Tech
Race for AI Growth Zone nomination is on with invitation…
The race for to get selected to build AI Growth Zones stepped up a gear today after the government said it would be welcoming expressions of interest (EOIs)
Conigital: Autonomous vehicle startup appoints liquidators after claiming to raise…
Conigital, a West Midlands-based autonomous vehicle technology company that announced it had raised half a billion pounds in 2023, has appointed a liquidato
CAB Payments CFO quits a year after CEO departure –…
The finance chief of London-listed fintech CAB Payments has stepped down after almost a decade at the foreign exchange and cross-border payment firm. Rich
UK tech consortium receives £6m in funding to launch UK’s…
A UK technology consortium, led by Excelerate Technology, has been awarded £6m in funding from the UK Space Agency, as
UK government demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data
The demand applies to all content stored using what Apple calls "Advanced Data Protection" (ADP).This uses something called end-to-end encryption, where only th
Haatch secures another £10m from BBI to back pre-seed SaaS…
Haatch has secured an additional £10m investment from British Business Investments, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank, as it doubles down suppo
UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Ionate to…
This week’s UK tech funding deals include smart electricity startup Ionate, investigation software provider Blackdot Solutions and more. UKTN tracked £40
Iomart shares sink amid customer churn at data centre firm …
Shares in London-listed cloud data centre company Iomart fell by around 27% on Friday after reporting an increase in customer churn. The Glasgow-founded c
Bubble founder: Hiring badly can kill you – UKTN
Ari Last is the founder and CEO of Bubble, a childcare platform connecting nannies and babysitters with families. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Las
Digital banks’ market share slipped in 2024 as high street…
Digital banks’ share of primary banking relationships fell in 2024, a survey has found, as traditional high street banks ramped up incentives and fine-tuned t
Resilient and rising: UK tech ecosystem
Recognized as one of the most dynamic and innovative ecosystems globally, the UK is home to a thriving network of startups, scale-ups,
Dawn of the debt: Bank of England interest rate cut…
A debt funding frenzy and a flurry of mergers and acquisitions in UK tech could be on the cards as the Bank of England cut interest rates for the third time
