Tag: Strategy
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Cosine goes from benchmark leader to cornerstone of UK sovereign AI strategy
The UK government has selected Cosine, the British AI company whose models have outperformedOpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and DeepSeek on independent coding benchmarks for two consecutive years, as one of the first partners in its newly launched £500 million Sovereign AI programme. Cosine was founded in 2022 by Alistair Pullen — who has been building AI read more
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The missing layer in Europe’s AI strategy: data ownership
As France and Germany push digital sovereignty up the policy agenda, a more practical question is emerging: who actually owns the data driving Europe’s AI systems? As models become increasingly commoditised, competitive advantage is shifting to the data layer, thereby raising the stakes around who owns and controls it. In an AI-driven economy, proprietary data read more
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Watson grows up: IBM’s AI platform strategy comes of age
There was a time when Watson felt like a quiz show champion in search of a business model. When IBM’s AI first dazzled the world on Jeopardy! back in 2011, it became shorthand for machine intelligence itself. Fast forward to 2026, and Watson has now evolved into the far more industrial-sounding IBM watsonx™ and is read more
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“Stop complaining and build”: Inside Defence Holdings’ software-first defence strategy
Modern defence is shifting from hardware to software. As cyber conflict, drone warfare, and information operations reshape global security, the advantage increasingly belongs to nations that can innovate faster — not just build bigger arsenals. Defence Holdings PLCis a UK-listed defence technology company focused on building a software-led platform for modern military and security operations. read more
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Rwanda: Inside Rwandas Multi-Layered Strategy to Curb Poaching
10% of all park tourism revenue is channelled back to neighbouring communities. Claude Hakorimana, 32, a former poacher from a community bordering Volcanoes National Park, says he was drawn into illegal hunting at a very young age because it was all he knew growing up. He recalls starting at just 14, watching his parents rely read more
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Allocation Strategy secured £1.6M to advance asset allocation technology
London-based Allocation Strategy, a company developing analytics tools to support asset allocation and investment decisions, has raised £1.6 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from angel investors and industry experts. Periods of market volatility have exposed limitations in many institutional allocation tools, particularly in linking portfolio decisions with underlying macroeconomic read more
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Rosberg Ventures closes $100M Fund III as Nico Rosberg bets on long-game venture strategy
Today, Nico Rosberg announced that Rosberg Ventures has just closed its $100 million Fund III, describing it on LinkedIn as “oversubscribed, with unprecedented demand, and capped for performance.” Rosberg Ventures was founded by former Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg after his retirement in 2016, transitioning from racing into technology investing. Rosberg Ventures builds its read more
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Lookiero Outfittery Group closes a €17M round to boost growth and reinforce its AI strategy
Lookiero Outfittery Group, a European online personal shopping company, has closed a €17 million funding round with participation from new investors including Ekarpen Private Equity and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), alongside existing investors Acurio Ventures, Perwyn, Bonsai Partners, and 10x Group. Of the total investment, €7.25 million was contributed by SETT, an read more
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Adopting an Intentional AI Strategy in 2026
As of late 2025, 88% of organizations are using AI in at least one business function, up from just 55% in 2023. But while this is the case, only 7% have fully scaled AI across their organization, while 62% are still experimenting or piloting. Most companies are drifting with AI—using tools because they’re available or read more
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Here’s How an Underweight Exposure to Tesla (TSLA) Impacted Aristotle Atlantic’s Large Cap Growth Strategy
Aristotle Atlantic Partners, LLC, an investment advisor, released its “Large Cap Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter, the US equity market rallied, with the S&P 500 Index reaching 8.12%. Bonds also finished higher in the period, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index read more
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