Category: ComputerWeekly

Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest independent inquiry into controversial policy ‘a farce’
24
Jan
2025

Loan Charge under review: MPs brand latest independent inquiry into controversial policy ‘a farce’

A cross-party group of MPs has branded the government’s newly announced independent review of HM Treasury’s controversial Loan Charge policy…

High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler
24
Jan
2025

High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler

A recovering gambling addict has won his case against Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) in the UK High Court, which…

Review of legal rule on computer evidence long overdue, say Post Office scandal victims
24
Jan
2025

Review of legal rule on computer evidence long overdue, say Post Office scandal victims

Nearly 1,000 people were wrongly convicted of crimes based on flawed evidence from a computer system used in Post Offices,…

Teachers to use AI for lesson planning and marking
24
Jan
2025

Teachers to use AI for lesson planning and marking

Using artificial intelligence (AI) for marking and lesson planning will give teachers more time with students, according to the UK’s…

CISOs boost board presence by 77% over two years
24
Jan
2025

CISOs boost board presence by 77% over two years

In a global study of the goals, priorities and strategies of chief information security officers (CISOs), security analytics and observability…

Apple and Google app stores come under CMA scrutiny
23
Jan
2025

Apple and Google app stores come under CMA scrutiny

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun an investigation of the Apple and Google mobile ecosystems. This is the…

Why run AI on-premise? | Computer Weekly
23
Jan
2025

Why run AI on-premise? | Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence (AI) services such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini run in the cloud. But when it…

Samsung unpacks Galaxy AI’s personal data engine
23
Jan
2025

Samsung unpacks Galaxy AI’s personal data engine

The 165 minutes of slick videos and presentations at Wednesday night’s Galaxy Unpacked event has set out how the tech…

ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites
23
Jan
2025

ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has embarked on a major review of cookie usage and compliance across some of the…

UK eVisa system problems persist despite repeated warnings
23
Jan
2025

UK eVisa system problems persist despite repeated warnings

People are already having trouble proving their immigration status while travelling back to the country, just two weeks after the…

NAO flags shortcomings in government preferential pricing deals with big tech suppliers
23
Jan
2025

NAO flags shortcomings in government preferential pricing deals with big tech suppliers

The government’s multi-year, volume pricing discount deals with the likes of Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are under scrutiny…

CMA adds ex-Amazon UK boss to board as provisional judgement in cloud probe nears
22
Jan
2025

CMA adds ex-Amazon UK boss to board as provisional judgement in cloud probe nears

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed former Amazon UK boss, Doug Gurr, to chair its board on an…