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• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Zopa AI skills foundation launches after 22 partners sign up

  In the next four years, the Jobs2030 coalition aims to train 100,000 UK financial services professionals to use artificial intelligence in their work

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill

  Reform of the Computer Misuse Act is to be folded into a wider National Security Bill granting more powers for law enforcement to protect the UK against a wider spectrum of threats.

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Interview: Luke Gebb, head of global innovation, American Express

  Amex is pioneering agentic commerce for its cardholders – just one of a series of digital innovations driving transformation at the company

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Software-defined vehicles enter era of AI-driven value creation

  Survey shows smart diagnostics and predictive maintenance emerging as top use cases for AI in software-defined vehicles industry, but expected monetisation yet to materialise

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Via Africa subsea cable project to strengthen European, African connectivity

  Europe-Africa submarine cable project backed by consortium model designed to connect Europe to Africa along the Atlantic coast, enhancing the resilience and diversity of West Africa’s international connectivity

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Implementation gap threatens progress in AI and 5G

  Despite current patchy deployment of key 5G services, study finds that across regions, company sizes and markets, telecoms leaders are strikingly confident about their ability to capture the next wave of growth

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Data dive: Power grid data shows birth of AI in UK datacentres

  Electricity supply utilisation ratios show datacentre developer ‘land grab’, capacity switch-ons, the coming of Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, and usage ramping during training runs

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  AI threats push Middle East CISOs towards identity-first security

  Deepfakes and shadow AI have rendered the traditional security playbook obsolete, prompting cyber leaders to shift towards resilience-first defences

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  AI-driven surveillance growth reshapes data infrastructure in UAE

  Seagate Technology’s Sameer Bhatia discusses how the UAE’s smart infrastructure ambitions are driving demand for scalable, resilient and sovereign data storage architectures for AI-enabled surveillance and critical infrastructure environments

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Southeast Asia’s space economy set for $100bn lift-off

  From predicting crop diseases to optimising bus routes, the application of AI and cloud technologies to satellite data could add $100bn to the region’s GDP by 2030

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Sovereign AI fund supports Hassabis startup, Isomorphic

  Isomorphic, which is building a unified drug discovery product based on artificial intelligence, is the third company to receive Sovereign AI funding from the UK government

• May 13, 2026 13 May'26

  Sapphire 2026: SAP heralds dawn of ‘autonomous enterprise’

  SAP CEO Christian Klein and his top team trumpeted the advent of the ‘autonomous enterprise‘ during the opening keynote at the supplier’s global Sapphire event in Orlando

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  IDCA datacentres report: Global concentration and the Goldilocks zone

  International Data Center Authority report shows capacity concentrated in a few developed nations, while ‘Goldilocks index’ shows which states can benefit from rapid development

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Microsoft releases rare zero-day free Patch Tuesday update

  No zero-day flaws were addressed in May’s Patch Tuesday update but as usual there is much for admins to chew over in the coming days

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Vodafone to offer 5G fixed wireless access in the UK

  UK provider introduces 5G-based wireless broadband to deliver full-fibre-like speeds to a further 3.7 million homes across the country, especially areas and customers traditionally underserved by high-speed comms

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Interview: Hitachi Vantara takes long view on business and sustainability

  We talk to Hitachi Vantara’s Simon Ninan about how the company looks to the far horizon when trying to match business needs with those of society

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Nokia enters cognitive broadband era with agentic AI capabilities

  As the telecoms industry looks to invest heavily in agentic AI, Nokia unveils a plan to tackle fibre and Wi-Fi challenges, boost user experience and increase operational efficiency

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Space42 appoints Skylo to power D2D satellite connectivity

  AI-powered SpaceTech company enlists non-terrestrial network service provider to enable standards-based D2D connectivity over Thuraya-4 geostationary satellite

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Europe and US negotiate deal to share citizens’ biometric data, UK also approached

  The UK has received a request from the US to share biometric data of citizens, as Europe negotiates a similar deal with US Department of Homeland Security

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Celonis acquires MIT-linked decision intelligence firm Ikigai

  Celonis has acquired MIT-linked Ikigai to aid in its drive to eliminate artificial intelligence blind spots from enterprise IT, and launched a ‘context model’ digital twin, said to give AI operational clarity

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering, Volvo Cars

  As cars become increasingly software-driven and AI-enabled, the Volvo software chief is at the cutting edge of connected vehicles and advanced mobility tools for drivers and passengers

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

  Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson

  The system integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Saudi Aramco’s refinery planning framework, enabling higher prediction accuracy, smarter feedstock optimisation and scalable AI-driven refinery planning

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  Executive interview: Pros and cons of AI in academic research

  We speak to Jill Luber, chief technology officer at academic publisher Elsevier, about how large language models can support researchers

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  In video games of the future, your AI teammates will actually listen

  Ubisoft executives offer a glimpse into the engineering behind its generative AI middleware, including the use of small language models, prompt optimisation and on-device processing to bring virtual teammates to life

• May 12, 2026 12 May'26

  UAE launches sovereign AI-driven Cyber Factory security initiative

  UAE Cyber Security Council and CPX unveil national cyber manufacturing initiative aimed at strengthening digital sovereignty, AI-powered defence and critical infrastructure resilience

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge

  Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  ICO fines Cl0p victim South Staffs Water over data breach

  The ICO has levied a reduced fine on South Staffordshire Water following cyber improvements in the wake of a Cl0p ransomware attack

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Security chiefs ‘too polite’ for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson

  Cyber flywheel initiative aims to nudge chief information security officers (CISOs) to join ‘design partnerships’ with startups to solve pressing cyber security problems

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  ServiceNow Knowledge 2026: FedEx digital chief unpacks agentic AI’s potential

  Speaking to Computer Weekly at ServiceNow Knowledge 2026, Vishal Talwar, FedEx’s executive vice-president and CDIO, lays out the company’s mission to scale artificial intelligence responsibly

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Thousands of Essex premises to gain upgraded broadband

  Latest part of £5bn ultrafast broadband development scheme sees expansion of gigabit roll-out to cover full-fibre blackspots in urban areas, as well as the countryside

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  BT scores Euro 2028 connectivity deal

  UK’s leading telco appointed Official Telecommunications Partner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2028, with BT launching products and services designed for customers nationwide

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Commerzbank to cut 3,000 jobs as it ‘leverages AI even more’

  Part of the German bank’s transformation will see a total of 3,000 jobs cut across the business

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  HPE announces autonomous networking capabilities

  Self-driving network capabilities added across core lines to enable secure, AI-native, fully autonomous infrastructure through networks that can detect, diagnose and resolve issues in real time without human intervention

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  The Netherlands leads in quantum technology but lags on quantum security

  The Dutch government has invested €615m to build a world-class quantum technology ecosystem, but many institutions have not started any quantum-specific preparations to protect themselves against the security threat

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Core42 partners with Solutions+ on Mubadala sovereign AI

  Agreement announced at Make it in the Emirates will see Core42 provide sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure while Solutions+ delivers implementation services and enterprise AI applications across Mubadala portfolio companies and government entities

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  AI cyber attack threatens global financial crisis, warns International Monetary Fund

  The IMF calls for stronger policy and international cooperation in the face of Mythos and artificial intelligence-powered cyber risks

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Inside the global datacentre squeeze

  A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet

• May 11, 2026 11 May'26

  Australian public cloud spending to surpass A$33.6bn in 2026

  As hyperscalers such as AWS and Microsoft pour billions into Australian datacentres, Gartner predicts local public cloud spending will grow by 17.9% in 2026, driven by the growth in AI infrastructure demands

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses as it sits on Post Office scandal contribution

  IT supplier will pay bonuses to UK staff again this year as it continues to hold back contribution to costs of Post Office scandal

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  ESET: Don’t fear the ‘AI Terminator’, but prepare for agent risks

  While fully autonomous hacking bots remain a distant reality, an ESET expert warns that AI is quietly supercharging phishing schemes and creating new vulnerabilities inside organisations

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  GSMA: €205bn funding gap leaving Europe’s critical infrastructure at risk

  The global mobile association calls on targeted regulatory reform from European governments to close the 5G funding gap by focusing on consolidation and smarter spectrum policy

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Alkira acquisition gives Lumen cloud connectivity control plane

  Acquisition to see physical infrastructure and programmable network united with cloud-native control plane to deliver a single, digital connectivity platform with cloud-to-cloud and datacentre-interconnect

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Neos Networks, Cornerstone and StonesThro power UK sovereign edge cloud

  Strategic collaboration designed to enable distributed microscale AI compute with national, resilient connectivity for critical sectors

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol following concerns over shadow IT

  Expansion of Europol’s mandate should be paused while allegations investigated, a number of MEPs say

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it

  UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base

• May 08, 2026 08 May'26

  Swissto12, HPS/LSS intro satellite unfurling antenna reflector

  Swiss manufacturer of advanced satellite solutions collaborates with German space subsystem provider for space tech system intended enable operations of small-GEO D2D satellite

• May 07, 2026 07 May'26

  Data residency becomes the GCC’s next AI battleground

  As sovereign AI strategies accelerate across the Gulf, organisations are shifting their focus from ‘how do we use AI?’ to ‘where does the data live?’, turning data residency into a strategic differentiator rather than a compliance exercise

• May 07, 2026 07 May'26

  Nutanix CEO maps out agentic AI strategy, targets VMware defectors

  Rajiv Ramaswami talks up Nutanix’s agentic AI play, the growing demand for sovereign cloud capabilities, and why decoupling storage from HCI is hastening migrations from VMware

• May 07, 2026 07 May'26

  Extreme Connect 26: Wi-Fi 7 line aims to address needs of 6GHz era

  Wi-Fi 7 access points designed to provide reliable, high-speed connectivity and key deployment made at University of Florida arena