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• November 21, 2025 21 Nov'25

  Subpostmaster was told no jury would believe Post Office had ‘dodgy computer’

  Academic research says the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters casts doubt on ‘golden thread’ of British justice, that people are innocent until proven guilty

• November 20, 2025 20 Nov'25

  Fujitsu milks £110m from HMRC in six months with hardly a public stir

  IT giant Fujitsu pockets £110m from deals with HMRC in six months since the end of March this year

• November 20, 2025 20 Nov'25

  Qualcomm and Humain launch AI engineering centre in Riyadh

  Saudi Arabia strengthens its artificial intelligence ambitions under Vision 2030 with a new Qualcomm-powered datacentre hub, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlights tech innovation during his US visit

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Workday sets out to reinvent ERP with agentic AI platform

  At Workday Rising EMEA, the HR and financial applications SaaS supplier signalled a new phase of development as an agentic AI platform provider that might disrupt traditional ERP

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Dubai Airshow 2025: AI and technology transforming air mobility

  Leaders reveal how AI, automation and data-driven innovation are reshaping airports, airlines and passenger experiences

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Inside the Middle East tech ambition: How A2RL is shaping the future of AI-driven mobility

  Driverless cars push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, real-time decision-making and data-driven mobility at Yas Marina Circuit

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  UAE to launch first space-to-ground quantum communication network

  Technology Innovation Institute and Space42 unveil a collaboration at the Dubai Airshow to deliver the UAE’s first space-enabled quantum communication network, strengthening national cyber resilience and advancing sovereign leadership in ...

• November 17, 2025 17 Nov'25

  Technology innovation drives accountancy job changes

  IT has often driven changes in bookkeeping. Now, joined-up data and conversational AI is helping accountants revisit a previous era

• November 17, 2025 17 Nov'25

  Salesforce: CIOs closer to the bridge than ever due to agentic AI

  Salesforce research finds CIOs closer than ever to steering the business, acting as strategic partners to their CEOs, thanks to the growth of agentic AI

• November 16, 2025 16 Nov'25

  Australia lags regional peers in AI adoption

  Report finds governance gaps, a lack of training and fear of risks as key reasons for the nation’s slow uptake of artificial intelligence compared with regional peers

• November 16, 2025 16 Nov'25

  AI’s hidden sting: A threat to millions of bees

  The energy demands of artificial intelligence could have a devastating impact on Australia’s honeybee population, study warns

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack costs firm £485m in the quarter

  Jaguar Land Rover’s quarterly financial statement discloses a £485m loss due to the late August cyber attack that halted production for six weeks, damaging the UK economy

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Singapore Sports Hub to get Wi-Fi 7 network

  The upgrade will provide faster, more reliable connections for visitors during concerts and sporting events, and will help manage crowds and improve services

• November 14, 2025 14 Nov'25

  Lenovo to power FIFA World Cup 2026

  Lenovo will provide its consumer and enterprise technology capabilities to power the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which has been deemed the most technologically advanced tournament in the game’s history

• November 13, 2025 13 Nov'25

  Post Office contract with Fujitsu has option to extend into 2028

  Extension agreement for controversial Horizon contract with Fujitsu has option that could take the relationship well into 2028

• November 12, 2025 12 Nov'25

  How Japanese banking giant MUFG is using AI

  Japan’s largest bank aims to transform into an AI-native company by using agentic AI, changing how it handles data, and inking key partnerships with OpenAI and Sakana AI

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  Most Singapore SMEs yet to start their sustainability journey

  Lack of funds, skills and time are the barriers faced by Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises in the green transition, according to a study by Gprnt and PwC

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  Major software issue occurred in PSNI emergency call system

  An issue with Police Service of Northern Ireland’s ControlWorks software, used to record information reported by the public, led to a delay in urgent information being passed to investigators

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  New high-accuracy GPS aims to end navigation woes

  Grab and its tech partners are trialling a system that promises lane-level accuracy, a first for ride-hailing in Southeast Asia

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  Oxford launches Equinox to build innovation hub in region

  Oxford University and its host city have launched Equinox as a regional organisation uniting academia, business and government to establish Oxfordshire as a global innovation hub

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  Post Office extends controversial Fujitsu contract in £41m deal

  The Post Office’s controversial Horizon contract with Fujitsu will run until at least March 2027

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  DBS enhances GenAI chatbot for business clients

  The bank’s virtual assistant, DBS Joy, has been enhanced with generative AI capabilities to provide business customers with faster and better answers to their queries

• November 10, 2025 10 Nov'25

  UK’s ‘deregulatory’ AI approach won’t protect human rights

  Expert witnesses called before Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights have told MPs and Lords that the UK’s current approach to artificial intelligence regulation will fail to effectively protect people’s rights

• November 09, 2025 09 Nov'25

  Nikkei data breach exposes personal data of over 17,000 staff

  Hackers used stolen login details from an employee's computer to access the Japanese media giant’s Slack messaging platform, with names, email addresses and chat histories potentially exposed

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Microsoft strengthens UAE’s AI ambitions with launch of Elevate programme

  With the launch of Microsoft Elevate UAE, the tech giant deepens its commitment to artificial intelligence skilling, infrastructure and innovation across education, government and startups

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  From ambition to action: How the Gulf is turning responsible AI into a global reality

  The Middle East is rapidly advancing in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, driven by strong government strategies. Success in the region requires trust, cultural awareness and alignment with local regulations

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  SAP TechEd 2025: Make AI real, grind in data

  SAP TechEd in Berlin put an accent on building agentic and generative AI systems to create real business outcomes, beyond what its executives say is excessive hype

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  Most developers in Southeast Asia and India use AI tools

  Study finds that 95% of developers in Southeast Asia and India use AI tools, but many of their employers lack formal AI policies, leaving them to forge their own paths in upskilling and governance

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Ryt Bank taps agentic AI for conversational banking

  Malaysia’s Ryt Bank is using its own LLM and agentic AI framework to allow customers to perform banking transactions in natural language, replacing traditional menus and buttons

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Unequal access: The digital divide in criminal justice

  Access to expert digital forensic analysis is biased towards the prosecution, says criminal defence

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS

  The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust

  Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  CrowdStrike: Europe second only to North America for cyber attacks

  Europe faces rising cyber threats from criminals and nation-states, according to CrowdStrike. Ransomware attacks now take just 24 hours, with 22% of global victims being European

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  How Zoom is approaching agentic AI

  Zoom CTO Xuedong Huang explains how AI Companion 3.0’s agentic AI capabilities can help turn conversations into completed actions using long-term memory and deep reasoning

• October 31, 2025 31 Oct'25

  Capgemini and Siemens combine to make AI industrial tech

  Siemens and Capgemini are expanding their partnership to create AI-based industrial technologies, said to boost efficiency, sustainability and innovation in manufacturing sectors

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Post Office scandal investigator warns public inquiry about Horizon defect at large for years

  Forensic investigator who helped expose Horizon scandal described defect ‘sufficiently serious’ to inform public inquiry

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Zoom looks to launch next era of custom enterprise AI

  AI-first work platform provider deploys AI leader’s technology to adapt to users’ personal work habits through model customisation and retrieval-augmented generation, with federated AI stack

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Monday.com eyes ASEAN growth with Singapore hub

  The work management specialist’s Collier Quay office will serve as its hub for Southeast Asia as it looks to build deeper relationships with a growing customer base

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI

  E-commerce giant Amazon has cited artificial intelligence as a key driver of its decision to lay off thousands of its corporate employees

• October 27, 2025 27 Oct'25

  Post Office paid one law firm more for inquiry representation than cost of actual inquiry

  Public inquiry into one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history cost less to run than the Post Office paid one law firm for representation during the four-year process

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Canva to save 30,000 work hours with agentic AI

  The graphic design giant is training hundreds of staff on a low-code AI platform and agentic AI tools that are set to save around 30,000 person-hours this year and generate financial returns

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  Render Networks unveils next-generation business intelligence platform

  Digitising network provider embeds advanced data and AI capabilities in bid to ‘redefine’ how entire broadband value chain anticipates risks, forecasts outcomes and uncovers opportunities across large-scale environments

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  More openness on the cards for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

  Competition and Markets Authority will look closely at the openness of Google and Apple’s mobile platforms after designating both with strategic market status

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services

  What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility

• October 20, 2025 20 Oct'25

  Microsoft admonished for role in facilitating Gaza genocide

  Following credible allegations that Microsoft Azure was being used to facilitate mass surveillance and lethal force against Palestinians, which prompted the company to suspend services to the Israeli military unit responsible, human rights ...

• October 17, 2025 17 Oct'25

  UK Salesforce execs: Agentforce begins to stoke new business forms

  Salesforce UK CEO Zahra Bahrololoumi and CTO Paul O’Sullivan put Dreamforce 2025 discourse about agentic AI into a UK context

• October 16, 2025 16 Oct'25

  CCRC formally sends Post Office Capture referral to Court of Appeal

  The statutory body agreed in July to refer the conviction of Capture software user Patricia Owen to appeal court

• October 15, 2025 15 Oct'25

  AI World: Oracle brings agents to bear on world of finance

  Oracle AI World has seen a host of new introductions, among them agentic capabilities for customer finance teams

• October 15, 2025 15 Oct'25

  Dreamforce 2025: Benioff vaunts Slack as interface to agentic enterprise

  Salesforce has launched Agentforce 360, a platform for agentic AI, integrating Slack as its interface

• October 15, 2025 15 Oct'25

  Infor doubles down on APAC with cloud and AI

  The enterprise software firm is targeting the region’s vast manufacturing sector by easing the move to the cloud and rolling out industry-specific AI agents, says CEO Kevin Samuelson