
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 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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.