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• Russia's secret

  21-04-2017 01:17 via BBC News
  
  Stem subjects - science, technology, engineering, maths - have an image problem. But not in Russia.
  
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• Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

  21-10-2026 21:54 via BBC News
  
  The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
  
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• Grid ‘runs on coal-age data’, warns Open Climate Fix

  21-10-2026 21:01 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Open Climate Fix says opening priority energy datasets could cut consumer bills, as a coalition of energy and data innovators urges ministers to act on the clean power mission
  
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• Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule

  21-10-2026 19:04 via BBC News
  
  A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
  
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• What to do as critical PHP flaws puts millions of websites at risk

  21-10-2026 16:02 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Patch or go offline, say UK, US and EU agencies as two AI-discovered flaws in PHP, the language behind most websites, allow unauthenticated remote code execution
  
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• Burnham ministry shifts look far from fixing datacentre gridlock

  21-10-2026 12:45 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Clogged grid queues and speculative planning applications threaten the UK’s 2030 datacentre and clean energy targets. Is a national ‘superministry’ the only way out?
  
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• Five resellers won one in seven UK public sector IT deals in 2025-26

  21-10-2026 11:14 via ComputerWeekly.com
  UK public bodies awarded 7,994 IT contracts worth £91bn in the year to August 2026, a figure flattered by framework ceilings, while the typical award was worth £164,000
  
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• Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

  21-10-2026 10:42 via BBC News
  
  Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
  
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• UK government adapts Post Office scandal redress schemes and investigates pre-Horizon software

  21-10-2026 09:21 via ComputerWeekly.com
  The UK government will investigate Post Office software that predates Horizon and opens up new routes to financial redress for subpostmasters as claims of unfairness continue
  
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• Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?

  21-10-2026 08:36 via BBC News
  
  Musk says there's "a lot to be gained" by combining the firms in what would be the biggest merger in history.
  
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• Capita postpones investor event to focus on CSPS fix

  21-10-2026 07:05 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Capita has pulled the plug on a planned event for investors, financial analysts and shareholders to prioritise addressing Civil Service Pension Scheme issues
  
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• ClickFix scams pose growing risk to education sector, Jisc says

  21-10-2026 07:04 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Observers have noted a surge in so-called ClickFix scams targeting the UK's higher education sector as threat actors seek valuable personal and research data
  
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• The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases

  21-10-2026 01:13 via BBC News
  
  Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.
  
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• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit

  20-10-2026 21:42 via BBC News
  
  A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.
  
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• PAC warns that UKRI is not delivering value for money

  20-10-2026 21:01 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Intellectual property supported through funding from UK taxpayers via UKRI is not delivering a good return on investment
  
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• Google resolves cloud outage affecting UK banks and websites

  20-10-2026 20:03 via BBC News
  
  Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.
  
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• Google Cloud power event knocks out UK banks, courts and couriers

  20-10-2026 14:50 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Google runs a single UK cloud region, so when one London zone lost power, there was nowhere to failover – most services recovered by late afternoon, but courts are still down
  
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• UK asks Apple to widen access to its payment tech

  20-10-2026 14:29 via BBC News
  
  Proposed changes could lead to new digital wallets and keys as well as ticketing apps, the regulator says.
  
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• AstraZeneca works with Oracle to speed up drug trials

  20-10-2026 12:45 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Pharmaceutical company is working with Oracle to advance the use of AI and data analytics in medicine
  
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• FCA gets hundreds of applicants for two top artificial intelligence roles

  20-10-2026 08:00 via ComputerWeekly.com
  The financial services regulator is looking for senior staff to lead its agentic AI and data science operations
  
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• Teachers’ pension transfers from Capita on eve of government’s civil service scheme decision

  20-10-2026 07:00 via ComputerWeekly.com
  The government is currently deciding what to do with two failed pension outsourcing contracts as members of a third brace for upcoming switchover
  
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• The Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2026

  20-10-2026 06:00 via ComputerWeekly.com
  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal our latest annual list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Technology – and we talk to the number one, Karen Blake, about the importance of changing the culture of the tech workforce. We also kick off our new buyer’s guide examining what’s needed to run on-premise AI infrastructure. Read the issue now.
  
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• CIOs admit they are being forced to upgrade enterprise IT

  20-10-2026 02:00 via ComputerWeekly.com
  The deep integration within the organisation makes it increasingly difficult for IT departments to select alternative enterprise IT systems, says survey
  
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• Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing

  19-10-2026 23:12 via BBC News
  
  The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.
  
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• Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting bug had Saudi support, claims prosecutors

  19-10-2026 23:12 via BBC News
  
  Abdulrahman Alfozan, who is accused of planting a recording device, has been denied bail.
  
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• US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues

  19-10-2026 20:21 via BBC News
  
  DeepSeek is a powerful, popular and relatively inexpensive artificial intelligence model out of China.
  
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• US bans China's DeepSeek from government in race for AI dominance

  19-10-2026 20:21 via BBC News
  
  The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up.
  
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• Keep less, know more: the AI advantage hiding in your data estate

  19-10-2026 15:52 via ComputerWeekly.com
  The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm.
  
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• Uber wins bid to throw out £200m black cab claims

  19-10-2026 14:58 via BBC News
  
  Claims that Uber misled TfL over its licence were thrown out because they were brought too late.
  
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• Sustainability efforts could reverse public datacentre backlash

  19-10-2026 14:03 via ComputerWeekly.com
  Datacentres are in the public crosshairs, but AI models could be next. Greenpixie’s John Ridd explains why companies must embrace sustainability data to ensure AI adoption lasts
  
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