4 Day Week Foundation launches tech sector pilot
The 4 Day Week Foundation is launching a pilot programme for companies in the technology sector to support their transition to a four-day working week.…
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Microsoft’s ‘fraying relationship’ with OpenAI blamed for datacentre expansion plan rollback
Microsoft has abandoned a planned 2GW expansion of its datacentre footprint across the US and Europe due to its softening relationship with OpenAI, an analyst…
UK public expresses strong support for AI regulation
Nearly three-quarters of the UK public say that introducing laws to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) would increase their comfort with the technology, amid rising public…
Unleashing the power of data: redefining UK industrial growth
The Spring Budget is expected to play a pivotal role in advancing the UK’s AI ambitions. If the government gets it right, it will be…
HMRC consults on clamping down on tax avoidance schemes that ensnare IT contractors
These types of setups have contributed to thousands of IT contractors across the UK being saddled with life-changing tax bills, and the UK government is…
More than 200 Lloyds bank bosses to receive artificial intelligence training
Lloyds Banking Group is training 200 of its senior leaders to ensure the organisation can get the most out of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use AI to catch wealthy tax dodgers
In her Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said government departments will reduce their administrative budgets by 15% by the end of the decade, adding that…
How to respond to digital regulation in 2025
Given digital technology is so central to how we live, work, transact and communicate, we have recently seen the finalisation of an unprecedented amount of…
Advanced Software fined £3m over LockBit attack
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today fined Advanced Computer Software Group – now known as OneAdvanced – £3.07m for cyber security failings that…
Research team demonstrates certified quantum randomness
A team of researchers have published a paper in which they show that a quantum computer can produce certified randomness, which has numerous application areas…
Can regulatory oversight alone unlock cloud competition?
Cloud computing’s rise is a success story under scrutiny. It has been nothing short of transformative, enabling businesses to scale operations, innovate rapidly, and optimise…
Why I am challenging Yvette Cooper’s ‘secret back door’ order against Apple’s encryption
Security is hard. It’s even harder now that, apparently, the UK Government has secretly ordered Apple to reduce the security of its services. That’s why…