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• 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 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 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 11, 2025 11 Dec'25

  UAE’s e& enterprise brings Amdocs and Nvidia AI into live telco operations

  The Emirati operator moves beyond pilots, using AI agents to streamline customer care and network operations

• December 10, 2025 10 Dec'25

  Error-prone eVisa system a precursor of digital ID

  Research highlights how the Home Office’s electronic visa system has used migrants as a ‘testing ground’ for the government’s wider digital ID ambitions

• December 01, 2025 01 Dec'25

  Interview: Dominic Redmond, group CIO, PageGroup

  The recruitment firm’s IT chief is looking to use data-enabled technologies, including automation and artificial intelligence, to enhance workplace activities and boost employee productivity

• November 25, 2025 25 Nov'25

  Interview: IBM on breaking hyperscaler lock-in

  Big Blue’s general manager for Asia-Pacific Hans Dekkers talks up why APAC enterprises are rethinking their reliance on public cloud, the resurgence of the mainframe via LinuxOne, and how it used its own AI tools to cut internal costs

• November 24, 2025 24 Nov'25

  MWC25 Doha debut marks a new chapter for MENA mobile innovation

  GSMA’s Jawad Jalal Abbassi outlines how Qatar’s first Mobile World Congress will accelerate digital transformation, 5G adoption and AI integration across the region

• 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 12, 2025 12 Nov'25

  IT services companies and datacentres face regulation as cyber security bill reaches Parliament

  The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will require large IT services companies, including datacentres, to report security incidents within 24 hours

• 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

  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

  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 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Vintage rail freight system showcases 50-year-old innovation

  A system from national rail operator British Rail in 1975 used distributed computing and a 400km data network to track freight

• 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

  Container storage: Five key things you need to know

  We look at container storage and backup, diving deep into how storage works in containers, container storage interface, container-native storage, and the management platforms storage suppliers offer

• 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 08, 2025 08 Oct'25

  Interview: Fausto Fleites, vice-president of data intelligence, ScottsMiracle-Gro

  The data leader’s hands-on experience with machine learning has helped to build a three-part strategy to maximise the benefits of AI at the gardening specialist

• October 06, 2025 06 Oct'25

  Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits

  In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technology’s benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts

• September 30, 2025 30 Sep'25

  Cloud provider publishes ‘tech sovereignty’ plan for UK

  In the face of mounting data sovereignty concerns across Europe, UK cloud provider Civo lays out high-level plan for how the government can retain control and access of its data should the geopolitical situation sour

• September 30, 2025 30 Sep'25

  Infinidat doubles InfiniBox Hybrid array capacity

  Enterprise array maker boosts capacity by two times to 33PB, promises high-density QLC flash drives in the fourth quarter, and adds native object storage that can be set up as customers configure volumes

• September 26, 2025 26 Sep'25

  Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight

  Microsoft’s own documentation confirms that data hosted in its hyperscale cloud architecture routinely traverses the globe, but the tech giant is actively obfuscating this vital information from its UK law enforcement customers

• September 25, 2025 25 Sep'25

  Get HDD temperature right, or risk more drive failures

  We talk to Rainer Kaese of Toshiba about the right temperature to run hard disk drives at. Not getting it right risks higher failure rates than what would normally be expected

• September 24, 2025 24 Sep'25

  Internet shutdowns in Africa on upward trajectory

  A comparative analysis of internet shutdowns in African countries highlights how the tactic is increasingly used to repress dissent and political opposition, depriving millions of people and businesses access to vital digital tools that sustain ...

• September 19, 2025 19 Sep'25

  UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience

  A report produced for the government by academics at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol sets out nine recommendations to strengthen the UK’s cyber sector

• September 17, 2025 17 Sep'25

  Heightened global risk pushes interest in data sovereignty

  Survey finds all those questioned have looked at data location, with most recognising the need to plan for data sovereignty or risk severe damage to reputation and customer trust

• September 16, 2025 16 Sep'25

  eEVOS brings GUI-accessible VMware alternative for SMEs

  eEVOS from EuroNAS plays in the same space as ProxMox, but isn’t free. It does, however, offer a graphical UI so customers don’t need to flex the Linux CLI skills to use it

• September 10, 2025 10 Sep'25

  Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision

  The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims

• September 08, 2025 08 Sep'25

  Dell AI server revenues leap but storage waits on Project Lightning

  During the past quarter, Dell’s datacentre sales went through the roof due to new server and networking products for AI – but storage has not shared the same dynamic

• September 05, 2025 05 Sep'25

  How Metrobank is tapping VMware Cloud Foundation

  The Philippine bank has adopted nearly all of the capabilities in VMware’s private cloud platform to modernise its IT infrastructure while reaping cost savings

• September 01, 2025 01 Sep'25

  Flash drive prices grow quickly while SAS and SATA diverge

  Manufacturers have throttled back production of flash drives to tackle over-supply and it shows in rising prices

• August 28, 2025 28 Aug'25

  Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland

  Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws

• August 21, 2025 21 Aug'25

  Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank

  Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet

• August 20, 2025 20 Aug'25

  Microsoft starts including PQC algorithms in cyber foundations

  Microsoft updates on its post-quantum cyber strategy as it continues integrating quantum-safe algorithms into some of the core foundations underpinning its products and services

• August 12, 2025 12 Aug'25

  Ola’s Krutrim builds ‘AI-first’ sovereign cloud for India

  Krutrim is building a vertically integrated technology stack to make AI affordable, scalable and sovereign for Indian businesses while catering to the country’s linguistic needs

• August 06, 2025 06 Aug'25

  NCSC updates CNI Cyber Assessment Framework

  Updates to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework are designed to help providers of critical services better manage their risk profiles

• August 05, 2025 05 Aug'25

  How StanChart balances AI-powered innovation with security

  Alvaro Garrido, Standard Chartered’s technology and security chief, explains how multi-layered defences and its approach to data protection allows the bank to embrace artificial intelligence without compromising on security

• August 04, 2025 04 Aug'25

  Proliferation of on-premise GenAI platforms is widening security risks

  Research finds increased adoption of unsanctioned generative artificial intelligence platforms is magnifying risk and causing a headache for security teams

• July 29, 2025 29 Jul'25

  European Commission ignores calls to reassess Israel data adequacy

  The European Commission is ignoring calls to reassess Israel’s data adequacy status in spite of concerns raised about its data protection framework and use of personal data in ‘repressive practices’

• July 28, 2025 28 Jul'25

  Kioxia launches 245TB LC9, the biggest flash drive on the market

  Japanese drive maker piles one card on top of another to produce 245.76TB E3.L drive, with lower capacity variants in 2.5in and E3.S formats, and claimed low energy use benefits

• July 24, 2025 24 Jul'25

  US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance

  US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  AWS adds vector functionality to S3 object storage

  S3 Vectors allows customers to store AI vector data in S3 object storage, a move that potentially allows for much cheaper storage of vectorised data usually held in vector databases

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  The Bank of England’s quiet ‘Big Bang’

  The Bank of England has completed its generational project to replace part of the UK’s critical infrastructure, which went unnoticed beyond the sector it underpins

• July 22, 2025 22 Jul'25

  Hitachi Vantara claims Hitachi iQ the most complete AI stack

  Hitachi Vantara says its approach to storage and AI offers the most comprehensive solutions, based on its industrial heritage and RAG-like functionality it claims others don’t have

• July 18, 2025 18 Jul'25

  DWP accused of shielding AI deployments from public scrutiny

  Amnesty International and Big Brother Watch say Department for Work and Pensions’ ‘unchecked’ and opaque use of AI in the UK benefits system treats claimants as suspicious and is shielded from public scrutiny

• July 14, 2025 14 Jul'25

  AI adoption grows amid falling trust in AI outputs

  As organisations move from AI hype to reality, a decline in trust for AI outputs is not a sign of failure, but a signal of market maturity, according to Bhavya Kapoor, Avanade's Asia-Pacific president

• July 07, 2025 07 Jul'25

  Interview: Antony Hausdoerfer, group CIO, The AA

  The vehicle recovery specialist is looking to artificial intelligence and connected vehicle technology to enhance customer experience and get drivers back on the road in the shortest possible time

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions

  Dutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  DDN targets enterprise-shaped hole in its AI storage offer

  Specialist in AI and HPC storage DDN has oriented towards higher performance array products more suited to the enterprise as it aims at $1bn in turnover for 2025