AWS Launches AWS European Sovereign Cloud and Announces Expansion Across Europe January 16, 2026 AWS announces the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and plans to expand across Europe with new AWS Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal Amazon plans to invest more than €7.8 billion in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud in Germany and support an average of 2,800 full-time equivalent jobs annually
AI investment set to accelerate UK transport upgrades January 16, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play a bigger role in the day-to-day running of Britain’s transport networks, with ministers and industry figures saying that digital investment will now move from pilot projects to country-wide deployment. Transport Select Committee chair Ruth Cadbury told transport and tech leaders on Thursday that the government remains committed to [...]
KKR Announces Strategic Partnership With RWE to Realise UK Offshore Windfarms January 16, 2026 Project to deliver c.3GW of new UK offshore wind capacity and support national decarbonisation goals
Usercentrics Acquires MCP Manager to Bring Consent and Trust to AI January 16, 2026 Extending Privacy‑Led Marketing from websites and apps into AI workflows, so businesses can scale AI with much-needed oversight, auditability, and control
500 Global Announces Promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner January 16, 2026 Appointment reflects expanding demand for entrepreneurial ecosystem development and AI readiness across emerging markets.
AI Takes Airport Travel as 1ST Airport Taxis and UK Hubs Turn to Predictive Technology January 16, 2026 Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in how UK airports manage disruption as passenger numbers continue to rise. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data shows major hubs including Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are operating close to pre-pandemic passenger levels, increasing pressure on flight coordination and ground transport. This press release features multimedia. View the full [...]
Options Deploys AtlasInsight Across Global Infrastructure, Supporting Clients with Deep Packet Capture and Forensic Analytics January 16, 2026 Options Technology (Options), a leading provider of financial services infrastructure, today announced the deployment of AtlasInsight packet capture and analytics servers across Options Global Infrastructure, delivering full forensic visibility into network and Market Data flows. The initial rollout includes the deployment of over 25 AtlasInsight devices within Options’ key global data centres, enabling high-performance packet [...]
World Bank: Global economy ‘more resilient than expected’ January 14, 2026 The global economy has been “markedly more resilient than expected” against a hostile backdrop of geopolitical and trade uncertainty, according to the World Bank which has upgraded its growth forecast for 2026. In its biannual assessment of the international economic outlook, the world’s preeminent financial body said that the “limited” pass-through of tariffs onto prices [...]
OpenAI could face more hurdles for IPO than Anthropic January 12, 2026 As artificial intelligence giants inch towards the public markets, copyright litigation is becoming an increasingly influential factor in how investors assess risk. And with that in mind, Anthropic appears to be starting from a less complicated position than its larger rival, OpenAI. Analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence have said the Claude founder faces “significantly less legal [...]
Musk hits out at ‘fascist’ UK as row over X and its Grok AI escalates January 10, 2026 Elon Musk has accused Keir Starmer’s Government of being “fascist” after ministers stepped up threats to ban social media site X over AI-generated sexualised images. The tech tycoon claimed critics of his X platform “want any excuse for censorship” as he appeared defiant despite the outcry over the use of the Grok artificial intelligence feature [...]