Open Data stories
Senior UK regulators recently gathered to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in enhancing operational efficiencies across financial sectors.
ETSI has unveiled a new Technical Committee on Data Solutions to enhance data-driven technologies and develop industry standards across multiple sectors.
OpenUK has announced a stellar lineup for State of Open Con 2025, set to highlight AI and open source developments on 4th and 5th February in London.
DataStax and Wikimedia Deutschland are collaborating on an AI initiative to enhance open data accessibility, processing over 10 million entries in just three days.
UK law firms face increasing cyber threats, forced to prioritise business continuity over security, finds e2e-assure's latest report.
SuperTech, the UK's first ProfTech supercluster, reveals a Research and Innovation Roadmap to boost Birmingham's economy, aiming to create 4,600 jobs and add £1.5bn.
Global open banking leader, Ozone API, has formed a strategic partnership with Thistle Initiatives to help financial institutions achieve compliance with the forthcoming Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3).
Informatica and Microsoft enhance AI agent capabilities by integrating trusted data management with Microsoft Foundry for secure, compliant enterprise AI.
Talkdesk expands its partnership with Databricks to unify customer data, enhancing AI-driven automation and personalised experiences on its CXA platform.
Oracle launches Autonomous AI Lakehouse, enabling secure, open data access and AI analytics across multicloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
Snowflake and partners launch the Open Semantic Interchange to create a unified, open standard for semantic data, boosting trust in AI and business intelligence.
SentinelOne will acquire Observo AI to enhance its AI-native security data platform, aiming to improve threat detection and reduce data costs for customers.
Cisco announces Splunk Federated Search for Snowflake, allowing unified data queries across platforms for faster insights in July 2026 globally.
Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm Radar for Object Storage, praised for innovation and SQL-based analytics in its VSP One Object platform.
Cloudera's EVOLVE25 in Singapore celebrates AI innovation, recognising 24 finalists in its Data Impact Awards and fostering industry collaboration on AI challenges.
Microsoft launches Sentinel data lake, cutting security data storage costs to under 10% and boosting threat detection with AI integration.
Teradata has announced support for open table formats Apache Iceberg and Linux Foundation Delta Lake, signalling an innovative shift towards open-source technologies in data management. This will boost Teradata's AI and cloud-based services and grant clients unprecedented flexibility.
StarTree Cloud now supports Apache Iceberg, enabling real-time analytics on data lakehouses without duplication or complex pipelines, enhancing speed and efficiency.
Queensland's 2025-26 budget pledges AUD $130 million to support 495,000 small businesses and launches a AUD $1 billion fund for digital public services.
New Zealand's open banking has advanced with NZD $13.77m spent over six years, delivering API standards adopted by major banks covering 80% of accounts.