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Half of UK tech staff turning to risky 'shadow AI'

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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Half of UK tech staff now depend on unapproved 'shadow AI' to hit deadlines, despite most warning it poses serious data‑security risks.
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Approov opens new Edinburgh HQ to drive global growth

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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Mobile security specialist Approov has opened a new Edinburgh New Town HQ as it targets global expansion and continued hiring into 2026.
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SEALSQ backs EeroQ in push for 'Quantum Made in USA'

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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SEALSQ makes first US quantum bet on EeroQ, backing helium-based chips in a 'Quantum Made in USA' push and USD $35 million plan.
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HPE dominates TOP500 with trio of exascale leaders

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500's 20 most efficient.
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Riverlane unveils microsecond quantum error decoder

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Riverlane reveals a hardware quantum error decoder that corrects surface code qubit errors in under a microsecond in real time.
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Hexaware appoints Raghu Mocherla to lead cyber physical push

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Hexaware has named Raghu Mocherla Senior Vice President for Digital and Software to drive its expanding cyber-physical and AI portfolio.
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UK founders demand clearer AI rules & digital trust

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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UK founders warn unclear AI rules and weak digital trust threaten competitiveness, as many eye EU markets despite backing Britain to start up.
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Tenable hires Microsoft veteran Vlad Korsunsky as CTO

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Tenable names Microsoft veteran Vlad Korsunsky CTO and Israel chief to drive its AI-led exposure management and security platform strategy.
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DroneShield lands USD $49.6m European defence deal

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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DroneShield secures USD $49.6m European deal to supply handheld counter-drone systems to a military customer via a regional reseller.
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Odigo acquisition boosts ALE Connect hybrid CCaaS push

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Odigo's takeover of Akio deepens its ALE Connect alliance with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, accelerating hybrid CCaaS and agentic AI innovation.
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US banks dominate AI patents as Europe falls behind

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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US banks tighten grip on AI patents in finance, with a small North American elite racing ahead as European rivals fall further behind.
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Intel 471 appoints new CRO & CTO amid rapid growth

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Intel 471 promotes Amy Minyard-Bishop to CRO and Steve Micallef to CTO as it scales cyber threat intelligence amid surging global demand.
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digiLab launches theLab to develop safe UK AI systems

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Exeter's digiLab launches theLab, a research hub to build uncertainty-aware, trustworthy AI for critical UK sectors from energy to defence.
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NiCE's 2024 ESG report shows gains in climate & ethics

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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NiCE's 2024 ESG report shows higher EcoVadis scores, lower emissions, full ethics training and USD $900,000 in global community giving.
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Women & rising stars honoured at 2025 TechWorks Awards gala

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Women leaders and emerging engineers headlined the 2025 TechWorks Awards in London, as UK deep tech celebrated talent and diversity.
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Brevo raises EUR €500 million to expand AI & US presence

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Brevo has raised EUR €500 million, reaching unicorn status to boost AI capabilities and expand its US presence, targeting EUR €1 billion revenue by 2030.
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Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe

Mon, 1st Dec 2025
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Photonics could be key to cutting Europe's soaring AI energy demands and emissions as a new report warns current tech cannot meet growth sustainably.
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DroneShield secures AUD $5.2 million European military contract

Tue, 25th Nov 2025
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Australian firm DroneShield lands AUD $5.2 million contract to supply handheld counter-drone systems to a European military customer via local reseller.
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Sber unveils open-source AI suite for Russian language & media

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Sber launches an open-source AI suite including advanced Russian-language models for chat, speech, image, and video generation, fostering national tech growth.
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New modular quantum platform QUB promises flexible research deployment

Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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QuantWare, Q-CTRL and Qblox launch QUB, a modular quantum computing platform offering 5 to 41 qubits for enterprise and research flexibility.