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The UK’s cyber pledge tries to move resilience into the boardroom
The UK government’s Cyber Resilience Pledge asks major organisations to make cyber governance a board responsibility.
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Scotland’s datacentre freeze threat exposes the weak link in UK AI strategy
Scotland may consider a moratorium on new datacentre projects as AI infrastructure runs into power and planning limits.
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UK planning reforms give datacentres a faster route into national infrastructure
New UK planning reforms could shorten major infrastructure approvals, including for datacentre projects entering the NSIP regime.
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Azalea Vision’s EU funding puts smart lenses on the clinical road
Belgian healthtech Azalea Vision has won EIC backing to move its smart contact lens platform into clinical development.
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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.



