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BT Business is enabling the next generation of policing with British Transport Police (BTP) becoming the first police force to routinely operate national Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drones as part of day-to-day police operations. Delivered using BT’s Drone SIM solution and supported by EE’s mobile connectivity, the service is helping officers respond more

3M and Microsoft have announced a strategic partnership focused on AI data centre infrastructure and enterprise transformation. Microsoft’s Azure cloud and AI infrastructure will become the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) technology. 3M will also use Microsoft’s AI and digital platforms as part of its enterprise transformation across

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines intend to deepen their collaboration by establishing a joint venture dedicated to the development and commercialisation of a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine. This upcoming milestone follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both companies at the Paris Air Show in June 2025. By establishing a dedicated and

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced a £10 million strategic investment in Pi Labs’ Fund IV, an early-stage venture capital fund and platform focused on technologies transforming the built environment.  The investment will strengthen Balfour Beatty’s access to emerging technologies that could improve productivity, delivery certainty, safety and performance across major infrastructure projects.

Artificial intelligence and cloud-native technologies have moved from innovation projects to operational priorities for shipping companies, according to Fleetwork following its participation in Posidonia 2026. The Greek maritime technology company, developer of the first fully cloud-based maritime ERP platform built in Greece, reported strong interest from shipowners and operators seeking to modernise fleet management, streamline

GITEX AI Europe cast a compelling spotlight on the technologies, policies and partnerships shaping the continent’s digital future throughout the second and final day of Europe’s most international tech and AI show at Messe Berlin. From the growing role of large language models as Europe’s new economic infrastructure to cross-border innovation ecosystems and the future

IBM has unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node. The achievement marks a landmark moment for an industry facing the physical limits of traditional chip scaling. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything

BT Group (BT) and Verizon Communications Inc. have announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture – in a move that is set to transform international connectivity. The new joint venture will focus on serving multinational organisations. It is expected to serve more than 3,000

Terna, the company that manages the Italian national electricity transmission grid, led by Pasqualino Monti, and STEG, the Tunisian electricity and gas grid operator, have awarded Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, a contract worth approximately €770 million for the construction of the converter stations for the Elmed project, the first electricity interconnection between

Bentley has brought its latest two-door models to Tokyo across several days of celebration of the brand’s long-standing presence in Japan, including a takeover of the iconic Tokyo Tower on Saturday night to celebrate the regional debut of the new Continental GT S and Supersports models. The famous tower was illuminated Bentley green in celebration