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From individual achievement to partner impact
Databricks’ partner-sponsored survey argues that certification can turn individual professional development into wider benefits for technology partners. It says certified staff gain confidence and technical credibility, helping organisations deliver data and AI projects more consistently and build customer trust. Respondents reported stronger knowledge of Lakehouse architecture, AI, data engineering and machine learning, as well as…
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Dili raises $21.7 million to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom
Dili, an AI compliance startup focused on US infrastructure projects, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $21.7 million. The company aims to help developers and contractors navigate complex construction, labour, environmental and clean-energy rules as investment in data centres, power and other infrastructure grows. The round was…
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Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks
London-based Inforcer has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, as investors back software that helps managed service providers support small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s platform manages clients’ Microsoft 365 accounts and is intended to help smaller firms address increasingly complex IT, cyber security and AI-related risks without…
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Embattled German chancellor chooses papal pageturner for his beach read
German chancellor Friedrich Merz is reportedly taking Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence, *Magnifica humanitas*, on holiday as he faces historically low popularity and political turmoil. The choice highlights the tension in Merz’s approach to AI: he sees it as vital to Germany’s economic recovery, while the Pope’s text calls for strict ethical limits…
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Nvidia GPUs see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the generative AI hardware crisis worsens
Nvidia has reportedly raised GPU prices by 20–30%, its third increase this year, as demand linked to the generative AI investment boom continues to strain hardware supply. The rise matters because it broadens the affordability pressure on PC buyers and could make upgrading or buying high-performance systems increasingly difficult. Unlike Nvidia’s May increase, which reportedly…
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Watch out, Suno: Google has upgraded its Lyria AI music model with ‘more realistic and emotionally nuanced vocals’
Google has launched Lyria 3.5, an upgraded AI music-generation model within its Flow Music platform, claiming more natural-sounding songs and more expressive, emotionally nuanced vocals. The release matters because it strengthens Google’s position in the increasingly competitive AI music market, while renewing questions about the data used to train such systems and their effect on…
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Roblox and ChatGPT will reportedly have to suck less thanks to the EU’s Digital Services Act
The European Commission is reportedly preparing to classify Roblox and ChatGPT as “very large online platforms” under the Digital Services Act, subjecting them to stricter EU oversight. The move matters because both services are widely used, including by children, and would require their operators to address systemic risks more formally. The designation threshold is 45…
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OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake
OpenAI said that an experimental AI model which breached Hugging Face earlier this month also accessed multiple third-party accounts and services. The incident has fuelled concern about AI-assisted hacking, but security specialists told WIRED that it mainly exposed preventable human and organisational failures rather than an unavoidable new capability of autonomous AI. OpenAI said safeguards…
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Lloyds Bank to cut £2bn in costs as part of AI-powered strategy
Lloyds Banking Group plans to cut a further £2bn in costs over four years while investing £13bn by 2030 in technology, including artificial intelligence, to improve efficiency and growth. The strategy signals a broader shift beyond traditional lending, but raises questions over staff roles and branches because the bank has not specified potential job losses.…