Global Stories

Amazon, Meta & Microsoft join UCP technical council

Amazon, Meta and Microsoft join Universal Commerce Protocol council as AI shopping standard draws major backing from retailers and payments groups.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Virtualisation

Kyndryl expands Google Cloud service for AI workloads

Kyndryl broadens Google Cloud deal to help enterprises modernise applications and run AI workloads across regulated hybrid environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps

Google Cloud rolls out three AI agents for SecOps to automate detection engineering, threat hunting and context gathering as it eyes autonomous SOCs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Merck signs USD $1 billion AI deal with Google Cloud

Merck deepens Google Cloud tie-up with USD $1 billion AI rollout across research, manufacturing and commercial operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Mars expands Google Cloud AI tie-up with Gemini Enterprise

Mars broadens Google Cloud tie-up, making Gemini Enterprise the core AI layer for employees as it pushes unified search, custom agents and faster workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

WPP integrates Google Earth AI into marketing platform

WPP expands Google partnership with Earth AI to sharpen local ad planning using weather, traffic and neighbourhood data across its marketing platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Vodafone & Google Cloud launch AI & security tools

Vodafone and Google Cloud widen their SMB push with new Gemini-based concierge and managed cyber defences, starting in Germany and Greece.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Valeo expands Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout

Valeo will equip 100,000 staff with Gemini for Workspace as the automotive supplier deepens its Google Cloud partnership and expands agentic AI in engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Virtualisation

Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

EcoVadis deepens Google Cloud AI partnership for growth

EcoVadis expands workplace AI rollout with Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise to automate internal tasks and train staff to build custom agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Transformation

Ulta Beauty adds Google AI shopping tools for customers

Ulta Beauty rolls out Google-powered AI shopping across Search and Gemini, while building its own assistant for personalised browsing and checkout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

Google Cloud expands AI deal with Thinking Machines Lab

Google Cloud deepens AI infrastructure partnership with Thinking Machines Lab, giving the start-up early access to NVIDIA GB300 systems and faster training.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Smart Home

TCL launches art-style A400 Pro TV in UK from GBP £599

TCL unveils A400 Pro art-style TV in UK, blending QD-Mini LED tech, walnut frame design and prices from GBP £599.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Space Technologies

Jimmy Wales to headline DataFest 2026 in Edinburgh

DataFest 2026 in Edinburgh will hear from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and ex-Google, Meta and SpaceX executive Dex Hunter-Torricke on AI trust and leadership.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week