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Before we get into this Newsletter I’m currently in a van on my way to Download Festival eagerly anticipating listening to some of my favourites such as Slipknot, Architechs, Blackgold, Metallica, and loads more.

I won’t have access to substack whilst I’m there and I’ll probably have no access to email.

I’ll be having a bit of a digital detox (I just did one last week too).

And I recommend it to all of you.

It can really help improve your relationship with tech.

Speaking of tech - did you see those new space goggles from Apple. I’m not sure if they’re amazing or horrendous. And I miss the vibe google glasses gave in terms of where that tech was going.

Despite challenges such as production delays and logistical issues, few procurement teams believe they have fully transitioned to digital processes, according to a study by UK IT procurement firm Probrand. Of those surveyed, 63% admitted to still relying on manual systems to complete tasks, while almost a quarter are yet to make plans to move towards digitalisation.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has been approved by the European Parliament, and while Amnesty International believes it has the potential to be a landmark piece of legislation, it raises concerns around troubling exemptions that could make it challenging to hold financial firms liable for abuses.

Simfoni partners with industry-leading consulting expert Kearney to advance revolutionary composable tail spend management solution and service delivery model and raises a wod of cash.

Globality has launched a chatbot called Glo. The AI-powered chatbot provides a modern replacement for traditional request-for-proposal activities.

With what is described as the “iPhone moment of AI,” NVIDIA stock has shot up 172% so far this year, earning the company a remarkable market cap of nearly $1 trillion

As always, my friends, I truly appreciate that you read this.

Daniel