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

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 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

In a major victory for traditional taxi and rideshare drivers, New York Governor Kathy Hochul officially withdrew a controversial proposal that would have paved the way for commercial robotaxis to operate across the entire state. The decision marks a significant retreat for the administration, which just last month had signaled a willingness to embrace autonomous vehicle (AV) expansion as a pillar of New York’s high-tech future. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock The

Bus-1 The Kremlin has launched a massive campaign to dismantle the final pillars of independent digital communication in Russia. Following the total shutdown of WhatsApp and YouTube on February 11, 2026, Russian state censor Roskomnadzor has shifted its focus to Telegram, the country's most popular messaging app. While not yet fully blocked, Telegram is currently being "throttled", a technical tactic that intentionally degrades the app's performance, making media files nearly