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Deloitte opens the London AI Studio with Google Cloud
Digital Transformation

Deloitte opens the London AI Studio with Google Cloud

UK clients could see agentic AI projects prototyped in four weeks as Deloitte expands its Google Cloud alliance and trains 1,000 staff.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Wellcome Genome Campus sets up advisory group for technology and life sciences site
Data Science

Wellcome Genome Campus sets up advisory group for technology and life sciences site

The advisory body is meant to steer an expanded Cambridge site aiming to house 9,000 people and about 250 life sciences companies by 2028.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Dataiku launches Cobuild to speed governed AI projects
Software-as-a-Service

Dataiku launches Cobuild to speed governed AI projects

Enterprises can now turn plain-language requests into reviewable AI workflows, as Dataiku seeks to close the gap between prototypes and production.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout
Data centers

Nebius picks Harlow for £1.7 billion UK AI rollout

The deal secures rare long-term UK AI capacity as demand for power-hungry inference computing outstrips available data centre infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

Life sciences stories

Frost & Sullivan honours Fujitsu's quantum-inspired tech
Digital Transformation

Frost & Sullivan honours Fujitsu's quantum-inspired tech

The award underlines growing enterprise demand for optimisation tools that can deliver gains on existing hardware without quantum systems.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Yesterday
Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads
Data centers

Dell unveils PowerEdge XE8812 for AI & HPC workloads

The rack-ready system targets organisations needing denser, liquid-cooled infrastructure as AI and scientific computing demands surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Cellares adds USD $50m from Prime Radiant to Series D
Initial Public Offering

Cellares adds USD $50m from Prime Radiant to Series D

The cash will help Cellares build out its European factory network for cell therapies as it eyes commercial-scale operations and a 2027 IPO.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
LiveRamp launches partner scheme for AI marketing agents
Marketing Technologies

LiveRamp launches partner scheme for AI marketing agents

Marketers can now test partner-built AI tools inside LiveRamp, as the limited pilot aims to streamline planning, measurement and activation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Advancing Analytics secures growth investment from Lead Edge
Data Analytics

Advancing Analytics secures growth investment from Lead Edge

The deal should help the European consultancy expand as demand grows for data analytics and AI advice across financial services and retail.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Carney expands Canada-Ireland AI ties on Dublin visit
Agricultural Technology

Carney expands Canada-Ireland AI ties on Dublin visit

Closer cooperation in artificial intelligence, health and defence follows Canada-Ireland talks as bilateral trade reached $6 billion last year.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
Anterra Capital secures USD $100 million first close
Agricultural Technology

Anterra Capital secures USD $100 million first close

Food and agriculture start-ups may see fresh capital as the firm targets software and biology plays after the sector's sharp funding pullback.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
TCS teams up with Anthropic on Claude for enterprises
Digital Transformation

TCS teams up with Anthropic on Claude for enterprises

The tie-up aims to help regulated firms move generative AI from pilots into production, while training 50,000 TCS staff on Claude.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits
AI Security

Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 with safety limits

Many harmless prompts will now be diverted to Claude Opus 4.8 as Anthropic tightens safeguards around its newest general-use model.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
Enterprises shift AI workloads towards private cloud
Data Protection

Enterprises shift AI workloads towards private cloud

Rising costs, security worries and data sovereignty are pushing more firms to run production AI inferencing in private cloud, a Broadcom survey shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Custodia launches local AI device for sensitive data
Data Protection

Custodia launches local AI device for sensitive data

Sensitive data can stay off the cloud as Custodia's Sentinel gives executives and researchers a local AI appliance for private document analysis.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
IBM & Google Cloud launch new AI modernisation practice
Hybrid Cloud

IBM & Google Cloud launch new AI modernisation practice

It aims to help regulated industries connect AI agents to legacy systems without rebuilding core infrastructure, as demand for production rollouts grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Life sciences stories

Cytek launches Borealis seven-laser flow cytometer
Automation

Cytek launches Borealis seven-laser flow cytometer

Greater multiplexing for researchers comes as the new system adds Deep Ultraviolet and Infrared lasers to support 60-colour panel development.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month