Skills shortage stories
Rising alert volumes and staff shortages are pushing security teams towards AI tools that cut costs and speed investigations.
The scheme has kept more than 30 neurodivergent people in technology roles, as DXC expands support and AI training for the next UK cohort.
The move targets firms struggling to shift AI pilots into live systems, with AWS embedding engineers to speed deployment and cut reliance on consultants.
Employees across APJ are missing clear career pathways, fuelling attrition, slower hiring and weaker leadership pipelines as internal mobility stalls.
Retailers could improve retention and customer service by giving store staff mobile access to schedules, communications and training tools.
Private markets firms could cut paperwork as the Berlin start-up targets manual fund accounting, treasury and transfer agency work.
Criminals are using AI to scale phishing and hunt flaws faster, forcing firms to harden defences as alert volumes and risks rise.
Preventable attrition, absenteeism and hiring inefficiency are costing APAC firms millions per 1,000 employees, new research shows.
North American oil and gas, LNG and chemical plants can now use a certified robot to cut risky manual inspections and downtime.
Rising cost pressures are forcing factories to curb recruitment, even as most turn to AI to streamline operations and protect output.
The appointment comes as Scotland's digital sector contributes GBP £7.5 billion to the economy and faces pressure to fill 13,000 annual vacancies.
Employee-owned Livingston James is keeping succession internal as it expands into specialist finance and overseas markets amid firm demand.
More than 170,000 TAFE students in Victoria will gain a single platform for enrolments and administration as ageing systems are replaced.
Women's underrepresentation in cyber has prompted a Scotland-wide push to widen the talent pipeline as the sector expands 20% in a year.
Geopolitical tensions are now the top worry for Irish bosses, even as 92% expect revenue growth and a stronger competitive position.
Poor data quality is holding back AI projects at UK professional services firms, with 34% of senior leaders calling it the main barrier.
Graduates are bearing the brunt as firms quietly halt entry-level hiring, leaving fewer first jobs and a thinner leadership pipeline.
Only 22% of tech staff have formal AI training, leaving Australian employers exposed to skills gaps as adoption races ahead.
A lack of live data infrastructure is leaving most Australian IT leaders unable to scale AI, according to new research from Confluent.
IBM research shows Canadian organisations are expanding AI use while governance, workforce skills and oversight struggle to keep pace.