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Europe’s data protection supervisors warn over plans to ‘narrow’ privacy rights
European data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data as it gears up for a swathe of data protection reforms.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:29:00 GMT
Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship
Capita is to ‘fast-track’ any technology, including artificial intelligence, that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension workThu, 12 Feb 2026 10:40:00 GMT
Large language models provide unreliable answers about public services, Open Data Institute finds
Research questions AI’s trustworthiness in giving people accurate information about government servicesThu, 12 Feb 2026 09:45:00 GMT
Power supply issues flagged as major growth inhibitor of European datacentre market
The latest report into trends across the European datacentre market shines a light on how power supply issues are affecting growthThu, 12 Feb 2026 08:50:00 GMT
European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law
In a preliminary ruling, European Commission says TikTok’s additive design features are in breach of laws designed to create safer digital spacesThu, 12 Feb 2026 08:01:00 GMT
e& drives AI-first workforce transformation with Oracle Cloud
UAE technology group deploys Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM on OCI Dedicated Region to embed artificial intelligence across human resources while meeting national data sovereignty requirementsThu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT
UK fintech investment slumped in 2025
Investment in the UK fintech sector fell to its lowest level since 2020, but it is still the European destination attracting the most moneyThu, 12 Feb 2026 06:45:00 GMT
College of Policing accounts ‘disclaimed’ by auditor for second year in wake of IT failure
Government auditors have refused to endorse the financial accounts of the professional body for policing in England and Wales for a second year, following IT project blundersThu, 12 Feb 2026 04:45:00 GMT
CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year
The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysisWed, 11 Feb 2026 16:35:00 GMT
London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use
In lieu of a full-blown ban on the technology, Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett has called for a number of new safeguards to be implemented that she feels would protect Londoners from ‘escalating’ biometric surveillanceWed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT
Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away
Government indicates that there are 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed so far, but little progress has been madeWed, 11 Feb 2026 10:55:00 GMT
The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk
Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matterWed, 11 Feb 2026 10:20:00 GMT
UK government datacentre planning decisions queried over environmental oversight admission
The UK government’s admission that it made a mistake granting permission for a hyperscale datacentre to be built in Iver, Buckinghamshire, has raised questions about the validity of similar approved projectsWed, 11 Feb 2026 09:53:00 GMT
CIOs discuss friction between legacy IT and innovation
While it may not be something IT leaders want to talk about, managing technical debt is critical to moving forward with IT innovationWed, 11 Feb 2026 08:39:00 GMT
Lack of resources greatest hurdle for regulating AI, MPs told
Regulators warned that statutory powers alone cannot address the ethical harms of artificial intelligenceWed, 11 Feb 2026 07:43:00 GMT
Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO
Post Office’s project to replace its controversial core system will contract suppliers by the summer of this year, with the aim to remove Fujitsu by summer 2027, according to its chief technology officerWed, 11 Feb 2026 07:30:00 GMT
AI enters its ‘grassroots backlash’ era
As artificial intelligence permeates aspects of the economy and society, individuals and civic groups are devising creative ways to rebel - but any impact on AI’s development, adoption and regulation is unclearWed, 11 Feb 2026 05:13:00 GMT
The world’s default productivity tool is becoming a national security liability
The rapid exploitation of a bug in Office by Russian cyber attackers shows that the current system of patching - for a software application that is practically ubiquitous in enterprise IT - has become a security risk for everyoneWed, 11 Feb 2026 03:00:00 GMT
February Patch Tuesday: Microsoft drops six zero-days
Microsoft releases patches for six zero-day flaws in its latest monthly update, many of them related to security feature bypass issuesTue, 10 Feb 2026 17:10:00 GMT
Researchers delve inside new SolarWinds RCE attack chain
Researchers at Huntress and Microsoft have shared findings from their analysis of a new SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerabilityTue, 10 Feb 2026 14:46:00 GMT