Accenture serves up a new WTA partnership
Accenture and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have announced a new, multi-year partnership. The collaboration will focus on enhancing the player experience and helping shape the future of women’s tennis. As the Official Business and Technology Consulting Partner of the governing body, Accenture will work to modernise the WTA’s digital ecosystem. An initial priority for […]
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Russell Sloan takes the helm at Scott Logic
Bespoke software developer Scott Logic has appointed Russell Sloan as its new CEO. Most recently the head of Kainos (see here) and with 25 years’ experience in the IT services arena, Russell took up the reins at the Newcastle-headquartered firm on 11 May 2026. Scott Logic was founded in 2005 by Gary Scott. He had […]
Police digital survey holds important lessons for suppliers
Despite sustained investment in technology, digital systems remain a source of significant frustration for police officers and staff. The new UK Police Digital Experience Survey, carried out by Policing Insight with support from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), Police Federation and Home Office, highlights low levels of satisfaction with digital, data and technology (DDaT) […]
*UKHotViewsExtra* Why technology must be at the heart of police reform
The government’s police reform white paper, ‘From local to national: A new model for policing’, sets out the most ambitious programme of structural change to policing in decades (see A new model for policing – implications for tech suppliers). Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) feature prominently but are treated as a parallel workstream rather than […]
Quantum Motion raises $160m to scale silicon quantum computing
Quantum Motion has closed a $160m Series C funding round, co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from the British Business Bank and Firgun. We first covered the quantum computing startup back in February 2023, when it raised £42m to pursue its silicon transistor-based approach to quantum computing (see — UK start-up Quantum Motion raises £42m). […]
NTT DATA posts solid FY25 but one-offs flatter the numbers
NTT DATA Group delivered a solid set of full year results for FY2025, with consolidated net sales rising to ¥5,004.6bn from ¥4,638.7bn a year earlier, a year-on-year increase of around 8%. EBITDA climbed more sharply to ¥803.7bn from ¥622.5bn, while operating profit reached ¥488.2bn against ¥323.9bn in FY2024. There were significant changes during FY2025, with parent NTT taking the […]
What got us through, and why I’m backing Eikon
There’s a certain night that sticks in my memory. My son was in his mid-teens, in the middle of GCSEs, and a group had been set up on social media specifically to tell him, late at night, that he was no longer wanted. Not by a long-standing friendship group, which would have been hard enough. […]
[SPONSORED] Supporting Children with Big Worries
At The Eikon Charity, we believe children and young people understand better than anyone what’s happening in their own lives. That’s why we listen, without judgement, and take their worries seriously. Supporting children early can stop concerns from becoming bigger, but when difficulties do develop, we’re also there with more focused help when it’s needed […]