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How Manufacturers Can Thrive in 2026
UK and Irish manufacturers are facing rising costs and economic uncertainty. Despite these challenges, the focus is shifting towards strategic growth, digital innovation, and diversification. The Executive Survey 2026 from Make UK, in association with PwC UK, highlights a wave of optimism among manufacturers, with nearly two-thirds of companies believing that the opportunities ahead outweigh…
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The Reality Behind AI: Progress, Not Sentience
There is a peculiar tension at the heart of how we talk about artificial intelligence today. On one side, you have the headlines; breathless, urgent, occasionally apocalyptic. On the other, you have the engineers and developers quietly building these systems, rolling their eyes at the coverage before getting back to work. The gap between those…
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The AI Boom: Sustainable Shift or Tech Bubble?
Somewhere between the dot-com crash of 2000 and the NFT collapse of 2022, investors learned a lesson that apparently needs relearning every decade or so: not every transformative technology produces proportionate returns, and not every high valuation reflects genuine underlying value. AI is now the subject of that same uncomfortable question. Is the current wave of investment…
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AI Runs on Hardware: The Infrastructure Powering the Revolution
When most people interact with an AI tool, they experience it as software. You type something, a response appears. It feels lightweight, instant, almost ethereal. That experience is a remarkably effective illusion. Behind every AI interaction is a chain of physical infrastructure that is neither lightweight nor cheap: vast data centres consuming industrial quantities of…
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From Buzzword to Tool: How AI Fits Into Real Software Projects
There is a version of the AI conversation that happens in boardrooms and at industry conferences, and there is a version that happens in development team stand-ups and code review threads. These are not the same conversation. The boardroom version tends to be about transformation, competitive advantage, and strategic positioning. The development team version tends…
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How AI Agents Work in Real Applications: Tool Calling, MCP and System Architecture
Artificial intelligence has moved far beyond simple chatbots and scripted automation. Modern AI agents can complete real tasks inside real systems with accuracy, speed and consistency. They can analyse data, connect with applications, trigger workflows, and support human teams across finance, operations, manufacturing, customer service and much more. For many organisations the question is no longer whether they should…
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Dev Trends: AI, MCP and Software Engineering
The development landscape is experiencing transformative changes. From groundbreaking protocols standardising AI integrations to revolutionary shifts in how developers write code, the tech ecosystem is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Our dev team has been closely monitoring these developments, and here’s what’s capturing our attention this month. The Model Context Protocol: A USB-C Moment for AI The Model…
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Real Business Use Cases for AI Agents
AI agents are becoming part of daily operations across many industries. These agents work inside business systems to automate tasks, analyse information, and carry out actions. They can read data, update records, generate insights, and guide teams through complex processes. Instead of being external tools, AI agents now sit inside CRM, ERP, finance, customer service,…
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What AI Agents Are and Why They Matter for Modern Businesses
Artificial intelligence has reached a new phase. Instead of simple chatbots or isolated automation tools, organisations now have access to AI agents that can understand goals, take action and complete real tasks inside business systems. This shift is transforming how companies work, how teams operate and how processes run from end to end. AI agents are already improving productivity…
