A study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) suggests that organisations that lead in technology development are gaining a first-mover advantage when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and using agentic AI to improve business processes. What is striking about BCG’s findings, according to Jessica Apotheker, managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group, is…

It is an oft-asked question: “How long should we keep this data?” But the answer – in the UK at least – is not as clear cut as you might imagine. Often the core principle that dictates retention period compliance is all about what can be reasonably justified – and that you have carefully decided…

Skynesher/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB ports are built into just about every tech device these days, and they’re still one of the main ways we connect all our gadgets. We’ve discussed how you can use your TV’s USB ports to power streaming devices — and the types…

Peshkov/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Computer monitors and television screens have only grown in complexity and fidelity as the years have gone by. Liquid-crystal displays, better known as LCDs, have brought with them a much greater breadth of resolution and color complexity compared to Cathode Ray Tube monitors of…

DenPhotos/Shutterstock In life, true perfection is often hard to achieve, even if you are a company that has hit a $4 trillion market valuation like Apple. While sales of the iPhone continue to see impressive growth, not everything about the device is going to deliver an absolutely flawless performance. In fact, if you ask the…

Services provided by accountants can help small business owners manage cash flow better, a study commission by Intuit QuickBooks has reported, but the role of accounting is changing as more technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are embedded into accounting software packages. The study, conducted by Chris Brauer, director of innovation in the Institute of Management…

buradaki/Shutterstock Mobility in space continually cements itself as important in this modern era of space exploration, with satellites like Starlink, Amazon’s upcoming Project Kuiper, the International Space Station, and more in orbit. Moving spacecraft and maintaining things in the various orbits around Earth is an increasingly complex and busy field. Now, a young startup called Portal…

The UK’s fastest growing technology startups and scaleups lack of women in top positions, according to research. Consultancy Think & Grow’s recent study, Breaking and remaking the next generation of high-impact boards, found that only 12% of the fastest growing startups in the UK have a female CEO, chair or founder, and 36% have no…

Just a year after NTT Docomo concluded a test with radio waves in the 4.8GHz wireless band, which found that indoor 6G communication speeds can be improved up to 18% compared with conventional methods, the firm has “successfully conducted the world’s first” outdoor demonstration using real-time transceiver systems with AI-powered wireless technology for 6G. The…

Erman Gunes/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As the saying goes, if something is free, you are the product. While Roku streaming sticks aren’t exactly free, they’re incredibly affordable for what they are. During sales, you can buy one for just a little more than the price of lunch at…