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Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Live Translate & Android 17
Phishing

Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Live Translate & Android 17

Android users will get new security and multitasking tools first, as Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and other updates.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Ecolab completes USD $4.75 billion CoolIT takeover
Data centers

Ecolab completes USD $4.75 billion CoolIT takeover

The purchase bolsters Ecolab's push into AI data centres as demand for liquid cooling surges, with CoolIT sales more than doubling this year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams
Data Analytics

Anthropic launches Claude Science for research teams

Researchers can now analyse data, search literature and draft papers in one place, with outputs kept reproducible on their own infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools
High Performance Computing

Anthropic links Claude Science to NVIDIA BioNeMo tools

Pharmaceutical researchers could speed up discovery workflows as Anthropic's new Claude Science beta gains access to NVIDIA's BioNeMo tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Persistent launches EUR 81 per share bid for Nagarro
Digital Transformation

Persistent launches EUR 81 per share bid for Nagarro

The planned takeover would value Nagarro at a near-triple-digit premium and could expand Persistent's European footprint if shareholders back the bid.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
UK manufacturers say industrial strategy aid is patchy
Supply Chain

UK manufacturers say industrial strategy aid is patchy

Fewer than one in three manufacturers have received direct grant funding, underscoring doubts that the Government's strategy is reaching factory floors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

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UK manufacturers await direct support from strategy
Supply Chain

UK manufacturers await direct support from strategy

Many firms still lack grants and training as ministers' industrial push is judged on what reaches factory floors, Fluke research shows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Rubrik joins health AI coalition amid cyber resilience push
Robotics

Rubrik joins health AI coalition amid cyber resilience push

Healthcare providers face added pressure to secure AI systems and patient data as Rubrik joins a coalition of nearly 3,000 members.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Nvidia says its models underpin ICML 2026 research
Robotics

Nvidia says its models underpin ICML 2026 research

Research papers at ICML 2026 increasingly leaned on Nvidia's chips and open models, underlining its reach across robotics, biomedicine and AI.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 4 days ago
AI firms take record 44% of UK small business funding
Artificial Intelligence

AI firms take record 44% of UK small business funding

Smaller UK firms faced tighter funding in 2025 as AI deals drew 44% of equity investment, the British Business Bank said.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago
AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding
Artificial Intelligence

AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding

Smaller UK businesses saw funding weaken as AI deals soaked up a record share of equity investment, despite overall market value slipping 4%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus
Data Science

BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus

The move gives the campus its first commercial occupier for The Sequence and adds 21,000 sq ft of labs for health start-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager
Robotics

UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager

The expansion will deepen Berkeley's ties with Japanese universities and government bodies as it scales bootcamps and founder exchange programmes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
NLB Services repositions as an enterprise transformation company
Manufacturing

NLB Services repositions as an enterprise transformation company

Clients seeking fewer vendors may now get workforce, technology and risk support from one provider as AI deployments scale beyond pilots.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding
Fintech

British Business Bank boosts late-stage UK scale-up funding

More than GBP £600 million has been deployed as ministers try to stop fast-growing tech firms seeking larger rounds overseas.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
EisnerAmper adopts Caseware audit suite across practice
Digital Transformation

EisnerAmper adopts Caseware audit suite across practice

More than 1,100 assurance staff will use a single cloud audit platform as the firm pushes standardisation and AI-ready workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Peer Software launches PeerGFS v6.4 for faster syncing
Hybrid Cloud

Peer Software launches PeerGFS v6.4 for faster syncing

Faster file transfers and stronger resilience are intended to cut delays for firms running shared workloads across sites, cloud and hybrid systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month