Outcome-first, tightly governed AI will eclipse experimental pilots by 2026 as boards and regulators demand clear, measurable business value.
In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.
Most UK business leaders say responsible AI will be a key competitive edge within three years, but many still struggle to put it into practice.
IDHL launches IDHL Labs, a group-wide AI incubator backed by GBP £1.5 million to fast-track automation, tooling and data-driven services.
Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.
Solera launches a global circularity consortium to unite insurers and mobility players on shared decarbonisation and circular economy goals.
AWS is ramping up autonomous AI agents, chips and on-prem AI factories as it bets agentic systems will redefine everyday enterprise work.
AI-written code introduces 1.7 times more bugs than human work, a CodeRabbit study warns, with security and performance flaws surging.
MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.
Radware predicts AI-driven bots will dominate internet traffic by 2026, forcing firms to rethink API defences, DDoS and compliance.
Once harmless web clutter, parked domains now funnel over 90% of visitors to scams, malware and illegal content, Infoblox researchers warn.
JAVLN acquires Australian document manager organiseit after AUD $6 million raise, deepening its APAC insurtech footprint and cloud offering.
Gartner crowns Nozomi Networks the frontrunner in AI cyber-physical systems security, calling it the “company to beat” in a new report.
AI is turning CFOs from backward-looking reporters into real-time strategists, reshaping financial and sustainability reporting alike.
Australia's critical infrastructure faces rising state-backed cyber threats, forcing a shift to integrated, cloud-first security architectures.
Legacy Trust COO Grace Liu wins STEP Rising Star award, spotlighting Hong Kong's tech-driven ambitions in Asia's booming wealth market.
CARS24 shifts its lending to Pennant's cloud, unifying loan servicing on a single digital platform to boost automation and scalability.
AI and cybersecurity roles are reshaping India's tech workforce, as tier-2 cities rise as hubs for next-generation digital skills.
Bhutan's Drukair has picked Worldpay as its new global payment gateway to cut cross-border declines and streamline online bookings.
A fresh US rate cut ripples through New Zealand markets as tech investors reassess global liquidity, risk assets and digital exposures.
