Computer

UAE’s datacentre boom powers AI ambitions and digital sovereignty

3 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, Alibaba, Alibaba Cloud, Cloud, Computer, digital transformation, hybrid cloud, Tech / By

The UAE is undergoing a shift in its digital infrastructure landscape, with a wave of data centre and cloud investments reshaping the nation into a regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. This momentum is not only redefining the UAE’s technological capabilities but also reinforcing its strategic vision of becoming a global nexus…

UAE’s datacentre boom powers AI ambitions and digital sovereignty Read More »

AWS apologises for 14-hour outage and sets out causes of US datacentre region downtime

3 minutes of reading / Amazon, API, AWS, Cloud, Computer, serverless, Snap, Tech / By

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has issued an apology to its customers inconvenienced by its largest US datacentre region suffering a 14-hour outage on 20 October, in a blog detailing the precise nature of the technical difficulties its services suffered. As previously reported by Computer Weekly, the outage originated in the public cloud giant’s US-East-1 datacentre…

AWS apologises for 14-hour outage and sets out causes of US datacentre region downtime Read More »

Bereaved families call for public inquiry over suicide forum

5 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech, Technology / By

Bereaved families are calling for a public inquiry over “repeated failures” by the government and online harms regulator Ofcom to effectively deal with a “nihilistic” suicide forum. According to a report by the Molly Rose Foundation (MRF), a suicide prevention charity targeted to people under the age of 25, government departments were warned a total…

Bereaved families call for public inquiry over suicide forum Read More »

Government awards Post Office £2m contract to search for its own Capture records

3 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By

The Department of Business and Trade (DBT) is paying the Post Office up to £2m to search its own records, in anticipation of up to 1,500 compensation claims by former users of its faulty Capture software. The contract award is aimed at digging up the evidence required by claimants to a compensation scheme, the Capture…

Government awards Post Office £2m contract to search for its own Capture records Read More »

Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against Home Office backdoor

6 minutes of reading / Apple, Cloud, Computer, iCloud, Tech / By

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has dismissed Apple’s legal appeal against a government order requiring it to provide intelligence services and law enforcement with the capability to access encrypted data of Apple users worldwide. The tribunal ruled that the case would no longer proceed following a “change in circumstances”, according to court documents obtained by…

Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against Home Office backdoor Read More »

Shameless Fujitsu boss confident firm will be back in ‘good books’ in 18 months

7 minutes of reading / Computer, Fujitsu, Tech / By

A member of Fujitsu’s top team of executives told staff he expects the firm to experience about 12 to 18 months of “flux” in the UK before getting back into “everybody’s good books”. He said this will come after Fujitsu headquarters pays its contribution to the costs of the Post Office scandal. The comment came…

Shameless Fujitsu boss confident firm will be back in ‘good books’ in 18 months Read More »

Revenue generated by neoclouds expected to exceed $23bn in 2025, predicts Synergy

3 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, Computer, Tech / By

The revenue generated by neocloud service providers, who are seemingly usurping the traditional hyperscale providers when it comes to hosting artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, is expected to exceed $23bn during 2025. That’s according to market data shared by Synergy Research Group (SRG), which confirmed the revenue generated by neoclouds surpassed $5bn during the second quarter…

Revenue generated by neoclouds expected to exceed $23bn in 2025, predicts Synergy Read More »

10 Of The Most Useful USB Gadgets You Can Find On Amazon

14 minutes of reading / Amazon, Computer, MacBook, Samsung, Tech / By

Hibiscus fafafa/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re only using your laptop’s USB ports to plug in your charger and mouse, then you’re missing out. Those little ports can do a lot more than you think, from powering extra storage and streaming tools to running quirky gadgets that make…

10 Of The Most Useful USB Gadgets You Can Find On Amazon Read More »

Cohesity CEO: ‘The Middle East is moving faster than any other region in data resilience’

3 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, digital transformation, Git, multicloud, Tech / By

Cohesity has become a prominent name in cyber resilience, as enterprises worldwide look for smarter ways to secure and recover data in an age of increasingly sophisticated threats. For CEO Sanjay Poonen, the company’s mission reflects this shift in urgency: “Our mission is to protect, secure and provide insights into the world’s data. The largest…

Cohesity CEO: ‘The Middle East is moving faster than any other region in data resilience’ Read More »

Why Keir Starmer’s mandatory national digital ID system may be neither mandatory nor national

12 minutes of reading / Computer, fintech, Fujitsu, IDS, Tech, Technology / By

With nearly three million people – so far – signing an online petition against the introduction of “digital ID cards”, the government is already fighting to reclaim the initiative after prime minister Keir Starmer’s botched announcement of plans for a mandatory national digital identity scheme. Civil service officials last week attempted to quell the second…

Why Keir Starmer’s mandatory national digital ID system may be neither mandatory nor national Read More »

Shopping Cart
Shopping cart0
There are no products in the cart!
Continue shopping
0
Scroll to Top