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Pressure is mounting on traditional acquirers as AI shopping tools, marketplaces and embedded payments reshape who controls checkout and bears fraud risk.
Businesses in cramped warehouses can now buy a dust- and splash-resistant keyboard for GBP £34.99, aimed at cutting replacement costs.
AI-led product research is set to sway Black Friday buying, as searches for “AI shopping” jumped 1,134% and referrals surged 1,200%.
The appointments preserve senior operator representation at the mobile industry's top table as security, AI and network investment climb the agenda.
Partners in five launch markets will gain access to KUKA's autonomous mobile robots as TD SYNNEX pushes into industrial automation.
Weather disruption is becoming a bigger risk for data centre builds, as Westgate Global looks to protect tight delivery schedules and sensitive kit.
Law firms and in-house teams across EMEA will get local implementation and integrations as Lexsoft begins selling Clio's AI tools immediately.
The move could help German manufacturers and mid-sized suppliers widen AI use across factories, cars and research, officials said.
The funding will help the AI platform expand across Europe and into the US as accounting firms seek ways to grow without hiring more staff.
The move gives the Dubai-based investor a European base as it targets AI-native start-ups with a third fund backed by regional institutions.
The deployment gives regulated firms in France a locally controlled option for finance software amid tighter scrutiny of data sovereignty and cloud compliance.
CrowdStrike has identified a China-linked cyber campaign using agentic AI to conduct simultaneous intrusions against more than 200 organisations across at least 14 countries.
Six in ten customer organisations are already fielding autonomous bots, forcing service teams to tighten oversight as AI-to-AI requests become routine.
European broadcasters are gaining a new AI blueprint to keep data, models and newsroom systems under local control as agents spread into production.
Brands and agencies in the US can now test video engagement remotely, as Neurologyca expands a tool already used by more than 100 customers in Europe.
The partnership gives small and mid-sized Italian firms another bundled cyber option as tighter EU rules push demand for simpler security tools.
Scam detections roughly doubled to 6.4 million in the first quarter of 2026, signalling a shift that is widening fraud risk for businesses.
Enterprise demand has pushed AI work to nearly a third of Linnify's sales, up from less than 1% in 2023, as it scales across the US and Europe.
The gap between workplace AI use and employer oversight is widening, with a Personio survey finding 26% of UK staff use it without permission.
European business users can now buy Panasonic's lightweight FC7, as the brand enters the region for the first time with an AI-ready model.
