to grant planning permission for a hyperscale datacentre, at the centre of a legal challenge on environmental grounds, should be quashed...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Technology companies continue to churn out services for retail and hospitality businesses, but there are still many problems that tech could solve in these sectors, driving a trend for in-house software developments that are ultimately being ‘spun out’ and offered to other operators....
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January 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Black Hat Europe made clear that cybersecurity can no longer be separated from politics as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures collide...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Many people from underrepresented groups find difficulties in entering the tech sector – experts attending the 2025 Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Harvey Nash, offered advice for dismantling these barriers....
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January 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
US lawmakers have extended the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 for another nine months, buying time to enact a replacement for the legislation....
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January 24, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The UK government has begun testing of a digital driving licence – the highest profile official document so far to be digitised as part of the roll-out of the Gov.uk digital wallet....
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
At its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how artificial intelligence (AI) leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East....
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Pioneering research physicists in Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria tell Computer Weekly about their breakthroughs, their dilemmas, and the immense challenges on the road to a quantum internet...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Policy-makers need to figure to how they can carve a niche in a world dominated by China and the US....
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Details of over 70 million customers of US sportswear giant Under Armour were leaked following a supposed ransomware attack by the Everest gang....
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January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The DWP said in August that it would carry out an independent review of prosecutions of subpostmasters, but has not yet appointed a reviewer...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Estonia is a hotbed of healthcare technology innovation, harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics. Its healthtech industry is targeting the UK and Europe for collaboration and market development....
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January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence will prompt ‘civil unrest’ if governments and companies fail to protect workers from its displacing effects, says JPMorgan boss...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Organisations are beginning to implement zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
A strategic partnership between e& enterprise and Emergence introduces autonomous, governance-by-design artificial intelligence (AI) as enterprises in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey move from experimentation to real-world impact....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The lawsuit shows the challenges in dealing with a company that has stopped selling key products and the impact on the software supply chain....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Appointment of artificial intelligence champions from the banking sector comes as MPs make a stern warning about AI risks in financial services....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The aim is to create a simple platform for Howden to run complex data projects. The acquisitive nature of the firm means it’s crucial that technology can be used to help spread information and insight to internal employees across the organisation....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM
London and Beijing have supposedly conducted high-level talks seeking to establish a joint security forum to help deescalate potential cyber flashpoints, according to reports....
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January 22, 2026 at 8:24 AM
In this week’s edition of the Computer Weekly ezine, we take a look at how – eight years after its introduction – the concept of open banking is expanding and evolving, and giving rise to new use cases within financial services. We also sit down with the CTO of Norsk Global and find ou...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
As national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims poor health apps deter doctor visits...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
UK high street bank is already training senior staff to get the most out of artificial intelligence (AI)....
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January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Met Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review to assess the technology’s lawfulness....
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January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
NatWest Boxed team doubles up as the tech behind bank’s challenger bank as well as white label banking service....
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January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM