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FCA tie-up with Nvidia allows finance firms to experiment with AI

FCA wants to support organisations in testing their ideas for the use of artificial intelligence
UK defence scheme invests in future cyber tech Cheri

Cambridge-based SCI Semiconductors is awarded DTEP funding to work on the application of defensive Cheri technology
Cisco reimagines infrastructure for the AI era

Cisco is betting on an AI-driven, agent-based future for infrastructure management with AI Canvas and a raft of network security capabilities at its Cisco Live 2025 conference
HMRC handed Fujitsu £310m last year, amid scandal uproar

While victims are made to fight for every penny they are owed, the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal is handed hundreds of millions of pounds by UK government
IBM updates path to fault-tolerant quantum computing

Two academic papers show how the company plans to provide quantum error correction using a technique that can run in real time
Microsoft UK cloud licensing first court date confirmed

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has given Microsoft just over a month to prepare a response to a group legal claim over its cloud licensing practices

Tariff turmoil: IT procurement and the public sector

In the first of a two-part series, we look at the current tariff turmoil in public sector IT procurement, the particular challenges faced by public sector procurement, and how the cloud and pay-as-you-go can help
IBM reorients storage to cloud, containers and as-a-service

Storage profile: We look at Big Blue’s storage offer, which spans file, block and object, on-premise, in the cloud, and mainframes, while also embracing containers and the cloud
Are we normalising surveillance in schools?

Children and teenagers are subjected to a vast array of surveillance technologies in schools. These are intended to keep them safe, but are we normalising surveillance for young people?

The data deficit undermining Britain’s public sector AI push- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Matthew Houlihan, senior director of government affairs, Cisco. The UK is racing to transform its public services for the digital age—and rightly so. The potential ... Continue Reading
The importance of simplifying IT: enterprise capability without the complexity- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Ian Tickle, SVP and GM International at Freshworks. Most IT leaders aren’t looking to be dazzled by the latest AI trends. What they really want is straightforward: ... Continue Reading
Platform Engineering - GigaOm: It’s no quick fix, it’s a state of mind- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jon Collins in his capacity as VP of engagement and field CTO at GigaOm. Collins starts our platform engineering series (as ... Continue Reading
Information overload needs more than AI — think collaboration and automation tech- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by John Bates, chief executive officer, the SER Group. In it he talks about why artificial intelligence is not the whole answer to handling vast swathes of corporate ... Continue Reading

An industrial strategy without tech is no strategy at all

Ahead of the delivery of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, TechUK sets out how the tech sector can drive growth, and the steps the government should take to harness it
How to increase business value with AI agents

To overcome the complexity of deploying agentic AI at scale, organisations must mix and match capabilities, understand key limitations, and take an agile approach to implementation
CISOs: Don't block AI, but adopt it with eyes wide open

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions.