Gradiant Wins Major Water Contract for UK Hyperscale Data Center April 2, 2026 Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater solutions, has been awarded a contract to design and deliver a water treatment facility for a hyperscale data center in Didcot, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. The project will support one of the world’s foremost AI and cloud infrastructure providers and is being developed on the [...]
Options Technology Enhances APAC Connectivity with Direct Access to Japan Alternative Market (JAX) via AtlasFabric April 2, 2026 Options Technology, a leading provider of mission-critical infrastructure and connectivity solutions for global financial markets, has strengthened its presence in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region by adding direct connectivity to the Japan Alternative Market (JAX), a Proprietary Trading System (PTS). The integration marked a strategic expansion of Options’ market access offerings across Japan and APAC. JAX’s [...]
Reply Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate AI-Driven Cloud Transformation April 2, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] announced today that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence solutions across key international markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260402597802/en/ At the core of the SCA is a strong focus [...]
Look East to understand how AI is shaping the future April 2, 2026 While the West is still debating an AI bubble, China and Singapore are developing strategies to adapt to the forthcoming civilisational change, says Lewis Liu Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with hundreds of asset managers, pension funds, central banks, and sovereign treasuries about AI, collectively managing over $100tn in assets. The same three [...]
Blue Owl caps private credit redemptions after investors try to pull $5.4bn April 2, 2026 Investors in Blue Owl’s multi-billion dollar private credit fund have asked to withdraw around a fifth of their money in another dramatic escalation of jitters across Wall Street and the financial ecosystem. The asset manager’s flagship $36bn fund saw redemption requests hit 21.9 per cent of outstanding shares in the first quarter, while its tech-focused [...]
Scottish AI and Software Development Firm Zudu Appoints New CEO and Moves Edinburgh HQ April 2, 2026 - New CEO Paul Duffy says big question for business leaders is do their companies have the delivery capability to close the AI gap - Zudu forecasting £5m revenue in current year and £10m by 2028
OLX Launches AutoGPT: Agentic AI Assistant Transforming Automotive Search Across Europe April 2, 2026 AutoGPT uses conversational AI to let car buyers describe their needs in plain language Currently live in Poland and soon to be launched in France, Romania, and Portugal marking the next phase in intuitive automotive search Developed as part of OLX's $200M+ investment in AI innovation across its marketplace platforms
SecurityTech on the Rise: G+D Reports Strong Order Intake and High Resilience in 2025 April 2, 2026 In fiscal year 2025, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) reaffirmed its position as global leader in SecurityTech for mission-critical infrastructure. In a market where security is becoming essential for technological and societal stability, G+D demonstrates strong growth prospects. In 2025, G+D achieved a record order intake of €3.6 billion (+8%). Revenue increased to €3.2 billion (+1%), although exchange [...]
Space X kicks off IPO process with confidential filing April 2, 2026 Elon Musk’s Space X has confidentially filed to go public, bringing the rocket company a step closer to delivering what is expected to be the largest initial public offering in history. The Texas-based company submitted its draft IPO paperwork to the US Securities and Exchange Commission this week, according to the Financial Times, citing two [...]
UK’s Disruptors, Innovators and Growth Hackers collide as SCALE Tables announced for April Summit April 2, 2026 New roundtable format brings curated, peer-level conversations to SCALE SUMMIT, inviting founders, investors and business leaders to “constructively disagree” to drive growth. SCALE SUMMIT, the UK’s leading event for ambitious, fast-growing businesses, has announced details of SCALE Tables – a roundtable experience running across both days of the Summit, designed to cut through the noise [...]