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How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales

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As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
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Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront

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Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
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Distributors stockpile as Phocas flags planning gaps

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Distributors stockpile more inventory as a Phocas report warns planning gaps and data limits are raising costs and operational complexity.
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EE opens new experiential Oxford Street flagship

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EE has opened a new experiential flagship on Oxford Street as part of a GBP £3 million push to expand hands-on tech stores nationwide.
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NFON & O2 Telefónica hit 100,000 Digital Phone users

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NFON and O2 Telefónica Deutschland pass 100,000 Digital Phone users as they pivot from SMEs to larger enterprises and AI-led services.
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UK shoppers warm to AI agents but trust concerns grow

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UK shoppers are embracing AI shopping agents for better deals and ease, but rising data privacy fears risk slowing wider adoption.
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The skills that shaped my unusual route to tech

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From Michelin kitchens to SaaS boardrooms, one woman shows how resilience and empathy can forge an unconventional route into tech.
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Why gender diversity is imperative in shaping ethical AI

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Gender-diverse teams are vital to building ethical, trustworthy AI, reducing systemic bias and ensuring technology serves all of society.
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International Women's Day: Why security operations centres need women

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Security operations centres urgently need more women, whose empathy, calm and insight are crucial as tech-driven threats rapidly evolve.
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HIVED rolls out unified electric delivery for UK SMEs

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HIVED launches HIVED One, a unified all-electric parcel service aimed at simplifying nationwide deliveries for UK eCommerce SMEs.
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Anthropic unveils new metric to gauge AI job exposure

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A new study examining AI use across occupations finds little evidence of rising unemployment so far, though hiring of younger workers may be slowing.
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International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap

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Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.
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International Women's Day: If women are not shaping AI, they will be shaped by it

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As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.
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Mid-market firms stall at pilot stage for agentic AI

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Most mid-market firms are stuck in pilot agentic AI trials as governance lags, even while 43% leapfrog directly into agent-based systems.
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Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules

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Nearly half of UK public back AI for faster, more accessible services, but demand tight rules, oversight and visible accountability.
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Smart Communications pursues trusted AI for customers

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Smart Communications helps organisations in regulated industries face down communication challenges every day.
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The AI infrastructure trap: Why your 'AI-ready' project may already be obsolete

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Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.
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Language model benchmarks widely 'contaminated', study finds

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A new NE2NE study finds over half of common AI benchmarks are “contaminated”, casting doubt on headline model rankings and marketing claims.
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Linnworks report links retail growth to ops maturity

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Linnworks report finds mid-market retail growth closely tied to operational maturity, automation, AI use and stronger multichannel logistics.
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UK listeners spot AI voices faster & trust them less

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UK listeners are quicker than Americans to spot AI-generated voices, and their trust in what they hear plunges once they detect them.