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23 Jan 2026
DevSecOps AI agents add platform context, woo enterprises
GitLab and Harness rolled out new AI agents, drawing interest from IT organizations with platform context and pricing.
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23 Jan 2026
News brief: Email scams highlight need for employee vigilance
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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22 Jan 2026
Upstart cloud provider Railway turns heads with speed
Railway began as a PaaS provider but now looks to disrupt hyperscalers with a bespoke back-end hardware design and built-in infrastructure best practices for developers.
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23 Jan 2026
Ransomware, reputation, risk: Black Hat Europe in review, 2026 in view
Black Hat Europe made clear that cyber security can no longer be separated from politics, economics and behaviour, as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures combine
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23 Jan 2026
Ruckus gears up for networking partnership with TGR Haas F1 Team
Vistance Networks-owned communications technology provider becomes official networking partner of the TGR Haas F1 Team, delivering purpose‑driven, AI‑enhanced connectivity across team headquarters, trackside operations and hospitality
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23 Jan 2026
Singapore debuts world’s first governance framework for agentic AI
The Infocomm Media Development Authority has released a guide to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence agents safely and address specific risks such as unauthorised actions and automation bias
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22 Jan 2026
Macquarie Bank rolls out AI agent to personalise customer support
Australian bank launches a 24/7 intelligent assistant capable of asynchronous human hand-off, joining the country’s major financial institutions in the race to deploy AI-powered services
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22 Jan 2026
JPMorgan CEO urges slowdown of AI roll-out to ‘save society’
The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence will prompt ‘civil unrest’ if governments and companies fail to protect workers from its displacing effects, says JPMorgan boss
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22 Jan 2026
DWP review of Post Office worker prosecutions yet to start, months after announcement
The DWP said in August that it would carry out an independent review of prosecutions of subpostmasters, but it has yet to appoint a reviewer
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22 Jan 2026
Dell Technologies Forum Dubai highlights AI as the next great economic accelerator
At its flagship regional event, Dell Technologies set out how AI leadership, data readiness and skills development are shaping digital transformation across the UAE and the wider Middle East
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21 Jan 2026
Interview: Barry Panayi, group chief data officer, Howden
The fast-growing insurance firm wants data insights and artificial intelligence to give customer-facing employees all the information they need at their fingertips through data-powered conversational interfaces
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21 Jan 2026
Northamber names Spence as group managing director
Distributor continues to bring in wise heads to help bolster its ambitions to grow its market position
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21 Jan 2026
Northamber names Spence as group managing director
Distributor continues to bring in wise heads to help bolster its ambitions to grow its market position
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21 Jan 2026
UK government appoints banking tech bosses as AI champions
Appointment of artificial intelligence champions from banking sector comes as MPs make stern warning about AI risks in financial services
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21 Jan 2026
The impact of Tesco versus Broadcom lawsuit on software procurement
The lawsuit shows the challenges in dealing with a company that has stopped selling key products and the impact on the software supply chain
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21 Jan 2026
E& enterprise brings agentic AI to MENAT
A strategic partnership introduces autonomous, governance-by-design artificial intelligence as enterprises in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey move from experimentation to real-world impact
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20 Jan 2026
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region to support Thailand’s AI economy
The hyperscaler’s Thai cloud region is part of a $1bn investment to meet the growing demand for cloud services in the kingdom
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20 Jan 2026
NatWest Boxed tech team drives business on embedded finance wave
NatWest Boxed tech team doubles up as the force behind NatWest’s challenger bank, as well as its white-label banking service
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20 Jan 2026
Swedish government software developer counters poor health apps claim
As national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims unsatisfactory health apps deter doctor visits
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20 Jan 2026
Sovereign and edge AI drive return to on-premise Kubernetes
While public cloud services remain popular, the need to control sensitive data and maximise GPU performance is pushing enterprises to deploy Kubernetes in their own datacentres
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20 Jan 2026
Digital Realty enters Malaysia with acquisition of Cyberjaya datacentre
The datacentre provider expands Southeast Asian footprint beyond Singapore and Jakarta, acquiring a connectivity hub in Cyberjaya with plans for a 14MW campus to support regional AI and cloud workloads
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19 Jan 2026
UK financial regulators exposing public to ‘potential serious harm’ due to AI positions
MPs warn that action is needed to ensure artificial intelligence is adopted safely in the finance sector as companies capitalise on its opportunities
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19 Jan 2026
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves of note this week at Public Digital, Canon, Keepit, Extreme Networks and Dropzone AI
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19 Jan 2026
Davos 2026 attendees can navigate event with Salesforce AI ’concierge’
Visitors to the World Economic Forum will be able to use an AI personal assistant, EVA, built by Salesforce on WEF data, to navigate the event and get recommended actions
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19 Jan 2026
UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI
As the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected
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18 Jan 2026
APAC enterprises to boost AI spend by 15% in 2026
Lenovo’s CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 96% of ASEAN organisations are planning to invest more in AI, with a growing reliance on hybrid infrastructure to manage rising inference costs
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16 Jan 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at BCN, TD Synnex Maverick, Heimdal and Syspro
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15 Jan 2026
AI governance provides guardrails for faster innovation
Dataiku’s field chief data officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan discusses how implementing AI governance can accelerate innovation while mitigating the risks of shadow AI
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15 Jan 2026
PSNI resorted to pen and paper after issues with ControlWorks command and control software
Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland for clarification after it emerged the PSNI has not reported IT issues that affected its ability to record reports from the public to the oversight body
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15 Jan 2026
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
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15 Jan 2026
Box releases Box Extract, its AI metadata agent
Line-of-business Box users can now tag contracts, reports and other commonly used docs with plain-language instructions, which an agent processes.
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15 Jan 2026
TD Synnex encourages partners to share data insights
Distributor TD Synnex is keen to provide more information that should expose an increasing number of revenue opportunities
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14 Jan 2026
Slackbot's agentic AI makeover gives users their copilot
Slack's chat assistant morphs into an agent.
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14 Jan 2026
Ensono, Nexer and Xantaro seal senior appointments
Channel players hire and promote talent to drive strategic business goals for this year and beyond
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13 Jan 2026
Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026
January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year
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13 Jan 2026
Hammer ready to welcome university class of ’26
Distributor’s career development programme continues to prepare the next generation for a life in the channel
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13 Jan 2026
TD Synnex UK boss on how people make the difference in business
In a challenging year, it was distributor TD Synnex’s staff that were able to support a growth strategy
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13 Jan 2026
Post Office scandal’s oldest victim calls for total ban on Fujitsu
Betty Brown wants the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal banned from all government contracts
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13 Jan 2026
UK open banking is eight years old and ready to grow into the wider economy
The next phase of open banking will have a greater impact as it morphs into cross-sector open finance
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13 Jan 2026
AI to handle four in 10 customer queries in Singapore by 2027
As companies turn to AI agents to solve manpower constraints, more than nine in 10 APAC consumers say they want clear explanations for AI-driven decisions
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12 Jan 2026
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Moves of note this week at BCS Consultancy, Pax8, Acronis, Recast, Schneider Electric, Leaseweb, Kyocera Document Solutions UK Group and Umbraco
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12 Jan 2026
Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers
As a company that installs and maintains telecoms towers across Africa and the Middle East, Helios is looking to boost digital inclusion in the countries it serves as well as grow through technology improvements
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12 Jan 2026
UK regains second spot in global fintech investment ranking
Global fintech investment was up 21% and the UK retook second spot in the market ranking for the full year 2025
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12 Jan 2026
Where the channel is going in 2026
It’s a good time to look deep into the crystal ball and pull out some ideas of what could happen over the next 12 months
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12 Jan 2026
Woolworths to power Olive digital assistant with agentic AI
The Australian retail giant is the first in the Asia-Pacific region to use Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience to turn its chatbot into a proactive shopping partner
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11 Jan 2026
UAE’s VentureOne to deploy secure autonomy technologies in Europe through Unikie and Solita partners
Partnerships with Finland’s Unikie and Solita will bring UAE-developed secure autonomy technologies to critical infrastructure, public safety and AI-enabled operations across Northern Europe
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10 Jan 2026
E-commerce AI the focus of Salesforce Agentforce updates
Salesforce updates Agentforce Commerce with AI tools for personalization.
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09 Jan 2026
CES 2026: Hitachi inks collaborations with Nvidia, Google Cloud, Nozomi Networks
In its mission to build a ‘harmonised society’, Hitachi claims momentum, with major announcements across areas including mobility, AI and energy
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09 Jan 2026
Salesforce advocates AI fluency framework alongside customers
Salesforce has launched an ‘AI fluency playbook’ based on its own workforce’s experience, aimed at guiding customers on AI adoption, stressing what it sees as human-AI synergies
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09 Jan 2026
Volkswagen looks to deliver advanced infotainment and connectivity capabilities
Global auto manufacturer unveils primary tech provider for the launch of its zonal software-defined vehicle architecture, providing high-performance system-on-chips for infotainment capabilities starting in 2027
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08 Jan 2026
Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy
UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference
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07 Jan 2026
India and Singapore outpace global peers in agentic AI adoption
Research from Thoughtworks reveals that while 77% of global businesses are focused on generating revenue from AI initiatives, Asian markets are leading the charge in agentic AI adoption, job creation and executive confidence
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07 Jan 2026
TXP snaps up Vigil
Addition of AWS specialist will bolster cloud options and provide greater global coverage, as elsewhere Integris and Boom strike up partnerships
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07 Jan 2026
Interview: Diana Schildhouse, chief data and analytics officer, Colgate-Palmolive
The consumer goods giant is taking its advanced analytics approach and adding AI for greater value, but its data leader stresses the importance of getting the data foundations in place first
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07 Jan 2026
CCRC says multiple Post Office software systems potentially implicated in miscarriages of justice
Statutory body said its work has widened to multiple IT systems, and could even look at potential Post Office miscarriages of justice with no link to IT
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07 Jan 2026
PC vendors put emphasis on AI, design and power
The annual CES event has indicated the investments in product design the hardware players have made to encourage customer upgrades
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06 Jan 2026
Lenovo taps AI and digital twins to power World Cup 2026
Technology partner for upcoming football tournament has built an artificial intelligence knowledge assistant for coaches, digital avatars to assist VAR decisions, and smart infrastructure for venue management
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06 Jan 2026
Communicate and CDW adding executive talent
Channel players seal hires to bolster their respective management teams at the start of a busy year for both firms
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06 Jan 2026
Fujitsu Post Office IT support team were ‘legalised hackers’
Backdoors meant it was possible for Fujitsu staff to steal money from Post Office branches, says former Fujitsu tech worker
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06 Jan 2026
S/4Hana in 2026: Three ways to move off SAP ECC
We speak to three companies that have taken very different approaches to migrate off SAP Enterprise Core Components onto S/4Hana
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06 Jan 2026
Fujitsu boss has been a Post Office scandal bystander for over a decade
IT supplier’s European boss was kept up to date with challenges to the Horizon system, but like others, remained silent
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06 Jan 2026
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin architecture to power AI agents
The AI chip giant has taken the wraps off its latest compute platform designed for test-time scaling and reasoning models, alongside a slew of open source models for robotics and autonomous driving
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05 Jan 2026
How Bahrain is building a region-leading digital economy
From hyperscale cloud and fintech regulation to AI skills and smart manufacturing, Bahrain is positioning technology at the heart of its economic diversification strategy, says Bahrain EDB’s Musab Abdullah
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05 Jan 2026
What will the Post Office scandal bring in 2026?
Campaigners are waiting to see what will unfold in the Post Office scandal in 2026, but history has told them not to hold their breath
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05 Jan 2026
Fresh SCC UK boss starts next week
Appointment announced towards the end of last year, with Russell Brown stepping into the role from next Monday
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05 Jan 2026
Falcon and beyond: Abu Dhabi’s blueprint for national AI governance
Through national frameworks, open-source innovation and homegrown models such as Falcon, Abu Dhabi is shaping a distinctive approach to AI governance and deployment
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05 Jan 2026
Singtel trials 50Gbps fibre to support future AI and cloud workloads
Singtel kicks off technical pilot for ultra-high-speed broadband, targeting the bandwidth requirements of immersive media, remote enterprise workflows and AI-driven systems
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02 Jan 2026
ServiceNow predicts more than one million new AI-driven jobs in UAE by 2030
Enterprise AI adoption, national strategy and large-scale digital transformation programmes are set to reshape the UAE labour market and technology landscape, according to ServiceNow research
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31 Dec 2025
2025 review: Channel stories of the year
A look back over the stories that generated headlines over the past 12 months
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31 Dec 2025
Top 10 business applications stories of 2025
There is no doubt what took centre stage in the theatre of business applications in 25: agentic AI, surpassing pre-2022 AI, and generative AI. C-level executives bang the AI drum while enterprises find value
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30 Dec 2025
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2026
The New Year Honours List 2026 conferred an OBE on the oldest living victim of the Post Office scandal, as well as hailing members of the UK technology community
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30 Dec 2025
PwC: AI, cloud and next-generation networks redefine the Middle East’s TMT future
From sovereign cloud and AI compute to gaming and quantum, PwC research shows how the region is reshaping growth, competitiveness and digital sovereignty
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30 Dec 2025
Top 10 information management stories of 2025
Artificial intelligence continued to have a big impact on information management in 2025. Also selected are case studies and interviews with data chiefs that show the enduring value of good data management
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30 Dec 2025
Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech ethics stories of 2025
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29 Dec 2025
Agentic orchestration, the next AI issue for CIOs to tackle
Salesforce, ServiceNow, AWS and others would like to manage all of your AI agents.
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29 Dec 2025
Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025
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28 Dec 2025
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
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23 Dec 2025
Top 10 ANZ stories of 2025
The 2025 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with major data breaches even as organisations continue to press on with their digital transformation efforts in areas such as AI and automation
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23 Dec 2025
Top 10 end user computing stories of 2025
The past year was dominated by news of Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, as well as the growing emergence of AI-capable PCs. Computer Weekly looks back at the top 10 end user computing stories of 2025
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18 Dec 2025
Agentic AI security focus of ServiceNow acquisition targets
ServiceNow attempts to build one (secure) platform to rule them all.
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18 Dec 2025
Post Office six years late to warn subpostmasters about Horizon defect
Following pressure from Computer Weekly and forensic investigator, the Post Office has warned subpostmasters about Horizon defect potentially at large for over 20 years
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18 Dec 2025
Hyland continues pivot to AI-fueled enterprise platform
Can a fragmented ECM landscape support agentic AI? Hyland's Jitesh Ghai believes it can be done.
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16 Dec 2025
Singlife taps Salesforce Agentforce to drive agentic AI strategy
The Singapore insurer has begun rolling out Salesforce Agentforce to assist customer service teams, with plans to extend the use of the technology to financial advisers and direct customer interactions
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16 Dec 2025
Zoom launches AI Companion 3.0 with agentic workflows
AI-first work platform provider unveils next evolution of its agentic AI product, including beta version of AI-first capabilities for personal workflows, agentic AI features for Docs product and new web interface with expanded context
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16 Dec 2025
2025 a ‘transformative year’ for private connectivity
Research finds standalone private 5G networks well-positioned to become predominant wireless connectivity medium for Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing and process industries, as well as critical communications
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15 Dec 2025
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
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15 Dec 2025
What Salesforce's AI agents can do for nonprofits
Salesforce Agentforce Nonprofit goes live, extending agentic AI to resource-constrained organizations.
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15 Dec 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves of note in the past week at TD Synnex, Kubus, Jabra, HackerOne and Axets
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15 Dec 2025
Microsoft taps Indian IT giants for agentic AI rollout
The partnership with Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro follows a $17.5bn pledge by the tech giant to bolster India’s cloud and AI infrastructure
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12 Dec 2025
University of York plumps for Workday to spruce up HR and finance
The University of York is replacing 57 HR and finance systems with a Workday platform, supported by KPMG, aiming for real-time insights and simpler processes
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12 Dec 2025
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
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11 Dec 2025
Salesforce adds Informatica to Data 360, MuleSoft fold
Informatica brings a potentially stronger data foundation to Data 360 and, by extension, Agentforce.
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11 Dec 2025
Microsoft expands bug bounty scheme to include third-party software
The company is to offer bug bounty awards for people who report security vulnerabilities in third-party and open source software impacting Microsoft services
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11 Dec 2025
Qatar launches Qai to accelerate national and regional AI ambitions
State-backed company Qai aims to build secure AI infrastructure and position Qatar as a leading Gulf innovation hub
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11 Dec 2025
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
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09 Dec 2025
Microsoft patched over 1,100 CVEs in 2025
The final Patch Tuesday update of the year brings 56 new CVEs, bringing the year-end total to more than 1,100
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09 Dec 2025
How Chinese-owned Radisson Hotel Group split US enterprise resource planning
During the UK and Ireland SAP user group conference in Birmingham, Computer Weekly met with the SAP platform lead at Radisson Hotel Group
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09 Dec 2025
How Oracle Red Bull Racing is driving Formula 1 into the future with cloud, AI and data
Access to the F1 team’s garage in Abu Dhabi reveals how Monte Carlo simulations, artificial intelligence and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure power split-second decisions, strategy and championship-winning performance
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09 Dec 2025
Cloudera CEO on the Middle East’s hybrid AI future: ‘Workload portability is the foundation’
Charles Sansbury explains how Gulf enterprises are driving demand for private AI, data sovereignty and hybrid architectures as hyperscalers compete for their workloads
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09 Dec 2025
Fujitsu underestimated Post Office scandal backlash
Troubled IT supplier loses UK government megadeal despite internal confidence, as political pressure mounts
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09 Dec 2025
Tricentis looks to agentic AI as firms risk losses from untested code
With 42% growth in the Asia-Pacific region, the software testing firm is pushing autonomous AI agents to help enterprises balance the pressure for speed against the high cost of software failures
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08 Dec 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
Personnel moves of note in the past week at Genesys, Celerity, Alteryx and VoCoVo
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08 Dec 2025
Amazon CTO on the dawn of the renaissance developer
While AI is commoditising programming, it is creating a demand for modern polymath engineers who understand systems, business context and the human condition, says Amazon CTO Werner Vogels
