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Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India
Digital Transformation

Tata & OpenAI forge major AI partnership for India

Tata and OpenAI strike a sweeping India-focused AI pact spanning enterprise tools, new data centres and youth skills programmes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Keltbray launches AI & data academy with Multiverse
DevOps

Keltbray launches AI & data academy with Multiverse

Keltbray has launched an AI and data academy with Multiverse to upskill staff, boost productivity and support growth in regulated sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
India AI summit targets data control and skills gap
Data Protection

India AI summit targets data control and skills gap

India AI Impact Summit spotlights trusted data, skills gaps and structural reform as leaders seek a shared roadmap for global AI governance.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time
EduTech

LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders
Software Development

Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to submit Swift app playgrounds by 28 February.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026
UK IT departments most confident on AI future-readiness
Software-as-a-Service

UK IT departments most confident on AI future-readiness

UK IT teams are Europe's most confident on AI and cybersecurity, yet a survey shows many still lag in turning that optimism into maturity.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026
Unified Communications

Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026

Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027
DataCentre infrastructure

AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027

AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Skills stories

UA92, Fujitsu boost funds to support women in tech
EduTech

UA92, Fujitsu boost funds to support women in tech

UA92 and Fujitsu launch GBP £101,000 package of bursaries and apprenticeships to help more women and non-binary people build tech careers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Access Group invests GBP £1.5m in AI apprenticeships
Data Analytics

Access Group invests GBP £1.5m in AI apprenticeships

Access Group is investing £1.5m of Apprenticeship Levy funds to train 115 staff on new AI programmes across roles and skill levels.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
UK scale-up founders fear AI could trigger job cuts
Digital Transformation

UK scale-up founders fear AI could trigger job cuts

UK scale-up founders warn staff lack AI skills, with most slowing hiring and a third expecting job cuts within a year, Helm survey finds.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Client focus & AI adoption shape Australian law firms
Data Protection

Client focus & AI adoption shape Australian law firms

Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
QA & Generation UK launch digital apprenticeship path
Data Analytics

QA & Generation UK launch digital apprenticeship path

QA and Generation UK launch an eight-week digital path linking bootcamps to Level 4 apprenticeships to tackle tech skills gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Feb 2026
IT jobs most applied for in UK as salaries outpace rest
Manufacturing

IT jobs most applied for in UK as salaries outpace rest

IT roles top UK job applications as Software Engineer leads with average pay of GBP £61,268, outpacing salaries in other major sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Most Britons baffled by new AI & marketing job titles
Marketing Technologies

Most Britons baffled by new AI & marketing job titles

Most Britons have never heard of new AI and marketing roles, with many dismissing titles like Belonging Manager and Empathy Engineer as fake.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
AI misalignment costs UK firms billions in lost gains
Digital Transformation

AI misalignment costs UK firms billions in lost gains

Misaligned expectations over workplace AI risk costing UK employers up to GBP £60 billion a year in lost productivity and savings.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
ESG backs GeN+1 to boost UK data centre apprentices
DevOps

ESG backs GeN+1 to boost UK data centre apprentices

ESG teams up with GeN+1 to expand UK data centre apprenticeships amid growing skills shortages in AI-driven digital infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap
Unified Communications

AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026