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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 plans
Thu, 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 today
Thu, 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 investments
Thu, 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 uncertainty
Thu, 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, Mythos
Wed, 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 flooding
Wed, 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 customers
Wed, 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 us
Wed, 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 lubricant
Wed, 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 England
Wed, 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 scope
Tue, 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 checks
Tue, 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 requirements
Tue, 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 deals
Tue, 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 succeed
Tue, 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 vulnerabilities
Tue, 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 objective
Tue, 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 services
Tue, 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 standards
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT