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Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients

Almost every NHS trust will have moved onto a digital system by this spring. Experts have cautioned many patients are still struggling to access their own health data
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:45:00 GMT

Sweden recommends citizens keep £81 in cash per adult in case of payment system crash

The central bank of Sweden says rapid digitisation could cause vulnerabilities in payment systems
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:16:00 GMT

Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states

Exploitation of zero-days by commercial surveillance and spyware developers outpaced exploitation by nation-state actors last year, according to a report
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Capita secures decade-long government contract amid failure in public sight

Outsourcing firm has won 10-year contract to supply government departments with tech-enabled business services
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:50:00 GMT

Huge grid and heat challenges ahead as Nvidia set for 1MW rack

With Nvidia Feynman in 2028, 1MW datacentre racks will produce as much heat as 200 5kW ovens. Industry and government must respond, says Schneider Electric UK datacentre executive
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:15:00 GMT

Stack Overflow on AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to the CEO of Stack Overflow about agentic AI workflows and AI in software engineering
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:25:00 GMT

Scandal victim gets leave to appeal decision to split case against Post Office and Fujitsu

Prominent scandal victim given leave to appeal High Court decision in his legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Police do not have to explain to lawyer Fahad Ansari why they seized his phone data, says court

A high court judge has ruled that police do not have to give reasons to lawyer, who acts for Hamas, why they seized his mobile phone data
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Delivery comms, intelligent fulfilment, and AI’s growing influence

Some 90% of retailers planning to boost spending on artificial intelligence to optimise e-commerce operations, as new research identifies different AI shopper personas and The Delivery Conference provides forum for debate
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:45:00 GMT

Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low

Hacktivist activity surrounding the Iran war is sky-high but Iran’s state-backed cyber espionage actors have yet to show their hands, giving security teams a valuable window of time to shore up their defences
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:50:00 GMT

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack

Google and Qualcomm have tag-teamed a serious vulnerability in the chipsets used in Android mobile devices, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:45:00 GMT

Tycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation

A Europol-led sting against the infamous Tycoon2FA MFA bypass phishing service has been successful, with operations disrupted and ringleaders and cyber criminal users identified
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT

UK lab gets funding to drive foundational AI research

The government is providing six years of funding worth up to £40m in a bid to support UK researchers developing artificial intelligence models
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:37:00 GMT

Landmark legal challenge against Home Office eVisa system heard

The UK High Court will examine whether the Home Office policy of refusing to issue alternative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system is lawful
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:45:00 GMT

Is there no stopping the AI spending spree?

Looking at Nvidia’s latest financial results, it would seem that spending on compute is set to increase tenfold by 2030
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:45:00 GMT

Civil service veteran ‘incandescent’ as wait for pension hits four months amid outsourcing mess

Public servant of over 40 years, who has been waiting four months for pension payments to begin, says government has lost control
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:15:00 GMT

AI workloads force a fundamental redesign of Middle East datacentres

From hyperscale GPU clusters to sovereign AI ambitions, Huawei outlines how infrastructure must evolve to meet regional demand
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:18:00 GMT

Transnational AI regulation needed to protect human rights in the UK

Tech companies have told MPs and Lords they would welcome greater harmonisation in regulatory standards at a global level
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:15:00 GMT

National Grid, Nebius and Emerald hail datacentre power throttling

In a UK-first trial, Emerald AI acts as intelligence in datacentre energy management to throttle demand at peak loads, including being able to respond rapidly to energy system stress
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:38:00 GMT

Interview: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham on getting ‘hands-on’ with AI

From continually exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to actually building and introducing AI-enabled systems for his company, George Graham is leaning into the age of agentic commerce
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:42:00 GMT