Artificial intelligence (AI) usage is on the rise, but with many using it for basic admin tasks and every day queries – a shocking half of Brits would use it for their legal decision-making.

An innovative AI-driven shopping platform founded by a former Dragons’ Den contestant is aiming to raise £2 million through Crowdcube.

Monumo, the deeptech company coupling AI and machine learning (ML) with traditional engineering expertise to redesign the electric motor, has achieved an 11.4% reduction in the bill of materials (BOM) including a 23% reduction in magnet volume from an EV powertrain and without compromising efficiency.

Treefera, the AI-enabled data fabric for supply chain resilience, has announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding to drive product development and expansion across North America, APAC, and Europe.

In an industry that is driven by innovation, resilience, and determination, recognition matters. Recognising your accomplishments is key to maintaining drive, and allows for a moment of reflection for all you have achieved so far.

Nearly half of business leaders have seen an increase in employee turnover after delaying pay rises for professionals and white-collar workers, according to new research from global talent solutions business Robert Walters.

deepdots, the end-to-end AI platform for streamlining customer feedback analysis, has raised a €5.5 million seed funding round led by Dawn Capital, one of Europe’s specialist B2B software investor, with participation from Maki.vc and angel investors including Geeta Schmidt (former CEO and Co-Founder of Humio).

The University of Oxford’s PINCH project joins EIT Health’s Deep Tech Venture Builder programme to transform pain management in young children. 

With over 34 billion connected devices expected to be in operation worldwide by 20281, industries across the globe are facing mounting pressure to adopt streamlined, scalable connectivity strategies. The accelerating expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) brings immense opportunity, but also significant logistical and technical complexity.

Some professionals don’t fit the mould. In fact, it’s often the most talented, high-impact workers who quietly carry more than their share of work, especially in specialised fields like deeptech. These individuals can often define the direction and pace of progress in startups and small business, yet leading them is anything but straightforward.

In today's fast-paced and often high-pressure work environment, stress has become part of working life. So, what can leaders do to mitigate its impact on their teams? One very effective yet often overlooked way to reduce workplace stress is by building trust.

Inven, a Finnish technology company building an AI-native deal sourcing platform to uncover the full global private market, has announced the closing of a $12.75 million (€11.2 million) series A round.

Every Q4, Christmas gift guides fill magazines, newspapers, and online publications. And every year, thousands of startups are caught off guard, trying too late to get their products featured.

Photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta has announced the winner of its global engineering contest. Perceptra was judged to be the submission with the best new application of photonic chips designed to tackle global challenges.

In the UK alone, millions of survivors of domestic abuse are left without the mental health support they urgently need. Long NHS waitlists, high return rates to crisis services, and a lack of trauma-informed resources leave survivors in limbo – often retraumatised by the very systems meant to help them heal.