Category: ComputerWeekly

Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day
31
Jan
2025

Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day

Customers of Barclays Bank have been left unable to access web app and online banking, make payments to and from…

Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland
31
Jan
2025

Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland

Police have arrested three men and one woman over their alleged role in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones used by…

Everywoman in Tech Forum 2024: Being the best leader you can be
31
Jan
2025

Everywoman in Tech Forum 2024: Being the best leader you can be

The number of women in the UK’s technology industry has been slowly increasing in the 11 years since Everywoman ran…

ServiceNow vaunts agentic AI and announces 22% annual revenue growth
30
Jan
2025

ServiceNow vaunts agentic AI and announces 22% annual revenue growth

ServiceNow has reported full-year revenue of $10.98bn, representing 22% year-on-year growth. Fourth-quarter revenue was close to $3bn, growing by 21%…

First international AI safety report published
30
Jan
2025

First international AI safety report published

The first International AI safety report will be used to inform upcoming diplomatic discussions around how to mitigate a variety…

Major obstacles facing Labour’s AI opportunity action plan
30
Jan
2025

Major obstacles facing Labour’s AI opportunity action plan

Among the takeaways from the Public Accounts Committee’s 30th January 2025 session looking at the government’s AI  strategy is that…

Microsoft’s results show cloud AI balancing act
30
Jan
2025

Microsoft’s results show cloud AI balancing act

DeepSeek and the drive to greater artificial intelligence (AI) efficiency was the subtext underlying Microsoft’s latest quarterly filing. The company’s…

Interview: Volvo’s engineering lead discusses tech stacks
30
Jan
2025

Interview: Volvo’s engineering lead discusses tech stacks

Software was one the five key areas of change Volvo Cars unveiled in its Capital Days presentation in November 2024….

Data protection and consumer trust are the key to unlocking AI
29
Jan
2025

Data protection and consumer trust are the key to unlocking AI

Research published to coincide with Data Privacy Day unequivocally sends a message to programmers and policymakers alike. With 93% of…

How government hackers are trying to exploit Google Gemini AI
29
Jan
2025

How government hackers are trying to exploit Google Gemini AI

The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has published new information revealing how threat actors, among them nation state-backed advanced persistent…

Vallance rejects latest charge to reform UK hacking laws
29
Jan
2025

Vallance rejects latest charge to reform UK hacking laws

A second attempt in as many months to reform the outdated Computer Misuse Act (CMA) of 1990 to provide legal…

Chancellor backs plans to boost Oxford-Cambridge growth
29
Jan
2025

Chancellor backs plans to boost Oxford-Cambridge growth

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a series of measures aimed at boosting the so-called Oxford-Cambridge Arc as Europe’s Silicon Valley….