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AI startups lead in Viva Technology list of Europe's top 100
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Viva Technology ranks Top 100 Rising European Startups for 2025, spotlighting 15 AI firms among emerging innovators across 22 sectors and 13 countries.
Billie launches B2B Pay Later solution for Stripe merchants
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payment technologies
Billie becomes the first B2B Pay Later solution widely available on Stripe, enabling merchants in 11 European countries to offer flexible payments to business buyers.
OpenAI forum explores how reasoning AI will shape global economics
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OpenAI's forum revealed how reasoning AI, like the new O-series models, is set to transform global economics, work, and international security strategies.
Kyriba debuts TAI to boost CFOs’ trust in safe finance AI
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saas
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data analytics
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risk & compliance
Kyriba launches agentic AI, TAI, to enhance financial workflows with data-driven insights, prioritising security and human oversight in finance operations.
TheFork launches new tools to boost UK restaurants for summer
3 days ago
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digital engagement
TheFork unveils new tools in TheFork Manager to boost UK restaurant bookings, reduce no-shows, and enhance guest experience ahead of the busy summer season.
Survey shows enterprises shift towards software-driven pentesting
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devops
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advanced persistent threat protection
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Over 50% of enterprises now use software-driven penetration testing as their primary method to identify IT vulnerabilities, reveals Pentera survey.
Sage expands AI tools with AWS to boost SMB financial accuracy
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digital transformation
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fintech
Sage advances its AI collaboration with AWS, enhancing financial tools and compliance support for SMBs across multiple countries with smarter, faster solutions.
New platform aims to fix gaps in corporate cyber response plans
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risk & compliance
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Semperis launches Ready1, a platform improving cyber crisis response, addressing major communication and coordination gaps revealed in new global report.
Businesses turn to quantum AI despite high costs & confusion
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A SAS survey reveals 60% of businesses are exploring quantum AI, despite barriers like cost, knowledge gaps, and lack of regulation hindering adoption.
Desktop PC sales remain strong in Europe as mini PCs surge
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consumer electronics
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Europe's PC desktop sales remain strong in early 2025, with consumer notebooks outperforming commercial ones amid uneven market recovery across countries.
UK start-ups shortlisted in global challenge for female founders
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sustainability
Viva Technology's Female Founder Challenge 2025 shortlisted five women-led startups aiming to bridge venture capital gaps and boost women's entrepreneurship.
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang to deliver keynote at VivaTech Paris
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will keynote at VivaTech in Paris this June, spotlighting the firm's latest AI innovations at Europe's top tech event.
Geoficiency launches UK platform ahead of major fraud law changes
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modernisation
Geoficiency launches its AI-powered accounting investigation platform in the UK to help firms comply with upcoming fraud prevention laws from September 2025.
Marketers embrace privacy, with 50% of users opting into tracking
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personal computing devices
Global user opt-in for app tracking reaches 50%, with iOS ad spend up 26% as marketers embrace privacy-focused strategies post-Apple's ATT rollout.
H&M to deploy Honeywell tech for greener Southern Europe stores
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digital transformation
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power / energy
H&M is set to enhance energy efficiency across 90+ Southern European stores using Honeywell’s cloud-based building management, advancing its net zero goal.
CFOs face challenges turning AI investments into business profits
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
A study reveals 71% of global CFOs struggle to monetise AI despite recognising its critical role, with only 29% having effective revenue models in place.
Cloudflare details Q1 Internet disruptions from quakes to storms
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cyber warfare
Cloudflare's Q1 2025 report reveals global internet disruptions caused by earthquakes, power outages, cyberattacks, and a monkey-induced blackout in Sri Lanka.
Large format display market falls as tariffs hit global sales
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Global Large Format Display market sees 1.7% unit sales drop and 10.9% revenue fall in Q1 2025 amid tariff woes and price pressures.
UK urged to modernise R&D tax relief as China races ahead
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information technology and innovation foundation
China's rise in R&D spending challenges global competition norms, prompting calls for the UK to urgently reform its complex R&D tax relief system to stay competitive.
AI marketing stacks reshape creativity across global markets
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Global marketing teams are reshaping strategies with AI tools; the US leads with 31.1M ChatGPT searches, while Australia and India embrace creative, design-led stacks.