AI
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UK cloud policy gets a harder AI era brief
The government’s Cloud Challenge Book asks suppliers to confront legacy systems, sovereign infrastructure, resilience, skills, and commercial value.
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Polysense brings AI quality control to the factory line
Belgium’s Polysense has raised new funding for AI systems that inspect and adjust food manufacturing processes in real time.
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NCSC’s Cyber Shield raises the bar for AI defence
The UK’s cyber agency wants a national-scale AI defensive capability, but trusted autonomy remains the hardest part.
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AI scraping gets a sterner privacy test in Europe
New EDPB guidance tightens the practical data protection questions around anonymisation and AI web scraping.
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UK regulators are being asked to move at market speed
New sandboxing powers are meant to help innovative technologies reach commercial deployment faster, but implementation will decide whether they change anything.
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EU cyber plan turns AI into defensive infrastructure
Europe’s new AI cyber plan links model governance, critical infrastructure protection, and sovereign security capability.
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The FCA’s Mills Review brings agentic AI into financial regulation
The FCA’s Mills Review sets out how AI could reshape retail financial services by 2030.
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Apple’s Siri AI clash turns the DMA into a product rollout fight
Apple and Brussels are arguing over whether Europe’s competition rules are delaying AI features.
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Quantum Systems’ $1.2bn round puts European defence tech on a different funding curve
Quantum Systems has raised one of Europe’s largest defence tech rounds to scale autonomous systems across air, land, and sea.
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NHS AI rollout puts integration ahead of standalone tools
NHS England is backing ambient voice technology, AI triage, and wider automation as part of its digital investment plans.











