London

Hospital IT melts in heatwave, leaving doctors without patient records

Clinical systems 10 years old, new software due to go live next year

On-Prem22 Jul 2022 | 21

Telehouse adds fifth datacenter to Docklands campus in London, UK

Refurbed former Thomson Reuters DC adds 12,000 sqm to holdings

On-Prem28 Mar 2022 | 5

Union demands better deal for app drivers as Uber license renewal looms

Updated Mayor urged to enforce UK Supreme Court ruling

Personal Tech17 Mar 2022 | 13

Crack team of boffins hash out how e-scooters should sound – but they need your help*

Poll *They're probably fine

Bootnotes28 Jan 2022 | 203

Uber's gig economy business model takes a blow from London legal double-whammy

Updated Free Now taxi app unlawfully registered by regulator – and Ts&Cs didn't comply with the law

Legal06 Dec 2021 | 19

How long till some drunkard puts a foot through one of BT's 'iconic, digital smart city communication hubs'?

Phonebox upgrade dishes out internet and more in Kensington and Chelsea

Networks17 Sep 2021 | 42

The cockroach of Windows, XP, lives on in London's Victoria Coach Station

BORK!BORK!BORK! The three horsemen of the borkpocalypse: CMOS error, XP and... death

Bootnotes26 Jul 2021 | 18

What's this about a lawyer looking for an heir? City of London Police seek IT crew to help crack down on fraud

Contract worth £75m over seven years

Security05 Jul 2021 | 6

Now everyone can take in the sights and smells of a London tram station shut for 70 years

Mmm, musty

Offbeat05 Jul 2021 | 24

London Greenwich station: A reminder of former glories. Like Windows XP

Bork!Bork!Bork! Borkage haunts one of the oldest station buildings in the world

Bootnotes28 Jun 2021 | 43

'Lots of failed startups came out of Campus': Google axes London hub because startup scene 'doesn't need' another 7 floors of workspace

It needs 'resources, mentors, and programs ... at scale, anywhere'

Networks21 Jun 2021 | 33

Transport for London dangles £1.1bn carrot in pursuit of suppliers for new revenue collection deal

Project includes shifting back office IT and replacing thousands of devices

On-Prem11 Nov 2020 | 15

City of London Corporation explores options to escape Oracle's clutches

Tests market for SaaSy alternative to Oracle E-business, wants one system to rule HR, finance, payroll, property management...

Databases12 Jun 2020 | 14

'Non-commercial use only'? Oopsie. You can't get much more commercial than a huge digital billboard over Piccadilly

Bork!Bork!Bork! 2012: The London Olympics, Baumgartner jumping from a balloon, and TeamViewer revealing someone wasn't using the right licence

Bootnotes24 Apr 2020 | 53

London's Metropolitan Police flip the switch: Smile, fellow citizens... you're undergoing Live Facial Recognition

This is not a test

Science20 Feb 2020 | 77

This episode of Black Mirror sucks: London cops boast that facial-recog creepycams will be on the streets this year

In depth Here's what Met top brass told the press this morning

Science24 Jan 2020 | 87

Over a thousand electronic gizmos went missing from London councils last year

Mobile phone for sale. One careless owner

Personal Tech20 Jan 2020 | 23

I've had it with these motherflipping eggs on this motherflipping train

Woman fined £1,500 for tirade over commuter's weird brekkie

Bootnotes13 Nov 2019 | 207

Oops, wait, yeah, we did hand over photos for King's Cross facial-recog CCTV, cops admit

Mayor apologizes, joins privacy watchdogs in probing use of technology in bustling corner of UK capital

AI + ML06 Sep 2019 | 48

Subcontractor's track record under spotlight as London Mayoral e-counting costs spiral

Bill approaching £9m compared to £4.1m in last procurement process

Security19 Aug 2019 | 33

Plot twist: Google's not spying on King's Cross with facial recognition tech, but its landlord is

Updated More unregulated creepycams blight London

Security12 Aug 2019 | 60

Fantastic Mr Fox? Not when he sh*ts on your lawn, kids' trampoline and your soul

How would YOU make those evil fluffy bastards clear off?

Bootnotes26 Jul 2019 | 215

Talk about a ticket to ride... London rail passengers hear pr0n grunts over PA system

Mind the fap

Bootnotes13 May 2019 | 114

UK is 'not a surveillance state' insists minister defending police face recog tech

Creepycams are fine. Public just needs to trust us... I mean them, I mean private firms

Science03 May 2019 | 103

Come friendly bit barns and fall on Slough: Equinix opens £90m data centre in London rust belt

Say it with us now: Despiiiiite Brexit

On-Prem30 Apr 2019 | 40

London's Gatwick airport suspends all flights after 'multiple' reports of drones

Updated Sightings continue to be reported as airport cites 'deliberate attempt to disrupt flights'

Security20 Dec 2018 | 334

Fraudster convicted of online banking thefts using… whatever the hell this thing is

Ingenious device, or fake bomb from 1980s cop movie?

Security13 Dec 2018 | 75

Alibaba pulls dust covers off its new London cloud presence

Can Chinese cloudy crowd check rise of AWS?

SaaS22 Oct 2018 | 17

Belfast's networks are hella fast, London's are in the bog

Northern Ireland capital is tops for just about everything mobile

Networks05 Sep 2018 | 5

London's Met Police: We won't use facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival

But cops' trial of controversial tech will continue

Security24 May 2018 | 45

London Mayor calls for social networks and sharing economy to stop harming society

And for politicians to regulate before disruption disrupts disruptively

Legal13 Mar 2018 | 88

Fancy sitting in a Level 4 driverless car roaming London? Get in line

Latest trials will expose capital to delights of robot chauffeuring

Science06 Mar 2018 | 25

London Mayor's chief digi officer: 'Have faith and give us a chance'

Theo Blackwell says data can help capital cope with 1m more bods

Legal21 Feb 2018 | 26

Robot cars will kill London jobs – but only from 2030, say politicans

London Assembly report shines light on UK.gov's auto auto plans

Science15 Feb 2018 | 52

How many Routemaster bus seats would it take to fill Wembley Stadium?

Potential Reg Standards Soviet entry? Let's take a closer look

Bootnotes18 Jan 2018 | 54

London mayor: Self-driving cars? Not without jacked-up taxes, you don't!

And who will build the roads, asks Transport for London

Science22 Nov 2017 | 153

Microsoft reveals details of flagship London store within spitting distance from Apple's

Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours

On-Prem22 Sep 2017 | 60

London Tube tracking trial may make commuting less miserable

Fascinating detail on how people move around the system

Personal Tech09 Sep 2017 | 92

South London: Rats! The rodents have killed the internet

Murine mouths mangle broadband - outage hits Gnaw-wood...

Networks11 Aug 2017 | 54

London Mayor slams YouTube over failure to remove 'shocking' violent gang vids

Sadiq Khan: Social media companies must toughen up their guidelines

Legal07 Aug 2017 | 74

Virgin Media biz service goes TITSUP* across London

Borough councils hit due to a 'fibre break'

Networks07 Jul 2017 | 45

Can you spout digital bollocks? London is hiring a Chief Digital Officer

Interest-free bicycle bundled with £100k+ salary

Bootnotes03 May 2017 | 29

Londoners will be trialling driverless cars in pedestrianised area

What's a squashed jogger or two in the name of progress?

Edge + IoT05 Apr 2017 | 57

Commissioner kisses Met goodbye, says it's set to be 'best digital police force'

Never mind the cock-ups

Legal14 Feb 2017 | 8

Snapchat chooses London for international headquarters

Media luvvies and adland the lure

On-Prem10 Jan 2017 | 22

TfL to track Tube users in stations by their MAC addresses

Data to be crunched in on-premises bit barn, transport types confirm

On-Prem17 Nov 2016 | 81

Londoners react with horror to Tube Chat initiative

‘Someone tried to greet me’ splutters tearful Reg production chief

Bootnotes29 Sep 2016 | 129

I want to remotely disable Londoners' cars, says Met's top cop

Psst, chief. You've probably not heard of backdoors – this is a seriously bad idea

Legal22 Sep 2016 | 125

New science: Pathetic humans can't bring themselves to fire lovable klutz-bots

All is forgiven, you gaffe-prone cyber-cooks. You're one of us

Science20 Aug 2016 | 41

Violence, vandals and vomit: London's naughtiest tech Tube stations revealed

Here's what really goes down at Old Street after dark

Bootnotes08 Aug 2016 | 47

UK's 'Sir King Cash' card fraudster ordered to cough up £560,000

Hand back all that stolen loot, demands London court

Legal30 Jul 2016 | 31

Cycling paramedics in epic rush to save patient who ate stale sandwich

Adrenaline-soaked exploits worthy of Hollywood

Bootnotes11 Jul 2016 | 72

Bees with numberplates will soon be buzzing around London. Why?

Scientists hope Big Smoke inhabitants will plant apoid-friendly flowers

Science21 Jun 2016 | 35

London Mayor election day bug forced staff to query vote DB by hand

OK, who registered their name as Jane Smith'; UPDATE votes SET choice=Sadiq;--

Software17 Jun 2016 | 40

Science Museum maths gallery to offer the perfect pint

Liz I's standard measure toasts Brit experimental aircraft

Science02 Jun 2016 | 19

Obama London visit prompts drone no-fly zone

Aircraft grounded as Prez meets Queen

Bootnotes19 Apr 2016 | 59