How has US pushback affected UK DEI?
US organisations are rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, which is likely to have an impact on tech companies in the UK with…
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Microsoft commits to European datacentre footprint growth despite ‘geopolitical volatility’
Microsoft is preparing to increase its European datacentre capacity by 40% over the next two years and will appoint a board of directors to oversee…
Progress made on government’s Post Office Capture redress, but concerns remain
Former subpostmasters who suffered after being blamed for errors in the Post Office’s pre-Horizon software have said progress is being made in redressing their grievances,…
Tariffs could cost Meta $8bn in extra datacentre costs
As the company boosts its investment in infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), Meta’s latest earnings call has painted a bleak picture for software developers. The…
The year of the ESL in UK retail
The need to find efficiencies, drive staff productivity and boost the in-store customer experience – not to mention ongoing efforts to try new things in…
Is the Investigatory Powers Tribunal powerless?
According to a recent finding by a panel of five tribunal judges, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has no statutory powers to impose financial sanctions…
Government funds training to build UK chip skills
To tie in with funding for the UK’s semiconductor sector, Southampton has become home to an E-beam lithography facility, one of only two such sites…
How AI can attack corporate decision-making
Given that the goal of developing a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model is to take human instructions and provide a helpful app, what happens if…
Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO
The widely accepted software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model contains significant flaws and is “quietly enabling cyber attackers”, introducing widespread vulnerabilities that could undermine the global economic…
Co-op shuts off IT systems to contain cyber attack
Retail, insurance, legal and funeral care cooperative Co-op has confirmed it has shut off an unspecified number of back-office and communications systems to rebuff a…
AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns
A study published to coincide with the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security annual Showcase 2025 event has highlighted some of the concerns the public…
Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’
Artificial intelligence (AI)-related roles could be the only “safe jobs” in the banking sector as financial organisations “relentlessly” press on with AI-led transformation. In its…