The government-appointed AI Energy Council will meet on Monday with reformations to the energy grid and building new infrastructure at the top of its agenda. Last month saw two new regions, North and South Wales, designated as AI Growth Zones, putting greater pressure on the council to finalise plans to ensure the UK’s energy grid ... Read more ›
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Mumsnet, the UK’s largest online community of parents, has launched a safety-first smartphone for children called Other Phone in partnership with independent smartphone company Nothing and the SafetyMode app. Installed on Nothing hardware and powered by SafetyMode software, the Other Phone combines technology with advanced child safety controls, making it a safer smartphone for children. ... Read more ›
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Digital asset technology group KR1 has announced its intention to list publicly on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, having identified the “growing role” of the technology in the finance industry. KR1’s primary income driver is through its crypto staking operations, a process which leverages held cryptoassets to validate transactions on blockchain networks. ... Read more ›
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The UK’s regulatory action against Big Tech monopolies will not achieve real change without coordination with international partners, according to a leading competition law attorney. Speaking to UKTN, Gene Burrus, global policy council for the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF), discussed the progress from UK regulators in encouraging more competitive behaviour from tech giants. CAF ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Laura Modiano, head of startups at OpenAI, who discusses just how far artificial intelligence has advanced since the launch of ChatGPT, how AI is drastically accelerating the growth rates of businesses and how far the company’s flagship product can go. OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT and among the largest ... Read more ›
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Argyll Data Development and SambaNova, a next-gen AI infrastructure builder, have entered a strategic partnership to deliver the UK’s first renewable-powered AI inference cloud. Using wind, wave and solar energy generated on-site at its Killellan AI Growth Zone, a 184-acre green digital campus on Scotland’s Cowal Peninsula, Argyll will utilise SambaNova’s air-cooled SN40L systems that ... Read more ›
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Tech talent specialist La Fosse has launched UNBOUND, its new mentorship programme designed to support women working in tech. The new initiative aims to tackle the systemic barriers that have long kept women out of leadership roles. UNBOUND will create tailored pairings based on each participant’s goals, background and challenges, introducing a ‘buddy system’ that ... Read more ›
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The UK has seen a significant increase in the number of AI company registrations, with Manchester leading the pack with the largest surge in the past five years, according to new research. Analysis from insurance group Hiscox found that between April 2020 and April 2025, the number of monthly registrations for AI-related companies grew by ... Read more ›
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StirlingX has appointed Sir Jeremy Fleming, former director of UK intelligence, cyber and security agency GCHQ, as its new chairman, signifying a new chapter in the UK startup’s mission to deliver secure, advanced drone and data analytics technologies for defence, critical infrastructure and commercial applications. Through his leadership in national security and cyber strategy and ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include brain scanning company CoMind, advanced materials group Immaterial and more. UKTN tracked £96m worth of UK tech investment this week (20 October to 24 October), a 52% week-on-week decrease across nine funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. CoMind – £45m Sector: Health tech ... Read more ›
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Controversial plans from the prime minister to deploy digital ID technology to tackle illegal immigration has prompted a backlash from Labour figures. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday evening: “Digital ID will be a huge help in tackling illegal immigration. But it’s so much more than that. It will empower people every single day ... Read more ›
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Nikolas Kairinos is the co-founder and chief executive officer of RAIDS AI, short for Rogue AI Detection System, which monitors AI in real time to catch issues. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Kairinos discusses focusing on good, solid research that builds working products rather than chasing trends or bowing to investor pressure. What advice ... Read more ›
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The UK’s financial regulator will focus more on cyber security, defence and technology amid rising threats. Addressing top figures from the City of London this week, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s chief executive Nikhil Rathi said his regulatory body had to direct its role of monitoring financial services in support of national security. “Conflict today ... Read more ›
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Apple has lost in the £1.5bn UK consumer claim after a tribunal found that its app store practices removed competition and forced developers to pay high fees. The case was brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal by lead claimant Dr Rachael Kent, who previously told UKTN that iPhone users were forced to accept any terms set by ... Read more ›
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Mondra, a London-based tech firm that has developed a platform to track the environmental impact of supply chains, has received a £10m investment. Founded in 2020, Mondra uses digital twin technology to map supply chains, monitoring not only the carbon emissions but also climate-related risks and price volatility. The platform is used by major supermarkets ... Read more ›
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Cambridge is fast becoming a global hub for innovation, with its most notable promise in the deeptech and life sciences sectors drawing comparisons to Silicon Valley. The annual Cambridge Tech Week, held in September, celebrated the city’s culture of collaboration among academics, enterprise and government, shining a spotlight on its status as a powerhouse for ... Read more ›
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The UK is attempting to position itself as a global leader in cybersecurity as a number of countries announce they are adopting the British cyber protection standards. Singapore, Australia, Germany, South Korea and Japan are among the growing list of countries that have signed up to the UK’s cyber framework, which aims to encourage a ... Read more ›
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Wonder Studios, a startup and self-described “AI-native studio” has secured $12m (£9m) in a seed funding round. The London-based firm is developing technology to increase the involvement of AI in the creative process. Wonder’s chief executive Xavier Collins described the company as the “entertainment studio for the new era”. Having launched only half a year ... Read more ›
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced an investment package worth half a billion pounds will be put towards delivering growth in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor as the government looks to position the region as the centre of global innovation. The funding will in part go towards expanding infrastructure in the area, including new homes and a reopened ... Read more ›
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Cambridge has been named the UK’s most “investible” hub for science, according to a new report from Beauhurst, Cambridge Enterprise, Innovate Cambridge and Cambridge Innovation Capital. According to new research, early-stage life sciences and deep tech companies from Cambridge have raised £7.9bn since 2015, with international investors now involved in almost 40% of deals – ... Read more ›
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI is expanding its partnership with the British government with the announcement of a new domestic data storage offering for UK businesses. Announced on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor David Lammy, the partnership agreement between the Californian tech giant and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will see OpenAI for the ... Read more ›
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