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Oracle deploys the Middle East’s first AI supercluster

Oracle expands its Abu Dhabi cloud region with the Middle East’s first NVIDIA Blackwell–powered AI supercluster, accelerating sovereign AI and supporting the UAE’s ambition to build the world’s first fully AI-native government
Emirates Group partners with OpenAI

The airline will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise and build an AI Centre of Excellence as it accelerates digital transformation across operations, customer experience and future air mobility
EE claims 5G standalone coverage leadership

UK’s leading mobile provider reveals latest phase of its 5G standalone roll-out, confirming more than half a million customers have now been upgraded to what it markets as 5G+ at no extra cost
AI Singapore taps Alibaba Cloud to power Sea-Lion model

The fourth iteration of the regional LLM leverages Alibaba’s Qwen foundation model to improve multilingual accuracy and performance on consumer-grade hardware
Monday.com touts AI as cure for productivity slump

The workflow management supplier showed off new AI capabilities to tackle burnout at its Elevate conference in Sydney while showcasing customer wins from Tennis Australia, Ray White and Freedom
UAE’s e& enterprise drives growth with AI and sovereign cloud

Acting chief revenue officer Majd Coussa outlines how the digital transformation company is turning innovation into measurable business outcomes for 2025

Data retention in the UK: How long should you keep data?

We look at data retention periods, what the key laws and regulations say, how long they recommend to keep different kinds of data, and the software tools that can help
Getting started with agentic AI

We find out how organisations can take automation to the next level using agentic artificial intelligence
Interview: EcoOnline’s David Picton on finding a business case for IT sustainability

EcoOnline’s senior vice-president for ESG and sustainability explains why sustainability practices should not be seen as a burden, but as a driver of business growth and long-term resilience in an unstable environment

Self-service tools - Snyk: The unbearable weight of full-stack ownership- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network, written by Randall Degges, head of developer relations & community, Snyk. Degges writes in full as follows... Let’s be honest: ... Continue Reading
NTT brings Large Action Model to “market”- CW Developer Network

NTT, Inc. used its recent NTT R&D Forum in Tokyo to detail a new AI technology called the Large Action Model (LAM). What is a LAM? The is an AI model that predicts customers' intent based on ... Continue Reading
Digital service uptime must be top of the boardroom agenda- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

The tech sector often speaks about IT as a fourth utility alongside gas, electricity and water. But these are highly regulated industries. Some tech firms that provide systems to customers in ... Continue Reading
Nightfall heralds dawn of first AI-powered file classifiers - CW Developer Network

Spookily-named AI-native data loss prevention platform company Nightfall has now detailed the shape of its new ‘AI File Classifier Detectors’, a software service deisgned to use large language ... Continue Reading

Protecting the defenders: Addressing cyber's burnout crisis

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path.
How Australian governments can advance AI innovation

To overcome AI adoption challenges, every government department must now develop a formal strategy that puts governance, trust and measurable value at its core
Save money and carbon: The rise of the minimalist CIO

With the link between IT over-consumption and carbon emissions now firmly established, analyst house Gartner sets out how CIOs can counter this trend by taking a more "minimalist" stance on IT projects and spend