

Tech leaders converge at ExCeL for Tech Show London 2026
The UK’s premier technology summit, Tech Show London 2026, officially kicks off today March 4, 2026 at ExCeL London. This year’s event, themed "Leadership in the Age of AI: Power, Trust & Impact," brings together five co-located expos, including Cloud & AI Infrastructure, Cyber Security Expo, and Data Centre World. The two-day conference is expected to host more than 17,000 decision-makers and 400 exhibitors to navigate the increasingly complex intersection of AI ethics and


OpenAI secures historic $110 billion new funding led by Amazon and Nvidia
AI-2 OpenAI finalized a record-breaking $110 billion funding round on Friday, last week, cementing its position as the undisputed heavyweight of the artificial intelligence era. The massive capital injection, the largest private venture deal in history, propels OpenAI’s post-money valuation to a staggering $840 billion, placing the startup within striking distance of the "Trillion Dollar Club" alongside tech giants like Apple and Microsoft. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / S


Jack Dorsey slashes 4,000 jobs at Block, calls AI shift ‘inevitable’
Last week, Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the company is laying off roughly 4,000 employees, or 40% of its workforce. Dorsey framed the massive reduction not as a response to financial distress, but as an "inevitable" structural shift necessitated by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence. The layoffs reduce Block's headcount from over 10,000 to just under 6,000, effectively returning the company to its pre-pandemic size while placing "intelligence tools" at t


Microsoft brings Azure and advanced AI on-premises with ‘no phone home’ cloud
Microsoft is breaking the dependency on the public internet for high-end computing. Last week, the company announced the launch of a fully "disconnected" AI stack. The new suite, which includes Azure Local, Microsoft 365 Local, and Foundry Local, allows government agencies, defense contractors, and highly regulated industries to run large, multimodal AI models in fully disconnected, "air-gapped" environments. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock The release marks a


Top takeaways from The 2026 India AI Impact Summit
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam, marking a decisive pivot for the Global South. While the "handshake snub" between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dominated social media, the actual outcomes of the summit represent a massive restructuring of the global AI supply chain. With over $250 billion in infrastructure pledges and the participation of 118 countries, the event shifted the conversation from theoretical "AI Safety" to industrial-sca























































