Wales is set for increased economic growth, billions in investment, and tens of thousands of new jobs supported over the next decade as a result of the UK Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, which is published today (Monday 23 June).

The iconic Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has installed solar heat technology from Naked Energy on its rooftop. This installation makes the luxury hotel the first in the UK to use Naked Energy’s solar thermal collectors, demonstrating its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.

As frequent geopolitical incidents ramp up pressure on businesses globally, boards must ensure they possess the resilience to respond.

The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade announced that £6.6 billion of new capital is being committed by the British Business Bank to boost growth, marking a major step change in financing to support smaller businesses to start and scale in the UK.

New research has found Gen Alpha to be more productive with their screen time than older generations, as they avoid time-wasting ‘brain rot’ content far more than their older peers.

Zaid Al-Fagih, Co-Founder and CEO of UK and Qatar-based healthtech firm Rhazes AI, has warned that unless the UK urgently upgrades its NHS AI infrastructure, it risks watching its thriving healthcare sector shift operations to Gulf nations like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. 

On 21 June, British satellite propulsion startup Magdrive will launch its Rogue thruster into space for its first in-orbit demonstration, marking a major step forward for the UK's space industry.

Yorkshire’s first bean-to-bar chocolate company, Bullion, is a masterclass in the power of a business story. Founded by Max Scotford in 2016 as a side hustle inspired by a Saturday morning TV segment, Bullion officially launched in 2017. Within a year, the Sheffield-based brand had moved from Max’s kitchen to a full-scale factory, expanding to multiple sites with a café, bakery, and thriving team by mid-2025.

Controversies over data, intellectual property, and licensing go hand in hand with generative AI (GenAI). The machine learning algorithms used by GenAI models require data to identify patterns and interdependencies that enable them to generate suitable responses to prompts. Therefore, volume and data quality are fundamentally important to the effectiveness of AI models.

Office use across Europe has returned to around 70% of pre-pandemic levels, prompting businesses to rethink how they bring employees back into physical workplaces. Many are investing in technology that encourages collaboration, streamlines operations and supports sustainability goals.

Conscium has developed a platform to verify AI agents for accuracy, responsiveness, and other performance indicators, such as fairness, explainability, and alignment. Conscium has partnered with WPP to provide AI verification services to the leading marketing services company and selected clients. In the coming months, these services will be available to any organisation which deploys AI agents.

DeepL has announced the deployment of an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems. This transformative computing platform will enable DeepL to translate the entirety of the internet – which currently takes 194 days of nonstop processing – in just over 18 days, marking a significant leap forward in DeepL’s research and product capabilities.

Anastasia Kalashnikova is an expert in strategic product development expertise and hands-on digital product experience – a combination that ultimately led to the founding of Storra, and set her on the path to bring the idea to life.

Since 2010, the number of companies diving into tax-advantaged share schemes has surged by 90% – a clear sign that the appetite for sharing the pie isn’t just growing, it’s booming.

Marketing is one of the most critical drivers of success for your startup. It builds your brand, attracts customers, and keeps your growth engine running. When it comes to execution, you’ll face an important choice – should you create an in-house marketing team or outsource the work?

UK Finance has released a new report on the progress made by banks following the introduction of the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship (DFCE) in December 2024, which aims to improve the entrepreneurial landscape for disabled individuals.

Angel Academe, the angel network that has been investing in women leaders for over ten years, has launched the UK’s first female founder focused EIS fund in partnership with fund manager, SyndicateRoom.

We hear it constantly: automate, optimise, accelerate. Organisations across the globe are throwing themselves into workplace AI, chasing productivity and advantage. But as we embed these systems deeper into our businesses, we need to ask a harder question: what happens to the human heart of the workplace?

British Business Bank’s Start Up Loan is a government-backed personal loan for business purposes that is available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK. It has provided support to aspiring entrepreneurs across the UK. In addition to the finance, successful applicants also receive 12 months of free mentoring and exclusive business offers which can help them succeed in their journey.

Across the world, numerous organisations operate as startup accelerators or incubators. These are often affiliated with universities, backed by governments at various levels, or sponsored by large corporations. Their primary objective is to support and nurture innovative new businesses. Large organisations frequently reach a scale where rapid innovation becomes challenging, making startups a vital source of new and groundbreaking ideas.