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This week’s UK tech funding deals include insurtech unicorn Marshmallow, fast-charging energy group Nyobolt and more. UKTN tracked £122.45m worth of UK tech investment this week (14 April to 18 April), a 124% week-on-week increase across nine funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Marshmallow – £68m Sector: Insurtech HQ: London Round: Late ...
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Apple today released the third public betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, allowing the public to test the updates ahead of their September launch. The third public betas come a week after the second public betas, and the updates correspond with the sixth developer betas. Beta testers that have registered on Apple's website can download the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 updates by opening the Settings app, going to... Read more ›
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The launch of the new GPT-5 model from OpenAI “reinforces the growing gap between AI capabilities, and our ability to govern them”, warns the Ada Lovelace Institute. The latest iteration of OpenAI’s flagship product ChatGPT launched this week, with the company claiming it had now reached “PhD-level” intelligence. As a major advancement in AI capabilities, ... Read more ›
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The quantum computing ecosystem is not ready for quantum error correction (QEC) despite recognising it as critical, according to new research. QEC is a technique in quantum computing to protect qubit data from errors caused by noise and decoherence, a crucial element in reliable quantum computers. A survey of 300 quantum professionals conducted by Cambridge-based ... Read more ›
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Louise Thomas is the co-founder and chief executive of Air Aware Labs, a technology company tackling the issue of air pollution. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Thomas discusses the value of hiring staff who can grow with your startup, managing teams without being hierarchical and a side passion for flamenco dancing. Which role was ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include API and app security company Aproov, financial modelling LLM and more. UKTN tracked £8.6m worth of UK tech investment this week (4 August to 8 August), a significant week-on-week decline during the typically slower period of funding deals in August. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup ... Read more ›
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Wagestream, a London-based fintech known for its flexible salary product, has officially rolled out its new workplace loan product to its UK client base. The service, backed by a £300m debt financing deal from Citi, will allow businesses to offer loans to staff as part of their employee benefits. The fintech conceived of the idea ... Read more ›
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AI, carbon removal and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are among the areas targeted by International Airlines Group (IAG) in the firm’s largest-ever accelerator cohort featuring 29 startups. IAG, the London-headquartered conglomerate which owns British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia among other airlines, has been running its startup accelerator since 2016 and claims to have supported ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk‘s Tesla is looking to enter the UK home energy market after making a formal bid to secure an electricity supply licence from Ofgem. The Texas-headquartered company has applied for a UK approval to supply homes with power via its Manchester-based UK subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures. Ofgem will collect comments on the licence application ... Read more ›
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In today’s geo-political environment of heightened global tensions, the importance of strategic defence preparedness is vital. Accurate, scientific and technical weather and climate capabilities are an essential component of this preparedness, providing forecasting and prediction capabilities for mission planning and the operational effectiveness of UK and international defence forces. As the Met Office’s head ... Read more ›
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies co-founder Gordon Sanghera (pictured) will step down as chief executive after more than 20 years at the company’s helm. Announced on Monday, Sanghera said he will be moving on as CEO by the end of 2026. The DNA and RNA sequencing pioneer listed on the London Stock Exchange with high expectations in ... Read more ›
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