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Only 27% of AI projects reach production as boardroom pressure pushes European firms into ad-hoc experimentation, Rebura found.
As private lending swells, investors gain a tool to spot borrower stress sooner, before missed payments or defaults hit portfolios.
Businesses are facing a sharp rise in email scams as AI makes phishing faster, cheaper and harder for native filters to spot.
The combined platform will serve 60,000 users across six countries as agricultural firms seek one system for compliance and risk.
Mid-market users will get embedded AI, a new analytics layer and industry-specific upgrades as routine ERP tasks shift onto Acumatica's 2026 R2 platform.
The combined group would give Microsoft customers broader AI-led threat detection and response, with no deal value disclosed.
Jon Cook will stay on until March 2027, giving WPP a lengthy handover as Eric Campbell takes over VML's global leadership.
Governance gaps may slow AI deployment as marketing and IT disagree over who controls shared content and platform decisions.
Poor data governance is slowing AI adoption in marketing, with only 35% willing to share unverified machine-generated insights, Adverity found.
Shoppers in Britain and Ireland will now be able to compare roller mopping systems in person as demand for robot cleaners rises.
Misleading AI claims are now costing founders deals, with 67% of UK angel investors saying they have rejected startups for overstated use of the technology.
The survey shows AI is now shaping 42% of UK in-store spending, as retailers face pressure to adapt customer journeys across channels.
The seven contracts, including one six-figure deal, suggest larger firms are now using AI to drive revenue growth rather than just cut costs.
It gives IT teams a simpler Android-based option for medium-sized meeting rooms, with fewer devices to install and manage through Teams Rooms.
The remote procedure could widen access to stroke care in hospitals that lack specialist teams, though the system is still under development.
Taxpayers, recruiters and operations teams face tighter decisions as AI speeds up workflows and Making Tax Digital forces more frequent reporting.
The fresh capital will help the London-based AI data company hire, deepen its digital twin network and push further into the US market.
For customers, the recognition strengthens support for complex security deployments as networking and physical protection increasingly overlap.
The project could help children with sight-threatening conditions avoid long hospital trips by enabling eye scans in community settings or at home.
Workers at VIDA Bioenergy's Wormslade plant now carry one device for gas detection, lone-worker alerts and communications amid fire and exposure risks.