Regulation stories

Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.

Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.

Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.

KPMG deepens Google Cloud tie-up with AI agents for regulated sectors, including a Cardinal Health finance tool to tackle pricing disputes.

Backbase unveils AI-native Banking OS to tackle fragmented bank operations and shared customer records, targeting practical AI gains across frontline work.

England's biggest councils logged more data incidents over five years, with serious referrals up 41% and some authorities blaming better reporting.

Bridewell says ICO data privacy complaints climbed across key UK sectors, with finance still top, while retail and manufacturing saw the fastest rise.

BSI unveils 125 ways standards shape the world, spotlighting cloud security, responsible AI and smart city guidance as digital trust grows.

Investors warming to GPUs as an alternative asset class, with 75% optimistic, while structured products and better benchmarks seen as key to wider uptake.

SUSE and NVIDIA unveil an enterprise AI stack aimed at regulated sectors, offering on-premise control, governance and sovereignty for production use.

Hospitality groups urged to tighten controls as survey finds AI use rises across UK and Ireland, but privacy and regulation fears remain high.

Nium and Coinbase launch USDC payments service for businesses across 190 markets, aiming to cut trapped liquidity and speed cross-border settlements.

Snowflake adds new AI features for business users and developers, including mobile access, Gmail and Slack links, and broader support across enterprise systems.

Sage and PwC have launched AI-driven tools to speed Sage Intacct deployment and help accounting firms automate advisory work.

QNX deepens NVIDIA alliance to bring safety-rated edge AI to robotics, hospitals and factories with IGX Thor and Halos stack.

Vultr, SUSE and Dell have unveiled a sovereign-ready Kubernetes and AI stack for enterprises seeking open infrastructure across cloud, edge and on-premises.

Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.

Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.

BlackLine courts finance chiefs with a governance-first AI model and New York innovation hub aimed at making accounting automation auditable.

Gamma backs service providers' global push with APAC launch and 24/7 support as partners seek scale, compliance and new revenue.