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Infrastructure Budgeting for 2026: the CIO’s Challenge
2026 is shaping up to be a complex year for tech leaders. The profile of CIOs is rising in the organisation, as the potential for technology to drive success through... Read More
AI Hallucination Cases Will Run Riot Without Data Readiness
Every year, Data Privacy Day reminds us how fragile our relationship with data really is. It prompts organisations to reflect on how they collect, process and secure information. Yet the... Read More
Fail-Safe Systems for Real-World Robotics
The global robotics market is growing quickly. It reached £50 billion in 2025 and is expected to exceed £82 billion ($67.7 billion) by 2030. As adoption grows across both consumers... Read More
How Usability Metrics Drive Adoption of Robotics
Innovation in intelligent hardware and devices has typically been focused on the level of faster chips, more autonomous systems and technical performance. Yet, the ongoing rise of smart devices and... Read More
“If You Need AI to Understand Your Cloud Bill, Something Is Wrong”
AI ambition is high, but cloud reality often tells a different story. At TechQuartier’s ÄpplerTime in Frankfurt, Dr Red Boumghar, CEO of Celestical – The European Serverless Cloud, warned that many organisations overestimate their readiness to scale artificial intelligence... Read More
When Robotics Leaves the Lab: Deployment Challenges
What works in the controlled environment of a demo does not always translate to the real world. There are hard realities that can stop those technologies from developing into dependable,... Read More
Why Modular Hardware Is Moving Beyond the Prototype Stage
In 2026, modular hardware is expected to make the move from concept to widespread usage. It is easy to see the appeal of devices and robots that can be adapted... Read More
Why Tech Show London 2026 Is Putting Human Questions at the Centre of the Tech Conversation
As technology becomes more deeply embedded in everyday life and business operations, the questions facing technology leaders are changing. Performance, scale and efficiency still matter, but they are no longer... Read More
Why Embedded AI and Robotics Are Finally Built for the Real World
Embedded AI and robotics once promised to reshape ordinary environments, from homes and workplaces to public infrastructure. At trade shows, like CES, we have seen demos of automated devices navigating... Read More
Why Sensors, Not AI, Are Driving the Next Wave of Hardware
It is difficult to miss the almost daily news reports on how rapidly AI models are developing. While the AI sector is growing extremely fast, far less attention has been... Read More
AI’s Hidden Price Tag: Record Debt and Off-Balance-Sheet Financing
The artificial intelligence (AI) arms race is transforming the global data centre market. AI is driving tech debt to record levels; however, an increasing share of that borrowing is being... Read More
From Experimentation to Obligation: The Skills Tech Leaders Will Actually Need in 2026
If 2025 was the year of AI experimentation, then 2026 is the year emergent AI solutions hit the mainstream. Large language models, predictive systems and co-pilot tools have moved from... Read More