Open Data stories

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

Qlik unveils AI sovereignty initiative and ISO certification as it expands regional AWS deployments to help customers meet tighter data rules.

FCA maps out plans to widen data sharing, helping UK borrowers and SMEs secure credit, compare deals and access more tailored financial services.

Manchester digital culture pioneer FutureEverything shuts after 31 years, leaving a legacy in AI, open data and festival-led innovation.

AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.

LF Energy and Microsoft back battery standard with dataset on lithium-ion cell design, aiming to make testing and ageing data easier to compare.

CData Sync gets pipeline orchestration, broader CDC for IBM DB2 and SAP HANA, plus open table format support for hybrid and cloud data flows.

ODI and SAP team up on AI-ready enterprise data project, seeking open standards and governance to curb risks from poorly prepared information.

Databricks unveils Lakewatch, an AI-driven security platform aiming to replace legacy SIEM tools and counter automated cyber attacks.

OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.

Experian launches a postcode-based credit score comparison app inside ChatGPT, aiming to boost transparency and engagement among UK users.

Tower raises USD $6.4m to help data teams turn AI-generated code into reliable production pipelines on an Apache Iceberg-based platform.

SITA links Google's Find Hub with WorldTracer, letting airlines use passenger-shared bag locations to speed delayed baggage recovery.

UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.

Marketing's future belongs to teams that master open, unified data infrastructure instead of guessing through disconnected systems.

Veuve Clicquot names six women leading change in hospitality, music, fashion and climate as finalists for its 2026 Bold Awards.

Oxford's Saïd Business School and Raidiam will design and test rival models to underpin the UK's future open finance and smart data regime.

Snowflake adds dbt and Apache Airflow support to Cortex Code CLI and unveils its first standalone subscription for non-Snowflake users.

Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.

Snowflake launches Postgres and new governance, sharing and backup tools to keep enterprise data ready for production AI workloads.