IT Brief UK

2 days ago | itbrief.co.uk | Catherine Knowles

LF Energy has announced several developments in early 2025, including the addition of Southern California Edison as a member and Hydro-Quebec's advancement to Strategic Member status. Southern California Edison (SCE) has become the first investor-owned utility in the United States to join LF Energy at the General level, signifying growing support for open source solutions to the energy transition within the US sector.

1 week ago | itbrief.co.uk | Shannon Williams

A survey has found a sharp contrast between the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the daily lives of people in the UK compared to its uptake in workplace settings. The EY AI Sentiment Index, which collected responses from 15,000 people in 15 countries, including the UK, shows that 70% of UK respondents have knowingly used AI in their daily lives over the past six months. This figure is below the global average of 82%.

1 week ago | itbrief.co.uk | Shannon Williams

New research has found that inefficiencies within UK accountancy firms are resulting in a loss of 16% in potential annual revenue. According to Silverfin's 'All Accounted For' 2025 report, these inefficiencies equate to an estimated GBP £5.328 billion in lost revenue, based on accountancy firms' GBP £33.3 billion contribution to UK GDP. The report draws upon a survey of 350 partners and employees from large and medium-sized accountancy firms in the UK.

1 week ago | itbrief.co.uk | Melvin Hipolito

Kristine Hunt has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Growth Marketing at SmartBear. Hunt brings more than 20 years of experience in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketing to her new role. She has previously held senior leadership positions at Immersive Labs, Everbridge, Kronos (now UKG), Dell, and, most recently, NetWitness.

1 week ago | itbrief.co.uk | Kaleah Salmon

Virgin Atlantic has become the first airline to launch an 'AI Champion' apprenticeship, developed in partnership with UK education technology firm Cambridge Spark. The apprenticeship aims to strengthen artificial intelligence fluency among non-technical staff. The initial group of apprentices includes employees from Flight Operations, Engineering, Finance, Communications, and the People Team, representing a cross-section of the airline's business functions.