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New charter promises fair implementation of emerging technology across London
A framework for the implementation of emerging technologies across London was announced by the capital's mayor, Sadiq Khan, today. Speaking…
How is London’s tech boom shaping the city?
It started as a joke and became a flagship government policy. The term Silicon Roundabout was coined in jest in…
Capita to Save £20 Million by Permanently Shutting 25 Premises
The realignment of working practices continues, as more news filters through on the decisions being made by business leaders about…
Congestion Charge to the Cloud: Capita to Shift 40TB, 21 Applications to Azure
Capita is moving over 40TB of data to Microsoft's Azure cloud has part of a sweeping digital overhaul of London's…
Is AI Coming for the Job of your Favourite News Reader?
News agency Reuters says it has worked with UK-based "synthetic media" company Synthesia to create a convincingly realistic, AI-generated sports…
Met Police Rolls Out Live Facial Recognition – Information Commissioner Gives Blessing
The UK's largest police force, the Metropolitan Police, says it has begun the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR)…
NTT’s $11 Billion Mega-Merger: London Chosen for Global HQ – What Now for Staff, Strategy?
NTT Corporation today kicked off the mega-merger of 28 of its companies with the creation of NTT Ltd. The new…
Microsoft to Open New Flagship Shop on Oxford Circus
Microsoft says it is opening a flagship Microsoft shop in London on July 11, 2019, as the company makes a…
TfL Calls for “Surface Intelligent Transport System” Data Support
Transport for London (TfL) is planning to launch a formal tender process in Spring 2019 for "Data-as-a-Service" provision of real time…
IT in the Super Sewer: A Feculent Opportunity?
Sewage needs software too. London's labyrinthine network of tunnels carrying waste from the capital is getting a major overhaul in…