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Business leaders marked down on AI workforce strategy

Research from Accenture has found that while workers feel their jobs will change, employers are less likely to invest in workforce transition
Scottish Labour’s manifesto vows to upskill and invest in tech

Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election, Labour promises digital and tech NHS funding worth £680m, ‘digital playgrounds’ and to create a digital skills passport
Scientists map coral reefs off northern Australia

Researchers have mapped a previously uncharted network of coral and rocky reefs hidden in the murky coastal waters of Australia’s north, without ever setting foot on a boat
UK gov looking for collaborators for AI tutoring tools

To build on plans to introduce AI tutoring tools in schools, the UK government is searching for companies to develop educational resources
Capita lacked ‘detail and thoroughness’ in botched takeover

CEO of former civil service pension administrator claims Capita’s pre-takeover processes were inadequate
UK’s Sovereign AI fund unveils first tranche of startups backed

The UK government’s £500m Sovereign AI fund announces first cohort of startups backed to boost economic growth and national security

Storage implications of a modern IT architecture

One of the challenges of migrating older applications to a cloud-native, modern IT architecture is how to provide persistent storage
Oslo’s robots aren’t yet taking over, but are already punching above their weight

The Norwegian capital’s leading innovators have got the ecosystem up and running, and are now calling for greater access to risk capital to take it to the next level
One year on from the M&S cyber attack: What did we learn?

A year on from the Marks & Spencer cyber attack, we look back at the incident, consider the lessons learned and ask if the retail sector is any more secure today

Cyber Security Q&A With Avella's Daryl Flack (Claude wasn't invited to the session :)- Networks Generation

I recently talked in this 'ere blog about a mighty fine conversation I had with Avella Security's Daryl Flack. So good that we decided to follow it up with a Q&A with yer man. I created four ... Continue Reading
Ataccama banks clever on helping financial institutions meet EU AI Act - CW Developer Network

Data trust platform company Ataccama has announced that its Ataccama ONE data trust platform will provide capabilities that empower financial institutions to meet the requirements of the EU AI ... Continue Reading
Using Augmented Intelligence to restore confidence in the On-line World- When IT Meets Politics

As predicted twenty years ago (paper for the 50th Anniversary of the LEO computer) trust in the on-line world has collapsed under a landslide of falsehood and misinformation. But at the time that ... Continue Reading
ABBYY, IBM & Red Hat announce DocLang, open source universal document format- Open Source Insider

ABBYY (hereafter written as Abbyy) used its annual user & practitioner, partner and customer event this year to lay down a weighty open source development. The company’s Abbyy Ascend convention ... Continue Reading

Privacy, power, and encryption: why end-to-end security matters

Governments may continue to look for ways to restrict end-to-end encryption, but the greater danger lies in demanding insecurity by design that would undermining trust, resilience, and the security of the global communications ecosystem.
A digital ID trial on the Isle of Wight could settle the argument

As heated debate rises around the UK government's plans for a national digital identity scheme - why not try it out to see if it works, in a well-defined, real-life environment with real people involved
AI, energy, and the new rules of cloud sustainability competition

AI has made cloud infrastructure core to enterprise architecture – more valuable, strategic, and resource-intensive. It has also made vague sustainability claims less defensible