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  • When AI stops advising and starts acting

    When AI stops advising and starts acting


    AI is moving from assistance towards delegated action inside chat. Tencent’s latest WeChat move points to a wider shift in enterprise technology, where the real question is no longer whether employees use AI, but how companies govern permissions, approvals, audit trails, and accountability once software begins acting on a worker’s…

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  • ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

    ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

    March 23, 2026

    ICS.AI is offering universities wider governed student AI access nationwide.…

  • Meta breach exposes agent oversight gaps

    Meta breach exposes agent oversight gaps

    March 23, 2026

    Meta incident spotlights fresh risks from autonomous workplace AI tools.…

  • Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    March 23, 2026

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live, helping leaders navigate uncertainty.…

  • AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

    AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

    March 23, 2026

    AIM graduates are moving up as listing reforms take hold.…

  • FCA rules sharpen third-party cyber oversight

    FCA rules sharpen third-party cyber oversight

    March 23, 2026

    FCA rules tighten cyber reporting across financial services supply chains.…

  • Iceland boss urges profit cap on energy firms

    Iceland boss urges profit cap on energy firms

    March 23, 2026

    Richard Walker calls for temporary energy profit cap amid tensions.…

  • Why this energy crisis feels different

    Why this energy crisis feels different

    March 23, 2026

    Energy risk is familiar, but this disruption is arriving through…

  • Metro Bank adds FX forwards service

    Metro Bank adds FX forwards service

    March 23, 2026

    Metro Bank is expanding hedging tools for business customers further.…

  • Hargreaves Lansdown services resume after glitch

    Hargreaves Lansdown services resume after glitch

    March 21, 2026

    Hargreaves Lansdown resolves technical issues disrupting customer access. The UK’s…

  • Retirement gaps create business planning risk

    Retirement gaps create business planning risk

    March 20, 2026

    Most workers are off course for retirement, Flagstone survey finds.…

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Featured —

  • When AI stops advising and starts acting

    When AI stops advising and starts acting

  • Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

  • Why this energy crisis feels different

    Why this energy crisis feels different

  • Flat jobs market masks a deeper strain on hiring

    Flat jobs market masks a deeper strain on hiring

  • Bank Rate held amid energy shock

    Bank Rate held amid energy shock


Leadership —

  • Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live, helping leaders navigate uncertainty. The new edition examines planning, AI, trust, and growth in a market where certainty is scarcer than it once was.


  • Adobe’s succession challenge arrives in the middle of an AI reset

    Mar 19
    2026
  • Women in business are building momentum — and business is better for it

    Mar 6
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  • Why CISOs must link cyber decision-making to an organisation’s profit and loss

    Mar 5
    2026
  • UK leaders cite rising complexity since 2020

    Mar 5
    2026
  • The powerful questions any entrepreneur should ask before selling an asset

    Feb 20
    2026
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Finance —

  • AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

    AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

    23 Mar 2026
  • 23 Mar 2026

    FCA rules sharpen third-party cyber oversight

  • 23 Mar 2026

    Metro Bank adds FX forwards service

  • 20 Mar 2026

    Retirement gaps create business planning risk

  • 20 Mar 2026

    CVL rise keeps SME pressure visible

  • 20 Mar 2026

    Bank Rate held amid energy shock

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Technology —

  • When AI stops advising and starts acting

    When AI stops advising and starts acting

    23 Mar 2026
  • 23 Mar 2026

    ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

  • 23 Mar 2026

    Meta breach exposes agent oversight gaps

  • 23 Mar 2026

    FCA rules sharpen third-party cyber oversight

  • 20 Mar 2026

    Corelight pushes agentic AI into SOCs

  • 20 Mar 2026

    Alibaba earnings miss sharpens AI tension

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    Trang Do on redefining modern heirlooms through meaningful luxury

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    How security tech entrepreneur Marie-Claire Dwek mastered the art of resilience

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    Eddy Massaad: The minimalist restaurateur rewriting global comfort dining

  • 19 Nov 2025

    Zineb Faress on elevating Moroccan gastronomy

  • 6 Nov 2025

    Building a purpose-led food brand for modern families

  • 22 Oct 2025

    Chris Kaspar: Redefining Digital Wellness

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