• BlockAPT brings AI cyber defence to SMEs

    BlockAPT has launched an AI defence product for smaller companies. Pivotra AI Essential targets SMEs facing automated cyber threats without enterprise security operations teams.


  • Cyber pledge puts boards on notice

    Cyber governance is becoming a direct test of operational resilience. A new UK pledge asks organisations to strengthen board oversight, supplier standards, and engagement with National Cyber Security Centre tools.


  • Consulting exports rise as demand shifts

    Consulting exports are rising as UK clients restart transformation work. MCA data points to stronger international demand, growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, and rising advisory work around AI, cyber security, resilience, and digital transformation.


  • Tech inclusion findings expose workforce barriers

    UK technology inclusion findings expose deeper workforce pipeline weaknesses today. DSIT’s call for evidence points to structural barriers, representation gaps, misconduct concerns, and emerging technology shifts that could shape the next phase of UK tech leadership.


  • Issue 4 of Business Quarter is live

    Our latest digital magazine is now available to read. Issue 4 features JS Pelland of Eland Cables, alongside new pieces on AI infrastructure, green goals, careers, cyber resilience, financial supply-chain risk, data, leadership, and marketing.


  • Ocado sets timetable for Steiner succession

    Ocado has put a timetable around its founder succession plan. Tim Steiner will remain chief executive until the start of FY2028 before moving into a founder role, as the automation group manages investor pressure and technology-market uncertainty.


  • Co-op links search ads to store sales

    Co-op has connected search advertising with physical store sales. LiveRamp and Google helped the retailer link member data to offline outcomes, producing a 134% in-store sales uplift and 39x search ROI.


  • Xero brings finance data into Microsoft 365

    Xero is moving live finance data into Microsoft tools. The integration will bring JAX-powered financial intelligence into Copilot, with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint workflows set to follow.


  • NiCE extends AI CX to sovereign cloud

    NiCE is moving regulated CX AI onto sovereign infrastructure. The company is extending its platform to AWS European Sovereign Cloud as data residency, governance, and AI trust become enterprise buying priorities.


  • HMRC roadmap deepens digital tax shift

    HMRC’s digital roadmap is moving tax administration further online. The department says millions of taxpayers are using its app to check pay, manage tax information, and reduce reliance on paper correspondence and phone support.