Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-06-08
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Councils exit 10-year Capita deal to boost decision and project velocity (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 12:57:00)
Two councils that were once part of a five-council group outsourced to Capita take back control of their IT to allow for decision-making and IT projects that aren’t bound by the slowest member -
Scale of Synnovis breach widens as Essex NHS Trust comes forward (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 12:15:00)
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS body to confirm data on its patients were stolen in a 2024 ransomware attack on lab services partner Synnovis. -
Claude Mythos forces the conversation on defensive AI (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 11:45:00)
The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt. -
Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 10:12:00)
Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world -
DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive technology (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 06:59:00)
The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services -
How AI is being used to manage networks (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-06-08 04:00:00)
Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data