Alex Cooper is the co-founder and chief executive of Electric Twin, a London-based company that develops synthetic populations and tools to help organisations make better decisions through AI-powered behavioural prediction. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Cooper discusses knowing when to trust the team you have built, why having a co-founder by your side makes ... Read more ›
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The recent High Court decision in favour of Stability AI regarding Getty Images copyright infringement lawsuit was “largely not a surprise”, according to tech specialist lawyer Matthew Holman. This week, London-based generative AI group Stability won a landmark case over the legality of it using copyrighted data in its training process. While seen as a ... Read more ›
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The UK government is doubling down on its support for the field of quantum with £14m set to back a series of projects finding viable use cases for quantum sensing technology. The Quantum Sensing Mission Primer awards, funded by Innovate UK, will support more than a dozen projects that demonstrate how quantum-powered sensor technology can ... Read more ›
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A new £2m incubator programme supporting health tech businesses in Leeds has been announced by a partnership of influential organisations in the northern city. Announced on Thursday by Leeds City Council leader James Lewis, the incubator will offer businesses tailored support to address barriers to growth and provide expertise and access to a network of ... Read more ›
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The Labour government, which came into power back in July 2024, has faced an unprecedented approval crisis. Critics from across the political spectrum have voiced concerns to such a degree that Sir Keir Starmer has become one of the least popular prime ministers in history, according to YouGov approval ratings. But faced with shots against ... Read more ›
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This week, global advisory and accounting network HLB International hosted its inaugural Innovation Symposium in the heart of one of London’s key tech hubs, Shoreditch. The event set out to give professional services a first-hand look at what innovation means in their ecosystem, gathering key partners to explore key trends that should be adapted to ... Read more ›
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Jensen Huang, Yann LeCun and Fei-Fei Li were among the AI and technology leaders to be awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for engineering by King Charles III on Wednesday evening. In total nine figures were named as 2025 laureates for the prize in honour of their pioneering contributions to the development of modern machine learning, ... Read more ›
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Cambridge Photon Technology (CPT), a deep tech startup developing photon-multiplier technology to make solar panels more efficient, has landed a £1.56m investment. A spinout from the University of Cambridge, CPT is working to enable silicon solar panels to generate more power by converting wasted sunlight into usable light. It does this by converting high-energy photons ... Read more ›
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Quantinuum, a UK and US-based deep tech firm worth $10bn, has announced the launch of Helios, which it describes as the “world’s most accurate quantum computer”. A general purpose quantum computer, Helios was designed to accelerate the adoption of the technology by enterprises, as the quantum industry continues its process of commercialisation after years of ... Read more ›
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Tech industry figures in the West Midlands have hailed the region as having the UK’s “fastest-growing tech sector” at the seventh annual Birmingham Tech Week. The event, held in late October, saw more than 8,000 figures from across the tech and investment industries visit the UK’s second largest city. As well as panels, summits and ... Read more ›
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HM Treasury has commissioned the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to carry out research on how AI and other disruptive technologies can support the finance sector. In a letter to the commission’s chair Mark Hoban and chief executive Claire Tunley, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby requested research how technologies are making an impact ... Read more ›
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We talk a great deal in this country about “spreading opportunity.” It is an admirable aim but when it comes to building a globally competitive innovation economy, it is the wrong starting point. The UK cannot afford to dilute its limited resources across dozens of regions and expect to rival the world’s best. If we ... Read more ›
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A trial of a new AI tool used in a police force in Yorkshire has been described as a success, with potential officer time savings to be over 23,000 hours a year. Humberside Police conducted the trial, called Project Moriarty, in partnership with Coeus Software the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and the National Science ... Read more ›
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Profits at the supermarket M&S plummeted in the firm’s latest results as it revealed the cost of a recent high-profile cyber attack against it was over £100m. The group posted a pre-tax profit for the half-year ended September 2025 of £184.1m, down 55.4% from the previous year. In its interim results, M&S revealed the direct ... Read more ›
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SiXworks and STEM Returners has launched a new jobs programme designed to support digital technology professionals struggling to return to work after a career break. Working with return-to-work specialists STEM Returners, SiXworks will host the returners programme at their site in Farnborough, Hampshire, while STEM Returners will source the candidates and provide career coaching and ... Read more ›
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Proptech platform Homemove has acquired property search website Home.co.uk to strengthen its ambition to build the UK’s most comprehensive free-to-list destination for estate agents and home movers. By combining Homemove’s AI-led platform and product development with Home.co.uk’s established brand and market data, the acquisition creates a modern listings destination designed to connect every part of ... Read more ›
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves will celebrate the UK’s economic strengths and world-leading universities and scientific institutions in her scene setter speech ahead of this autumn’s budget on November 26. In the speech, Reeves flags the importance of the UK’s talented and committed workforce, open trading economy and cutting-edge industries, but paved the way for potential tax ... Read more ›
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The UK division of Salesforce has reduced its team by 10% in another round of job cuts, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The company’s headcount fell from 2,964 members in 2024 to 2,673 employees this year, despite turnover increasing by 11% year-on-year to almost £1.87bn. The firm’s latest financial results showed operating ... Read more ›
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Vigilant AI.ai, the Derby-headquartered tech platform that creates AI teammates designed for regulated businesses, has raised £585k in pre-seed funding led by early-stage VC Haatch. The round combines funds from three Haatch-managed sources including funding from Haatch, the East Midlands Combined County Authority and British Business Bank. Vigilant AI.ai delivers AI teammates that embed generative ... Read more ›
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The government has pledged £10m in funding for new technologies that will allow electric vehicle (EV) charging devices to operate off-grid or without large grid connections. Support will help overcome grid constraint challenges and enable more chargers to be rolled out on England’s motorways and major A-roads, including in more rural areas across the country. ... Read more ›
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