UK policing stands at a turning point: artificial intelligence is moving beyond lab pilots and vendor-led demos into force-wide platforms and live services — with Microsoft, its Azure cloud, Copilot family and a thriving partner ecosystem positioned as one of the central enablers of that shift...
Nscale’s announcement that it will expand UK AI infrastructure in collaboration with Microsoft, NVIDIA and OpenAI marks a significant acceleration in the country’s bid for sovereign, large-scale AI compute — a move that blends private hyperscale investment with geopolitics, national industrial...
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Microsoft has pledged a record-breaking £22 billion to the United Kingdom over the next four years in a sweeping commitment to build cloud and AI infrastructure, expand operations, and anchor advanced AI compute inside the country — a package the company says will “power the AI future” in...
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Behind the sleek veneer of Britain's digital revolution lies a fierce contest for control of the nation’s cloud infrastructure—a contest now coming under hard governmental scrutiny. This summer, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) drew a definitive line in the sand: its final report...
The UK’s cloud computing sector stands at a critical juncture, as a landmark investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concludes that dominant players Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are harming competition. The findings mark an inflection point not only for British...
The UK cloud computing sector is currently facing intense regulatory scrutiny, particularly focusing on the licensing practices of major cloud service providers Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud. This follows the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) provisional findings...
The UK cloud computing sector is currently embroiled in a high-stakes regulatory and competitive conflict that has captured the attention of industry giants and raised significant questions about the future of cloud market dynamics, licensing practices, and innovation. At the center of this...