Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics
Read about the latest trends and technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, machine learning and robotics. Learn what AI and automation mean for enterprise IT strategies and how organisations are using AI for business benefit
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News
03 Nov 2025
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 Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Nov 2025
What are the storage requirements for AI training and inference?
Storage for AI must cope with huge volumes of data that can multiply rapidly as vector data is created, plus lightning-fast I/O requirements and the needs of agentic AI Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Nov 2025
What are the storage requirements for AI training and inference?
Storage for AI must cope with huge volumes of data that can multiply rapidly as vector data is created, plus lightning-fast I/O requirements and the needs of agentic AI Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2025
ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft forge strategic alliance to power the future of AI and energy
Unveiled before Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy event ADNOC, the partnership aims to deploy AI across ADNOC’s operations and deliver sustainable infrastructure to power Microsoft’s global datacentre growth Continue Reading
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News
03 Nov 2025
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 Continue Reading
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Opinion
31 Oct 2025
Why asset visibility matters in industrial cyber security
Industrial organisations face rising operational security cyber threats. Asset visibility is vital for defence - without knowing what’s connected, organisations are risk blind Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2025
US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
Rapid7: Cyber defences stuck in the 1980s as threats mount
The company’s chief product officer notes that many defence tactics are still stuck in the past, urging organisations to adopt AI-driven security platforms to improve threat detection and response Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
Nvidia, Cisco look to deepen AI innovation across 6G, telecoms
Comms tech giant and AI leader team to provide a critical AI reference architecture with datacentre switching services looking ahead to next generation of mobile Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2025
Alan Turing Institute refocuses on security following Peter Kyle intervention
A letter by the former secretary of state at DSIT, Peter Kyle, has led to a major transformation, with 78 projects taken off its books Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2025
Qualcomm gears up for AI inference revolution
Rack-based AI acceleration hardware is being positioned as a cost-effective and straightforward way to power AI inference workloads Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2025
Cisco and Splunk plot multi-year data fabric journey
Company leaders talk up their vision for the Cisco Data Fabric that will allow enterprises to gain insights about their IT infrastructure and security posture from machine data wherever it resides, from the network edge to the cloud Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Oct 2025
Use second-layer tools for AI safety
While some enterprises find it difficult to adopt AI, they can now use second-layer AI tools that enable businesses to implement the technology safely Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Oct 2025
NRF Europe – AI quietly does it…
NRF’s European event highlighted many of the tech themes that are ongoing in the retail sector, with AI making a prominent yet quiet appearance Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Oct 2025
A case for AI Qwerty
Techies love the 80:20 rule. Imagine there’s a bit of tech that would do the 20% of laborious tasks people have to do during their working day. Over the course of a 35-hour week, a 20% not working ... Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Oct 2025
Is agentic AI the beginning of the end for ERP?
The rise of agentic AI promises much for ERP, possibly even its supersession. But ERP isn’t dead – it’s evolving as it seeks to govern AI Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Oct 2025
Building trustworthy technology: How AI and data can improve government
AI is reshaping government and public services. We should harness it to make government more efficient, fairer and more responsive Continue Reading
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News
24 Oct 2025
Banks’ AI cost-cutting benefits won’t last, will ‘erode’ profits
Banks are making significant cost savings through initial artificial intelligence implementations, but the technology will eventually hit their profits Continue Reading
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News
24 Oct 2025
AI chip challenger Groq eyes APAC expansion
Groq’s novel chip architecture that speeds up AI inferencing has attracted a fast-growing developer base as it plans its first datacentre in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
24 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2025
Capita rubbishes Public Accounts Committee report claims
The outsourcing giant has missed IT deadlines, stoking fears it won’t be ready to take over the civil service pension contract Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2025
Abu Dhabi bets on autonomous racing to accelerate AI and mobility innovation
Through the Autonomous Racing League, Aspire and the Advanced Technology Research Council are using high-speed competition to test and advance real-world AI and robotics systems Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2025
Ministry of Justice’s OpenAI deal paves way to sovereign AI
OpenAI has been busy signing deals with the UK government to bolster UK artificial intelligence. It’s now launching data residency for UK customers Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2025
NHS could save millions of hours a year using AI, pilot shows
A Microsoft Copilot AI trial in 90 NHS organisations found that a national roll-out could save up to 400,000 hours per month Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2025
Singapore unveils efforts to govern agentic AI, prepare for post-quantum era
Guidelines and tools will help organisations in the city-state manage risks from AI agents and prepare for a future where quantum computers could break current encryption Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2025
Building security and trust in AI agents
AI agents require standardised guidelines, clear human responsibility and a shared language between developers and policymakers to be secure and trusted, experts say Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2025
Do government services need a rethink for AI and automation?
Evidence presented in a new Public Accounts Committee report covering smart public services delivery suggests a change in tack is needed Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2025
Government to launch AI sandbox scheme
The proposed AI Growth Lab aims to cut red tape and allow companies to test artificial intelligence products in a safe environment Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2025
Startup law firm wants to ‘live and breathe technology’
Law firm will use artificial intelligence in its business from the word go, cutting the cost of managing large business contracts Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2025
AWS and e& launch AI and cloud training programme to build UAE’s future-ready workforce
The ‘AI Nation – Afaaq’ initiative will train 30,000 individuals in AI and machine learning, addressing critical skills gaps and supporting the UAE’s digital transformation ambitions Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2025
Dell Technologies accelerates AI and digital transformation across the Middle East
Through strategic partnerships and innovations unveiled at Gitex 2025, Dell is helping UAE organisations harness AI, multi-cloud, and edge computing to drive faster, smarter business transformation Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2025
From Whitehall to WhatsApp: The rise of conversational government
Chatbots and secure messaging are reshaping citizen access to public services, offering speed and simplicity, but raising questions of trust and inclusion Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2025
Companion.energy intros cost- and carbon-aware networking
Belgian energy company turns to comms tech provider to fulfil mission to allow enterprises to turn energy from a cost centre into a strategic advantage through sustainable networking Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2025
EU regulation sharpens fear of Norwegian AI exodus
Norway’s government wants fast-track adoption of EU AI Act as pressure mounts for the EU to ease regulation on high-tech sectors Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2025
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 organisations are calling for further action Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2025
HMRC rolls out Microsoft Copilot AI
HM Revenue and Customs has begun to roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to its staff, with the aim of making productivity savings Continue Reading
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News
17 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Oct 2025
Why we should all be worried about the AI bubble
The phrase 'don't believe the hype' has never been more apt - there are growing warnings of an AI investment bubble that could affect everyone if it bursts Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2025
Pet insurers fuel AI take up in veterinary sector
Through tech startups, insurers are offering artificial intelligence-based veterinary services as part of pet insurance contracts Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2025
AI market is ‘frothy not bubbly’, says Cloudian CEO
To meet the growth in demand for on-premise AI inferencing, Cloudian has developed an AI platform to help enterprises apply large language models to their private data and address security and sovereignty concerns Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
AI-ready companies turning network pilots into profit
Research finds ‘pacesetter’ companies significantly more likely to move network AI pilots into production, and 50% more likely to report measurable value from AI Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
Real-time analytics tops priorities for 82% of IoT enterprise
Research finds IoT is evolving from simple data collection to process automation, with enterprises starting to layer additional services like AI and machine learning to process data from IoT deployment Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
Why the future of work is agentic
Organisations are starting to look at where artificial intelligence fits into business workflows Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
AI will create a better world, says Oracle’s Ellison
Oracle ramped up its plans to lead in all things AI on the opening day of its renamed customer event, AI World, with founder Larry Ellison emphasising AI’s transformative potential Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2025
AI becomes major accelerator for IoT
Survey reveals ‘soaring’ enthusiasm for IoT, with multiple emerging technologies acting as catalysts, and efficiency and productivity gains demonstrating return on investment Continue Reading
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Podcast
14 Oct 2025
Value-based contracts: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Accenture partner, Prem Ananthakrishnan about the evolution of software licensing in the age of AI and agentic AI Continue Reading
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News
14 Oct 2025
Vox pop: Digital transformation across the Arab world
We asked exhibitors at UAE startup event Expand North Star about the challenges – from lack of fundamental infrastructure to first-world problems – faced by startups and digital businesses in the Middle East Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2025
Vibe coding: A question of chicken feed or food
If used correctly, large language models promise to revolutionise software development – but they do not easily fit some corporate IT use cases, with the vagaries of natural language raising some challenges. Cliff Saran reports Continue Reading
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E-Zine
14 Oct 2025
End of support
In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, the Buyer’s Guide takes a deep dive into the issue of Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, in terms of what this means for enterprises running the flagship operating system. Additionally, we look at the evolving role that business intelligence technology is playing in the enterprise, as well as the challenges of “vibe coding”, whereby artificial intelligence is used to assist with software development tasks. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2025
Nvidia scores Meta and Oracle for networking fabric
Nvidia lands hyperscalers Meta and Oracle for its Spectrum-X networking fabric and is leading an industry coalition to adopt an 800-volt DC power standard for datacentres Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2025
Interview: Shaping the future of AI in the UAE
At Gitex 2025 in Dubai, the largest tech show in the Middle East, Chiara Marcati, chief AI advisory and business officer at AI71, discusses the UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2025
Microsoft and the UAE: Driving AI from strategy to real impact
Exploring how Microsoft and the UAE are turning AI ambition into practical solutions, empowering talent, and guiding CIOs to adopt AI at scale Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2025
Thales: Trust in AI for critical systems needs to be engineered
Confidence in artificial intelligence capabilities that power critical systems must go beyond words and be built on a hybrid model that combines data with physics and logic to prove reliability, according to Thales’s chief scientist Continue Reading
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News
13 Oct 2025
UAE AI minister: ‘We’ll have 10,000 AI companies in five years’
Gulf state AI minister sets out plans to encourage artificial intelligence companies with certification and ranking based on AI competence and UAE presence at startup event in Dubai this week Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Oct 2025
Beyond the refresh: Your cyber strategy must include AI PCs
Viewing a PC refresh as part of security strategy helps build a more resilient and productive enterprise and is an opportunity to move beyond tactical upgrades to adopt a security-first hardware strategy for the AI era. Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2025
Forget training, find your killer apps during AI inference
Pure Storage executives talk about why most artificial intelligence projects are about inference, during production, and why that means storage must respond to capacity needs and help optimise data management Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Oct 2025
Brazil’s broadband boom: lessons for the Global South
While Brazil boasts of some of the fastest internet speeds in the Americas, its broadband market is fragmented and under-monetised, posing challenges for investors, operators and the country’s digital future Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2025
Cloudera Evolve London: 91% of organisations say data unfit for AI purposes
Cloudera research finds only 9% of organisations have fully AI-ready data, with siloed data and security major barriers to enterprise AI success, as well as gender bias in AI development Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2025
Infor debuts AI agents to tackle industry-specific tasks
Infor unveils role-based AI agents to automate workflows in niche sectors from dairy to automotive, as well as a new cloud migration programme to ease the transition to cloud Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Oct 2025
How AI is redesigning the rules for building your engineering teams
With AI reshaping the engineering talent landscape, organisations must move beyond assessing pure coding skills and cultivate engineers with a blend of tool literacy, human judgment and strategic thinking Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit: Prepare for AI failures
The AI bandwagon is about to be derailed, and CIOs are going to have to pick up the pieces Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
FairPrice deploys autonomous vehicles for supply chain operations
The supermarket giant has teamed up with tech firm Zelos to deploy a fleet of electric autonomous vehicles to bolster supply chain efficiency and cut carbon emissions Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
Interview: Change management for digitisation and agentic AI
We speak to Thomas Bodé, chief digital transformation officer at European energy company Met Group, about delivering successful digital initiatives Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
TalkTalk undoes customer experience stack complexity to boost contact centre agents
TalkTalk chief operating officer Neil Smith describes the firm’s journey out of CX stack complexity towards more empowered contact centre agents Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
SuiteWorld 2025: NetSuite Next aims to transform business through AI
Next generation of leading Cloud ERP system embeds conversational artificial intelligence and agentic workflows across the suite to show how AI, in particular Chat GPT, can take businesses to a new level Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
How OpenAI’s AMD bet raises the stakes in GPU dominance
The OpenAI partnership with AMD gives it the option to invest directly in the chipmaker Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
SuiteWorld 2025: NetSuite unveils AI innovations for future business
AI cloud ERP provider lifts lid on GenAI-based ecommerce tools and presents how embedded AI is enabling customers, partners and developers to integrate models, design custom agents, and compose next-gen workflows and experiences Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
How the UAE is using AI to transform healthcare
The UAE’s decision to appoint AI leaders in every ministry signals a shift - in healthcare, success is measured not only in cost savings, but in efficiency, sustainability, and better patient outcomes Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2025
AI and big data: Driving the UAE’s smart transport revolution
From real-time passenger insights to predictive maintenance, the UAE is leveraging AI and advanced data platforms to transform mobility, enhance efficiency, and set a global benchmark in intelligent transport. Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2025
Nato chooses Oracle to secure battlefield communications
Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research, using Oracle Cloud and edge technology Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2025
The Security Interviews: David Bradbury, CSO, Okta
Okta’s chief security officer talks security by default and explains why he thinks time is running out for the shared responsibility model Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2025
AI halves clinical trial approval times
Use of artificial intelligence to flag up potential issues with clinical trial applications means assessors can approve new treatments faster Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2025
Vibe coding: A question of chicken feed or food
If used correctly, large language models promise to revolutionise software development – but they do not easily fit some obvious corporate IT use cases Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Oct 2025
GITEX: Dubai’s rise as a global technology hub
Gitex 2025 will take place from 13–17 October at the Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai Harbour, welcoming more than 200,000 visitors and over 6,000 exhibitors from around the globe Continue Reading
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E-Zine
07 Oct 2025
Is the UK’s digital ID scheme doomed to fail?
In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a look at the government’s somewhat controversial plan to introduce a national, compulsory digital ID scheme. Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, also runs us through how the financial services giant is planning to use agentic AI to improve the customer experience. In the third part of our buyer’s guide on cloud management and security, details about the plethora of security tools that exist for enterprises looking to manage their Amazon Web Services stacks gets the deep-dive treatment. And, in our final feature in the issue, we look at the evolution in mobile app technology within the retail space. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
Gartner: IT leaders need to prepare for GenAI legal issues
GenAI is being embedded into enterprise software. This has implications for governance and regulatory compliance Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
SAP: AI is commoditising business applications
Business applications are at risk of being commoditised with artificial intelligence increasingly becoming the new interface that lets businesses execute tasks across different systems, according to a senior SAP leader Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
Enterprise software sales through cloud hyperscale marketplaces set to hit $163bn by 2030
Research from IT market watcher Omdia suggests enterprise IT buyers are getting increasingly comfortable with making purchases through the Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google Cloud marketplaces Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Oct 2025
Managing AI’s environmental impact
With AI set to account for half of IT greenhouse gas emissions by 2028, businesses must look beyond energy use and embed sustainability, transparency and social equity into their AI strategy to avoid derailing their green goals Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
Cisco unveils agentic capabilities for next-generation collaboration
IT and networking giant claims ‘major’ steps forward in collaboration and customer experience, both powered by AI, and designed to help enterprises work and serve smarter Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2025
UK government to consult on police live facial recognition use
The UK’s policing minister has confirmed the government will consult on the use of live facial recognition by law enforcement before expanding its use throughout England, but so far, the technology has been deployed with minimal public debate or consultation Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2025
Software engineering limited by lack of full automation
The continuous deployment part of the software development lifecycle appears to be velocity-limiting Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Oct 2025
The UK’s National Data Strategy must evolve to unlock AI in the public sector
The UK government is investing both hope and money into using AI to improve public services - but the benefits will remain elusive unless the public sector changes its approach to data strategy Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2025
Singtel debuts low-code platform to ease AI deployment
Singtel’s AI Studio, part of its CUBΣ network-as-a-service offering, aims to simplify AI development and deployment while addressing enterprise concerns around security and data sovereignty Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2025
Why AI agent projects are stalling in production
A Confluent technology strategist explains why multi-agent workflows become brittle monoliths and how access to real-time, streaming data is key to the success of agentic AI deployments Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Oct 2025
System integrators to capture $43bn in enterprise services
While telcos focus on providing connectivity, system integrators are capturing a projected $43bn in enterprise services by embedding AI and cloud capabilities directly into industry-specific workflows Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2025
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 Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2025
Companies reap the rewards of being AI-first
Few companies are seeing a return on their AI investment, but those that do tend to be laser-focused on artificial intelligence, with established training and IT growth plans Continue Reading