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How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

Mistral Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.

Government gives regulatory boost to support AI in legal sector

Computing

Legal firms have been invited to participate in the new Legal Services AI Growth Lab to reduce barriers to the use of artificial intelligence in legal services

ADNOC shifts AI strategy from isolated pilots to enterprise-wide operations

Computing

UAE energy giant embeds artificial intelligence across its value chain as it moves from experimentation to operational scale

Time to rethink US frontier AI model dominance

Computing

DeepSeek has done it again, usurping US AI power when it comes to cost by demonstrating that artificial intelligence can be done on the cheap

Nvidia-backed Open Secure AI Alliance puts AI security and sovereignty in focus for Middle East

Computing

Industry coalition aims to develop open tools for securing artificial intelligence systems, a model that could resonate strongly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as governments and enterprises seek greater control over AI infrastructure, data and cyber risk

Payment fraud a ‘fully fledged’ transnational security threat, says think tank

Computing

Authorised payment fraud has moved way beyond being a consumer protection issue, says the Royal United Services Institute

Dubai Future Foundation, Oxa launch Shifft to gear up for autonomous vehicles

Internet, Technology

Joint venture between autonomous software company and digital association looking to advance autonomous mobility within MENA mega-city and create global hub for future of logistics

The King spoke not a word on AI – then the end of term turned

Computing

The UK government went through a whole parliamentary term without consideration of AI legislation - will a new prime minister take a different approach?

How AI kicked in for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Computing

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at the technology operations centre for the FIFA World Cup to find out how AI helped make the football even better for fans. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the impact that AI is having on cyber security. And Virgin Atlantic explains the safety-first approach it’s taking for its customer service AI chatbot. Read the issue now.

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