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• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE

  As organisations across the UAE move to AI orchestration, leaders are being forced to rethink skills, governance and accountability in an emerging hybrid workforce

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town

  The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Skills key to successful AI adoption, says IBM

  Research from IBM states that employees will need AI skills in the near future for organisations to benefit from the technology

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths

  The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK

• January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26

  Scotland gets AI growth zone boost in Lanarkshire

  CoreWeave is building a 500MW AI cloud, providing the region with 800 high-paid jobs in artificial intelligence

• January 28, 2026 28 Jan'26

  UK government to develop AI tutoring tools

  Schools will soon have access to free AI tools to help provide 1:1 tutoring to students, potentially levelling the playing field for those from disadvantaged backgrounds

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  Alan Turing Institute fellowship programme boosted by $1m from Meta

  The funding from Meta will be used to support experts in the development artificial intelligence to improve UK public services

• January 21, 2026 21 Jan'26

  AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models

  Organisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador

  Professional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Welsh government launches £2.1m fund to help SMEs adopt AI

  The funding is being used to deliver artificial intelligence awareness and adoption support to businesses, as well as to upskill staff, enabling them to take advantage of AI

• January 09, 2026 09 Jan'26

  What will the DEI landscape of the tech sector look like in 2026?

  Over the past 10 years there has been an ongoing battle to increase representation of women and other underrepresented groups in the tech sector – but progress has been slow. What will 2026 have in store for this endeavour?

• January 08, 2026 08 Jan'26

  Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026

  Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026

• December 31, 2025 31 Dec'25

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2025

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion over the past 12 months

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2025

  Looking back at the skills and hiring landscape in 2025, Computer Weekly shares key moments for IT careers and skills over the past 12 months

• 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 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 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  From Kuwait to Brazil: Inside the network behind real-time robotic surgery

  Zain Omantel International and Zain Kuwait deliver ultra-low latency network enabling live telesurgery between Kuwait and Brazil, highlighting the role of advanced connectivity in digital healthcare transformation

• December 16, 2025 16 Dec'25

  Number of women in tech roles up by 1%, says BCS

  Research by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the number of women working in the technology sector has continued to rise at a snail’s pace over the past five years

• December 15, 2025 15 Dec'25

  UK government launches Women in Tech Taskforce

  To help increase the number of women in technology, and prevent those already in the industry from leaving, the UK government has launched a Women in Tech Taskforce

• 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 10, 2025 10 Dec'25

  UK government funds 80 digital skills schemes

  The £11.7m Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund will support projects across the UK to help people gain digital skills and access to devices

• December 04, 2025 04 Dec'25

  Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025

  With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed

• December 03, 2025 03 Dec'25

  UK government pledges to rewrite Computer Misuse Act

  Campaigners celebrate as security minister Dan Jarvis commits to amending the outdated Computer Misuse Act to protect security professionals from prosecution

• November 26, 2025 26 Nov'25

  AI leads parents to change their careers advice to children

  Artificial intelligence is increasingly changing the workplace, leaving children and their parents concerned about the potential future of work

• November 21, 2025 21 Nov'25

  Dutch voters grasp digital urgency better than their politicians

  A grassroots campaign has propelled digitally competent candidates into the Dutch parliament, despite party leaders placing them low on electoral lists

• November 19, 2025 19 Nov'25

  Artificial intelligence helps Klarna double revenues with half the staff

  Swedish fintech has gradually replaced half of its staff with artificial intelligence and doubled its revenues

• November 18, 2025 18 Nov'25

  Tech scaleups and startups lack women at the top

  The tech sector understands the importance of diverse decision-makers, but startups and scaleups are failing to put this in place early on, leading to a lack of diversity and representation

• November 11, 2025 11 Nov'25

  Gartner Symposium 2025: Get the IT team AI ready

  Research from Gartner suggests that CIOs believe every role in IT will be AI-augmented. IT staff are worried about job security

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Collaboration, founders and entrepreneurs – career path of 2025’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech

  Fully admitting her career path has been a happy accident, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, Naomi Timperley, tells us about her work with entrepreneurs and startups

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2025

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2025 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Naomi Timperley

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2025

  Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future

• November 06, 2025 06 Nov'25

  Science and Technology Committee calls out migration red tape

  With the US administration raising fees for the H1-B visa, the UK has an opportunity to roll out the red carpet for world-class talent

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  US indicts three cyber pros who moonlit for ransomware gang

  US prosecutors indict three men who allegedly attacked multiple victims with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware while working as professional cyber incident responders

• November 05, 2025 05 Nov'25

  Government to broaden ‘narrow’ computing curriculum

  Planned changes to the computer science curriculum announced following independent review recommendations

• 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

  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

• October 24, 2025 24 Oct'25

  Documentary to show women’s journey to becoming role models

  The challenges faced when learning to share and express one’s story are often unseen, but an upcoming documentary aims to highlight how 10 women built confidence in public speaking

• October 22, 2025 22 Oct'25

  Atos boss ‘utterly determined’ not to allow GenAI to pull up career drawbridge

  AI is being used in all sectors of the economy and society, but adopters must ensure the next generation of professionals are not denied a first rung on the ladder because of it

• October 21, 2025 21 Oct'25

  New cyber resilience centre to help SMEs fend off cyber threats

  Spearheaded by the Singapore Business Federation, the cyber resilience centre will equip SMEs in the city-state with cyber security capabilities to mitigate and recover from cyber attacks

• October 17, 2025 17 Oct'25

  AI talent war sees UBS recruit leadership from JPMorgan

  Research from Evident reveals US banks lead the way in AI adoption in the finance sector, with a talent war simmering

• October 16, 2025 16 Oct'25

  UK banks must be more like Big Tech to catch the US on AI, which comes with a high price

  Evident research into artificial intelligence adoption in banking reveals US banks dominate when it comes to making AI work for the business

• 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

• October 02, 2025 02 Oct'25

  Aston University partners Capgemini for AI centre of excellence

  University works with IT services giant to open artificial intelligence centre of excellence in London campus

• October 02, 2025 02 Oct'25

  Regional booster programme aims to drive UK tech growth

  The government has launched a £1m programme with 14 projects aimed at supporting startups

• October 01, 2025 01 Oct'25

  E-commerce platform eBay offers free ChatGPT training and tools

  Through eBay Activate, small businesses selling on the online marketplace will gain access to GPT-powered productivity and e-commerce tools

• September 30, 2025 30 Sep'25

  Bank of America builds GenAI assistant for instant answers for customers

  Queries that would take an employee an hour to answer are completed almost instantaneously with the Bank of America’s generative AI assistant

• September 23, 2025 23 Sep'25

  ‘Our worst day’: The untold story of the Electoral Commission cyber attack

  As head of digital at The Electoral Commission, Andrew Simpson’s mettle was tested when threat actors gained access to the regulator’s email systems and accessed sensitive voter data. Three years on, he tells his story to Computer Weekly