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Onecom launches Halo to automate customer and employee communications workflows. The platform combines voice, messaging, and email agents in one system, with subscription-based scaling and centralised management.
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Manufacturers are seeking finance with stronger personal risk protection measures. Purbeck says applications for Personal Guarantee Insurance rose sharply in Q1 as loan values and growth borrowing increased.
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Nokia and KETS advance quantum-safe telecoms with integrated QKD systems. Their latest collaboration combines optical networking and chip-based encryption hardware in a live global demonstration platform.
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Zango report says UK finance lacks shared AI governance rules. The research argues banks and payments companies are still building oversight models separately as generative and agentic adoption gathers pace.
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HSBC research shows SME leaders carrying heavy mental cashflow strain. More than half say cashflow distracts from other responsibilities, while cross-border volatility is adding pressure for internationally active businesses.
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Designit says telecoms are moving too quickly on enterprise AI. New survey findings suggest the industry is prioritising speed over organisational redesign, even though readiness may determine whether AI deployments create lasting value.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.