The British government is sticking by its pledge to move beyond a handful of major corporations to work closely with defence tech SMEs, according to a leading figure in the industry. This shift in approach has been on the cards for a while as the government has been urged over the years to make procurement ... Read more ›
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It is only right that the government’s recently published Industrial Strategy identified life sciences as one of eight priority sectors for UK growth. Britain’s research credentials are undisputed – Cambridge alone houses what the Global Innovation Index has described as the world’s most intensive science and technology cluster for the past three years. But ambition ... Read more ›
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Virgin Media O2 has launched a £1m talent fund aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) train tech apprentices. The initiative will cover the full cost of apprenticeship training, with a particular focus on supporting the early careers of women and people from diverse backgrounds in STEM-based roles. Despite a well documented digital skills ... Read more ›
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Bumper, a buy now pay later (BNPL) platform for car servicing and repairs, has secured an $11m (£8.1m) equity investment. Founded in 2013, the Sheffield-based fintech has raised the new funds to scale its BNPL service across Europe. Bumper offers garages and dealerships the option to spread the cost of repairs into multiple interest-free payments, ... Read more ›
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Archestra, a London-based startup connecting AI agents to company data, has secured a £2.5m funding round. An open-source platform, Archestra is designed to introduce security layers to allow companies to adopt new AI tools with access to their data. Businesses are increasingly attaching various AI agents to their existing systems including email and HR platforms ... Read more ›
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Biotech firm Relation is doubling its London footprint with a major expansion to its facilities in Regent’s Place. The company, a self-described “end-to-end” biotech that uses genomics and machine learning to develop medicines, is taking and additional 7,000 sq ft. of lab space at the Euston Road site, bringing its total to 13,000 sq ft. ... Read more ›
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Mission Zero Technologies, a London-based startup specialising in carbon removal technology, has opened its third direct air capture plant. Direct air capture is the process of taking carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere, as opposed to other forms of carbon capture, which are often placed at the source of emissions. The third deployment of direct ... Read more ›
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Consumers in the UK are among the least trusting of digital ID solutions in the world, according to new research. A new report studying perceptions of digital identification and biometric security across various countries from Checkout.com has found people in Britain are significantly less comfortable with the technology compared with other regions. While consumers in ... Read more ›
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More data has been created in the past three years than in the entirety of human history. This explosion of information offers organisations an unprecedented opportunity to understand their customers and operations in ways that were unimaginable just a decade ago. Yet, despite this promise, most of that data remains locked away, trapped in outdated ... Read more ›
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Oxford Ionics has provided a full stack quantum computer to the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) as it tests and develops commercial use cases. The Oxford-based computing firm has in partnership with NQCC and Innovate UK launched a testbed programme to explore how quantum computers can provide commercial returns. The new quantum computer, called ... Read more ›
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The rollout of live facial recognition vans announced by the Home Office is a “no-brainer” according to a think tank founded by former prime minister Tony Blair. Though considered controversial by advocates for privacy and personal freedom, the use of the technology has been heavily supported by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. “Using ... Read more ›
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Archestra, a London-based startup connecting AI agents to company data, has secured a £2.5m funding round. An open-source platform, Archestra is designed to introduce security layers to allow companies to adopt new AI tools with access to their data. Businesses are increasingly attaching various AI agents to their existing systems including email and HR platforms ... Read more ›
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Welsh ID verification company Credas Technologies has announced the appointment of Neil Williams as its new chief technology officer. Williams joins Credas from sustainable home retrofitting firm Sero, the where he served as interim CTO following a £6m VC investment secured in 2023. As the technology chief of Credas, Williams will help guide the firm ... Read more ›
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Welcome to our new series, The Circuit. Meet our interviewee: Your browser does not support the video tag. Sister is Manchester’s new innovation district, a joint venture between Bruntwood SciTech and the University of Manchester. The four million square foot site is situated directly opposite Piccadilly train station on the site of the University’s former ... Read more ›
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Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has named a new chief finance officer as it prepares for global expansion and the US launch of its new quantum computer. Robert Coutts, a former KPMG manager and finance chief at Achilles Therapeutics, has been named the new CFO of the company ahead of its US push. Coutts, who helped ... Read more ›
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Tide, the London-based business management fintech group, is aiming to tackle payments frauds by modifying the cards it issues to customers. The LocalGlobe-backed firm has decided to remove printed numbers from its payment cards, in a move it describes as a first for business card providers. As fraud increasingly becomes a concern for businesses of ... Read more ›
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The next chapter in legal AI innovation is here. Following successful launches in the USA and Australia, LexisNexis Protégé is now available to legal professionals across the UK. Designed to bring personalised AI assistance and agentic intelligence into everyday legal work. Imagine an AI assistant that not only helps you draft documents and summarise cases ... Read more ›
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Riva Money, a new cross-border payments fintech founded by alumni from Wise and Revolut, has raised $3m (£2.2m). Founded earlier this year, Riva Money is aiming to use blockchain technology to streamline the process of international payments. The company’s stated mission is to address the high costs and slow settlement times associated with cross-border transactions. ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Robin Saxby, former chief executive officer and chairman of Arm, who discusses the history of his old company, the ever-changing complexities of how geopolitics impacts business and the urgent need for common sense among the world’s politicians to take a global approach to our largest problems. Saxby became Arm’s first ... Read more ›
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Blueskytec, a cybersecurity hardware company based in Bath, has secured a £1.5m investment from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund, managed by Maven. Focused on protecting critical national infrastructure, Blueskytec develops physical hardware designed to protect the cybersecurity of sectors including defence, civil and energy. The company claims that its process, being 100% ... Read more ›
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Legal action taken by the Wikimedia Foundation, the owner and operator of Wikipedia, against the UK government’s Online Safety Act was dismissed by a High Court judge on Monday. The organisation made the challenge over concerns the act’s categorisation rules could impose stringent requirements on Wikipedia that would “undermine the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s ... Read more ›
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies co-founder Gordon Sanghera (pictured) will step down as chief executive after more than 20 years at the company’s helm. Announced on Monday, Sanghera said he will be moving on as CEO by the end of 2026. The DNA and RNA sequencing pioneer listed on the London Stock Exchange with high expectations in ... Read more ›
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In today’s geo-political environment of heightened global tensions, the importance of strategic defence preparedness is vital. Accurate, scientific and technical weather and climate capabilities are an essential component of this preparedness, providing forecasting and prediction capabilities for mission planning and the operational effectiveness of UK and international defence forces. As the Met Office’s head ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk‘s Tesla is looking to enter the UK home energy market after making a formal bid to secure an electricity supply licence from Ofgem. The Texas-headquartered company has applied for a UK approval to supply homes with power via its Manchester-based UK subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures. Ofgem will collect comments on the licence application ... Read more ›
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AI, carbon removal and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are among the areas targeted by International Airlines Group (IAG) in the firm’s largest-ever accelerator cohort featuring 29 startups. IAG, the London-headquartered conglomerate which owns British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia among other airlines, has been running its startup accelerator since 2016 and claims to have supported ... Read more ›
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