Labour Shortage stories

Dermalogica adopts autonomous drones from Corvus Robotics to boost warehouse scans sixfold and free up 120 labour hours each month.

Vertiv launches OneCore digital twin to speed AI data centre builds, promising up to 50% faster deployment and 25% lower ownership costs.

Leadership in construction is shifting from command-and-control to influence, ownership and people-first cultures amid rapid change.

Maintenance's future hinges on bringing more women into the trades and building AI that learns from their full range of expertise.

Fleet operators cautiously trial AI to tame rising costs as ageing vehicles and maintenance bottlenecks drive up downtime and service spend.

NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.

Fieldguide secures USD $75m Series C from Goldman Sachs to scale agentic AI for audit firms, lifting its valuation to USD $700m.

AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.

Physical security data is shifting from siloed cost centre to strategic asset, reshaping IT, AI adoption and cross‑functional decision-making.

Fluke Networks launches CertiFibre Max test set to speed high-density fibre certification in AI-driven data centres and cloud networks.

Prism Power plans a USD $40m US acquisition and UK expansion to tackle critical power kit shortages amid a fast-growing data centre boom.

Nozomi launches Vantage IQ, a private, company-trained AI assistant to help OT and IoT security teams tackle soaring critical infrastructure threats.

XYZ Reality widens Applied Digital partnership to oversee construction at new Polaris Forge AI campuses totalling over 600MW in North Dakota.

ProGlove launches AI analytics and a voice assistant to cut ergonomic strain, sharpen warehouse safety and boost frontline productivity.

BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.

AI, geopolitics and safety rules will force manufacturers to rethink factories, robotaxis and in-car screens by 2026, says Forrester.

Dexory's autonomous robots now scan 20,000+ locations at an ODW warehouse in Ohio, creating a real-time digital twin for inventory control.

Mendix Connect for Workstation links cloud apps to factory devices, boosting real-time control and AI-driven automation for manufacturers worldwide.

Swiss startup mimic secures USD $16 million to advance AI-driven robotic hands for complex industrial tasks, aiming to boost automation and dexterity in factories.

Charlotte, a new robot by Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt, can build eco-friendly homes on Earth and the Moon up to 5,000 times faster than traditional methods.