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Dubai rolls out AI training for 50,000 government staff
An initiative under Digital Dubai, in partnership with government HR and AI bodies, reflects the wider UAE strategy to embed artificial intelligence across public services, workforce development and economic diversification plansThu, 16 Apr 2026 08:07:00 GMT
One year on from the M&S cyber attack: What did we learn?
A year on from the Marks & Spencer cyber attack, we look back at the incident, consider the lessons learned and ask if the retail sector is any more secure todayThu, 16 Apr 2026 07:30:00 GMT
UK government’s £500m sovereign AI fund bids to commercialise research
The UK government is launching a £500m Sovereign AI Unit to boost artificial intelligence startups and drive economic growth through strategic and long-term investmentsThu, 16 Apr 2026 05:35:00 GMT
UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning
Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertaintyThu, 16 Apr 2026 04:37:00 GMT
UK businesses must face up to AI threat, says government
Technology secretary Liz Kendall urges Britain’s business community to sit up and pay attention to emerging AI threats, following the debut of Anthropic’s new frontier model, MythosWed, 15 Apr 2026 16:53:00 GMT
Ordnance Survey works with Snowflake to tackle flood risk
AI-based tool developed with Snowflake improves policymakers’ understanding of properties at risk of floodingWed, 15 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Danske Bank upgrade error exposed 20,000 customer addresses
Danish bank revealed details of a customer data leak last year which affected thousands of customersWed, 15 Apr 2026 09:23:00 GMT
Data dive: A new American Century in the datacentre pipeline?
Looking at datacentre development internationally, we see how the UK faces apparent relative decline, how countries are responding to the AI age, and what MW vs GDP can tell usWed, 15 Apr 2026 08:20:00 GMT
TDX 2026: Salesforce depicts SaaS as an agentic evolution
Salesforce paints a picture of software as a service evolving in an agentic direction, at its developer conference in San Francisco, with AgentExchange as an ecosystem lubricantWed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT
England Rugby chooses Capgemini as it targets half a million new fans
French supplier will support the Rugby Football Union’s four-year plan to ensure the sport thrives in EnglandWed, 15 Apr 2026 07:30:00 GMT
April Patch Tuesday brings zero-days in Defender, SharePoint Server
Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update may be one of the largest in history, with more than 160 issues in scopeTue, 14 Apr 2026 14:53:00 GMT
Department for Transport shows how its AI system avoids bias
A report looking at a system to extract themes from public consultations highlights human and LLM-based checksTue, 14 Apr 2026 10:45:00 GMT
Turkey launches nationwide 5G services with ambitious domestic production targets
Country’s three mobile operators go live across all 81 provinces following $2.95bn spectrum auction, with government mandating 60% local content requirementsTue, 14 Apr 2026 09:12:00 GMT
Finance regulator outlines its open finance vision
Financial Conduct Authority wants small businesses and consumers to be able to use their data to get better finance dealsTue, 14 Apr 2026 07:41:00 GMT
Finnish quantum computing champion IQM determined to make ‘impossible’ engineering breakthrough
As US defence research agency Darpa starts a programme to upend the dominant quantum computing architecture it says will fail, the CEO of Finland’s IQM speaks to Computer Weekly about why his firm is aiming to succeedTue, 14 Apr 2026 06:51:00 GMT
UK financial regulators rush to assess risks of Anthropic AI model
Banks called in by regulators as latest artificial intelligence model identifies thousands of software vulnerabilitiesTue, 14 Apr 2026 05:45:00 GMT
Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to AI-power drug development
The Danish pharmaceutical company has a strategic plan to use AI across its business. OpenAI is helping it to achieve this objectiveTue, 14 Apr 2026 05:32:00 GMT
How a risky move paid off for Nvidia
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Nvidia, the chip company at the centre of the AI revolution, about how its 20-year technology bet paid off. Oracle is laying off 30,000 workers – we find out what’s behind the controversial move. And we analyse the risks and opportunities from edge AI. Read the issue now.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:01:00 GMT
Flood warning: How citizens’ AI agents will swamp public services
While governments eagerly look to implement AI to cut costs, they are less prepared for an incoming wave as people begin to use AI agents to drive applications to public servicesTue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT
UK reliance on US big tech companies is ‘national security risk’, claims report
UK government urged to follow European countries by backing technology based on open standardsMon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT