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‘AI workslop’: Zapier survey finds AI delivers gains as well as costly corrections
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Zapier survey finds 92% of staff feel AI boosts productivity, yet workers spend hours each week fixing low-quality ‘AI workslop’ outputs.
SIOS sets 2026 vision for clustering in hybrid AI IT
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SIOS predicts high availability clustering will underpin secure hybrid clouds, disaster recovery and AI resilience strategies by 2026.
AI & skills to reshape UK project management by 2026
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AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.
UK firms overconfident as AI integration badly lags
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UK companies ramp up AI spend but leave tools poorly integrated, stuck in “automation purgatory” and overestimating their digital maturity.
Employment Hero launches Canada SMB Insight Engine
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Employment Hero launches a quarterly SMB Insight Engine to track Canadian small firms’ confidence amid hiring strain and burnout fears.
UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight
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Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.
Nomad Futurist, DE-CIX expand free digital infra training
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Nomad Futurist and DE-CIX are teaming up to offer free, industry-certified digital infrastructure training to workers and students worldwide.
La Fosse relaunches ConnEx to link executives & charities
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La Fosse has revived its ConnEx scheme, pairing UK charity leaders with volunteer C-suite executives to tackle tech and transformation gaps.
UK CFOs put AI at heart of strategy & productivity push
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UK CFOs are ramping up AI investment and taking charge of digital strategy, betting on productivity gains if tools fit existing finance workflows.
Software-defined vehicles now top priority for carmakers
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Software-defined vehicles have overtaken EVs and driver-assistance as carmakers’ top priority, with zonal designs and cloud-led updates surging.
AI slowdown pushes employers to prioritise reputation
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AI hiring slowdown pushes employers to scrutinise online reputation, raising the bar for trust and squeezing early‑career candidates.
Microsoft & unions sign landmark AI workplace deal
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Microsoft and the ACTU have struck a first-of-its-kind AI pact to boost worker skills, protect union roles and shape fairer tech policy.
AI ‘productivity paradox’ as rework erodes time gains
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Workday warns AI time gains are eroded by rework, with nearly 40% of productivity lost as staff fix errors and generic machine output.
Forrester: AI to drive modest job losses, not apocalypse
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Forrester says AI will cut US jobs but stop short of apocalypse, driving 6% of losses by 2030 while reshaping millions more roles.
Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles
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Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.
UK MoD taps Oracle cloud to modernise legacy systems
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The UK Ministry of Defence has deepened its Oracle cloud ties to modernise legacy systems, boost AI adoption and treat data as a core asset.
AI’s 2026 security fallout: identity chaos & deepfake fear
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OpenText warns 2026 will bring an AI‑driven identity crisis, deepfake-fuelled scams and decision overload that many firms are not ready for.
Agentic AI double agents expose dangerous security gaps
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Agentic AI promises rapid software gains, but a recent Claude Code cyberattack shows how “double agents” can outpace unprepared developers.
Ingram Micro on why Australian MSPs are betting on hyperautomation
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Hyperautomation helps MSPs boost margins, overcome skills shortages and unlock new revenue by automating audits, compliance and network management.
Indian firms struggle to turn AI pilots into real ROI gains
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Indian firms ramp up AI pilots for customer engagement and marketing, but most still struggle to prove real returns and scale deployments.