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The Isle of Man has unveiled a National AI Office, backed by GBP £1m, to steer responsible AI use across government and the wider economy.

Humanforce appoints AI-driven growth specialist Cameron Partridge as Chief Growth Officer to spearhead global expansion and scale strategy.

eDesk names Gareth Cummings as CEO, tasking the AI veteran with leading an 'AI-first' expansion drive across EMEA and North America.

Insight deepens its Stripe alliance to modernise enterprise payments and power AI-driven checkout and in-chat commerce experiences.

Xero launches AI analytics across its platform, giving small firms dashboards, forecasts and scorecards once reserved for larger rivals.

Shadow AI and shaky data foundations are undermining UK corporate AI rollouts, with leaders warning of weak controls and executive blind spots.

UK CFOs are ramping up AI investment and taking charge of digital strategy, betting on productivity gains if tools fit existing finance workflows.

Apple will build its next-generation AI foundation models on Google's Gemini cloud, promising a more personalised Siri later this year.

Nexer Enterprise Applications has promoted Martin Burden to UK managing director as founder Colin Crow moves to chairman and global roles.

Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.

INVNT appoints James Nicholas Kinney as its first Global Chief AI Officer, tasked with scaling client-facing AI innovation, led from APAC.

Kent tech founder Ben Towers, 27, wins an MBE in the New Year Honours for his work backing startups and shaping the UK's AI strategy.

UK councils ramp up AI spending to boost efficiency and services, but poor strategy and complexity risk wasting taxpayers' money.

AI's next wave in business will be sector-specific, process-led services as firms shift from generic tools to trusted, compliant platforms.

AI has shifted from experiment to existential need in European finance, with most leaders fearing profit loss or obsolescence if they lag.

Pendo rolls out Agent Analytics to help companies track AI agents in real workflows, spot friction points and turn usage data into improvements.

Business leaders now see AI chiefly as a growth engine, with most shifting strategies from cost-cutting to revenue and innovation gains.

Pax8 accelerates EMEA growth with thousands of new partners, AI agents and MIP services as it expands offices and training across Europe.

Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.