A pervasive confidence crisis is silently undermining the workforce of the future, directly impacting talent pipelines for businesses across the UK.

The percentage of UK small businesses predicting growth has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter, plummeting to the low levels seen during the lockdown era of 2020, according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Startups Skynopy and SpaceLocker are joining forces to simplify and accelerate access to space and space data. One offers an “Airbnb” for ground stations, the other makes orbital hosting plug-and-play.

Future Labs Live USA returns to Philadelphia this October, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and disruptors from across the United States and Europe for two transformative days of insight, collaboration, and discovery. As the laboratory industry continues to experience rapid development, this event serves as a critical platform for those shaping the future of lab environments across sectors.

The upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) programme features the continent’s entire carbon markets value chain in what is a compelling combination of successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects, regulatory bodies as well as global institutional development organisations and investors. The event is taking place in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 October, with pre-conference sessions on 21 October.

As the UK government renews its focus on levelling up, new research from e-Residency reveals a widening digital divide among entrepreneurs: SMEs in London are pulling ahead in digital transformation, while many regional businesses remain cut off from critical support.

LADbible Co-Founder Arian Kalantari is launching Plus1 Assembly, a global innovation agency designed for brands that want to lead culture, not follow it.

Applications are now open for Purina Europe’s BetterwithPets Prize (BWPP). Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe is calling for organisations and social entrepreneurs who help improve the health and wellbeing of people in vulnerable situations to apply for the prize.

AI-powered lending technology platform Abound has more than doubled revenue in a year and delivered a twenty-five-fold increase in profit.

Following the success of standout alumni like Impli and Hera Biotech, Women’s Health Week Europe doubles down on innovation with two targeted startup showcases.

UK rental services provider, Housing Hand, has partnered with tech startup VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform for businesses, to unlock faster, smarter conversations with students and partners at every touchpoint.

Startup founders in the UK are earning £21,000 a year more than the average worker, according to new insights from HSBC UK.

Tracxn has released its United Kingdom Tech H1 2025 Funding Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the country's tech investment activity during the first half of the year. The United Kingdom emerged as the second-highest funded country globally in H1 2025, surpassing India and Germany, with the United States being the only country ahead in terms of total funding.

New research from global employment platform, Employment Hero, has revealed the emergence of an “AI advantage gap” across UK small businesses, with senior leaders far more likely to use and benefit from AI than junior staff.

Finnish hyperspectral satellite and AI-powered insights company Kuva Space is launching a pilot with the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) to test the use of hyperspectral satellite data and AI-driven insights in improving the monitoring and identification of algae blooms in Finland’s lakes and coastal waters.

As part of the open innovation strategy launched last year, Fincantieri announces the opening of its Innovation Antenna in South Korea, supported operationally by Mind the Bridge. The initiative marks a key milestone in Fincantieri’s open innovation strategy and reinforces the Group’s commitment to international collaboration on advanced maritime technologies. 

New research reveals that millions of UK workers are ‘holiday hoarders’, and it could be making them sick.

Companies trading with the European Union can now access Tunley Environmental’s new CBAM Guide, developed to help organisations understand and respond to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation.

AI fluency is now a standard requirement in technical roles, according to developer hiring platform Yotewo. The company reports that 85% of full stack and backend job briefs submitted to its platform over the past six months included a specific request for AI-related skills, such as prompt engineering, OpenAI API integration, or proficiency with tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude.

UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are being significantly impacted by the upending of the global trading environment, propelled by the US administration’s tariff policies, according to new research from independent funder Bibby Financial Services (BFS).