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UAE Cybersecurity Leader CPX Acquires Pioneering Cyber-AI Firm spiderSilk

CPX Holding, a leading provider of cutting-edge cyber and physical security solutions and services, announced the acquisition of spiderSilk, a pioneering cyber-AI product company renowned for its proprietary AI-powered defensive technologies, including the flagship exposure management platform, Resonance.

British businesses celebrated in The King’s Awards for Enterprise

The recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced, celebrating the achievements of leading businesses from across the UK and Channel Islands and recognising their vital role in growing our economy to improve lives.

Primer launches ‘Primer for Growth’ to help startups beat payment blues

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments, has launched “Primer for Growth” – a fresh initiative designed to solve payment headaches for digitally savvy startups and scaleups.

A Hustle Awards 2025 update

The Hustle Awards, a longstanding highlight in the entrepreneurial calendar, has some updates for you all!

Rare Founders demo day proves why raw, real startup stories matter

On April 25th, Rare Founders Demo Day returned with its most ambitious event to date – delivering a powerful reminder that the UK’s startup ecosystem doesn’t need more polish. It needs more truth.

Survey reveals National Insurance hike as biggest concern for SMEs

As SMEs navigate an increasingly complex business landscape in 2025, rising operational costs, talent retention, and cyber threats continue to dominate boardroom discussions.

Mission Zero Technologies opens DAC plant in Norfolk to turn CO2 into limestone

Mission Zero Technologies (MZT) has opened its Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Norfolk, the world’s first fully integrated DAC-to-building materials production demonstration.

BioMara achieves scaled production milestone for Thalivra Fucoidan

BioMara, a seaweed biotechnology company, has successfully completed commercial-scale trials of its proprietary fucoidan extraction process at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s premier bioprocessing facility.

Intralink launches in India to help UK tech firms expand

International business development consultancy Intralink has expanded its global presence to India to help UK technology companies secure customers and partners in this rapidly-developing market, and to enable Indian businesses to grow overseas.

Manchester named UK’s most AI-ready city for second year

Manchester has been crowned the UK’s most AI-ready city in 2025, according to new research.

Over two-thirds of Gen Z workers have entrepreneurial ambitions

Generation Z workers have significant entrepreneurial aspirations with over two-thirds (67%) aspiring to own or lead a business in the future, according to research by American Express and The Conduit, a collaborative impact community and members club.

Former Financial Times Editor Lionel Barber joins Deckmatch as adviser

Deckmatch, an AI-powered market intelligence company that analyses pitch decks for investors and product data for startups, has added former Financial Times Editor Lionel Barber as an adviser to the company.

UK small businesses create 30K jobs in first quarter of 2025

Despite mounting cost pressures, shifting tariffs, and a turbulent economic outlook, UK small businesses are fuelling a surprising surge in employment growth.

UK companies face greater language barrier to global growth than US and European peers

Findings from a DeepL survey of UK and global executives reveal that despite English being the language of global business, UK companies are more likely to encounter language-related challenges when expanding into new markets than their counterparts in the US, France, the Netherlands, and Germany.

Meet the early-stage startups transforming Europe’s food system

EIT Food Accelerator Network, an early-stage innovation programme co-funded by the European Union, welcomes 65 promising AgriFoodTech startups to its 2025 cohort.

Amazon to help 100,000 people gain AI skills by 2030

Amazon is bringing the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance to the UK, with the goal to provide 100,000 people with AI skills by 2030. Working in collaboration with educational institutions, government leaders, and enterprises across the country, the programme will help learners get ready for entry-level technical careers.

AWS Summit: one UK business adopts AI every 60 seconds

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating across the UK, with more than half (52%) of businesses now using AI, and at least one business on average embracing the technology about every 60 seconds, according to the latest edition of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) ‘Unlocking the UK’s AI Potential’ report.

UK firms lead Europe in open innovation and AI collaboration

The UK has emerged as Europe’s leader in corporate-startup collaboration, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new study by Sopra Steria Next – the consultancy division of the Sopra Steria Group, a major player in European technology.

bunq brings crypto investing to its secure banking app

bunq has launched bunq Crypto, empowering its users to safely and effortlessly invest in the cryptocurrency market.

Wazoku and National Innovation Center par Excellence launch new programme

Innovation scaleup Wazoku has announced a new partnership with National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE), the Chinese innovation centre. This partnership has been kicked off with the launch of a major programme designed to identify and launch pioneering technology projects with the financial backing, expert guidance, and R&D support of the NICE ecosystem.