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UK government launches AI assurance platform for enterprises

The platform is designed to drive demand for the UK’s artificial intelligence assurance sector and help build greater trust in the technology by helping businesses identify and mitigate a range of AI-related risks
Gartner Symposium: Why the chance of digital success is random

For some CIOs, there is only a 48% chance their digital business initiatives will succeed, but collaborating with non-IT functions can increase success rates
Lords shoplifting inquiry calls for facial recognition laws

A Lords committee has expressed concern about the use of facial recognition technology by retailers to combat shoplifting, and is calling on the government to introduce new laws to ensure there are minimum standards for their deployments
Post Office reluctant to cut costs despite high-earning staff

Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k
Starmer announces tech-enabled crackdown on people smuggling

The UK government has announced a further £75m of funding for its Border Security Command, meaning it will now have £150m over two years to spend on new technologies and staff
Oracle taps Vodafone Business to provide global IoT connectivity

Integrated communications and cloud services provider teams with operator’s internet of things division to bring connectivity to enterprise communications platform users

Virtual collaboration within and across industries – promises and challenges

New technologies enable intuitive and realistic visual and auditory landscapes that put users within applications. We look at which industries will likely illustrate the impact of virtual collaboration in commercial environments
Data classification: What, why and who provides it

You need to know where your data is, what it is, its governance requirements and relationship to the rest of your data. We look at data classification and how AI can help
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal

What to expect from NTT R&D Forum 2024- CW Developer Network

As the planet gets smaller, access to internationally hosted software application development and data science events appears to also gravitate around a tighter and more accessible orbit. Excuse ... Continue Reading
A software sextuplet for KubeCon Americas 2024 - Open Source Insider

KubeCon and Cloud Native Con Americas 2024 runs this month with the usual fanfare and (some would say fight) for share of voice over and above the central messages emanating from the Cloud Native ... Continue Reading
Permiso bolsters open source cloud identity security tools- Open Source Insider

Real-time identity security company has released a suite of three open-source tools to help security teams in firm up their detection capabilities. The company’s threat research arm known as “P0 ... Continue Reading
DataStax expands Astra DB extension for GitHub Copilot - CW Developer Network

DataStax has detailed new work which sees it announce the enhancement of its GitHub Copilot extension with its AI Platform-as-a-Service (AI PaaS) offering. The extension claims to make it easier ... Continue Reading

What will the Employments Rights Bill mean for tech employers?

Tech businesses with attractive salaries and perks are often quick to hire and fire as economic cycles change but that is likely to change following the government’s new Employment Rights Bill.
IAM best practices for cloud environments to combat cyber attacks

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware
The UK’s gaming and space sectors show how to lead in tech

The UK has a track record of innovation and achievement in gaming and space technologies - what can the rest of the tech sector learn from these success stories?