AI
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Alibaba Cloud opens French cloud region
Alibaba Cloud has launched a Paris cloud region with two availability zones, adding another provider to Europe’s sovereignty shaped infrastructure market.
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Conduct raises $60m for enterprise AI agents
London based Conduct has raised $60 million to build an agentic operating system for large enterprises, backed by investors including Index Ventures, Iconiq, and SAP.
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G7 weighs trusted access to frontier AI
G7 leaders are discussing trusted access to advanced AI systems after restrictions on Anthropic models exposed the security politics behind enterprise AI.
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Europe pushes AI sovereignty into procurement
Restrictions on access to advanced US AI systems have sharpened Europe’s debate over models, cloud infrastructure, chips, and enterprise technology dependence.
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MahiMarkets takes agentic risk engine to Dubai
MahiMarkets is expanding its agentic pricing and risk technology into Dubai as the emirate pushes AI-native finance.
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HSBC expands AI with Google Cloud
HSBC and Google Cloud have agreed a multi-year AI partnership focused on wealth advice, financial crime risk, and frontline banking tools.
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AI enters England’s planning system
The UK government is testing AI planning tools designed to cut routine application times and digitise decades of paper records.
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Retailers feel AI pressure without strategy
HyperFinity research suggests UK retailers are under pressure to adopt AI, but fewer than half have a defined strategy.
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UK turns AI hardware into procurement policy
The UK’s AI Hardware Plan uses public demand to support chip companies, specialised compute, and domestic AI infrastructure.
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Rainbow Crops raises €9.7m
Belgian agtech company Rainbow Crops has raised €9.7m to scale AI-supported gene editing for climate-resilient crops.
