UAE and Dubai’s tech ambitions in focus as Sheikh Hamdan meets Elon Musk
Dubai and the UAE’s ambitions to position themselves at the forefront of global technology development were underlined this week during a high-profile meeting between His…
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Top 10 financial services stories of 2025
Large financial service companies often drive the enterprise IT sector, with the ability to invest large amounts to pioneer the use of certain technologies. The…
Why the Middle East needs hybrid, human-led cyber security in the age of AI
As organisations across the Middle East deepen their digital transformation, the region’s cyber threat landscape is becoming more intricate and harder to manage. Smart cities,…
Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the biggest talking point for IT leaders in 2025 – both the emerging capabilities and opportunities from the technology, and…
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2025
The datacentre news agenda for 2025 was set within weeks of the new year getting underway, with the publication of the UK government’s AI (artificial…
Top 10 cloud computing stories of 2025
One topic that has continued to dominate the cloud computing news cycle in 2025 is the growing hold the hyperscale tech giants, namely Amazon Web…
Will Quantum Computing Kill Bitcoin?
For years, the conversation around quantum computing and cryptocurrency has been dominated by a single, breathless question: Will a quantum breakthrough kill Bitcoin? The fear…
European Commission renews UK data adequacy agreement, ensuring continued free flow of data
The European Commission has renewed its data adequacy agreement with the UK, guaranteeing free flow of data with the European Union (EU) for a further…
‘Sensitive’ data stolen in Westminster City Council cyber attack
Westminster City Council has said that “potentially sensitive and personal” data was stolen by hackers during the cyber attack that hit three neighbouring London authorities…
AI safeguards improving, says UK government-backed body
The safeguards in place to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) models behave appropriately and as intended appear to be improving, or so claims the UK…
Passwords to prompts: Identity and AI redefined cyber in 2025
I will remember 2025 as the year when AI agents became the key vulnerability, identity threats pivoted from stolen passwords to convincing synthetic impersonation, and…
Saudia Arabia’s STC commits to five-year network upgrade programme with Ericsson
Saudi Arabia’s largest telecoms operator, STC Group, has reinforced its long-term network strategy with a five-year framework agreement with Ericsson, signalling a renewed push to…