
The EU’s flagship AI regulation faces a significant postponement. Brussels is expected to delay enforcement of high-risk AI system rules until 2027 following sustained pressure from major technology providers. The decision gives companies longer to adapt but raises concerns about governance complacency and shifting legal accountability.

Klarna claims its AI now matches workload of 853 staff. The payments company says its generative-AI customer-service assistant has handled millions of queries with human-level satisfaction, underscoring automation’s accelerating impact on service jobs as financial-technology leaders weigh the gains — and risks — of digital labour.

Two in five invoices reach finance teams with errors. New data from Basware shows automation could reclaim hundreds of hours and bring oversight to $549bn in unmanaged spend.

Nvidia’s upbeat third-quarter ahead of US jobs data eases AI-valuation concerns. The company’s latest results offered a welcome reprieve for investors worried about overheating in the artificial intelligence sector, lifting global markets and restoring short-term confidence in the strength of the AI trade.

President insisted the US requires a single federal AI standard. He warned that competing state rules could stifle innovation and allow China to overtake the US in the global AI race.

Microsoft and Nvidia will invest a combined $15 billion in Anthropic. The Claude-maker has, in turn, committed to spend $30 billion on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services.

Sundar Pichai says no company is immune to correction risks. The Alphabet chief compared today’s AI surge to the dotcom era, as analysts warn valuations, infrastructure spending, and energy demands are stretching business models from Silicon Valley to the City.

Only two per cent of CMOs say their marketing data is strong. Most are investing in AI without fixing weak data foundations, leaving advanced tools underperforming and marketing budgets misfiring, according to new findings from Intermedia Global.
China’s October exports fell 1.1% as U.S. tariffs dampened demand. Japan faces its first contraction in six quarters, and Washington has moved to block Nvidia’s AI chip sales to China — three fronts of tightening pressure across Asia’s trade and technology corridors.

A new report finds growing strain on database administrators. SolarWinds’ latest State of the DBA Report reveals one in three DBAs are eyeing career moves as workloads and misalignment with executives intensify.