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Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons | Silicon UK…
Google’s seven year ban on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for developing weapons and surveillance systems has been ended by parent Alphabet.
Financial software group Aptitude’s CFO steps down amid strategic shift …
The CFO of London-listed enterprise software provider Aptitude will step down as the company restructures it strategy. Mike Johns, who has been with Aptit
Smart electricity startup IONATE lands $17m funding round – UKTN
A startup promising to modernise electrical power grid has raised $17m (£13.6m) in a fresh funding round. Founded in 2019, London-based IONATE has built a
Success of Open Banking shows ‘Smart data’ bill could unlock…
A new data bill expected to become law in Spring could draw on the success of Open Banking to unlock £27bn of “smart data” economic growth, a new repor
Manchester is most popular city outside London to start a…
Last week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government’s plan to “kick start” the UK’s faltering economic growth, including by building
UK tech funding reaches six-month high in January amid AI…
Funding raised by UK tech companies in January reached a six-month high, brought on by a surge in AI investments, fresh figures from UKTN have found. Across J
Tesla sales sunk 12% in January despite best-ever start to…
Sales of Tesla vehicles slipped as much as 12% in January despite it being the best month on record for the EV market in the UK, fresh data has found. A tot
From CES 2025 to the Boardroom: How Emerging Tech Trends…
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 delivered a compelling vision of the future, showcasing innovations poised to revolutionise enterprises. From
Cherry Ventures seeks Europe’s first trillion-dollar tech company with $500m…
European venture capital firm Cherry is launching a $500m (£402m) fund with the goal of finding the continent’s first trillion-dollar technology company.
Oxford-based Sophos acquires Dell-owned SecureWorks in $859m deal – UKTN
Oxford-based Sophos has acquired US cybersecurity firm SecureWorks in a $859m deal. The transaction will make Sophos the largest pure-play Managed Detectio
Do tech firms really need more masculinity? Viv Paxinos, AllBright…
DEI is under attack. US president Donald Trump has begun a crusade to strip diversity policies from government institutions, while senior tech leaders like
‘Exciting plans’ ahead for Culham, Britain’s first AI growth zone,…
The boss of the organisation behind Britain’s first AI growth zone has said he has “exciting plans” for the science campus on which it will be built a
