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The hire signals Alentr's push into enterprise retail, as pricing pressure forces retailers to tighten control over margins across channels.
Households could be losing hundreds of millions in interest as bonus savings rates vanish when monthly conditions are missed.
Governments are weighing agentic AI to ease staffing pressure, but most leaders want stronger security and sovereignty safeguards before scaling up.
The funding will help more UK SMEs cut overdue invoices, freeing cash and staff time as Adfin expands beyond collections.
Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.
European CISOs urge behaviour-based cyber risk management as 68% still say employees pose the biggest threat, MetaCompliance survey finds.
Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.
Teachers can now check AI-written work and mark assignments inside Google Classroom as schools grapple with generative AI in assessed tasks.
More travellers are avoiding roaming fees by activating eSIMs before departure, with half now using them for overseas trips, Ubigi said.
The deal gives the US group a faster route into the UK and EU, with local logistics, compliance and sales support for clients.
Skills shortages and uneven adoption could slow UK and Ireland IT providers as AI services become the main growth bet over two years.
Rising demand for privacy-first digital triage tools is pushing the Edinburgh firm to expand its sales and customer support teams overseas.
IT teams could cut repair times as Phoenix47's new agent mines past incidents and internal documents to guide engineers live.
Customers will soon get easier document searches and accessibility upgrades as DocuWare rolls out its AI assistant and redesigned interface through 2026.
Businesses struggling with hybrid meetings will get wider access to Owl Labs devices after Westcoast added the brand to its UK and Ireland network.
Following a USD $15 million Series A round, the AI software company is expanding sales across the UK, Europe and the US.
Data exposure risk has risen after Ontario's auditor found thousands of public servants were using unsecured AI sites on work devices.
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Australian small firms are reporting higher revenue and hiring from AI, with regular use almost doubling in 18 months to 69%.
Trust still trumps speed for refunds and complaints, with 90% of UK shoppers preferring human help on complex retail issues.