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
Bureau Veritas Launches an Independent AI Assessment Offering for European Enterprises, Developed in Partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) April 1, 2026 Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces the launch of an AI systems audit to help European enterprises assess and demonstrate their compliance with the European Union’s “AI Act” regulatory requirements. This offering combines on-site audits, document analysis, and direct testing to deliver an independent maturity report. Since the [...]
AI Becomes Increasingly Embedded in Project Delivery Across Key Industries, New APM Research Reveals April 1, 2026 Project management professionals are rapidly embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into their day-to-day work, transforming how projects are planned, delivered and managed, according to new research from the Association for Project Management (APM), conducted in partnership with Censuswide. The survey of 1,000 project professionals in the UK highlights widespread adoption of AI tools across sectors including [...]
Bank of England: UK economy risks ‘large and overlapping’ shocks April 1, 2026 The Bank of England has issued a major warning that the financial system is facing increasing risks of “large, frequent and potentially overlapping shocks” amid the volatility from the Middle East war‘ and ongoing market risks’s impact on energy and global markets. In the latest meeting of the central bank’s Financial Policy Committee top officials [...]
Options Technology Completes Acquisition of Crossvale, Expanding Private Cloud and AI Modernization Capabilities March 31, 2026 Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of institutional-grade infrastructure, market data, and managed services for global financial services, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Crossvale, a US-headquartered leader in application and platform modernization. The completed acquisition strengthens Options’ ability to help financial services firms modernize legacy environments, reduce technology debt, and accelerate [...]
For FSCS sake: Meet the body that protects Britain’s savers in a financial crisis March 30, 2026 As echoes of 2008 percolate through the banking system, the body that serves to protect Britain in a financial crisis says it’s ready to weather any storm. A combination of fears around private credit, the “stretched” value of artificial intelligence firms and more recently, concerns around a global energy shock, have made top bankers sound [...]
Next: Iran war costs retailer £15m and could push up prices March 26, 2026 High street giant Next has said it will take a £15m hit from the soaring air freight and fuel prices caused by the Iran war, as it races to make savings elsewhere to offset the costs. The FTSE 100 firm said it expects the conflict to constrain its growth in the Middle East, which accounts [...]
MiQ Acquires Adsmovil, Creating Largest Independent Programmatic Offering In Latin America March 25, 2026 Acquisition combines Adsmovil’s market-leading retail media, mobile and DOOH capabilities with MiQ’s AI-powered operating system to serve global brands across the region
HGS Brings Certainty to AI‑Led Transformation With Intelligent Experience March 25, 2026 Helping enterprises move beyond pilots to measurable results at scale
The AI panic about offices may be premature March 25, 2026 The AI Narrative vs Reality If you listened only to the headlines, you would think artificial intelligence (AI) is about to empty the office. Every few weeks brings another prediction that AI will replace huge swathes of white-collar jobs, with the inevitable conclusion that fewer workers will mean less demand for office space. On the [...]