Exclusive: “It’s time parliamentarians got to grips with AI,” says chair of new Lords committee
Tim Clement-Jones, the chair of the new Lords select committee on AI, is sitting in a meeting room in Millbank House in Westminster. Technology is …
Openreach consults industry about rolling out fibre broadband to 10 million homes
Openreach has launched a consultation on the expansion of full-fibre broadband to 10 million homes by 2025. “Full fibre” is distinct fr…
Newcastle City Council leaks names and addresses of adopted children
Newcastle City Council has apologised after an employee accidentally leaked the details of thousands of children and their adoptive parents. A spre…
IT Leaders: Camden Council interim CIO Omid Shiraji wants area to be ‘Centre of Data’
Camden Council is in the midst of a big change programme. It had signed a shared digital and ICT service agreement with Islington Council back in S…
Kaspersky might not be certified by the National Cyber Security Centre, but that doesn’t mean it’s blacklisted either
Last week, the Trump administration took steps to restrict government access to software made by Kaspersky Lab. The move came after Bloomberg alleg…
Privitar: British startup specialising in data privacy tools raises £12m
A British tech startup that builds tools to de-identify vast data sets has raised £12m in series A funding. The investment will allow Privitar to e…
A major cyber attack could cost as much as a natural disaster, Lloyd’s warns
A single cyber attack could cost the global economy as much as the most devastating natural disasters, Lloyds of London has warned. In a new report…
Why Sadiq Khan thinks ultrafast broadband is key to tackling air pollution
In London, pollution causes more than 9,000 premature deaths a year. It’s an issue Mayor Sadiq Khan hopes to tackle, and he says tech is key.…
Exclusive: Former Bupa customers may be affected by data breach
Former users of Bupa’s international travel insurance plan may be affected by the firm’s data breach, New Statesman Tech can disclose. …
Damian Collins re-elected to chair Culture, Media and Sport select committee
The Conservative MP Damian Collins has been re-elected as chair of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. The committee’s remit now a…
Norman Lamb elected chair of science and tech select committee
Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb has been elected as the new chair of the science and tech select committee. Lamb won 343 votes, claiming victory over fellow…
Bupa data breach: rogue employee copies and removes details of half a million customers
A rogue Bupa employee has copied and removed the details of 547,000 customers signed up to the company’s international health insurance plan.…
GDPR could prompt cover-ups, security pros warn
The EU’s incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could prompt firms to cover up data breaches, according to a survey of more than …
IT Leaders: Co-Op CDO Mike Bracken on GDS, going digital and his next adventure
This is the first in a new series of interviews with the UK’s IT leaders. Mike Bracken is revered in public sector IT for the work he put int…
Apple’s building a data centre in China to satisfy stringent cyber security laws
Last month, China unveiled a series of stringent cyber security laws prohibiting tech firms from storing citizens’ data outside the country. …
City Hall hits back after Samsung boss claims London’s ‘no fun unless you’re rich’
City Hall has defended the capital’s reputation as a tech hub after a Samsung boss chose to locate a new fund in Berlin because London’…
Ofcom to limit how much mobile spectrum providers can buy
In October, Ofcom will invite mobile providers to bid for a share of the UK’s usable radio spectrum. In an attempt to better support 4G and 5…
Taylor review: Uber and Deliveroo drivers should be classed as ‘dependent contractors’
Uber drivers and Deliveroo riders should be classed as “dependent contractors” rather than “self-employed” or “worker…
The Welsh government is funding an accelerator to stop startups leaving for London
An innovation agency funded by the Welsh government has enrolled 12 tech startups in a new programme designed to stop talented entrepreneurs from l…
Former GCHQ chief: ‘You can’t un-invent encryption’
The former head of GCHQ has launched a defence of end-to-end encryption in his first interview since leaving the agency. Appearing on this morning&…
NotPetya: flaws in virus could help victims salvage their files, researcher claims
A researcher claims to have discovered a way for victims of the NotPetya attack to decrypt their files. Dmitry Sklyarov of Positive Technologies sa…
The latest technology stories brought to life