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Vertiv teams up with Tecogen to enhance data centre cooling

Vertiv has joined forces with Tecogen to provide advanced natural gas-powered chillers to data centres, addressing rising energy demands amid AI growth.

By Moritz Florian • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Heidi raises USD $16.6m to ease clinician workloads

Melbourne-based healthcare AI firm Heidi has raised USD $16.6 million to enhance its services, aiming to reduce clinicians' administrative burden and improve patient care.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Mar 2025

Travel

Blended travel boom amidst cost-of-living pressures rise

Crowne Plaza's latest research reveals a surge in blended travel, with 66% of UK and US travellers merging work and leisure amidst rising living costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Unified Communications

Companies eager to adopt AI face data quality challenges

New research from Semarchy reveals a stark contrast between businesses' ambition to invest in AI and their concerns about data quality, with only 46% trusting their data.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Software-as-a-Service

MSP report forecasts growth in revenue & cybersecurity

N-able's latest MSP Horizons Report reveals a buoyant outlook for the managed services sector, with 59% of providers expecting revenue growth of 20% by 2025.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Blockchain

Tokenisation could save asset managers over USD $135 billion

Calastone has revealed that tokenisation could save the asset management sector over USD $135 billion, significantly enhancing efficiency in fund operations.

By Moritz Florian • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Email Security

Organisations battle with AI-driven phishing threat rise

With AI-driven phishing attacks on the rise, 93% of organisations plan to improve email security, yet many face significant implementation challenges.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Mar 2025

Storage

OneUp Sales raises GBP £1.5m to expand in global markets

OneUp Sales has successfully raised GBP £1.5 million to bolster its expansion into international markets, primarily targeting the United States.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2025

FinOps

Enterprises set to waste USD $44.5bn on cloud by 2025

A recent report reveals organisations are set to waste USD $44.5 billion on cloud infrastructure by 2025 due to poor coordination between FinOps and development teams.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2025

Customer Experience

IKEA tops ecommerce for best customer experience in 2025

A study has crowned IKEA the top ecommerce site for customer experience in the UK for 2025, outpacing competitors with superior site performance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2025

Customer Experience

Linnworks unveils new partnerships & product updates

Linnworks is unveiling new features on its Connected Commerce Ops platform at the upcoming Linnovation showcase, enhancing support for retailers facing market changes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2025

Phishing

KnowBe4 report highlights impact of workplace training

A new report from KnowBe4 reveals that 95% of employees have engaged with cybersecurity content, underscoring the need for robust workplace training.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2025

Stories from Other Regions

United Kingdom (UK) stories

Credit card fraud

UK sees 63% rise in savings accounts used for fraud

Reports indicate a staggering 63% rise in the misuse of savings accounts for fraud in the UK last year, outpacing a 12% increase in current accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Mar 2025

Crypto

SharedAffairs launches digital estate platform in the UK

SharedAffairs has launched a digital estate planning platform in the UK, aimed at simplifying the documentation of assets and final wishes during a £1 trillion wealth transition.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Supply Chain

UK manufacturing sector's cyber resilience misalignments

New research by e2e-assure reveals a worrying gap between perceived and actual cyber resilience in the UK manufacturing sector, with 76% of risk owners misjudging their security.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Mar 2025

International Women's Day

IWD 2025: What does the future hold for diversity?

As International Women's Day approaches, concerns escalate over recent setbacks in diversity efforts, urging tech leaders in the UK to reaffirm their commitment to inclusivity.

By Silka Patel • 6 min read • Mon, 3rd Mar 2025

Digital Transformation

QA becomes first Databricks training partner in EMEA

QA has become the first authorised training partner of Databricks in EMEA, enhancing access to vital data and AI training for businesses across the region.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Mar 2025

OpenAI

TheFork integrates OpenAI's Operator for UK bookings

TheFork has integrated OpenAI's Operator into its platform, enabling automated restaurant bookings and personalised recommendations for UK diners.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2025

Unified Communications

Fortinet announces winners of 2024 Australia Partner Awards

Fortinet has honoured its Australia Partner of the Year winners for 2024, recognising their pivotal contributions to cybersecurity and customer engagement.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2025

Cloud Security

UK SMEs to increasingly rely on managed security services

A Six Degrees report reveals that two-thirds of UK SMEs intend to rely more on managed security services next year, driven by compliance and skills shortages.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2025