Microsoft wasted little time last fall after reaching a deal to finalize its new relationship with OpenAI to find a new AI dance partner — Anthropic, the second most valuable AI startup in the world. Even though the relationship between Microsoft and Anthropic is only a few months old, it appears as if Microsoft sees

For many organisations, the AI debate has moved on from whether to adopt the technology to a harder question: why do the results feel uneven? New tools are in place, pilots are running, and budgets are rising, yet clear AI returns remain elusive. According to Cloudflare’s 2026 App Innovation Report, the difference often has less

Formula E is using Google Cloud AI to meet its net zero targets by driving efficiency across its global logistics and commercial operations. As part of an expanded multi-year agreement, the electric racing series will integrate Gemini models into its ecosystem to support performance analysis, back-office workflows, and event logistics. The collaboration demonstrates how sports

AI continues to reshape technology and business; yet for the network, enterprise connectivity in the AI age means being always-on, and extra vigilant for sovereignty and security besides. This means that speed is not the only requirement. As Julian Skeels, chief digital officer at Expereo notes, it is more about ‘certainty.’ “AI workloads are distributed,

Big retailers are committing more heavily to agentic AI-led commerce, and accepting some loss of customer proximity and data control in the process. As reported by Retail Dive, the opening weeks of 2026 have seen Etsy, Target and Walmart push product ranges onto third-party AI platforms, forming new partnerships with Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot,

Ricursive Intelligence has raised $300 million in Series A funding at a $4 billion post-money valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round comes less than two months after the company’s public launch and includes participation from DST Global, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Felicis Ventures, 49 Palms Ventures, Radical AI, and Sequoia Capital. The

Tradespace has closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by AVP to expand its AI-native intellectual property platform. The round included participation from existing investors Eniac Ventures, Amplo VC, and Scrum Ventures. The funding will support the company’s mission to help enterprises shift IP development and management in-house, potentially cutting legal expenses by

Zocks, an AI platform designed for financial advisors, has closed a $45 million Series B funding round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors. The round also drew participation from Illuminate Financial and all existing investors, including Motive Partners, Expanse Venture Partners, Entrée Capital, and 14Peaks Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to

Upwind, a cloud security company focused on runtime protection, has raised $250 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital joining as new investors. Existing backers including Greylock, Cyberstarts, Leaders Fund, Craft Ventures, TCV, Alta Park, Cerca Partners, Swish Ventures, and Penny Jar Capital

South Korea on Tuesday became the first country to implement a fully fledged 5G network, a milestone that highlights the intense competitive race by Western powers and their Asian rivals led by China to dominate the next generation of mobile communication technology. The new rules, which would point toward requirements for other countries to develop their