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UK government recommits to Edinburgh supercomputer plan with £750m funding pledge

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed up to £750m in funding to create the UK’s most powerful supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh, ten months after the government pulled the plug on a similar project backed by the previous administration. Funding for the project is set to be confirmed by Reeves during the Spending Review later…

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Cyber security beyond compliance: Why resilience is the new boardroom imperative

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Cyber security has long been the concern of CIOs, CISOs, and compliance officers. It was a regulatory obligation for many boardrooms – tick the box, demonstrate due diligence, and move on. That approach is no longer tenable. In today’s threat landscape, cyber is not simply a technical risk – it’s a strategic, enterprise-wide concern with…

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MPs to investigate potential for government digital identity scheme

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MPs are to investigate the risks and opportunities of digital identity in the UK, as Labour influencers increasingly call for the introduction of a national scheme. The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into the issues surrounding the use of government-issued digital ID. The move comes as the Department for Science,…

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AI Summit London: Managing legacy IT and the pace of AI development

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Panel members on the AI as a Competitive Advantage session held at the AI Summit in London this week discussed the reality businesses face when trying to move artificial intelligence projects into production. Data presented in the Summit’s AI at Scale stream, suggests that 80% of proof-of-concept AI projects fail to move into production. While…

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CIOs baffled by ‘buzzwords, hype and confusion’ around AI

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Technology leaders are baffled by a “cacophony” of “buzzwords, hype and confusion” over the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the founder and CEO of technology company Pegasystems. Alan Trefler, who is known for his prowess at chess and ping pong, as well as running a $1.5bn turnover tech company, spends much of his…

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Dutch university’s rapid response saved it from ransomware devastation

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Earlier this year, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), one of the Netherlands’ leading technical universities, demonstrated the uncomfortable truth that even organisations that tick all the cyber security boxes can fall victim to sophisticated attacks, when attackers gained enterprise-level access to its network and began preparing what forensic investigators later concluded would have been a devastating ransomware…

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European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy

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Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy and data rights. Writing to McGrath in an open letter dated 3 June 2025, the organisations argue that current data handling practices in the UK – in…

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Building the foundations: A national roadmap for digital identity and sovereign data

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After months of missteps and confusion, the UK digital identity sector now has the clarity to move forward. Technology secretary Peter Kyle’s recent blog outlining the role of the private sector alongside his department’s work on the Gov.uk Wallet is a moment that demands open collaboration between government and industry. We have a lot to…

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UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics strategy, which the regulator says will support innovation while protecting people’s data rights. Published on 5 June 2025, the strategy highlights how the ICO will focus its efforts on technology use cases where most of the risks are concentrated, but where…

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DSIT tells Ofcom to prepare to expand regulatory remit to include datacentres

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Preparations are underway for Ofcom to expand its regulatory remit to include datacentres, as the government seeks to harden up the “soft points” in the UK’s cyber defences through the enactment of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB). The revelation emerged during an oral evidence session, overseen by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee,…

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