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Casting a wide net: Vection Technologies' push across emerging tech markets

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Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.
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ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children

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ICO launches its biggest child privacy drive, with Nexer Digital building an accessible hub to help parents guide primary school children online.
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Umbraco launches AI skills for backoffice developers

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Umbraco adds AI skills to guide backoffice development, giving agents direct access to current docs, code and examples for safer customisation.
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Word360 launches Wondaa AI interpreter app for NHS

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Word360 unveils AI interpreter app for NHS staff to support routine patient chats in more than 100 languages, while keeping human linguists for complex care.
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FE fundinfo flags five shifts in asset manager compliance

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FE fundinfo says UK and EU disclosure reforms, AIFMD II and AI oversight will reshape compliance for asset managers in 2026.
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WordPress.com adds AI write tools for site control

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WordPress.com now lets AI agents draft, edit and publish content directly to sites via conversation, expanding beyond read-only integrations.
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Adapting to change: How SEO specialists can leverage Google's generative AI update

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Google's generative AI update pushes SEO into a new era, forcing specialists to prioritise intent, E-E-A-T and NLP over rankings alone.
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Wordly to power AI translation across ANOC 2026 events

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Wordly will provide real-time AI translation and captions across all ANOC events in 2026, after signing a year-long Bronze sponsorship deal.
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Camp Digital returns with focus on ethical AI & inclusion

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ai ethics & governance
Camp Digital returns to Manchester spotlighting ethical AI, inclusive design and hopeful technologists in a rapidly changing digital sector.
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KuCoin unveils AI Skills Hub to power smarter crypto

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KuCoin launches AI Skills Hub, an open marketplace of modular tools letting agents tap exchange data and automate crypto workflows.
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Wordly unveils live subtitles app for hybrid events

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Wordly launches a Subtitles Application to overlay live captions and translations on hybrid event screens, streams and enterprise broadcasts.
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Alexa SmartLink brings UK numbers to managed devices

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Britannic and Vocala launch NetX SmartLink to give fleet-managed Alexa devices dedicated UK numbers and fully two-way calling.
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Wordly adds live AI translation to Microsoft Teams

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Wordly brings live AI captions and audio translation to Microsoft Teams meetings via a simple browser link to cut cross-language friction.
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New BS ISO 21800 aims to simplify online contracts

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New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.
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Incode hits iBeta Level 3 with passive selfie liveness

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Incode claims first iBeta Level 3 PAD pass for passive selfie liveness on iOS and Android, reporting 0% error rates in testing.
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Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules

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Nearly half of UK public back AI for faster, more accessible services, but demand tight rules, oversight and visible accountability.
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Pupils lead Transform Trust's new ChilbyTV rollout

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Pupils across Transform Trust are fronting ChilbyTV, a new digital signage scheme letting children create and share school-wide updates.
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XAML.io adds NuGet & link sharing in 0.6 browser IDE

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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XAML.io 0.6 brings in-browser NuGet packages and shareable project links, pushing its WebAssembly .NET IDE closer to a full project workspace.
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Study probes how public sector AI handles UK accents

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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ai ethics & governance
A UK study will test how well public sector chatbots understand regional accents amid fears some voices are left behind by AI systems.
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Nintex updates K2 on-prem platform for secure workflows

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Nintex refreshes its K2 on-prem platform with new custom UI controls, accessibility upgrades and deeper diagnostics for secure workflows.