Cornwall’s flourishing tech ecosystem took centre stage last month at the highly anticipated Cornwall Slush'D 2024, showcasing the region's most innovative startups and highlighting Tech Cornwall's strengthened commitment to supporting early-stage businesses.

Virgin Media O2 Business and Cebr have published a new report, ‘The economic and social benefits of digitalisation’, revealing the significant growth potential UK businesses have left untapped. The report highlights that if all British-based firms had increased their digital technology usage in 2021, the economy could have seen a staggering £111 billion boost in turnover by 2023.

What an event! The 50th edition of The Business Show has come to a close, marking a milestone in the event’s history. This year’s show brought together over 750 exhibitors, 350 expert-led seminars, and thousands of attendees under one roof, delivering two days packed with inspiration, innovation, and actionable insights for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Bower, the AI-driven waste sorting app helping users correctly recycle everyday waste, and VARTA, the European battery manufacturer, have announced their new AI-powered scanning feature, which allows consumer batteries to be immediately recognised and sorted for recycling without the need of a barcode.

DeepL, the global Language AI company, has announced the launch of its first voice translation solution DeepL Voice, with the first two products unveiled: Voice for Meetings and Voice for Conversations. DeepL Voice makes it possible to conduct virtual meetings across several languages as well as real-time translation for in-person conversations.

This international hub on cybersecurity, co-funded by Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad (INCIBE), an entity under Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública, through Secretaría de Estado de Digitalisación e Inteligencia Artificial, and Universidad de Salamanca continues its activity connecting Spanish companies with international investors by attending the Finnish event from 20 to 21 November.

A newly released report has named London the number one city in Europe and number three globally for life sciences, behind Boston and New York, and ahead of Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, and Singapore.

In a momentous cooperation signalling a new era of industrial progress, KAOUN International, in strategic partnership with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), announces the World Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics Summit & Expo Saudi 2025 (WAM Saudi). During the WAM Summit 2024, a significant cooperation agreement was signed, marking a landmark commitment to advancing Saudi Arabia's status as a leading global industrial powerhouse.

Workspace Design Show (26 – 27 February 2025, BDC, London) is proud to announce the launch of the “Workspace Wellbeing Hero” initiative, recognising and celebrating exceptional individuals in the workspace design industry who go above and beyond to support the wellbeing of others through acts of kindness and resilience in their work environments. This initiative shines a spotlight on those who make a tangible difference in workplace culture through selflessness, compassion, and perseverance.

Sage Foundation, the social impact arm of Sage, the accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) firm, has launched a new, three-year partnership with Village Capital to support 165 impact-creating startups across Europe, UK, and the US. 

In a strategic move set to reshape the industrial Augmented Reality (AR) landscape, Almer Technologies has announced its acquisition by RealWear, a company in wearable computing for industrial applications. This strategic acquisition, financially backed by TeamViewer marks a significant leap forward in the mission to empower frontline workers worldwide with cutting-edge AR technology.

Bitsight has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cybersixgill, a global cyber threat intelligence (CTI) data provider. Together, Bitsight and Cybersixgill will provide unmatched visibility into an organisation’s external attack surface, supply chain, and the threats targeting it. As a result, security leaders can proactively identify, prioritise, and mitigate risk across their first and third party environments. 

The upcoming E-commerce Berlin Expo 2025 defies expectations by transforming into a two-day powerhouse of insights, networking, and innovation. For the first time ever, the event will stretch across 2 days, doubling the opportunities for attendees to learn the latest trends and technologies shaping the industry.

Female Foundry expands its Visionaries AI Incubator with seven game-changing female-founded startups to drive innovation across Europe.

KSA Group Limited, insolvency practitioners who run the Company Rescue website, has researched the UK SME market of over 4 million businesses in an attempt to see if there was a gender bias on the board of companies that become insolvent.

Due to overwhelming demand, the entry submission portal for the Hustle Awards 2025 is NOW OPEN!

New research conducted by energy transactions company tem. has revealed vast shortcomings in the energy market, which are feeding distrust and misconceptions among UK businesses and preventing them from switching to green power.

Winners of a £1.4 million competition to transform the transport sector, grow the economy and inspire innovation have been announced by the Department for Transport.

Oxford University Innovation (OUI), the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, has launched its 2024 report Shaping the Future: Oxford’s Innovation Impact, showing it raised millions of pounds to fund innovative research and venture creation, filed scores of new patents and created more than 15 new companies over the past 12 months. 

Microalgae protein innovator Brevel has successfully implemented the FOAK (First-Of-A-Kind) strategy method by building its first plant for proprietary industrial-scale fermenters for microalgae protein. The company has completed construction of its FOAK facility and already secured two commercial agreements with leading food & beverage companies.