ICT sector stories - Page 13

IDHL launches IDHL Labs, a group-wide AI incubator backed by GBP £1.5 million to fast-track automation, tooling and data-driven services.

Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.

Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.

BlackLine snaps up WiseLayer to embed AI agents in its Verity suite, automating complex close tasks and reshaping finance team workloads.

B2B buyers are rebelling against scripted 'discovery theatre' sales, accusing vendors of wasting time, misusing AI and eroding trust.

NashTech adds five senior UK and US leaders to sharpen AI and digital transformation expertise as global client demand accelerates.

AI data centres are set to strain power grids, labour and emissions targets, forcing the UK and Australia to rethink energy and skills plans.

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake's global data cloud.

A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.

Hack The Box launches HTB AI Range, the world's first controlled AI cyber range for testing autonomous security agents in live scenarios.

Celerity appoints Stephen Leonard as Board Advisor to boost growth in the US IBM Power market with its Copy Assure cyber recovery solution.

China-linked WARP PANDA cyberespionage group targets US cloud networks, exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365, VMware, and more for sustained data access.

Fintech platform Flex raises USD $60 million to expand its AI-driven banking and personal finance services for middle-market business owners.

A survey reveals most cybersecurity pros see AI as a tool to aid their work amid rising breaches and a global shortfall of 4.7 million security experts.

AI investments face a market correction as 95% of firms see no 2025 returns, amid rising skills gaps and declining entry-level tech roles, says report.

Three-quarters of US firms faced fines for data breaches or compliance failures last year, amid rising regulatory demands and a growing skills shortage.

SAFE has acquired Balbix to launch a unified AI cyber risk platform, linking vulnerabilities and business impact for real-time risk management.

ETB Technologies sees 33% rise in GPU sales revenue, driven by AI and mixed reality markets boosting demand across multiple industries.

Scam rates have doubled globally, with young adults aged 18-34 twice as likely as seniors to fall victim to rising digital deception, says F-Secure.

The global Cloudflare outage has revived concerns about single-provider dependence as businesses confront rising risks from large-scale IT disruptions.