Policy
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CMA tightens Google Search rules
The CMA has imposed new conduct requirements on Google Search, covering fair ranking, AI Overviews, transparency, complaints, and search data portability.
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Sopra Steria earns responsible digital label
Sopra Steria has received France’s Level 2 Responsible Digital Label, tying digital transformation delivery more closely to sustainability, AI governance, and procurement evidence.
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Comand AI raises €32m for battlefield software
Comand AI has raised fresh funding as Europe’s defence sector shifts more attention towards AI enabled planning, command software, and sovereign military technology.
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Datacentres face Ofgem power flexibility test
Ofgem is considering whether datacentres should reduce electricity use during grid stress, exposing the power constraints behind cloud and AI growth.
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Hostile states drive UK infrastructure cyber risk
The NCSC says hostile states are linked to most cyber incidents affecting UK critical systems, shifting cyber risk deeper into infrastructure resilience.
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Solar Foods gets €77.8m for Factory 02
Solar Foods has secured €77.8 million in grant and loan financing to support Factory 02, moving its Solein protein process towards industrial scale.
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Alibaba Cloud opens French cloud region
Alibaba Cloud has launched a Paris cloud region with two availability zones, adding another provider to Europe’s sovereignty shaped infrastructure market.
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G7 weighs trusted access to frontier AI
G7 leaders are discussing trusted access to advanced AI systems after restrictions on Anthropic models exposed the security politics behind enterprise AI.
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Europe pushes AI sovereignty into procurement
Restrictions on access to advanced US AI systems have sharpened Europe’s debate over models, cloud infrastructure, chips, and enterprise technology dependence.
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UK creates quantum standards network
The UK has launched a £10 million National Quantum Standards Network, aiming to turn research strength into trusted products and exportable systems.



