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UK payroll in crisis as 89% of professionals report frequent errors and delays, with manual processes and poor system integration to blame.

AlphaSense unveils custom AI agents and expert call tools to automate research workflows for financial and corporate intelligence teams.

European B2B buyers increasingly value seamless invoicing, onboarding and payment experience over price when choosing repeat suppliers.

Barcelona startup Galtea raises USD $3.2 million to scale its AI agent testing platform and launch a self-service product for developers.

Major UK and US professional services firms are shelving AI projects as skill shortages bite, exposing a gap between tech spend and staff readiness.

UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.

Storeganise unveils an AI Connector linking self-storage systems to tools like ChatGPT, letting operators query live data in plain English.

Red Hat reports 97% of organisations suffered cloud-native security incidents last year, exposing basic failings in configuration and governance.

UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

Parcelhero unveils AI-powered live parcel tracking and a faster booking interface in the first phase of its major platform overhaul.

CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.

AI now underpins day-to-day transport planning for most European shippers, with just 3% yet to deploy it, Descartes survey finds.

European fintech is maturing as G+D's Sofiane Chouane charts a future shaped by stricter regulation, AI, and bank-startup partnerships.

UK firms face growing tax compliance risk and wasted tech spend as poor alignment between IT and tax teams undermines digital reporting.

Stable job figures hide 'glass floor' as cautious employers demand experience for entry roles, shutting younger workers out.

AI-native EU startups are shrinking dev teams and hiring seasoned engineers as AI generates most new code, Notion Capital research shows.

DigiCert reports record Q4 ARR in FY26 as DigiCert ONE platform growth, acquisitions and automation demand drive digital trust expansion.