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The past year has brought uncertainty for diversity in the tech sector as the landscape in the US turned sour, with President Donald Trump ordering the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) projects and roles. There were concerns that UK companies would follow suit, but as the year went on, it became clear that…

In 2025, Computer Weekly’s police technology coverage focused extensively on developments in the use of data-driven technologies such as facial recognition and predictive policing. This included stories on the Met’s decision to deploy permanent live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in Croydon and the Home Office launching a formal consultation on laws to regulate its use,…

Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities discovered in Fortinet’s product portfolio have prompted a pre-holiday warning for defenders after being added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue run by the US’ national cyber agency this week. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719, enable a threat actor to bypass FortiCloud single sign-on (SSO) authentication via…

Ilexx/Getty Images While some consumers spend hours researching must-add Google Chrome extensions, most don’t consider which ones they need to delete. Following a seven-year cyberhacking campaign that infected roughly 4.3 million Chrome and Edge browsers with spyware, it might be time to do just that. Dubbed ShadyPanda by the cybersecurity research firm Koi Security, which first reported…

Growing customer use of artificial intelligence (AI) alongside the continued draw of live sports and major gaming releases has resulted in record levels of data consumption across the networks of Virgin Media O2, including an 8% rise in broadband usage and an 18% rise in mobile traffic. The analysis of traffic on the leading UK…

As the calendar turns the final pages on 2025, the information technology sector stands at a critical juncture regarding its environmental commitments. This year was not marked by technological breakthroughs solving decarbonisation, but by the decisive maturation of sustainability from a strategic differentiator into an operational and regulatory imperative. This transition involved a painful reckoning…

wisely/Shutterstock Google’s December 2025 security update patched 107 vulnerabilities for Android devices. For a complete catalog of all the issues, you can refer to the update notes hosted on the the Android Security Bulletin; including the two high-severity flaws listed at “critical” and “severe” levels. According to the bulletin, the patch will fix a critical security vulnerability…

Kevin Carter/Getty Images E-commerce giant Amazon is about to close out an impressive 2025 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2026. Fans of shopping at Amazon for groceries can look forward to an expansion of stores across the next year. Amazon is going all-in on its robotaxi service, not for deliveries, but to…

The government procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) are gearing up for the 2026 launch of the 15th iteration of the government’s G-Cloud procurement framework, having treated the purchasing agreement to the biggest revamp in its history. The framework’s value and length are both markedly larger and longer, respectively, compared with previous iterations…

Mobile connectivity across the UK is becoming faster and more responsive on average; a marked gap still persists between the quality of experience in urban and rural areas; and the gap between the best and worst-performing local authorities remains significant, according to research from Ookla. The analyst’s Speedtest Intelligence report for 2025 takes an overview…