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Adobe backs UK Tech Towns AI skills drive in Barnsley
Smart Cities

Adobe backs UK Tech Towns AI skills drive in Barnsley

Adobe and ministers launch a Barnsley Tech Towns pilot to boost AI and digital skills, and trial AI across local public services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel AI software surge
Software-as-a-Service

Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel AI software surge

AI platform Emergent raises USD $70m Series B from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank to speed global software creation for non-coders.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand
Security Information and Event Management

WitFoo shifts global cyber defence base to New Zealand

US cyber security firm WitFoo shifts its global base to New Zealand, making the country the launch pad for its “Cyber Grid” defence model.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026

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Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap
Manufacturing

Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap

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

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
1Kosmos, Fischer boost campus ID to tackle enrolment fraud
EduTech

1Kosmos, Fischer boost campus ID to tackle enrolment fraud

1Kosmos and Fischer link biometric ID checks with campus IAM to block enrolment and aid fraud while enabling passwordless access.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Students outpace universities on essential AI skills
EduTech

Students outpace universities on essential AI skills

Australian students see generative AI as vital for careers, but most say universities lag badly in teaching workplace-ready AI skills.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
BoodleBox brings Nvidia Nemotron AI to 1,300 campuses
EduTech

BoodleBox brings Nvidia Nemotron AI to 1,300 campuses

BoodleBox integrates Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Nano into its collaborative AI platform, bringing open-model assistants to 1,300 campuses.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Anthropic names Irina Ghose to lead India expansion
Manufacturing

Anthropic names Irina Ghose to lead India expansion

Anthropic hires former Microsoft India boss Irina Ghose as India MD to spearhead its Bengaluru office launch and wider AI expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
CANARIE: The network behind Canada's scientific breakthroughs
Unified Communications

CANARIE: The network behind Canada's scientific breakthroughs

A little-known research network, built before the cloud, now underpins Canada's AI, biotech and climate science - but its future is uncertain.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 17th Jan 2026
Leeds partners with Oakland to transform student data
EduTech

Leeds partners with Oakland to transform student data

University of Leeds teams with Oakland Everything Data to build a 'single version of the student' and embed data in decisions campus-wide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
PebblePad buys myday to expand global education reach
EduTech

PebblePad buys myday to expand global education reach

PebblePad acquires student portal myday in its first NorthEdge-backed deal, creating an edtech group serving over 200 institutions globally.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026
Hyperscale

ScotlandIS sets AI, skills & cyber priorities for 2026

ScotlandIS flags AI, skills, green data centres and cyber basics as critical to Scotland's digital economy amid 2026 uncertainty.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
New UK institute launches to professionalise innovation
DevOps

New UK institute launches to professionalise innovation

A new UK Institute of Innovation Management has launched to professionalise innovation, set standards and accredit innovation leaders.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
UK public sector slows digital change but eyes NHS gains
EduTech

UK public sector slows digital change but eyes NHS gains

UK public bodies rein in sweeping digital change for 2026, while the NHS accelerates paperless care and AI plans in Whitehall cool.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
Mitacs launches postdoc awards to boost tech commercialisation
EduTech

Mitacs launches postdoc awards to boost tech commercialisation

Mitacs unveils CAD $170,000 global postdoc fellowships to lure top researchers to Canada and speed commercialisation of advanced tech.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Networking as a financial catalyst: Unlocking true cost efficiency
Firewalls

Networking as a financial catalyst: Unlocking true cost efficiency

AI-native, cloud-first networking is turning enterprise connectivity from a sunk cost into a strategic, measurable driver of financial value.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025