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Ant International upgrades Alipay+ with privacy tech

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Ant International rolls out privacy-enhancing tech across Alipay+ payments, letting encrypted data process at scale as regulators sharpen scrutiny.
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CrowdStrike expands Google Cloud security & wins award

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CrowdStrike extends real-time cloud detection to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, aiming to meet sovereignty rules and speed breach response.
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Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools

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Google Cloud adds agentic AI infrastructure across compute, networking, data and sovereign deployment as it courts enterprise workloads.
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OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up

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OVHcloud teams up with Alchemy to host blockchain developer tools on its cloud, targeting regulated markets and multi-cloud growth.
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Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent

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Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.
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UK firms back open source to bolster AI sovereignty

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Red Hat survey finds UK firms are adopting agentic AI faster than they can govern it, despite strong support for open source controls.
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SUSE launches AI Factory with NVIDIA for enterprise control

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SUSE and NVIDIA unveil an enterprise AI stack aimed at regulated sectors, offering on-premise control, governance and sovereignty for production use.
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Cohesity wins Google Cloud award for disaster recovery

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Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership with new AI and cyber recovery features as it lands 2026 Partner of the Year honour.
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Not all automation technology is created equal: choosing the right tool for the right challenge

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Defence contractors urged to pair generative AI with deterministic software as regulated bids face compliance, audit and security risks.
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GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows

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GitLab lets AWS customers run Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing cloud controls and spending commitments.
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BlackBerry survey flags secure messaging gaps in government

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BlackBerry survey finds government and infrastructure security chiefs relying on WhatsApp for sensitive talks despite major misunderstandings over encryption.
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Passpack adds Amsterdam data residency & six languages

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Passpack deepens its European push with Amsterdam-based EU storage for customer credentials and a six-language rollout due by May 2026.
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One in five UK firms move AI workloads abroad over power costs

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Firms shift AI abroad as UK power bills, grid limits and land scarcity undermine efforts to keep high-demand workloads on home soil.
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Vultr, SUSE & Dell launch open AI Kubernetes stack

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Vultr, SUSE and Dell have unveiled a sovereign-ready Kubernetes and AI stack for enterprises seeking open infrastructure across cloud, edge and on-premises.
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Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034

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Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.
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Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio across EMEA

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Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.
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OVHcloud & Alchemy strike Web3 infrastructure deal

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OVHcloud and Alchemy have teamed up to give Web3 developers broader access to multi-chain tools, infrastructure and regional cloud capacity.
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Sysdig report says cloud security shifts to machine speed

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Sysdig says companies are increasingly leaning on automated defence as AI-driven attacks accelerate, with machine identities now dominating cloud access.
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OVHcloud adds Quandela quantum computer to platform

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OVHcloud expands its Quantum Platform with Quandela's Belenos machine, giving Asia-Pacific users cloud access to a 12-qubit photonic computer.
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UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

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UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.