UK Government stories
Millions of unused phones and laptops could be redirected to people without kit as the telecoms group backs local reuse schemes until 2030.
The spend will expand local cloud capacity as UK demand for AI and data services rises, with healthcare and finance among target sectors.
The move comes as banks and fintechs shape the next phase of Open Banking, with over 100 billion API calls underscoring the stakes.
Security fears and a skills gap are holding back UK small firms, even as nearly half now use AI and more plan to adopt it.
The scheme could bring GBP £849.6 million of investment to Chapelhall, alongside 120 permanent jobs and a GBP £75 million community fund.
The deal will modernise seven national screening services for 15 million invitations a year, aiming to speed results and lift uptake.
Poor broadband can now put buyers off a home altogether, with 23% saying slow service would make them walk away.
Fragmented project and finance tools are leaving most large UK builders without a fully integrated view of costs, risk and progress.
Around 660 staff across five sites will move to a single UK-hosted platform as HM Land Registry seeks faster, more secure support.
Electric car buyers are asking AI far more questions than sales staff, underscoring a confidence gap as ministers rethink EV mandates.
The move opens the network to aerospace, defence and industrial firms grappling with the same software, security and systems challenges as automakers.
The funding backs Scotland's first AI Growth Zone, with two sites set to create hundreds of jobs and cut reliance on overseas compute capacity.
Councils have blocked more than GBP £6 million in bogus housing buy deals after a data-sharing scheme widened to tackle wider public sector fraud.
Britain could miss the bigger economic prize if ministers focus on AI start-ups rather than skills, adoption and productivity gains.
Only 29% of UK tech staff are women or non-binary, as the software supplier backs mentoring and career support to narrow the gap.
Public bodies can now buy inploi's recruitment platform more easily, as G-Cloud 15 opens access for NHS trusts, councils and departments.
Losses still ran to GBP £703.4 million as Ecommpay said ministers must widen the fraud review to cover platform liability and SIM-swap crime.
UK CISOs and senior cyber executives will examine resilience, third-party risk and practical AI use at a London cyber security forum.
UK government trials the appliance as organisations weigh tighter control of sensitive data against rising cloud AI costs.
The funding will help more enterprises shift older data systems onto Databricks tools as demand for AI deployment services accelerates.
