Global investment platform Lightyear today announces a $23 million Series B investment round to bolster retail investing in the UK, alongside unveiling a new suite of AI-powered market intelligence tools.
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For the first time since 2021, TV advertising spend in the UK grew year-on-year in 2024 – hitting £5.27 billion. Not bad for a format some declared dead in the wake of Netflix binges and TikTok scrolling.
I recently spoke to a senior manager who, upon leaving a workplace mandated DEI session, told me that he had learned a new term that day. “Fantastic,” I said, assuming it to be directly related to diversity, equality, or inclusion. “Psychological safety,” he told me.
AI continues to dominate headlines and social media. For good reason. It’s already helping many businesses work faster and smarter. The global AI market was worth more than $279 billion last year. It’s expected to grow to $1.8 trillion by 2030. That kind of growth tells you how quickly things are moving.
Designing and developing micro robots is the stuff of sci-fi, Joana Cartocci, Founder and COO of Robeauté told me, but it is exactly what the startup is doing as part of a mission to give neurosurgeons the tools they need to investigate, treat, and monitor brain diseases.
Designing a photonic chip on your CTO’s dining room table may not be a typical backstory for most startups, but for Siloton, co-founded by Alasdair Price in 2020, it was a core component for a business that began during the COVID pandemic.
How we perceive technology depends on who we are, the aspirations we have, and the philosophy we live by, on a daily basis.
We’re in a new era of marketing. What used to take a team of specialists and weeks of production can now be done in minutes by almost anyone. The tools have changed – and if you’re not adapting, you’re falling behind.
MintNeuro is a UK-based startup, established in 2022 as a spin-out from Imperial College London, focusing on creating scalable semiconductor technologies for next generation bioelectronic devices aimed at treating neurological conditions.
Caspar Lee is a South African-born entrepreneur and investor, and former YouTube personality who rose to prominence through his engaging content during the platform’s early years.
The global medtech and healthtech startup community has no shortage of bold ideas. Across the world, early-stage companies are developing digital tools, medical devices, and AI-driven solutions aimed at tackling some of the most complex challenges in healthcare. Yet, while innovation flourishes, scaling successfully remains notoriously difficult.
inforcer has raised $35 million in a Series B round led by Dawn Capital with participation of existing investors Meritech Capital.
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.
As everyone in SEO knows, there really are no set rules. And, even when we think we have cracked the code, the algorithm updates again, creating an ever-evolving world. In 2025, it’s simply not enough for brands to just show up in search. Today, the Google EEAT model is at the centre of success.
Slumps in business performance are increasingly destabilising work-life balances. In 2024 sales declined, with just over half (57%) of salespeople reaching their sales targets. This is the lowest figure in five years, marking a continuing trend of attrition: 4% lower than the previous year and 7% lower than in 2021.
As a biochemist working full-time while completing my PhD, I had made a personal commitment to myself: to live and experience life in a way that felt fulfilling and aligned with who I wanted to become. That meant more than professional progress.
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.
The UK government is implementing significant immigration changes this month, with further reforms expected. These changes are part of a programme of legislation over the course of this parliament aiming to reduce reliance on lower-skilled overseas labour while still attracting top talent.
