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Inside FDP – part 2: Delivering on the NHS vision for data
In the second of an exclusive series of articles by the former deputy director of data engineering at NHS England, we examine the key elements of the data architecture that supports the Federated Data Platform programmeThu, 07 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon
Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise.Wed, 06 May 2026 15:52:00 GMT
Police wrongly identified solicitor Fahad Ansari as Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizure
A police officer wrongly described a solicitor acting for Hamas in an appeal against its proscribed status in the UK as a Hamas member during Schedule 7 phone seizureWed, 06 May 2026 12:54:00 GMT
UK High Court dismisses facial-recognition judicial review case
The Metropolitan Police has won a judicial review case that argued its live facial-recognition policy was unlawfulWed, 06 May 2026 12:24:00 GMT
Broadcom updates VCF to address on-premise AI
VMware is being repositioned as a platform to lower the total cost of hosting artificial intelligence workloads in private cloudsWed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 GMT
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill prompts ethical concerns
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is intended to improve school standards, child safety and social care. However, recent amendments to the bill lead to ethical concerns regarding personal dataWed, 06 May 2026 09:29:00 GMT
Netherlands moves GPT-NL from lab to live: first pilots under way
Dutch national language model enters real-world testing with a €13.5m public budget and a project-claimed world-first licensing deal with national news publishersWed, 06 May 2026 09:06:00 GMT
Beyond telesurgery: How Proximie uses AI to optimise surgery logistics
AWS customer Proximie delivers AI-driven operating theatre logistics and tele-surgery. We spoke to its engineering vice-president about the challenges of cloud in a life or death environmentWed, 06 May 2026 08:36:00 GMT
Closing the AI trust gap in MENA: Why visibility, governance and data quality matter more than hype
Alteryx’s Sabya Sen explains why confidence in AI remains low for high-stakes decisions, and what CIOs must do to turn adoption into real business valueWed, 06 May 2026 08:15:00 GMT
AI to help mainframes remain business critical in 2026
Mainframes are very much still vital for performance- and security-conscious use cases. To optimise TCO, AI and hybrid cloud can help them retain their advantagesWed, 06 May 2026 06:32:00 GMT
Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox
We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situationWed, 06 May 2026 06:19:00 GMT
Is cloud data sovereignty all just a case of ‘Trust me, bro’?
Hyperscaler cloud is inherently global. Does that make data sovereignty unattainable – especially given the powers US courts hold? We grilled the hyperscalers in an attempt to find outWed, 06 May 2026 06:18:00 GMT
The illusion of digital sovereignty and the reality of control
Digital sovereignty is hugely important to IT leaders but in most cases systems have been built on foundations they don’t control. Open standards are key to organisational agilityWed, 06 May 2026 04:47:00 GMT
Post Office acknowledges ECCO+ user’s calls for help three decades ago
A former subpostmaster repeatedly asked the Post Office for help when unexplained shortfalls occurred in her branch while using ECCO+ software, with evidence of her requests still in the organisation’s possessionTue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT
EU finance firms urged to get on with anti-money laundering compliance
Two-thirds of finance firms in the European Union are at risk of missing next year’s deadline to comply with anti-money laundering regulationsTue, 05 May 2026 10:21:00 GMT
The AI Correction Will Not Be Evenly Distributed
AI companies are reporting growing revenues but a more important question is not how much are they earning but what kind of revenues?Tue, 05 May 2026 10:18:00 GMT
Tech sector job losses show AI replacement in action
Tech leaders are making big changes to their labour force as artificial intelligence advances. Business leaders are following this trend. But are their businesses ready?Tue, 05 May 2026 08:45:00 GMT
Glasgow researchers use machine learning to build network digital twin
Automated machine learning is being used to build a digital twin of complex networks, saving hours compared with traditional network testingTue, 05 May 2026 07:29:00 GMT
Google AI workers vote to unionise over IDF and US military tech
Unions send letter to management requesting recognition for Google DeepMind employees, in particular over the company’s involvement in hi-tech systems used in Gaza and Iran warsTue, 05 May 2026 06:30:00 GMT
Tech industry slowly dropping DEI efforts, finds Harvey Nash survey
The tech diversity push in the UK is dropping, despite workers claiming good workplace effortsTue, 05 May 2026 06:21:00 GMT