Category: ComputerWeekly

UK competition regulator looks into Google’s AI search
28
Jan
2026

UK competition regulator looks into Google’s AI search

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed what it describes as a “package of measures” to improve how Google…

UK’s ‘deregulatory’ AI approach won’t protect human rights
28
Jan
2026

FCA launches review as ‘non-human intelligence’ surpassing human reasoning is plausible

The UK’s financial services sector regulator has announced a review of the potential long-term impacts of advanced artificial intelligence (AI)…

Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI
28
Jan
2026

Nationwide expands Amazon Web Services partnership to delve deeper into AI

Nationwide Building Society is using a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that offers artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to…

Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast
27
Jan
2026

Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast

A new and distinct wave of voice phishing (vishing) attacks attributed to the notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective is spreading fast,…

March ransomware slowdown probably a red herring
27
Jan
2026

Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift

A coding error, possibly introduced thanks to over-reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) vibe coding tools, has rendered an emergent strain…

UK government’s National Data Library works up steam
27
Jan
2026

UK government’s National Data Library works up steam

The UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has completed what it calls the “discovery phase” of its…

Post Office scandal inquiry to publish first findings this summer
27
Jan
2026

Peer demands independent investigation into DWP’s prosecution of subpostmasters

The government should commit to a thorough independent investigation of the prosecutions of subpostmasters by the Department of Work and…

Gartner: What to look for in a customer data platform
27
Jan
2026

Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta

Building on the CustomerFirst unit, which was unveiled last week, the UK government has announced that Meta is investing $1m…

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware
27
Jan
2026

Saudi Arabia ordered to pay £3m to UK dissident targeted with Pegasus spyware

A judge has ordered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to pay compensation of £3m to a London-based dissident who…

Three-quarters of UK IT teams beset by outages due to missing alerts
27
Jan
2026

Three-quarters of UK IT teams beset by outages due to missing alerts

Three-quarters of UK IT professionals say they had outages due to missing alerts in 2025, according to research from Splunk,…

The need to build and protect UK digital sovereignty
27
Jan
2026

The need to build and protect UK digital sovereignty

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 27 January 2026 Tech nationalism: The need to build and protect…

Home Office launches police facial recognition consultation
27
Jan
2026

Landmark legal challenge against police facial recognition begins

A judicial review against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR) will argue the force is unlawfully deploying…