More than four in five UK organisations are unable to demonstrate clear returns from at least some of their artificial intelligence investments, according to new research from managed service provider Air IT Group. The study, based on responses from 504 decision makers across UK organisations, found that 83% either reported …
Read More »AI skills rise among women in tech, but burnout concerns remain
Women working in technology are becoming increasingly confident in their AI skills, yet many feel that greater productivity expectations are adding to workplace pressure, according to research from managed services provider Ensono. The company’s 2026 Speak Up report, based on a survey of 1,500 women working in technology across the …
Read More »AMD supports frontier AI research with University of Oxford
AMD has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Oxford to support open academic frontier AI research at the British Open‑ended Learning and Discovery Lab (BOLD). The agreement outlines plans to expand compute access for researchers and deepen collaboration across software optimisation, model development and open‑source tooling. Under …
Read More »AMD, Dell and Cambridge Uni unveil AI Lab
AMD, Dell Technologies and the University of Cambridge have announced plans to establish the Sovereign AI Innovation Lab (SAIL), a new national hub designed to accelerate AI‑driven research and support the UK’s ambition to build world‑class sovereign AI capabilities. Positioned within the University of Cambridge’s Research Computing Service, SAIL will …
Read More »TD Synnex selected as a HPE Global Distribution Partner
TD Synnex has been named by HPE as one of its global distribution partners, supporting the vendor’s move to a unified worldwide distribution model. This is designed to simplify how partners access HPE’s portfolio, create more consistent engagement across regions, and maintain support for regional and specialist distributors. Under the …
Read More »AI to be unleashed across the UK to deliver national renewal
The Prime Minister Kier Starmer has thrown the full weight of Whitehall behind the AI industry by agreeing to take forward all 50 recommendations set out by Matt Clifford in his AI Opportunities Action Plan. Unveiling details of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, the Prime Minister said that AI can transform the lives of working …
Read More »Trust in AI on the rise: 71% of organisations state they would always trust insights from AI and ML platforms
New research by Rackspace Technology reveals that trust in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) has drastically increased in the UK last year. The growing use of AI applications is cementing enterprises’ confidence in the outputs they generate, with seven in ten (71%) respondents now stating they would always trust the insights …
Read More »Logitech Launches Sight AI Camera
Logitech’s new Logitech Sight, is an AI-powered tabletop camera that works with the front-of-room camera Rally Bar or Rally Bar Mini to capture the best perspective of meeting participants and track conversations as they move around the conference room. “We’re no longer all at home in equal-sized video boxes like …
Read More »Kyndryl and Teradata Partner on Artificial Intelligence and Data Modernisation
Kyndryl and Teradata are partnering to help customers apply artificial intelligence (AI) and data modernisation techniques across their environments to accelerate business outcomes and speed time-to-value. The companies will work to combine Kyndryl’s Data and AI services and infrastructure management capabilities with Teradata’s cloud analytics and data platform to help …
Read More »Kyndryl and Microsoft Announce Initiative to Deliver Cloud-based Insights and Innovation for Mainframe Customers
Kyndryl and Microsoft are helping customers expand and increase access to valuable mainframe data. Kyndryl is offering customers support to create data pipes that enable connections between the mainframe, including its zCloud platform, and the Microsoft cloud, making it easier to move their mainframe data to the cloud. Customers will …
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