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Smartphones now drive digital evidence in criminal cases
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Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.
Upcover adds deepfake cover to cyber insurance in Australia
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Upcover adds deepfake incident cover to cyber policies in Australia via Coalition, targeting rising AI impersonation and fraud risks.
Kocho taps Zadara for sovereign AI cloud in VMware shift
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Kocho partners with Zadara for a sovereign AI cloud platform, curbing VMware reliance and scaling Microsoft-aligned, multi-tenant services.
DSi Compliance hires David Whipple to drive US growth
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DSi Compliance taps former police captain David Whipple to spearhead North American growth and expand DS-Keywords in US law enforcement.
Leaders overestimate UK organisations’ AI readiness gap
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Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.
ProGlove co founder Brunnbauer takes managing director role
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ProGlove co-founder Konstantin Brunnbauer becomes managing director as CEO Stefan Lampa steps down and shifts to an advisory role.
ControlUp adds product & alliances leaders to fuel growth
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ControlUp names Gadi Feldman chief product officer and Bob Johnson SVP alliances to drive product innovation and partner-led global growth.
Smart CT wins Toshiba deal to support 32 UK retailers
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Smart CT secures three-year Toshiba deal to maintain tills and tech for 32 UK high street retailers, handling 10,000 callouts annually.
Loop links with Sendcloud to boost EU returns options
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Loop integrates Sendcloud into Ship by Loop 2.0, giving Shopify merchants wider UK and EU carrier choice for simpler, label-free returns.
Britons now thank AI & satnavs more than colleagues
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Britons now say thanks more often to AI chatbots and satnavs than to colleagues, as new research reveals a growing ‘digital manners’ trend.
AI drives UK retail as shoppers embrace eCommerce tools
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AI-powered tools are rapidly reshaping UK retail as most shoppers embrace chat-based assistants and retailers ramp up investment for 2026.
11:11 Systems names winners of 2025 UK, Europe awards
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11:11 Systems names Softcat, Colo insight, Creative ITC and Interstellar among winners in new 2025 UK and Europe partner awards scheme.
AI boosts engagement but ‘shadow AI’ risk grows in UK
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AI rollouts are lifting UK staff engagement, but new research warns unapproved ‘shadow AI’ use is outpacing employers’ controls.
Self-gifting lifts UK Valentine’s spend to GBP £2.1bn
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Self-gifting and friend-gifting are reshaping UK Valentine’s Day, lifting total spending to GBP £2.1 billion, Flowwow data shows.
Doorly raises GBP £600,000 to expand UK home services
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Doorly secures GBP £600,000 to accelerate its shift from barber-booking app to nationwide on-demand home services marketplace.
Half of corporate AI agents running without oversight
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New research warns that nearly half of over 3 million AI agents in US and UK firms run ungoverned, exposing data and systems to rising risks.
EnSilica joins CHERI Alliance to boost chip security
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EnSilica has joined the CHERI Alliance, aiming to embed hardware memory safety in custom chips for industrial, automotive and IoT systems.
Many doubt under-16 social media bans cut online harm
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New research finds most people doubt under-16 social media bans will curb online harm, expecting teens to bypass rules and limits.
Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance
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Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push
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Oxford optical AI spin-out Lumai names ex-Palo Alto Networks marketer René Bonvanie as board chair to spearhead its push into commercialisation.