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Europe’s software bellwether bets big on AI to defend its core as investors question whether it can keep up.

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Europe’s software bellwether bets big on AI to defend its core as investors question whether it can keep up.

A Bloomberg-reported fundraising push could cap a steep post-stealth valuation climb for a robotics AI startup.

A US$2.08 billion deal clears capital pressure and funds HSBC’s next moves, with completion targeted for 1H 2027.

The Labour leader’s latest cost-of-living move cuts business rates for pubs, clubs, and live venues, aiming to steady high streets.
A key cloud partnership gets a long runway: Databricks runs core ops on Azure and pushes further into Microsoft’s Arm Cobalt.

A trans-Atlantic regulatory fight just got more expensive. Here is what the $1 billion penalty signals for tech platform risk.

Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai frames AI spending as already paying off, with search and cloud strength doing the heavy lifting.

A new free tier lets US users sample select shows, aiming to pull in subscribers without “harming paid starts.”

From next April, some hospitality firms get a discount but hotels and restaurants are left out of the 20% break.

The tax-free spin-off could reshape focus, funding, and competition across media and tech for years.

On Thursday, Accenture hit its biggest one-day drop on record after forecasting worries that AI could hollow out consulting.