COVID-19 turned our professional and personal lives upside down. It also forced governments, scientists, and health-care providers around the world to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

Artificial intelligence (AI) played a crucial role in the survival of many organizations during the Covid-19 pandemic, and its influence is only going to grow with time. Recognising the opportunity, businesses in the UK are at the forefront of adoption, compared to elsewhere in Europe.

The UK is leading the way in Europe when it comes to the adoption of AI, with a fifth (18%) of companies based here already at the most advanced stage of AI maturity, the highest proportion in Europe, ahead of Germany (16%) and France (12%).

Technology Solutions on Monday announced it is buying out Servian and Linium — taking the total number of such acquisitions to 11 over the past 12 months.

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