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UK shoppers say Prime Day traps retailers in discount cycle
Marketing Technologies

UK shoppers say Prime Day traps retailers in discount cycle

More than half of UK shoppers say major sales events are pushing retailers into a race to the bottom, according to invent.ai research.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
AI-native telco accelerator launched to speed deployment
Digital Transformation

AI-native telco accelerator launched to speed deployment

A new benchmark and shared guidance aim to help telecom operators turn scattered AI pilots into large-scale deployments across their networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Epicor launches Prism AI for UK & Europe ERP users
Manufacturing

Epicor launches Prism AI for UK & Europe ERP users

Manufacturers and distributors can now query live ERP data in context, as the new tool aims to ease skills shortages and speed decisions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
BKN301 launches AI-native bank orchestrator for banks
Data Protection

BKN301 launches AI-native bank orchestrator for banks

Banks face mounting pressure to keep AI, customer data and audit trails inside their own systems as regulatory scrutiny tightens.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
NCC Group backs CREST AI Charter for cyber security
Data Protection

NCC Group backs CREST AI Charter for cyber security

Customers may see clearer safeguards as cyber security firms adopt AI, with NCC Group joining a charter setting standards for oversight and transparency.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Europe's power prices threaten AI data centre investment
Semiconductors

Europe's power prices threaten AI data centre investment

Higher electricity costs are putting Europe at a disadvantage as investors choose locations for the power-hungry AI data centres they need.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Count launches UK Stocks & Shares ISAs with Alpaca
Platform-as-a-Service

Count launches UK Stocks & Shares ISAs with Alpaca

Eligible UK savers can now access tax-advantaged investing on Count's platform, as it tackles the advice gap for lower-balance customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday
AI will boost HR roles as regulators tighten rules
Data Protection

AI will boost HR roles as regulators tighten rules

Regulatory scrutiny is pushing employers to keep people in hiring decisions, as AI takes on admin rather than replacing HR staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
10x Banking tops 10 million accounts as ARR jumps 30%
Software-as-a-Service

10x Banking tops 10 million accounts as ARR jumps 30%

Demand for core banking upgrades is helping 10x Banking scale, with live accounts topping 10 million and ARR rising by more than 30%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Yesterday
F5 launches AI security platform, buys SurePath AI
Private Cloud

F5 launches AI security platform, buys SurePath AI

Security teams are being offered new tools to track shadow AI and block prompt injection as enterprises rush to deploy agents and models.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Meta launches AI tools for advertisers & businesses
Customer Experience

Meta launches AI tools for advertisers & businesses

Marketers could save time and reach more customers as Meta expands AI across ad creation, creator discovery and WhatsApp sales chats.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Today
Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs
Robotics

Secure Code Warrior launches AI adoption model for CISOs

Growing AI use in coding is widening software risk, forcing security leaders to match training and controls to each adoption stage.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Dragos launches EmberAI for operational technology teams
Data Protection

Dragos launches EmberAI for operational technology teams

Critical infrastructure operators face a new AI defence as EmberAI is designed to speed OT threat triage amid rising cyberattack risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling
DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling

The fanless design could cut cooling bills and water use for AI data centres, while also boosting rack density for hyperscale operators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Anthropic launches Claude Tag for Slack workplace workflows
Software-as-a-Service

Anthropic launches Claude Tag for Slack workplace workflows

Businesses can now assign tasks in Slack threads to a shared Claude instance, with administrator controls designed to limit access and spending.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Explainer: How loop engineering is changing coding
DevOps

Explainer: How loop engineering is changing coding

By focusing on evidence and small reversible changes, loop engineering could curb costly AI coding mistakes before they reach production.

By Mark Tarre • 8 min read • Yesterday
Exabeam launches open-source Praxen to verify AI agents
Application Security

Exabeam launches open-source Praxen to verify AI agents

Businesses adopting autonomous AI agents face a new pre-deployment security check as Exabeam's Praxen tests whether permissions match duties.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
AMD chips power 191 supercomputers as rankings shift
Semiconductors

AMD chips power 191 supercomputers as rankings shift

Energy-efficient computing is tilting towards AMD, which now powers 191 ranked systems and four of the world's 10 fastest supercomputers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
F5 & Equinix join forces on enterprise AI security
Data Protection

F5 & Equinix join forces on enterprise AI security

The tie-up gives enterprises a single policy layer to curb data leaks and compliance risks as AI workloads spread across clouds and models.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday