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Tech firms back Boycott Your Bed sleepout across UK

More than 500 people will sleep outdoors in four UK cities as tech firms help Action for Children raise funds and awareness of child poverty.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

OneAdvanced joins UK sovereign AI frontier model push

This could speed UK adoption of controlled AI in hospitals, councils and other regulated sectors by shaping a sovereign frontier model.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Smart Cities

Ordnance Survey reports record revenue amid AI push

Demand for trusted location data lifted annual sales as utilities, councils and consumers used new services to cut risk and plan infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

Beyond capital: How Scotland is shaping the future of fintech

Private backing and public funding are helping Scottish fintech firms scale AI tools, with Aveni's GBP £12 million round and FRIL's GBP £3.18 million boost.

By Pamela Bryer • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

HiBob Chief Executive named in HR tech influencers list

The recognition reflects a wider shift in HR tech as employers look beyond automation to redesign work around AI and workforce strategy.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

UK businesses underuse finance software, bluQube finds

Most firms are not getting the return they expected from finance platforms, with 89.3% using less than three quarters of available functions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Storage

Phoenix Software staff win Broadcom VCF Knight status

The rare certification bolsters Phoenix Software's credentials as customers reassess VMware environments after Broadcom's acquisition.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

British Business Bank backs PhysicsX with USD $25 million

The funding will help PhysicsX expand abroad and deepen its industrial AI platform as revenue and customer numbers accelerate.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

IT Industry stories

Software-as-a-Service

Adobe launches ChatGPT plugin to link its creative tools

ChatGPT users can now tap more than 70 Adobe tools in one workflow, reducing the need to juggle separate creative app connectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Disaster Recovery

AvePoint lifts annual recurring revenue guidance after Q2

Second-quarter growth in SaaS revenue and cash generation prompted the company to raise its full-year annual recurring revenue outlook.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today

Manufacturing

SlateWorks wins ABBYY hackathon with mortgage auditor

Mortgage file reviews could be cut to minutes after SlateWorks' AI auditor beat 25 teams in ABBYY's Bangalore hackathon.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Hybrid Cloud

Rocket Software named Challenger in Gartner modernisation

The ranking underlines rising demand for tools that can modernise legacy systems without disrupting core banking and other regulated operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Agricultural Technology

Myriota appoints Richard Leon as Chief Financial Officer

Investor scrutiny is set to intensify as the satellite IoT group readies a new funding round and pushes for growth overseas.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Manufacturing

Spor Group founders named in BusinessCloud Founder 250

The listing underlines growing demand for reliable workplace technology as the firm manages more than 1,500 meeting rooms across Britain and Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Data centers

Datagrid signs Tasman Ring cable deal for South Island

South Island internet users could see faster, more resilient links as the new Invercargill-Melbourne cable adds New Zealand's first southern landing point.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago