Tech executives could be held personally criminally liable for failing to comply with new rules requiring the rapid takedown of non-consensual intimate images. As part of the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill, digital platforms will be legally required to remove non-consensually posted intimate images within 48 hours of a request from the victim. The rule, ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has shelved plans to construct a massive data centre in Britain, called Stargate UK, with energy costs and regulatory issues cited as the reason. The ChatGPT developer has been rolling out its global Stargate project in the past few years, a series of massive data centres in the US, Norway and the UAE that ... Read more ›
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Serve First, a startup that has developed an AI customer experience and performance management platform, has secured an investment of £5m. Launched in 2023, the Serve First platform collects and analyses customer feedback from in-store surveys, online reviews and mystery shopping. The data is then turned into insights for the team to improve service performance. ... Read more ›
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Apex B2B, a SaaS platform for mid-market B2B merchants like wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers, has launched following an investment of £1.3m. The startup plans to expand its presence in the UK market, targeting B2B merchants seeking to modernise their digital infrastructure and improve operational efficiency. Developed as a purpose-built, AI-enabled commerce platform for mid-market businesses, ... Read more ›
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Revolut has launched its in-app AI assistant AI by Revolut (AIR), which is designed to support how its millions of users interact with their money, manage their lifestyle and grow their money intelligence. AIR aims to move beyond the traditional chatbot format by allowing users to navigate their financial life through conversation. Users can gain ... Read more ›
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AI has moved out of pilots and into live, business-critical systems faster than most organisations are prepared for, and faster than their governance models can keep up. AI is now shaping decisions that directly affect customers, compliance and revenue. That shift signals that businesses are beginning to unlock genuine value. But it also exposes a ... Read more ›
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London-based risk management platform MillTech has secured £44.8m investment from Apax Digital Funds. Founded in 2019, MillTech automates FX hedging and investment operations by combining trade calculation, execution, settlement, reporting and transaction cost analysis (TCA) into a single technology solution, delivering direct access to the wholesale multi-bank market. The fintech operates independently from counterparty banks ... Read more ›
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Muted activity on the London Stock Exchange in the first quarter of 2026 meant there were just two listings, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest IPO analysis. Subdued IPO activity in Q1 follows a busy end to 2025, when issuance accelerated and market sentiment improved. However, heightened geopolitical tension – most notably the conflict in the Middle East ... Read more ›
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A coalition of quantum developing nations agreed to improve investment opportunities for the sector in a London meeting. The Quantum Development Group (QDG) is formed of 13 allied nations including Australia, France, Japan and the US. In the fifth meeting of the QDG, which took place last week in London, saw government representatives of the ... Read more ›
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Agentic security startup Trent AI has secured a £9.7m seed round to boost its layered security solution. Trent AI is designed for engineering leaders, security teams and companies building AI agents and autonomous software systems, helping teams ship agentic systems quickly while maintaining strong security across code, infrastructure and runtime environments. The startup says as ... Read more ›
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In a boost to entrepreneurs, startups and scale-ups, a package to unlock private investment and double tax reliefs has been brought into force by the government. The changes implemented to coincide with the start of the new tax year expand the number of companies eligible for the enterprise management incentives (EMI) scheme, helping companies to ... Read more ›
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Just Eat and Starship Technologies have partnered to launch delivery robots to Barnsley, named government’s first ‘tech town’, from today. The pilot scheme in North East Barnsley will put small orange self-driving delivery robots on local streets to deliver meals from restaurants to customers’ doors. The service starts in Carlton, Athersley, Monk Bretton and Lundwood, ... Read more ›
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Bristol-based AI scaleup Narwhal Labs has raised £20m to coincide with the launch of DeepBlue OS, its autonomous platform designed to replace traditional customer communications with agentic AI. Narwhal Labs builds enterprise-grade autonomous communications infrastructure for organisations spanning any size and sector. DeepBlue OS deploys AI agents across voice, SMS, email and WhatsApp, managing the ... Read more ›
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Among the fields perhaps most ready for AI-driven efficiencies is industrial engineering, which has already for years now been using automated software to make improvements. For companies like Monumo, which in 2024 emerged from stealth with more than £10m in funding, the use of AI in the design process of mechanical engineering represents an enormous ... Read more ›
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A quantum computer has been successfully used to catch a money mule network in an experiment conducted by Lloyds Banking Group and IBM. Financial institutions have been increasingly investing in quantum capabilities, with strong belief in the industry that the technology could become an invaluable tool in dealing with fraud. Lloyds has been investing heavily ... Read more ›
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Fieldwork Robotics, a startup that has developed autonomous agricultural harvesting robots, has announced £3m in funding to support the trialing and adoption of its tech in real farms. The Cambridge-based group launched to address the rising cost of labour among berry growers. Its robots reduce reliance on seasonal labour and the company claims its tech ... Read more ›
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The UK government is putting £50m into a series of challenges funding technological solutions to improve safety on British streets. Delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Safer Streets Challenges funding is part of the government’s £500m Research and Development Missions Accelerator Programme. The Safer Streets Mission was launched with a handful of goals ... Read more ›
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GXO Logistics, a New York-listed pure-play contract logistics provider, will launch a new accelerator programme supporting startups from the UK and Ireland. Based in Connecticut, US, GXO Logistics is an $11bn group that manages distribution centres for large corporates and handles ecommerce fulfilment and reverse logistics. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of GXO ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include AI debt intelligence platform 9fin, agentic consulting startup Riplo and more. UKTN tracked £143.8m worth of UK tech investment this week (30 March to 3 April), a 9% week-on-week increase across four funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. 9fin – £130m Sector: Fintech ... Read more ›
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George Wade is the co-founder and CCO of Zevero, a carbon management platform that automates emissions data collection. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Wade discusses the vital importance of listening to customers and integrating the findings, how the right working environment makes all the difference and the problem with modern social media platforms. What ... Read more ›
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