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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.
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France wins age-check enforcement ruling
A European court ruling strengthens France’s ability to enforce age checks on adult-content platforms operating from elsewhere in the EU.
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NHS Palantir claims face data test
Freedom of information data has raised questions about whether Palantir’s NHS Federated Data Platform is improving surgical capacity evenly.
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Giotto.ai opens sovereign AI access
Swiss AI company Giotto.ai is opening access to its model and operating system for European institutions seeking more control over AI deployment.
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Nordea Liv moves core records to cloud
Nordea Liv Norway has migrated 58 million transactions to Lumera, showing the slow operational reality behind regulated cloud modernisation.
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Novo Nordisk faces cyber extortion claim
A claimed cyber extortion attempt against Novo Nordisk puts European pharma’s data, research, and operational resilience under fresh scrutiny.
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MPs press for sovereign IT strategy
A proposed amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would require a UK digital sovereignty strategy.



