Ayming, one of Europe’s largest innovation funding consultancies, has launched its first Manifesto for Innovation. This initiative aims to persuade the UK’s new Labour Government to revamp the nation’s lacklustre innovation strategy.

A team of students from Nottingham Business School recently pitched an innovative solution to the mounting problem of electronic waste at a global entrepreneurship competition.

Digital Catapult has announced the inclusion of eight pioneering tech companies in the Made Smarter Innovation Sustainability Accelerator. This initiative aims to enhance resource and energy efficiency in UK manufacturing.

Emerchantpay, a global payment service provider and acquirer, has released new research unveiling the key factors influencing consumer choices for online payments. Top concerns include security (60%) and privacy (41%), followed by speed (38%) and efficiency (34%).

LawtechUK has opened applications for its Lawtech Builder accelerator programme, aimed at helping current and aspiring founders in the UK turn their innovative ideas into successful lawtech products. This free programme will run from 17th September to 3rd December 2024, offering ten interactive online sessions led by industry experts and experienced founders.

Zoom has introduced Workflow Automation in beta, aiming to enhance efficiency and minimise the time spent on repetitive tasks.

DeepL, a global language AI company, has expanded its AI writing assistant, DeepL Write, to include Spanish and French. Initially supporting English and German, the addition of these two major languages enhances its service for global businesses, enabling them to maintain consistent, on-brand communication while retaining their unique voice.

Scott Fletcher MBE, the Manchester-based founder and former chair of ANS Group, has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Salford Business School.

High-performance computing (HPC), AI, and high-performance data analytics (HPDA) present immense opportunities for innovation and competitiveness among European SMEs and startups. FFplus, with a budget of €30 million, is now inviting proposals from companies keen on conducting business experiments and innovation studies to elevate their products, services, and operations.

New insights from Sightline Climate's intelligence platform reveal a concerning decline for climatetech in both the number of deals and their sizes, especially during later growth stages.

Colossal, the de-extinction startup, has announced a significant milestone: the administration of the first mRNA vaccine to an elephant in captivity, a result of its research support and funding acceleration.

Unlikely AI, the British startup founded by William Tunstall-Pedoe, has proudly announced key executive appointments and unveiled details about its generative AI platform.

Research from IT consultancy Zartis has highlighted potential overconfidence among UK tech executives regarding their organisation’s AI roadmap. A significant 85% of these executives rated their workforce’s AI knowledge and expertise as ‘skilled’, with over half (51%) considering it ‘highly skilled’. Despite this confidence, many executives expressed concerns about barriers to further AI adoption and were divided on the return on investment (ROI) of AI initiatives.

Synechron, a global digital transformation consultancy specialising in financial services and technology, has unveiled its Synechron Nexus Plus Accelerators Programme. This initiative introduced five AI-driven solutions aimed at addressing key business and operational challenges, enhancing capital raising, corporate development, and public ownership processes.

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the pro AV and systems integration event, has unveiled its new Innovation Park for ISE 2025.

There’s still time to grab a ticket to the much-anticipated Hustle Awards, which will be taking place next week (18th July) at The Steel Yard, honouring the achievements of startups, scaleups, and entrepreneurs from various sectors.

Digital Enterprise Show (DES) 2024, the largest European event dedicated to exponential technologies, closed its eighth edition in Malaga with a lot of knowledge and shared experiences. Among the great experts who visited the stages of DES2024 this year is Neil Patel, co-founder of the agency NP Digital, rated by Forbes as one of the top 10 marketing specialists, and creator of four of the most popular SEO tools in the world.

Swedish e-scooter startup Voi Technology has slashed its losses by 34% last year and is poised to turn a profit soon, despite a challenging year for the industry.

Half of all M&A deals fail, largely due to the common practice of hiring an M&A banker and hastily marketing the business for sale. Instead, companies should start exit preparations earlier and proceed more deliberately, advises Victor Basta, CEO and Founder of DAI Magister.