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AI & invoicing friction shape B2B buying in Europe

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European B2B buyers increasingly value seamless invoicing, onboarding and payment experience over price when choosing repeat suppliers.
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UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000

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UK patent filings drop 3.3% after three years of growth as EPO applications pass 200,000 for the first time, led by US, Germany and China.
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Docplanner rolls out AI voice booking agent with Twilio

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Docplanner's AI voice agent, built on Twilio tech, has doubled doctor bookings and onboarded 1,300 clinicians in just three days.
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SumUp adds in-app investing for merchants with Upvest

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SumUp adds Upvest-powered in-app investing in Germany, letting small firms put EUR €1 into fractional money market funds via its app.
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Splashtop & SysAid partner to streamline remote support

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SysAid bakes Splashtop remote support into its service desk, letting IT teams launch secure sessions directly from AI-driven tickets.
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DCL launches cleaner backup power system for data centres

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DCL unveils a compact emissions control system for diesel and HVO backup engines, targeting NOx cuts at data centres across Europe.
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UK consumers trust banks over AI for financial advice

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UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.
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OpenSearch adds three members amid AI search growth

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OpenSearch adds three new members to boost global open-source search and AI infrastructure as hybrid and vector search adoption accelerates.
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OpenText study warns of AI security & governance gap

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Over half of enterprises now deploy generative AI, but an OpenText study warns security, governance and trust are lagging dangerously behind.
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European firms lack AI shutdown plans, survey finds

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Most European organisations lack clear plans to rapidly shut down AI in a crisis, raising fresh concerns over governance and accountability.
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Creators eclipse broadcasters in Oscars social media surge

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Influencers, not film studios or TV networks, stole the Oscars spotlight this year as creator content drove surging social media engagement.
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Contrivian Constellation unites LEO networks into one

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Contrivian launches Constellation, a single LEO satellite service unifying Starlink, Amazon Leo and others for uninterrupted connectivity.
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UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing

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UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
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Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030

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Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.
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Yubico expands YubiKey enrolment for Microsoft, Ping

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Yubico expands YubiKey enrolment tools for Microsoft Entra ID and Ping, aiming to simplify passwordless onboarding and account recovery.
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Zayo to connect QTS Cambois AI campus in Northumberland

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Zayo Europe to build four fibre routes for QTS's vast Cambois AI campus, boosting Northumberland's role in the UK's digital infrastructure.
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OpenText study finds AI security governance lagging behind

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OpenText warns firms are rolling out AI in cybersecurity faster than they build the governance, privacy and trust needed to keep it safe.
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Arlo Europe adds Emergency SOS to smart camera service

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Arlo Europe adds an Emergency SOS button to its smart camera service, letting users call local emergency services direct from the lock screen.
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Milestone launches AI tools for security video teams

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Milestone unveils AI tools to speed video review, cut false alerts and anonymise footage for security teams facing tighter privacy rules.
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WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

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WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.