IT Industry stories

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.

Backblaze appoints Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate AI-focused growth, as B2 Cloud Storage expands with neocloud demand.

SoftServe study finds 72% of executives expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as hiring shifts towards AI engineers.

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

Oxford Science Enterprises names Antonia Jenkinson as Chief Financial Officer as it prepares for more regular portfolio realisations after a run of exits.

HSS ProService Marketplace appoints former Amazon manager Sam Davies to drive supplier expansion and digital overhaul.

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

Valliance hires former Palantir experts and launches customer review as it seeks to close the AI deployment gap in UK and Europe.