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Britain’s digital ID consultation revives questions over trust and design. Estonia’s long-running digital identity system shows adoption grows gradually when services are transparent, voluntary, and useful in everyday life, offering policymakers a reference point as the UK examines how digital credentials could reshape access to public services.
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Keepit has signed a new UK and Ireland distribution agreement. Its deal with Hammer Distribution is aimed at expanding SaaS data protection, recovery, and compliance support through local channel partners.
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Cybersecurity now leads UK technology hiring demand, pay, and urgency. Robert Half says employers are prioritising security roles, paying salary premiums, and expanding recruitment as cyber risk and skills shortages intensify.
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Organisations increasingly anchor AI strategies in governed enterprise knowledge platforms. iManage reported strong global growth in 2025, adding 340 new customers and expanding cloud adoption to 71% of its base as organisations prioritise reliable knowledge infrastructure to support AI deployment.
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Azerion promotes Roxanne Harley to new strategy and growth role. Omnichannel advertising platform Azerion has appointed Roxanne Harley as VP Strategy and Growth, expanding her remit to integrate creative, insight, and campaign analytics as the company deepens its data-led advertising offering.
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Oracle could cut up to 30,000 roles amid AI expansion. TD Cowen’s estimate follows broader reports of impending layoffs as the software company redirects cash toward data-centre capacity and prepares to report third-quarter results.
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OpenAI delays ChatGPT adult mode to prioritise core improvements. The company aims to enhance intelligence, personalisation, and user experience, postponing adult mode to focus on broader user benefits and regulatory compliance.
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Yann LeCun’s new startup AMI raises $1.03bn for alternative AI. The company is developing world-model systems designed to reason about real-world environments rather than generate text alone, targeting sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare and aerospace.
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Insights launches Microsoft Teams personality insights meeting integration tool today. New Teams app embeds Insights Discovery personality intelligence into everyday workplace meetings.
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Peers urge ministers to reject opt-out AI copyright rules now. A Lords committee says licensed, transparent training data would better support creators, investment, and responsible model development, while warning that weaker copyright protections could stall UK licensing markets and deepen reliance on opaque overseas systems.