UK tech leaders plan to hire AI managers within a year
More than half of technology chiefs say oversight has become urgent as AI agents take on routine tasks and raise security and duplication risks.
FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal
The enlarged group will serve more than 450 customers and bolster its push into financial services and AI-led customer experience projects.
AI search transactions soar 553% as revenue jumps 312%
Transactions from AI search visitors rose 553% over 13 months, with revenue up 312% as the channel outpaced organic and paid search.
Investec taps Navan to modernise global travel programme
The bank wants a single system to cut admin, tighten spending oversight and improve compliance across its international travel programme.
Passkey use lags at major platforms, Dashlane says
Even at Google, only 28% of measured logins used passkeys, underscoring the gap between offering passwordless sign-in and getting users to adopt it.
Bull opens Angers factory to boost supercomputer output
The upgraded site will double production capacity and cut maintenance costs by 30% as Europe races to secure more sovereign computing power.
Kyndryl completes CLS data centre migration for FX trade
The first settlement cycle in the new environment processed nearly 2 million FX trades worth more than USD $9 trillion, testing its resilience.
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Billy Grace says Black Friday costs rose but orders fell
UK private healthcare loses revenue to admin inefficiencies
British Business Bank backs £180m AI & deeptech funds
NatWest, Nationwide & HSBC join payments inclusion coalition
IonQ opens quantum innovation centre at Cambridge
Smarsh names Alessandro Silva Chief Growth Officer
The new post is meant to unify Smarsh's sales and customer teams as the software group pushes further into regulated markets overseas.
Spinnaker Support promotes Mark Fetches to global CTO
The promotion aims to tighten customer support by linking early technical advice with post-sale account care across Spinnaker Support's global teams.
iCXperience names Iain Banks to drive enterprise growth
The hire comes as Isher Capital's outsourcing portfolio lifts UK revenue to £88.3 million a year and targets larger enterprise contracts.
Centeca names Jesper With-Fogstrup as Chief Executive
The change comes as the group scales an automotive commerce platform supporting more than 5,500 retailers and £6.5 billion in annual loan advances.
Akeneo names three leaders to drive AI commerce push
The move comes as the software group readies enterprise customers for AI agents that are reshaping product discovery and online purchasing.