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G-Cloud 15 opens a larger route into public-sector technology procurement. The £14bn framework consolidates previous cloud agreements, with around 90% of suppliers classed as SMEs and new entry windows planned during its four-year term.
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ustwo has appointed dedicated board oversight for artificial intelligence strategy. Google DeepMind executive Simon Bouton becomes the studio’s first AI non-executive director as governance, commercial value, and responsible deployment move deeper into board responsibilities.
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OpenAI’s NextSlide acquisition pushes ChatGPT deeper into workplace productivity software. The presentation startup’s team has joined OpenAI as competition intensifies around AI tools that can turn business inputs into finished work.
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Keepit has launched a new data platform for enterprise AI. AI Truth Cloud combines immutable backup, AI asset recovery, isolated testing, and data-governance capabilities as organisations seek stronger controls around the information used by increasingly autonomous systems.
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Banks face rising technology concentration risks as AI adoption accelerates. Moody’s says dependence on a small number of model and cloud providers could create common points of failure as artificial intelligence moves deeper into financial operations.
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Project Gigabit has expanded rural broadband availability across northern England. The £127m Quickline programme now reaches 60,000 homes and businesses while supporting apprenticeships and technical skills.
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ABN AMRO is expanding its controlled European enterprise AI strategy. A new Mistral partnership builds on rapid internal adoption as the bank weighs productivity, data control, regulatory governance and technological sovereignty.
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De Bijenkorf’s supplier cyberattack disrupted orders, returns, refunds, and trust. The incident demonstrates how third-party systems can turn a technical breach into an immediate customer-experience and operational problem.
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AI investment is proving unusually resilient amid persistent eurozone uncertainty. ECB analysis suggests digital and intangible spending is cushioning some of the damage caused by conflict, trade disruption, and delayed conventional capital expenditure.
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Siemens Energy’s record quarter reflects surging global electricity infrastructure demand. AI data centres, Middle Eastern projects, and an improving wind division lifted orders, revenue, profitability, and the group’s full-year expectations.