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Asia-Pacific expansion is set to help partners widen margins, cut compliance risk and reach new customers across 27 countries.
Enterprises will need cryptographic proof of AI behaviour, as regulators and customers demand traceability over blind trust.
Cross-store intelligence is helping police and retailers identify violent repeat thieves, with US chains driving most of the network's links.
The update could help developers keep longer projects moving by letting Codex handle desktop tasks, browser work and persistent context.
Users will be able to turn rough briefs into editable work as the platform broadens into office tasks and workplace software integration.
Employers are demanding proof of AI proficiency as Skillsoft’s benchmark completions jumped 994% and learning activity surged.
Retailers could cut weeks of manual sourcing work as Rithum’s new tool uses network data to match suppliers to growth needs.
Employers face a rising risk of criminal probes and reputational damage as new scans flag illegal child abuse imagery on work devices.
British households pay less than many Western peers for fixed-line broadband, with the UK placed 70th in a 214-country price league.
Most UK accounting firms would divert AI savings to compliance or staffing, not higher-margin advisory work, a Ravical survey found.
The plan could deepen UK firms’ dependence on overseas AI providers unless ministers also spur wider enterprise adoption and infrastructure.
Higher rates and tougher investor scrutiny are forcing mid-tier fintechs into sales, restructuring or shutdown as capital pools shrink.
Customers can now freeze cards or check spending by text or voice, as Revolut joins banks racing to make finance apps conversational.
Selected pet and aquatics retailers will get pre-scheduled meetings at PATS 2026 after visitor numbers jumped 70% last year.
Production crews can now get longer battery life, wider tuning and faster cloud uploads as Sound Devices updates its Astral range and 8-Series recorders.
Recruitment firms risk missing talent as automated screening leaves many candidates feeling rejected before a human ever reviews their CV.
Pure Cloud Solutions will keep its brand and leadership as the deal gives Your.Cloud a bigger foothold in the UK managed services market.
Only 3% of 18-to-24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, raising concerns over future recruitment and pay accuracy for employers.
Households hit by April rises are switching in record numbers, with three million already moving providers to avoid higher broadband charges.
Parents of primary school children are being urged to rethink online privacy habits as the regulator responds to rising safety concerns.