Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship
Capita said it was “overwhelmed” by around 16,000 unread emails and 20 million database errors unexpectedly left to it by the previous supplier of the…
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Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds
Popular large language models (LLMs) are unable to provide reliable information about key public services such as health, taxes and benefits, the Open Data Institute…
UK fintech investment slumped in 2025
Fintech investment in the UK fell by 21% in 2025, despite an increase in investment globally and in the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa…
Power supply issues flagged as major growth inhibitor of European datacentre market
Power availability is the European datacentre market’s “single most important” growth inhibitor, forcing operators to look further afield for sites with abundant renewable energy to…
European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law
The European Commission (EC) has preliminarily found that TikTok’s addictive design features violate the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The preliminary decision outlines how addictive…
e& drives AI-first workforce transformation with Oracle Cloud
Global technology group e& is accelerating its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy by modernising human resources for its 10,000-strong workforce using Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital…
CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year
The total number of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) disclosed in 2026 is set to romp past the 50,000 mark in 2026 and may plausibly…
London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use
The Metropolitan Police’s rapid “unchecked” expansion of live facial-recognition (LFR) technology is taking place without clear legal authority and minimal public accountability, says Green London…
UK government datacentre planning decisions queried over environmental oversight admission
Permission for the development, dubbed the West London Technology Park (WLTP) by its developers Greystoke, was granted by the government in early July 2025. This…
Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away
The slow response from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to demands surrounding a review of its prosecutions of subpostmasters continues, as peer Prem…
The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk
A lot of people struggle to pronounce the name of American politician Pete Buttigieg. When Mick Baccio, now global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and…
CIOs discuss friction between legacy IT and innovation
A meeting of CIOs in London earlier this week put into focus the precarious balancing act CIOs have to perform in terms of innovating while…