AI & ML

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, including foundation models, applied AI, and AI infrastructure.
AI & ML
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.
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.
AI & ML
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Wonderful AI enters Mexico with $300m war chest for enterprise rollout

The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m
The applied-AI platform eyes Latin America's pilot-to-production gap, backed by a $150m Series B closed just four months after a $100m
AI & ML
Cryptography
Cybersecurity

OpenMatter Network launches cryptographic trust layer for AI agents

The Florida startup replaces assumption-based enterprise security with mathematical proof, targeting autonomous AI and cross-organisational data collaboration.
The Florida startup replaces assumption-based enterprise security with mathematical proof, targeting autonomous AI and cross-organisational data collaboration.
Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as GCC business travel meets AI ambition

The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
The AI-native travel platform targets a tripling of UAE spend by 2028, anchoring itself to Abu Dhabi's 20%-of-GDP AI strategy.
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.
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.
Travel
AI & ML
Fintech

Perk lands in Abu Dhabi as Gulf AI ambition reshapes business travel

The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
The AI-native travel platform targets tripled UAE spend by 2028, backed by Abu Dhabi's push to make AI 20% of non-oil GDP.
Fintech
AI & ML

FactSet and Google Cloud bet on agentic AI for finance workflows

FactSet embeds Gemini into its investment workstation, signalling the shift from general-purpose AI to regulated, workflow-native financial agents.
FactSet embeds Gemini into its investment workstation, signalling the shift from general-purpose AI to regulated, workflow-native financial agents.
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.
AI & ML
Datatech
Sustainability

Alef Education keeps 246,000 UAE pupils learning in distance shift

The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
The Abu Dhabi edtech's national infrastructure play delivered zero disruption days across 518 schools when the UAE moved online in March 2026.
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.
Wellbeing
AI & ML

Nanox drops 2026 guidance as imaging roll-out lag fuels going-concern

The Israeli medical-imaging company withdraws its annual revenue target as deployment delays and a $14m quarterly loss test its cash runway.
The Israeli medical-imaging company withdraws its annual revenue target as deployment delays and a $14m quarterly loss test its cash runway.
AI & ML
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Scaled Cognition raises $100m to fix enterprise AI reliability

Khosla Ventures backs a Mountain View AI lab targeting the hallucination problem blocking AI adoption in finance, healthcare and insurance.
Khosla Ventures backs a Mountain View AI lab targeting the hallucination problem blocking AI adoption in finance, healthcare and insurance.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Fintech

Cequence targets agentic commerce blind spot with behavioural AI tools

Two new capabilities replace CAPTCHA-era bot detection for AI agents operating across MCP, payments, and regulated API surfaces.
Two new capabilities replace CAPTCHA-era bot detection for AI agents operating across MCP, payments, and regulated API surfaces.
AI & ML
Sustainability

AI carbon transparency gap puts Scope 3 reporting under pressure

Anthropic's missing emissions data forces businesses onto spend-based proxies, exposing a structural gap in corporate AI sustainability reporting.
Anthropic's missing emissions data forces businesses onto spend-based proxies, exposing a structural gap in corporate AI sustainability reporting.
Defence
AI & ML
Energy

FII Priority Europe urges Europe to own the AI stack and rearm faster

Rome summit delegates called on Europe to control chips, compute and defence procurement before rivals move faster and further ahead.
Rome summit delegates called on Europe to control chips, compute and defence procurement before rivals move faster and further ahead.
AI & ML

Hexaware upgrades Agentverse to govern AI agents at scale

Hexaware's enhanced enterprise AI platform targets the "pilot purgatory" problem holding back large-scale agentic deployments.
Hexaware's enhanced enterprise AI platform targets the "pilot purgatory" problem holding back large-scale agentic deployments.
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