Wimbledon’s ‘hidden court 19’ uses IBM Bob to complete 10 years’ work in months
IBM has harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) to convert feedback from tennis fans into the latest digital services that sit behind the upcoming grand slam at…
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Google Cloud Summit: UK to deploy AI-powered planning system
The UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has worked with Google Cloud, Google DeepMind and Faculty – a company recently acquired by…
What are the cyber threats to the 2026 Fifa World Cup?
In the run up to the troubled Fifa World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the US, national headlines have been dominated not by cyber…
Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms
While two-thirds (64%) of UK finance firms are planning to increase overall expenditure, 91% said they will spend more on tech, with emerging tech now…
UK information commissioner John Edwards resigns after HR investigation
The UK’s information commissioner, John Edwards, has resigned his position following a work place investigation into undisclosed allegations. Edwards said in a statement that he…
Tesco offloads VMware and CA software as Broadcom case rolls on
Tesco’s latest filing in its legal dispute with Broadcom over contractual obligations for VMware software and support shows that the supermarket giant is actively moving…
nLighten completes £15m refurbishment of Bristol ‘edge’ datacentre
nLighten has completed a £15m refurbishment of its Bristol datacentre, doubling its artificial intelligence (AI)-ready power capacity to 1.2MW to support regional enterprise workloads. The…
UK government publishes guidelines to ‘end era of outsourcing’ – will IT be in scope?
The UK government’s plan to “end an era of outsourcing” is starting with cleaners, security staff and government training, but how far could IT and…
Civil society: Police facial recognition must be strictly limited
Police facial recognition use in the UK must be limited to “strictly necessary and proportionate” cases to protect people’s collective and individual rights, says civil…
Chilling effects of surveillance threaten democracy, UN finds
The “profound” chilling effects of digital surveillance on people’s behaviour means it can no longer be viewed as a targeted measure against specific actors, but…
Google Cloud boosts for enterprise agentic at London Summit
Google Cloud went big on its shift to agentic in its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, where it set out its vision to move to agentic…
CMA puts in place fair ranking measures on Google Search
Under the UK’s digital markets competition regime, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said Google will be required to improve transparency and fairness in…