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Oracle is redesigning Fusion to work more directly with AI. The update shifts finance and procurement tasks toward prompts, agents, and automated execution, as the software group tries to prove enterprise applications remain central to business decision-making by becoming the layer where data, workflows, approvals, and AI actions meet securely.
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Employment Hero reports hiring and pay jump in HR roles. New February data suggests SMEs are adding compliance, payroll, and workforce specialists as labour reforms approach, while full-time hiring continues to outpace part-time and casual growth across the wider SME economy.
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ICS.AI is offering universities wider governed student AI access nationwide. The company says the model removes a major cost barrier and extends enterprise-grade access once institutions deploy its staff platform.
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Meta incident spotlights fresh risks from autonomous workplace AI tools. RAIDS AI says the episode shows how trust in agent output can become a security weakness even without privileged system access.
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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 graduates are moving up as listing reforms take hold. Pinsent Masons says transfers to London’s Main Market have tripled year on year as rules and investor access change the calculus.
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FCA rules tighten cyber reporting across financial services supply chains. Arqit says the bigger test is retaining control when critical infrastructure, data, and services sit beyond an institution’s own estate.
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Richard Walker calls for temporary energy profit cap amid tensions. As energy costs rise due to Middle East unrest, Walker urges government intervention to prevent profiteering. His proposal aims to protect households from price shocks, though it may face opposition.
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Metro Bank is expanding hedging tools for business customers further. The bank’s new FX Forwards offer, powered by Equals Money, is designed to help corporate and commercial clients manage exchange-rate risk and plan payments with greater certainty.
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Hargreaves Lansdown resolves technical issues disrupting customer access. The UK’s largest DIY investment platform confirmed that clients can now access their accounts following a technical problem that disrupted services amid market volatility. The platform assured customers their assets and data remained secure.