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• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Fibre to the fore in data usage but mobile usage continues at slower pace

  Study from global policy forum finds fibre outshining mobile sector in terms of consumption growth, with fibre firmly established as the leading connection technology

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks

  Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach...

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Shift towards ‘smarter’ digital life as broadband security, sustainability become key needs

  Cisco survey finds consumer expectations will reshape the needs and economics of the internet

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Zoom doubles down on customer experience in UCaaS play

  Zoom is going beyond its roots in employee experience as it looks to strengthen its position in the unified communications-as-a-service market

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  Fast-moving BT driving UK fibre deployment

  Analysis by leading financial ratings firm shows how UK fibre landscape has changed, emphasising how BT is driving pace of deployment while altnets are still deploying despite higher interest rates and inflation

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  Horizon inquiry chief threatens Post Office with 'criminal sanctions' over disclosure failures

  Sir Wyn Williams forced to act after repeated failures by Post Office to disclose evidence to the inquiry examining the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK legal history

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  UK aviation regulators cleared on Virgin Orbit satellite failure

  UK government committee clears regulation as contributing factor to UK satellite launch failure, but slams UK government for lack of action on vital component of space programme

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  UCLH uses machine learning to cope with emergency beds demand

  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a machine learning tool which uses real-time data to predict how many emergency beds will be needed

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Ofcom opens investigation into Virgin Media contract cancellation

  As Ofcom publishes cost-of-living action plan update on range of work to support hard-pressed households, UK watchdog to probe operator’s contract termination and complaints handling

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  RETN unveils new low latency London to Paris connectivity

  International network services provider uses CrossChannel subsea cable to launch new low latency network route between London and Paris with a length of 550km

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Civil society groups call on EU to put human rights at centre of AI Act

  Dozens of civil society groups are calling on EU institutions to prioritise people and human rights in AI legislation as secretive negotiations begin

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Microsoft issues new warning over Chinese cyber espionage

  A newly uncovered Chinese espionage campaign exploited forged authentication tokens to access its victims’ email accounts, says Microsoft

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  CityFibre claims UK's fastest wholesale consumer broadband services

  UK’s largest independent gigabit network provider reveals availability of 2.5Gbps symmetrical product to serve homes across expanding XGS-PON enabled footprint with potential to enable services of up to 10Gbps

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Synergy Research highlights how rise of the hyperscalers has hit on-premise datacentres

  Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how shift in enterprise IT spending patterns has impacted on-premise datacentres

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  One month after MOVEit: New vulnerabilities found as more victims are named

  Five weeks after the mass MOVEit breach, new vulnerabilities in the file transfer tool are coming to light as the Clop cyber crime group continues to terrorise victims. But has the gang bitten off more than it can chew?

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  MPs launch inquiry into government use of data

  The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to investigate the possibility of reforming the way government collects and analyses data, and whether the UK census could be scrapped

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three and Virgin Media commit to curbing telco supply chain GHG emissions

  Twelve telcos and network infrastructure providers have vowed to join forces to help cut the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from their supply chains

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Nutanix eyes PaaS services with Project Beacon

  Nutanix is extending its reach higher up the software stack with Project Beacon, a multi-year effort to deliver PaaS services across distributed environments

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  CaixaBank adds hundreds more IT professionals to support digital transformation

  CaixaBank is recruiting 200 more IT professionals in Spain to support its ongoing digital transformation

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Digital public services ‘riddled’ with problems, says TUC

  The UK’s increasingly digitised public services are plagued by design, governance and workplace issues that are undermining the government’s stated goal of improving efficiency, but can be alleviated by giving public sector workers a greater say in ...

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Forensic Institute provides Hansken viewing method for Dutch lawyers

  Dutch lawyers can now view crypto communication in criminal cases from their own workplace via digital search engine Hansken. Previously, this had to be done at an external location

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government

  Despite Ofcom’s progress so far, UK government changes to the scope and timetable of the Online Safety Bill are hobbling the ability of the regulator to successfully prepare for the new regime

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Cozy Bear lures victims with used BMW 5 Series

  A recent Cozy Bear campaign saw the Russian APT group pivot to exploiting an advert for a used car as it targeted diplomatic missions in Kyiv

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Whistleblower contacts NatWest customers affected by a decade-old data breach

  Former worker says contacting the people affected by the data breach is her last resort after the bank and regulators appear satisfied that the sensitive data file is safe stored under her bed

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Hackers: We won’t let artificial intelligence get the better of us

  AI is changing how ethical hackers go about their work, and will continue to do so, but the community is convinced the technology will never be able to replicate the creativity of a flesh-and-blood hacker

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  FutureDotNow debuts roadmap to guide UK through closing digital skills gap

  Industry coalition FutureDotNow has joined forces with several government departments and more than 20 businesses to shape a roadmap it hopes will support the UK in closing the digital divide

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Microsoft users on high alert over dangerous RCE zero-day

  A serious RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Windows is among several zero-days disclosed in Redmond’s July Patch Tuesday update, but this one does not have a patch yet

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  NUS researchers develop biological camera to store images

  NUS researchers have built a biological camera to store and organise images on live cells, potentially shaking up the data storage industry

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2023

  Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2023 list of the top 50 most influential women in UK technology

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  EU formally grants data adequacy to US

  The European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed...

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Malicious URL volumes soar as cyber criminals pull on Threads

  Malicious actors have been quick to exploit the buzz around Meta’s newly launched Threads platform, with thousands of new suspicious domains registered exploiting its branding

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Legal & General signs seven-year datacentre migration deal with IBM spin-off Kyndryl

  Financial services giant L&G has enlisted the help of its long-standing technology partner to help accelerate the pace of its cloud-focused digital transformation plans

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Horizon inquiry adjourned as Post Office disclosure failures threaten to ‘derail’ proceedings

  Statutory public inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal adjourned because of Post Office disclosure failures, ‘retraumatising’ victims of a scandal that destroyed the lives of thousands of people

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Finland’s VTT partners Nokia on data market

  Finish state’s involvement in Nokia project will add weight and capital to work on creating a market for data

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Apple pushes Rapid Response patch to fix WebKit zero-day

  Apple deployed an emergency patch under its Rapid Security Response update programme, but had to temporarily suspend delivery after it caused problems for users of the Safari browser

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Peer calls for every Post Office prosecution to be reviewed

  Post Office prosecutions should be reviewed in light of damning evidence laid bare by statutory public inquiry into Horizon scandal, says peer James Arbuthnot

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  Alibaba Cloud debuts AI image generator

  The cloud supplier’s Tongyi Wanxiang generative AI model can respond to text prompts in Chinese and English to generate detailed images in an array of styles

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  Met Office bids to make climate data more accessible with Esri

  The Met Office is offering a new data portal, built on Esri’s geographic information systems technology, to enable users to understand local and national impacts of climate change

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  Datacentre cross-sector collaboration needed to boost heat reuse rates, report claims

  Report by datacentre consultancy BCS looks at what needs to be done to encourage more operators to reuse waste heat from their server farms

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  How Confluent is maintaining its edge in event streaming

  Confluent co-founder Jun Rao talks up the company’s business and how it competes with hyperscalers and other suppliers of managed Kafka services

• July 10, 2023 10 Jul'23

  Post Office inquiry must examine rule on IT evidence if miscarriages of justice are to be avoided

  Public inquiry must examine role of court rules around use of computer evidence that enabled Post Office to prosecute innocent people

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Microsoft and AWS caution Ofcom against referring UK cloud market over to CMA

  As the UK cloud market braces itself for the publication of Ofcom's final report into the state of the market, Amazon and Microsoft's responses to regulator's interim findings have been made public

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Alaian, Qualcomm seek out extended reality startups

  Collaboration between telco alliance and leading mobile platform provider looks to offer emerging talents in extended reality the ability to accelerate their growth and promote the development of disruptive offerings

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  House of Lords launches an investigation into generative AI

  The government wants the UK to lead AI regulation, but technology is developing at a breakneck pace

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  TTTech Auto, ZettaScale extend collaboration to launch in-vehicle, V2X service

  Collaboration looks to bring about what software-defined vehicle technology provider and open-source communication middleware firms say is a much-needed unification across the cloud-to-microcontroller communication continuum

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Suspicious email reported every five seconds in UK

  National Cyber Security Centre report reveals a suspicious email was reported by UK citizens and organisations every five seconds last year

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Satellite connectivity industry to gain even higher orbit

  Reports from leading analysis firms predict strong growth in satellite connectivity sector as integration of satellite capabilities in mass-market smartphones marks significant leap in expanding connectivity to remote areas

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  JumpCloud issues notice to customers to refresh API keys

  JumpCloud has asked its customers to update their API cryptographic keys following a security incident

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  UK altnets hit fibre accelerator

  Fast-growing broadband infrastructure provider passes more than 500,000 homes and businesses as part of XGS-PON full-fibre network roll-out

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  VMware ramps up on sovereign cloud in APAC

  VMware is working with local partners to deliver sovereign cloud services in the region, amid growing sovereignty interests among governments and the need maintain business continuity