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Retail & E-Commerce
Datatech

Alibaba unifies AI operations and commits $53bn to global cloud

Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
Alibaba's Token Hub restructure and 105-zone cloud expansion signal a shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
AI & ML
Datatech

Capita launches agentic AI operating model for regulated back offices

Capita's Forward Deployed Orchestrator embeds AI-fluent process experts into live regulated operations, targeting the gap between deployment and real results.
Capita's Forward Deployed Orchestrator embeds AI-fluent process experts into live regulated operations, targeting the gap between deployment and real results.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Wellbeing

ClearScore and Stream bring automated debt payoff to UK payroll

ClearScore's Clearer technology embeds into Stream's workplace loans, automating debt repayment for three million UK employees via payroll.
ClearScore's Clearer technology embeds into Stream's workplace loans, automating debt repayment for three million UK employees via payroll.
Fintech
AI & ML
Energy

DNB picks nCino to power corporate lending across nine countries

Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
Norway's largest bank deploys agentic AI lending infrastructure, with plans to extend to SME clients and nine international branches.
Datatech
AI & ML

ScotlandIS names Andrew Weir as CEO to lead tech ecosystem drive

The digital-industry body appoints a veteran transformation leader to connect Scotland's tech sector with government and global markets.
The digital-industry body appoints a veteran transformation leader to connect Scotland's tech sector with government and global markets.
Cybersecurity
Transportation & Logistics
Wellbeing

Kaspersky flags The Gentlemen ransomware group's cross-sector spread

A fast-growing RaaS operation is deploying custom backdoor tooling across manufacturing, healthcare and logistics worldwide.
A fast-growing RaaS operation is deploying custom backdoor tooling across manufacturing, healthcare and logistics worldwide.
Fintech
Wellbeing

ClearScore and Stream automate debt consolidation for UK workers

ClearScore's Clearer technology enters Stream's workplace loans platform, covering three million UK employees with automated payroll-linked debt repayment.
ClearScore's Clearer technology enters Stream's workplace loans platform, covering three million UK employees with automated payroll-linked debt repayment.
Fintech

Unzer names Isabelle Bénard Chief Product and AI Officer

The Berlin-based payments platform centralises its AI agenda under a new C-suite role as it serves 90,000 European merchants.
The Berlin-based payments platform centralises its AI agenda under a new C-suite role as it serves 90,000 European merchants.
Real Estate
Sustainability
Fintech

State Street buys Luxembourg's first BREEAM Outstanding office

The Stairs building sale to State Street marks Luxembourg's second sub-EUR 100m-plus real estate deal of 2026.
The Stairs building sale to State Street marks Luxembourg's second sub-EUR 100m-plus real estate deal of 2026.
Sustainability
Real Estate

EPHI joins UNEP wastewater initiative to link water data to Paris goals

A US drinking-water consultancy joins a UNEP platform to feed infrastructure data into Paris Agreement climate-transparency reporting.
A US drinking-water consultancy joins a UNEP platform to feed infrastructure data into Paris Agreement climate-transparency reporting.
Defence
Internet of Things
Transportation & Logistics

BiomX subsidiary DFSL to debut LADAR counter-drone tech at ISC 2026

Israeli defence spinout DFSL brings AI-enhanced laser radar to ISC 2026, targeting the fast-growing global counter-UAS market.
Israeli defence spinout DFSL brings AI-enhanced laser radar to ISC 2026, targeting the fast-growing global counter-UAS market.
Fintech
AI & ML

QuantRate pitches AI trading bots to retail as algo access widens

London-based QuantRate upgrades its automated trading infrastructure, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional quantitative strategies.
London-based QuantRate upgrades its automated trading infrastructure, targeting retail investors priced out of institutional quantitative strategies.
Datatech
AI & ML

Colt: digital complexity costs enterprises €1m in stalled AI growth

New Colt research across 600 large firms finds fragmented infrastructure blocking AI adoption and locking up nearly €1m in annual value.
New Colt research across 600 large firms finds fragmented infrastructure blocking AI adoption and locking up nearly €1m in annual value.
AI & ML
Datatech

Hexaware's agentic ITOps platform targets enterprise demand removal

Hexaware's Tensai Reasoning Ops shifts enterprise IT from faster ticket resolution to eliminating predictable incident demand at source.
Hexaware's Tensai Reasoning Ops shifts enterprise IT from faster ticket resolution to eliminating predictable incident demand at source.
Fintech
AI & ML

Vanquis Bank picks Freshworks to unify service ops post-Gateway

UK specialist bank Vanquis selects Freshservice to consolidate service management as its flagship digital transformation programme nears completion.
UK specialist bank Vanquis selects Freshservice to consolidate service management as its flagship digital transformation programme nears completion.
Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Fintech

Omnea and Firedrop launch $250k employee founder fund

The AI procurement startup's internal seed scheme tests whether high-growth companies can systematically manufacture their own founder alumni.
The AI procurement startup's internal seed scheme tests whether high-growth companies can systematically manufacture their own founder alumni.
Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate

Boralex closes €1.45bn French platform financing for renewables growth

A pooled 22-year debt structure consolidates Boralex's entire French wind and solar portfolio, signalling how institutional capital is scaling clean-energy platforms.
A pooled 22-year debt structure consolidates Boralex's entire French wind and solar portfolio, signalling how institutional capital is scaling clean-energy platforms.
Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Wultra raises €6.8m to scale post-quantum identity across banking

A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
A Series A backed by European and banking-linked VCs positions Wultra to ride the post-quantum cryptography migration now reshaping financial identity.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6B as infra bets surge

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding map where infrastructure and defence tech absorb nearly half of all capital.
AI & ML
Defence
Robotics

Europe's AI hubs beyond London draw $28.6bn as capital clusters

Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
Paris, Berlin and Stockholm lead a multi-city European AI funding surge, with infrastructure and defence tech absorbing nearly half of all capital.
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