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DMCC launches cyber security hub as UAE hones in on resilience

DMCC Cyber vertical brings together more than 200 cyber security firms under the DMCC Tech platform, reinforcing Dubai’s ambition to become a global technology and cyber innovation hub
AI skills fund launches in Barnsley

The government is looking for ideas on how to deliver AI training to Barnsley residents as part of the government’s AI Upskilling Challenge Fund
Interview: Lucie Audibert, solicitor in MP Jess Asato’s Grok case

AWO solicitor Lucie Audibert speaks with Computer Weekly about representing Labour MP Jess Asato’s legal claim against xAI’s chatbot Grok, its nudification capabilities and how this case may define what liability for developers of AI tools look like
Scottish Building Society subscribes to embedded AI

Oldest remaining building society becomes first customer to sign up to embedded AI offering from current supplier SBS
Cyber body Crest launches AI security charter

Crest’s industry-backed AI charter commits signatories to supporting responsible AI adoption and aims to foster trust in AI-enabled security services.
UK and EU impose sanctions on hacking groups linked to Kremlin

Hackers linked to Russian intelligence behind attack on Poland’s energy infrastructure, theft of credentials and using vulnerable routers to attack critical national infrastructure

How AI is pushing cyber resilience up GCC energy boardroom agendas

TXOne Networks CEO Terence Liu says AI is transforming both industrial operations and cyber threats, forcing GCC energy operators to prioritise visibility, operational control and resilience as critical infrastructure becomes increasingly ...
CW@60: Preserving the wonder of a life in tech

Mozilla's Linda Griffin shares how a life-changing experience taught her how life in tech ought to be
How CFOs are using AI-based finance tools to boost revenue

AI-powered finance tools are helping firms boost revenue. Four CFOs reveal the investments their companies have made to modernise the finance function

Codenotary AgentMon 3: An adaptive runtime security tool with integrated organisational history- CW Developer Network

Codenotary has this month detailed its AgentMon 3 offering. This is an enterprise AI security offering with adaptive runtime security policies. What makes a runtime security policy adaptive? It’s ... Continue Reading
Iris AWS collaboration widens aperture to semantic-enriched agentic knowledge- CW Developer Network

Oslo-based Iris (stylised as Iris.ai) provides what it calls a “semantic-enriched knowledge foundation” for enterprise software stacks building agentic AI services. To clarify, Iris builds ... Continue Reading
The road to optical networking: IOWN & distributed infrastructures- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Sean Lawrence, vice president, head of IOWN development office, research and development planning department at NTT, Inc. ... Continue Reading
IBM Bob bolsters, boosts & broadens AI-driven software application development - CW Developer Network

IBM called its agentic software development platform Bob. Was this because Big Blue wanted another three-letter acronym to sit alongside IBM perhaps? Bob could mean Best of Breed. Or it could ... Continue Reading

MPs told Manchester is better than FDP. It seems they were misled

Tom Bartlett explains why Greater Manchester's integrated care record cannot match the Federated Data Platform (FDP), and why cancelling the FDP contract would be a mistake
Datacentres need to consider alternatives to grid connection

UK datacentre growth is stalled by National Grid delays. Operators are increasingly using "behind-the-meter" private energy deals to secure reliable, cost-effective power faster
Why legal control beats location in data sovereignty

US law can access global data via providers, making local data residency insufficient. Businesses must prioritise true jurisdictional control over "sovereignty washing" marketing