Policy
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Dutch NIS2 rules leave preparation behind
Dutch NIS2 rules now impose cyber duties across critical sectors.
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Apple rewrites tracking prompts after German probe
Apple will redesign tracking prompts after Germany’s competition intervention ends.
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West London clears another 64MW datacentre plan
Hounslow has approved outline plans for a 48MW IT-load datacentre at Heathrow Estate, although an operator and detailed scheme remain outstanding.
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Whitehall puts public algorithms into one searchable register
The UK’s algorithmic transparency records now sit in a central searchable service spanning live, pilot and pre-deployment public-sector systems.
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Horizon replacement stalls before contract signing
The Post Office’s new Horizon software contract remains unsigned after repeated standstill extensions and an unconfirmed challenge from losing bidder Escher.
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Europe’s robotaxi race enters the fleet phase
Uber and Pony.ai want more than 2,000 robotaxis operating across five European cities, taking autonomous transport towards repeatable commercial deployment.
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OneWeb becomes a quarter of Eutelsat
OneWeb now supplies a quarter of Eutelsat’s revenue as low-Earth-orbit connectivity carries more of the group’s commercial growth.
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HMRC puts AI assurance into senior management
HMRC is recruiting a deputy director for AI assurance as the tax authority builds permanent controls around systems moving from experimentation into operational government services.
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Facial recognition moves from rail hubs below ground
British Transport Police has extended live facial recognition onto the London Underground, putting biometric identification inside one of Britain’s busiest pieces of everyday public infrastructure.
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Palantir’s police footprint emerges contract by contract
At least six British police forces have used Palantir systems under agreements worth £7.8 million, while regional arrangements make the wider operational footprint harder to map.
