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Research: Fantasy Football players turning to AI

As the Premier League returns, Virgin Media O2 has released research which reveals that two thirds (66 per cent) of Fantasy Football players will be turning to AI to gain an advantage this season. Younger fantasy football managers are set to embrace AI the most, with 79 per cent of those aged 25 to 34 […]

August 15, 2025

Report: GenAI market surpassed $130bn in 2024

According to a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the Generative AI (GenAI) market grew substantially in 2024, experiencing triple-digit-growth rates in all three major segments spanning GenAI hardware, foundation models and development platforms. The market value for foundation models reached an estimated $4.1 billion (€3.5bn), excluding end-user applications such as ChatGPT. […]

August 14, 2025

Survey: CSPs expect significant traffic demand from AI

Ciena and Heavy Reading (now part of Omdia) have launched a global survey to help better understand the impacts of AI applications and traffic growth on metro and long-haul networks operated by communications service providers (CSPs), including fixed, mobile and converged network operators and cable operators. The report found that CSPs expect significant traffic demand […]

August 13, 2025

Google Cloud, NTT Data sign AI partnership

NTT Data, a specialist in digital business and technology services, has announced a global partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate AI-powered cloud innovations and unlock new possibilities with AI for enterprise organisations across industries. This collaboration combines NTT Data’s expertise in AI, cloud-native modernisation and data engineering with Google Cloud’s advanced analytics, AI and cloud […]

August 13, 2025

HMN UK launches Brand Insights AI tool

Havas Media Network UK has launched Brand Insights AI, a tool that empowers brands to understand and optimise their presence across some of the world’s leading AI large language models (LLMs). The latest addition to Havas’s Converged.AI operating system launched in 2024, the technology’s sophisticated insights will give clients new insight into how the LLMs […]

August 12, 2025

Agentic AI, Space Tech top SXSW London Trends Report

SXSW London has released its inaugural trends report, capturing the standout insights, provocations and future-facing themes that emerged during a week of future thinking and creative collaboration at the first SXSW London which took place in Shoreditch in June. Over six days, 20,505 attendees from 85 countries converged across 34 venues to take part in […]

August 11, 2025

Mediavine calls for AI copyright protections

Ad management firm Mediavine has submitted an official letter to the US Copyright Office, demanding urgent action for more robust copyright protections for content creators in the age of generative AI. Mediavine, which represents over 17,000 independent digital publishers, has also launched a Change.org petition, urging industry leaders and consumers to join forces in protecting creators from the […]

August 8, 2025By Colin Mann

NTT Data doubles down on Microsoft partnership

NTT Data, a specilaist in digital business and technology services, has announced its NTT Data business unit for Microsoft Cloud to meet rising demand for secure, AI-driven enterprise cloud transformation. The global unit brings together NTT Data’s technical expertise in Microsoft Cloud, security and AI solutions to accelerate cloud modernisation, scale Agentic AI and navigate […]

August 7, 2025

US Senators introduce AI rights protection Bill

US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]

August 6, 2025By Colin Mann

BT hit by £18m Ofcom fine

UK telco BT has been required to refund or credit £18 million (€20.7m) to customers, following enforcement action by regulator Ofcom. In 2024, Ofcom fined BT £2.8 million after it failed to provide customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. The company broke Ofcom’s consumer protection rules designed […]

July 29, 2025