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Intersec Dubai highlights importance of AI against cyber attacks

Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence scale
Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI

The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner
Singapore and Japan team up on quantum computing

The two countries will work together to bridge the gap between quantum research and real-world commercialisation, marking Singapore’s first government-to-government pact dedicated to the technology
UAE’s VentureOne to deploy secure autonomy technologies in Europe

Partnerships with Finland’s Unikie and Solita will bring UAE-developed secure autonomy technologies to critical infrastructure, public safety and AI-enabled operations across Northern Europe
Ofcom sets out plans for mobile, Wi-Fi to share spectrum band

In an aim to provide a boost for the country’s economy, UK comms regulator Ofcom reveals proposals for mobile and Wi-Fi to share some of the same airwaves
Hutchison Ports completes private 5G network at UK hub

Hutchison Ports taps into global mobile network to support autonomous trucks and future digital innovation

Auditing, classifying and building a data sovereignty strategy

We look at data sovereignty – what it is and how to build a data sovereignty strategy around data auditing
Results and prospects for AI in business applications in 2026

Agentic AI dominated enterprise IT discourse in 2025, evolving from generative AI. In 2026, AI convergence and governance will determine AI’s impact on enterprise IT
How charities are using customer applications to boost support

Age UK, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPCA reveal the CRM and digital experience platforms – along with other marketing technologies – they use to help boost support

Elon Musk set to open source new X algorithm- Open Source Insider

Twitter reworking billionaire Elon Musk has stated that he will open up a new algorithm related to operations on the social media platform X. The open sourcing will include all code related to ... Continue Reading
Sovereign stress test: how do I know I’m in control of my AI and data?- Data Matters

This is a guest blog post by Jozef de Vries, Chief Product Engineering Officer, EDB. In 2025, the UK government announced a Sovereign AI Unit with up to £500 million of funding allocated to the ... Continue Reading
Three ways AI is shaping growth planning in 2026- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Adam Ben-Yousef, SVP for revenue growth management at o9 Solutions. Dallas-based o9 Solutions is known for its AI-powered ... Continue Reading
Think & drive, IFS Cadillac F1 partnership steers more data behind the wheel- CW Developer Network

Fuel, oil, new tyres, precision-tuned pistons, gloves, helmet and fireproof underwear - check, check, check. That might have been the checklist for a Formula 1 team driver in pre-milennial times, ... Continue Reading

MPs could be unintentionally going easy on Fujitsu

Fujitsu’s Post Office scandal bill should be a share of a figure much higher than the £1.8bn compensation costs cited by a Parliamentary committee
From promise to proof: making AI security adoption tangible

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype.
Computer Misuse Act reform is overdue

Let's not have any further anniversaries for the UK's outdated cyber security laws - the government has dragged its heels for too long and reform is urgently needed