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UNIDIR: Five tech trends are reshaping maritime security and testing arms control
Safety and ethicsOctober 29, 2026, 11:47

UNIDIR: Five tech trends are reshaping maritime security and testing arms control

Cheap, increasingly autonomous systems, more transparent oceans and growing links between maritime and digital infrastructure are changing maritime security, according…

UNIDIR Warns Orbital Data Centres Could Deepen Data Sovereignty Gaps
BusinessOctober 28, 2026, 10:31

UNIDIR Warns Orbital Data Centres Could Deepen Data Sovereignty Gaps

Data centres in orbit could make it harder for states to enforce data sovereignty and may entrench existing inequalities, according to a commentary published by UNIDIR…

Business
BusinessOctober 21, 2026, 10:26

Source text for UN military AI initiative article is missing

The supplied source for the UN initiative on the military uses of AI contains no article body, so no news report can be written from it. The page text holds only AP…

UNIDIR launches new initiatives on military AI governance
BusinessOctober 20, 2026, 10:40

UNIDIR launches new initiatives on military AI governance

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) has launched a range of new initiatives from its Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security. Director…

UNIDIR: Companies, Not States, Make Key Design Choices in Military AI
BusinessOctober 19, 2026, 13:27

UNIDIR: Companies, Not States, Make Key Design Choices in Military AI

The UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) argues that the decisions shaping how military AI behaves are usually made by company engineers, not States, and that…

UNIDIR warns AI and biology convergence demands layered defences against bioweapons
Safety and ethicsSeptember 25, 2026, 15:32

UNIDIR warns AI and biology convergence demands layered defences against bioweapons

The UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) argues that the spread of AI across biological research calls for layered prevention, anchored in a stronger…