Two former Post Office executives are part of a team at software firm Escher bidding to win the contract to replace the computer system at the centre of the Post Office scandal. Escher is eyeing up Lot 2 of the government contract, which seeks a supplier to provide a commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) electronic point of…
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The panel brought together academic, industry and policy leaders to discuss how AI can support climate goals, financial inclusion and infrastructure development – particularly in underserved regions. But perhaps the strongest message was this: the computing community must now take ethical leadership as seriously as technical innovation. In an exclusive interview with Computer Weekly, ACM…
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Subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes could still be waiting for full compensation settlements well into 2026, according to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report. The committee of MPs also criticised the government for its lack of action in contacting former subpostmasters who have not responded to invitations to apply for compensation. The report comes…
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UK astronomers and software developers have created an infrastructure to process and distribute petabytes (PB) of information from a digital camera that is taking images from 20 billion light years in the past. Using “the largest digital camera in the world”, the Vera C Rubin Observatory is carrying out an astronomical survey of the entire…
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A 25-year-old British national named as Kai West faces a lengthy prison term in the US after a series of charges against him were unsealed by the authorities, alleging his involvement in multiple cyber attacks. West is alleged to have been the man behind the IntelBroker identity. Working with a group of hackers, he is…
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Thomas Herdman, a Canadian businessman facing trial for his alleged role in distributing Sky ECC cryptophones, was granted release by a Paris court on 26 June 2025, after entering his fifth year in pre-trial detention. French, Belgian and Dutch police infiltrated servers belonging to Sky ECC, the world’s largest cryptophone network, and acquired an estimated…
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Police are currently investigating 45 people in relation to potential crimes in the Post Office scandal, with seven so far formally identified as suspects. The national police investigation, known as Operation Olympos, was announced last year by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), which is spearheading the work alongside the Metropolitan Police. The team of…
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Four Silicon Valley executives have been recruited into a specialist tech-focused unit of the US Army Reserves in a bid to “bridge the commercial-military tech gap” and make the armed forces “more lethal”. According to an official US Army press release, the tech executives have been instantly appointed to senior officer ranks in Detachment 201:…
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has signed off two contracts worth a total of £280m with Fujitsu as the government department makes “bridging” arrangements while it decouples from Fujitsu datacentres and self-assessment system hosting. A £220m deal with Fujitsu will be in place until 2028, as HMRC moves to a hyperscale cloud provider to manage…
Fujitsu’s grip on HMRC loosening but bags of taxpayer cash still to be made Read More »
Ciaran Martin founded the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and served as its first CEO from 2013 to 2020. He is a distinguished former civil servant who has worked directly with five prime ministers and a variety of senior ministers across three political parties, and has held senior positions at HM Treasury and the…
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