Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-10-30
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UK extends facial recognition to civil immigration offences (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 11:35:00)
UK Immigration Enforcement is set to start deploying live facial recognition technology, but critics are concerned about the expansion of its biometric surveillance into non-criminal matters away from ports of entry, especially in light of underlying issues with the integrity of Home Office data -
North Korean ‘elite’ hacking group steals $6.36bn from Binance (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 10:30:00)
An engineer’s laptop was compromised, enabling hackers to withdraw $6.36bn from Binance wallets -
Autumn Budget 2026: Commitments to women in tech (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 09:35:00)
Voluntary culture standards, support for female entrepreneurship and business mentorship programmes among the Budget promises for women in UK tech -
Far EasTone, Elveo Mobile expand D2D satellite comms (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 06:30:00)
Taiwanese comms and digital service provider teams with mobile direct-to-device connectivity firm to expand presence across emerging satellite technologies and services industry -
O2 upgrades mobile signal at Haven holiday parks (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 06:20:00)
UK holiday parks company undertakes 4G and 5G mobile comms network upgrades at a further seven of its sites to satisfy demands of visitors and local populations alike -
Datacentre grid priority confirmed as connection queue response published (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-10-30 04:45:00)
DESNZ confirms prioritisation and strategic alignment of datacentre connections, after 156 responses broadly backed tougher queue management but split on capacity reservation