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Global Switch signs Welsh wind power deal for AI hub

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Global Switch inks eight-year Welsh wind PPA with RWE to power its London Docklands AI data hub with around 70 GWh of renewables a year.
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Global Switch signs RWE wind PPA for AI data centre

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Global Switch inks eight-year RWE wind PPA to power its AI-focused London Docklands data centre with Welsh onshore renewable electricity.
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Goddiva debuts AI virtual try-on to cut fashion returns

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Goddiva rolls out AI virtual try-on for VIPs, promising truer fit, fewer returns and a greener, more personalised occasionwear experience.
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Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South

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Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.
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Xero unveils 2025 app Power Lists spotlighting top tools

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Xero unveils its 2025 Power Lists, spotlighting the most‑connected apps across accounting, payments, retail, trades and professional services.
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Schneider Electric unveils AI-first Resource Advisor+

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Schneider Electric has launched Resource Advisor+, an AI-first platform unifying energy, emissions and supply chain data for smarter decarbonisation.
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AI agents push autonomy, but governance gap remains

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AI agents move from pilots to core enterprise tools by 2026, but new research warns governance remains the missing link for many firms.
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MedExpress automates one million patient letters a month

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UK online pharmacy MedExpress is automating up to one million monthly patient letters after deploying Quadient’s cloud-based Impress platform.
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Flora & Fauna customers fund greener parcel deliveries

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Flora & Fauna shoppers have funded over 17,000 climate contributions via a checkout tool that matches delivery emissions with green projects.
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Siemens’ Nanjing plant named WEF Global Lighthouse

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Siemens’ “digital-native” Nanjing plant joins the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network for AI-driven productivity gains.
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OVHcloud outlines 2026 vision for Canada’s digital future

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OVHcloud VP of the Americas says digital sovereignty, green AI infrastructure and quantum planning will define Canada’s digital economy by 2026.
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Zyxel refreshes GS1200 switches for smart home offices

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Zyxel Networks has unveiled its GS1200v3 smart switches, promising quiet, greener gigabit networking for expanding home offices and SMBs.
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TeamViewer predicts emotionally aware enterprise AI

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TeamViewer predicts 2026 enterprise AI will hinge on governance, energy limits and emotionally aware agents reshaping workplace roles.
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BGF backs Origin Tech to expand AI water leak tools

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BGF invests multi-million GBP in Origin Tech to scale AI and satellite water leak detection and trenchless repair tools globally.
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Microsoft leads on nature in Europe’s data centres

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Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.
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Tech revolution reshapes global cold chain logistics

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AI, IoT and automation are transforming cold chain logistics as stricter rules, pharma growth and online groceries drive rapid change.
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FourNet wins Palatine award for social value impact

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Manchester’s FourNet has scooped Palatine’s inaugural Leadership in Social Value award after generating GBP £2,660,194 in social value.
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Australian firms deepen tech role in climate strategy

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Australian IT teams are taking charge of climate goals, but data gaps and weak ROI metrics still limit real sustainability progress.
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Cloudflare blocks billions of attacks on elections, media

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Cloudflare says it now blocks nearly 10 billion cyber attacks a month on elections, media and NGOs, amid rising AI and security threats.
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CIMPOR’s private 5G blueprint boosts efficiency, cuts CO2

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CIMPOR’s new private 5G blueprint lifts plant efficiency by 1%, saves up to USD $15 million a year and cuts CO2 emissions by 140,000 tonnes.