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DfE proposes changes to student funding for assistive tech

The UK Department for Education is proposing to reduce access to paid-for assistive technology in favour of free-to-access services
Gulf enterprises face the resilience gap ransomware is exposing

Ransomware pressure and stricter resilience expectations are exposing a gap that Gulf enterprises have not fully confronted
Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime

AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026
Widespread struggle to gain effective connectivity on UK trains

Study from national regulator reveals mobile performance was poor on 58% to 83% of tests carried out on UK trains
ViaTunisia subsea segment reaches ready-for-service status

Subsea cable segment connecting Marseilles in France and Bizerte in Tunisia has officially reached ready-for-service status, making leap from infrastructure design to live connectivity
UAE launches national cryptography discovery platform

Partnership between the UAE Cyber Security Council and QuantumGate aims to provide nationwide visibility of cryptographic assets, helping critical infrastructure operators to prepare for the emerging risks posed by quantum computing

How AI is being used to manage networks

Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data
Scandinavia’s Kitron leans into AI but depends on ERP and local links to keep electronics production

Norway-headquartered Kitron Group is on a growth path and relies on local-market nous and partners
Sweden’s Hexagon takes a measuring tape to the industrial world… and its virtual counterpart

Stockholm-headquartered company is applying precision observability and digital twins to make a safer, more sustainable and efficient world

How the UK should take AI from sandboxes to scale- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Rupal Karia, SVP & GM – UKI, Northern Europe & MEA at Celonis. As we enter London Tech Week, many conversations will be focused on how to make the UK a key ... Continue Reading
Harness tightens up AI ROI spend with new tools- CW Developer Network

Software delivery company Harness produced two new products recently. The directly-named AI DLC Insights and Cloud & AI Cost Management arrive with a promise of their ability to give software ... Continue Reading
Getting by with a little help from AI- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

A couple of weeks ago OpenAI announced that a prominent open problem central to combinatorial geometry, has been solved autonomously by AI. The planar unit distance problem, first posed by Paul ... Continue Reading
Arcjet brings bot detection into code to protect AI workflows without CAPTCHAs - CW Developer Network

Arcjet is a runtime trust layer for modern applications. Developers use it to enforce security policy directly in code, where application context such as identity, route, session, permissions and ... Continue Reading

Tech bros beware - Erin Brockovich is coming for you

The campaigning heroine of the eponymous movie has AI datacentres in her sights - just as Big Tech spending on memory chips sends PC and mobile prices spiralling up
Navigating culture to govern AI successfully

Data governance is critical for scaling AI safely, but the biggest hurdles are people, not technology. Here’s why moving governance out of IT and securing executive buy-in are key for AI success
Why Inclusivity is the Key to Britain’s Deeptech Future

The UK is pushing to become a deeptech leader, but inclusion and diversity are the key to ensuring it is successful