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…
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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…
CIO interview: Sean Green, Birkbeck, University of London
Sean Green, interim CIO at Birkbeck, University of London, tells Computer Weekly that the promise of the university of the future requires a challenging journey…
Will DeepSeek force us to take application security seriously?
DeepSeek, the Chinese chatbot launched in January 2025, has made waves across the tech and security world. With over 10 million downloads, its rapid adoption…
Ethical qualms prompt challenging social media migrations
Social media has become a fundamental aspect of modern life. Most people now use at least one platform, if not more. As such, having a…
The Netherlands bets on brain-inspired computing for a greener future
A computing approach that requires up to 8,000 times less energy than conventional methods is emerging as a potential answer to one of technology’s most…