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The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right to work checks – in effect, removing any compulsory aspect of the proposed scheme....
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January 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right to work checks – in effect, removing any compulsory aspect of the proposed scheme....
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Microsoft claims it is not right for consumers to foot the bill for the rising energy costs caused by AI datacentre expansions, and is calling on the tech community to act accordingly....
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January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Microsoft claims it is not right for consumers to foot the bill for the rising energy costs caused by AI datacentre expansions, and is calling on the tech community to act accordingly....
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Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of America....
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January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of America....
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A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by CrowdStrike shareholders over the July 2024 outage that caused widespread disruption around the world....
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January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by CrowdStrike shareholders over the July 2024 outage that caused widespread disruption around the world....
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In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in com...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in com...
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In spite of headlines that suggest every business should be ploughing vast sums of money into tech innovation, for most IT plays a supporting role...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
In spite of headlines that suggest every business should be ploughing vast sums of money into tech innovation, for most IT plays a supporting role...
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The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype....
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January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype....
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The bank is using GenAI-powered chatbots with a human in the loop, to streamline mortgage applications. It is also testing speech-to-speech models...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The bank is using GenAI-powered chatbots with a human in the loop, to streamline mortgage applications. It is also testing speech-to-speech models...
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Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development....
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January 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Berlin anarchists have sabotaged key energy infrastructure in the city, claiming it as an act of ‘self-defence’ against the planet’s destruction by ‘energy-guzzling’ technologies and the wider fossil fuel economy that underpins their development....
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The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered....
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January 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as questions over the future of the organisation remain unanswered....
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Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report....
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January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report....
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January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year....
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January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year....
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Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence (AI) scale....
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January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence (AI) scale....
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Helios delivers operations at nearly 15,000 mobile tower sites across nine countries in Africa and the Middle East, which power services for mobile network operators....
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January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Helios delivers operations at nearly 15,000 mobile tower sites across nine countries in Africa and the Middle East, which power services for mobile network operators....
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Elon Musk’s Grok image generator, from parent company X, is being investigated by the UK regulator under the Online Safety Act....
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January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Elon Musk’s Grok image generator, from parent company X, is being investigated by the UK regulator under the Online Safety Act....
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C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum....
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January 13, 2026 at 8:22 AM
C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum....
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Salesforce has launched an “AI Fluency Playbook”, based on its own workforce’s experience, aimed at guiding customers on AI adoption....
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January 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Salesforce has launched an “AI Fluency Playbook”, based on its own workforce’s experience, aimed at guiding customers on AI adoption....
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The CMA still governs UK cyber crime while inadvertently criminalising legitimate cyber security research, including critical vulnerability research and threat intelligence activities....
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January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The CMA still governs UK cyber crime while inadvertently criminalising legitimate cyber security research, including critical vulnerability research and threat intelligence activities....
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Contractors and MPs are up in arms over the government’s promise to wipe tens of thousands of pounds off the Loan Charge liabilities of those who are yet to reach a settlement with HMRC, describing it as a ‘betrayal’ and ‘manifestly unfair’ to those who have already paid what they owe....
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January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Contractors and MPs are up in arms over the government’s promise to wipe tens of thousands of pounds off the Loan Charge liabilities of those who are yet to reach a settlement with HMRC, describing it as a ‘betrayal’ and ‘manifestly unfair’ to those who have already paid what they owe....
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The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype....
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January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype....
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