The morning brief.

Women in Telecoms explores the realities of balancing parenthood and career progression, from childcare costs and travel to flexible work and parental leave. Industry voices discuss why trust, shared responsibility and tailored support are essential to retaining talented professionals in telecoms.

Here is a first look at the independent judging panel evaluating the UC Awards 2026. This year, we have assembled an expert panel of practitioners, analysts, and buyers who will be responsible for the integrity of every shortlist and winner decision

Wispr has raised $280 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation as it expands from AI dictation into meeting intelligence and enterprise workflows. The company also previewed Canto, a proprietary speech model designed to improve accuracy in difficult audio conditions

Workday is turning to research to address the technical challenges that could determine whether AI agents can scale reliably across the enterprise, with a new research team that is focused on areas including agent memory, multi-agent collaboration, governance, and trust

Google has won a bankruptcy auction for a chunk of defunct Spirit Airlines' internal data, including 500 million Microsoft Teams chats. The deal puts a price on enterprise collaboration history and raises fresh governance questions for anyone running Teams inside a regulated business