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Saudi Aramco deploys AI refinery system with Emerson

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Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Aramco’s refinery planning environment, creating what the companies describe as one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period refinery…

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Sapphire 2026: SAP heralds dawn of ‘autonomous enterprise’

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Christian Klein, SAP’s chief executive officer, led with a picture of a three-eared unicorn during the opening keynote at SAP’s global Sapphire event in Orlando. In the main press statement for the event, he added some context: “For the mission-critical processes of our customers, ‘almost right’ just isn’t good enough. “By uniting SAP Business AI Platform…

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Sovereign AI fund supports Hassabis startup, Isomorphic

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Isomorphic Labs, a company founded by Demis Hassabis, which uses frontier artificial intelligence (AI) for drug design and development, has received investment from the UK government’s Sovereign AI fund. Isomorphic’s work builds on the breakthrough success of DeepMind’s AlphaFold, the AI model co-created by Hassabis that demonstrated in 2016 how AI could beat the Go…

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12 Old-School Computer Accessories That Used To Be Essential

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Solarseven/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re a millennial or older, you probably remember that before the minimalistic modern laptops and PCs we enjoy today, older computers came with quite a number of accessories. These weren’t just gimmicks, but essential parts that made computers tick at the time.…

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UK Atomic Energy Authority readies fusion simulation AI supercomputer

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As part of its 50 point artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities action plan, the UK government announced that the country’s first AI supercomputer is being established to support Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, the site of the UK’s first AI growth zone.  The government is investing £45m into a 1.4MW supercomputer named Sunrise, a key first step…

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Funding and procurement to target UK quantum innovation

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The UK government has committed to investing £1bn over the next four years to enable the country to win the race to deliver quantum computing at scale. The funding is made up of over £500m dedicated to helping quantum computing companies scale and develop uses for the technology in areas such as pharmaceuticals, financial services and energy. Over £400m of…

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Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows

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Nordea expects to shed 1,500 jobs in the next two years with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The bank, which has about 30,000 staff, disclosed its plans to change the “workforce composition” to investors, with €190m in planned restructuring costs. Nordea’s 2030 strategy was announced in November 2025. At the time, the bank said:…

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Technology accelerating crime, boosts case for national police service, says NCA chief

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Technology is accelerating crime, and making it more global and more harmful, the head of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said today. Graeme Biggar, the NCA’s director general, said criminals are now able to operate in loose networks and buy in to crime and money laundering services. “Technology has given scale and reach to…

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Digital IDs edge closer to practical reality for UK businesses

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Work to translate the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology’s (CFIT’s) Digital Company ID blueprint into practical, real-world deployments of reusable digital identities for UK businesses is bearing fruit as the project reaches its latest milestone. The CFIT this week unveiled the outcomes of its Digital Company ID Coalition at a showcase event at which…

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What will the DEI landscape of the tech sector look like in 2026?

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“When I look towards 2026, I find myself caught between cautious optimism and frustration,” said Karen Blake, tech inclusion strategist and former co-CEO of the Tech Talent Charter. It’s a sentiment those in the technology sector have felt many times over the past 10 years, where the number of women in the technology sector has…

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