
AI is widening capability gaps across UK communications teams nationally. Murray McIntosh found stronger uptake in utilities, while highly regulated sectors remain much earlier in adoption and implementation.

Audion has raised fresh capital to fund its US expansion. The Series B will support its American launch, new hires, and further development of Audion AI for performance-focused audio advertising.

Studio Graphene expands into Ireland through Tribe Digital integration. The move gives the product studio its first Irish foothold and adds deeper design and experience capability to its wider digital offering.

NTU formalises Thailand partnership around entrepreneurship, AI, and workforce skills. The new agreement expands joint programmes with Thailand’s higher education ministry and Chiang Mai University across venture building, mentoring, and applied AI training.

ANS creates leadership role to speed internal agentic AI adoption. The Manchester technology business says the post will support its Customer Zero model and expand practical AI deployment across internal teams and customer projects.

HBHR has launched software that acts inside HR platforms directly. The release lands as new research links payroll errors to financial strain, lower trust, and retention risk, just after HMRC’s latest payroll changes took effect on 6 April.

Scality has rehired Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances. The former Inlayer chief executive returns as senior vice president of AI alliances and partnerships, with responsibility for ecosystem strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market activity for enterprise AI workloads.

BT is expanding its sovereign cloud and AI offer nationwide. BT Business says its new end-to-end sovereign services suite is the first of its kind in the UK, supported by research estimating an £18 billion productivity gain from faster AI adoption.

Agentic AI is shaping this year’s Infosecurity Europe programme strongly. New research found 64% of UK cybersecurity leaders expect agentic AI to have the biggest impact on cyber defence over the next three years, prompting a new OWASP summit and expanded AI-focused sessions.

RWS says AI content gains are creating costly localisation rework. New research from the company points to rising output volumes, lower confidence in cultural accuracy, and heavier burdens on global content teams.