British train system is getting another excuse for delays - solar storms Let's choo-choo-choose safety, folks Science12 Dec 2023 | 10
UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects Networks11 Dec 2023 | 14
Government and the latest tech don't mix, says UK civil servant of £11B ESN mess Opinion Public sector might want to 'wait a bit' before buying into bleeding edge, Sir Matthew Rycroft muses Networks05 Dec 2023 | 37
Black Friday? More like Blackout Friday for HSBC's online and mobile banking Updated Think of all the crap discounted things you won't need to buy now Off-Prem24 Nov 2023 | 40
Palantir bags £330M NHS data bonanza despite privacy fears Award follows £1 deal during pandemic and £60 million in non-competitive contracts Databases22 Nov 2023 | 34
Britain proposes 'super-complaints' to help keep the internet safe More Online Safety Act shenanigans as it urges nation to think of the children ... and free speech groups Networks17 Nov 2023 | 52
Francis Maude mulls mulligan on muddled merger of UK govt tech services Former Whitehall axe wielder wants Cabinet Office to undo his great work Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 21
Samsung UK discloses year-long breach, leaked customer data Updated Chaebol already the subject of suits for a pair of past indiscretions Security17 Nov 2023 | 4
UK telcos didn't collude to put Phones 4u out of business – judge OK gr8. CU down the pub Legal14 Nov 2023 | 17
UK signals legal changes to self-driving vehicle liabilities But with technical and insurance industry question unanswered, a few potholes may lie ahead AI + ML10 Nov 2023 | 93
UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are 'dangerous' and an attack on safety Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 150
Woo-hoo, UK ahead of Europe in this at least – enterprise IT automation But plenty of tech folk wish management would just leave them alone CxO07 Nov 2023 | 12
UK throws millions at scheme to heat homes with waste energy from datacenters A load of hot air? On-Prem06 Nov 2023 | 189
UK MoD braves the weather to train maritime AI capabilities We will scan them on the beaches AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 18
Trademark fight: Brit biz Threads has a teeny tiny problem with Meta's Threads Software house says it's had UK trademark since 2012 as Zuck & Co know full well Personal Tech31 Oct 2023 | 23
UK policing minister urges doubling down on face-scanning tech 'No question' it will solve more crimes, Tory MP claims Security31 Oct 2023 | 49
The UK government? On the right track with its semiconductor strategy? Oh, you're not joking Public Sector31 Oct 2023 | 88
King Charles III signs off on UK Online Safety Act, with unenforceable spying clause It's now up to Ofcom to sort out this messy legislation Security27 Oct 2023 | 153
Larry Ale-ison institute invests in Oxford pub linked to Tolkien, CS Lewis DBAs come in for beer but struggle to find a table, query imaginary world in wardrobe Bootnotes26 Oct 2023 | 33
Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable No word on whether getting that energy from space to Earth will be made any easier, though Science25 Oct 2023 | 27
Element users are asking for protection against government encryption busting NATO, United Nations, US DoD, and French government among its customer base Security24 Oct 2023 | 27
UK government slammed for Palantir 'free trial period' deal in Ukraine housing scheme Updated US spy-tech vendor’s tactic deemed 'contrary to the principles of public procurement' Public Sector17 Oct 2023 | 17
TaxWatch finds astute scheme minimizes Big Tech's UK tax bill by over $2B As British public spending comes under pressure, tech superstars seemingly avoid two-thirds of tax burden Legal16 Oct 2023 | 12
UK silicon startups to share £1.3M chump change as part of chip strategy Crumbs compared to the billions thrown about in US and Europe Systems13 Oct 2023 | 27
UK government embarks on bargain bin hunt for AI policy wonk Con: You won't get a Menlo Park salary. Pro: You won't have to meet Zuck Public Sector13 Oct 2023 | 14
UK and Japan space agencies team for orbital telemetry network InRange will eliminate reliance on line of sight for the H3 launcher Science06 Oct 2023 | 2
Amazon, Microsoft under UK regulator's eye as cloud market probe confirmed Egress fees, interoperability and licensing discounts all in the crosshairs PaaS + IaaS05 Oct 2023 | 5
Airwave a 'license to print money' on legacy blue-light comms contract Updated Profits and revenue increase for Motorola subsidiary challenging regulator price cap ruling Networks04 Oct 2023 | 11
UK splashes £4B to dive into next-gen nuclear submarines Detailed design and long lead contracts signed off for SSN-AUKUS project Public Sector03 Oct 2023 | 23
Techies at Europe's biggest council have 8 weeks to pull finance reports from Oracle system Auditors issue new deadline following ill-fated migration Public Sector02 Oct 2023 | 72
Huawei's UK tech eviction reportedly caused Sky to fall on mobile customers Whatever the cause, MNVO customers not happy Networks29 Sep 2023 | 43
Contract for England's controversial health data platform delayed NHS also launches £2M project to engage patients with data strategy Databases29 Sep 2023 | 14
UK-US data deal could hinge on fate of legal challenges to EU arrangement So much for sovereignty then Databases22 Sep 2023 | 50
Airport chaos as eGates down for the count across UK Updated Travelers told routine work being performed nationwide On-Prem22 Sep 2023 | 43
UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91
UK government awards chunk of mega-billions tech framework Exclusive Deal for tax collector’s legacy application services goes to troupe of suppliers including Accenture, Capgemini and IBM Applications13 Sep 2023 | 10
Kyndryl bags short-lived HMRC mainframe contract Tax collector's DALAS waits in wings to tackle humongous legacy estate On-Prem08 Sep 2023 | 14
UK rejoins the EU's €100B Horizon sci-tech funding program Two and a half years after Brexit, some cheer for scientists based in Britain. We're... baaaaxit (sorry!) Science07 Sep 2023 | 156
Newport Wafer Fab blames UK government over 100 redundancies plan Forced sale of Britian's biggest semiconductor component maker creating uncertainty over its future Systems06 Sep 2023 | 15
Northern Ireland's top cop quits after security breach, disciplinary controversy Simon Byrne faced backlash over FoI blunder, plus claims officers were 'punished' to appease Sinn Féin Security05 Sep 2023 | 2
Three years after setting off, Bus Open Data Service wants consultants to help it on its journey UK tender hopes to boost beleaguered local bus services Databases05 Sep 2023 | 12
Out with Tech Services 3 and in with Tech Services 4 – UK govt's £12B shopping spree Could be among the first to come under new procurement rules next year PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2023 | 7
What happens when What3Words gets lost in translation? UK emergency services organizations urged to consider alternatives Applications01 Sep 2023 | 168
Grant Shapps named UK defense supremo in latest 'tech-savvy' Tory tale Comment He praised Apple for its 'open source' tech – now he'll oversee AI use to defend Britain from its foes Bootnotes31 Aug 2023 | 98
UK flights disrupted by 'technical issue' with air traffic computer system British Bank Holiday blues as flight plans have to be filed by hand Offbeat28 Aug 2023 | 159
UK health service has £1.5B to put toward Digital Workplace Solutions 2: Electric Boogaloo Four-year deal set to start next summer On-Prem24 Aug 2023 | 11
Last rites for the UK's Online Safety Bill, an idea too stupid to notice it's dead Opinion Snoopers Charter: Dead cows don't snitch Security21 Aug 2023 | 316
Electoral Commission had internet-facing server with unpatched vuln ProxyNotShell vulnerability could be how UK body got pwned, suggests infosec expert Cyber-crime11 Aug 2023 | 23
Northern Ireland police may have endangered its own officers by posting details online in error At least it was a blunder and not a hostile attack, unlike what happened to another UK public body this week Security09 Aug 2023 | 31
Palantir lobbied UK pensions department for its software to tackle fraud Approach follows successful contracts in the health sector Software09 Aug 2023 | 20
UK government's semiconductor brain trust meets for the first time Actually listening to the experts? We'll believe it when we see it Systems03 Aug 2023 | 14
Thames Water to datacenters: Cut water use or we will Utility to consider introducing restrictions On-Prem27 Jul 2023 | 115
Digital revolution at HMRC left 99,000 UK taxpayers on hold over five-day fiasco Technology resilience gets red rating in tax collector's annual report On-Prem25 Jul 2023 | 17
Always on the Horizon, UK must wait for megabucks EU science deal Rishi Sunak fails to secure place in €95.5B program before Parliament packs up for holiday Science20 Jul 2023 | 114
Meet the guy trying to drag HM Treasury's data strategy into the 21st century Interview John Kelly is building approach around Microsoft, but there's room for flexibility Databases19 Jul 2023 | 13
Number of pensioners hurt by DWP legacy system error actually 165,000 UK benefits department forced to use 'legacy bridge' to help reduce error after underpaying people by c £1B On-Prem10 Jul 2023 | 7
Comms regulator says UK cloud market should be referred to competition watchdog Ofcom takes quick glance, says: It's off to the CMA with you PaaS + IaaS10 Jul 2023 | 6
UK's proposed alt.GDPR will turn Britain into a 'test lab' for data harvesting EU citizens' info could be at risk over new rules Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 163
Microsoft drops out of top three for UK software and IT services AWS now biggest supplier in Britain, according to TechMarketView PaaS + IaaS06 Jul 2023 | 8
No open door for India's tech workers in any UK trade deal Both countries want it, but respective red lines could torpedo an agreement Sysadmin Month04 Jul 2023 | 219
Semiconductor execs try to push UK government to do more for industry The national strategy was released in May – but execs say it's not nearly enough Systems03 Jul 2023 | 8
UK's dream of fusion power by 2040s will need GPUs Boffins plan 'digital twin' to help hit deadline, recruit heavy-hitting partners Science29 Jun 2023 | 21