United Kingdom (UK) stories - Page 6

From sceptic to advocate, one woman's journey shows how giving support, speaking up and seeking balance can transform confidence.

Women in client leadership are quietly transforming creative-tech partnerships, aligning innovation with trust, governance and measurable growth.

Digital marketplaces are empowering UK women to turn side hustles into scalable brands, bypassing traditional funding bottlenecks.

On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.

As AI reshapes tech, women face stalled progress, patchy support and fresh bias, yet are building their own tables to claim power.

Alkira launches Connect partner programme to drive AI-native network services growth, prioritising recurring services over one-off resale.

Most firms admit they are unready for tightening AI rules, with GDPR demands and poor staff training fuelling growing compliance risks.

Bloq.it and Evri will roll out 1,000 smart lockers and returns units across the UK, targeting soaring eCommerce returns worth GBP £4.2 billion.

UK Mother's Day spending is set to reach GBP £2.52bn this year, with men planning to splash out significantly more than women.

AI and tech upheaval is piling pressure on UK business leaders, with most saying their roles have become far more complex since 2020.

Security operations centres urgently need more women, whose empathy, calm and insight are crucial as tech-driven threats rapidly evolve.

Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.

Gen Z back data centres in theory but baulk at them on their doorsteps, as environmental fears outweigh jobs in new UK polling.

Brands plan to lift content budgets and AI use, but fragmented tools are fuelling burnout, wasted spend and slower campaign launches.

Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.

UK TITAN hub and Taiwan's ITRI will co-develop 6G optical wireless and satellite testbeds to blend terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.

New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.

Two-thirds of UK digital investors risk locking away wealth, as most leave no clear instructions for others to access online assets.

CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.

UK fashion retailers risk missing early summer spend as sites push winter lines even as Google searches for warm-weather looks surge.