
OpenAI has launched a new enterprise platform aimed at business customers. The move signals a deeper push into corporate software, as the company looks to scale AI deployment inside large organisations and grow enterprise revenues.

SolarWinds has launched a revamped global partner programme for 2026. The initiative, announced at the company’s February Partner Summit, introduces enhanced benefits, enablement, and marketing investments aimed at accelerating partner-led growth.

Owl Labs has launched its Meeting Owl 5 Pro enterprise device. The new 360-degree video, audio, and collaboration system targets large organisations seeking flexible, secure hybrid meeting room deployments.

Tech leaders report record confidence in emerging technologies worldwide. The VivaTech 2026 Confidence Barometer reveals rising investment in AI and cybersecurity, alongside growing concerns over sovereignty, trust, and data governance among executives across Europe and North America.

Fractile co-founder reportedly exited amid scrutiny over Chinese academic links. The UK AI chip startup confirmed the departure of its former CTO following internal concerns over his educational background and affiliations. The move reflects growing national security sensitivities around AI, defence-linked research, and foreign influence in early-stage technology companies.

UK invests £36 million to enhance AI supercomputer access. The investment aims to provide British researchers and startups with advanced computing resources, levelling the field for innovation in areas like healthcare and climate resilience.

UK organisations face mounting difficulty proving AI’s environmental impact. New research shows enterprises remain confident in AI’s sustainability potential, but lack the emissions data required to evidence progress against environmental targets.

AI trust remains a major barrier to enterprise cybersecurity adoption. Uptycs says its new Juno AI Analyst replaces opaque security copilots with verifiable, evidence-based investigation grounded in real cloud telemetry.

Large enterprises overestimate payroll readiness despite automation, AI, and integration ambitions. New research from CloudPay shows budget constraints, legacy systems, and governance barriers are slowing real-world deployment across enterprise payroll operations.

Anthropic’s legal AI debut rattles European data and software stocks. Shares in major European data, publishing, and legal software companies fell sharply after Anthropic launched a legal productivity tool for in-house counsel, raising fresh concerns about AI-driven disruption to high-margin professional information businesses.