IT Industry stories

Quantium joins Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise push with a new AI practice aimed at moving enterprise agents from pilots into production.

Infosys and Google Cloud widen partnership to package agentic AI tools for major industries, while training 100,000 staff on Gemini Enterprise.

Red Hat survey finds UK firms are adopting agentic AI faster than they can govern it, despite strong support for open source controls.

PlatformAlt5 and Cloud202 have rolled out a scoring system in BriefBrain that ranks AI-assisted content for credibility, transparency and source quality.

Firms shift AI abroad as UK power bills, grid limits and land scarcity undermine efforts to keep high-demand workloads on home soil.

Scottish tech firms stay upbeat on 2026 despite softer confidence, as nearly all businesses now use AI and full adoption doubles to 18%.

UK private equity-backed platform firms cut bolt-on acquisitions sharply in 2025, with technology, insurance and education among the weakest sectors.

Your.Cloud deepens UK managed services push with Pure Cloud Solutions takeover, backing the Tamworth firm's local brand and leadership.

Uswitch says record March switching and stronger regional rivals are forcing UK broadband firms to sharpen deals as households seek to cut bills.

UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.

British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

Cera to use new AI Lab and eight-figure funding to develop care tools for providers, as pressure mounts on ageing-health systems.

UK firms shift to multi-channel customer chats as RCS traffic jumps 174% and agentic AI gains ground amid fraud concerns.

ETS, Khan Academy and TED plan AI-focused higher education model with skills-based progression and corporate backing, aimed at costing under $10,000.

Wolfstone Digital opens in Suffolk with an AI search focus, citing 1,621 mentions for The Investors Centre and conversion rates said to outpace organic traffic.

Scotland Women in Technology and Third Sector Lab launch a pilot to train up to 30 women for charity board roles, tackling digital gaps and gender imbalance.

Spitfire Network Services unveils a live cyber attack map after its honeypot logged 71,793 probes in 24 hours, spotlighting rising business risk.

US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.

Videosign deepens Brightsolid partnership as it adds AI note-taking and form-filling tools for regulated users, with cloud costs and governance in focus.