AI
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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.
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Intesa’s core cloud migration gives European banking a harder proof point
Intesa Sanpaolo has completed a core banking cloud migration across Italian Google Cloud regions hosted by TIM.
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HMRC’s roadmap brings AI into the tax service queue
HMRC has updated its transformation roadmap with digital service, contact centre, and AI plans for 2026 to 2027.
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Starling’s AI push redraws the shape of bank work
Starling is cutting around 130 roles while continuing to invest in AI and its banking technology platform.
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The Bank of England starts gaming out agentic AI shocks
Sarah Breeden has warned that autonomous AI systems could test financial market resilience.
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Dropzone brings agentic SOC to the EMEA channel
Dropzone AI and QBS are taking agentic SOCs into EMEA.
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IQM takes Europe’s quantum story to Nasdaq
Finland’s IQM has entered public markets through a SPAC combination.
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Europe’s skills gap gets three new academies
The Commission has launched AI, quantum, and virtual worlds academies.
