United Kingdom (UK) stories - Page 5

IMP Software has been named The Assignment Report’s UK education company of 2025 after rapid growth supplying finance tools to MATs.

Ultamation taps Manchester digital agency Pixel Kicks to build a unified WordPress and WooCommerce platform for its growing software services.

UK shoppers value accurate parcel tracking and honest delivery updates far more than rapid shipping promises, a new Locus survey suggests.

Rising energy bill arrears are emerging as an early warning sign of wider debt distress, especially for families with children and disabled people.

XR acquires Telly Traffic to fold TV clearance into its ad ops platform, strengthening UK ad compliance as regulatory scrutiny grows.

Expereo and Cato Networks join forces to offer multinational firms unified managed connectivity and cloud security via a single provider.

Reach is rolling out Taboola’s DeeperDive AI answer engine across titles including the Express and Daily Star to power on-site search.

Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.

DigiCert warns UltraDNS DDoS attacks spiked to record levels in December 2025, driven by massive Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets.

Prism Power lifts apprentices to over 10% of staff as it tackles a deepening skills shortage in the UK’s critical power sector.

AI fintech Cleo stages UK comeback with a waitlisted app, betting its chatty budgeting assistant can ease mounting money anxiety.

Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.

Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.

Upcover adds deepfake incident cover to cyber policies in Australia via Coalition, targeting rising AI impersonation and fraud risks.

Kocho partners with Zadara for a sovereign AI cloud platform, curbing VMware reliance and scaling Microsoft-aligned, multi-tenant services.

DSi Compliance taps former police captain David Whipple to spearhead North American growth and expand DS-Keywords in US law enforcement.

Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.

ProGlove co-founder Konstantin Brunnbauer becomes managing director as CEO Stefan Lampa steps down and shifts to an advisory role.

ControlUp names Gadi Feldman chief product officer and Bob Johnson SVP alliances to drive product innovation and partner-led global growth.