Manchester stories
Companies can now control meals, car hire and rideshare costs better as American Express broadens virtual card use for US business travellers.
The redesign gives enterprises and service providers faster threat blocking, broader policy controls and AI-assisted investigations as attacks evolve.
European suppliers could be paid faster as JAGGAER links approved purchase orders to virtual cards, cutting invoice delays and manual reconciliation.
Users now have more local routing choices as ExpressVPN widens its app-selectable network to 214 locations in 113 countries.
The financing will fund MSAI's largest sovereign hardware deployment to date, with new compute installed in Scotland for UK-based AI customers.
The canal-side brownfield scheme could reuse disused land while adding capacity for AI workloads closer to Manchester users.
Growing employer demand has pushed the AI leadership apprenticeship to six cohorts, with 71 learners now in the pipeline.
UK security leaders are warning that AI-generated code is outpacing controls, with a quarter already seeing incidents from flaws it introduced.
The Manchester firm can now push its sheep wool insulation panels towards commercial use, with live building trials and testing funded by a GBP £75,000 award.
More than 500 people will sleep outdoors in four UK cities as tech firms help Action for Children raise funds and awareness of child poverty.
Travel managers can now compare hotel payment reliability after Conferma introduced a monthly scorecard based on actual virtual card transactions.
Trade professionals across the UK can now check stock, track orders and manage purchases on mobile as Topps Tiles expands digital services.
Most UK mid-market service firms are failing to stand out, with IT suppliers among the least distinctive and most easily overlooked.
The Manchester-based investor aims to deploy GBP £1.5 million into early-stage AI start-ups across the UK by the end of the tax year.
Rising demand from schools and councils has helped the Manchester-based children's learning business post its strongest sales months yet.
Drivers near Oldham gain easier access to ultra-rapid EV charging, with the new hub serving a motorway corridor short of chargers.
The move keeps a trusted street presence in place for 200 Marble Arch businesses and visitors while adding new security expertise.
The promotion gives eCapital UK a national lead as smaller firms struggle to secure working capital from traditional lenders.
Demand for digital skills is tightening hiring across UK industries, with tech roles now making up 6.4% of jobs and paying 53% more.
Businesses face growing pressure to keep AI data and costs in-house, as CTI Digital tests a private platform for employees in Manchester.
