The government has pledged £10m in funding for new technologies that will allow electric vehicle (EV) charging devices to operate off-grid or without large grid connections. Support will help overcome grid constraint challenges and enable more chargers to be rolled out on England’s motorways and major A-roads, including in more rural areas across the country. ... Read more ›
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The UK must take the opportunity to develop a robust and influential space economy seriously, according to a new report from the House of Lords. A new report from the cross-party House of Lords UK Engagement with Space Committee has called for a more dedicated approach from the government, that would see the appointment of ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is David Hogan, vice president for enterprise at NVIDIA, who discusses the UK’s efforts in scaling its digital infrastructure to meet its ambitious goals in artificial intelligence and just how fundamental the recent shifts in AI technology have been to the shaping the future of the world. NVIDIA is one of ... Read more ›
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TrialView, an AI-powered legal tech platform, has secured a $4.1m (£3.1m) investment as it looks to rapidly scale its headcount. Founded in 2014, TrialView is a litigation platform designed for legal case preparation, management and presentation. Using AI, the platform “mines” documents, helping legal teams identify and manage key evidence. The group has largely been ... Read more ›
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The adoption of AI in the UK accounting sector has led to hundreds of millions in increased profits, according to a new report from software group Xero. In a study from Xero, the Centre for Economics and Business Research and Censuswide, it was claimed that the UK accounting industry has increased its profits by £338m since ... Read more ›
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The UK government has launched an international partnership to accelerate the development of quantum technologies. The NMI-Q agreement between G7 nations as well as Australia was launched on Monday at the National Physical Laboratory. The partnership will see international metrology – the study of measurements – institutes jointly work to coordinate measurement practices and develop ... Read more ›
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Cybersecurity group Darktrace has announced two changes to its senior leadership team with the appointment of a new chief financial officer and chief revenue officer. Suman Raju will join the Cambridge-headquartered firm as its finance chief, having previously CFO positions at spend management software company Ivalua, product discovery software group Crownpeak and digital economy business ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include AI avatar generator Synthesia, rental property management app Housr and more. UKTN tracked £197.3m worth of UK tech investment this week (27 October to 31 October), a 105% week-on-week increase across six funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Synthesia – £152m Sector: AI ... Read more ›
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Charlie Thurston is the co-founder and chief executive of Different Dog, a data-led ecommerce subscription platform that offers premium pet foods. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Thurston discusses the importance of having a team behind you who care about your mission, how diversity forms naturally when hiring the best people and how a passion ... Read more ›
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London-based AI startup Stability has announced it will be working with Universal Music Group to develop automated music generation tools powered by “responsibly trained AI”. The strategic alliance will see Stability – which has developed a number of image, video and music generation AI tools – work with the music giant and its artists to ... Read more ›
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Negative customer experiences with AI services may have cost UK retail firms as much as £8.6bn, according to new research. Analysis from the Centre for Economics and Business Research on behalf of Trustpilot looked at how poor AI service caused lost revenue among firms over the past 12 months. It found that negative experiences with ... Read more ›
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Monzo chief executive TS Anil will step down early next year, with the bank set to replace him with Diana Layfield, a former senior Google employee. Anil has led the London-based fintech for almost six years, first joining as the head of Monzo US before being named group CEO in 2020. During his time at ... Read more ›
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According to the latest data from global research and advisory firm Forrester, partnerships are expected to drive 70% of global B2B revenue this year. As the sector reaches a pivotal moment, Jon Mead saw an opportunity to leverage his 20 years of experience to build PartnerBridge, a platform designed to optimise partnership potential. A US ... Read more ›
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London-based AI startup Synthesia has closed a $200m (£151.7m) funding round that has valued it at $4bn, according to reports. Sources close to the company reportedly told Forbes that existing Synthesia investor Google Ventures (GV) led the round. A valuation of $4bn would place the company close to the most valuable AI businesses in the country, surpassing ... Read more ›
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October offered a timely reminder of the fragility of the UK’s digital sovereignty. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage — which took down services at HMRC, major financial institutions, and even Premier League VAR — was not simply a technical glitch. It was a wake-up call. Similarly, the cyberattack on JLR underlined how deeply the ... Read more ›
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Californian digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced plans to invest £3.9bn into a data centre development in Hertfordshire. The site, which will be built on an 85-acre plot of land recently acquired by the company, will add 250+ MW of compute capacity to the UK. There have been plans to place a major data centre ... Read more ›
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PartnerBridge, a platform for software businesses to discover and action partnerships, has launched in the UK after the completion of its beta programme. Founded to “level the playing field” for SMEs looking to benefit from lucrative business partnerships, PartnerBridge’s RelateIQ product automates manual labour associated with the partnership process. This includes research and discovery, analysis ... Read more ›
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The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has confirmed the allocation of its £55bn research and development (R&D) funding for its associated research agencies and bodies. The funding will go towards a wide range of science and technology projects as part of DSIT’s plan to support long-term R&D funding. DSIT’s funding allocations, announced ... Read more ›
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As many as two-thirds of UK enterprises have seen significant productivity improvements following the introduction of AI technologies, according to research from IBM. According to a new study from the computing group, while early progress has been impressive, the majority of organisations have faced barriers to rolling out AI projects. IBM claimed that a lack ... Read more ›
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The Alan Turing Institute, a government-backed data science and artificial intelligence research organisation, has commissioned a former RAF senior officer to work with it as it moves towards a focus on defence and national security. Former RAF Air Commodore Blythe Crawford will work with the group to “explore how the institute can best support the ... Read more ›
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