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The story of humankind is a tale of overcoming adversity. Of constant evolution and relentless struggle to improve. In the past two centuries, the world has experienced an unprecedented shift that reshaped a population with 90% of its inhabitants living in rural areas in 1800 into one where over half of us now reside in cities. This urban transformation is one of the most significant changes in human history – and it is far from over.
In its third annual Work from Anywhere Barometer, International Workplace Group (IWG) has named Tokyo as the world’s leading workcation city for 2025, overtaking strong competition from the likes of Rio de Janeiro and last year’s winner, Budapest. 60% of hybrid workers are more likely to extend a holiday to work remotely than this time last year.
IFZA has announced the launch of Scale360, in association with Plug and Play. Scale360 is a startup accelerator dedicated to bridging the gap between international startups and leading international corporates.
team.blue, a digital enabler for businesses and entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of its first report exploring small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) sentiment toward data hosting across Europe.
Fuse Energy, one of the UK’s fastest-growing electricity suppliers, has recently announced its entry into the domestic gas market, marking a significant milestone as the company seeks to provide a seamless, all-in-one energy experience.
The UK Government has announced a major boost to British industry following the signing of a historic trade agreement with India, securing over £6 billion in new investment and export deals and supporting more than 2,200 British jobs across the country.
Digital gifting platform Prsnt is set to appear in an upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den, airing on BBC One on Thursday 31st July 8pm.
British battery technology pioneer Anaphite has appointed international business development consultancy Intralink to strengthen its presence in South Korea – the world’s second-largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
More than half of Gen Z workers in the UK are considering taking on a second job to help cover basic living costs, according to new research that highlights the growing financial pressure on younger employees.
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Universal Quantum has joined the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) to apply quantum computing to real-world global health challenges, starting with a new use case focused on tackling endometriosis.
German conversational AI company Cognigy has announced it plans to invest £50 million to expand its UK operations, increasing its workforce to create over 140 high-skilled technology roles by 2027.
From predictive maintenance at Rolls-Royce to hyper-personalised retail at John Lewis, AI is no longer a future goal, it’s the engine of smarter operations, sharper decision-making, and competitive edge, with startups that are embedding AI early and meaningfully into their products and processes already pulling ahead.
Tennibot, the innovative sports technology company behind The Rover ball-collecting robot, has announced that its AI-powered autonomous ball machine, The Partner, is now shipping to consumers.
Driven by a young and digital population, neobanks have reset the paradigm for the banking industry in terms of customer experience, product innovation, and pricing. Now, adding to the mix are telecom services that have become an attractive proposition for the fintech sector.
Magdrive, the developers of high-performance plasma propulsion for next-gen spacecraft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Perpetual Atomics, the company behind pioneering space nuclear power systems.
Latent Labs is launching Latent-X, a frontier AI model for push button protein design, outperforming competing models under identical laboratory conditions.
Perse Technology and EDF have partnered to help UK businesses reduce carbon emissions and energy costs.
A report from The Entrepreneurs Network, one of Britain’s think tanks for entrepreneurship policy, urges the UK Government to establish clear programme standards and classifications for startup support schemes, such as accelerators and incubators.
A new scientific paper from Aneira Health finds that its women’s-health-specialist large language model (LLM), improves on the performance of popular AI models using context from a large volume of expert-curated clinical documents.
