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NCC Group, Delinea partner on managed PAM for AI era

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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NCC Group and Delinea launch managed privileged access service, targeting AI-era identity threats with Zero Trust, cloud-native controls.
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UK firms see AI as key to resilience, cyber gap grows

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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UK leaders now see AI and automation as top drivers of resilience, yet most still define it mainly as cyber security, new research finds.
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Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.
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8x8 extends Secure Pay for global digital payments

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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8x8 expands Secure Pay globally, unifying compliant digital payments and AI-led outreach across its customer experience platform.
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Liquibase ARR surges as firms embrace change governance

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Liquibase's new ARR jumps more than 85% as firms rush to tighten database change governance amid rising AI-driven release cycles.
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Finance teams - it's time to step away from the spreadsheets

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Finance teams clinging to spreadsheets risk cash flow chaos, poor forecasting and lost talent as automated AR tools rapidly raise the bar.
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NMITE unveils three-year autonomous robotics degree

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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NMITE launches a three-year autonomous robotics MEng from 2026, tying drones, defence needs and local industry into a hands-on curriculum.
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UK CEOs boost AI spend but struggle to scale its value

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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UK bosses are ramping up AI spend, but PwC finds only a sliver are turning pilots into scaled value amid talent and bureaucracy hurdles.
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CFOs step up investor relations as AI tools reshape IR

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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CFOs are devoting more time to investors as AI accelerates research, driving faster, higher-volume engagement and tighter response demands.
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UK health & beauty marketers to ramp up AI in 2026

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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UK health and beauty marketers plan to deepen AI use in 2026 while boosting hiring, creative budgets and influencer partnerships.
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Linnworks unveils Spotlight AI to cut eCommerce toil

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Linnworks has launched Spotlight AI, an automation engine that scans eCommerce workflows to cut manual tasks, saving 30+ hours a month.
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Firms warned AI spend will fail without orchestration

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI investment risks falling flat without better orchestration across workflows, Enate warns, as UK CEOs ramp up tech and data spending.
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Syspro maps AI-led overhaul, M&A push and new brand

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Syspro plots AI-led overhaul, acquisitive growth and a fresh global brand as it chases cloud-first, subscription-fuelled expansion.
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AI tops global C-suite worries on corporate reputation

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI has become the top corporate reputation fear for global leaders, yet most admit they are underprepared for its fast-rising risks.
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Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Persistent lifts quarterly revenue 17.3% year-on-year to USD $422.5 million as accelerating AI and cloud deals drive larger client wins.
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Simwood debuts on-net AI agents for carriers, MSPs

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Simwood launches on-net conversational AI agents for carriers and MSPs, embedding voice and WhatsApp bots directly into UCaaS networks.
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Cloud security skills gap widens as AI adoption surges

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI-fuelled cloud adoption is outpacing security teams, with Fortinet warning a widening 'complexity gap' leaves hybrid estates exposed.
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Identity compromise drives cyber risk as AI agents surge

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Identity compromise now drives most cyber incidents as AI agents surge, with confidence in visibility of digital identities collapsing.
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Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Commerce software group Rithum hires Gregory Banning as CRO and elevates Caitlin Hauser to CFO as it revamps its senior leadership team.
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Cloover raises USD $1.222bn to boost home clean energy

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Berlin's Cloover secures USD $1.222bn to scale AI-powered financing for home solar, batteries and heat pumps across Europe.