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EC-Council unveils new AI risk & CISO training suite
Digital Transformation

EC-Council unveils new AI risk & CISO training suite

EC-Council rolls out its biggest training expansion in 25 years, unveiling an AI risk credential suite and revamped CISO leadership course.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Writer's Toolbox wins Singapore AI schools contracts
EduTech

Writer's Toolbox wins Singapore AI schools contracts

Writer's Toolbox secures Singapore school contracts as the city-state boosts AI investment with SGD $1 billion for research and development.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Skillsoft unveils AI-ready Percipio skills platform
Digital Transformation

Skillsoft unveils AI-ready Percipio skills platform

Skillsoft launches an AI-ready Percipio platform that unifies learning and skills management as employers race to keep pace with job changes.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Atlassian embeds accessibility in design system work
Robotic Process Automation

Atlassian embeds accessibility in design system work

Atlassian weaves accessibility into its design system foundations, tooling and culture, fixing over 6,000 issues in a year-long overhaul.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer

Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Scrum.org launches new course on stakeholder collaboration
DevOps

Scrum.org launches new course on stakeholder collaboration

Scrum.org debuts a five-hour self-paced course to help Scrum Teams build trust and collaborate more effectively with stakeholders.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK
Digital Transformation

SMEs step up AI adoption as US pulls ahead of the UK

SMEs prioritise AI and face-to-face meetings, but US firms outpace UK peers on dedicated staff and appetite for external AI advice.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

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Spark & Icehouse launch free AI workshops for SMEs
Digital Transformation

Spark & Icehouse launch free AI workshops for SMEs

Spark and Icehouse will run free nationwide AI and productivity workshops to help New Zealand SMEs lift performance and overcome tech barriers.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe
Software-as-a-Service

Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe

Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship
Human Capital Management

QA launches NVIDIA-backed Level 6 AI apprenticeship

QA becomes an official NVIDIA training partner and launches a 19‑month Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship to tackle UK AI skills gaps.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Safer Internet Day and the New Reality of Cyber Responsibility in Education
Data Protection

Safer Internet Day and the New Reality of Cyber Responsibility in Education

As Safer Internet Day nears, schools face rising cyber threats, third-party risks and new duties that push security into the boardroom.

By Ben Le Huray • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap
Manufacturing

Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap

Prism Power lifts apprentices to over 10% of staff as it tackles a deepening skills shortage in the UK's critical power sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
UK employers urged to rethink SAP hiring for skills
Digital Transformation

UK employers urged to rethink SAP hiring for skills

UK firms told to overhaul SAP hiring, prioritising skills, learning and well-being as talent shortages deepen and candidates gain leverage.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy
Unified Communications

UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy

Confident but undertrained, UK staff are embracing AI tools at work despite patchy strategies, rollout plans and formal learning support.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Teacher's Buddy raises NZD $2.3m to ease teacher burnout
Generative AI

Teacher's Buddy raises NZD $2.3m to ease teacher burnout

Teacher's Buddy raises NZD $2.3m to grow its AI planning tool, aiming to cut workload and burnout for teachers in NZ, Australia and the UK.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth
Fintech

Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth

Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
Vocational training urged to close IT reseller skills gap
Malware

Vocational training urged to close IT reseller skills gap

Herzing College urges tech resellers to embrace vocational training to close critical AI, cybersecurity and cloud skills gaps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 31st Jan 2026
ANS Academy earns Ofsted 'strong standard' rating
DevOps

ANS Academy earns Ofsted 'strong standard' rating

ANS Academy becomes first apprenticeship provider to earn Ofsted's new 'strong standard' rating across all inspection categories.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026