eClerx Recognized as a Representative Vendor in 2026 Gartner® Market Guide for Digital Shelf Analytics June 29, 2026 eClerx Services Ltd (ECLERX.NS), a global leader in AI-powered analytics, digital operations, automation, and business process management, today announced that eClerx Market360 has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Digital Shelf Analytics. This marks the second consecutive year that eClerx has been included in the report, following its recognition [...]
Google ‘disappointed’ as Youtube swept into UK social media ban June 29, 2026 Google has said it is “disappointing” that Youtube has been included in the government’s planned ban on social media for under-16s, warning the measures risk cutting children off from one of the internet’s biggest educational resources. The rebuke forms the firm’s strongest response yet to Keir Starmer’s plans to prohibit children under 16 from using [...]
WorkBoard Extends its Strategy Execution Platform with new AI-Native Strategic Portfolio Management Solution and Portfolio Analyst Agents June 29, 2026 The AI and agent SPM solution kills learning curves, shrinks planning cycles, and automates cadence and stakeholder reporting entirely so customers can optimize outcomes at AI speed
AI data centre race reaches rural Devon as Xlinks eyes £3.6bn campus June 29, 2026 Britain’s race to build the infrastructure underpinning AI is moving beyond its traditional data centre heartlands, with Xlinks unveiling plans for a £3.6bn AI campus in north Devon as developers search for land and grid capacity. The energy developer, whose Morocco-UK power project was shelved by the government earlier this year, wants to build a [...]
Geoswift and SKUx Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop a First-of-Its-Kind Programmable Stablecoin Commerce Network June 29, 2026 Bridging digital assets, traditional finance, enterprise treasury, and agentic commerce through global programmable money infrastructure
From Abu Dhabi to Imola: A2RL Expands Internationally with Historic Autonomous Racing Debut at Iconic Italian Track June 29, 2026 A2RL’s first international race marks a major step towards its ambition to become the world’s first international championship for fully autonomous racecars Up to 5 teams including TUM, PoliMOVE, Unimore, Kinetiz and Constructor selected from the 2025 season will compete in the world’s first autonomous multi-car race in Europe A2RL engaged Italy’s motorsport, engineering and student communities through Motor Valley Fest and a university roadshow ahead of the race Following European debut at Imola, the 2026 season will conclude at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi
British American Tobacco rolls out plan for thousands of job cuts in AI streamlining June 29, 2026 British American Tobacco is to cut thousands of jobs in the latest sign of artificial intelligence transforming outsourcing initiatives at some of the City’s biggest names. The FTSE 100 firm expects to cut 5,500 jobs by the end of the year, it said in a statement on Monday. Alongside the cuts, 3,500 more jobs will [...]
BT tops FTSE 100 after finding new home for international business with Verizon joint venture June 29, 2026 BT unveiled a new home for its international operations on Monday, in a move the £19.5bn firm called a “milestone”, which sent its shares to the top of the FTSE 100. A joint venture with Verizon of the US will target multinational customers and help the former monopoly concentrate on its domestic market. BT will [...]
‘Sh*tloads to come’: London takeover spree set to accelerate June 29, 2026 At a gathering of some of London’s top bankers in the City of London last week, the mood was one of uncertainty. On the one hand, London’s dealmakers are not in want of work. In the past two weeks alone Easyjet has opened the door to an approach from American private equity firm Castlelake, Ramsdens [...]
Apple eyes blacklisted Chinese supplier to ease chip shortage June 27, 2026 Apple has reportedly lobbied the Trump administration for permission to buy memory chips from a Chinese manufacturer blacklisted by the Pentagon, as the AI boom continues to squeeze global semiconductor supplies. The iPhone maker has approached US officials seeking reassurance over sourcing memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), according to the Financial Times, after [...]