Europe (European) stories - Page 21

Late payments now make up 37% of global pay cycles, with firms waiting 51 days on average to be paid, Sidetrade data reveals.

Yaspa joins UNLV's new AiR Hub as a founding member, aiming to harness AI and open banking data to bolster safer, more responsible gambling.

ConnectWise appoints Johannes Kamleitner to lead EMEA go-to-market, aiming to accelerate MSP-focused growth across key European regions.

OVHcloud launches Bare Metal 2026 AMD servers for ML, blockchain, gaming and HPC, promising higher performance and energy efficiency.

DroneShield taps veteran executive Michael Powell as Chief Operating Officer to steer global growth and ramp up Australian production.

Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.

Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.

Acronis has renewed its partnership with Manchester City, extending its role safeguarding the club's expanding digital and data operations.

Targa Telematics keeps top spot in Europe's fleet market and turns to Agentic AI to automate decisions as connected vehicles surge.

UK shoppers value accurate parcel tracking and honest delivery updates far more than rapid shipping promises, a new Locus survey suggests.

Airstride launches Carmen AI, an autonomous agent that scouts, scores and contacts B2B channel partners, claiming up to 80% time savings.

Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.

Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posts higher income and an 8.6% rise in portfolio value to SGD $18.2 billion, despite lower payout per unit.

Agencies rush to adopt AI to boost efficiency and margins by 2026, yet many fear churning out low-quality 'slop' that could erode trust.

AI data centre investment is starving Europe's PC market of key components, driving sharp RAM and SSD price rises into 2026.

Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.

AI-powered tools are rapidly reshaping UK retail as most shoppers embrace chat-based assistants and retailers ramp up investment for 2026.

Loop integrates Sendcloud into Ship by Loop 2.0, giving Shopify merchants wider UK and EU carrier choice for simpler, label-free returns.

11:11 Systems names Softcat, Colo insight, Creative ITC and Interstellar among winners in new 2025 UK and Europe partner awards scheme.