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Personal data of thousands stolen in attack on London councils

The West London council at the centre of a major cyber incident has now started the process of informing residents that their personal data was compromised in the attack.
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy

UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference
UK’s AI plan of action needs to shift into overdrive

The UK has a 50-point plan of action to drive the AI sector. There’s ongoing investment, but plenty of areas to improve
What will happen with Starmer’s digital ID scheme in 2026?

Last year, the UK government announced ambitious plans for a national digital identity scheme, but will 2026 lead to more disenchantment or new excitement?
Labour MP Josh Simons to lead digital ID scheme

Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary Josh Simons to become digital ID minister as government prepares to launch public consultation on the scheme
CES 2026: Qualcomm expands IE‑IoT portfolio

Edge AI technology made available for developers, enterprises and OEMs, integrating chipsets, software distribution and tools to scales across verticals

How charities are using customer applications to boost support

Age UK, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPCA reveal the CRM and digital experience platforms – along with other marketing technologies – they use to help boost support
New tech frontier as resale moves from niche to mainstream

The retail resale market has moved from niche to mainstream, and it’s creating a whole new competitive enterprise tech market that’s ripe for change and consolidation
IOWN 2.0 – the next applications for the next-gen network architecture

Continuing our look at the work of the IOWN project, we find out what use cases the next evolved generation of the infrastructure will support and which firms are likely to gain

Think & drive, IFS Cadillac F1 partnership steers more data behind the wheel- CW Developer Network

Fuel, oil, new tyres, precision-tuned pistons, gloves, helmet and fireproof underwear - check, check, check. That might have been the checklist for a Formula 1 team driver in pre-milennial times, ... Continue Reading
2026: Prepare for a year of uncertainty- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

What a start to 2026. Deloitte’s 74th quarterly survey of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and group finance directors of major companies in the UK revealed that geopolitics and poor UK ... Continue Reading
Addressing UK’s technical debt is only way to secure country’s digital future- Data Matters

This is a guest blog post by Rob Lay, Director of Solutions Engineering UK&I at Cisco. The recently announced Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill is a welcome move by the UK government to ... Continue Reading
Red Hat capitalises on Nvidia for open source ‘rack-scale’ AI - Open Source Insider

Every enterprise vendor wants to now come forward with a so-called “complete AI stack” comprising of software application development and data science tools, service intelligence layers and (often ... Continue Reading

Security Think Tank: Stop buying AI, start buying outcomes

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.
Will there be a technology policy epiphany in 2026?

The UK government faces many complex technology policy decisions in the year ahead, which could reshape the country for a digital, AI-led future
Diversity Think Tank: Weathering the Storm

Even without recent news in the US, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives were dialled back in UK businesses last year due to tight budgets and economic uncertainty. Is it the end of the DEI push as we know it, or just a momentary blip ...