• Aalto EE urges rethink on workplace learning

    Aalto EE says organisations must rethink learning as skills shift. The executive education provider argues that businesses need continuous, organisation-wide learning built into daily work, with leaders responsible for turning capability development into measurable value.


  • Magnetic returns to independent ownership after buy-out

    Magnetic has returned to independent ownership through a management buy-out. The B Corp-certified innovation and design company said the deal gives it greater clarity and pace as it works with major clients on complex change and growth challenges.


  • Cequence adds controls for AI agents

    Cequence has launched tighter controls for enterprise AI agent access. The new Agent Personas feature in AI Gateway is designed to limit what autonomous agents can do inside enterprise systems, addressing governance and audit concerns as agentic AI moves into production.


  • What the Cyber Essentials update changes

    Cyber Essentials has tightened rules on MFA, patching, and scope. The latest update sharpens automatic fail criteria, clarifies cloud and device scope, and leaves businesses with less room to treat baseline controls as optional.


  • VYKO launches with €50m acquisition target

    VYKO has launched with plans to raise €50 million. The new group aims to acquire and scale Irish premium brands across fashion, beauty, food, and consumer goods.


  • AI splits communications teams by capability

    AI is widening capability gaps across UK communications teams nationally. Murray McIntosh found stronger uptake in utilities, while highly regulated sectors remain much earlier in adoption and implementation.


  • Women leave tech before reaching leadership

    Women are leaving technology careers well before senior leadership positions. Akamai’s research found nearly 90% exit within a decade, with progression, pay, flexibility, and culture among the main pressures.


  • Audion raises m for US push

    Audion has raised fresh capital to fund its US expansion. The Series B will support its American launch, new hires, and further development of Audion AI for performance-focused audio advertising.


  • Studio Graphene enters Ireland through integration

    Studio Graphene expands into Ireland through Tribe Digital integration. The move gives the product studio its first Irish foothold and adds deeper design and experience capability to its wider digital offering.


  • AML control failures trigger audit warning

    Audit analysis sharpens pressure on weak anti-money laundering controls. New findings show FCA fines linked to internal control failures have exceeded £1 billion since 2021 across UK financial services.