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Pioneering UK microchip maker bought by Japanese conglomerate

Posted by July 11, 2024

British artificial intelligence (AI) chip firm Graphcore - once considered a potential rival to market leader Nvidia - has been bought by a Japanese conglomerat

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UK is top destination in Europe for tech sector venture…

Posted by July 11, 2024

The GDP figures were not the only encouraging piece of news to cross the desk of Rachel Reeves, the new chancellor, on Thursday.There was also new

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Rachel Reeves to announce economic advisory council to boost UK…

Posted by July 11, 2024

Rachel Reeves is poised to announce the creation of a new council of economic advisers to help guide Labour’s number one “national mission” of expanding t

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Tata Steel starts voluntary redundancy process

Posted by July 11, 2024

Tata Steel has started asking its employees if they would accept voluntary redundancy, the UK government has said after a meeting of its transition board.The co

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68% of UK SMEs ‘struggle to source skilled staff’

Posted by July 11, 2024

Almost seven in 10 small and medium-sized businesses struggle to find recruits with adequate skills, reveals research. The Attitudes to Work study surveyed 525

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Water bills in England and Wales: how much more might…

Posted by July 11, 2024

Consumers face a sharp rise in water costs after the industry regulator gave permission for companies to increase bills to pay for stopping sewage spills and fi

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Scottish businesses secure nearly one-fifth of UK spinout deals

Posted by July 11, 2024

Scotland accounted for almost one-fifth of all UK equity deals involving university spinouts in 2023

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Scottish Businesses secure nearly One-Fifth of UK Spinout Deals –…

Posted by July 11, 2024

Scotland accounted for almost one-fifth of all UK equity deals involving university spinouts in 2023, according to new figures from the British Business Ba

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Mortgage News: Barclays Among Lenders Joining Rate-Cutting Bandwagon

Posted by July 11, 2024

Find out what’s happening with mortgage rates today and calculate monthly repayments across a range of different rates and deals. 11 July: Co

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UK GDP: Growth powers past expectations after washout April –…

Posted by July 11, 2024

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.4% month-on-month growth in May, following no growth in April as wet wea

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UK Government to Deliver “Bus Revolution”

Posted by July 11, 2024

The UK’s new Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh has kickstarted a planned “bus revolution” with a visit to Greater Manchester. This initiative aims

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Legal & General-backed Salary Finance in advanced talks about merger

Posted by July 11, 2024

A prominent financial technology company part-owned by Legal & General (L&G) is in talks about a merger that would create one of Britain's

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