Patrick Vallance returns as AI taskforce chair | Computer Weekly
Just days after he resigned as science minister, Patrick Vallance is back, chairing a new Andy Burnham government artificial...
OpenUK calls for a UK version of the Linux Foundation | Computer Weekly
As part of its “reindustrialisation” strategy, new UK prime minister Andy Burnham’s government needs to recognise the importance of...
‘It beggars belief’ as DWP ‘drags its heels’ over subpostmaster prosecutions reviews | Computer Weekly
The Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) has not yet appointed an independent reviewer of its prosecutions of subpostmasters...
Russian APT Laundry Bear perfects zero-click phishing attack | Computer Weekly
An emerging threat actor linked with confidence to the Russian state is targeting Western organisations with a novel zero-click...
MI5 and PSNI ordered to pay damages to BBC journalist Vincent Kearney over unlawful surveillance | Computer Weekly
A court has ordered the Security Service and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay damages to...
Digital government services increase accessibility gap | Computer Weekly
Around 20% of people in the UK cannot use digital government services without assistance, according to research. The study...
Alphabet borrows $100bn to pay for AI investments | Computer Weekly
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reported revenue for the second quarter of 2026 of £120bn, an increase...
Hugging Face ‘hacker’ was rogue OpenAI model | Computer Weekly
OpenAI has admitted that a cyber attack against artificial intelligence (AI) model database Hugging Face – first detected last...
AI won’t break your security, but your governance might | Computer Weekly
Frontier AI models such as Claude Mythos are accelerating vulnerability discovery, but the bigger risk is whether organisations can...
SNP council backs datacentre halt and creates Burnham dilemma | Computer Weekly
The Scottish National Party’s (SNP) national council has passed a motion to freeze all new datacentre development in Scotland,...
