Category: ComputerWeekly

Troubleshooter steps in as Capita and civil service bosses apologise for pension scheme problems
12
Feb
2026

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…

Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds
12
Feb
2026

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…

Nvidia takes $4.5bn hit due to export restrictions
12
Feb
2026

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…

Microsoft’s wartime pact with the EU rings hollow - and could spell trouble for UK IT buyers
12
Feb
2026

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…

European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law
12
Feb
2026

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…

ServiceNow predicts more than one million new AI-driven jobs in UAE by 2030
12
Feb
2026

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…

Microsoft’s April 2025 bumper Patch Tuesday corrects 124 bugs
12
Feb
2026

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…

London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use
11
Feb
2026

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…

UK government commits to Loan Charge settlement reforms in wake of independent review into policy
11
Feb
2026

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…

Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away
11
Feb
2026

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…

The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk
11
Feb
2026

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…

CIOs discuss friction between legacy IT and innovation
11
Feb
2026

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…