Eight projects proposing ways in which AI can be incorporated into public sector work have been selected as semi-finalists in a government-sponsored competition. Run by digital business and technology service provider NTT DATA, the Civil Service AI and Data Challenge encouraged public sector workers to propose projects utilising the technology to improve services. Among the ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Christoph Lippuner, co-founder and chief executive of Semble, who discuses why healthcare professionals are far too often victims of extreme burnout, why that is a problem for everyone and the challenges he faced raising money for his business. Semble provides management software for healthcare providers. The platform helps clinicians and ... Read more ›
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The James Hutton Institute has received a £3m investment from Scottish Enterprise for its new high throughput phenotyping facility that’s part of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) in Invergowrie, Scotland. The facility is part of a suite combining advanced phenotyping, automation, AI-driven analytics and a high-performance computing cluster that supports research and industry collaboration. ... Read more ›
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YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Neil Inskip as head of new investments for the North across their Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham offices to strengthen its regional leadership team. Inskip will oversee YFM’s new investment activities across the North, supporting the regional teams and sitting on its investment committee. With nearly 20 years of private ... Read more ›
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Local areas across the UK can now bid for support of up to £20m in government funding to grow existing regional science and tech expertise. Funding body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is inviting local and regional partnerships to bid for the government funding to support research and innovation projects in their area through the ... Read more ›
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Consumer group Which? has launched legal action against tech giant Qualcomm accusing the US chip firm of anti-competitive behaviour. The case will be held in the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday and is expected to last five weeks. Which? has alleged that Apple and Samsung, two major customers of the company, were forced to pay ... Read more ›
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Payments and banking platform OpenPayd has appointed Yasemin Swanson as the firms new chief operations officer (COO). Swanson will be responsible for scaling OpenPayd’s operational infrastructure as it looks to expand globally and secure additional regulatory milestones. The new OpenPayd executive joins the company from clearing and embedded banking company ClearBank, worth around $1bn, where ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include, for the second week in a row, AI infrastructure company Nscale as well as sustainable aviation fuel group OXCCU and more. UKTN tracked £388.7m worth of UK tech investment this week (29 September to 3 October), a 59% week-on-week decrease across six funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup ... Read more ›
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The UK-registered arm of tech giant Google cut almost 400 jobs between December 2023 and 2024, as revealed in the firm’s latest accounts. In the group’s financial statements for the year ended December 2024, it was revealed that average headcount at Google UK fell from 7,422 to 7,029, a decrease of 393, first reported by City ... Read more ›
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Bilal Hussain is the co-founder and chief executive of Artio, an insurtech startup offering services to the carbon offset market. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Hussain discusses why small, incremental changes make all the difference, the importance of valuing yourself and your contributions and not being afraid to reach out to people. Which role ... Read more ›
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The UK tech industry was the second best-funded in the world in the first nine months of 2025, ahead of the US, China, India and Germany, according to Tracxn data. Research from Tracxn found that UK tech companies collectively raised $12bn (£8.9bn) in the first nine months of the year, an 8% increase from the ... Read more ›
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HartBeat Ventures, an investment fund founded by actor and comedian Kevin Hart, has co-led a £26m investment in London-based health and fitness app Simple Life. Founded in 2019, Simple Life was launched to offer practical weight loss support as a response to the numerous fad diets and unreasonable expectations presented by social media influencers. The ... Read more ›
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eBay has launched a £3m programme developed in collaboration with OpenAI to expand the skillset of small UK businesses with access to the latest custom AI productivity tools and training. The AI Activate programme is open to all businesses that sell on eBay, with up to 10,000 to be onboarded this year. Its value includes ... Read more ›
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At a time when almost every business is facing pressure to adopt AI technologies, knowing if it is actually the right move and how to go about it is a real challenge. While the term AI is thrown around excessively, it is important to recognise that it refers to a vast and diverse array of ... Read more ›
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Pension firms should capitalise on the opportunity to boost investment into the tech sector, Science Minister Lord Vallance will tell investors today in his speech at the British Venture Capital Association’s (BVCA) private capital showcase. Vallance will acknowledge that the UK is renowned for excellence in research and incubating companies in sectors including life sciences, ... Read more ›
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A new YouGov survey shows that two-thirds of UK undergraduates are already using AI in their studies – a third do so weekly. For many, ChatGPT is becoming as natural a tool as Google. The study also shows uncertainty – a quarter of students admit to using AI for graded work, yet many also say ... Read more ›
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The London Stock Exchange and Crowdcube, Europe’s largest private market investment platform, have formed a strategic partnership to create a more inclusive liquid private capital market ecosystem for retail investors. The partnership allows hundreds of thousands of eligible Crowdcube investors to gain access to opportunities on the same terms as large institutional investors. It also ... Read more ›
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Creator Fund, a London-based pre-seed venture capital group, has secured a close of $41m (£30.3m) for its first European institutional fund. Based in Kensington, Creator Fund works with scientists to turn academic research into deep tech startups, with notable examples including Glasgow spinout Chemify and Imperial College London spinout Recycleye. Its latest fund has already ... Read more ›
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AI hyperscaler company Nscale has closed a $433m (£320m) pre-Series C round just days after securing a record $1.1bn Series B investment. The London-based company has been rapidly growing since its launch in 2023 with its core technology of AI-focused data infrastructure seeing enormous demand globally, with governments and Big Tech firms pouring billions into ... Read more ›
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The idea of a ‘special relationship’ between the US and the UK goes back nearly 100 years. But President Trump’s visit in September, and the accompanying announcement of significant investment from US firms into UK tech, felt like a window into what the future of that relationship will look like – a world class tech ... Read more ›
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Chalkie, an edtech startup that uses AI to help teachers create curriculum-aligned lessons in minutes, has raised £1m in pre-seed funding, UKTN can exclusively reveal. Founded in 2024, Chalkie is a tool to quickly generate lessons based on subject, education level and curriculum. The company claims its platform has already been used by more than 100,000 teachers ... Read more ›
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