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UK Stories

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HiBob appoints Yael Klass as Vice President of Brand

The hire signals HiBob's push to sharpen its AI-era message as enterprise software rivals compete for customers and investor attention.

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

Risk & Compliance

UK fintech hiring to rise 14% in 2026 as neobanks slow

London will remain the main hiring hub, with fintech vacancies forecast to rise 14% in 2026 as firms prioritise compliance and infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

UK firms boost cyber & AI spending, Barclays survey

Confidence in defence remains patchy as 68 per cent of UK business leaders plan higher cyber spending and 46 per cent fear new tools widen threats.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

Automation stories

Internet of Things

Schneider Electric links KNX with Samsung SmartThings

The tie-up gives homes and commercial sites a single interface for lighting, climate and energy control, easing a long-running interoperability problem.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

Governance teams face AI oversight strain, report finds

Rising workloads and weak systems are leaving governance teams with more compliance risk and little room to manage AI oversight.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

DXC wins Celent award for Assure Integral platform

Insurers in Asia-Pacific are under pressure to modernise core systems as DXC's Assure Integral gains recognition for handling multiple lines of business.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

The global content challenge slowing Australian brands down

Rigid global workflows are leaving Australian marketers with slower publishing, duplicated content and weaker local relevance across markets.

By Sam Hoare • 4 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Avalara names Hugo Sarrazin as Chief Executive Officer

The tax software group is betting on AI-driven growth as founder Scott McFarlane shifts into an advisory role and a new Chief Executive Officer takes over.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

Kai's Education brings KaiBot to blind students in US

US blind and low-vision pupils will gain screen-free coding lessons as KaiBot reaches classrooms through a specialist education distributor.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

ACCA survey finds finance workers drawn to social impact

Finance teams face rising retention risks as most professionals want roles that tackle social and environmental issues, ACCA said.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Hyland launches global partner network for AI growth

The overhaul is meant to give partners clearer rules, more transparency and bigger rewards as customers move from AI pilots to scaled deployments.

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

Software-as-a-Service

Westcon-Comstor lifts sales & profit on software shift

Higher-margin software and services lifted Westcon-Comstor's FY26 sales and profit, with recurring revenue now making up 68% of gross sales.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Automation stories

Fintech

Xero warns of stress crisis for Australian small businesses

More than a quarter of owners fear the economy will worsen their strain as tax time and compliance pressures erode productivity and sleep.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Private Cloud

Garuda Indonesia modernises core systems with RISE with SAP

The move is designed to cut costs and improve transparency as the carrier links finance, procurement and maintenance systems on SAP Cloud ERP Private.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday