Enterprise
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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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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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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.
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France raises quantum security bar
France will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-safe encryption, turning future cryptographic risk into a present procurement issue.
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Made in TSMC: AI content disclosure rules are coming
Europe wants clearer labels on machine-made digital content. The next compliance burden will sit inside publishing, procurement, marketing, customer service, and public communications.











