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Last week's press visit to Auchan Retail Luxembourg's Dudelange warehouse, hosted by Exotec, has received a full write up from Libby Hargreaves for Supply Chain Digital. The article explains how the innovative Exotec Skypod robotic system is streamlining warehouse operations and easing staff workloads. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ejwjU6CW

Our very own Rebecca Moreland attended an event at the Auchan Retail Luxembourg site this week to witness the Exotec Skypod system in full flow. Thanks to Exotec and all the journalists that attended for making this such a successful event!

"AI regulations do not only target AI development, as they may cover several issues such as data privacy and protection, intellectual property, consumer protection, AI deployment and use, liabilities for not following the regulations, and so on." This week in TechRadar Pro, Nerijus Šveistys, Senior Legal Counsel at Oxylabs.io, discusses how new regulation for AI governance will guide innovation over the coming years. Read the piece here: https://lnkd.in/emw46jVF

"Education as a sector is crying out for support; between the challenges of tightening cybersecurity against bad actors, ensuring communication channels are operable for all involved, and giving quality laptops and computer hardware to the departments and students that require them, and all while saving enough in pennies for other department spending, the problems are there." In this article for TechRadar Pro, Steve Dickinson Head of Supply Chain at Espria - Empowering digital workspace, outlines why the affordability and sustainability of refurbished hardware closely aligns with the needs of schools and colleges. Read Steve's thoughts in full here: https://lnkd.in/evbuhDtB

Last year we launched a brand new look for spreckley.co.uk. And though we are skilled in PR and crafting copy, we aren't yet experts in designing and building websites. Luckily, we enlisted the help of our partner Alchemy Digital. They've shared more on the work that went into our digital home below and explained how they designed a website that celebrated the written word.

Rampant inflation, a faltering stock market, geopolitical tensions and high interest rates have seen the financial services sector undergo an intense period of transition this year. Luckily, Spreckley's Joe Jordan has been keeping his finger on the pulse when it comes to the trends impacting the financial services and fintech market. He's penned a new blog that looks at these in detail and also predicts what we'll be talking about in the months to come and subsequently incorporating into our PR campaigns. From gamification to hybrid cloud and GenAI, you can read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/edZPq7mg

“Investing in personnel with dedicated, ongoing training needs to be a priority for MSPs and SMEs alike, as it not only future-proofs your operations, but also ends up being more cost-effective when working around a tighter budget." This week, Mark Appleton, chief customer officer at ALSO Group, spoke to MicroScope UK about how MSPs can address the security skills gap. “Consistent training platforms to support teams can help ease the burden of an initial lack of cyber security knowledge, whilst also increasing the value of the existing team,” Appleton explained. Read more of what he had to say at: https://lnkd.in/eMr89ucq

"Scaling up green steel production and ensuring it is cost-competitive with traditional methods is a challenging task. At this time, green steel can cost 20-30 per cent more to produce than conventional steel. Yet, as technologies mature and economies of scale are realised, this price gap will narrow." In this article for The Engineer UK, Adam Aziz, an analyst at boutique investment bank DAI Magister, explains how the steel industry can transform itself from one of the world's biggest polluters to a key contributor to a sustainable economy. Read Adam's thoughts in full here: https://lnkd.in/d2KiAmWM

"As error rates decrease and qubit numbers increase, we expect to see more practical, commercial applications of quantum computing." This week, Rhys Lewis, Head of Quantum Metrology Institute at National Physical Laboratory (NPL), spoke to Nick Martindale for Information Age about the challenges that must be addressed to enable the widespread adoption of quantum computing. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/egtr9wDJ

Last week, we were named with just 40 other agencies in People Like Us and PRWeek UK's Pay Gaps Report. Though the findings reveal there is work to be done across the board, transparency is undoubtedly the first step in addressing any existing gaps. Well done to all our colleagues and partner agencies that took part in this year's report. Hopefully, in next year's report we'll see others join the fight for greater transparency. You can read the report findings here: https://lnkd.in/euCpWn6r