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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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  • Tech hiring to rise despite weak UK jobs

    Tech hiring to rise despite weak UK jobs

    December 23, 2025

    Demand for IT professionals rises despite UK labour market concerns.…

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    Business confidence rises after Budget, says Lloyds

    December 23, 2025

    Business confidence rose slightly at the end of 2025. Lloyds…

  • AI agents, identities, and legacy tech: The new security frontier

    AI agents, identities, and legacy tech: The new security frontier

    December 22, 2025

    Automation is racing ahead of security controls. As AI agents…

  • Why small businesses struggle to adopt AI — and how to move forward

    Why small businesses struggle to adopt AI — and how to move forward

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    AI has become accessible to small businesses almost overnight. Yet…

  • Fast-growth UK companies face heightened HMRC scrutiny: it’s time to act

    Fast-growth UK companies face heightened HMRC scrutiny: it’s time to act

    December 22, 2025

    HMRC is intensifying its scrutiny of fast growing UK companies.…

  • Leonardo may exit UK helicopter industry

    Leonardo may exit UK helicopter industry

    December 22, 2025

    Leonardo warns of potential UK helicopter factory closure. The Italian…

  • China holds lending rates steady for seventh consecutive month

    China holds lending rates steady for seventh consecutive month

    December 22, 2025

    China keeps its lending rates unchanged for the seventh month.…

  • Gold and silver hit record highs amid rate-cut bets

    Gold and silver hit record highs amid rate-cut bets

    December 22, 2025

    Gold and silver broke all-time records on Monday as investors…

  • UK economy grows just 0.1% in third quarter, ONS confirms

    UK economy grows just 0.1% in third quarter, ONS confirms

    December 22, 2025

    UK GDP rose by just 0.1% in the third quarter.…

  • Canada plans sustainable investment taxonomy for 2026

    Canada plans sustainable investment taxonomy for 2026

    December 19, 2025

    Canada appoints institute to develop sustainable investment taxonomy. The Canadian…

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    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.


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  • AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

    AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

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    Metro Bank adds FX forwards service

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  • When AI stops advising and starts acting

    When AI stops advising and starts acting

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    ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

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    Meta breach exposes agent oversight gaps

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    Corelight pushes agentic AI into SOCs

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    Alibaba earnings miss sharpens AI tension

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    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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