Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that it has invested in Advanced Ionics, a high efficiency, low-temperature water vapour electrolysis technology startup company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The world is rapidly galloping into the digital age. While industries across the board are eagerly embracing technology, there's one sector that's often overlooked yet wields an incredible impact on society – non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Transparency about level of commissions, a commission cap, and an end to cold calls, are some steps that could be taken to bring the spiralling energy broker market under control, a new report by Octopus Energy for Business reveals. 

The study, conducted by InvestinGoal.com, analysed the consistency, reliability, and average returns of all sectors that the companies within the S&P 500 index are divided into to identify the most lucrative investment opportunities.

UK FinTech Growth Partners will launch the FinTech Growth Fund, the first investment fund of its kind focused on supporting growth stage fintechs as they scale.

Fiverr, the company reshaping global collaboration, has unveiled the next phase of its partnership with England and Arsenal football star Bukayo Saka, which centres around the launch of Ideatorr, a brand-new incubator programme.

Integrated drug formulation and clinical trials company, BDD has secured a further round of investment for £2 million to aid the company’s expansion in response to growing demand for both its patented drug delivery technology and specialist clinical trial services.

Rodez Aveyron Football (Rodez AF) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Wiremind to upgrade its ticketing management and operations. This partnership heralds a new era for the club's ticketing system, as they integrate the all-encompassing ticketing management platform, EVENTORI, into their existing system.

Brite Payments has announced that it has expanded its product coverage with the launch of open banking-powered instant payments and payouts in Denmark.

They say it’s not what you know, but who you know – though some of Britain’s youngest and most successful entrepreneurs are likely to dispute that fact, building business empires on grit, determination, and meticulous planning.

Small Business Saturday has revealed the twenty-one towns and cities it will visit on its next national roadshow, as the campaign gears up to highlight the nation’s most loved independents and calls on local business owners to get involved.

Advanced Ionics, the developer of a new category of hydrogen electrolysers useful for expanding green hydrogen production, closed a $12.5 million Series A financing led by bp ventures, with additional investors including Clean Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GVP Climate. 

Business software companies bucked a trend in the overall technology economy and, despite a wider downturn, had a 7.4% increase in investment to over $40 billion in 2022. Meanwhile, the European technology sector as a whole saw a drop of nearly 19% in the same period.

Artificial intelligence training is as important for students as maths and English according to Multiverse, the training company set up by Tony Blair’s son.

UNTIL, home to London’s health and wellness professionals, has announced Steven Bartlett as the company’s new Marketing Co-Founder following his latest investment into the sector, worth £3.5 trillion globally.

AI could have a greater impact on the UK than the Industrial Revolution and play a key role in accelerating government decisions, according to Deputy PM Oliver Dowden. Reports from earlier this year found that around the world, as many as 300 million jobs could be impacted, generating new ones or wholly automating them.

Robin AI, the legal AI startup, has introduced The Legal Dictionary, a free tool available to anyone who needs access to high quality, common legal clauses for their commercial agreements. The Legal Dictionary was generated using a large language model (LLM), that has been fine-tuned with proprietary contract data, and then verified by Robin AI’s in-house team of legal experts.

In the fast-evolving realm of LFP battery cell production, Europe stands at the forefront of innovation, catching the attention of savvy venture capitalists and private equity investors attuned to global dynamics. Within the continent lies a world-class research ecosystem, spanning diverse deep tech and engineering faculties focused on renewable energy and battery technologies.

A study of 500 businesses which sell on the web found they are being hit by fees of approximately 3% from traditional payment processing firms for each transaction.

This week, Zoom Video Communications has opened its new London Engagement Hub to spearhead the shift from traditional office spaces to experiential working hubs, supported by its industry-leading technology. With the demand for hybrid and remote capabilities giving rise to unconventional ways of operating, Zoom has designed its new office to support the changing nature of the employee experience, marking a new era of modern work.