Tech startups are embracing stablecoins to streamline cross-border payments and boost operational efficiency. But adoption is still being constrained by concerns over fraud and links to criminal activity.
Innovation and growth company Plexal has welcomed six forward-thinking founders to its Cyber Runway Ignite leadership programme.
Cocreatd, the British venture studio founded by serial entrepreneurs Oliver Yonchev, James Lawson Barker, Paul Stevens, and Simon Whittaker, has announced its portfolio is valued at over £100 million from a standing start just 365 days ago.
I love the British startup community. Its founders are filled with creativity, talent, and a sense of fairness and purpose. However, when I started my climatetech career at Greentown Labs, the US’ largest climate tech incubator, I could tell the energy was different.
Defence Builder, Ukraine’s accelerator for defencetech startups and 17Tech Oy, a Finnish defence technology accelerator and venture capital firm, announce a strategic partnership to reinforce the defence tech innovation ecosystems of Finland and Ukraine. The accelerator accepts startups from all NATO countries.
Despite two-thirds (64%) of startups planning to increase investment and 85% wanting to stay in Britain, one in five of the UK’s fastest growing companies could leave the UK within the next three years without action, a new report from Virgin Media O2 has warned.
With less than two weeks until the Budget speech, a leading voice in the quantum industry is warning the UK government needs to announce a Quantum Sovereign Wealth Fund or risk an innovation exodus.
Dreame Technology announced that three of its products have been named CES Innovation Awards 2026 honourees: the H15 Pro Heat Wet Dry Vacuum, Aqua10 Ultra Roller Robot Vacuum, and Furcatch Air Purifier FP10.
Skycore Semiconductors announces it has raised €5 million in seed funding. The round was led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from First Momentum, Mätch VC, and Balnord.
Silicon Valley–based additive manufacturing company, Carbon, announces it has raised $60 million in new funding. The round was headlined by current investors Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake, adidas, Baillie Gifford, Madrone, and Northgate.
As UK organisations strive to boost productivity in a challenging economy, new research from TeamViewer highlights concern about dysfunctional technology. Digital friction, the study reveals, is quietly eroding business performance and limiting productivity gains across industries.
According to the ‘State of Cloud and AI Security 2025’ report by Tenable, developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, 89% of organisations today are either running (55%) or piloting (34%) AI workloads.
The World Economic Forum estimates 40% of core job skills will change by 2030, with employers already paying an average of 47% more for workers with AI skills, according to Skillsoft’s 2024-2025 IT Skills & Salary Report.
For most startups, building credibility takes a lot of hard work, as they must demonstrate consistency and competence to build trust. They may have a great product or service, but until people trust the brand, growth stalls.
New research has revealed that Generation Alpha expect their jobs to be dramatically different to those of their parents, from the death of the daily commute and email to working regularly with robots at work.
Companies can now access China’s fast-growing innovation ecosystem via a new partnership between UK innovation scaleup Wazoku and InnoMatch, the Chinese open innovation platform.
OptAI has announced that it has been named a CES 2026 ‘Innovation Award Honouree’ for its proprietary platform, OptHancer. The award recognises OptAI’s technological achievements ahead of CES 2026, the world’s largest consumer electronics and IT exhibition, taking place this January in Las Vegas.
Menstrual health startup Joii is launching the world’s first AI-powered app that measures period blood volume in the UK, transforming a guessing game into data that doctors can’t dismiss.
Once the highlight of the corporate calendar, the office Christmas party has long symbolised celebration, team spirit, and a well-earned end to the year. But recent headlines – and countless social media horror stories – suggest that the shine has worn off.
In an age where algorithms generate headlines and AI-written content floods our feeds, audiences are craving something more human, which means truth, credibility, and connection are more important than ever.
