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Yaspa names Justin Fraser Chief Revenue Officer for growth
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Yaspa appoints payments veteran Justin Fraser as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth of its open banking and AI payments platform.
DXC opens London AI experience hub to drive co-creation
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DXC opens a central London Customer Experience Centre to co-create AI and automation solutions with clients and expand its UK presence.
Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe
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Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.
Glasgow college relaunches Olivia AI to guide young coders
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Glasgow’s British Youth International College relaunches Olivia 2.0 AI to coach children’s problem-solving and host a free chatbot workshop.
Ecommpay recognised among CNBC’s top UK fintechs list
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Ecommpay has been named in the CNBC/Statista Top 150 UK FinTechs, highlighting London’s enduring strength as a global payments hub.
UK firms boost travel & AI spend as ad budgets fall
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UK firms ramp up travel and AI investment in 2025, even as advertising spend plunges 28%, signalling a sharper focus on productivity.
Ocean freight punctuality collapses as delays surge
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Global ocean freight punctuality slumps as on-time arrivals crash to 13.9% in 2025, leaving shippers facing mounting delays and uncertainty.
Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI edge
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Submer buys Radian Arc to fuse liquid-cooled AI data centres with telco-embedded GPU edge, targeting sovereign AI at carrier scale.
Mastercard enlists Schmeichel to back Click to Pay
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Mastercard taps Peter Schmeichel to front a UK push for tokenised Click to Pay checkouts, aiming to end manual card entry by 2030.
Most Britons lack plans for digital assets after death
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Most UK adults have no plan for who inherits their digital assets, with over-55s least prepared despite new laws recognising online property.
Tech roles top UK pay league as AI skills fuel rises
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Tech roles keep topping UK pay charts as AI skills drive a 9% rise in median salaries to GBP £48,595, outpacing wider wage growth.
QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship
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QA becomes an official NVIDIA training partner and launches a 19‑month Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship to tackle UK AI skills gaps.
Google, Entrust team on AI ID checks to fight UK fraud
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Google Cloud and Entrust strike AI-based identity fraud pact as UK firms face rising injection attacks and losses of about GBP £1.8 billion.
UK bullish on quantum but skills gaps cloud outlook
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UK firms are bullish on quantum computing, but a talent squeeze and flat budgets threaten to slow progress from pilots to scale.
Square launches AI assistant to help UK SMEs use data
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Square rolls out free AI assistant in the UK, helping SME owners query their own sales data in plain English to speed up decisions.
Sendr unveils AI videos to rescue abandoned baskets
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UK startup Sendr launches AI-personalised videos for eCommerce, claiming a 33% uplift in abandoned-cart revenue and 10x more clicks.
Cyber firms face ‘verification crisis’ on real risk
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Cyber firms warned over ‘verification crisis’ as tools flag floods of flaws but only 0.47% prove exploitable, leaving real risk unresolved.
UK operators rapidly scale up AI deployment in logistics
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UK logistics firms shift from AI pilots to full rollouts as interest hits record highs, targeting faster, smarter and more flexible supply chains.
Parents warned over secretive online ‘Com’ networks
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Parents are being urged to spot warning signs their children are being drawn into secretive online ‘Com’ networks linked to abuse.
UK consumers step up cross-checking as AI use grows
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UK consumers are embracing AI tools but trust is splintering, with most cross-checking search, social and brand sites before deciding.