Karl Flinders

1 day ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

The faulty system at the heart of the Post Office Horizon scandal could still be in use in Post Office branches up to 2033. According to a public sector procurement notice, the Post Office will finally replace the controversial Horizon system with an off-the-shelf alternative, but the current system could remain for another seven years. To this end, it is also looking for a new supplier to tide it over when the current Fujitsu contract expires in March next year.

2 days ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal who settled their financial redress claims without legal advice have received £137,000 more on average after appealing. Former subpostmasters, who had already settled through the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme (HSS), but believed they were underpaid having received no legal support, were permitted the opportunity to appeal through a scheme managed by the government in September.

2 days ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Digital transformation Commerzbank in Germany also works closely with Google Cloud as part of its digital transformation plan. In 2021, the bank said it was expanding its work with Google Cloud through a “five-year strategic partnership”. As part of this, it plans to move 85% of applications to Google’s cloud platform by 2024.

5 days ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Amanda Stent was researching natural language processing (NLP) at a time when there were only around 20 people in the world working on it – Stent now heads up all things AI at Bloomberg. Stent completed a PhD in NLP at the University of Rochester in 2001, focusing on natural language generation “well before natural language generation or generative AI were popular topics”, they tell Computer Weekly.

6 days ago | computerweekly.com | Karl Flinders

Countries in the Nordic region are planning offline backups to digital payments in the event of losing internet connectivity. According to a Reuters report, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia have made plans following unexplained damage being caused to cables in the Baltic sea, with Russia accused of sabotage by Western governments.