Key data & emerging trends Some of the most salient findings from recent reports: According to the Lovelace Report 2025 (by Oliver Wyman in…
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UK Companies Prioritise Net Zero Despite Barriers
1. What the data says Strategic priority A recent survey (the UK Business Climate Hub’s 2025 UK Net Zero Business Census) found 79% of…
North East AI Growth Zone Taskforce Launched
North East (England) AI Growth Zone Taskforce 1. What is it? A new multi-stakeholder Taskforce has been launched to spearhead the development of the region’s…
New £10m Fund to Boost UK Semiconductor Development
1. What is the fund? On 24 September 2025, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced a new £10 million fund to…
Major Funding Round for Brain Scan Startup CoMind
Major funding round for brain-scan startup CoMind — full detailed report Headline: CoMind pulls in $60M Series A (part of $102.5M total) to commercialize a…
Blitz on Business Bureaucracy’ to Save Small Firms £6bn
On October 21, 2025, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a comprehensive initiative aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens on businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)….
Pension Funds to Invest Billions in UK Fintech Startups
In a significant development for the UK’s fintech sector, a consortium of 20 major pension funds, asset managers, and insurers has committed to investing in…
Government Launches ‘AI Growth Lab’ for Regulation Overhaul
On October 21, 2025, the UK government unveiled a transformative approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation with the introduction of the AI Growth Lab. This…
Record High for UK Tech Company Incorporations
The UK tech sector has experienced unprecedented growth, with new company incorporations reaching record highs in recent years. Here’s a detailed overview of this surge:…
Record number of tech startups launched in North West UK
Key data & context According to analysis by audit & consulting firm RSM UK, in Q2 2025 the North West saw 1,111 new technology…
UK Treasury resists forced sale of Chinese stake in chipmaker
What we do know The UK government under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) issued a final order in November 2024 requiring…
Major internet outage affects UK banks, apps, and telecoms
What happened — timeline & scope On October 20, 2025, a major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) triggered widespread disruption to websites, apps,…
Avensure founder named among UK’s top 50 ambitious business leaders
Chris Garner, Founder and CEO of Avensure, has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders in the UK for 2025…
Government unveils 14 regional tech projects to boost local innovation
The UK government has launched the £1 million Regional Tech Booster programme, unveiling 14 regional tech projects aimed at fostering innovation, supporting startups, and creating…
Google UK cuts hundreds of jobs amid restructuring
Google UK Limited What’s happened Google UK’s annual accounts show that headcount at Google UK Limited fell from 7,422 to 7,029 in 2024 —…
UK-listed companies issue record profit warnings in 2025
Key data & trends According to EY‑Parthenon, UK-listed companies issued 62 profit warnings in Q1 2025. (EY) In Q2 2025, the number rose to…
Getty–Shutterstock $3.7B merger faces UK competition concerns
Deal overview & strategic rationale In January 2025 Getty Images announced that it would acquire Shutterstock in a deal valued at about US $3.7…
UK launches “Sterling 20” investment initiative with pension funds
What is Sterling 20? The UK Treasury, working with the City of London Corporation, has launched a new investor-led partnership of 20 of Britain’s…
Amazon Web Services outage disrupts major UK apps and services
What happened: the AWS outage in brief In the early hours of October 20, 2025 (UTC), Amazon Web Services (AWS) began to exhibit widespread…
Databricks to Train 100,000 in AI Across UK & Ireland
Databricks has announced an ambitious initiative to train 100,000 individuals in data and AI skills across the UK and Ireland by 2028. This program, backed…