The financial fallout from the Horizon IT scandal continues for the Post Office Ltd, with the revelation that The Department for Business and Trade has offered to pay the £104.4m the Post Office owes HMRC for incorrectly assessing the #IR35 status of the ‘unusually large’ population of contractors it engaged to assist with mopping up the mess that Horizon has caused. As confirmed by the Department for Business and Trade, it has offered to step in and pay the Post Office's IR35 liabilities because the organisation is not in a financial position to cover the costs itself #postofficescandal #horizonIT #IR35

The final instalment of Inside FDP is out today. Part 5 addresses the critics, the questions they have raised, and where I think the debate needs to go from here. I have tried to be balanced throughout this series about where FDP falls short as well as where it succeeds. The critics who engaged seriously deserved a serious response. Thank you to Bryan Glick and ComputerWeekly.com for the platform. Five parts, five weeks, one attempt to put the technical reality into the public record. https://lnkd.in/eAj9T_kq

Three months from today, on 22nd September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. On that date in 1966, the launch issue of the world’s first weekly technology newspaper was published – today it is the UK’s oldest business IT title, published in four languages by a global team of journalists. Technology is changing the way we live and work like never before – touching people’s lives every day, opening up new opportunities and creating new challenges. So for our 60th, we wanted to reflect on the human side of how the digital revolution has changed our lives. We asked some of our friends – experts, trusted contacts, parliamentarians, key influencers, IT leaders and tech suppliers - about their personal perspectives on how has tech changed their lives, and what stands out in their lifetime of tech. These personal essays will be published on ComputerWeekly.com across the coming months and on 22nd September we will publish a special anniversary edition of our digital magazine, containing the best of those personal recollections, to mark this unique milestone in UK tech publishing history. If you’d like to take part, please let me know – we would love for our community to contribute and reflect on the lessons learned from the past six decades, and what we can take from them going into the next. Here’s the first #CW60 article – from internet pioneer vint cerf, reflecting on a career that started not long before Computer Weekly did. Look out for further articles in the coming weeks – we’re aiming to publish a couple every week until our 60th birthday… https://lnkd.in/eXQKakD5

Three months from today, on 22nd September 2026, Computer Weekly turns 60. On that date in 1966, the launch issue of the world’s first weekly technology newspaper was published – today it is the UK’s oldest business IT title, published in four languages by a global team of journalists. Technology is changing the way we live and work like never before – touching people’s lives every day, opening up new opportunities and creating new challenges. So for our 60th, we wanted to reflect on the human side of how the digital revolution has changed our lives. We asked some of our friends – experts, trusted contacts, parliamentarians, key influencers, IT leaders and tech suppliers - about their personal perspectives on how has tech changed their lives, and what stands out in their lifetime of tech. These personal essays will be published on ComputerWeekly.com across the coming months and on 22nd September we will publish a special anniversary edition of our digital magazine, containing the best of those personal recollections, to mark this unique milestone in UK tech publishing history. If you’d like to take part, please let me know – we would love for our community to contribute and reflect on the lessons learned from the past six decades, and what we can take from them going into the next. Here’s the first #CW60 article – from internet pioneer vint cerf, reflecting on a career that started not long before Computer Weekly did. Look out for further articles in the coming weeks – we’re aiming to publish a couple every week until our 60th birthday… https://lnkd.in/eXQKakD5

💡 How do we create a more inclusive tech industry?  When ComputerWeekly.com began the initiative to highlight influential women in UK technology, its mission was clear: amplify the remarkable contributions of women who were not receiving the recognition they deserved. Over time, this initiative has grown into a powerful force for driving diversity across the tech community, moving beyond gender to foster inclusion in all its forms.  The media outlet recently released its annual list of the 50 most influential women in UK tech, as well as 11 rising stars doing "invaluable work" for the country’s tech sector. In an interview with LinkedIn News, ComputerWeekly.com editor in chief Bryan Glick said the list continues to send a powerful message to all #womenintech, that "what they do matters and the influence they have matters".  💬 What can we all do to ensure the tech industry becomes more diverse and inclusive? Watch Bryan’s interview below and share your thoughts in the comments. ⬇️ 🎥 ✍🏾 Solange Uwimana

Age discrimination has led to a significant loss of experience, leadership and technical capability in a sector chronically complaining of skills shortages. What can be done to reverse the trend? #IT #skills #ageism

Continuing our series of video interviews with journalists, we spoke with John Leonard, Research Director at Computing.   In the first of a three-part interview, John shares his journey from database publishing to covering AI and the modern tech landscape. He also reflects on how the industry has evolved and why research-led journalism matters more than ever.   He highlights that at Computing, research informs everything they produce, helping to balance the gap between vendor narratives and the realities faced by IT leaders on the ground.   In this video, he also discusses: - How big data has evolved into AI - Why research underpins credible tech reporting - The gap between vendor messaging and real-world IT experience - How the tech industry has changed over time #VideoInterview #Journalism #AI #MediaRelations #ITLeaders #Research #ThoughtLeadership