• Flat jobs market masks a deeper strain on hiring

    The UK jobs market may look flat, but the latest ONS data prompted a sharper message from employers and labour market specialists: hiring is getting harder, entry routes are narrowing, and younger workers are bearing the brunt.


  • Bank Rate held amid energy shock

    Bank Rate stayed put as markets weighed inflation and conflict. Property and business leaders said the hold offers short-term stability, though energy prices, borrowing costs, and wider geopolitical risk are still feeding caution into investment and household finances.


  • Scality study spotlights AI storage strain

    Private AI deployments are putting storage architecture under pressure now. Scality-backed research suggests object storage, governance, and performance are becoming central constraints as AI moves into production.


  • Cellebrite launches AI investigative nerve centre

    Cellebrite has launched a collaborative AI investigations management platform globally. Guardian Investigate is aimed at helping agencies coordinate evidence, tasks, and oversight across high-pressure cases.


  • Jitterbit extends G2 implementation lead again

    Jitterbit has topped G2’s enterprise iPaaS implementation ranking once again. The company says faster go-live times and earlier ROI continue to separate its Harmony platform from category averages.


  • Payroll modernisation stalls under year-end strain

    UK payroll teams face mounting strain at financial year-end again. CloudPay says integration complexity and legacy systems are still slowing modernisation at a moment when payroll is under closer scrutiny.


  • Clevertouch launches academy for martech skills

    Clevertouch is formalising martech training as complexity deepens industrywide further. Its new lovemartech Academy combines platform training, research, and university-backed collaboration for marketing teams under pressure to get more from existing systems.


  • Starling opens free tax tool early

    Starling has launched its tax reporting tool before deadline changes. The bank is giving sole traders and landlords early access to HMRC-recognised software before quarterly digital reporting begins.


  • UK start-up hotspots extend beyond London

    New business creation remains heavily concentrated in urban Britain today. MoneySuperMarket’s analysis shows London still dominates, but Manchester, Watford, Slough, and Luton are also producing companies at pace.


  • Met Office IT bill rises again

    Met Office technology spending has climbed as unused licences rose. FOI data analysed by Parliament Street points to a larger software estate, a bigger budget, and more dormant subscriptions.