Driven by a young and digital population, neobanks have reset the paradigm for the banking industry in terms of customer experience, product innovation, and pricing. Now, adding to the mix are telecom services that have become an attractive proposition for the fintech sector.

Magdrive, the developers of high-performance plasma propulsion for next-gen spacecraft, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Perpetual Atomics, the company behind pioneering space nuclear power systems.

Latent Labs is launching Latent-X, a frontier AI model for push button protein design, outperforming competing models under identical laboratory conditions.

A report from The Entrepreneurs Network, one of Britain’s think tanks for entrepreneurship policy, urges the UK Government to establish clear programme standards and classifications for startup support schemes, such as accelerators and incubators.

A new scientific paper from Aneira Health finds that its women’s-health-specialist large language model (LLM), improves on the performance of popular AI models using context from a large volume of expert-curated clinical documents.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a consultation on potential measures to address challenges in the UK's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) ecosystem.

New research by Start Up Loans, conducted by YouGov, reveals less than half (46%) of small businesses use AI at work. Furthermore, over a third (34%) of small business leaders only have a ‘basic understanding’ of AI tools.

Business schools are a leading source of support for SMEs, according to a new report from The Small Business Charter (SBC). More SME business owners are now turning to business schools than trade associations or their accountants, new research has found.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has unveiled its Regional Tech Booster programme – a fresh push to accelerate the growth of tech clusters and early-stage digital startups in regions such as Scotland, the North East, Humber and East, and South Yorkshire.

Driven by environmental concerns and the need for greater efficiency, the oil and gas industry is rapidly adopting digital twins and remote monitoring.  AUTOMA 2025 explores transformative technologies in dedicated sessions during the Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 13-14 October.

Half of Brits would ask AI for legal advice over a qualified solicitor – but experts warn that trusting technology alone could leave people paying the price.

Qodea, one of Europe's largest dedicated Google Cloud consultancies, backed by Marlin Equity Partners, has announced its definitive agreement to acquire technology consultancy Beyond, from Next 15 Group.

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Plexal, the innovation and growth company founded by Delancey, as an Innovation Operation Supplier for a multi-year partnership.

Portugal is establishing itself as one of Europe’s leading digital and AI ready hubs and further growth in data centre development in the country could contribute up to €26 billion to the national GDP between 2025 and 2030 (i.e. average of c. € 4.4 billion per year), according to a study conducted this year by Start Campus and Copenhagen Economics.

Start Up Loans announces that it has provided nearly 900 entrepreneurs in Cambridgeshire with a total of £10 million since the programme started in 2012. The average loan value used to start or grow businesses in the county was £11,313.

New research reveals that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are significantly lagging in AI adoption, putting their productivity, innovation, and long-term competitiveness at risk.

Get ready, Cape Town – the continent’s most inspiring, intersectional, and women-led experience is back. Tickets for WomenIN Festival 2025 are now officially live, and this year’s edition is set to be the most dynamic yet.

Founders building businesses utilising Web3 and or AI technology can now take advantage of a joint initiative from Block Dojo, an early-stage Venture Builder, and Spreckley, an independent B2B PR firm.

The Hustle Awards 2025 brought together so many passionate people who make the startup ecosystem what it is – a place of bold ideas, big leaps, and everyday graft.

Blue Earth, who runs one of Europe’s summits for purpose-driven business, investment, and innovation, has officially opened applications for BE100 – a competition designed to find, fund, and scale the next wave of high-impact businesses transforming the way the world works.