Skills shortage stories
Nearly half of firms cannot win approval for more cyber staff, even as breach costs climb and AI adds new security risks.
Practical use, not price, is now the main hurdle for quantum AI adoption, as SAS readies a tool for Viya customers later this year.
Finance teams risk missing productivity gains unless staff learn to use AI with stronger oversight, governance and judgement.
Many large organisations are still struggling to turn AI pilots into live systems, despite heavy spending and rising pressure for returns.
IT teams can now reuse resolved support tickets as scripts, aiming to cut repeat incidents across managed devices and speed fixes.
The expanded Google Cloud partnership is meant to help large firms cut AI pilot times and speed deployment across manufacturing and security.
Staff retention in construction could improve as more than half of professionals say AI investment would make them likelier to stay.
Cybersecurity and skills gaps are leaving many mid-sized firms unable to turn AI investment into stronger profits or revenue growth.
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
The rollout will put Google’s AI tool in front of 100,000 staff, as the supplier seeks faster software development and tighter internal collaboration.
Technology leaders say the country risks falling further behind as AI adoption, cyber threats and rising costs outpace progress.
Employers are tightening recruitment as 88% struggle to find workers with AI skills, while 37% say AI-written CVs cloud judgement.
The bank is formalising its AI push with specialist in-house skills to build and test systems safely for customer use.
Most firms may be overlooking internal talent, as only 12% of employees and managers said their workplace had no skills visibility problem.
The Toronto fundraiser will channel proceeds into bursaries and community grants for young Canadians facing financial and mental health pressures.
AI is forcing UK firms to rethink productivity as leaders warn that gains will depend on fixing workflows, skills and integration gaps.
Staff shortages, legacy systems and AI demands are leaving most IT decision-makers in Irish companies reporting stress and mental health issues.
The two-year scheme will give 40 women in Scotland data and AI leadership training as firms struggle with a persistent tech gender gap.
Flexibility is emerging as a bigger draw than pay in construction and engineering, as firms battle shortages and retention pressures.
The funding will help Rilian hire staff and push Caspian into the US and Gulf markets as governments race to automate cyber defence.