Recent findings from Marktlink, an independent international M&A advisory firm with a UK base in Manchester, indicate that 47% of SME leaders have contemplated acquiring another business in the past year. Notably, nearly two thirds (64%) of these leaders plan to make a purchase within the next five years.
During Nottingham Trent University’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, students engaged in the dynamic Start-up Marathon hosted by the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) at Nottingham Business School.
The current analytics pricing model presents a significant challenge for many UK startups. These companies, already grappling with reduced funding – down to $7.4bn in the first half of 2023, a 57% decrease from the previous year – find themselves in a precarious position where balancing costs against innovation is a constant struggle.
With Sam Altman resuming his role as CEO and the formation of a new board at OpenAI, one question arises: how has this leadership transition impacted both the startup and the broader generative AI landscape?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has outlined an ambitious innovation drive with 110 pro-growth measures in his Autumn Statement.
A recent survey conducted by Indeed has highlighted a significant shift in work attire among British employees.
Dr. Ben Maruthappu, the Founder of AI-enabled home healthcare provider Cera, has been crowned Great British Entrepreneur of the Year at The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
Swytch Technology Ltd has announced a funding of £3.4m, aimed at boosting stock levels for its ‘Swytch Kit.’
In a significant stride towards smarter infrastructure maintenance, a UK-based startup has introduced an autonomous robot designed to address the challenge of road repairs.
Neurxcore has announced the launch of its Neural Processor Unit (NPU) product line, aimed at AI inference applications.
British aerospace SMEs are poised to benefit from a new funding programme announced by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).
Lisa Franke, Founder, and CEO of Maxim VR, shares her compelling journey of breaking free with a young child from an abusive relationship and her unwavering commitment to building a nurturing virtual environment, blending VR, AI, and Peer-to-Peer support for children and teens struggling with mental health challenges.
Generation Alpha, spanning from 2010 to 2025, anticipates a world that is more interconnected and seamless, potentially reshaping local communities, their governance, and economic structures.
Recent research by STX Next reveals that 91% of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) consider technical debt their principal challenge as they head into 2024.
The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA) released a new report, offering insights into the challenges, limitations, and prospects for the UK’s most promising scaleups.
Geek Club and CircuitMess have launched a Kickstarter campaign for their space exploration-themed project, aimed at educating individuals aged eleven and older about engineering, AI, and coding.
Gartner has forecasted that IT spending will reach $1.1 trillion in 2024, driven by investments in Cloud security and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This is expected to result in an increase in overall expenditure on IT services across Europe.
Stockoss, a Paris-based logistics technology startup, has raised €4m in seed funding led by London-based VC Pi Labs.
GoStudent launches GoStudent VR in the UK – an immersive, tutor-led, VR language learning platform that is set to transform how students engage with new languages.
Artificial intelligence is one of those technologies that always seemed to lurk somewhere just over the horizon, promising much but perennially underdelivering. In the blink of an eye all that changed.
