Turn datacentre impact uncertainty into datacentre clarity
Datacentres, once a quiet backbone of the digital economy, are now one of the most visible infrastructure points of contention of the AI era. Globally,…
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PoliceAI outlines plans to test and assure AI for policing
Scaling the use of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout UK policing will require a slower, iterative approach to testing and assuring the technology to ensure its…
Number of girls choosing GCSE computing drops for second year in a row
The number of girls choosing to take computing at GCSE level has dropped for the second year in a row. In 2026, the number of…
Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system
There is no doubt the UK needs more computing infrastructure, but there remains uncertainty over the type of infrastructure necessary to deliver compute across the…
Sovereignty’s next chapter: Why AI makes sovereignty a competitive advantage
Here is a question most enterprise storage teams have not yet asked themselves: If regulated data cannot leave a jurisdiction, does the same rule apply…
NCSC tells organisations to have AI kill switches at the ready
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has set out a series of basic steps that organisations involved in designing and operating agentic AI environments…
‘AI Resist List’ launched to challenge tech industry narratives
A diverse group of journalists, researchers and scholars have launched an initiative designed to challenge the rhetoric from governments and corporations that artificial intelligence (AI)…
AI and jobs: people will be at the heart of making AI work
It’s a subject that attracts endless debate: will AI replace whole swathes of human jobs and create an exodus from white collar professions? The trigger…
Will Scottish datacentre ruling nudge spec builds into the open?
Planning authorities in Scotland must now notify ministers within seven days of validating any datacentre application that exceeds 50MW of power capacity, under a direction…
Starling Bank adds AI-powered skills to customer-facing chatbot
Starling Bank has introduced “smart tools”, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that act as skills for the Starling Assistant. The tools are being…
ICO police facial recognition audits reveal ‘mixed’ bag
UK data regulator says “significant improvements” are needed in how UK police forces are using facial recognition technologies, after official audits reveal “a mixed picture”.…
Interview: How a poker strategy scores in business
Having the best five cards compared to opponents is the starting point every Texas hold’em poker player wants to be in, especially if their hand…