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Augur raises USD $15m to expand AI risk monitoring

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London AI risk monitor Augur raises USD $15m seed round led by Plural to scale privacy-first surveillance across European infrastructure.
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If women do not build it, it will be built without us

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A 24-year-old founder argues women must build the AI shaping power, or watch systems encode the blind spots that once shut them out.
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iProov handles 1m daily checks as deepfake fraud soars

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iProov passes one million daily biometric checks as deepfake-driven fraud soars, forcing banks and governments to harden identity defences.
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Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules

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Nearly half of UK public back AI for faster, more accessible services, but demand tight rules, oversight and visible accountability.
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Lánluas appoints new heads for enterprise & public

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TechnologyOne specialist Lánluas names Lorraine Sinnott and Susan Furber to lead enterprise and public sector as it ramps up global growth.
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Beachhead unveils AI-driven ComplianceEZ 2.0 for MSPs

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Beachhead launches ComplianceEZ 2.0 with an AI chatbot, real-time scoring and alerts to help MSPs manage complex cybersecurity compliance.
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Legacy tech stalls United Kingdom government drive for AI

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Legacy systems and skills gaps mean 69% of UK public bodies say outdated tech is blocking AI plans, Cloudhouse research reveals.
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Study probes how public sector AI handles UK accents

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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A UK study will test how well public sector chatbots understand regional accents amid fears some voices are left behind by AI systems.
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Bizzdesign enters top 20 of UK public sector Tech200

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Bizzdesign debuts in Tussell's Tech200, ranking 17th as UK public sector revenue surges 392% amid rising demand for digital transformation.
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Digital live-in care on rise as councils miss support

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Families are turning to digital live‑in care platforms as more older people miss out on council-arranged support, especially in rural areas.
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VQ unveils Advanced Conferencing Centre for Cisco users

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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VQ launches Advanced Conferencing Centre to give Cisco Meeting Server users tighter control over complex, operator-led multi-room calls.
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OSINT tools speed up probes into tax & benefit fraud

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.
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Gigamon named 2026 public sector observability leader

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan's 2026 public sector observability award as governments battle cyber threats in complex hybrid IT estates.
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IDnow hires ex-Ukraine minister for digital identity push

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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IDnow hires former Ukraine digital minister Liudmyla Rabchynska to steer EU identity wallet and eIDAS 2.0 regulatory strategy.
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Myriota debuts AssetHawk satellite tracker for remote assets

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Myriota launches AssetHawk, a 5G NTN satellite tracker promising decade-long battery life for monitoring remote fleets and equipment.
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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan award for public sector

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Gigamon named Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Company of the Year for deep observability in global public sector network security and performance.
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Open ECX gains PEPPOL nod as UK eyes e-invoicing law

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.
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Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
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Semperis buys MightyID to bolster cloud identity resilience

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Semperis has bought MightyID to extend its identity resilience platform with Okta and Ping backup and recovery across hybrid environments.
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Voicescape buys Enterprise RPA to boost housing tech

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Voicescape acquires Enterprise RPA to fuse AI tenant engagement with housing automation, targeting stretched landlords and local authorities.