Capita to lose money on pension debacle but ‘has government’s private parts in its grip’
Capita will lose money on its £239m contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) after its grand plan to turn the civil service…
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The US is set to delete a datacentre security rule. Bad timing
On 30 September, a piece of US legislation that most people outside the datacentre industry have never heard of is due to quietly expire. The…
Treat AI like electricity, not a killer app
It’s rare AI news that doesn’t land one of two ways: either we’re all screwed, or we’re on the verge of thoughtfully managed intelligence that’ll…
Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2026
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Computer Weekly list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. For the 15th year in a row,…
UK Court of Appeal gives Microsoft complaint the green light
The ValueLicensing complaint against Microsoft is being upheld following a Court of Appeal ruling. The Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT)…
Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield
Britain’s cyber security community has responded with guarded caution to the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) proposals for a national AI Cyber Shield after the…
Circular IT turns sustainability ambitions into measurable technology for UAE organisations
Sustainability is no longer a standalone environmental initiative, it is becoming a core pillar of technology strategy. Across the UAE, organisations are increasingly recognising that…
UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages
Whether arising from a cyber attack or another form of disruption, a 24-hour outage affecting major Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure cloud regions…
European Central Bank demands AI security ‘action plan’
The European Central Bank (ECB) has given banks four months to outline how they plan to protect against artificial intelligence (AI)-based cyber threats. Banks have…
Post Office Horizon replacement contract delayed further
The formal signing of the contract that will see Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon system replaced has been delayed for the fourth time. The latest update to the…
Hamad International Airport launches one of the world’s largest biometric passenger journeys
Hamad International Airport (HIA), in partnership with Qatar Airways and aviation technology provider Sita, has launched one of the world’s largest biometric passenger processing deployments,…
The silent substrate: how 175,000 AI endpoints are reshaping the internet
Over the past year, my research partner Silas Cutler and I have conducted a global census of publicly reachable AI systems. What we found challenges…