AI Strategy stories
A widening gap is emerging as firms struggle to meet tighter data rules, with only 29% prioritising sovereign AI in the near term.
The deal would give Akamai browser-level controls to curb data leaks as staff increasingly use generative AI tools through everyday web browsers.
Businesses adopting AI now face a push to turn pilots into production systems, as OpenAI backs deployment with USD $4 billion.
Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.
The identity security group is sharpening its AI pitch after USD $700 million in funding as it expands globally and adds new leadership.
Skills shortages and uneven adoption could slow UK and Ireland IT providers as AI services become the main growth bet over two years.
Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.
DataIQ says six women feature in its North America top 10 for 2026 as data and AI chiefs shift from analytics to business decisions.
K&L Gates puts practising partner Jake Bernstein in charge of its global AI drive as the firm expands governance and tool rollout.
Automation is changing Singapore's tech jobs market, but salaries remain elevated as firms seek scarce AI, data and cyber skills.
Most large UK companies lack full visibility of staff AI use, with executives fearing breaches and struggling to rein in autonomous agents.
Data exposure risk has risen after Ontario's auditor found thousands of public servants were using unsecured AI sites on work devices.
The cash is aimed at helping smaller firms afford the processing power needed to scale AI products and keep value in Canada.
A narrow window for investment, jobs and skills could decide whether Malaysia becomes a Southeast Asian AI hub by 2027.
Malaysia's push to attract AI investment is set to gain more capacity, with the new site due to add more than 2,200 cabinets.
Rushed AI adoption is already fuelling costly hiring and performance mistakes, while weak governance is amplifying bias and eroding trust.
Ottawa is courting private backers to expand domestic AI capacity, with no funding yet committed for the British Columbia project.
Regulatory uncertainty is slowing UK investment even as 81% of chief executives rank AI a top priority, a Dataiku survey found.
Chartered Management Institute launches AI leadership courses as survey finds most UK managers lack the training to turn spending into gains.
Travellers can now compare fares and rooms inside ChatGPT, as Webjet seeks to keep bookings from shifting to AI search tools.
