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AI’s business promise is cooling as leaders confront implementation reality. Cian Clarke, Head of AI at Nearform, argues organisations must move beyond hype, rethink model strategy, and build durable systems grounded in real data and operational discipline.
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Infosecurity Europe has unveiled a new Cyber Startup Programme. The initiative will debut at the 2026 event in London, combining a dedicated startup zone, founder-focused conference content, and a live pitching competition aimed at supporting early-stage cybersecurity businesses.
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Miro connects visual collaboration directly with AI coding environments. The new MCP server links shared diagrams, requirements, and design context in Miro with agentic development tools to improve accuracy, reduce rework, and align cross-functional teams.
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Quantum computing is arriving faster than many organisations are prepared for. Rob O’Connor, EMEA CISO at Insight, explains why accelerating quantum advances threaten existing encryption models, how “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks raise immediate risks, and what practical steps businesses should take now to protect long-term data security.
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SpaceX has completed the largest technology acquisition ever recorded globally. Elon Musk’s aerospace company has acquired his artificial intelligence venture xAI in a transaction valuing the combined business at roughly $1.25tn, unifying two of the entrepreneur’s most ambitious projects under a single corporate structure.
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UK leaders link agentic AI adoption to reviving economic productivity growth. A House of Lords summit has called for wider deployment of agentic artificial intelligence to support small businesses and lift productivity, as the UK economy continues to show limited momentum following a subdued second half of 2025.
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Gumtree has partnered with GBG to streamline business onboarding processes. The marketplace is using GBG’s Know Your Business technology to verify home services providers faster, strengthen trust and safety, and support growth in one of its fastest-developing categories.
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Data privacy is enterprise’s next big competitive battlefield in 2026. Data Privacy Day has expanded into a full week as AI adoption, supply chain scrutiny, and shifting regulation push privacy from compliance into core operations. Leaders now need evidence, not policies, to sustain trust.
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RAIDS AI has launched commercially following a successful beta testing phase. The AI safety monitoring platform is now live, targeting organisations deploying artificial intelligence across regulated and high-risk environments.
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Waymo prepares for UK launch amid US safety scrutiny. The Alphabet-owned self-driving vehicle firm is testing its robotaxis in London ahead of a planned passenger launch this year, while facing regulatory investigations in the US following incidents involving its vehicles.