Analysis

The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving a major transformation in data centre network infrastructure, with global data centre experts anticipating a significant increase in interconnect bandwidth needs over the next five years, according to a study commissioned by Ciena.

In the last few months, three of the world's largest tech giants made waves with their announcements in quantum computing. But what will the impact of Microsoft's Majorana 1, Google's Willow, and Amazon's Ocelot be once the dust has settled, and is it just big tech making strides in developing quantum computers?

Fifty-one percent of female professionals in the UK experience a lack of inspirational female leaders in their company. This is despite the 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Review finding that women now occupy over 43% of roles on company boards, as well as 35% of leadership roles in 350 FTSE companies.

Women make up just 31% of enrolments in generative AI (GenAI) courses in the UK, despite a remarkable 227% surge in course enrolments over the past year, according to a new report from Coursera.

New research reveals that while women interact with their finances more frequently than men, they feel twice as uncertain about managing their money. Why? A mix of social challenges, time constraints, and outdated societal norms.

Research by EngineeringUK and The Royal Society, published during National Careers Week (3-8th March), has found young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have a higher interest in technology careers than non-SEND pupils.

The UK has dropped to 18th place in PwC’s 'Women in Work' Index, marking its worst ranking for workplace gender equality in ten years. A ‘sluggish’ pace in closing the gender pay gap and declining female workforce participation have pushed the UK further behind its peers, now ranking second-worst among G7 nations, behind Canada.

Nvidia’s highly anticipated fourth-quarter earnings could be the catalyst that snaps the S&P 500’s four-day losing streak and reignites investor enthusiasm for AI and tech stocks, predicts the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group.

HiBob releases its fourth annual Women in the Workplace report, revealing men’s perceptions of workplace equality are out-of-touch with reality.

Intelligens Consulting has released new insights into the UK’s rapidly expanding AI-driven data centre market. As AI adoption accelerates, the demand for high-performance computing infrastructure is driving a significant shift in digital investment, presenting lucrative opportunities for investors, landowners, and operators.