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• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  UAE launches AI ecosystem to boost climate-resilient agriculture worldwide

  In partnership with the Gates Foundation, Abu Dhabi unveils a multi-institution AI platform designed to accelerate agricultural innovation, strengthen food security and support millions of smallholder farmers facing climate volatility

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  Fujitsu Post Office IT support team were ‘legalised hackers’

  Backdoors meant it was possible for Fujitsu staff to steal money from Post Office branches, says former Fujitsu tech worker

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  S/4Hana in 2026: Three ways to move off SAP ECC

  We speak to three companies that have taken very different approaches to migrate off SAP Enterprise Core Components onto S/4Hana

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  Fujitsu boss has been a Post Office scandal bystander for over a decade

  IT supplier’s European boss was kept up to date with challenges to the Horizon system, but like others, remained silent

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin architecture to power AI agents

  The AI chip giant has taken the wraps off its latest compute platform designed for test-time scaling and reasoning models, alongside a slew of open source models for robotics and autonomous driving

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  How Bahrain is building a region-leading digital economy

  From hyperscale cloud and fintech regulation to AI skills and smart manufacturing, Bahrain is positioning technology at the heart of its economic diversification strategy, says Bahrain EDB’s Musab Abdullah

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  What will the Post Office scandal bring in 2026?

  Campaigners are waiting to see what will unfold in the Post Office scandal in 2026, but history has told them not to hold their breath

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  Falcon and beyond: Abu Dhabi’s blueprint for national AI governance

  Through national frameworks, open-source innovation and homegrown models such as Falcon, Abu Dhabi is shaping a distinctive approach to AI governance and deployment

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  Global cloud infrastructure spending hits $102.6bn in Q3 2025

  The cloud infrastructure market grew 25% year on year, driven by enterprises moving from AI experimentation to scaled deployment, according to research from Omdia

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  Singtel trials 50Gbps fibre to support future AI and cloud workloads

  Singtel kicks off technical pilot for ultra-high-speed broadband, targeting the bandwidth requirements of immersive media, remote enterprise workflows and AI-driven systems

• January 02, 2026 02 Jan'26

  ServiceNow predicts more than one million new AI-driven jobs in UAE by 2030

  Enterprise AI adoption, national strategy and large-scale digital transformation programmes are set to reshape the UAE labour market and technology landscape, according to ServiceNow research

• December 31, 2025 31 Dec'25

  Top 10 police technology stories of 2025

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025

• December 31, 2025 31 Dec'25

  Top 10 business applications stories of 2025

  There is no doubt what took centre stage in the theatre of business applications in 25: agentic AI, surpassing pre-2022 AI, and generative AI. C-level executives bang the AI drum while enterprises find value

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Oldest victim of Post Office scandal awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2026

  The New Year Honours List 2026 conferred an OBE on the oldest living victim of the Post Office scandal, as well as hailing members of the UK technology community

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  PwC: AI, cloud and next-generation networks redefine the Middle East’s TMT future

  From sovereign cloud and AI compute to gaming and quantum, PwC research shows how the region is reshaping growth, competitiveness and digital sovereignty

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 information management stories of 2025

  Artificial intelligence continued to have a big impact on information management in 2025. Also selected are case studies and interviews with data chiefs that show the enduring value of good data management

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 government IT stories of 2025

  The past 12 months has seen a number of significant milestones in digital government. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 government IT stories of 2025

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech ethics stories of 2025

• December 29, 2025 29 Dec'25

  Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025

• December 29, 2025 29 Dec'25

  Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2025

  A new digital strategy, funding boosts and struggles to keep the lights on: here are Computer Weekly’s top NHS IT stories in 2025

• December 28, 2025 28 Dec'25

  Middle East tech trends 2026: AI, cyber security and sovereign infrastructure take centre stage

  As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation to production and cyber threats escalate, the Middle East is entering a decisive phase of digital transformation, says Omdia chief analyst Trevor Clarke

• December 24, 2025 24 Dec'25

  Top 10 India stories of 2025

  From infrastructure expansion and sovereign AI innovation to regulatory maturity, Computer Weekly recaps the key developments that kept CIOs and technology suppliers across India busy in 2025

• December 24, 2025 24 Dec'25

  Top 10 AI stories of 2025

  No topic took over 2025 like that of artificial intelligence – whether it was DeepSeek, the discussion around computational resources, low return on investment, or the hype surrounding agentic AI. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI stories of 2025

• December 23, 2025 23 Dec'25

  UAE and Dubai’s tech ambitions in focus as Sheikh Hamdan meets Elon Musk

  High-level talks highlight AI, space, digital infrastructure and the UAE’s push to become a global technology and innovation hub through partnerships and progressive regulation

• December 23, 2025 23 Dec'25

  Top 10 financial services stories of 2025

  AI and data breaches both caused major disruption in banking this year as the industry faced increased challenges and a seismic shift thanks to emerging tech. Find out more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services stories of 2025

• December 23, 2025 23 Dec'25

  Top 10 ANZ stories of 2025

  The 2025 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with major data breaches even as organisations continue to press on with their digital transformation efforts in areas such as AI and automation

• December 23, 2025 23 Dec'25

  Top 10 end user computing stories of 2025

  The past year was dominated by news of Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, as well as the growing emergence of AI-capable PCs. Computer Weekly looks back at the top 10 end user computing stories of 2025

• December 22, 2025 22 Dec'25

  Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2025

  Southeast Asia’s 2025 tech landscape saw financial institutions, healthcare researchers and government agencies moving decisively from technology pilots to large-scale AI deployments and infrastructure modernisation

• December 19, 2025 19 Dec'25

  Digital Twin Consortium opens doors on four new testbeds

  Testbeds accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation digital twin technologies across industries including manufacturing, medicine, aerospace and defence

• December 19, 2025 19 Dec'25

  Government set for early 2026 court hearing over decision to approve Iver datacentre development

  A court date has been assigned for a legal action being brought against the government over its decision to grant planning permission for a datacentre in Iver

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  Post Office six years late to warn subpostmasters about Horizon defect

  Following pressure from Computer Weekly and forensic investigator, the Post Office has warned subpostmasters about Horizon defect potentially at large for over 20 years

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  The AI regulation gap: Is the UK’s pro-innovation approach enough?

  As AI advances, the UK’s pro-innovation regulatory stance faces growing scrutiny. With non-statutory principles at its core, can the framework maintain public trust and provide effective oversight?

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  MHRA seeks views on healthcare AI regulation

  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wants to know how to regulate AI technologies in the NHS while keeping patients safe

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  Saudia Arabia’s STC commits to five-year network upgrade programme with Ericsson

  Five-year framework agreement focuses on cloud-native networks, AI-driven operations and advanced 5G capabilities as the operator aligns infrastructure investment with Vision 2030 goals

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  AI safeguards improving, says UK government-backed body

  Inaugural AI Security Institute report claims that safeguards in place to ensure AI models behave as intended seem to be improving

• December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25

  Singlife taps Salesforce Agentforce to drive agentic AI strategy

  The Singapore insurer has begun rolling out Salesforce Agentforce to assist customer service teams, with plans to extend the use of the technology to financial advisers and direct customer interactions

• December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25

  Zoom launches AI Companion 3.0 with agentic workflows

  AI-first work platform provider unveils next evolution of its agentic AI product, including beta version of AI-first capabilities for personal workflows, agentic AI features for Docs product and new web interface with expanded context

• December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25

  2025 a ‘transformative year’ for private connectivity

  Research finds standalone private 5G networks well-positioned to become predominant wireless connectivity medium for Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing and process industries, as well as critical communications

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2026

  Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to prioritise sovereign architectures, double down on securing agentic systems and rewrite their infrastructure playbooks, among other tech trends

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  Finance regulator wants mortgage brokers to use artificial intelligence

  UK regulator is to encourage mortgage brokers to use artificial intelligence and other technology

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  Reinventing the Arabic newsroom: How Al-Masry Al-Youm is harnessing AI, data, and cloud to transform

  Al-Masry Al-Youm CIO Omar Badr reveals how Egypt’s leading independent daily has navigated a decade of digital disruption, balancing editorial freedom with cutting-edge technology

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  Microsoft taps Indian IT giants for agentic AI rollout

  The partnership with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro follows a $17.5bn pledge by the tech giant to bolster India’s cloud and AI infrastructure

• December 12, 2025 12 Dec'25

  Trump plans bonfire of US state-level AI regulation

  US president’s executive order targets state-level AI regulatory frameworks across the country, saying they are too onerous and endangering leadership in the field

• December 12, 2025 12 Dec'25

  University of York plumps for Workday to spruce up HR and finance

  The University of York is replacing 57 HR and finance systems with a Workday platform, supported by KPMG, aiming for real-time insights and simpler processes

• December 12, 2025 12 Dec'25

  Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College

  With both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients

• December 12, 2025 12 Dec'25

  Digital Ethics Summit 2025: Open sourcing and assuring AI

  Industry experts met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with assuring AI systems, and how open source approaches can challenge concentrations of capital and power

• December 11, 2025 11 Dec'25

  Interview: Art Hu, global CIO, Lenovo

  The IT chief at the PC, servers and storage supplier is using his experience of rolling out tech internally to boost the growing services ambitions of the Chinese tech giant

• December 11, 2025 11 Dec'25

  Oracle expects to increase OCI margins by 30-40%

  Market analysts are concerned about the AI bubble bursting, but Oracle’s latest earnings call shows it is still expanding datacentre roll-outs

• December 11, 2025 11 Dec'25

  Microsoft expands bug bounty scheme to include third-party software

  The company is to offer bug bounty awards for people who report security vulnerabilities in third-party and open source software impacting Microsoft services

• December 11, 2025 11 Dec'25

  Qatar launches Qai to accelerate national and regional AI ambitions

  State-backed company Qai aims to build secure AI infrastructure and position Qatar as a leading Gulf innovation hub