This week’s podcast guest is Karen McCormick, chief investment officer at Beringea, who discusses the relationship between the business, technology and investment communities of the UK and the US, why the entrepreneurial spirit of the UK is catching up to Silicon Valley and why almost every business has become an AI business. Beringea is a ... Read more ›
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Increasing use of AI to enhance efficiencies in the professional services industry is pioneering how the UK can tackle its labour market issues, according to consulting firm RSM UK. While the group’s latest economic outlook found the UK to be the top performing G7 economy in the first half of 2025, RSM UK has warned ... Read more ›
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London-based AI startup Faculty has launched Frontier 3, the latest release of its decision intelligence platform that’s designed to help businesses make better, faster and more confident decisions at scale. The new next-generation version offers advances in agentic AI, collaboration and enterprise scalability. It also introduces the Decision Hub, a collaborative command centre for scenario ... Read more ›
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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Ofcom’s fining of 4chan under the Online Safety Act is a ‘clear warning’ for those platforming illegal content. 4chan is a controversial website that allows users to post anonymously, and has a history of being used to spread extremist ideologies. Ofcom has fined 4chan £20,000 after the website failed to ... Read more ›
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The British Business Bank has invested over £250m directly into scaleup businesses in the UK. The funding has been invested into 33 UK technology and life science companies, with over half going to university spinouts. These companies have raised a total in excess of £2bn. The British Business Bank recently announced it has increased the ... Read more ›
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The Home Office’s latest push to circumvent Apple’s encryption forces a stark choice: do we want a digital society that is secure for everyone, or one that is easier to surveil and therefore easier to attack? You cannot have both. When you weaken encryption for the “exceptional” case, you weaken it for all cases. That ... Read more ›
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Online payment service provider Nochex has been acquired by PAYSTRAX, a company that specialises in supporting businesses with complex payment needs. Established in Vilnius in Lithuania and with significant operations in Brighton, the acquisition will allow PAYSTRAX to diversify its portfolio in the UK where the company had its first customers. Founded in 2001, Nochex is ... Read more ›
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Gladys, an AI-powered tech platform built to support the home care sector, has secured a seed funding round worth £1.5m. The founding team has warned of the dangers presented by the “failing” state of home care in the UK and has claimed to offer solutions for both workers in the sector and those who need ... Read more ›
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Alex Marsh, the former head of Klarna’s UK entity, has been appointed the group chief executive officer of fintech lender Salad Group. A long-time fintech executive, Marsh joined the UK arm of Klarna in 2019 as its finance chief before rising to the role of the BNPL provider’s UK CEO the following year, eventually leaving ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include Scottish cancer therapeutics company Trogenix, quantum-resilient encryption firm Sitehop and more. UKTN tracked £122.25m worth of UK tech investment this week (6 October to 10 October), a 68% week-on-week decrease across six funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Trogenix – £70m Sector: Health ... Read more ›
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Alice Rackley is the co-founder and chief executive of Polytag, a company that provides digital tracking and data solutions for packaging, encouraging sustainable, recyclable and circular practices. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Rackley discusses the importance of investing time within the community of your sector, ambitious pioneers in the circular packaging industry and why ... Read more ›
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The UK’s competition watchdog has confirmed tech giant Google has been designated as having strategic market status (SMS) under new digital markets legislation. In January the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) received new powers under the The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, in part allowing it to propose an SMS designation to companies ... Read more ›
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A wide rollout of autonomous robots used to deliver food, groceries and medicine could add £1.3bn to the UK economy in the next decade, a new report has claimed. The report, from policy and regulatory consultancy Prysm Global, claimed expanding the fleet of personal delivery devices (PDDs) available in the UK could create hundreds of ... Read more ›
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IPO activity on the London Stock Exchange remained subdued in the third quarter of 2025 with only three new listings – but a stronger IPO pipeline for the first half of 2026 suggests confidence is returning to the UK’s equity markets. Between July and September 2025, the three listings on the AIM raised £16.3m in ... Read more ›
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Atom Bank has opened its new headquarters in Newcastle, bringing 600 employees and creating 30 new roles. The move from its previous home in Durham to the historic Pattern Shop marks a new era for the digital bank, reinforcing its commitment to the North East and creating new opportunities for local talent. The relocation is ... Read more ›
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Google and NatWest are teaming up with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to help UK SME leaders implement AI tools after it was found that more than half (59%) of British SME owners have paused ideas due to time constraints. Google’s AI Works for Business tour will teach SMEs how AI can improve ... Read more ›
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Sitehop, a Sheffield-based cyber startup building encryption future-proofed against quantum cyberattacks, has received a £7.5m investment. As quantum computing becomes more viable and accessible, there is widespread concern among cyber experts that current encryption standards are not capable of withstanding attacks from quantum computers. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has already issued a warning to ... Read more ›
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The UK’s advertising regulator is exploring how AI can be used to detect problems with commercials that have slipped through its traditional monitoring system with a trial directed at alcohol adverts. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) conducted a trial using AI at scale to determine if alcohol ads were following its rules. The ASA first ... Read more ›
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The Beauty Tech Group, a Manchester-based firm that owns a host of beauty treatment technology brands, has listed on the London Stock Exchange with an initial market cap of £300m. Founded in 2009 under the name CurrentBody, The Beauty Tech Group now owns a portfolio including ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser, with a presence in ... Read more ›
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Plural, a venture capital firm launched by prominent tech entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty (Pictured), a former Uber executive, as its new partner. Gore-Coty spent 13 years at the global tech firm and held several roles including vice president of mobility and at one point leading the Uber Eats division globally. He ... Read more ›
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