Polaron, a London-based startup using AI building the “intelligence layer for materials science”, has raised $8m (£5.85m). The startup was launched to address the challenge of engineers having to use manual work, isolated tools and trial and error to understand the materials used in the manufacturing of products. It does this by training AI models ... Read more ›
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Refute, a London-based startup using AI to counter hostile disinformation threats, has secured a £5m seed investment led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Founded by an experienced team of counterterrorism and crime fighting technology developers, Refute emerged from stealth in 2024 with its military-grade AI system to combat one of the most prevalent threat sources in ... Read more ›
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Barnsley has been named by the government as the UK’s first ‘Tech Town’, a new designation that will see a more deliberate effort made to support its rollout of AI. The South Yorkshire town will serve as a blueprint for the widespread rollout of AI across UK public services, with its schools, NHS facilities and ... Read more ›
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Major banks HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds and Santander have agreed to commit £11bn of capital to a government-led lending package to help UK businesses grow and expand abroad. The package was agreed at a roundtable conversation in Westminster attended by executives from the banks. The Department for Business and Trade said that the capital would ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Justin Basini, co-founder and chief executive of ClearScore, who discusses how companies like his helped the UK come to grips with the concept of a credit score, why the UK is the rational choice for floatation for the bulk of British fintechs and why he is confident in the growth of the UK markets. ClearScore is a London-based ... Read more ›
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A driverless shuttle service will launch in Orkney, Scotland in support of a study on the impact and feasibility of using autonomous technology for rural transportation. Residents of Kirkwall will be offered the chance to take free trips in an Auto-Pod shuttle service going between Kirkwall Harbour and Kirkwall Airport, a journey that is typically ... Read more ›
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Multinational IT giant Atos has become the latest company to join the UK-wide Movement to Work scheme, founded to provide opportunities to young people who are out of work with limited experience. Movement to Work was launched to tackle the NEET crisis, a large population of young people in the UK who are not in ... Read more ›
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RAIDS AI, a new AI safety platform that can detect and respond to rogue AI behaviour in real time has launched. The platform works by monitoring AI behaviour and highlighting deviations in expected activity so that faults can be detected before they cause system failures or violate regulatory requirements. The company behind the platform, founded ... Read more ›
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Incard, a London-based fintech that provides digital brands with a financial management platform, has raised £10m in a Series A funding round. Launched in 2024, the Incard platform has been described by the company as a “financial operating system” for business owners, the creation of which was inspired by the founders’ own issues juggling fragmented ... Read more ›
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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has vowed to grow UK life sciences with the confirmation of £1.5bn of investments planned via UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Announced in a speech to industry members at an event in Camden, Kendall set out plans for UKRI to invest the figure over the next four years into life sciences ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include business payments fintech Sokin, embeddable digital pharmacy group Evaro and more. UKTN tracked £134m worth of UK tech investment this week (26 January to 30 January), a 5% week-on-week decrease across four funding rounds. Not counted is Synthesia’s £146m funding round that was announced this week but was ... Read more ›
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HSBC UK and Sage have jointly launched a new tax reporting tool for small businesses in preparation for the introduction of new Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements. Coming into effect in April, the new requirements will mean sole traders and landlords will have to regularly submit income and expense information to HMRC using approved software. ... Read more ›
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Ben Waterman is the co-founder and chief executive of Strabo, a digital wealth management dashboard for consumers and financial advisers. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Waterman discusses knowing when to finally launch your startup, a disastrous Covid-era digital pitch meeting and the future of business banking. What one thing do you wish you’d done ... Read more ›
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The British government is rolling out free AI training programmes with the goal of upskilling 10 million workers by 2030. The training schemes, which are to be delivered via various partner organisations including the NHS and techUK, have been conceived in line with the government’s ambition to establish the country as the fastest adopter of ... Read more ›
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The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will establish a Centre for AI Measurement, backed by £10.5m in public funding, to develop secure approaches to AI assurance. AI assurance is the process of identifying and mitigating risks associated with the technology before they impact businesses or the public. The new centre will serve as a working environment ... Read more ›
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Lloyds Banking Group expects generative AI to add over £100m of value to its business in 2026, following the release of its financial results. The bank revealed today that the technology in 2025 delivered around £50m in additional value and has plans to accelerate its AI practices significantly this year. Lloyds said it deployed over ... Read more ›
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Off the heels of Davos, the geopolitical mood is undeniably tense. With the US becoming increasingly unpredictable, and the EU forging monumental new ties with partners like India, the UK faces a pivotal moment. The discussions in Davos made one thing clear: lasting success requires a robust internal market coupled with a much broader, more ... Read more ›
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Professional services firms have always needed to adapt, but the pace of technological change today means innovation has become essential to how we operate. Clients expect integrated, responsive solutions, regulators bring new changes, and competitors evolve at pace. Meeting these demands requires more than just new tools. It calls for a new way of working. ... Read more ›
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The Scottish county of Lanarkshire has been named as the latest AI Growth Zone by the government, which has unveiled plans to create thousands of jobs and bring in billions in investments to the region. AI Growth Zones are areas designated for special support to advance the wider UK AI industry, including expedited planning processes ... Read more ›
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Business payments fintech Sokin is gearing up for significant international growth following a $100m (£72.5m) debt facility from Oxford Finance. With new funding secured, Sokin aims to accelerate its expansion across North America, South America and Asia as well as acquire new regional licenses and banking partnerships. “This capital positions us to own embedded payments ... Read more ›
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