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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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Google’s Proxima bet shows AI’s energy problem reaching fusion
Proxima Fusion’s €411m round links Europe’s clean energy ambitions with the power demands of AI infrastructure.
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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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Google’s Android fine survives Europe’s long antitrust grind
Europe’s top court has confirmed Google’s €4.1bn Android fine after an eight year legal fight.
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Europe’s AI datacentre bargain shifts towards softer energy accounting
Europe’s datacentre climate rules are being softened as AI infrastructure demand strains energy policy.
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Italy’s sovereign cloud reshuffle moves state data closer to industrial control
Italy’s national cloud project is becoming a test of who controls public data infrastructure.
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The CMA pushes UK fibre consolidation into a harder phase
The CMA has referred nexfibre’s proposed acquisition of Substantial for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.
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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.











