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#computerweekly.com. Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era? | Computer Weekly. Trade deal simplifies the visa system for professionals from India, which could make the country’s suppliers more accessible

#Feb.10.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. G42 expands global AI ambitions with sovereign cloud partnership in Vietnam | Computer Weekly. UAE artificial intelligence champion takes its sovereignty-first model to Southeast Asia.

#Feb.10.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. Singapore mounts largest ever cyber operation to oust APT actor | Computer Weekly. Operation Cyber Guardian mobilised over 100 defenders to neutralise UNC3886 which infiltrated Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba networks, operators issue joint pledge on defence-in-depth

#Feb.10.2026 ×

#wired.com. Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete. After more than 15 years of draconian measures, culminating in an ongoing internet shutdown, the Iranian regime seems to be staggering toward its digital surveillance endgame.

#Feb.09.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. NTT Data deepens Middle East cloud push with acquisition of UAE-based Zero&amp;One | Computer Weekly. Deal highlights growing strategic importance of the UAE as global technology firms race to scale cloud, AI and digital services across the region.

#Feb.09.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models | Computer Weekly. Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global

#Feb.09.2026 ×

#theguardian.com. ‘Was I scared going back to China? No’: Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home. He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, the artist relives a momentous trip

#Feb.09.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large | Computer Weekly. Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities

#Feb.09.2026 ×

#bbc.com. S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin. The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.

#Feb.07.2026 ×

#wired.com. My Favorite TV to Watch the Winter Olympics Is on Sale. Forget the Super Bowl, Samsung's Fantastic S90F QD-OLED TV is on a sweet sale just in time for the Winter Olympics.

#Feb.06.2026 ×

#theguardian.com. Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future. At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets

#Feb.06.2026 ×

#washingtonpost.com. Young people in China have a new alternative to marriage and babies: AI pets. Cute fluffy AI-powered “pets” are providing emotional companionship to an increasing number of lonely, tired Chinese — and a digital ear for tech giants.

#Feb.06.2026 ×

#computerweekly.com. ANZ rolls out AI agents for business bankers | Computer Weekly. Australian lender claims to be the first in Asia-Pacific to deploy Salesforce Agentforce at scale, following a national rollout of a new CRM platform that consolidates data from different systems to ea

#Feb.06.2026 ×

#bbc.com. We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands. A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

#Feb.06.2026 ×

#aljazeera.com. Chinese startup tests its flying car that can carry 10 people. Chinese company AutoFlight conducted a public flight demonstration for its 5-tonne-class flying car V5000 Matrix.

#Feb.05.2026 ×

#wired.com. The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Gay Dating App. The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

#Feb.05.2026 ×

#wired.com. How iPhones Made a Surprising Comeback in China. Huawei’s and Xiaomi’s flagship devices are packed with impressive features, but Apple is dominating the Chinese smartphone market again—for now.

#Feb.05.2026 ×

#theguardian.com. ‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI. Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

#Feb.05.2026 ×

#bbc.com. US pitches plan to counter China's dominance of critical mineral supply. The event was attended by representatives of more than 50 countries, the White House said.

#Feb.05.2026 ×

#wired.com. Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China. Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows.

#Feb.04.2026 ×