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Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack exposes data of applicants
Data Protection

Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack exposes data of applicants

The Legal Aid Agency faced a major cyber-attack exposing data of hundreds of thousands of applicants, raising serious concerns over sensitive personal information security.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
ClearCourse acquires Computers for Flooring in Welsh push
Digital Transformation

ClearCourse acquires Computers for Flooring in Welsh push

ClearCourse has acquired Cardiff-based Computers for Flooring, expanding its UK reach with software managing GBP £180m in flooring sales annually.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2025
AI assistant boosts college enrolments by 18% in Wales
EduTech

AI assistant boosts college enrolments by 18% in Wales

Coleg y Cymoedd has reported £5.9 million in financial benefits and an 18% rise in enrolments thanks to ARNY, a bilingual AI assistant launched with ICS.AI.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Mar 2025
Menna.ai launches AI assistant for UK small businesses
Fintech

Menna.ai launches AI assistant for UK small businesses

Cardiff's Menna.ai is set to enhance UK small businesses' financial management with its AI-powered assistant, now inviting early access sign-ups.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2025
Free digital skills courses for young people in Wales
EduTech

Free digital skills courses for young people in Wales

A new initiative by The King's Trust, the Open University in Wales, and the Institute of Coding aims to bridge the digital skills gap with free courses for 16 to 30-year-olds.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
HireHigher expands talent scheme to address digital skills shortage
Hyperscale

HireHigher expands talent scheme to address digital skills shortage

HireHigher extends its Rising Stars Program to seven more schools to address skills shortage in the data industry, citing plans to facilitate career-defining opportunities for young professionals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024

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Wales stories

UK judges to use AI chatbot despite concerns over credibility issues
EduTech

UK judges to use AI chatbot despite concerns over credibility issues

Despite credibility concerns, UK judges will use ChatGPT AI chatbot in legal rulings to process large text volumes.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 16th Dec 2023
Zengenti strengthens presence in local government sector via National LGPS Frameworks partnership
Enterprise Content Management

Zengenti strengthens presence in local government sector via National LGPS Frameworks partnership

Zengenti partners with National LGPS Frameworks to enhance service offerings for local government, leveraging its CMS Contensis.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
Welsh Hospital opens new data centre to support critical infrastructure
DataCentre infrastructure

Welsh Hospital opens new data centre to support critical infrastructure

Secure I.T. Environments has provided a new energy-efficient data centre for Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital as part of a major redevelopment.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Jun 2018
Telecom sponsors All Blacks UK tour
Cloud Services

Telecom sponsors All Blacks UK tour

Telecom renews sponsorship for the All Blacks' UK tour, introducing the Telecom BackingBlack Tour with exclusive content and events for UK fans.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 15th Oct 2010

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Wales woos hi-tech Kiwis
Hi-Tech Awards

Wales woos hi-tech Kiwis

Wales is enticing New Zealand's tech SMEs with free rent and consultancy, aiming to ease their European expansion through the innovative Access Wales project.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Nov 2009
Xero wins international technium challenge
Fintech

Xero wins international technium challenge

Congratulations to Xero, winner of the International Technium Challenge organised by International Business Wales and Technium UK.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Jul 2007