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You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.

Dubai ranks second globally in AI adoption as investment in digital infrastructure accelerates

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BCG’s Intelligent Cities Index highlights how the emirate is translating artificial intelligence ambitions into large-scale deployment, supported by investments in datacentres, sovereign AI initiatives and digital infrastructure

NBN Co passes fibre tipping point as speed uplift carries FY26 growth

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Australia’s wholesale broadband operator met or beat its full-year guidance as copper-to-fibre migration hit record levels

CW@60: A ringside seat as computers transformed banking

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Few industries have been transformed by technology as much as financial services - and banking veteran James Martin has been there to see it happen

Where next for digital government?

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In this week’s Computer Weekly, after new UK prime minister Andy Burnham scrapped the Whitehall department responsible for technology, we examine the future for digital government. As pressure grows on cyber security leaders, we find out how security chiefs can avoid burnout. And the CTO of Thomson Reuters discusses how to keep up with the pace of AI developments. Read the issue now.

Sovereignty beyond residency: Why Gulf governments must rethink AI control

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Vast Data’s Haider Aziz argues that auditability, portability and governance will determine the success of sovereign artificial intelligence initiatives across the Middle East

LoRa Alliance aims for faster, simpler, scalable LoRaWAN deployments

Internet, Technology

Low-power wireless comms trade body unveils standards and technical guidance designed to remove hurdle to scaling IoT deployments – in particular, the manual effort to onboard a device to a network

SK Telecom Hyper-AI consortium names global tech partners

Internet, Technology

Global comms tech provider takes part in South Korean government-backed AI-RAN initiative, reinforcing its AI-native network strategy and commitment to South Korea’s 6G momentum

EE maintains UK mobile quality leadership

Internet, Technology

Report assessing UK mobile performance in the first half of 2026 finds BT-owned leading provider fends off growing competition to lead in nation-wide market testing

Why sexualisation of women by Grok’s GenAI is a data privacy issue

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MP Jess Asato discusses her landmark legal case against xAI, explaining why she believes AI companies must be held accountable for privacy violations

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