ICT sector stories

Vection Technologies showcases AI and VR tools for defence, healthcare and property as CEO Gianmarco Biagi targets wider international growth.

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

UK tech staff want more practical AI training as daily use outpaces formal instruction, with cybersecurity and data privacy top of the list.

Most UK Chief Financial Officers say manual spend processes are slowing change, as new research flags lingering reliance on paper-heavy payments and invoices.

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.

OpenAI's weekly user base has surged past 900 million as experts warn AI's economic impact is still hiding in official data.

POWWR appoints Martin Eade as Chief Operating Officer to oversee operations, with Customer Success and Broker & Compliance now under one executive.

Gamma Communications' Regional Forums urge partners to shift from one-off sales to roadmap-led growth as AI, UCaaS and R&D reshape the channel.

Isle of Man law gives data legal asset status in bid to attract finance, healthcare and telecoms firms with clearer commercial rules.

Norwich agency Quickfire Digital lands Shopify's top partner tier, joining a small UK elite and gaining closer access to platform support.

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.

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

iManage strengthens its global partner push with two senior hires as the software group looks to widen ecosystem links and sharpen channel execution.

WatchGuard and HaloPSA deepen ties to let managed service providers handle security alerts, licensing and billing from one workflow.

Akamai survey says 39% of women who left UK technology would return if employers offered better pay, flexibility and progression.

Mail Metrics taps Avanade Ireland's Karl Kohler as Chief Revenue Officer to drive UK, Ireland and European expansion toward USD $1 billion.

Webtrends Optimize taps Samantha Bessant to lead customer success as British software firm scales client operations after record growth.

Betashares broadens its robotics ETF to 60 holdings, adds China A-shares and a humanoid robotics theme as it tightens AI rules.

Salt warns AI agents are widening the API security gap, with 92% of organisations still short of advanced defences and 47% delaying releases.

Wasabi to take over Seagate's Lyve Cloud as David Friend's company expands enterprise storage reach and Seagate shifts back to hardware.