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BCS Launch new digital skills talent pipeline platform
Source: ScotlandIS
Director James Cameron, creator of Skynet and the Terminator, joins the board of an AI firm
Source: PC Gamer
Terminator creator James Cameron joins board of AI company
Source: BBC News
'Cyber vandalism' shuts down wifi at 19 Network Rail stations
Source: Mail Online
'Cyber vandalism' shuts down wifi at 19 Network Rail stations
Source: Independent
Why you only need to remember two words to avoid password misery
Source: The Times
WordPress vs WP Engine Feud Affecting Businesses Worldwide
Source: Nationwide Newsnet
'I can't run a business like this': Why the WordPress row matters
Source: Business Telegraph
Why the feud matters to the internet
Source: Tech Register
'I can't run a business like this': Why the WordPress row matters
Source: BBC News
Philippa Gardner awarded BCS Lovelace Medal
Source: Imperial College London
Ofcom: Clear link between online posts and violent disorder
Source: Business Mayor
Welsh Water first in the sector to achieve gold status award for technology skills
Source: Water Magazine
BCS South Wales Branch Early Years Advocate, Jonathan Ayodele, has featured as a Prospects case study
Source: Prospects
The Ada Lovelace day, let’s call time on ‘tech bro’ culture
Source: City AM
The tech gender gap: girls 50% less likely to pursue a career in tech
Source: FE News
Andy Twelves, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT gives tech news round up on Talk TV
Source: YouTube
Post Office Scandal Journalist and Trailblazer Technologist Honoured with Prestigious IT Award
Source: Wired Gov
Post Office Scandal journalist and and trailblazer technologist honoured with prestigious IT awards
Source: Business Biscuit
Square Mile and Me: Rashik Parmar MBE on becoming a tech veteran
Source: City AM
Are our smartphones and devices safe? Experts speak out about dangers after pager explosions in Lebanon
Source: The Independent
A new way to launch tech careers
Source: Wired Gov
Tech organisations partner to launch digital jobs platform
Source: NTN
Tech diversity progress ‘not quick enough’ says British Computer Society
Source: UKTN
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Education Today
A coherent Labour cyber strategy depends on consistency
Source: Computer Weekly
Teachers to use AI for marking and lesson planning in £4m government initiative
Source: Engineering and Technology
IT experts say ‘huge possibility’ of Oasis tickets being bought by bots
Source: The Independent
IT experts say 'huge possibility' of Oasis tickets being bought by bots
Source: Daily Mail
TfL cyberattack could have brought London to a STANDSTILL, experts warn - here's how to tell if your personal details have been compromised
Source: Daily Mail
‘I didn’t want to retire – so I retrained as a coder at 50’
Source: The Telegraph
GCSE and level 2 vocational results: Professional body for IT concerned too many pupils progressing without vital digital skills
Source: London Daiy News
GCSE and level 2 vocational results: Professional body for IT concerned too many pupils progressing without vital digital skills
Source: Wired Gov
Not enough girls are leaving school with computing qualifications, BCS warns
Source: BusinessBiscuit
Number of women choosing computer science degrees up 8%
Source: ComputerWeekly
A tale of three conferences
Source: Politico
The Dual Realities of Tech Leadership: Forging a Successful Tech Career amid the Noise
Source: She Can Code
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is unleashing 'torrent of misinformation', expert says - as images showing politicians carrying out 9/11 and cartoon characters as killers spread on social media
Source: This is Money
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Engineering Council
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: IT reseller
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Education Forum
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Wired Gov
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Wired Gov
The gender gap in computing education is closing, but there’s still work to be done
Source: IT Pro
Elon Musk unleashes AI chatbot that imagines Mickey Mouse smoking with Trump and Taylor Swift in a bikini
Source: GB News
Number of women taking computer science degrees continues to grow
Source: Business Biscuit
Elon Musk’s new image generation tool hit by wave of outrage over pictures it produces
Source: Independent
Musk’s image generation tool ‘unleashing torrent of misinformation’
Source: The Standard
Latest updates on the Microsoft Outage & CrowdStrike Lawsuit
Source: London Daily News
Elon Musk's X breaks records after Trump interview and UK riots, but does it have a fake news problem?
Source: GB News
Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?
Source: BBC News
IT aces strike timely blow for profession amid crisis
Source: The Standard
Starmer told to ‘wake up’ and protect UK from cyber attacks before it is too late
Source: Independent
Musk hits back after PM criticises UK 'civil war' post
Source: BBC News
Online Safety Act unable to punish social media firms over UK riot posts
Source: UKTN
The shifting landscape of DEI in the tech industry
Source: Computer Weekly
Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws
Source: Reuters
Elon Musk stirs UK divisions, sparks calls for faster rollout of online safety laws
Source: The Economic Times
A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech
Source: BBC News
Misinformation leads to riots and unrest - Adam Leon Smith on LBC
Source: YouTube
Electoral Commission reprimanded for massive data breach
Source: Computing
Aviation ransomware attacks on the rise, research shows
Source: Airline Roads & Ground Services (ARGS)
Voter register hacked by China … because passwords weren’t changed
Source: The Times
BCS thanks IT staff for CrowdStrike work
Source: IT Pro
IT staff everywhere thanked by professional body for their work on CrowdStrike crisis
Source: Wired Gov
BCS member Patrick Burgess spoke to Sky News about the Global IT outage
Source: Sky News
F-TAG Chair Adam Leon Smith also spoke to Sky News about the Global IT outage
Source: Sky News
BCS fellow Professor Victoria Baines was interviewed by CNN about the Global IT outage
Source: CNN
BCS member Patrick Burgess spoke to Times Radio about the Global IT outage
Source: LinkedIn
Holidaymakers warned of summer travel disruption amid fallout from IT outage
Source: Independent
Holidaymakers warned of summer travel disruption amid fallout from IT outage
Source: Daily Mail
Company behind global IT outage leaves people furious again after latest issue
Source: Metro
Industry body warns digital secretary of half a million ‘missing women’ in tech industry
Source: Public Technology
BCS calls for publication of ethical AI policies and improved cybersecurity
Source: Computing
More flight cancellations and delays expected in wake of global IT outage
Source: LBC
Business news
Source: CPA
More flight cancellations and delays expected in wake of global IT outage
Source: LBC
Health systems coping with disruptions folling IT outage
Source: Medical buyer
Passengers stranded for 50 hours in airport after IT outage cancels more flights
Source: Metro
Computing curriculum leaving digital skills behind, research suggests
Source: Computer Weekly
What Are Tech Leaders Saying About the Election Results?
Source: Digit News
Election 2024: what business can expect from the new Labour government
Source: Raconteur
From AI to open source: Tech leaders' recommendations for the new Labour Government
Source: The Stack
BCS proposes IT priorities for new Government
Source: UK Authority
Deputy PM reopens refused bids for major datacentres in home counties
Source: Public Technology
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT responds to the election of Sir Keir Starmer and the new government
Source: IT reseller
BCS responds to Chancellor’s speech on data centres
Source: Data Centre & Network News
Angela Rayner 'calls in' planning refusals for two hyperscale datacentres
Source: Computing
UK minister recalls two planning decisions which blocked datacenter investment
Source: Investor
UK government to re-open planning process for two rejected data centers
Source: ITPro
UK minister recalls two planning decisions which blocked datacenter investment
Source: The Register
How to spot disinformation: interference concerns arise ahead of UK general election
Source: The Standard
Ofcom warned it must change outdated reporting rules to counter election day fake news
Source: Independent
Number of girls studying computer science halves over the past decade
Source: National Technology News
Calls grow for an overhaul of GCSE computer science as number of girls studying the subject nosedives
Source: ITPro
Former Fujitsu engineer says Post Office ‘trapped’ him into giving incomplete evidence
Source: Computer Weekly
Metropolitan Police could investigate one of its own staff in Post Office probe
Source: Computer Weekly
Todd Wade, Interim Cyber Lead for Link Fund Solutions: “The deepfake cybersecurity challenges are only going to get worse'”
Source: TechFinitive
Post Office expert IT witness Gareth Jenkins resigns BCS membership
Source: Computer Weekly
Small businesses struggling to hire the AI and digital apprentices they need
Source: London Daily News
Small businesses struggling to hire the Digital apprentices they need, report finds
Source: Wired Gov
Businesses are willing to pay more to hire people with the right AI skills
Source: Tech Radar
SMEs struggling to hire the AI and digital apprentices they need
Source: Business Biscuit
BCS report reveals SMEs struggle to hire AI and digital apprentices
Source: Engineering Council
Small UK Firms Struggling to Hire Digital Apprentices
Source: Digit News
Computing ‘revolution’ led to ‘stark’ drop in girls taking subject
Source: Schools Week
Mandatory ID for social media would solve some problems — but create a lot more
Source: The Next Web
BCS Manifesto sets vision for technology through ethics, education, and equity
Source: Engineering Council
2024 International e-Assessment Awards Winners Announced
Source: FE News
Ealing IT expert made OBE for his work with schools
Source: Ealing Times
Women in computing pioneer recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list
Source: Wales 247
MBE for Aberystwyth women in computing pioneer
Source: Cambrian News
Women in computing pioneer recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list
Source: Herald Wales
Code First Girls reaches 200,000 coding milestone
Source: ShinyShiny
Steps needed to prevent another Horizon scandal
Source: Financial Times
What is a cyber attack? As NHS declares 'critical incident' and cancels operations, how hackers exploit 'flaws' in systems to seize control
Source: Verified News Explorer Network
'Unethical' tech leaders should be struck off like negligent doctors, industry body says
Source: ITPro
UK tech companies are failing disabled people – here’s how to fix it
Source: UK Tech News
BCS Manifesto sets vision for technology through ethics, education, and equity
Source: Engineering Council
London hospitals declare critical incident after cyber-attack disrupts services
Source: The London Weekly
Critical incident declared as cyber attack affects major London hospitals
Source: The Standard
Expert reaction to cyber-attack on major London hospitals
Source: Science Media Centre
‘Streeting, Akehurst, who next? How campaigns can fight deepfake attacks’
Source: Labourlist
Strike off unethical tech bosses, professional body urges next government
Source: Business Biscuit
What is a cyber attack? As NHS declares 'critical incident' and cancels operations, how hackers exploit 'flaws' in systems to seize control
Source: Mail Online
BCS advocates that unethical tech leaders should be ‘struck off’
Source: UK Authority
Strike off unethical AI bosses ‘like doctors’, professional body urges next government
Source: London Daily News
Elizabeth Anderson: Ending digital poverty
Source: Governance & Leadership
AI added to ‘outdated’ computer science GCSE
Source: Tes Magazine
Cardiff students achieve success at BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium
Source: Cardiff University
Tech, we have a problem (and a solution): Addressing gender disparity
Source: She Can Code
Cardiff University hosts launch event for brand new BCS Wales Hub
Source: Cardiff University
How a deepfake Richard Nixon on show at a Norwich museum could help safeguard democracy
Source: ITV News
BCS Spokesperson Andy Twelves speaks to Times Radio
Source: YouTube
BCS Fellow Prof Victoria Baines spoke to ITV News tonight about the risk of Deepfakes on the integrity of elections around the world
Source: YouTube
Tech experts express concern over deepfakes and misinformation around General Election
Source: Business Biscuit
Most tech experts concerned on the impact AI will have on UK democracy, survey finds
Source: Holyrood
Mainstream media should ‘fight misinformation’ on polling day, say tech experts
Source: National Technology News
BCS launches digital campaign to showcase the Digital Pioneers shaping our world
Source: Wired Gov
Tech experts believe mainstream media should fight misinformation on polling day, despite media coverage ban
Source: Wired Gov
Tech pros call for rule change to allow media to refute AI-powered misinformation on election day
Source: Public Technology net
When defense is the best form of attack
Source: Politico
TUC creates draft bill to ensure worker protections in the age of AI
Source: Nautilus International
Regulating AI at work: TUC publishes draft bill
Source: Aegis News
Narrowing the gender gap in computing
Source: Education Business
Rashik Parmar receives prestigious Freedom of The City of London award
Source: Wired Gov
Deepfakes a major risk for the General Election, according to research with the tech profession
Source: Wired Gov
Deepfakes a major concern for general election, say IT professionals
Source: The Standard
London mayoral election: beware the terrible rise of deepfakes
Source: The Standard
Deepfakes a Major Risk for UK General Election, Say BCS
Source: Ifip News
Deepfakes a major concern for general election, say IT professionals
Source: Daily Mail
IT professionals fear AI-generated fake content could influence general election
Source: The Mirror
TUC publishes legislative proposal to protect workers from AI
Source: Computer Weekly
TUC: UK is 'losing race against time' to regulate AI in the workplace
Source: Politics.co.uk
BCS to host event for people looking to (re)enter the tech workforce
Source: TBE Swindon and Wiltshire
Return, restart, or pivot into tech – BCS event for people looking to (re)enter the tech workforce
Source: Wired Gov
Have AI got news for you
Source: Robotics and Automation
Forget the tech, if the AI industry wants to thrive it must win over public opinion
Source: City AM
Security community mourns the death of Ross Anderson
Source: iapp
Obituary: Professor Ross Anderson, pioneer in security engineering and campaigner
Source: Computer Weekly
Security pioneer Ross Anderson dies at 67
Source: The Register
A guide against AI-driven phishing: how to avoid cyberattacks
Source: Business & Industry
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, announce new president
Source: ScotlandIS
Fears China could cyber attack the NHS by exploiting software flaw that saw 'hostile' Beijing-backed actors access personal details of 40million Brits
Source: Mail Online
BCS names Alastair Revell as its new president
Source: Business Biscuit
Alastair Revell appointed as new BCS president
Source: Tech Register
New President announced at BCS
Source: TBE Swindon and Wiltshire
Alastair Revell appointed as new BCS president
Source: IT Pro
New President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT announced
Source: Engineering Council
Encouraging diversity and talent in tech
Source: Director of Finance
Gender Diversity In The Technology Sector
Source: Cyber Security Intelligence
Princess of Wales photo controversy shows need for watermark scheme, says expert
Source: Business Biscuit
Kate camera controversy shows need for ‘Guaranteed originals’, says expert
Source: Wired Gov
Princess Kate photo scandal triggers calls for watermarking untouched images
Source: The Next Web
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Announce New President
Source: Digit News
Empowering Change: Advancing women in tech and closing gender gaps
Source: Tech Spark
2024 Lumen Prize Elevates Prize Pool and Calls for Worldwide Digital Art Entries
Source: News Anyway
Lumen Prize 2024 Expands Fund and Invites Global Digital Art Submissions – Z News Service
Source: Business News
Spring Statement 2024: What does it mean for tech?
Source: Computing
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to the Spring Budget
Source: Foreign Affairs.co.nz
Pre-election Budget 2024
Source: Wired Gov
Business leaders give cautious welcome to Budget 2024
Source: Business Biscuit
Spring Budget 2024: The reaction
Source: TBE Swindon and Wiltshire
Spring Budget provides £3.4 billion for NHS reform
Source: UK Authority
Elon Musk is ‘wrong’ that no jobs will be needed in the future – says poll of tech expert
Source: TALiNT International
Anglian Water to hire more than 800 new apprentices to help deliver £9bn investment plans
Source: Water Magazine
Nottinghamshire Police launches digital forensics apprenticeship
Source: UK Authority
Expert reaction to the Spring Budget
Source: Science Media Centre
Spring Budget 2024: Scottish Tech Highlights
Source: Digit News
Chancellor targets £36bn productivity boost with £4.2bn digital transformation plan
Source: Computer Weekly
What is a digital apprenticeship and should your firm take on apprentices?
Source: IT Pro
Elon Musk is ‘wrong’ that no jobs will be needed in the future – says poll of tech experts
Source: Wired Gov
Elon Musk is ‘wrong’ that no jobs will be needed in the future – says poll of tech experts
Source: London Daily News
BCS says AI Experts should be Licensed and Able to Blow the Whistle on Bosses
Source: ifip news
Women are applying for Computing degrees in record numbers and slowly narrowing the diversity gap, new data shows
Source: London Daily News
Record number of women apply for UK computing degrees
Source: Research Professional News
Surge in female computing degree applications shows the tide is slowly turning on tech sector gender diversity
Source: IT Pro
Shattering the Code: UK's Young Women Spearhead Growth in Computing Applications
Source: bnn breaking
Women are applying for Computing degrees in record numbers and slowly narrowing the diversity gap, new data shows
Source: Wired Gov
More Young Women Applying for Computing Degrees, New Data Shows
Source: Digitfyi
UK sees 10% rise in female university computing applications
Source: CMOtech
Women are applying for computing degrees in record numbers and slowly narrowing the diversity gap
Source: BusinessBiscuit
Scotland-domiciled applicants for computing university degrees rises by 9% – but female rates lagging behind UK
Source: FutureScot
Government pushes career transforming bootcamps with £70K salaries for Gen Z
Source: Bdaily News
BCS Warns Against 'AI version' of Post Office Scandal
Source: Scotland IS
More Young Women Applying for Computing Degrees, New Data Shows
Source: Digit News
Male workers say sexism in the tech industry is “rare” - women would disagree
Source: ITPro
BCS Advocates for Licensing of AI Professionals to Safeguard Ethical Standards
Source: BNN
BCS Warns Against ‘AI Version’ of Post Office Scandal
Source: Digit News
AI ethics advocates propose licensing and whistleblower channels to prevent Post Office-style scandals
Source: Cryptopolitan
To prevent ‘AI’s Post Office’, experts should be licensed and able to blow the whistle on bosses - says professional body
Source: Wired Gov
Whistleblowing and professional licenses are key to preventing the ‘AI version’ of Post Office scandal – BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
Create AI pro register to uphold ethics, says BCS
Source: Zephyrnet
BCS calls for professional licenses for use of AI
Source: TBE Swindon and Wiltshire
BCS calls for public register of AI practitioners
Source: Tech Monitor
Living with AI and emerging technologies: Meeting ethical challenges through professional standards
Source: Wired Gov
BCS calls for register and code of conduct for AI technologists
Source: UK Authority
IT body proposes that AI pros get leashed and licensed to uphold ethics
Source: The Register
Weston College students wow by joining forces with the British Computing Society
Source: FE News
Experts warn UK could still be ‘powerless’ to tackle AI risks despite government’s £100m plan
Source: Public Tecnology.net
BCS Report Sheds Light on Stalled Progress of Gender Diversity in UK Tech Sector
Source: BNN
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
Source: Computer Weekly
AI needs to be regulated to avoid its own Post Office Horizon Scandal, says professional body for information technology
Source: Future Scot
UK government to prepare regulators for AI as it eyes ‘agile’ approach
Source: City AM
More people taking up digital apprenticeships in the age of AI, says BCS and UCAS
Source: Daily Manufacturing News Digest
AI interest is fueling a surge in digital apprenticeships across the UK
Source: IT Pro
To lead the artificial intelligence revolution, London must first win over the sceptics
Source: City AM
This is how easy it is to find people's exact locations from their social posts – and it's terrifying
Source: Glamour Magazine
Weston College to host Safer Internet Day 2024
Source: Weston Mercury
Nearly 90,000 disabled people are ‘missing’ from tech industry
Source: The Canary Co
Thousands of disabled people 'missing' from tech workforce
Source: IT Pro
Nearly 90,000 disabled people are ‘missing’ from tech industry, says professional body
Source: London Daily News
Nearly 90,000 disabled people are 'missing' from tech industry, says professional body
Source: Wired GOV
More learners taking up digital apprenticeships in the age of AI – BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
Apprenticeships key to improving diversity in tech
Source: FE News
Digital apprenticeships rise in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Source: TBE Swindon and Wiltshire
G The UK IT & Digital Apprenticeship Awards back for 2024
Source: Western Mercury
UK Could End Up "Powerless" To Prevent AI Risks Without Urgent New Laws, Industry Warns
Source: Politics Home
UK Could End Up “Powerless” To Prevent AI Risks Without Urgent New Laws, Industry Warns
Source: Today's Headline
UK commits over $125 million to address AI challenges
Source: CIO
UK government to prepare regulators for AI as it eyes ‘agile’ approach
Source: City AM
Government provides over £100 million for AI research and regulation
Source: UK Authority
Ethical AI is crucial to building public trust and success and to benefit society
Source: Engineering Council
Rebooting justice - computer is not always right
Source: Law Gazette
Ethical AI in financial services is paramount to the City’s future as a global powerhouse
Source: Wired Gov
‘Computer is always right law’ must be urgently reviewed to stop another Post Office scandal, says BCS
Source: Business Biscuit
BCS Statement on the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal
Source: Wired Gov
Swindon’s BCS joins Horizon debate with support for investigations
Source: Business Biscuit
What the Post Office Scandal teaches us about data and technology
Source: PLMR
Law assuming computer reliability must be ‘urgently’ reviewed after Post Office scandal, say IT experts
Source: National Technology News
Call to review ‘computer-is-always-right' law
Source: The Law Society Gazette, Ireland
Law On Reliability Of Computer Evidence Should Change, Say IT Experts
Source: Forbes
IT experts call for review of ‘computer is always right’
Source: The Law Society Gazette
