Digital Economy stories - Page 4

Latos Data Centres has launched consultation on a new “Neural Edge” AI-ready data centre planned for a brownfield site in East Manchester.

Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.

As tech titans eye orbital servers, sun-rich Namibia emerges as a cheaper, greener and sovereign hub for Africa's booming data demand.

ACI backs UK banks' drive for sovereign payment rails to cut reliance on Visa and Mastercard and bolster geopolitical resilience.

UK founders tip most startups to be AI‑first by 2030 as they swallow a mounting 16% 'trust tax' on security and digital verification.

Nexfibre to buy Substantial in GBP £2 billion deal, creating UK's largest alternative fibre platform with 8 million premises by 2027.

ACI clinches its first UK bank for the Connetic cloud platform, unifying SWIFT, CHAPS and Faster Payments on Microsoft Azure.

Manchester's GBP £1.7bn Sister hub and Galway's Platform94 sign a 12-month pact to ease cross-Irish Sea expansion for start-ups.

Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK's emerging digital trade hub.

Data and AI firm Quantexa will move its global headquarters to The Delft on London's South Bank when the new development completes in 2027.

ESG teams up with GeN+1 to expand UK data centre apprenticeships amid growing skills shortages in AI-driven digital infrastructure.

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 becomes an official NVIDIA training partner and launches a 19‑month Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship to tackle UK AI skills gaps.

Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.

BT reshapes top team as Clive Selley moves to lead BT International and Katie Milligan is promoted to chief of Openreach from 2026.

AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.

BT opens 2026 tech graduate and apprentice roles at its flagship Salford hub, backing Greater Manchester's cyber and AI ambitions.

Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.

UK tech, IT and telecoms leaders grow bolder on risk, eye private equity backing and global expansion despite rising cost pressures.

Infosecurity Europe 2026 will debut a Cyber Startup Programmeme at ExCeL London, adding a startup zone, founder track and pitch award.