Court ruling tests Britain’s £1bn data centre power plans – and energy policy February 5, 2026 A High Court challenge to a £1bn data centre beside the M25 has exposed a glaring issue for Britain’s ambitious AI build out. Power hungry projects are effectively being approved before anyone is sure where the power will come from. The government has accepted that planning permission for a 90MW hyperscale facility at Iver in [...]
Visma hesitation tests London’s IPO revival February 5, 2026 Plans for what would be London’s biggest float in years are being held, as a brutal sell-off in global software stocks forces private equity to rethink. Visma, the €19bn (£16.6bn) software group backed by Hg Capital, may delay a London listing until the second half of the year, after markets turned sharply against the sector. [...]
Real Chemistry Strengthens Global Presence with New International Leadership Appointments and Expanded Regional Hubs February 5, 2026 Latest investment marks key milestone in the company’s global growth strategy, supporting clients across an increasingly complex healthcare landscape
European Telecom, Media Firms Accelerate AI, Cloud Adoption February 5, 2026 Enterprises in EMEA region modernize operations to enable new revenue models, compliance with evolving regulations, ISG Provider Lens® reports say
Clearwater Analytics and TreasurySpring Announce Platform Integration for Fixed-Term Cash Management February 5, 2026 Integration Enables Institutional Clients to Optimize Surplus Cash Returns with Predictable Maturity Matching
Making Tax Digital set to boost SME productivity February 5, 2026 Britain’s push to digitise tax ahead of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) deadline is set to help close its productivity gap with countries like France and Germany, City AM understands. According to Starling Bank, wider use of digital financial tools by SMEs could add £25.3bn to the economy, helping to narrow the UK’s productivity gap [...]
Anthropic’s new tool raises bar for legal AI startups February 5, 2026 A dramatic shift is underway in the legal tech landscape as AI advancements disrupt traditional industry leaders. This comes as the traditional research and analytics software businesses saw billions wiped out from their market share this week after Anthropic announced its new AI. San Francisco-based AI giant Anthropic, the firm behind chatbot Claude, revealed on [...]
Openclaw just showed how fast your workforce can outrun your controls February 5, 2026 Openclaw, a rapidly adopted open-source and autonomous personal AI assistant, is significantly increasing “Shadow AI” risk within organisations by operating locally, coordinating tasks across systems, and even creating a social network for agents, says Paul Armstrong Editing this piece took longer than expected because the subject wouldn’t stay still long enough to cooperate. Clawdbot became [...]
Mark Kleinman: South East Water’s excuses have run dry February 5, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column South East Water’s excuses have run dry How the water industry could do with the raising of a Mervyn King eyebrow. While governor of the Bank of England in 2012, Lord King defenestrated Bob Diamond as [...]
Arm to Host ‘Arm Everywhere’ Event and Webcast February 4, 2026 Arm Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARM) today announced it will host Arm Everywhere on March 24, 2026 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, beginning at 10:00 Pacific Time and ending at 16:30 Pacific Time. The event will mark a defining moment for AI and the future of intelligent compute. Arm Everywhere will bring [...]