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British children hold GBP £5.5bn in savings & cash
Crypto

British children hold GBP £5.5bn in savings & cash

Most of it sits outside mainstream banks, with 6 million children aged eight to 15 holding cash, accounts, apps or piggy banks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year
Software-as-a-Service

UK small firms' AI use more than doubles in a year

Security fears and a skills gap are holding back UK small firms, even as nearly half now use AI and more plan to adopt it.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
UK firms exposed to foreign supply chains, Capgemini finds
Digital Transformation

UK firms exposed to foreign supply chains, Capgemini finds

Only 36% of UK organisations hit by disruption have contingency plans, as Capgemini warns supply-chain exposure is leaving firms vulnerable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre
Digital Transformation

Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre

The upgrade aims to ease London dependence for Midlands firms needing low-latency AI capacity, security and resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Transicon issues five-step OT cyber security guide
Disaster Recovery

Transicon issues five-step OT cyber security guide

UK manufacturers face rising disruption from cyber incidents, prompting Transicon to urge shared responsibility, asset mapping and regular backups.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams
Data Protection

XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams

Broader fraud detection could help agencies and brands spot scams sooner as telecom and internet signals are linked across services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
UK shoppers distrust AI recommendations, ThoughtSpot finds
Data Protection

UK shoppers distrust AI recommendations, ThoughtSpot finds

Privacy worries are undermining retailers' AI push, with only one in 10 UK shoppers saying they trust product recommendations, a survey found.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
iPhone owners more likely to play audio aloud in public
Digital Signage

iPhone owners more likely to play audio aloud in public

Public frustration with loud phone use is widespread, after a survey found iPhone owners are more likely than Android users to play audio aloud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
JD Sports sees multi-million-pound loyalty sales lift
Customer Relationship Management

JD Sports sees multi-million-pound loyalty sales lift

A trial of tailored offers found relevance drove spend more than bigger discounts, pointing to a multi-million-pound sales opportunity at JD Sports.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

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UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds
Data Protection

UK execs overconfident on AI failure diagnosis, survey finds

A 25-point gap between executives and engineers suggests many UK firms are scaling AI faster than they can diagnose failures or meet governance demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Euromonitor launches Passport agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Software-as-a-Service

Euromonitor launches Passport agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Users can now query Euromonitor's market data inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, with every answer citing sources to reduce AI errors and risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI data centres make grid access key to power deals
Hyperscale

AI data centres make grid access key to power deals

Grid congestion is adding risk and a scarcity premium to data centre deals as AI demand drives electricity needs sharply higher.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Advania UK names Annette Murphy as Chief Executive Officer
Data Protection

Advania UK names Annette Murphy as Chief Executive Officer

The appointment gives Advania UK a permanent leader as it expands its AI and cloud offer amid rising data-sovereignty pressures.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Marketing leaders fret over AI brand discovery gaps
Customer Experience

Marketing leaders fret over AI brand discovery gaps

A growing measurement gap has left Australian marketers most worried about AI misrepresenting their brands, the research found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise
AI Security

Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise

Stricter controls on agent identities and tool access aim to curb security and reliability risks as autonomous AI systems spread.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
Virtualisation

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Quickparts lifts space & defence investment to USD $6m
Space

Quickparts lifts space & defence investment to USD $6m

New 3D printing systems will lift output by 40 per cent and give space and defence customers a backup if supply chains are hit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

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