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Euromonitor launches Passport agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Software-as-a-Service

Euromonitor launches Passport agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Users can now query Euromonitor's market data inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, with every answer citing sources to reduce AI errors and risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
AI data centres make grid access key to power deals
Hyperscale

AI data centres make grid access key to power deals

Grid congestion is adding risk and a scarcity premium to data centre deals as AI demand drives electricity needs sharply higher.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Advania UK names Annette Murphy as Chief Executive Officer
Data Protection

Advania UK names Annette Murphy as Chief Executive Officer

The appointment gives Advania UK a permanent leader as it expands its AI and cloud offer amid rising data-sovereignty pressures.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Marketing leaders fret over AI brand discovery gaps
Customer Experience

Marketing leaders fret over AI brand discovery gaps

A growing measurement gap has left Australian marketers most worried about AI misrepresenting their brands, the research found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month
Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise
AI Security

Microsoft tightens AI governance as agentic risks rise

Stricter controls on agent identities and tool access aim to curb security and reliability risks as autonomous AI systems spread.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
Virtualisation

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Quickparts lifts space & defence investment to USD $6m
Space

Quickparts lifts space & defence investment to USD $6m

New 3D printing systems will lift output by 40 per cent and give space and defence customers a backup if supply chains are hit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
LoopMe brand lift joins Trade Desk measurement marketplace
Marketing Technologies

LoopMe brand lift joins Trade Desk measurement marketplace

Advertisers can now run brand lift studies inside The Trade Desk as the integration widens access across 35 markets and cuts minimum impression levels.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking
Fintech

Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking

On-time bill settlements rose 17% in three months after the platform added bank-to-bank payments, cutting costs and lifting usage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Dext appoints Nicole Bello as Chief Revenue Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Dext appoints Nicole Bello as Chief Revenue Officer

UK customers have already processed more than GBP £11 million through Dext Payments as the software group pushes to unify its regional sales teams.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Software sellers lag buyers on self-serve digital sales
Software-as-a-Service

Software sellers lag buyers on self-serve digital sales

Routine software purchases are still bogged down by high-touch sales processes, even though most buyers would happily check out online.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI
Manufacturing

Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI

The launch targets firms struggling to move AI from pilots into production, with a first UK deployment reporting efficiency gains of about 40%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Littlefish teams with ContraForce on AI security tools
Digital Transformation

Littlefish teams with ContraForce on AI security tools

Analysts at Littlefish could assess threats in seconds or minutes as its new software trims alert backlogs without replacing human judgement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

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United Kingdom (UK) stories

iPhone owners more likely to play audio aloud in public
Digital Signage

iPhone owners more likely to play audio aloud in public

Public frustration with loud phone use is widespread, after a survey found iPhone owners are more likely than Android users to play audio aloud.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
JD Sports sees multi-million-pound loyalty sales lift
Customer Relationship Management

JD Sports sees multi-million-pound loyalty sales lift

A trial of tailored offers found relevance drove spend more than bigger discounts, pointing to a multi-million-pound sales opportunity at JD Sports.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
PeaSoup & Vawlt forge UK sovereign multi-cloud tie-up
Data Protection

PeaSoup & Vawlt forge UK sovereign multi-cloud tie-up

The tie-up gives customers a way to spread storage across clouds while keeping sensitive data within UK jurisdiction for compliance and continuity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Zoom Media adds TikTok and JAAQ to livegood channel
Red Bull

Zoom Media adds TikTok and JAAQ to livegood channel

Gym-goers across the UK will see creator-led TikTok and mental health content as Zoom Media widens livegood's reach to more than four million viewers a month.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
As Japan widens bank cyber oversight to data partners, identity becomes the perimeter
Data Protection

As Japan widens bank cyber oversight to data partners, identity becomes the perimeter

Japan's banks face broader cyber risk as regulators begin treating data-sharing partners and AI agents as part of the attack surface.

By Takanori Nishiyama • 2 min read • This month