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UK fintech investment plummets over past six months
Lowest level of fintech investment since 2016 after ‘challenging’ start to 2026, according to KPMG
The government is seeking to appoint a person tasked with reviewing department’s prosecutions of subpostmasters
Argentina’s ‘techno-authoritarian’ turn expands state spying
The first two years of Javier Milei’s administration has served to expand surveillance capabilities, leading to profiling and reprisals across the country, and limiting rights to privacy and freedom of expression
UK power plant shutdown highlights CNI cyber challenges
An alleged Iranian attack on a small reserve ‘peaker’ power plant went largely unnoticed despite causing four days of downtime. Cyber experts say the incident raises serious questions about CNI resilience
Beyond detection: the challenge of infrastructure AI
How AI can monitor the growth of cracks and defects in engineering structures to predict the need for repairs
What the latest UAE cyber attacks reveal about threats to critical sectors
ThreatLocker CEO Danny Jenkins explains why aviation, energy and education organisations remain attractive targets, and why prevention should take precedence over detection
Post Office finally signs off Horizon replacement deal after three-month delay
The Post Office has finally put pen to paper on its contract with an electronic point of sale system supplier after a three-month holdup
How can the UK plan rationally for the datacentre future it needs?
Navigating the UK datacentre boom requires robust site planning, early stakeholder engagement, and strategic grid alignment to overcome regulatory delays
CW@60: From Moon landings to AI - how our relationship with technology has changed
If landing men on the Moon represented one giant leap for technology, we may just be at the cusp of another huge step forward
NCSC tells organisations to have AI kill switches at the ready
In the wake of a series of cyber incidents involving AI agents, the NCSC has published interim guidance for operators of agentic systems, advising organisations retain the ability to pull the plug on AI systems entirely
‘AI Resist List’ launched to challenge tech industry narratives
A collation of journalists, scholars and researchers have launched a database to document the increasing grassroots pushback against artificial intelligence technologies
Sovereignty’s next chapter: Why AI makes sovereignty a competitive advantage
In part two of a two-part series, Computer Weekly talks to 10 storage suppliers and a lawyer about the next frontier in data sovereignty – from AI model sovereignty to the sovereign SLAs that could redefine the storage market
Datacentre planning must be part of broad digital and industrial system
The UK must integrate digital and energy planning, and treat compute as a flexible grid asset through evidence-based modular design rather than building isolated hyperscale hubs
AI and jobs: people will be at the heart of making AI work
AI may be eliminating some job roles but overall demand for human labour will increase amid signs of an 'AI boomerang'.
CW@60: The networks behind a connected society
Computer Weekly may have chronicled IT in the UK for 60 years, but the country's telecoms infrastructure goes back three times that far