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AI adoption in business: real examples, risks and lessons from UK leaders
AI: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Over the last six months, I have had the privilege of sitting down - virtually and in person - with leaders from across UK industries: energy, utilities, construction, law, manufacturing, media, education, and beyond. Not to sell anything. Not to run a workshop. Just to have an honest conversation about where they are with AI adoption and implementation.
What I heard was revealing. Not because everyone was doing extraordinary things with AI (some were, some weren't), but because the honesty in those conversations cut through the noise that dominates most AI discourse
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Which AI IDE is best? A 2026 comparison of Cursor, Windsurf, Kiro & Copilot
AI is rapidly transforming the developer experience. Over the past year, we've seen a surge in AI-powered IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) - intelligent coding tools designed to boost developer productivity, reduce bugs, and accelerate software delivery.
In this piece, we compare some of the top players at the moment:
And we share insights from our own experiment: building a custom AI plugin inside VS Code to support developers during a recent New Icon hackathon.
Why AI IDEs Matter for Software Development
Traditional IDEs are now being supercharged with AI developer tools. Think
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