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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…

The ongoing US government shutdown in October 2025 ignited global widespread concern about cyber security vulnerabilities, especially due to the temporary lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which slowed federal threat intelligence funding. However, the true risk exposed by the shutdown is not the pause in government operations, but rather a…

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OpenAI to provide civil servants with access to ChatGPT Enterprise. The MoU includes the option of UK data residency for customers using the OpenAI API Platform, ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu.  OpenAI technology is being used across the UK government to provide…

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The US state of Maryland has launched a statewide Vulnerability Disclosure Programme (VDP) to give ethical hackers the chance to probe systems across its government for flaws and vulnerabilities and allow them safe, straightforward and transparent reporting mechanisms. The programme, which will be operated by bug bounty and VDP programme specialists at Bugcrowd, will give Maryland…

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…

By Sai Vsr Oct. 5, 2025 3:17 pm EST Houston just became the proving ground for a development that many in the freight world have been waiting for: a completely driverless validation run. Bot Auto’s autonomous trucking platform rolled onto the highway without a backup driver in the cab, and without a remote operator babysitting from…

Abu Dhabi is turning racetracks into laboratories – on the Yas Marina circuit, better known for hosting Formula One, the Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) is transforming motorsport into a proving ground for AI, robotics, and next-generation mobility systems. Organised by Aspire, the programme management and challenge-led arm of the emirate’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC),…

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Abu Dhabi is accelerating its aim to become a global hub for deep technology, and at the centre of this effort is VentureOne, a government-backed venture builder turning cutting-edge research into market-ready startups. In just 18 months, it has launched four deep-tech companies, a pace that underscores how the UAE’s coordinated approach to innovation is…