Skype, the platform once synonymous with video calls, shocked the world by shutting down after 22 years. How is it possible that a once-dominant business – with more than 300 million users at its peak – could fail?

Dan Thomson, Founder and CEO of AI startup Sensay, has urged governments worldwide to deploy AI in their policymaking, as the firm launches the world's first AI-powered government to experiment with new cutting-edge ways of developing policy. 

Newcastle upon Tyne is ranked the best city to work for a small business in Britain, according to new research released today by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders.

As UK businesses race to adopt AI, nearly half (47%) of data leaders admit their organisation's cavalier approach to the rapidly emerging technology could lead to inevitable data leaks or privacy breaches, offering a stark warning from new research from AND Digital.

Optalysys, a company enabling the future of secure computing, has launched the world’s first dedicated enterprise-grade server for blockchain – LightLocker Node, designed to enable Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and ensure complete confidentiality on any transaction.

Humanoid, a London-based robotics company, has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate robotic capabilities by integrating NVIDIA accelerated computing, advanced simulation tools, and next-generation Edge processing technologies for developing its humanoid robot.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, in collaboration with Mergermarket, has released the third edition of its annual Global M&A trends and risks report, examining the trends shaping dealmaking around the world and including a survey of 200 top-level executives that took place across Q1 and Q2 of this year.

Innovation has been the main star of the European Digital Mindset Awards 2025, the awards that, within the framework of DES – Digital Enterprise Show 2025, recognise companies and administrations that are becoming benchmarks for increasing their competitiveness through digitisation.

Rimac Technology, a technology supplier to the automotive industry, engineered, designed and seamlessly integrated the cutting-edge battery system, e-axles, and electronic control units for the Bugatti Tourbillon hyper sports cars.

Silicon Brighton proudly presents EVOLVE [25], one of the largest industry-wide tech summits in the South of England, taking place at the iconic Brighton Dome (4th July 2025). This one-day event is set to become a milestone in the UK’s technology landscape, bringing together the brightest minds and most innovative ideas from across the country in the heart of the UK’s very own Silicon Valley – Silicon Brighton. 

Diraq and QM Technologies has announced the first-ever tight integration of GPUs and silicon quantum processors with the deployment of a system using the NVIDIA DGX Quantum architecture to achieve real-time communication speeds of 3.3 microseconds between quantum hardware and NVIDIA Grace-Hopper superchips, orchestrated through QM’s OPX1000 hybrid controller.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will launch Finland’s first NATO DIANA accelerator programme at the beginning of 2026. The application period for next year’s accelerator is now open for companies from all NATO member countries.

Malt has released its annual Malt Tech Trends report, providing an in-depth analysis of the evolving tech landscape and jobs, focusing on 2023 vs. 2024.

IonQ and Oxford Ionics announce they have entered into a definitive agreement for IonQ to acquire Oxford Ionics in a transaction valued at $1.075 billion, which will consist of $1.065 billion in shares of IonQ common stock and approximately $10 million in cash (subject to customary closing adjustments and expenses).

After three intense days marked by entrepreneurship, innovation, and high-level connections, South Summit Madrid 2025, co-organised by IE University, concluded its 14th edition with the announcement of the winners of the Startup Competition.

The tech job market experienced a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to rapid digitisation and remote work, and has since travelled in a very different direction.

The Founder and Group CEO of AI and data upskilling firm Cambridge Spark has called for all C-suite executives to be sent on AI upskilling courses so that AI strategy can be implemented in every department of every enterprise.

London & Partners and the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) have announced the launch of the Frontier Innovation Fellowship, an accelerator set to grow the next frontier tech giant.

One in seven businesses have lost a day or more to a cyber event in the last 12 months, according to global research[1] for commercial insurer QBE, which also emphasises that a major share of cyber attacks stem from a supplier’s vulnerability.

Following its successful debut in 2024, the Startupland Conference is back for its second edition on 5th November 2025, once again setting the stage at RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne.