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UK and OpenAI ink new partnership
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Butlers launches new sales system in German, Swiss and Austrian shops
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Government’s atomic energy research organisation develops 3D printing for fusion machines
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X refuses to cooperate with French investigation, calling probe ‘politically motivated’
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Global cyberattack targets Microsoft SharePoint servers across government and business
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Banks set up project to increase innovation in operational resilience
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The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has started to use two additive manufacturing machines, also known as 3D printing machines, to manufacture components for future fusion machines.
Posted: 22/07/2025
German lifestyle retailer Butlers has launched a new checkout system across 100 stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Posted: 22/07/2025
OpenAI has signed a new partnership with the UK government to expand AI security research and explore investment in the region’s AI infrastructure, including data centres
Posted: 22/07/2025
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has refused to cooperate with a criminal investigation launched by French prosecutors, claiming the probe is politically motivated and threatens free speech
Posted: 22/07/2025
The University of Bristol has launched what it claims is the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer.
Posted: 21/07/2025
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has rolled out invisible ultraviolet (UV) labels on four-pint milk bottles, a technology can track plastic packaging to recycling facilities across the UK to provide better data on recycling gains
Posted: 21/07/2025
The US has passed the first major national cryptocurrency law aimed at establishing a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, marking a crucial moment for the cryptocurrency industry
Posted: 21/07/2025
A group of major financial institutions including NatWest, Morgan Stanley and Aberdeen have launched a new tech initiative to strengthen operational resilience across the financial sector.
Posted: 21/07/2025
The Home Office is reportedly eyeing the sale of at least £5 billion worth of seized Bitcoin as the chancellor faces pressure to plug a £20 billion shortfall by the autumn.
Posted: 21/7/2025
Hackers have exploited a major security flaw in Microsoft's widely used SharePoint server software to launch a global cyberattack affecting government agencies and businesses worldwide, according to cybersecurity researchers and state officials
Posted: 21/07/2026
Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and a group of shareholders reached an $8 billion settlement in a lawsuit accusing them of allowing repeated privacy violations on Facebook
Posted: 18/07/2025
Netflix has used AI in one of its original shows for the first time in a bid to save costs and speed up production time
Posted: 18/07/2025
EIFO, the export and investment fund of Denmark, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, an independent Danish enterprise foundation, are investing €80 million in acquiring and operating what they claim will be the world’s most powerful quantum computer.
Posted: 18/07/2025
The platform, called 'the Pitch', enables employees to suggest improvements, flag inefficiencies, and solve everyday problems.
Posted: 18/7/2025
The UK government has announced plans to narrow the digital divide in schools to ensure that all staff and pupils have access to reliable and safe technology in the classroom.
Posted: 17/07/2025
WeTransfer has reportedly said that it does not use files uploaded to its platform to train AI models
Posted: 17/07/2025
The Nordic region's leading entertainment provider Viaplay Group has acquired the remaining 50 per cent stake in Allente Group from Telenor in a deal worth SEK1.1 billion ($113 million), becoming the full owner of the firm
Posted: 17/07/2025
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is planning a major roll-out of AI-driven and autonomous vending machines in the coming months to strengthen its partnerships and facilitate distribution.
Posted: 17/07/2025
The UK's financial watchdog has revealed that seven cryptoasset ATMs (CATMs) have been seized as part of an operation led by the regulator and the Metropolitan Police.
Posted: 17/7/2025
US Bank has completed its first fully digital trade finance transaction using blockchain-based platform WaveBL, as it seeks to streamline trade and working capital by reducing reliance on paper documents and manual workflows.
Posted: 17/07/2025
Anthropic has launched an AI tool aimed at financial services providers which is designed to analyse markets, conduct research and make investment decisions.
Posted: 17/07/2025
Reddit has announced that UK users must verify their age to access mature content on the platform
Posted: 16/07/2025
Agentic AI is set to deliver up to $450 billion in global economic value by 2028, according to a new report from the Capgemini Research Institute.
Posted: 16/7/2025
Google and Brookfield Asset Management have signed a first-of-its-kind $3 billion hydroelectric power framework agreement (HFA) to provide up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of zero-emission hydropower capacity in the US
Posted: 16/07/2025
The Co-op has partnered with The Hacking Games to help prevent cybercrime by identifying young cyber talent in the wake of a high-profile cyber-attack against the retail industry
Posted: 16/07/2025
Meta is to build an AI data centre in the US which is almost the size of Manhattan.
Posted: 15/07/2025
Standard Chartered has launched a digital asset trading service that allows institutional clients, including corporations, investors and asset managers, to conduct spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether
Posted: 15/07/2025
The move will enable the supermarket to experiment and test decisions across everything from warehouse operations to network-wide flows.
Posted: 15/7/2025
Oracle has announced it is investing $3 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure across Germany and the Netherlands over the next five years
Posted: 15/07/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the launch of its new AI customer knowledge hub, the bank’s first large scale generative AI tool designed to support its customer service employees.
Posted: 15/07/2025
Bitcoin has just surpassed the $120,000 mark, reaching an all-time high of $123,153.22 on Monday, according to Reuters
Posted: 14/07/2025
The company has earmarked the bulk of the funding for its sites in the North West of England, with the capital being used to increase capacity, capability and productivity through more automated lines and updated factory infrastructure.
Posted: 14/7/2025
High speed 4G and 5G networks have been expanded to new sections of London’s tube network.
Posted: 14/7/2025
Elon Musk has stated that he does not support a merger between his companies xAI and Tesla
Posted: 14/07/2025
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced new technology-focused projects that will receive £1 million in funding to help it achieve its net zero emissions targets by 2040
Posted: 14/07/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with Aberdeen Investments and Archax, a digital asset exchanged regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to use tokenised assets as collateral for foreign exchange (FX).
Posted: 14/07/2025
Deutsche Bank has launched instant cash reporting (ICR), a real time treasury solution to give corporate and institutional clients access to real-time account and balance information with a single, standardised API connection.
Posted: 11/07/2025
The Spanish lifestyle menswear brand Scotta has implemented a new AI-powered in-season inventory platform powered as it seeks to improve inventory management and drive growth
Posted: 11/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shut down more than 1,600 websites suspected of promoting financial services without permission as part of its efforts to combat financial crime
Posted: 11/07/2025
Four people have been arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with cyber-attacks on Marks & Spencer (M&S), The Co-operative, and Harrods.
Posted: 11/7/2025
Lidia Yaccarino, chief executive officer of X, is leaving the social media platform after two years at the company
Posted: 10/07/2025
AIB deployed a suite of Microsoft Copilot AI tools to its 10,000 employees as it seeks to further promote AI adoption within the organisation
Posted: 10/07/2025
Amnesty International has warned that the UK government’s “unchecked use” of technology and AI systems is leading to the exclusion of people with disabilities and other marginalised groups.
Posted: 10/07/2025
OpenAI is reportedly close to releasing an artificial intelligence-powered web browser that could directly challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome
Posted: 10/07/2025
Lloyds Banking Group will run a data and AI summer school for its employees as part of its commitment to building a digitally confident workforce.
Posted: 9/7/2025
Alphabet unit’s Google's AI investments are primarily in technical infrastructure, Google APAC's head of AI and emerging technology policy, Eunice Huang said on Wednesday
Posted: 09/07/2025
Lidl has announced plans to trial a self-scanning feature which will be integrated into its Lidl Plus app.
Posted: 9/7/2025
Qantas has confirmed that over a million customers have had their personal data leaked in a cyber-attack last week.
Posted: 9/7/2025
Helsing is to open the UK’s first resilience factory in Plymouth as part of the government’s plans to develop the economic potential of the country’s defence sector.
Posted: 8/7/2025
Climate change could disrupt global semiconductor production over the next decade due to the impact of extreme weather and drought on the extraction of copper, a critical material used in chip production, according to a new report by PwC
Posted: 08/07/2025
Italy’s third-largest banking group Banco BPM has launched AI-powered enriched transaction details within its mobile app to provide clear summaries for customers.
Posted: 8/7/2025
Cloud computing firm CoreWeave has agreed to acquire rival Core Scientific in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $9 billion, as artificial intelligence infrastructure companies race to secure the energy and data centre capacity needed to power surging demand
Posted: 08/07/2025
Science and Technology secretary Peter Kyle has reportedly told the Alan Turing Institute (ATI) it should refocus on defence and security
Posted: 07/07/2025
Vocus Group has officially received the green light from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for its A$5.25 billion acquisition of TPG Telecom’s fibre and Enterprise, Government and Wholesale (EG&W) assets
Posted: 07/07/2025
Swedish fashion brand H&M is reportedly testing body cameras across three UK stores in a bid to tackle growing retail crime.
Posted: 7/7/2025
BBVA has launched bitcoin and ether trading and custody services for its retail customers of legal age in Spain.
Posted: 7/7/2025
Capgemini is to acquire business transformation and services company WNS for $3.3 billion as the IT and consulting firm looks to expand its agentic AI capabilities.
Posted: 7/7/2025
The Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT) has said that more could be done to increase the sales of battery-operated electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK.
Posted: 4/7/2025
Indie rock band The Velvet Sundown, which currently has more than 650,000 listeners on Spotify, is causing a stir over suspicion it is completely AI-generated
Posted: 04/07/2025
BBVA has extended its partnership with Google Cloud to roll out Google Workspace with Gemini across the global operations of the bank.
Posted: 4/7/2025
The new hubs, which are based at TD SYNNEX facilities, are designed to to fast-track the development and adoption of enterprise-grade AI tools.
Posted: 4/7/2025
More than 45 major European companies including ASML Holding NV, Airbus SE and Mistral AI have called on the European Union to suspend implementation of its artificial intelligence regulation for two years
Posted: 04/07/2025
Elon Musk’s Tesla has reported a 14 per cent drop in vehicle deliveries in the second quarter of the year
Posted: 03/07/2025
The government is launching an innovator passport over the next two years to allow technology that has been “robustly assessed” by one NHS organisation to be easily rolled out to others
Posted: 3/7/2025
Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, has announced plans for new tools designed to help FinTechs navigate the complex regulatory landscape.
Posted: 3/7/2025
Microsoft has announced plans to eliminate approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide, representing about 4 per cent of its global workforce
Posted: 03/07/2025
Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare has implemented a new default setting that allows publishers and content creators to block unauthorised AI scraping and use of original content
Posted: 02/07/2025
Crypto wallet Bitget is launching a zero-fee crypto card in the UK and EU that will enable consumers to pay with real-time, onchain payments by connecting Web3 wallets with Mastercard's global network
Posted: 02/07/2025
Spanish multi-brand group Sports Emotion has implemented a new AI-driven merchandising platform as it seeks to optimise its in-season inventory and enhance operational efficiency
Posted: 02/07/2025
The Premier League and Microsoft announced a five-year strategic partnership on Tuesday
Posted: 02/07/2025
Qantas has revealed that one of its contact centres has been hit by a cyberattack, impacting the data of around six million customers.
Posted: 2/7/2025
Supermaterials and lithium-sulphur battery manufacturer Lyten is taking full ownership of Northvolt's Dwa ESS in Gdansk, Poland, the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing facility in Europe
Posted: 01/07/2025
British retail department store chain the John Lewis Partnership has expanded its retail media network with the rollout of new offsite ad capabilities for partner brands.
Posted: 1/7/2025
The government has announced that a trial version of the GOV.UK App is available to download on smartphones.
Posted: 1/7/2025
Apple is reportedly exploring using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, potentially abandoning its own in-house models in what would represent a significant strategic shift for the iPhone maker
Posted: 01/07/2025
Walmart has renewed its partnership with Scandit, a data capture company, in an effort to boost its digital solutions to optimise the workflow and operational efficiency of its employees, the company said.
Posted: 30/06/2025
Chinese FinTech giant Ant Group has revealed it increased its research and development (R&D) investment to 23.45 billion yuan ($3.26 billion) in 2024 alone
Posted: 30/06/2025
The government is to launch AI technology that automatically identifies safety concerns across the NHS.
Posted: 30/06/2025
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek from their app stores, citing concerns that the company illegally transfers users' personal data to China
Posted: 30/06/2025
Google Ventures, the investment arm of technology company Alphabet, has led a $35 million Series B funding round in London based AI company Metaview
Posted: 27/06/2025
Google Cloud and Pearson have announced a multi year strategic collaboration to enhance AI capabilities for students, with a focus on K12 education, the companies said on Thursday
Posted: 27/06/2025
Meta Platforms has secured four additional clean energy agreements with Invenergy, the companies announced on Thursday
Posted: 27/06/2025
Palantir Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with The Nuclear Company to co-develop the Nuclear Operating System (NOS), the first artificial intelligence-driven software system designed exclusively for nuclear reactor construction
Posted: 26/06/2025
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Tesla after videos emerged on social media showing its robotaxi driving erratically near Austin, the BBC reported on Wednesday
Posted: 26/06/2025
Adult entertainment site Pornhub will implement stricter age verification checks from next month, its parent company Aylo has confirmed
Posted: 26/06/2025
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a partnership to deploy technology on a nuclear site to remotely and autonomously sort and segregate radioactive waste for the first time.
Posted: 26/06/2025
Microsoft has been hit with a lawsuit by a group of authors who claim the technology giant used their books without permission to train its Megatron artificial intelligence model
Posted: 26/06/2025
Verizon has won a contract to rollout its private 5G networks across several of Thames Freeport’s key logistics, manufacturing and innovation sites
Posted: 25/06/2025
Swedish investment firm Norrsken has committed €300 million from its venture capital, launcher and accelerator funds to support European start-ups developing artificial intelligence solutions for positive social impact
Posted: 25/06/2025
A professor of economics at the University of Oxford has argued that while much attention focuses on AI’s potential to suppress wages or displace jobs, the wider societal consequences – including a fundamental shift in power – are being overlooked
Posted: 25/06/2025
OpenAI has been compelled to remove marketing materials about its $6.4bn partnership with former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive after a US federal judge granted a restraining order following a trademark complaint from rival start-up iyO
Posted: 25/06/2025
A federal judge in San Francisco has delivered a significant victory for Anthropic in a closely watched copyright lawsuit, ruling that the company's use of books to train its artificial intelligence system constitutes fair use under US copyright law
Posted: 24/06/2025
Australia's eSafety commissioner and YouTube are engaged in a public dispute over the platform's potential exemption from the upcoming social media ban for under-16s, set to take effect in December 2025
Posted: 24/06/2025
Amazon is investing £40 billion in the UK over the next three years, with the investment expected to contribute an estimated £38 billion to the UK’s GDP, the company announced on Tuesday
Posted: 24/06/2025
X users will soon be able to make investments and trades directly on the platform, the company’s chief executive Linda Yaccarino revealed in an interview with the Financial Times on Thursday
Posted: 23/06/2025
Tesla has launched a robotaxi trial in Texas, marking the first time the company’s driverless vehicles have carried paying passengers without human intervention
Posted: 23/06/2025
The Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a non-profit organisation which aims to assess the severity of cyber incidents, has classified the cyber attacks on the Co-op and Marks and Spencer (M&S) as a Category 2 systemic event
Posted: 23/06/2025
Precision instruments maker Spectris has agreed to a £3.8 billion takeover by US private equity firm Advent International, but faces the prospect of a bidding war as rival KKR considers a competing offer
Posted: 23/06/2025
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has secured €70 billion in funding from EU member states for TechEU, the bloc's largest technology innovation support programme
Posted: 20/06/2025
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly developing plans for a $1 trillion industrial complex in Arizona focused on robotics and artificial intelligence production
Posted: 20/06/2025
xford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a quantum computing solutions company spun out from the University of Oxford, has announced research that it claims could accelerate the development of commercially viable quantum computers
Posted: 20/06/2025
Amazon will invest over $233 million in India during 2025 to enhance its operations infrastructure, improve employee well-being programmes, and develop new technology for its fulfilment network
Posted: 19/06/2025
Tata Consultancy Services has publicly denied that any of its systems were compromised in the cyber attack that disrupted Marks & Spencer operations and led to customer data theft at the British retailer
Posted: 19/06/2025
Uk data protection regulator The Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) has fined genetic testing company DNA testing company 23andMe £2.31 for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users, following a large-scale cyber attack in 2023
Posted: 19/06/2025
Texas Instruments has announced it will invest over $60 billion in seven manufacturing plants across Texas and Utah.
Posted: 19/06/2025
Apple is exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence to speed up the design of custom chips that power its devices
Posted: 19/06/2025
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to eliminate thousands of positions, with sales teams expected to bear the brunt of the reductions
Posted: 19/06/2025
President Trump is extending the deadline for the divestment of TikTok by the video sharing app's parent company ByteDance by 90 more days, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.
Posted: 18/06/2025
Generative AI (genAI) could shrink the workforce at Amazon, according to the company’s chief executive Andy Jassy.
Posted: 18/06/2025
Ocado Group has announced plans to build a new robotic warehouse in Parets del Vallies, Catalonia, as it expands its partnership with Spanish supermarket chain Bon Preu
Posted: 18/06/2025
A dozen Latin American countries are working together to launch Latam-GPT in September
Posted: 18/06/2025
European automotive manufacturers Volvo Group and Daimler Truck have officially launched Coretura, a joint venture aimed at transforming the vehicle industry through a software-defined vehicle platform
Posted: 17/06/2025
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has called on the manufacturers of smart products to prioritise people’s privacy.
Posted: 17/06/2025
Microsoft has announced an expansion of its sovereign cloud offerings across Europe
Posted: 17/06/2025
The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM have unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered features designed to enhance fan engagement during The Championships, Wimbledon 2025
Posted: 17/06/2025
The US is reportedly urging Vietnam to scale back its reliance on Chinese technology in electronics and other high-tech devices assembled in the country and exported in America
Posted: 16/06/2025
Vodafone Business and Airbus Public Safety and Security, a business unit of Airbus Defence and Space, have formed a partnership to provide secure communication technology to critical services.
Posted: 16/06/2025
Meta has appointed current director and head of ads and business in India Arun Srinivas as new managing director and head of its india operations, effective July 1
Posted: 16/06/2025
BT Group's chief executive officer has indicated that advances in artificial intelligence could lead to even more significant job cuts than the telecommunications company has already announced
Posted: 16/06/2025
Meta has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Scale AI for $14.3 billion in a deal that values the start-up at $29 billion
Posted: 13/06/2025
Shopify has announced a new partnership with Coinbase and Stripe to launch stablecoin payments for merchants.
Posted: 13/6/2025
Carrefour is testing a new AI tech platform as it seeks to support a “new generation” of connected stores and boost its omnichannel strategy
Posted: 13/06/2025
Mattel, the maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels, has announced a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to develop artificial intelligence-powered toys and experiences, with the first product expected to launch later this year
Posted: 13/06/2025
Nvidia and artificial intelligence search company Perplexity have announced a collaboration with more than a dozen European and Middle Eastern organisations to develop sovereign large language models tailored to local languages and cultures
Posted: 11/06/2025
The UK government has announced it will invest up to £750 million for a new supercomputer in Edinburgh.
Posted: 11/06/2025
French start-up Mistral has released two versions of Magistral, Europe's first reasoning model
Posted: 11/06/2025
British bank NatWest has appointed Dr Maja Pantic as its first chief AI research officer.
Posted: 11/6/2025
Barclays is collaborating with major tech firms including Microsoft and Nvidia as it announced the launch of a new Innovation Hub based in Shoreditch, London
Posted: 11/06/2025
Ride sharing firm Uber has announced that it will launch trials of level 4 (L4) fully autonomous vehicles on public roads in London.
Posted: 11/06/2025
IBM has announced plans to build the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029, outlining a detailed roadmap that the company believes will solve the fundamental challenges plaguing quantum computing
Posted: 11/06/2025
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, is reportedly putting together a new team focused on the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI)
Posted: 10/06/2025
Barclays has announced it will roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 100,000 employees around the world.
Posted: 10/06/2025
EthicAI has launched a cloud-based AI SaaS platform to address ethical issues around the adoption of AI.
Posted: 10/06/2025
Walmart has launched an agentic AI shopping assistant for customers shopping on its app.
Posted: 10/06/2025
Marks & Spencer has begun accepting online orders again after suspending its website shopping for 46 days following a devastating cyber attack that struck over the Easter weekend
Posted: 10/06/2025
The new in-app tool, called ‘Spending Intelligence’, enables customers to ask questions about their spending, with the feature providing instant analysis on everything from how much a customer has donated to charity in the past year to how much they have spent on groceries.
Posted: 10/6/2025
Apple announced on Monday that it would allow app developers to access its artificial intelligence models for the first time, as the iPhone maker unveiled incremental software updates at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California
Posted: 10/06/2025
Speaking at London Tech Week 2025 on Monday, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang kicked off the day with the news, revealing plans to accelerate AI innovation, attract global talent, and position the UK as a leading AI technology hub.
Posted: 9/6/2025
Sir Keir Starmer has announced that the government is set to invest an extra £1 billion in scaling up computational power by a factor of 20
Posted: 09/06/2025
The UK arm of international bank Santander has announced a new partnership with Worldpay.
Posted: 9/6/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has partnered with technology firm Nvidia to launch a ‘Supercharged Sandbox’ to help firms experiment safely with AI.
Posted: 9/6/2025
NatWest has fixed a major outage that prevented millions of customers from accessing their mobile banking app on Friday morning, forcing some to abandon shopping trips and leaving others unable to pay staff
Posted: 09/06/2025
Pornhub, the world's most visited porn site, has ceased operations in France over concerns about a new law in the country which requires stricter age verification for users accessing adult content online
Posted: 06/06/2025
The Bank of England, in collaboration with the BIS Innovation Hub's London Center, has finalized a pilot project which explores how artificial intelligence can be used to identify financial crimes in real-time payment systems.
Posted: 06/06/2025
Walmart has expanded its drone delivery service to five major US cities
Posted: 06/06/2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO has launched a new AI and biometrics strategy to ensure that organisations are developing and deploying new technologies lawfully.
Posted: 6/6/2025
The UK's financial watchdog has revealed proposals to lift the ban on crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) for retail investors.
Posted: 6/6/2025
Hackers who targeted Marks & Spencer sent an abusive email directly to the retailer's chief executive officer Stuart Machin
Posted: 06/06/2025
Anthropic has launched Claude Gov, a specialised artificial intelligence service designed exclusively for US defence and intelligence agencies, marking the company's latest push into the government sector
Posted: 06/06/2025
Alphabet's Google signed an agreement with the Chilean government on Wednesday to build a submarine fibre-optic cable that will connect South America with Asia and Oceania
Posted: 05/06/2025
The head of digital identity at Visa has described the upcoming EU Digital Identity Wallet (eID) is as a “gamechanger” for payments and banking.
Posted: 5/6/2025
Finnish technology company Nokia has been selected to lead PROACTIF, a robotics and unmanned technology project funded by the European Union’s Chips Joint Undertaking.
Posted: 5/6/2025
Amazon has announced plans to invest $10 billion in the US state of North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, marking one of the largest corporate investments in the state's history
Posted: 05/06/2025
Clothing retailer Next has implemented an AI-driven platform to increase fraud detection and enhance security.
Posted: 4/06/2025
The North Face and Cartier confirmed breaches that compromised customer data as the number of cyber attacks against retailers continues to climb
Posted: 04/06/2025
The Alan Turing Institute has called for better policy frameworks and more industry action to protect the wellbeing of children interacting with AI tools following its research that 22 per cent of children aged 8-12 are using the technology.
Posted: 4/06/2025
Meta Platforms has struck a 20-year agreement to purchase nuclear power from Constellation Energy, marking the social media giant's first major foray into nuclear energy as it seeks to power its growing artificial intelligence operations
Posted: 03/06/2025
The UK government has announced a £5 billion investment in autonomous drone and laser weapon technology to protect British troops and warships
Posted: 3/06/2025
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface startup Neuralink has closed a $650 million Series E funding round
Posted: 03/06/2025
Microsoft has implemented another round of job cuts, eliminating more than 300 positions just weeks after announcing its largest workforce reduction in years
Posted: 03/06/2025
Google said it plans to appeal a ruling that found it guilty of anti-competitive practices related to its online search service
Posted: 02/06/2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will relocate is head office to Manchester in 2026.
Posted: 2/06/2025
British bank Lloyds has partnered with BNP Paribas to roll out FX execution algorithms to its corporate and financial institution customers.
Posted: 2/6/2025
Microsoft's Russian subsidiary has announced plans to file for bankruptcy, according to an official registry notice published on Friday, marking the latest Western technology company to exit the Russian market following the war in Ukraine
Posted: 02/06/2025
British retailer Holland & Barrett has announced the launch of a new personalised wellness app.
Posted: 30/5/2025
Telegram and Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI have agreed to a one-year partnership that will see Grok rolled out across the messaging platform
Posted: 30/05/2025
A joint project between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), an organisation responsible for the research and delivery of sustainable fusion energy, and space-tech innovator, Space Solar, has found that robotic technology could build infrastructure in space without human intervention.
Posted: 30/05/2025
Amazon said it is testing a new generative AI (genAI) short-form audio feature that synthetises product summaries and reviews
Posted: 30/05/2025
The New York Times has agreed to its first artificial intelligence licensing arrangement, partnering with Amazon to allow the tech giant to use the newspaper's editorial content across its AI platforms
Posted: 30/05/2025
Apple has prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in its App Store over the past five years, including over $2 billion in 2024, according to the tech giant.
Posted: 29/05/2025
US retail giant Walmart has launched an AI-powered platform designed to encourage its customers eat healthier.
Posted: 29/05/2025
The chief executive of Sony has said that the spin-off of its financial services arm will help the tech giant protect its fundraising capabilities
Posted: 29/05/2025
UK FinTechs will increase the number of people they hire by 32 per cent this year despite the challenging economic environment, according to new research from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley and labour data provider Vacancysoft.
Posted: 29/05/2025
AI CRM specialist Salesforce has acquired Informatica for approximately $8 billion
Posted: 28/05/2025
US-based Lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret has taken down its website and suspended some store services after identifying what the company describes as a "security incident" that has disrupted operations for several days
Posted: 29/05/2025
The UK government has announced a new partnership with the EU to develop AI technology.
Posted: 28/05/2025
Adidas has disclosed it has been hit by a cyber attack in which customers' personal information was stolen, making it the latest retailer to fall victim to criminal hackers in recent weeks
Posted: 28/05/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Aritra Chakravarty as head of agentic AI.
Posted: 27/05/2025
The UK government is trialling a new AI tool in 25 local councils to cut down the amount of admin tasks.
Posted: 27/05/2025
Capgemini has expanded its partnership with software company SAP and Mistral AI to offer bespoke generative AI (genAI) solutions for highly regulated industries
Posted: 27/05/2025
A new fraud and scam intelligence-sharing network has been launched in Argentina, with Santander, Banco Galicia, and Naranja X the first financial institutions to join.
Posted: 27/5/2025
Curve has launched Curve Pay on iOS, becoming the first viable Apple Pay alternative on iOS in the European Economic Area (EEA) after Apple's acceptance of the European Commission's ruling on competition concerns
Posted: 23/05/2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could unlock £78.1 billion in productivity gains by 2035 through the adoption of genAI technology, according to a report by Microsoft and advisory service WPI Strategy.
Posted: 23/05/2025
Walmart is set to eliminate around 1,500 corporate roles as part of a broader restructuring aimed at streamlining its operations and accelerating decision-making, according to an internal memo reviewed by multiple media outlets
Posted: 23/05/2025
US tech giant Google has announced plans for a new agentic AI checkout feature and the rollout of a virtual dressing room.
Posted: 23/5/2025
Law enforcement and judicial authorities in the UK, EU and US have taken down 300 servers worldwide during a week-long mission targeting key infrastructures behind the launch of ransomware attacks
Posted: 23/05/2025
OpenAI has acquired start-up LoveFrom, with British designer Sir Jony Ive, founder of the company and former employee at Apple, joining the AI giant as part of the move.
Posted: 22/05/2025
The government said that funding, part of the fourth round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, will help to support a number of new technologies, including drones for delivering vital supplies to smarter medical software using AI to help doctors spot diseases earlier.
Posted: 22/5/2025
The Police Foundation, the UK independent policing think tank, has warned that the country’s response to fraud is currently inadequate, calling for a major redesign of how police forces tackle the rapidly growing threat
Posted: 22/05/2025
Microsoft and European law enforcement agencies have successfully disrupted Lumma Stealer, described as the world's most significant information-stealing malware threat, after identifying more than 394,000 infected Windows computers globally
Posted: 22/05/2025
Marks & Spencer has disclosed that cyber criminals gained access to its systems by tricking employees at a third-party contractor
Posted: 22/05/2025
Google has announced a new subscription plan with the highest usage limits, access to its most capable models, and premium features.
Posted: 22/05/2025
UK bosses at Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, and NatWest have been quizzed by MPs about the growing use of AI across the banking sector and IT vulnerabilities.
Posted: 21/5/2025
SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labour practice charge against Llama Productions, a subsidiary of Epic Games, alleging the company replaced actors' work with artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite without proper notice
Posted: 21/05/2025
British retailer Marks & Spencer has revealed that a "highly sophisticated and targeted cyberattack" will cost it around £300 million in operating profits, with disruption expected to continue into July
Posted: 21/05/2025
AI has created the world’s biggest and fastest developing tech skills shortage in over 15 years, according to a new report by recruitment company Harvey Nash and digital consultancy Nash Squared.
Posted: 20/05/2025
US biotechnology firm Regeneron has entered into an agreement to acquire 23andMe for $256 million, with the transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2025
Posted: 20/05/2025
The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a recent cyberattack on Coinbase Global, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, following a data breach that exposed customer information
Posted: 20/05/2025
Peter Green Chilled, a temperature-controlled logistics company serving major UK supermarkets, has reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack.
Posted: 20/5/2025
Nvidia has launched a new version of its NVLink called NVLink Fusion, new silicon that enables industries to build semi-custom AI infrastructures
Posted: 19/05/2025
e.l.f. Beauty's Fortune Island has hit over 1.7 million users on Roblox so far, the firm said on Sunday
Posted: 19/05/2025
French defence group Thales, connector maker Radiall and Taiwan's FoxConn have begun preliminary discussions to establish a semiconductor assembly and test facility in France, the companies announced on Monday
Posted: 19/05/2025
Legal Aid has taken down its digital services after discovering cyber criminals stole a "significant amount" of applicant data following a breach in April.
Posted: 19/5/2025
Mastercard and MoonPay have entered a new partnership that will enable individuals and businesses to make and receive payments using stablecoins on global markets
Posted: 16/05/2025
The chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS) has said that the UK will need more nuclear energy to power the data centres behind AI technology.
Posted: 16/5/2025
One per cent of users of the US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase had their data stolen in a cyberattack targeting the the firm's overseas customer support agents, causing damage to the company estimated at between $180 million and $400 million, according to the firm
Posted: 16/05/2025
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that TikTok is in breach of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to provide adequate transparency over online advertising, officials announced on Thursday
Posted: 16/05/2025
Major European retailers and online retailers have called on the European Commission to take action against the high fees charged by Visa and Mastercard, claiming they hinder EU's competition and competitiveness
Posted: 15/05/2025
JPMorgan Chase has released a new open-source research software library designed to accelerate research for potential quantum applications and improve their efficiency.
Posted: 15/05/2025
Octopus Energy, HCLSoftware, and EY were among the winners to take home trophies at The National Technology Awards on Wednesday 14 May.
Posted: 15/5/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has rolled out technology from Moneyhub to categorise its retail and non-retail transactions.
Posted: 15/5/2025
Google's cybersecurity team has raised the alarm that the same hacking group behind recent attacks on British retailers is now targeting US stores
Posted: 15/05/2025
ScotRail is trialling new satellite technology to boost WiFi connectivity for trains operating in rural areas of Scotland
Posted: 14/05/2025
The Scottish government has trialled an AI tool to summarise responses to a live consultation for the first time.
Posted: 14/05/2025
The Co-op has said its stock ordering system is back online after facing a cyber-attack almost two weeks ago.
Posted: 14/5/2025
Intel and Shell have announced the industry's first certified immersion cooling solution for data centres, aimed at addressing the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure
Posted: 14/05/2025
Perplexity AI, a search engine that uses AI to answer questions, is reportedly in talks to secure $500 million in funding
Posted: 13/05/2025
Businesses could benefit from improved speeds, efficiency, and performance with Wi-Fi 7, according to the results of trials by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).
Posted: 13/05/2025
The process, which was completed in partnership with FinTech lender Mercore, allows businesses who are not using electronic trade documents to enter into secondary participations.
Posted: 13/5/2025
Nubank has launched tap-to-pay Pix, a new service that seeks to boost in-person payments
Posted: 13/05/2025
Marks & Spencer has revealed that some personal customer data was stolen during a cyber attack that has crippled its online operations for more than three weeks
Posted: 13/05/2024
Software firm Sage has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop AI solutions for the accounting and compliance needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs).
Posted: 12/05/2025
Google is using artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, including Gemini Nano, to boost user safety on Search, Chrome and Android
Posted: 12/05/2025
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are reportedly working on an offline credit card payment system to be used as a back-up in case of internet disruptions, as cyber security attacks continue to increase
Posted: 12/05/2025
Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits brought by the state of Texas over allegations that the technology company violated residents' data privacy rights
Posted: 12/05/2025
UniCredit has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google Cloud as part of its digital transformation plans.
Posted: 12/5/2025
Amazon says it will have invested €700 million in delivery station technology across Europe since 2021 by end of the year.
Posted: 9/05/2025
US investment firm Bain Capital is reportedly preparing to divest the Chinese data centre operations of WinTriX DC Group in a deal that has could exceed US$4 billion
Posted: 09/05/2025
The transformation required for organisations in the UK to be ready for the threat of post-quantum computing (PQC) will be “colossal”, according to the chief technology officer (CTO) of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Posted: 9/05/2025
Klarna chief executive officer Sebastian Siemiatkowski is reportedly prioritising hiring over AI to boost its customer service arm
Posted: 09/05/2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has announced an ambitious timeline to implement artificial intelligence (AI) across all its centres by 30 June, following the successful completion of its first AI-assisted scientific review
Posted: 09/05/2025
Stripe has said it has built the world’s first AI foundation model for payments.
Posted: 08/05/2025
Mitsubishi Motors and Foxtron, a Foxconn subsidiary responsible for electric vehicle (EV) development, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the supply of a new EV model
Posted: 08/05/2025
H&M has secured a minority investment in e-commerce platform Centra, cloud-based technology is specifically designed for fashion and lifestyle brands, offering both direct-to-consumer (DTC) and wholesale (B2B) solutions
Posted: 08/05/2025
OpenAI has appointed Fidji Simo as chief executive of applications.
Posted: 08/05/2025
Tesco is expanding its digital presence by launching its in-store clothing range F&F online.
Posted: 08/05/2025
Apple is "actively looking at" revamping its Safari web browser to focus on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engines, potentially ending a long-standing partnership with Google worth an estimated $20 billion annually
Posted: 08/05/2025
The Co-op is reportedly avoiding food and drink shortages at remote stores by diverting supplies to these locations as the retailer continues grapple with the aftermath of a hack last week.
Posted: 8/5/2025
British challenger bank Revolut has announced the launch of new verification tech to support its customer onboarding processes across the EU and UK.
Posted: 7/5/2025
Cisco has unveiled a quantum networking chip and opened a new dedicated quantum research dedicated lab, as it seeks to accelerate practical quantum computing and strengthen the foundation for the quantum internet
Posted: 07/05/2025
The UK government is offering 25 experts to complete a year-long part-time secondment to work on AI technology to strengthen the UK’s digital and cyber resilience.
Posted: 7/05/2025
Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action lawsuit by passengers who claim the carrier refused to provide full refunds after a massive computer outage disrupted flights last July, a federal judge has ruled
Posted: 07/05/2025
Luxembourg-based cooperative bank Banque Raiffeisen has partnered with nCino to boost its credit chain digitalisation
Posted: 06/05/2025
The UK government has announced plans to increase the number of girls studying advanced maths to enable them to progress into AI-related careers.
Posted: 6/05/2025
Manufacturing giant Mars, Incorporated (Mars) has rolled out a new AI-driven digital health tool designed to help pet owners monitor their dog’s dental health.
Posted: 6/5/2025
Co-op sold products on Deliveroo with prices reduced by up to 100% on the app due to a technical glitch that affected the company on Thursday evening
Posted: 06/05/2025
OpenAI has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf for approximately $3 billion, marking the ChatGPT maker's largest acquisition to date, according to sources cited by Bloomberg
Posted: 06/05/2025
Amazon is expanding its AI skills training programme to the UK.
Posted: 2/05/2025
Microsoft has committed to providing “digital stability” through a time of geopolitical volatility, with the company announcing plans to boost European data centre capacity by 40 per cent over the next two years.
Posted: 2/05/2025
Luxury department store Harrods has become the third retailer to be hit by a cyber incident in two weeks.
Posted: 2/5/2025
Tesla has denied reports that its board contacted recruitment firms to search for a replacement for Elon Musk as chief executive, following allegations that directors were frustrated with his focus on work for the US government
Posted: 02/05/2025
Google Wallet has announced the launch of digital ID services on its app in the UK and US.
Posted: 01/05/2025
Skechers has rolled out an AI-driven retail assistant at its new store in Punggol Coast Mall, Singapore.
Posted: 1/5/2025
The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) is launching an inquiry into how digital exclusion is shaping health outcomes.
Posted: 01/05/2025
A US federal judge has referred Apple to criminal prosecutors after finding the tech giant deliberately violated her court order requiring it to change its App Store rules
Posted: 01/05/2024
The Co-op has revealed that it has been the victim of an attempted hack of its systems.
Posted: 1/5/2025
A facility using cutting-edge electron beam (E-beam) technology to build the next generation of semiconductor chips has opened at the University of Southampton.
Posted: 30/04/2024
BNP Paribas has extended its partnership with IBM for 10 years to strengthen its operational resilience, accelerate its cloud native strategy, and support the development of genAI tools.
Posted: 30/04/2025
Charlotte Tilbury, the British cosmetics brand, has launched its first-ever gaming collaboration.
Posted: 30/4/2025
Britain will bring cryptocurrencies under compulsory regulation, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Tuesday, signalling closer cooperation with the United States rather than following the European Union's approach to digital assets
Posted: 30/04/2025
Japan’s Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR) and the UK’s UKQuantum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between their national quantum industries.
Posted: 29/04/2025
Mastercard has said it is planning to enable stablecoin acceptance and payments as part of a “360-degree approach”.
Posted: 29/4/2025
Commerzbank has launched an AI assistant in its app to help customers with their banking transactions.
Posted: 29/04/2025
Alibaba has released its latest generation of open-source large language models, Qwen3, in what the company has described as a significant breakthrough in China's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence landscape
Posted: 29/04/2025
British retailer Marks & Spencer has instructed approximately 200 agency staff at its Castle Donington distribution centre in central England to stay home on Monday as it continues to grapple with a cyber incident that began last week
Posted: 29/04/2025
Venture capital firm Volution has launched a $100 million fund to back high growth FinTech, AI and SaaS businesses.
Posted: 28/04/2025
Phixius by Nacha, a secure peer-to-peer payment information network, has partnered with Kinexys Liink, part of JP Morgan’s blockchain business unit, to enable information exchanges between the two networks.
Posted: 28/04/2025
The Department of Health has said that major updates to the NHS app have saved 1.5 million hospital appointments from cancellation.
Posted: 28/04/2025
Nike, the world's largest sportswear brand, has been hit with a $5 million proposed class-action lawsuit following the closure of its NFT subsidiary RTFKT (pronounced "artifact")
Posted: 28/04/2025
Marks & Spencer has suspended all online orders and has blocked remote workers from accessing internal systems following what is understood to be a ransomware attack by a criminal gang that has severely disrupted the retailer's digital operations
Posted: 28/04/2025
WhatsApp has introduced a new optional AI tool in its messaging service, leaving some users frustrated because they are unable to remove it from the app
Posted: 25/04/2025
Etsy is revamping its online platform with a series of new digital tools aimed at improving the overall experience for sellers, including photo uploading, categorisation, listing prioritisation, shop management and feedback
Posted: 25/04/2025
The UK government is to become the first European country to ban the possession and supply of SIM farms in a bid to protect the public from frauds and scams.
Posted: 25/04/2025
Apple plans to move the assembly of all iPhones sold in the US to India as early as next year, according to a Financial Times report, as the technology giant responds to trade pressures from President Donald Trump's administration
Posted: 25/04/2025
Nokia has recorded first-quarter earnings below market expectations, with the company suggesting that short-term returns may have been impacted by Trump's steep tariffs
Posted: 24/04/2025
Ofcom has finalised its new online child safety rules, with tech firms expected to meet the regulator's requirements by 25 July.
Posted: 24/4/2025
Vodafone, A1 Group and Ericsson have established the first 5G Standalone (5G SA) international roaming connection between two different operator groups.
Posted: 24/04/2025
The European Commission has imposed fines totalling €700 million on Apple and Meta for violating the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking the first penalties under landmark legislation aimed at curbing Big Tech's power
Posted: 24/04/2025
The British government is backing a trial of new technology which could speed up the diagnosis of bowel cancer and reduce the need for invasive colonoscopies and biopsies.
Posted: 23/04/2025
The Marks & Spencer (M&S) group has been dealing with a cyber incident in recent days that has compromised its Click & Collect service and contactless payments
Posted: 23/04/2025
Leeds Building Society has announced the launch of pilot digital savings on Mambu’s cloud banking platform as part of its multi-year digital transformation plans.
Posted: 23/4/2025
Intel is set to announce plans this week to cut more than 20 per cent of its workforce as part of a strategy to streamline management and rebuild an engineering-driven culture at the struggling chipmaker
Posted: 23/04/2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly suspended some data centre lease talks for its cloud division amidst economic uncertainty
Posted: 22/04/2025
Lloyds Bank has deployed an applied intelligence platform to drive its cloud migration for lending infrastructure.
Posted: 22/4/2025
Vanquis is boosting its digital transformation strategy as it integrates a new end-to-end platform to strengthen its payment processing capabilities
Posted: 22/04/2025
The UK government is testing an experimental generative AI (genAI) tool designed to help local councils make faster planning decisions.
Posted: 22/04/2025
The European Union remains steadfast in its commitment to enforce digital regulations against major technology companies, irrespective of their leadership or geographical location, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has declared
Posted: 22/04/2025
Google has revealed that it removed 5.1 billion bad adverts in 2024.
Posted: 17/04/2025
The global technology giant, which specialises in electrification and automation, said that a decision on proposals for 100 per cent spin-off will be made at its annual general meeting next year.
Posted: 17/4/2025
The Trump administration is considering new penalties to block China's DeepSeek from accessing American technology and potentially barring Americans from using its services.
Posted: 17/04/2025
Pharmacy chain Dr. Max has partnered with e-commerce solutions provider VusionGroup to deploy new digitalisation tools across its European stores
Posted: 16/04/2025
FinTech Pipe has announced the acquisition of AI-powered spend management firm Glen.AI, as it seeks to become the first embedded finance company to bring together embedded capital and spend management for small businesses via its partners
Posted: 16/04/2025
Deutsche Telekom has partnered with food and merchandise delivery company Wolt to offer Wolt’s services to customers on its Magenta Moments programme.
Posted: 16/04/2025
South Korea announced on Tuesday it will increase its support package for the country's vital semiconductor industry to 33 trillion won ($23.25 billion), up about 25 per cent from the 26 trillion won package unveiled last year
Posted: 15/04/2025
Nvidia is investing $500 billion in the development of American-made AI supercomputers
Posted: 15/04/2025
Starling Bank has announced that its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arm is launching its first overseas subsidiary in the US.
Posted: 15/4/2025
TikTok has launched an SME council for small businesses in the UK using its platform to reach customers or sell products.
Posted: 15/04/2025
US Bank launched a management platform that includes monitoring of expenses and control set up as it seeks to help businesses monitor, track and control their card-based spending through a single dashboard
Posted: 15/04/2025
The major American technology firms known as the "Silicon Six" have been accused of paying almost $278 billion less in corporate income tax over the past decade compared with the standard rate for US companies with similar profits
Posted: 15/04/2025
Microsoft is rolling out an updated version of an AI-powered feature that automatically captures and stores snapshots of user activity after privacy and safety concerns led to its suspension last year
Posted: 14/04/2025
Banking giant Standard Chartered and global crypto exchange OKX have rolled out a pilot collateral mirroring programme in Dubai
Posted: 14/04/2025
AllSaints has launched a unified commerce platform in more than ten locations in the UK, it said on Saturday
Posted: 14/04/2025
JP Morgan's blockchain business unit Kinexys has launched GBP-denominated blockchain deposit accounts in the UK.
Posted: 14/4/2025
The UK government has announced it will invest £121 million in quantum technology to address fraud, money laundering and crime.
Posted: 14/04/2025
President Donald Trump's administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronic devices from reciprocal tariffs, including the 125 per cent levies imposed on imports from China, according to an announcement from US Customs and Border Protection late Friday
Posted: 14/04/2025
Synthesia has partnered with Shutterstock to train its AI models as the text-to-video AI platform looks to launch a range of AI-driven avatars later this year.
Posted: 11/04/2025
Bank of America has said it plans to expand the capabilities of its internal AI assistant.
Posted: 11/4/2025
eBay has rolled out "Magic Listing", a new AI-powered tool designed to help sellers create and manage their product listings more quickly and efficiently on mobile devices
Posted: 11/04/2025
Amazon's chief executive officer Andy Jassy has defended the company's massive investment in artificial intelligence, saying it is essential for future competitiveness as he outlined his vision in his annual letter to shareholders
Posted: 11/04/2025
Alphabet has reportedly confirmed that its $75 billion AI investment plan will go ahead despite investor uncertainty generated by Trump's tariffs that have recently shaken the economic outlook
Posted: 10/04/2025
Mattel has deployed data analytics from Google Cloud as the company looks to improve consumer insights and engagement.
Posted: 10/4/2025
The European Commission has set out an AI Continent Action Plan in which it details how it will transform Europe’s “traditional industries” to use AI innovation.
Posted: 10/04/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with Google Cloud to migrate key data science and AI platforms to the new platform, as it seeks boost customer service and operational efficiency through the integration of high-impact AI use cases
Posted: 10/04/2025
OpenAI has filed a countersuit against its co-founder Elon Musk, accusing the billionaire of conducting a campaign of harassment designed to harm the company and seeking an injunction to stop him from further interference
Posted: 10/04/2025
Meta is introducing Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger as the company also announces further restrictions on Teen Accounts on Instagram
Posted: 09/04/2025
Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol contain the strongest clusters of high-growth tech companies outside London, according to a new report from Barclays Eagle Labs.
Posted: 9/4/2025
US based pet food specialist Instinct Pet Food has deployed an Ai-powered platform to boost its sales and operations planning (S&OP) capabilities with a focus on supply chain operational processes
Posted: 09/04/2025
Superdrug has revealed plans to roll out around 500 “high-tech” digital screens at stores across the country as the retailer looks to digitalise the shopping experience and personalise content for customers.
Posted: 9/4/2025
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a key US financial regulator, has notified Congress of a "major information security incident" involving unauthorised access to sensitive emails belonging to executives and employees
Posted: 09/04/2025
Palo-Alto-based Broadcom has announced a new share buyback programme worth up to $10 billion, with the buyback period extending until December 2025
Posted: 08/04/2025
Barclays has called on the government to support the development of AgriTech to enable farmers to adopt innovative technologies.
Posted: 8/4/2025
London-headquartered Standard Chartered has appointed David Hardoon as global head of artificial intelligence (AI) enablement.
Posted: 8/4/2025
Anthropic, the US AI company behind the Claude chatbot, announced on Monday it will create more than 100 roles across Europe, primarily in its Dublin and London offices, as it appointed Guillaume Princen as its head of Europe, Middle East and Africa
Posted: 08/04/2025
Meta has launched Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick, the first models of its Llama herd providing advanced multimodal capabilities
Posted: 07/04/2025
Venture capital firm Osney Capital has announced the first close of its £50 million debut fund to invest in the UK’s cyber security start-ups.
Posted: 7/4/2025
Innovate Finance, the UK FinTech industry body, has called on the government to launch a national anti-fraud centre for cross-sector data sharing.
Posted: 7/4/2025
GAIL’s bakery has partnered with cloud-based physical security specialist Verkada to deploy AI-powered technology as it seeks to boost operational efficiency and security across its stores
Posted: 07/04/2025
Metro Bank has become the first UK bank to launch an artificial intelligence-powered scam detection tool, offering customers a quick way to verify suspicious communications
Posted: 07/04/2025
Digital advertising platform AppLoving has reportedly joined the bidding war to acquire TikTok’s operations outside of China
Posted: 04/04/2025
Amazon is testing a new in-app service which allows customers to purchase selected products from other brands’ sites if they are not currently available on Amazon.
Posted: 4/4/2025
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Fujitsu have partnered to create a data analytics business that integrates AI forecasting capabilities
Posted: 04/04/2025
Multiple Australian superannuation funds have been targeted in a coordinated cyberattack that has compromised thousands of accounts and resulted in some members losing retirement savings
Posted: 04/04/2025
The UK government has announced it will invest £20 million in a fund which will raise around £100 million to enable energy fusion businesses grow and commercialise at scale.
Posted: 3/4/2025
Global digital payments specialist PayPal has launched advertising platform PayPal Ads in the UK as it seeks to boost and facilitate media commerce for brands and merchants
Posted: 03/04/2025
German technology giant Siemens AG has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dotmatics, a leading provider of scientific software for life sciences research and development, for $5.1 billion from global software investor Insight Partners
Posted: 03/04/2025
With the move the retailer seeks to remove paper vouchers from its supply chain to reduce its environmental impact, with the service roll-out including both assisted and self-checkout point-of-sale systems
Posted: 02/04/2025
UK courier service Evri plans to trial a robot delivery dog in the summer.
Posted: 2/4/2025
Amazon has unveiled a new AI model that can perform tasks including shopping online, controlling a web browser, and searching the biking distance to a train station
Posted: 02/04//2025
Meta Platforms' head of artificial intelligence research, Joelle Pineau, has announced her departure from the company after eight years, creating a significant vacancy as the tech giant aggressively invests in the AI space
Posted: 02/04/2025
Nokia has signed a patent agreement with Amazon that allows the e-commerce giant to use its video technologies across its streaming services and devices after a two-year-long patent dispute
Posted: 01/04/2025
SoftBank has expanded its partnership with OpenAI with plans to invest up to $40 billion in the company.
Posted: 1/4/2025
Scams originating on platforms run by Meta account for 54 per cent of scams reported to Revolut, according to new research by the neobank.
Posted: 1/4/2025
British supermarket chain Morrisons has announced plans to digitise its store operations and communication with a new mobile platform.
Posted: 1/4/2025
Intel's new chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan has outlined plans for a major overhaul of the struggling chipmaker, promising to spin off non-core assets, rebuild engineering talent, and create a more customer-focused company
Posted: 01/04/2025
Chinese tech company Zhipu AI has launched its own free AI agent which is able to perform deep research tasks
Posted: 31/03/2025
By partnering with Kinexys Digital Payments (KDP), JP Morgan's global provider of blockchain-based financial infrastructure, Axis Bank's customers can now access 24/7 cross-border payments
Posted: 31/03/2025
The railway operator said that its existing response processes will be enhanced by drones operated beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS), helping it to "significantly" speed up the verification and interception of trespassers, reducing train down-time and also "potentially saving lives."
Posted: 31/3/2025
Customers of Morrisons' More loyalty programme can now access it on Deliveroo thanks to a new partnership between the two businesses
Posted: 31/03/2025
France's antitrust watchdog has imposed a €150 million fine on Apple for abusing its dominant position in the mobile app advertising market through its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) privacy control tool
Posted: 31/03/2025
The UK government will run a 12-week accelerator programme to upskill its data scientists into “AI specialists.”
Posted: 28/03/2025
British online retailer Very has launched a new cloud technology-powered hub for blog-style content to change how its customers shop its beauty category.
Posted: 28/03/2025
Ofcom has fined Fenix, the parent company of OnlyFans, £1.05 million for providing inaccurate information on its age verification measures
Posted: 28/03/2025
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) has launched a tech hub in Seattle in a bid to advance the bank’s technology leadership.
Posted: 28/03/2025
Swedish retailer H&M is planning to use generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to create digital versions of 30 models
Posted: 28/03/2025
The bank said that the new tool, which is being launched across 41 markets worldwide, it set to improve productivity and operations, as well as tailor sales and marketing efforts to boost revenue.
Posted: 28/3/2025
Tesco Insurance and Money Services (Tesco IMS) has kicked off a comprehensive digital transformation programme, enabling the insurance company to establish a robust cloud-first ecosystem and create improved value for customer
Posted: 28/03/2025
Revlon has appointed Ralph Marshall as chief information and digital officer, replacing Paul Smith, who is leaving the position after nearly six years
Posted: 27/03/2025
Gap-owned Old Navy is rolling out a new platform that uses RFID, AI, and computer vision technology to track and locate in-store inventory.
Posted: 27/3/2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £3.07 million for security failings following a 2022 ransomware attack that put the personal information of 79,404 people at risk
Posted: 27/03/2025
In a significant leadership change, Dan Neary is stepping down from his role as Meta's chief executive officer for the Asia Pacific region after 12 years with the company, marking the end of a transformative period of digital expansion across emerging markets
Posted: 27/03/2025
Fashion retailer Mango has partnered with o9, an enterprise AI software platform, to improve its planning capabilities and improve data-driven decision making across its operations.
Posted: 26/03/2025
JPMorgan has partnered with US retailer Walmart to bring embedded payments to Walmart Marketplace.
Posted: 26/03/2025
The UK government’s plan to increase the use of AI across the public sector is being held back by outdated legacy technology and poor quality data, according to a new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Posted: 26/03/2025
Local commerce and food delivery platform DoorDash is partnering with Topsort on a new retail media advertising exchange.
Posted: 26/3/2025
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released a significant upgrade to its large language model, escalating competition in the global AI technology market
Posted: 26/03/2025
The securities service business of BNP Paribas has unveiled a new web app for reporting and data management.
Posted: 25/3/2025
The Co-op has extended its partnership with payment technology firm ACI Worldwide.
Posted: 25/03/2025
Lloyds Banking Group’s senior management team has partnered with edtech firm Cambridge Spark to deliver a six-month AI training programme for its leadership team
Posted: 25/03/2025
Around seven in 10 people in the UK say that laws and regulation would increase their comfort with AI, up from 62 per cent in 2023, according to a new study published by the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Alan Turing Institute.
Posted: 25/03/2025
The government could scrap a tax of around £800 million per year on US tech firms as part of a trade deal according to a BBC interview with chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Posted: 24/03/2025
Apple is launching a clean energy fund in China worth 720 million yuan ($99.3 million) in a bid to expand its energy capacity in the region
Posted: 24/03/2025
Italy's negotiations with Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink have come to a standstill, the country's defence minister Guido Crosetto revealed on Saturday
Posted: 24/03/2025
A Norwegian man is demanding OpenAI be fined by the country’s data regulator after ChatGPT falsely reported that he had killed two of his sons and spent 21 years in prison
Posted: 21/03/2025
Nvidia has announced plans to build a research centre in Boston focused on advancing quantum computing technologies through collaboration with leading hardware and software makers
Posted: 21/03/2025
The bank co-led a series A funding round worth $10 million through Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), a cross-divisional arm that seeks to support start-ups and entrepreneurs
Posted: 21/03/2025
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published a timeline for organisations to ensure they can efficiently protect themselves against quantum-based cyber hacks.
Posted: 21/03/2025
NatWest has become the first UK-headquartered bank to partner with OpenAI as part of its bank-wide simplification plans.
Posted: 20/3/2025
The European Commission (EU) has accused Google and Apple of violating its digital rules
Posted: 20/03/2025
A British AI-driven company that dramatically speeds up the development of materials used in wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries has won the UK government’s £1 million Manchester Prize.
Posted: 20/03/2025
SoftBank Group has announced the acquisition of US chip startup Ampere Computing in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion, as the Japanese technology investor accelerates its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure
Posted: 20/03/2025
Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering major deals to boost growth as the company faces shareholder disappointment over the recent drop in share price and falling operating profits in recent quarters
Posted: 19/03/2025
Co-op and Uber Eats have announced a new three-year partnership renewal that will include deliveries made via Peckish
Posted: 19/03/2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it will help six British companies develop screening technology to enhance UK security and reduce delays at airports.
Posted: 19/03/2025
Google parent company Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $32 billion in its largest acquisition ever, as it seeks to bolster its position in the competitive cloud services market
Posted: 19/03/2025
Chief AI scientist at Meta Yann LeCun has said that artificial general intelligence (AGI) will be viable in three to five years.
Posted: 19/3/2025
Tencent has reportedly unveiled a suite of five new artificial intelligence (AI) models as the tech giant focuses on improving its AI-supported 3D capabilities
Posted: 18/03/2025
American technology firm Oracle has announced plans to invest $5 billion over the next five years in UK cloud infrastructure.
Posted: 18/03/2025
Google parent Alphabet is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire cloud security firm Wiz for approximately $33 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The deal, if completed, would represent Alphabet's largest acquisition to date
Posted: 18/03/2025
Airbus Group and Dassault Systèmes, together with more than 90 European technology companies and industry groups, have reportedly urged European Commission President Ursula vor der Leyen to set up a sovereign wealth infrastructure fund to reduce dependence on foreign external operators and stimulate domestic growth
Posted: 17/03/2025
A new £32 million digital tech hub is set to open in Doncaster as part of the town’s ambitions to become an AI growth zone.
Posted: 17/03/2025
Metro Bank has announced the rollout of a new agentic AI tool.
Posted: 17/3/2025
Chinese technology giant Baidu has launched two new artificial intelligence models as it seeks to regain momentum in China's increasingly competitive AI landscape
Posted: 17/03/2025
The move comes as the bank continues its broader focus on streamlining its structure and addressing regulatory failings which have led to significant fines in recent years.
Posted: 14/3/2025
Dave Baszucki, the chief executive of Roblox, has reportedly said that parents who worry about their children playing on the gaming platform should keep them away from it
Posted: 14/03/2025
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is exploring how the use of AI could play a role in helping scientists to detect and investigate foodborne illness outbreaks.
Posted: 14/03/2025
Google DeepMind has introduced two new AI models designed to enhance robotic capabilities in physical environments
Posted: 14/03/2025
The chief executive of UK-based charity Baby’s Sake Trust, Lauren Seagar-Smith, has called on tech and corporate firms not to “leave charities behind” on technological innovation
Posted: 13/03/2025
Developed in collaboration with Aenor, Caixa Bank's service aims to help companies measure carbon footprint to verify their emissions based on their specific sector and business activities
Posted: 13/03/2025
The University of Nottingham has opened the Zero Carbon Innovation Centre (ZCIC) in partnership with East Midlands Freeport, Research England and Loughborough University.
Posted: 13/03/2025
Asda has dismissed more than 200 employees involved in its £800 million IT upgrade project, marking the second round of redundancies in five months under new chairman Allan Leighton
Posted: 13/03/2025
Visa has said that its new fraud department, Visa Scam Disruption (VSD), saved victims $350 million across dozens of scams last year.
Posted: 12/3/2025
At Tech Show London on Wednesday, Barton recounted challenges faced by his team, including co-founder and chief scientist Avery Wang, who were often on the verge of abandoning the tech start-up after months of difficulties building the music recognition technology.
Posted: 12/3/2025
Virgin Media O2 has launched its Mobile Transformation Plan, which will see the operator invest around £2 million per day into its mobile network.
Posted: 12/03/2025
Spain's government has approved a bill that will impose massive fines on companies failing to properly label content generated by artificial intelligence, marking one of the first implementations of the European Union's landmark AI Act
Posted: 12/03/2025
Shoezone said that the new platform has revamped the online user experience with a number of new features, including a wish list and an interactive returns portal.
Posted: 11/03/2025
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng is reportedly considering investing up to 100 billion yuan (US $13.8 billion) in humanoid robots
Posted: 11/03/2025
Internet research centre i2CAT and space technology firm Open Cosmos have announced plans to develop Europe’s first Low Earth Orbit (LEO) lab for research into non-terrestrial networks (NTN).
Posted: 11/03/2025
ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, has announced it will acquire Moveworks for $2.85 billion in a combination of cash and stock, marking the company's largest acquisition to date
Posted: 11/03/2025
Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer Hon Hai, known internationally as Foxconn, has built its first large language model (LLM) in traditional Chinese
Posted: 10/03/2025
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has seen a surge in reports to its Report Remove service which it runs in partnership with the NSPCC’s Childline service.
Posted: 10/03/2025
This will involve bringing in a “start-up mindset" to testing the application and use of AI experiments on small budgets, and then building on proof of success.
Posted: 10/3/2025
The US Department of Justice has reiterated its demand that Google should sell off its Chrome web browser as part of remedies in a landmark antitrust case, signalling the Trump administration's continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the tech giant
Posted: 10/03/2025
The UK government has announced a new £65 million deal with CGI UK, an IT systems integration specialist, to help protect military satellites.
Posted: 07/03/2025
US retailer Lowe's has launched an AI-powered advisor to help customers find solutions for home improvement projects
Posted: 07/03/2025
Reddit has rolled out a set of new content moderation and analysis tools
Posted: 07/03/2025
Microsoft announced plans to invest ZAR 5.4 billion ($296.81 million) by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in South Africa, meeting growing demand for Azure services in the region
Posted: 07/03/2025
Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat) has partnered with drone delivery specialist Manna to offer drone deliveries in Dublin
Posted: 06/03/2025
The US Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Departments of State and the Treasury have charged 12 Chinese nationals after they allegedly hacked US-based dissidents' data to sell it to the Chinese government
Posted: 06/03/2025
The UK's nine top banks and building societies have accumulated at least 803 hours of IT disruption in the past two years.
Posted: 6/3/2025
Alphabet is launching an experimental version of its Google search engine which produces an AI generated summary.
Posted: 06/03/2025
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to close its investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, ruling that while the tech giant has “material influence” over the artificial intelligence firm, it does not exert de facto control over it
Posted: 06/03/2025
A federal judge in California has rejected Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI's transition into a for-profit entity but will speed up the process to examine the billionaire's claims against the ChatGPT producer and its owner Sam Altman
Posted: 05/03/2025
International banking giant HSBC has said it will boost the digital purchasing experience for businesses by offering flexible payment options and financing tools at the point of sale.
Posted: 5/3/2025
The NHS is launching an AI tool which it claims can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97 per cent accuracy, preventing as many as 2,000 falls and hospital admissions each day.
Posted: 05/03/2025
Microsoft has introduced Dragon Copilot, a voice-activated AI assistant designed to address administrative tasks in healthcare settings by combining voice dictation and ambient listening technologies
Posted: 05/03/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has launched a scheme to support start-ups and help innovators develop their businesses.
Posted: 04/03/2025
As the UK’s historic copper telephone network approaches its closure, BT has unearthed data showing that one in five small firms are still analogue in 2025.
Posted: 4/3/2025
TSMC is planning to invest an additional $100 billion in AI in the US, bringing its total investments in the country to to $165 billion
Posted: 04/03/2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, has announced plans to invest approximately $8.2 billion in India's western state of Maharashtra over the next few years, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology confirmed on Monday
Posted: 04/03/2025
Skype will close after 23 years in business, as owner Microsoft focuses on boosting its communication and customer service offerings through the Teams app
Posted: 03/03/2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching three investigations to explore how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur protect the privacy of their child users in the UK.
Posted: 03/03/2025
DHL eCommerce has announced the opening of a new UK-based parcel hub driven by advanced automation technology.
Posted: 3/3/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has secured a patent for a new cybersecurity tool that uses algorithms to sport genuine threats rather than false positives.
Posted: 03/03/2025
Intel Corp is further postponing the opening of its much-anticipated semiconductor complex in Ohio, with the first plant now not expected to be operational until 2030 or 2031, marking a significant setback to the chipmaker's expansion plans
Posted: 03/03/2025
The Very Group has signed a new multi-year agreement with IT service management specialist Kyndryl, designed to improve and accelerate the retailer's end-to-end digital capabilities
Posted: 28/02/2025
A month after Barclays experienced a major outage, customers at Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax and TSB have reported issues accessing their mobile apps and internet services.
Posted: 28/2/2025
Manchester Airport will become the first UK international airport to adopt a hybrid digital control tower as part of its digital transformation.
Posted: 28/02/2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) joins the list of tech firms that have recently expanded their horizons in the field of quantum computing as it unveils a new quantum computing chip
Posted: 28/02/2025
The US House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas to eight major technology companies seeking information about their communications with foreign governments regarding censorship, committee chairman Jim Jordan announced on Thursday
Posted: 28/02/2025
The European Commission is seeking to allocate more than €100 billion to support clean production in the EU as part of a new Clean Industrial Deal
Posted: 26/02/2025
Apple shareholders have voted against ending its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programme
Posted: 26/02/2025
Gynaecology experts from the University of Leicester have announced plans to create a pioneering new blood test designed to help diagnose a rare form of womb cancer.
Posted: 26/2/2025
Singapore-based bank DBS is reportedly planning to cut about 4,000 jobs over the next three years as it looks to roll out AI to carry out tasks currently done by temporary or contact staff
Posted: 26/02/2025
A US judge has revoked a lawyer's admission to practice and fined three attorneys a total of $5,000 for citing non-existent cases generated by artificial intelligence in a lawsuit against Walmart
Posted: 26/02/2025
The UK government has announced that it is investing £120 million to encourage van drivers and businesses to transition to zero emission electric vehicles (EVs).
Posted: 25/02/2025
Global technology company Prosus is to acquire food delivery service Just Eat Takeaway.com (Just Eat) in a €4.1 billion deal.
Posted: 25/02/2025
Alibaba is planning to invest at least $53 billion (RMB 380 billion) over the next three years, its largest investment in the technology to date
Posted: 25/02/2025
Primark will install new cloud infrastructure as part of its plans to increase the number of stores and reduce its physical data centre footprint.
Posted: 25/02/2025
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