Nearly a quarter of UK startups say a single wrong hire has set their growth back by up to a year, according to new research released from ScaleWise. The new report revealed that startup founders are being impeded by their GTM strategy, as a result of poor hiring decisions, inflated Product-Market Fit (PMF), and a lack of adequate structure.

The impact of the AWS outage has reminded many businesses of the risk for businesses that rely heavily on centralised Cloud infrastructure, especially when so many essential services are concentrated in a single region.

Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at The Business Show on the 12th and 13th November. Come by stand B1000 and be one of the first to pick up a copy of the brand new November/December issue!

The Freedom Business Summit returns for its 7th edition, this time with a bold new focus: Southeast Asia (SEA) as the rising hub for relocation, investment migration, and borderless business.

ShengShu Technology launched Vidu Q2 ‘Reference-to-Video’, setting a new standard for AIGC products. This release shifts AI from simply creating motion to performing it, blending technology with creativity to deliver realistic, emotional, and cinematic videos.

When Birmingham-based healthtech startup quietnote first set out to explore the intersection of mindfulness and music, it was a vision driven by passion as much as possibility. Today, that vision is backed by science, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial completed in collaboration with the University of Birmingham and funded by Innovate UK.

When engineers powered up JUPITER at Germany’s Jülich Research Centre, the machine quietly made history. Built by the French technology group Atos through its product brand Eviden, JUPITER is Europe’s first exascale supercomputer – and one of only a handful worldwide capable of processing more than one quintillion (or one billion billion) calculations per second.

The UK is set to receive over £31 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure investment from global tech giants including Google, Amazon, and NVIDIA. From new data centres to startup funds, this wave of capital marks a pivotal moment for the UK’s digital economy and sends a clear signal that the race to scale applied AI is accelerating.

Australia’s innovation ecosystem is consolidating its position among the most dynamic globally, with almost 1,600 tech scaleups identified and over $36billion in capital raised, according to the Tech Scaleup Australia 2025 Report presented today by Mind the Bridge and ACCIONA at the MTB Scaleup Summit Sydney 2025.

MyCelsius, the UK-based innovator in personal cooling technology, has launched its highly anticipated MyCelsius Cooling Bracelet – a discreet, stylish, and science-driven wearable designed to offer cooling comfort during hot flushes; whether that be due to menopause and hormonal changes or stress and anxiety.

Digital startups throughout the West Midlands are set to benefit from a wealth of increased investment opportunities, expert support services, and methods to introduce AI integration, all designed to help reinforce the West Midlands as a global tech powerhouse.

The Accounting & Business Show Asia 2025 will take place on October 22-23, 2025 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, bringing together more than 4,000 accountants, finance leaders, and business decision-makers from across Asia.

Sanlam Investments has confirmed its third sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES), taking place in February 2026, reaffirming its commitment to financing Africa’s sustainable future through innovation in renewable energy, water security, waste reduction, ocean and climate finance.

This November, Workspace Design Show (5th - 6th November 2025, RAI Amsterdam) doesn’t just ask what the workplace should be; it lets you feel the answer. Across Hall 5, five of the Netherlands’ most creative design studios have turned conversation into atmosphere, theory into tactility, and workplace talk into spaces you can smell, hear, shift and claim as your own.

Government leaders across the globe have adopted different negotiation tactics to the sweeping trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, with varying degrees of success. The approach taken by the UK Government to secure a deal early on appears to be supported by UK Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Humanoid has announced a strategic partnership with QSS AI & Robotics, Saudi Arabia’s robotics and AI company pioneering the localisation of advanced technologies under Vision 2030.

The Tide everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, in association with BGF, has unveiled a powerhouse lineup of extraordinary female founders in the running for the UK’s most prestigious entrepreneurship honours.

The Female Advisory Board (FAB), the UK’s first all-female peer advisory group, has announced a new charitable partnership with New Beginnings Peer Support, a peer-led after-crisis domestic abuse service supporting women and children in North Yorkshire who have experienced domestic abuse.

ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions provider of Zain Group, announced a strategic partnership with DataPatrol to expand and strengthen its presence in the Bahrain market, focusing on advanced data security and insider threats management.

The Adecco Group has announced the release of its sixth annual Global Workforce of the Future report, titled Humanity at work: How to thrive in the AI era. The report uncovers how AI, purpose, and human connection are reshaping work – and what leaders should do to keep pace amid workforce transformation.