The ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’ must now be matched by a UK skills revolution
The UK tech sector just received an unprecedented vote of confidence. The ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’ – a £31bn investment commitment from US giants including Microsoft,…
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HDD metrics and why mean time to failure is not terribly useful
In this podcast, we talk to Rainer Kaese, senior manager of business development for hard disk drives at Toshiba Electronics Europe, about hard disk drive…
Interview: Orange Business’s Jérôme Goulard on making telecoms greener and cleaner
In under a decade, chief sustainability officers (CSOs) have become key to synthesising cross-domain knowledge and technical mechanisms that drive organisational environmental, social and governance…
UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS
In a major step forward for the United Arab Emirates’ digital transformation agenda, global technology group e& and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced the…
Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosts its annual energy and technology conferences at ADNEC, Microsoft has unveiled a US$15.2bn investment in the country. The…
G42 and Cisco expand strategic partnership to drive AI innovation and infrastructure growth
G42, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based global technology group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cisco to deepen their strategic collaboration in artificial…
Just weeks left until Companies House ID changes: how to prepare
In a mere few weeks, Companies House will bring into force one of the most significant identity verification changes in its history. From 18 November,…
CISOs in court: Balancing cyber resilience and legal accountability
Today, the role of chief information security officer (CISO) role has transcended traditional boundaries, moving beyond managing firewalls and compliance checklists. The current landscape, marked…
CrowdStrike: Europe second only to North America for cyber attacks
Europe is second only to North America as a theatre of attack for cyber criminals, nation-state actors and hacktivists, according to CrowdStrike’s 2025 European threat…
Accounting experts call for public inquiry into Birmingham bankruptcy
Thirty-five accounting, finance and local government experts have signed an open letter to local government minister Steve Reed, calling for a public inquiry into the…
AWS hails return to accelerated growth with Q3 results
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS’s) third-quarter results show the public cloud giant has resumed growing at a pace not seen since 2022, with an annual revenue…
ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft forge strategic alliance to power the future of AI and energy
Before the opening of ADIPEC 2025, ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft have announced a landmark strategic agreement to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) deployment across ADNOC’s…