Digital workplace solutions and managed services company Espria returns in December with another Optimise IT exhibition, leading the discussion on how IT solutions can best work together to provide the ultimate support for businesses and end-user experience.

Hydrohertz launches a battery cooling technology which not only delivers a step change in EV fast-charging times, but also significant improvements in battery range, life, and safety.

Zilch announces it has raised over $175 million ($176.7 million) in debt and equity. Led by KKCG, the round includes participation from BNF Capital, and several other strategic investors. The raise also includes the expansion of its securitisation led by Deutsche Bank.

Michael Page has released its ‘2026 Salary Guides’, offering insight into key trends in the UK technology hiring market, highlighting the most in-demand roles and skills, and examining the priorities technology professionals are seeking in their next positions.

Skycore Semiconductors announces it has raised €5 million in seed funding. The round was led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, with participation from First Momentum, Mätch VC, and Balnord.

Silicon Valley–based additive manufacturing company, Carbon, announces it has raised $60 million in new funding. The round was headlined by current investors Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake, adidas, Baillie Gifford, Madrone, and Northgate.

As UK organisations strive to boost productivity in a challenging economy, new research from TeamViewer highlights concern about dysfunctional technology. Digital friction, the study reveals, is quietly eroding business performance and limiting productivity gains across industries. 

According to the ‘State of Cloud and AI Security 2025’ report by Tenable, developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, 89% of organisations today are either running (55%) or piloting (34%) AI workloads.

The World Economic Forum estimates 40% of core job skills will change by 2030, with employers already paying an average of 47% more for workers with AI skills, according to Skillsoft’s 2024-2025 IT Skills & Salary Report.

This year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week UK launches on 17th November, under the theme of ‘Together We Build’. Led by the Global Entrepreneurship Network UK (GEN UK) and Centre for Entrepreneurs (CfE), over 150 events will take place across the country from Belfast and Glasgow to Exeter, Hull, and Oxford.

European venture firm Backed VC has closed its third fund, Backed 3, at its $100 million cap, alongside making its 100th investment. Backed partners with outlier founders building generational frontier technology companies, who have made a fundamental technological or conceptual breakthrough.

Tech startups are embracing stablecoins to streamline cross-border payments and boost operational efficiency. But adoption is still being constrained by concerns over fraud and links to criminal activity.

Innovation and growth company Plexal has welcomed six forward-thinking founders to its Cyber Runway Ignite leadership programme. 

I love the British startup community. Its founders are filled with creativity, talent, and a sense of fairness and purpose. However, when I started my climatetech career at Greentown Labs, the US’ largest climate tech incubator, I could tell the energy was different.

Cocreatd, the British venture studio founded by serial entrepreneurs Oliver Yonchev, James Lawson Barker, Paul Stevens, and Simon Whittaker, has announced its portfolio is valued at over £100 million from a standing start just 365 days ago.