It’s becoming clearer that we are in a perilous financial situation globally. Fears over an “AI bubble” are being cited by the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund and the boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon. If you want a sense of how insane the narrative is around AI investments, consider this: Thinking Machines…
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has formally referred the first appeal against conviction of a Post Office Capture user to the Court of Appeal, months after deciding to do so. The appeal involves the case of Patricia Owen, who died in 2003. She pleaded not guilty to the theft of £6,000, but in 1998…
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UBS has recruited artificial intelligence (AI) leadership from US banking giant JPMorgan, as the war on AI talent heats up in the finance sector. The Swiss bank has named Daniele Magazzeni as its chief AI officer as the technology becomes a “top priority” for the organisation. Magazzeni joined from JPMorgan, where he has spent almost…
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Microsoft must immediately end any involvement with the “Israeli authorities’ systemic repression of Palestinians” and work to prevent its products or services being used to commit further “atrocity crimes”, civil society groups have urged. In a joint letter sent to the tech giant at the end of September 2025, which has now been made publicly…
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The Netherlands must produce 10 new tech market leaders over the next decade, according to Vincent Karremans, the country’s caretaker minister of economic affairs, as it faces a €12bn annual investment gap in research and development (R&D). Speaking on national radio, he warned that without decisive action, “there will be no strong Netherlands”. The ambitious target…
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One of the founding directors of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure provider Nscale has exited the company, in the wake of it securing $1.1bn in Series B funding, Computer Weekly has learned. According to a Companies House filing dated 8 October 2025, Nathan Townsend has stepped down as a director of Nscale, which he co-founded…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it is working to “fully restore” its customers’ cloud environments, after an “operational issue” within its North Virginia datacentre region knocked out multiple internet sites and services across the globe. Users of the public cloud giant’s services are known to have started reporting problems at around 8am UK time, according…
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Atos has built additional UK delivery infrastructure, with a series of investments aimed to reassure customers their data is stored and processed using military-grade security. The establishment of UK-based infrastructure, which houses artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, will support the company’s plan to grow its UK public sector business. Recently installed Atos UK chief executive Michael…
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Google will not need to sell off its Chrome browser – which is what the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had called for – as a remedy for violating antitrust laws. Instead, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has prohibited Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts relating to the distribution of…
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Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas is using cloud-delivered enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from SAP to boost its regulatory compliance efforts as the sport prepares for new regulations from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The FIA’s cost cap is set to increase from $140m to $215m to make room for new technical regulations and…
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