Microsoft patches zero-days in .NET and SQL Server
Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issues in SQL Server…
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‘Work is broken’: Can agentic AI fix it?
When DevRev co-founder Manoj Agarwal told an audience in London’s Canary Wharf last November that “work is broken”, he captured a frustration that many CIOs…
Met Police to ‘trial’ handheld facial recognition tech
The Metropolitan Police are set to trial handheld facial recognition technology that will allow officers to conduct biometric checks on the spot, the Mayor of…
Microsoft Cowork: One data store for all your M365 assets
Microsoft has unveiled the next iteration of its Copilot artificial intelligence (AI) tools, which includes a tie-up with Anthropic, a company that recently took a…
Public and private sector key to Digital Realty in West Africa
Datacentre operators always have to look at new routes, to redistribute workloads and implement expansion strategies. That’s a fact of life as they respond to…
Open banking presents £43bn opportunity for UK economy if warnings are heeded
Open banking could benefit the UK economy to the tune of £43bn a year when it reaches full maturity, but the industry must heed recent…
AI chooses nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises
Leading artificial intelligence (AI) models launched nuclear strikes in 95% of simulated crisis scenarios, a King’s College study has found. Given the increasing use of…
UK to launch cyber fraud squad in April
The UK government has announced the formation of a new Online Crime Centre – which will commence operations in April – to form a nexus…
Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security
The Trump administration has set out its long-awaited cyber strategy at the weekend, pledging to “sustain superiority” in emerging areas of security such as post-quantum…
IBM takes a second shot at Post Office contract to replace Horizon
IBM is bidding for a Post Office contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds, a decade after it was paid to walk away from a…
Interview: Nick Pearson, CIO, Ricoh Europe
Nick Pearson, CIO at Ricoh Europe, describes his job as energising. The company’s shift in business model presents challenges and significant opportunities for him to…
IWD 2026: How the Middle East is building a new generation of women leaders in technology
Across the Middle East, the conversation around women in technology is undergoing a quiet but meaningful transformation. What was once primarily about increasing participation in…