Generative AI is one of the most transformative technologies of this generation. Throughout its history, Amazon has focused heavily on developing and deploying AI and machine learning to improve the customer experience, support the success of sellers, maximise productivity, and tackle some of the most challenging problems facing humanity.
Feldspar, the UK-based technology company, has announced three senior appointments to its newly formed board of directors, including the role of chairperson.
Imperial College London announces its first physical presence in the US, with a new hub located in San Francisco.
Hundreds of independent vape stores across the UK are set to benefit from a pioneering AI app that provides automated and highly accurate facial age estimation, removing guesswork from age checks and mitigating the risk of fines that can exceed £1,500.
New research from the University of Salford is shining a light on the reality of how UK working women set about having to manage or control the pressures of clashing roles, such as employee, parent or carer, when work and aspects of their personal lives conflict.
Cashmere, an AI-powered client acquisition platform for wealth management firms, has successfully completed a $3.6 million seed funding round.
The past year has seen a rapid acceleration in the rate of adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) solutions.
£150k of funding, advertising, and resource support is up for grabs for one budding entrepreneur from less advantaged backgrounds outside of London thanks to an entrepreneurship programme Havas Boost launched by Havas Media Network UK.
Access to funding, as well as a lack of financial skills and confidence, are some of the major barriers holding female entrepreneurs back, according to a new report by Small Business Britain, in partnership with Square and Clearpay.
The trend of the ‘anywhere worker’ is gaining momentum, according to a recent Opinium* survey of 2,000 business travellers in the UK, the US, Canada, and Australia.
PastPay, a provider of B2B payment solutions, has announced a €12 million Series A funding round led by Platina Capital in collaboration with several leading financial institutions and high-profile private investors.
Employment tribunals can be long, costly, stressful and risk damaging the reputation of both employee and employer when workplace relations turn sour.
Nominations are now open for The Fintech Power 50 2025, the annual guide showcasing the most influential and innovative companies, along with visionary leaders shaping the future of the fintech industry.
iDenfy, a Lithuania-based RegTech solutions provider best known for its variety of KYC tools, has launched a new Face Authentication service. The new technology is designed to detect fraudulent biometrics and add extra protection without unnecessary friction to the end user.
British FinTech, Lemon, which specialises in SaaS finance for SMB’s has announced a strategic partnership with WiserFunding, a pioneer in alternative data for credit risk assessment.
The business sector has the fifth lowest tenure in the UK, according to a new study into employee retention. The ‘Employee Retention Report’, compiled by equity management platform, Vestd, analysed a total dataset of 398,006 employees from 1,400 UK companies on LinkedIn to determine the average median employee tenure across 14 industries.
Recent research highlights the substantial impact of immigrants on the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape, revealing that 39% of Britain’s top 100 fastest-growing companies were founded by individuals born outside the UK.
Discovering Safety, a programme of work delivered by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s health and safety regulator, has started work with Safetytech Accelerator, a technology accelerator specialising in safety-critical industries, and a group of technology providers and construction organisations to help develop products that use its regulatory information to accelerate productivity and compliance in construction.
Sunswap, a UK-based clean-tech startup focused on decarbonising cold chain logistics, has secured £17.3 million in a funding round led by investment company BGF.
A recent report by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed that sick days at work have reached their highest level in ten years. The average number of sick days taken by employees in the past year rose to nearly eight, up from 5.8 days prior to the pandemic.
