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Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team chooses SAP Cloud ERP to gain edge

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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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Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2025 longlist

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Computer Weekly’s list of the most influential women in UK technology has been running since 2012, launched to promote a discussion surrounding the role of women in the technology sector during a time when the lack of diversity in tech was only beginning to be considered. When it was launched, the list only featured 25…

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UK government to invest £1m in building out regional tech clusters

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The UK government is investing £1m in accelerating the growth of regional tech clusters outside of London, in acknowledgement of the fact that “tech innovation does not stop at the M25”. The roll-out of the Regional Tech Booster programme is being overseen by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and will see tech…

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UK government plans to ramp up sovereign computer capacity

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With the Bristol Isambard-AI supercomputer now live, the UK government has unveiled a roadmap to delivering 420 Exaflops of compute power by 2030. The £1bn set aside in the spending review is being used to increase the UK’s compute infrastructure and drive forward artificial intelligence (AI) development. The government’s goal is to reduce the UK’s…

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Is history repeating itself with the government’s push to open public sector cloud deals to SMEs?

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The UK government is on a mission to loosen the grip that legacy IT suppliers have on public sector IT budgets, amid concerns about how police forces, NHS trusts and local councils are wedded to suppliers whose offerings are not good value for money. Technology secretary Peter Kyle outlined the government’s ambitions on this front…

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Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work

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The government has run a trial of using artificial intelligence (AI) with 20,000 civil servants which it said demonstrates they could save nearly two weeks each annually by using the technology. The trial used generative AI (GenAI) tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot to assist with everyday tasks, including drafting documents, summarising lengthy emails, updating records…

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UN warns of economic productivity crash due to AI job losses

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The United Nations’ (UN) latest take on technology is that the distinctive feature of artificial intelligence (AI) is its ability to amplify human intelligence. Intelligent machines allow for more effective human and robot collaboration that may spark a fifth industrial revolution. However, there is a risk this could lead to job losses. The UN’s Technology…

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DACH’s venture capital prominence: an outlier, or the start of a golden age?

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Switzerland can officially boast the world’s fastest growing venture capital (VC) ecosystem, with only Dubai and Singapore preventing Austria from making it a DACH double at the top. An exciting tech sector has undoubtedly contributed to these impressive regional rankings, but those at the heart of both ecosystems have slightly differing views on how sustainable…

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Ransomware payment value fell over 30% in 2024

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The total value of payments made to cyber criminal ransomware gangs fell dramatically in the back half of 2024, and according to statistics released this week by Chainalysis, a supplier of blockchain and crypto services, less than half of victims of recorded incidents even made a payment. Chainalysis found that over 2024 as a whole,…

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Tech companies brace after UK demands back door access to Apple cloud

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Technology companies are bracing themselves for more attacks on encryption after the UK government issued an order requiring Apple to create a back door to allow security officials access to content uploaded on the cloud by any Apple phone or computer user world-wide. The government has used powers under UK surveillance laws to issue a…

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